Modular Cable Managers with Tenon Joints for Flexible Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable management systems for computer cases lack maneuverability and flexibility, particularly for cables of varying diameters, and often require cables to be fixed to specific positions, limiting their ability to improve heat dissipation and overall system performance.
Innovation Solution
A cable managing device comprising straight, curved, and L-shaped managers with tenon and female tenon connections, along with cable ties and fixing elements like magnets or screws, allowing for flexible positioning and direction adjustment to accommodate cables effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If hook and loop fasteners are used to tie cables, then more cables can be tied, but the cable managing structures have to be fixed to given positions, reducing maneuverability
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management system is divided into multiple independent cable managers (straight, curved, L-shaped) that can be separately installed and positioned. Each cable manager is a discrete unit that can be placed at different locations and orientations within the case, allowing flexible arrangement rather than requiring all cables to be tied at fixed positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable managers are designed to be movable and repositionable rather than permanently fixed. They can be easily removed, relocated, and reoriented to accommodate different cable routing requirements, providing dynamic adaptability to changing cable management needs.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a rib structure is used to tie cables, then cables can be ordered, but the space under the rib is limited, restricting cable diameter
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of a single continuous rib structure, the system uses multiple separate cable managers that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows cables of various diameters to be accommodated by selecting and positioning appropriate cable managers, rather than being constrained by a fixed rib geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
Different types of cable managers (straight, curved, L-shaped) are provided to match different local requirements for cable routing. Each cable manager type offers specific geometric properties suitable for particular cable paths and diameters, allowing localized optimization rather than a one-size-fits-all rib structure.
3Ease of operation
If hook and loop fasteners are fixed to given positions, then cables can be tied, but installation elasticity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cable managers are designed as movable, repositionable units rather than permanently fixed structures. They can be easily installed at different positions and removed or relocated as needed, providing installation elasticity while still enabling effective cable tying through their integrated fastening mechanisms.
4Temperature
If cables are not ordered, then heat dissipation is impaired, but cable management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management system is divided into multiple simple, modular cable managers rather than requiring a single complex management structure. Each cable manager is a simple component that can be independently positioned to organize cables in specific areas, achieving effective cable ordering and heat dissipation through distributed simplicity rather than centralized complexity.
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AI summary
A cable managing device for a case is disclosed. The cable managing device includes at least one straight cable manager including a straight base whose sides respectively upward extend to form two first sidewalls and a first accommodation space. At least one curved cable manager includes a curved base whose outer side upward extends to form a second sidewall and a second accommodation space inside the second sidewall. The bottoms of two ends of the curved base are respectively provided with a second male tenon and a second female tenon. One of the tenons is fastened with one of a female tenon and a male tenon at two ends of the straight cable manager to connect the first accommodation space with the second accommodation space, thereby accommodating the cables.