Pivoting Cover Core Adjuster With Integrated Lock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing core adjusters for cables require four separate components, making manufacturing more difficult and costly, and are prone to assembly errors and part loss due to the complexity of separate locking elements.
Innovation Solution
The locking element is integrated into the pivotal cover, reducing the number of components to two and eliminating the risk of incorrect orientation and part loss during assembly, with a design that uses a plastic material suitable for injection molding and a mechanism where the pivotal cover pivots between open and locked positions to secure the cable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate locking element and spring are used in the core adjuster, then the cable securing function is achieved, but the number of components increases to four separate parts making manufacturing more difficult and cost intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The locking element is integrated into the pivotal cover as a single unit, eliminating the need for separate locking element and spring components. This merging of functions reduces the total component count from four to two parts (adjuster housing member and pivotal cover with integrated locking element), simplifying manufacturing and assembly while maintaining the cable securing function.
2Reliability
If four separate components are used in the core adjuster, then the cable securing mechanism is functional, but assembly time and costs increase and the risk of incorrect orientation and part loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the locking element into the pivotal cover, the assembly process is simplified from assembling four separate components to assembling two main parts. This reduces assembly time, lowers labor costs, and eliminates assembly errors related to incorrect orientation of separate locking elements or loss of small parts during assembly.
3Reliability
If separate locking element and spring are used, then the cable can be secured, but the risk of losing parts during assembly or service increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking element is permanently integrated into the pivotal cover structure, eliminating loose small parts that could be lost during assembly or service. The locking function is maintained through the integrated design where the locking element and spring work as a unified component within the pivotal cover, reducing the risk of part loss while ensuring reliable cable retention.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a core adjuster for retaining a cable, comprising: an adjuster housing member with a cavity for receiving an end section of the cable, a locking element (68) and a pivotal cover (44) pivotably connected to the housing member and capable of pivoting between an open and a locked position in engagement with the adjuster housing member, the locking element being configured to be in securing contact with the end of the cable in the cavity when the pivotal cover (44) is in the locked position to secure the cable therein. According to the invention the locking element (68) is integrally formed with the pivotal cover (44).