Support Slide Assembly for Cable Arm Droop Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable management systems in intensively slide-in spaces tend to droop over time due to the weight of cables and cable management arms, affecting operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A support slide assembly with pivotable and slidably connected rods and sliding members that adjust to maintain the cable management arm's position, preventing it from drooping by allowing the rods to extend or retract and tilt relative to the slide assemblies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional cable management arm is used in an intensively slide-in space, then the structure is simple and easy to install, but the cable management arm and cables droop over time due to weight, affecting operational efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the support slide assembly length adjustable through a telescopic mechanism with multiple slide rails and sliding blocks. The assembly can dynamically extend and retract to accommodate the cable management arm's movement while maintaining proper support, preventing droop without requiring a completely rigid fixed structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The support slide assembly is segmented into multiple components including first and second slide assemblies, multiple slide rails (first, second, and third slide rails), sliding blocks, and rods. This segmentation allows each component to independently move and adjust, providing flexible support that adapts to the cable management arm's position changes while maintaining overall stability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the support slide assembly uses multiple slide rails and sliding blocks to prevent drooping, then the stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The slide rails and sliding blocks serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable telescopic adjustment of the assembly length, guide the movement of the cable management arm, and maintain proper alignment. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function, thereby managing complexity while achieving stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a nested structure where the first slide rail, second slide rail, and third slide rail are arranged in sequence with sliding blocks that move along these rails. The rods are nested within the slide assembly structure, allowing compact packaging when retracted and smooth extension when needed, optimizing space utilization while providing stable support.
3Ease of operation
If the cable management arm is allowed to move freely, then the ease of operation is improved, but the arm droops due to weight, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The support slide assembly acts as an intermediary between the cable management arm and the fixed mounting structure. It provides a controlled movement interface that allows the arm to slide in and out easily while the slide rails and rods provide continuous support to prevent drooping, thus mediating between freedom of movement and positional stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support slide assembly changes its effective length parameter dynamically as the cable management arm moves. The telescopic mechanism adjusts the assembly length to match the arm's position, maintaining optimal support geometry throughout the range of motion. This parameter adaptation ensures both ease of operation and position stability.
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AI summary
A support slide assembly for a cable management arm includes first and second slide assemblies. The cable management arm is connected between the two slide rails of the first slide assembly. A third pivot member and a sliding member are located between first and second pivot members on two ends of the cable management arm. Two ends of a support slide rail are connected to the first and second slide assemblies respectively. The support rail is retractable by the slidable first and second rods. The first rod has one end pivotably connected to a sliding block which is slidably connected to the first slide assembly. The second rod has one end pivotably connected to the second slide assembly. The sliding member is slidably connected to the support slide rail. When the first slide assembly pulls the cable management arm out, the first and second rods extend relative to each other and form an angle relative to the first and second slide assemblies.