Guide Channel and Tape Slot for Adhesive Cable Application
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a device that can efficiently apply an adhesive to longitudinal products, such as electric cables or medical air tubes, with varying dimensions and geometries, to facilitate neat and secure installation.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a guide member with a channel and a tape slot, allowing an adhesive tape with a protective liner to be fed through the guide member and applied to the longitudinal product as it is displaced through the channel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adhesive is applied to longitudinal products with varying dimensions and geometries, then secure attachment is achieved, but application difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the application process into distinct functional segments: the channel guides the longitudinal product while the tape slot independently feeds and positions the adhesive tape. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, making the overall application process easier despite varying product geometries.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide member acts as an intermediary between the adhesive tape and the longitudinal product. It receives the tape through the tape slot, positions it within the channel, and ensures proper alignment with the product, thereby simplifying the application process for diverse product shapes and sizes.
2Ease of manufacture
If a fixed geometry guide is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to different products is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide member is designed with a universal channel geometry that can accommodate various longitudinal product shapes and sizes. The tape slot is positioned and dimensioned to work effectively with different product geometries, allowing a single guide design to serve multiple application scenarios without requiring custom manufacturing for each product type.
3Productivity
If adhesive tape is applied without precise positioning, then application speed increases, but adhesive placement accuracy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide member performs preliminary positioning actions by providing a pre-formed channel and tape slot that automatically align the adhesive tape with the longitudinal product before the actual application occurs. This preliminary alignment ensures accurate adhesive placement while maintaining application speed, as no additional positioning steps are required during the application process.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (100) for applying an adhesive (1) to a longitudinal product (4). The device comprises: a body (6) comprising a guide member (8); wherein said guide member (8) comprises a channel (10) for receiving and guiding a longitudinal product in relation to said guide member, said channel (10) is having a first end (12) and a second end (14); wherein said guide member (8) comprises a tape slot (16) for guiding an adhesive tape (2) into said channel; wherein said channel (10) comprises a guide surface (18); and wherein said tape slot (16) extends through at least part of the material of said guide member (8) and into said guide surface (18) of (10) said channel (10), thereby allowing feeding an adhesive tape (2) through the material of said guide member (8) and into said channel (10) of said guide member (8). The invention allows in a fast and efficient manner to apply an adhesive to a longitudinal product with the view to subsequently adhere that product to a surface.