Support Sheet Cable Routing for Bend-Safe Panel Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional telecommunications panels face challenges in identifying and separating individual cables, leading to inefficient installation and potential damage due to improper routing and bending.
Innovation Solution
A cable management arrangement where cables are removably secured to a support sheet, allowing for factory production with maintained bend radius and easy installation, featuring adhesive attachment and peelable sections for selective length removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cables are independently routed between telecommunications components, then cable routing flexibility is improved, but cable identification and separation become problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management system segments cables by attaching them to a divided carrier sheet with multiple sections. Each section can hold one or more cables in organized rows or columns, creating distinct visual and physical segments that facilitate identification and separation while maintaining overall routing flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
A carrier sheet acts as an intermediary between cable storage and routing. The carrier sheet provides a structured interface that organizes cables during transport and installation, making them easily identifiable and separable while still allowing flexible routing when cables are peeled from the carrier.
2Manufacturing precision
If cables are pre-arranged and secured during factory production, then manufacturing quality control is improved, but field installation flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cable management system transitions from a static pre-installed configuration to a dynamic, multi-state system. Cables are initially secured to the carrier sheet for factory quality control, then can be dynamically peeled and repositioned during field installation as needed, providing both manufacturing precision and installation flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Cables are preliminarily arranged and secured to the carrier sheet during factory production to ensure proper routing patterns and minimum bend radius compliance. This preliminary action maintains quality control while allowing field installers to peel and reposition cables as needed without starting from scratch.
3Adaptability or versatility
If entire lengths of cables are routed and managed in the field, then installation flexibility is improved, but installation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Cables are preliminarily organized on the carrier sheet with proper routing patterns, spacing, and minimum bend radius compliance already established during factory production. This preliminary organization eliminates the need for field installers to route entire cable lengths from scratch, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining flexibility for peeling and repositioning.
4Ease of operation
If cables are loosely stored during transport, then accessibility is improved, but minimum bend radius limitations are violated
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier sheet is preliminarily configured with routing patterns that maintain minimum bend radius requirements. Cables are secured to the carrier in a way that preserves proper curvature and spacing during transport, preventing damage while keeping cables accessible and organized for future installation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures high-quality cable routing and storage with minimal bend radius, facilitating efficient installation and reducing cable damage, while allowing for flexible transport and space-saving configurations.
Implementation Method 1
at least a portion of the plurality of cables being removably adhered to the supporting sheet first side by a first adhesive (1010)
Implementation Method 2
a second adhesive (1012) provided on at least a portion of the supporting sheet second side
Data Source
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AI summary
A cable management arrangement (1000) is disclosed, having a plurality of cables (1002) extending between first and second ends. The arrangement (1000) also includes a supporting sheet (1004) having a first side and, wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of cables (1002) is removably adhered to the supporting sheet first side by a first adhesive (1010). At least a second portion of the plurality of cables is permanently secured to the supporting sheet first side.