Rotating Cable Holder Structure for Low-Tension Mouse Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wired computer mouse cables often come into contact with surfaces, causing discomfort and interfering with precise movements due to loose positioning and tension issues, especially during extended use in gaming or graphics work.
Innovation Solution
A cable holder with a rotatable connector and elastic body design that keeps the cable stable and spaced from surfaces, allowing for extended motion range and reduced tension, featuring a cylindrical base, ball-bearing rotation, and elastic mounting to accommodate cable movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the cable is allowed to move freely to accommodate mouse movements, then the mouse can move in extended motion range, but the cable comes into contact with surfaces and creates tension
Solution Approach 1:
The cable holder acts as an intermediary device between the cable and the surface. It provides a dedicated mounting structure with a cavity that receives and guides the cable, preventing direct contact between the cable and the surface while allowing the cable to move freely within the cavity space.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable holder transitions the cable management from a two-dimensional surface contact problem to a three-dimensional space utilization solution. By creating a vertical cavity structure, the cable is elevated off the surface and given spatial freedom to move in multiple directions without surface contact.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the cable is fixed in position to minimize contact with surfaces, then cable contact is reduced, but the mouse movement is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The cable holder incorporates dynamic characteristics by allowing the cable to move freely within the cavity space. The elastic mounting structure enables the holder to adapt its position and orientation in response to cable movement, providing both contact reduction and motion freedom simultaneously.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid cable mounting structure is used to stabilize the cable, then cable positioning is improved, but the cable tension increases during mouse movement
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic mounting structure changes the mechanical parameters of the cable holder, introducing elasticity and flexibility. This allows the holder to deform and absorb tension forces during mouse movement, maintaining stable cable positioning while reducing peak tension forces compared to a rigid structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The cable holder minimizes cable contact with surfaces, reduces tension, and allows for smooth, extended mouse movement, enhancing user comfort and performance during prolonged use.
Implementation Method 1
a rotation inducing body having the shape of a ball bearing with a hollow portion and accommodated in the connection space portion
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a cable holder including: a base having a flat top; a connector connected to the underside of the base that is opposite to the top of the base and rotatable around the base; and a body inserted into the connector and separably coupled to the connector to pass a cable therethrough.