Vehicle Seat Cable Holder with Restrictor for Free Cable Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable holding devices for vehicle seats allow unlocked portions of cables to move freely, leading to potential damage and hindrance during seat movement or attachment, increasing the risk of cable contact with other components.
Innovation Solution
A cable holding device with a restrictor that prevents unlocked cable portions from moving in predetermined directions, using extending members to limit movement and reduce contact with other components, allowing easy attachment and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If cables are locked on multiple locks of the cable holding device, then the cable attachment is simplified and the number of parts is reduced, but unlocked portions of the cable remain freely movable and may contact other components causing damage
Solution Approach 1:
A guide member is introduced as an intermediary component between the cable and the locking mechanism. The guide member extends from the body in a direction intersecting the specific plane and guides the cable along a predetermined path, preventing the unlocked portion from contacting other components while maintaining the simplicity of the locking structure
Solution Approach 2:
The guide member extends in a direction intersecting the specific plane of the body, adding a spatial dimension to the cable path. This three-dimensional arrangement allows the cable to be routed away from potential contact zones with other components, solving the safety issue without complicating the planar locking mechanism
2Ease of operation
If the cable holding device is attached to the seat component, then the cable is secured to the seat, but unlocked portions may be caught by the seat component hindering the attachment process
Solution Approach 1:
The guide member is pre-configured on the body to extend in a direction that preemptively guides the cable away from areas where it might be caught by the seat component. This preliminary arrangement of the cable path prevents attachment hindrances before they occur, making the attachment process smoother without requiring additional steps
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a cable holding device with which an unlocked portion of a cable does not easily become a hindrance. A cable holding device (11) includes: a body (19) extending in a specific plane and including an attachment section configured to, with the specific plane facing a seating surface of a seat of a vehicle, attach the body (19) to a seat component of the seat; a lock (21) configured to lock at least a portion of a cable (24) provided for the seat; and a restrictor (22) configured to prevent an unlocked portion (24b) from being moved in a predetermined direction, the unlocked portion (24b) being of the cable (24) at least a portion of which is locked by the lock (21) and being not locked by the lock (21).