Oval Splice Housing for Integrated Audio and Support Cables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for audio product installations face difficulties in seamlessly splicing support cables and audio cables while maintaining an aesthetic finish, particularly due to the complexity of connecting multiple splice junctions.
Innovation Solution
An oval-shaped prism housing with half-shell portions and cable splicer mountings, featuring protrusions, receiving slots, and forcibly collapsible mount channels to securely hold cable splicers, allowing for easy integration and secure connection of cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a housing is customized to integrate support cable splices and audio cable splices for quick installation, then installation speed is improved, but the relative level of difficulty required to connect a housing for multiple splice junctions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into two separate half-shells (first half-shell and second half-shell) that can be independently handled and connected. Each half-shell contains its own cable splicer lanes, allowing the housing to be assembled in sections rather than as a single complex piece, thereby reducing connection difficulty while maintaining integration benefits
Solution Approach 2:
The housing design incorporates multiple cable splicer lanes within each half-shell, creating a universal structure that can accommodate various cable splicing configurations. This multi-functional design allows the same housing structure to handle different numbers and types of cable junctions without requiring different housing designs
2Shape
If cables are spliced together seamlessly within a housing, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but cable exposure to the environment is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The cable splicers are nested within the housing structure, with cables running through designated channels and lanes inside the half-shells. This nesting arrangement ensures cables are completely enclosed and protected from environmental factors while maintaining a clean, seamless external appearance
Solution Approach 2:
The housing uses smooth, continuous shell structures that enclose the cable splicing areas. The half-shell design with integrated cable management channels provides a protective barrier that shields cables from environmental damage while presenting an aesthetically pleasing finished surface
Data Source
AI summary
Example embodiments provide a device that includes one or more of a first half-shell portion of an oval-shaped prism housing including one or more protrusions and one or more receiving slots, and a second half-shell portion of the oval-shaped prism housing including one or more additional protrusions and one or more additional receiving slots, and a number of cable splicer lanes configured to support corresponding cable splicers.