Stackable Cable Saddle With Sliding Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable clamp systems require disassembly and the use of auxiliary equipment or longer components to add additional saddles, limiting flexibility and compatibility with different cable types.
Innovation Solution
A stackable saddle design featuring a single-body, quadrangular structure with integrated sliding means for easy stacking and elastic arms for cable fixation, allowing for modular assembly without tools and compatibility with various cable types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If threaded bars or jumpers are used to join half-saddles, then the saddles can be assembled to form cable clamp, but the cable clamp must be disassembled to add additional saddles
Solution Approach 1:
The cable clamp system is segmented into modular saddles that can be independently added or removed. Each saddle is a self-contained unit with standardized connection interfaces, allowing the system to be extended by simply adding new modular units without affecting existing ones.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system transitions from static fixed-length threaded bars to dynamic adjustable mechanisms. The improved design uses sliding blocks and grooves that allow continuous adjustment of the cable clamp length by adding or removing saddles, enabling the system to adapt to varying cable lengths without disassembly.
2Ease of manufacture
If threaded bars are used to join half-saddles, then the saddles can be connected, but auxiliary equipment and tools are required for assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle connection system is designed to be self-assembling through interference-fit geometric interfaces. The sliding blocks engage with grooves through simple insertion movements that rely on geometric compatibility and elastic deformation, eliminating the need for external tools or auxiliary equipment during assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The traditional mechanical fastening system using threaded bars and nuts is replaced with a geometric interlocking system based on sliding blocks and grooves. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical fastening operations in favor of simpler insertion and engagement movements that are tool-free.
3Reliability
If half-saddles are reciprocally coupled to form housing seats, then the cable can be sustained, but the structure becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The design merges the two half-saddle components into a single integrated saddle body. The housing seat is formed as one piece rather than through reciprocal coupling of separate halves, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining the necessary cable support functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The single-body saddle design incorporates multiple functions within one component: the main body provides structural support, integrated cable clamps secure the cable, and built-in connection interfaces enable modular assembly. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate half-saddles and their complex coupling mechanisms.
4Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-length threaded bars or jumpers are used, then the initial cable clamp configuration can be achieved, but additional saddles require complete substitution of these components
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system adds a dimensional aspect by incorporating longitudinal grooves and sliding blocks that enable extension in the length direction. This allows the cable clamp to be extended by adding saddles along the longitudinal axis without requiring substitution of transverse connection components like threaded bars.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding blocks are nested within grooves formed in the saddle bodies, creating a compact integrated structure. This nesting allows the connection mechanism to be embedded within the saddle itself rather than requiring external auxiliary components, enabling scalable assembly without proportionally increasing component quantity.
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AI summary
A saddle of the perfected type for supporting elongated bodies, having a body with a quadrangular section (11) on whose opposite sides (12a, 12b) wedge- inserted coupling means are provided, of said saddle (10a) with another saddle (10b), so as to have the reciprocal stacking of these saddles (10a, 10b) on a support (5). With respect to the known saddles, that according to the present invention offers the advantage of being stacked on saddles previously installed, thanks to the presence of incorporated means which allow their connection, without the need, however, for resorting to the use of tools and similar auxiliary equipment.