Hygienic Cable Ladder Assembly Without Cable Ties
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable securing systems in the food industry face challenges in maintaining hygiene, as they facilitate bacterial growth due to difficult cleaning, retention of perishable products, and the use of additional securing means like cable ties, which are time-consuming and pose food safety risks.
Innovation Solution
A cable assembly using a rigid, round wire profile with a repeating pattern of zones, creating openings for cable placement, which allows secure and easy installation without additional means, ensuring easy cleaning and preventing bacterial growth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If additional securing means like cable ties are used to secure cables, then the cables are firmly fixed, but the cleaning time increases and food safety risks arise from plastic contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes cable ties and other additional securing means from the cable securing system, replacing them with a wire duct structure that inherently secures cables through its geometry and flexibility, thereby eliminating plastic contamination risks and reducing cleaning time
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the cable securing function with the wire duct structure itself, where the wire duct both supports and secures cables through its flexible, formable design, eliminating the need for separate securing components
2Strength
If welded wire ducts are used to secure cables, then cables are held in place, but vegetable remains get stuck at welded joints and rot, causing bacterial growth
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the structural parameters of the wire duct by using seamless, non-welded construction with smooth continuous surfaces, eliminating the welded joints where vegetable remains would otherwise accumulate and decompose
Solution Approach 2:
The wire duct is designed as a continuous seamless structure rather than assembled segments, eliminating joints and crevices where food remains could be trapped, while maintaining flexibility through its overall design
3Object-affected harmful factors
If closed pipes with cable glands are used to secure cables hygienically, then cleaning is improved, but installation becomes time-consuming and additional cables cannot be added later
Solution Approach 1:
The wire duct is designed as a flexible, dynamic structure that can be easily formed and adjusted during installation, allowing simple adaptation to different cable configurations and future modifications without dismantling
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a flexible wire duct that can be easily formed and secured, providing hygienic cable protection while allowing simple installation and future modifications without the rigidity of closed pipes
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a cable ladder assembly (8) for hygienically securing cables (2) and/or lines, comprising a number of cable holders (1), wherein the said assembly (8) comprises two securing profiles (9) extending parallel to each other, in which the cable holders are placed next to each other in a direction at right angles to the length direction of the securing profiles (9) and are secured on the said securing profiles, and in which, in use, the cables (2) and/or lines extend along the length direction of the securing profiles (9).