Integrated Optical Fiber Dispenser for Simultaneous Adhesive Bonding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for installing optical fiber cables in buildings require multiple steps and can result in inconsistent support and time-consuming processes, as they often necessitate separate applications of adhesive and cable, which may lead to visual impact and inefficiency.
Innovation Solution
A system that integrates an applicator with a dispenser cylinder containing both adhesive and optical fiber cable, allowing simultaneous dispensing of the adhesive and cable along a supporting surface, eliminating the need for a second application step and ensuring consistent bonding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If adhesive and cable are applied in separate steps, then the installation process is simpler to equipment design, but the installation time increases and consistency of bonding decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the adhesive dispensing mechanism and cable dispensing mechanism into a single integrated applicator device. The adhesive dispenser and cable spool are merged into one tool that can be held and operated by a single installer, allowing simultaneous application of both adhesive and cable in one continuous motion along the baseboard.
2Manufacturing precision
If adhesive and cable are applied simultaneously, then installation efficiency improves and bonding consistency increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated applicator is segmented into distinct functional modules: an adhesive dispensing system with its own nozzle and control, and a cable dispensing system with its own spool and guide. This segmentation allows each subsystem to be optimized independently while maintaining overall integration, making the complex device more manageable and easier to operate.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If cable is hidden behind baseboard molding, then visual impact is reduced, but installation complexity increases and cable support consistency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive is applied to the baseboard molding first, creating a prepared bonding surface before the cable is positioned. This preliminary action ensures that when the cable is immediately placed into the adhesive, it is properly supported and bonded in the correct position behind the baseboard, achieving both visual concealment and consistent support.
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
This integrated system enables a faster, more consistent, and visually discreet installation of optical fiber cables by bonding them directly to surfaces in a single continuous process, reducing installation time and ensuring reliable cable support.
Implementation Method 1
an adhesive bead 12 along a top edge of a baseboard molding 14 using an adhesive dispenser tool 16... the adhesive bead 12, 22 dries and bonds the optical fiber cable 18, 20 in place
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AI summary
A system for installing an optical fiber cable in a building hallway or living unit includes an elongated cylinder for containing an adhesive, and a continuous length of an optical fiber cable embedded in the adhesive in a configuration that avoids kinks or knots in the cable. An elongated nozzle is fixed at a first end of the cylinder for depositing the adhesive and the cable from an open tip of the nozzle, along a desired routing path in the hallway or living unit. An applicator assembly is constructed and arranged for receiving the cylinder, and for applying a dispensing force at a second end of the cylinder opposite the first end so as to urge the adhesive and the cable out of the open tip of the nozzle.