Ground Bonding Strap Stamping with Indentation Cuts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ground connectors often require in-field customization, such as cutting, stripping, and crimping, which can lead to inefficiencies and material waste due to mass-produced specifications not matching project needs, resulting in potential failures and inefficiencies in communications equipment installations.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for forming a ground bonding strap using a ground bonding stamp that measures, heats, and stamps a cable segment to create connectors with indentations and receptacles, allowing for customizable lengths by cutting between the connectors, utilizing a hydraulic press with a die and punch to form dual connectors and through holes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If mass-produced ground connectors are used, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but adaptability to specific project requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The ground connector is divided into modular components (connector body, grounding element, insulation parts) that can be pre-manufactured in standard configurations and then assembled in different combinations to meet specific project requirements, resolving the contradiction between mass production efficiency and customization adaptability
2Adaptability or versatility
If in-field customization is performed, then adaptability to specific requirements is improved, but manufacturing complexity and time consumption deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Standardized connector components are pre-manufactured with predetermined specifications and configurations during mass production, so that field customization only requires simple assembly operations rather than complex manufacturing processes, reducing both time consumption and process complexity while maintaining adaptability
3Ease of manufacture
If mass-produced specifications are used, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but material waste increases due to mismatched specifications
Solution Approach 1:
The connector system uses modular components that can be selectively assembled to match exact project specifications, allowing precise material utilization without over-provisioning or cutting waste, thus maintaining cost-effectiveness while reducing material loss
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows adjustment of connector parameters (length, configuration, grounding capacity) by selecting different pre-manufactured modules rather than cutting or modifying fixed-specification connectors, optimizing material usage for each specific application while maintaining manufacturing efficiency
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient customization of ground bonding straps to match specific project requirements, reducing material waste and improving conductivity by allowing users to select the desired length and ensuring secure connections, thus enhancing the reliability and efficiency of communications equipment installations.
Implementation Method 1
The segment may be heated
Implementation Method 2
a hydraulic press connected to the punch and the die operable to press the punch and the die together at the heater portion of the cable to form the pair of connectors
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method forming a ground bonding strap. A length of cable is measured to determine a segment of cable to stamp to form a pair of connectors. The segment is heated. The segment is stamped to form the pair of connectors. The pair of connectors defining an indentation and a pair of receptacles disposed through the cable. The pair of receptacles being each adjacent to and separated by an indentation. The indentations being positioned to allow a user to cut between the pair of connectors to form a ground bonding strap of a length selected by the user.