Interlocking Cable Component Housing Without Adhesive Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telecommunications cable management systems lack an effective method to securely and adhesively attach fiber optic splitters and other components within closures, risking damage to components and cables during use.
Innovation Solution
A housing assembly for telecommunications cable management components that interlocks without adhesive, featuring a body and cover with complementary locking features, allowing secure mounting and assembly of splitters, wave division multiplexors, or splices, and includes a method for assembling the housing by flexing the cover to engage locking features and secure components without the need for adhesives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adhesive is used to attach cable management components to the housing, then the components are secured in place, but the assembly process becomes more complex and delicate components may be damaged during adhesive application and curing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the adhesive attachment method from the system and replaces it with a mechanical interlocking mechanism. The housing and cover are designed with complementary features such as recesses, protrusions, and snap-fit elements that physically secure cable management components without requiring adhesive, thereby simplifying the assembly process while maintaining secure component attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the chemical bonding mechanism (adhesive) with a purely mechanical interlocking system. The housing structure incorporates integrated mounting features, clips, and retention mechanisms that physically hold components in place through mechanical force rather than chemical adhesion, eliminating the need for adhesive application and curing steps
2Reliability
If adhesive is used to secure components, then components are held firmly, but assembly time increases due to adhesive application and curing wait time
Solution Approach 1:
The housing and cover are designed with self-aligning and self-securing features that automatically engage when the cover is placed on the housing. The complementary locking features and snap-fit mechanisms provide automatic component securing without requiring adhesive application or waiting for curing, significantly reducing assembly time while maintaining firm component attachment
3Reliability
If adhesive is used to mount components, then components are fixed securely, but the risk of damaging delicate telecommunications components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the adhesive substance from the system entirely and replaces it with a mechanical interlocking design. The housing incorporates integrated mounting features, recesses, and retention clips that physically secure delicate telecommunications components without requiring adhesive application, thereby removing the risk of adhesive-related damage while maintaining secure component fixation
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AI summary
Telecommunications cable management component housing assemblies that can be assembled without adhesive, and associated methods for assembling cable management component housings. The assembly includes a body and a lid that can be assembled together in a permanent or semi-permanent configuration. The body and the lid include complementary locking features. The lid is resiliently flexible to enable the lid to be assembled to the body. The body defines a cable management component housing volume that houses one or more cable management components, such as splitters, wave division multiplexors, and splices.