Elastic Multi-Loop Cable Band for Reusable Bundling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing tie bands can only secure one loop and require cutting to release, making them inconvenient for bundling multiple cable bundles.

Innovation Solution

A band formed by an elastic material with a plug body and multiple receptacle bodies, allowing adjustable loop sizes and multiple loop creation through coupling and alignment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a traditional tie band with serrations is used, then the band can secure cables firmly, but it can only create one loop and requires cutting to release

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveConvenience of releasing and reusing the bandVSAvoidAbility to create multiple loops of different sizes

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The band is divided into multiple independent loop sections, each capable of being formed and adjusted separately. The band includes first, second, and third loops that can be created independently, allowing users to bundle different groups of cables separately rather than being limited to a single loop configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The band incorporates elastic sections that allow dynamic adjustment of loop sizes. The elastic material enables each loop to be stretched and resized according to the specific bundling needs, providing flexibility in adapting to different cable configurations and quantities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If the band is designed to create only one loop, then the structure is simple, but it cannot bundle multiple cable bundles efficiently

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveCapability to bundle multiple cable bundlesVSAvoidNumber of loops and sections in the band

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The band is designed to perform multiple functions: it can create multiple loops for bundling different cable groups, adjust loop sizes for various cable quantities, and provide secure fastening through friction engagement. This multi-functional design allows a single band to replace what would traditionally require multiple separate tie bands.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the band structure is made more complex to allow multiple loops, then versatility improves, but the band becomes harder to manufacture

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAbility to form multiple adjustable loopsVSAvoidManufacturing complexity of the band structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The band utilizes changes in material properties, specifically incorporating elastic sections with different stiffness characteristics. By varying the elastic modulus along different sections of the band, the design achieves complex multi-loop functionality while maintaining manufacturability through controlled material property variations rather than complex structural geometry.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables adjustable loop sizes and multiple loop formation, enhancing convenience and flexibility in bundling various cable quantities and types.

Implementation Method 1

a band that is formed by an elastic material

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS20250361069A1Band

Publication Date: 2025.11.27 SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC

AI summary

There is provided a band that is formed by an elastic material, the band including a plug body, and a plurality of receptacle bodies. The plug body and the receptacle bodies are coupled and aligned via a coupling body.