Modular Cable Retainer Enclosures for Mixed Cable Profiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional cable retainer assemblies lack flexibility and capacity, struggling to securely manage cables of varying sizes and profiles, particularly when space is limited or aesthetic and structural considerations are important.
Innovation Solution
A cable retainer assembly with a housing containing modular enclosures, each comprising retaining members with inner and outer slots of different profiles, allowing secure accommodation of multiple cable types, including inserts to fill gaps and enhance retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed-size enclosures and standard fixtures are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the adaptability to accommodate various cable types and sizes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The retaining member is segmented into multiple slots with different profiles (first profile and second profile) within a single component. This segmentation allows different cable types to be accommodated simultaneously without requiring multiple different retaining members, thus improving adaptability while maintaining relatively simple device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining member is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating both first slots (with first profile) and second slots (with second profile) in the same component. This universal design allows a single retaining member to serve multiple cable types, eliminating the need for multiple specialized fixtures and improving versatility without significantly increasing complexity.
2Reliability
If standard fixtures are used for cable retention, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the ability to securely hold thin-jacketed cables is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the retaining member are designed with different local qualities - specifically, different slot profiles (first profile and second profile) are created in different areas of the same retaining member. This allows each region to be optimized for specific cable types, providing secure retention for thin-jacketed cables in second slots while maintaining simple manufacturing processes for the overall component.
3Quantity of substance
If fixed-size enclosures are used, then the device complexity is low, but the capacity to manage multiple cable types in limited space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple slot types (first slots and second slots with different profiles) are merged into a single retaining member component. This combining approach increases the capacity to accommodate multiple cable types within limited space while avoiding the complexity of using multiple separate enclosures or retaining members, thus improving quantity capacity without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A cable retainer assembly includes a housing defining a plurality of recesses and a plurality of enclosures configured to be received by the plurality of the recesses. Each of the plurality of enclosures includes at least one retaining member having a body extending from a distal end to a proximal end, and a plurality of inner slots and a plurality of outer slots formed within the body. Each of the plurality of outer slots have a first profile that accommodate a first plurality of cables having a first type and the plurality of inner slots have a second profile different from the first profile of the plurality of outer slots. The plurality of inner slots accommodate a second plurality of cables having a second type different from the first type of the first plurality of cables.