Magnetic Pull Line Assembly With Electroluminescent Routing Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pull line systems for wire fishing tools face challenges in efficiently routing wires through inaccessible areas due to limitations in design and functionality.
Innovation Solution
The system comprises a pull line and an elongated body with a removably attachable engageable element, which is electrically conductive and magnetically attractable, allowing for magnetic attachment and electrical communication, enabling efficient wire routing and circuit completion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional wire routing methods are used, then wires can be routed through accessible areas, but they cannot efficiently reach inaccessible or tight spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the wire routing function into separate components: a flexible pull line for navigation, a magnetic engageable element for attachment, and an elongated body for retrieval. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, enabling access to tight spaces while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The pull line acts as an intermediary between the user and the engageable element, allowing the user to remotely guide and retrieve the element through inaccessible areas. The magnetic field serves as another intermediary, enabling contactless attachment to conductive surfaces without physical contact.
2Reliability
If magnetic attachment is used for the engageable element, then electrical circuits can be completed through conductive surfaces, but the attachment must be strong enough to hold while allowing removable attachment
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment system provides dynamic holding strength that adapts to the application requirements. The magnetic force is strong enough to reliably complete electrical circuits through conductive surfaces but can be easily overcome by manual force for removable attachment. The system transitions between a held state (circuit complete) and a removable state (circuit open) based on user action.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the engageable element is made electrically conductive and magnetically attractable, then it can attach to conductive surfaces and complete circuits, but the element becomes more complex in material requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The engageable element merges multiple functions into a single component: magnetic attraction for attachment to conductive surfaces, electrical conductivity for circuit completion, and mechanical strength for structural integrity. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components needed while achieving versatile functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The engageable element uses composite material properties, combining magnetic materials with electrically conductive materials to achieve both magnetic attraction and electrical conductivity simultaneously. This allows the element to satisfy multiple functional requirements through material composition rather than multiple separate components.
4Loss of information
If electroluminescent materials are used for visual feedback, then circuit completion can be indicated, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electroluminescent material provides self-service visual indication by converting electrical energy from the circuit itself into light. When the circuit is complete and current flows, the electroluminescent material automatically illuminates to indicate status, using the circuit's own power rather than requiring a separate power source for indication.
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 system effectively retrieves and routes pull lines through tight spaces, completing electrical circuits and providing visual feedback through electroluminescent materials, enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of wire routing.
Implementation Method 1
engageable element, which is electrically conductive and magnetically attractable
Implementation Method 2
providing visual feedback through electroluminescent materials
Data Source
AI summary
A system is provided. The system comprises a pull line that is magnetically removably attachable to an elongated body and electrically conductive. The an elongated body comprises an electroluminescent source disposed along the elongated body and configured to emit photons when electrical power is applied between a core conductor and at least one of a first outer conductor and the second outer conductor. The elongated body comprises a first portion comprising at least one electrical power source in electrical communication with the core conductor and the first outer conductor. The second portion comprises a plurality of magnets where a first magnet and the second magnet are removably attachable, by magnetic coupling, to the pull line to activate portions of the electroluminescent source that are proximate the first and the second outer conductors.