Offset Bracket Carrier for Compact Cable Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fastening devices for elongate objects like cables and pipes are not space-efficient and require multiple orientations, making them cumbersome for compact arrangements.
Innovation Solution
A fastening device with a carrier that has multiple offset brackets, allowing for staggered clamping of objects, enabling compact, space-saving arrangements and accommodating various diameters with adjustable and securely attached clamps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple clips are mounted on a conductor rail to fasten elongate objects, then the objects can be held securely, but the arrangement requires large space and alternating orientations making it cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple clips (at least two) are integrated onto a single carrier, allowing them to function as one unified component when mounted on the conductor rail. This merging reduces the number of separate mounting operations and achieves compact arrangement without requiring alternating orientations of separate clips
Solution Approach 2:
The clips are arranged offset to one another in the transverse direction (perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the carrier), utilizing the transverse dimension to achieve staggered positioning. This dimensional arrangement allows compact spacing of elongate objects without increasing the longitudinal footprint on the conductor rail
2Area of stationary object
If clips are arranged to offset brackets for compact spacing, then space is saved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier serves multiple functions: it holds multiple clips in offset positions, provides a single mounting interface on the conductor rail, enables compact arrangement of elongate objects, and eliminates the need for alternating orientations. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate components into one universal mounting solution
Data Source
AI summary
The device (1) has clamps (4,5) that are provided with base portions (4.1,5.1) and two legs (4.2,4.3,5.2,5.3) for holding the object. The clamp is detachably fixed on a support (2). The support is arranged on a power rail (3). The clamps are arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the support.