Silicone-Sleeved Luminescent Flat Cable for Dark-Use Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer flat cables and extension cords lack the ability to emit light, making them difficult to use in dark environments and lacking aesthetic appeal for DIY computer assembly enthusiasts.
Innovation Solution
A luminescent wire design that incorporates a silicone sleeve with wire holes for flat cables, a luminescent light bar, and a light transmitting area on the silicone sleeve to emit light from one or more sides.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If existing flat cables or computer extension cords are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but they cannot emit light and are not visible in dark environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the flat cable with a silicone sleeve containing a luminescent light bar to create an integrated luminescent wire. The light bar is embedded within the silicone sleeve that already houses the flat cable, merging lighting functionality with the existing cable structure. This approach adds light emission capability while maintaining relatively simple construction through the integration of components into a unified assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The silicone sleeve serves multiple functions: it protects the flat cable, provides structural support, and acts as a housing for the luminescent light bar. The light transmitting area on the silicone sleeve both protects internal components and enables light emission. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby adding lighting capability without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If existing flat cables or computer extension cords are used, then the manufacturing cost is low, but they lack aesthetic appeal for DIY computer assembly enthusiasts
Solution Approach 1:
The silicone sleeve incorporates a light transmitting area with specific optical properties that allows light to pass through while other portions remain opaque for protection. This localized functional differentiation enables aesthetic light emission where needed while maintaining cost-effective manufacturing by using standard silicone materials and conventional molding techniques for the remaining structure.
3Illumination intensity
If a luminescent light bar is added to the flat cable, then the wire can emit light for visibility and aesthetics, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The luminescent light bar is nested within the silicone sleeve that already contains the flat cable. This nested arrangement allows the light bar to be housed within the existing cable structure without requiring separate external mounting brackets or additional protective housings. The silicone sleeve acts as a container for both the cable and light bar, reducing the total number of discrete components needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The silicone sleeve provides a flexible protective housing that can accommodate the rigid luminescent light bar and flat cable assembly. The flexibility of the silicone material allows for easy installation and adaptation to different cable configurations without requiring complex rigid mounting structures, thereby adding lighting functionality while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The luminescent wire provides visibility in darker environments and enhances the aesthetic appeal of computer setups, allowing for convenient use and visual appreciation.
Implementation Method 1
a luminescent light bar... the silicone sleeve is provided with a light transmitting area, as to transmit light emitted by the luminescent light bar to the light transmitting area
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a luminescent wire. The luminescent wire includes a silicone sleeve, a luminescent light bar and a flat cable, the silicone sleeve is internally provided with wire holes, the wire holes penetrate through the silicone sleeve along a longitudinal direction, each of the wire holes is used for one group of the flat cables to pass through, an end portion of the flat cable is connected to a plug or a socket, the flat cables inside each of the silicone sleeves may be used alone, or the plurality of the silicone sleeves may be selected to be used side by side, as to form different specifications of the luminescent wires. An accommodating hole is arranged above the wire holes, used to accommodate the luminescent light bar, the silicone sleeve is provided with a light transmitting area. The luminescent wire may also be conveniently viewed and used in darker environments.