Optical Fiber Installation Tool with Adhesive Embedding Head
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for installing optical fibers at user premises are inefficient, as they require frequent ladder use and adhesive application, which can damage fibers and surfaces, and do not minimize visibility or installation time.
Innovation Solution
A tool device with a neck and head attachment to an adhesive syringe or extension pole, featuring a leading edge that embeds optical fibers into adhesive beads along structural corners, allowing for safe and quick installation without ladder repositioning, using a water-based adhesive for bonding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional staples are used to secure optical fiber, then installation time is reduced and cost is low, but fiber may be physically damaged and walls/moldings are damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical fastening system (staples) with a chemical bonding system (adhesive). The adhesive dispensing gun applies adhesive along the routing path, and the optical fiber is pressed into the adhesive to bond it to the surface. This substitution eliminates the damaging mechanical penetration of staples while maintaining secure attachment and fast installation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If special moldings or conduits are used to conceal fiber, then visibility is minimized, but cost increases and installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the third dimension by applying adhesive along elevated portions of the routing path, including ceiling areas and upper wall sections. The extensible tube allows the installer to reach these elevated areas from the floor, bonding the fiber in a way that conceals it within the architectural features rather than requiring separate concealment structures.
3Manufacturing precision
If adhesive is applied to elevated portions by repositioning ladder, then complete coverage is achieved, but installation time increases and safety risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the adhesive dispensing function from the support structure. The adhesive gun is mounted on an extensible tube that can be extended to reach elevated portions, allowing the installer to remain on the floor. This segmentation eliminates the need for ladder repositioning while maintaining complete adhesive coverage along the routing path.
4Reliability
If fiber is pressed manually into adhesive at elevated portions, then fiber bonding is achieved, but installation time increases and accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the adhesive dispensing function and the fiber pressing function into a single integrated tool. The head assembly includes both the adhesive dispensing mechanism and the fiber pressing surface, allowing the installer to perform both operations simultaneously in one motion, even at elevated portions reached via the extensible tube.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The tool device enables efficient, safe, and minimally visible optical fiber installation by embedding fibers into adhesive beads along elevated structural surfaces, reducing installation time and minimizing damage, while allowing for complete concealment of wires and fibers.
Implementation Method 1
a consumer-grade, low-odor, nonhazardous, water-based adhesive that bonds buffered and jacketed optical fibers to walls and ceilings indoors
Data Source
AI summary
A tool device for installing an optical fiber inside a user premises includes a neck, a coupling joined to the neck for attachment to a leading end of an adhesive syringe or an extension pole, and a head joined to a leading portion of the neck. The head has a leading edge of a certain width, and a passageway for receiving an optical fiber and guiding the fiber to a position proximate to the leading edge. The width of the leading edge is such that when the edge is held transversely across a structural corner containing an adhesive bead, and an optical fiber is received in the passageway in the head and directed ahead of the leading edge, the edge embeds the fiber in the bead when the edge is swept along the corner with the optical fiber positioned between the edge and the adhesive bead.