Resilient Cable Clamp Mechanism for Circuit Board Fixation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable clamp mechanisms have complex structures, high manufacturing costs, and long assembly times, with movable parts prone to abrasion, leading to low manufacturing yield and market competitiveness.
Innovation Solution
A clamp mechanism with a resiliently deformable clamping portion integrated with the base, which bends to accommodate cables and uses a resilient recovering force to press the cable against a conductive component, ensuring secure fixation without structural complexity, featuring a simple design, low cost, and rapid assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional cable clamp mechanism uses a pivotable pressing portion disposed on a base, then the cable can be clamped securely, but the structure becomes complicated and manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing portion and base are integrated into a single monolithic structure made of resiliently deformable material. The pressing portion is formed as an integral part of the base, eliminating the need for separate movable components while maintaining the clamping function through elastic deformation of the unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The material properties of the clamp mechanism are changed to resiliently deformable material, allowing the structure to change shape elastically under cable insertion force and automatically return to its original position, providing clamping action without complex mechanical linkages or moving parts.
2Reliability
If a conventional cable clamp mechanism uses a pivotable pressing portion, then the cable can be clamped, but the pressing portion is abraded easily by external force resulting in low manufacturing yield
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing portion and base are merged into one integral resilient structure, eliminating separate movable parts that are prone to abrasion. The unified structure distributes stress across the entire component, reducing wear at specific contact points and improving durability and manufacturing yield.
3Reliability
If a conventional cable clamp mechanism uses a pivotable pressing portion disposed on a base, then the cable can be clamped securely, but the assembly period becomes long
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing portion and base are combined into a single integrated component, reducing the number of parts that need to be assembled. This monolithic structure can be installed as one piece, significantly reducing assembly time and improving productivity while maintaining secure cable clamping through elastic deformation.
4Reliability
If a conventional cable clamp mechanism uses a pivotable pressing portion, then the cable can be clamped, but the structure requires expensive manufacturing
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing portion and base are merged into one integral structure, reducing part count and assembly requirements. This simplification lowers manufacturing costs by reducing material usage, eliminating fasteners or joints, and enabling more efficient production processes while maintaining the cable clamping function through elastic deformation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a cost-effective, easy-to-assemble cable fixation system that enhances manufacturing yield and market competitiveness by ensuring secure cable attachment with a resilient mechanism that prevents separation and facilitates rapid assembly and disassembly.
Implementation Method 1
The clamping portion is bent relative to the base and separated from the circuit board when the cable is accommodated inside the base, and a resilient recovering force generated by resilient deformation drives the clamping portion to press the cable
Data Source
AI summary
A clamp mechanism for clamping a cable on a circuit board is disclosed in the present invention. The clamp mechanism includes a base disposed on the circuit board. The cable can be accommodated inside the base. The clamp mechanism further includes a clamping portion disposed on the base in a resiliently deformable manner. The clamping portion moves away from the circuit board when the cable is accommodated inside the base, and a resilient recovering force generated by the resilient deformation simultaneously drives the clamping portion to press the cable, so as to constrain a movement of the cable relative to the base.