U-Shaped Rope Loop Mounting Device with Integrated Stops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for holding cable loops often require protruding plastic parts to absorb bending forces, which can lead to injury risks and hinder the insertion and positioning of reinforcement elements, and they are not adaptable for cable eyes of different lengths.
Innovation Solution
The device features L-shaped profiles and bent-inward stops within the U-shaped part to hold the cable eyelet at an angle, with optional hook-shaped holding elements for different lengths, and uses plugs to seal openings without protruding components, ensuring the cable loop remains within the part's cross-section.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If protruding plastic parts are used to hold cable loops at an angle, then the cable loop can be held in position, but the device creates injury risks and hinders insertion of reinforcement elements
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using protruding elements to hold the cable loop, the invention uses recesses or grooves formed in the base that receive and hold the cable loop in its angled position. This inversion of the holding mechanism eliminates protruding parts that could cause injury while maintaining stable cable loop positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts or removes the protruding plastic parts from the design entirely. By forming the holding features as recesses in the base rather than protrusions, the harmful protruding elements are taken out of the system, eliminating the injury risk while preserving the cable loop holding function.
2Strength
If protruding plastic parts are used to hold cable loops, then bending forces are absorbed, but the parts hinder insertion and positioning of reinforcement elements
Solution Approach 1:
The holding mechanism is inverted from protruding elements to recesses in the base. These recesses provide adequate space for inserting and positioning reinforcement elements while still absorbing the bending forces through the structural design of the recesses and the base material.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution moves the holding function to a different spatial dimension by creating recesses that accommodate both the cable loop and reinforcement elements in three-dimensional space, allowing simultaneous force absorption and ease of insertion without protruding obstacles.
3Stability of the object's composition
If molded plastic parts are used as holding elements, then additional components are required, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the holding function directly into the base structure by forming recesses or grooves as integral parts of the base. This eliminates the need for separate molded plastic holding components, reducing device complexity while maintaining stable cable loop holding capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base structure is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides structural support, absorbs bending forces, and incorporates recesses that serve as holding elements for cable loops. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional specialized holding components.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the U-shaped part is designed to receive angled rope eyelets, then cable loops can be held in fixed position, but accessibility of the U-shaped part is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies local quality by creating specific recesses or grooves only in the areas where cable loop positioning is needed, while leaving the rest of the U-shaped part open and accessible. This localized approach maintains stability where required without compromising overall accessibility.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a device for mounting rope loops (20), comprising a part (10) that has a U-shaped cross-section and that has a bottom (1) and side walls (2a, 2b), and in the bottom (1) of which at least one opening (6) is provided for feeding two rope sections (21) through, wherein the rope sections are combined from one rope loop, wherein the U-shaped part (10) is designed to accommodate a rope eye (22) bent approximately parallel to the bottom of the U-shaped part (10), whereby the free ends of the rope sections (21) extend through the at least one opening (6) perpendicular to the bottom (1) of the U-shaped part (10), wherein stops (4) and mounting elements (5), which are formed at least partially from the bottom (1) and which hold the rope eye (22) in the U-shaped part (10) in the position bent toward the rope ends (21), are provided on the U-shaped part (10), and wherein the openings arising as a result of the formation, with the exception of openings (6a, 6b; 8a, 8b) for the rope ends (21) fed through the bottom of the U-shaped part (10), can be sealed by means of plugs. In order for all stops and mounting elements to be formed by the bottom itself and/or by bottom sections stamped out of the bottom of the U-shaped part and bent inward out of the plane of the bottom, wherein the openings arising in the process, with exception of one or two openings for the rope ends fed out of the U-shaped part, can be sealed by means of plugs, it is proposed that all stops (4) and mounting elements (5) required for bending the rope loop and mounting the rope loop in the bent state be formed by the bottom or by bottom sections stamped out of the bottom (1) of the U-shaped part (10) and at least partially bent inward out of the plane of the bottom (1).