Enclosure Cable Management Pegs With Threaded Studs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable management systems in enclosures face challenges in securely fastening cables of varying diameters and lengths, often allowing fluids to enter through openings in lances, which can lead to cable tangling and damage, and do not meet fluid ingress prevention standards.
Innovation Solution
The system incorporates panels with studs and pegs, where the pegs are removably coupled to the panels via threaded studs, featuring through holes for cable fasteners and designed to prevent fluid entry, allowing for efficient cable organization and management with adjustable cable ties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional lances with openings are used for cable management, then cables can be routed through the enclosure, but fluids may enter the enclosure via the openings
Solution Approach 1:
The lance is segmented into multiple components: a body portion with an opening, a plug that fits into the opening, and a cable management portion. This segmentation allows the opening to remain for cable routing while the plug blocks fluid entry, resolving the contradiction between cable adaptability and fluid protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable management portion acts as an intermediary element between the external environment and the enclosure interior. It provides a pathway for cables while maintaining the fluid barrier function of the plug, enabling both cable routing and fluid ingress prevention.
2Reliability
If fixed cable management structures are used, then cables can be secured, but the system cannot accommodate varying cable diameters and lengths
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management portion includes movable and adjustable elements such as the cable clamp and positioning features that can be adapted to different cable diameters and lengths. This dynamic design allows the same structure to reliably secure various cable types while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The lance structure is designed with universal features that can accommodate multiple cable types, diameters, and configurations. The cable management portion provides multi-functional capabilities including clamping, positioning, and routing, allowing a single structure to handle diverse cable requirements while ensuring reliable securing.
3Ease of manufacture
If integrated lances are used in exterior walls, then cable management is built-in, but fluid entry points are created in the enclosure walls
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated lance is segmented into a body portion that interfaces with the wall opening and a cable management portion that extends outward. The plug component segments the fluid path, blocking entry while allowing the lance to remain integrated in the wall for ease of manufacture and installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The lance body acts as an intermediary between the wall opening and the external environment. It provides a sealed interface that maintains the structural integrity of the wall while enabling cable management functionality, thus preserving both ease of manufacture and fluid protection.
4Reliability
If conventional cable fastening methods are used, then cables can be secured, but cable tangling and damage occur
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management portion extends in multiple dimensions from the lance body, providing three-dimensional cable routing capabilities. This multi-dimensional approach organizes cables in space, preventing tangling while maintaining secure fastening, and reducing damage risks through proper cable positioning and support.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution effectively secures cables, prevents fluid ingress, and meets standards for telecommunications cabinets by providing a reliable, easy-to-modify cable management system that reduces cable tangling and damage, while ensuring efficient organization and load-bearing capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one stud includes a thread. The at least one peg includes a body portion defining an opening for receiving the at least one stud and a through hole extending therethrough for receiving a cable fastener to secure one or more cables in the enclosure. The body portion includes a thread adjacent the opening corresponding to the thread of the at least one stud for removably coupling the at least one peg to the panel via the at least one stud.
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AI summary
An enclosure for housing electronic equipment includes one or more panels, at least one stud extending from a panel of the one or more panels, and at least one peg removably coupled to the panel via the at least one stud. The at least one stud includes a thread. The at least one peg includes a body portion defining an opening for receiving the at least one stud and a through hole extending therethrough for receiving a cable fastener to secure one or more cables in the enclosure. The body portion includes a thread adjacent the opening corresponding to the thread of the at least one stud for removably coupling the at least one peg to the panel via the at least one stud. Other example enclosures are also disclosed.