Magnetic Data Line Rubber Layer for Adjustable Winding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional magnetic data lines require cumbersome alignment and fixed spacing of magnetic components for winding, making them difficult to store efficiently and adjust in size.
Innovation Solution
A method involving metal wires coated with a rubber layer containing magnetic powder, magnetized, and baked to create a magnetic data line that can be easily wound and stacked without additional magnetic components, allowing for adjustable ring diameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If magnetic suction portions are arranged on the data line body to enable magnetic attraction for winding, then the data line can be stored in a compact form, but the winding operation becomes cumbersome due to alignment requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the magnetic suction portions into a single integrated magnetic component located at the connector end, rather than distributing multiple magnetic portions along the data line body. This merging eliminates the alignment requirements between multiple magnetic portions during winding, making the operation simpler while maintaining compact storage capability through magnetic attraction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the magnetic function to be concentrated at one specific location (the connector end) rather than distributed throughout the data line. This segmentation approach with a single magnetic component simplifies the winding operation by eliminating inter-component alignment requirements, while still enabling effective magnetic attraction for compact storage.
2Reliability
If magnetic suction portions are arranged at fixed intervals on the data line, then magnetic attraction can be achieved, but the size of the wound magnetic data line cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a movable magnetic component that can slide along the data line body, enabling dynamic adjustment of the wound size. The magnetic component maintains reliable magnetic attraction to hold the wound layers together, while its movable nature allows users to adjust the number of layers wound, thereby adapting the compact size according to different storage needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a movable magnetic component as an intermediary element that mediates between the fixed data line structure and the variable storage size requirement. This magnetic component can be positioned at different locations along the data line, enabling flexible size adjustment while maintaining stable magnetic attraction for holding the wound configuration.
3Ease of operation
If additional magnetic components are added to the data line for magnetic attraction, then winding and storage are facilitated, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the magnetic function into a single integrated component at the connector end, combining multiple magnetic suction portions into one unified magnetic element. This reduces structural complexity compared to having multiple distributed magnetic components, while still providing effective magnetic attraction for facilitating winding and storage operations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The magnetic data line is easily wound and stacked, with rings formed by the winding process being stably attracted together, enabling efficient storage and adjustable diameter control.
Implementation Method 1
magnetizing the rubber layer to make the rubber layer magnetic
Implementation Method 2
the magnetic suction portions on any upper ring and an adjacent lower ring are attracted to each other to position the rings
Data Source
AI summary
A method for manufacturing a magnetic data line includes steps of providing a plurality of metal wires; forming a rubber layer around the plurality of metal wires, magnetizing the rubber layer to make the rubber layer magnetic; and baking the rubber layer that is magnetic within a predetermined time under a predetermined temperature to make magnetic poles of the rubber layer stable to obtain the magnetic data line. The rubber layer is made from a mixture containing at least rubber and magnetic powder.