Three-Head Harness Clamp Structure for Compact Panel Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clamp devices for attaching cables or harnesses are complex, expensive, and limited to two or fewer attachments, making it difficult to manage multiple harnesses in compact environments with varying orientations.
Innovation Solution
A clamp device with three apertured heads, each with a cap and two pillars, allowing cable ties to rotate for adjustable orientation, enabling the attachment of up to three harnesses at different angles, reducing complexity and cost while improving fixation and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a double clamping collar with two cable ties is used, then two harnesses can be attached, but the structure becomes complex and expensive to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple attachment functions into a single integrated clamp device body that can accommodate up to three cable ties simultaneously. The body portion contains multiple apertured heads with pillars that guide and secure multiple cable ties, eliminating the need for separate double clamping collars and reducing overall structural complexity while increasing attachment capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp device is designed with universal functionality to attach up to three harnesses in various orientations. The body portion with multiple apertured heads and the ability to accommodate different cable tie configurations makes it a multi-functional device that can handle single or multiple harness attachments, replacing the need for multiple specialized devices
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional clamp devices are used in compact environments with multiple harnesses in different orientations, then attachment is limited, but the device cannot accommodate varying orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp device incorporates dynamic adaptability through its apertured heads with pillars that allow cable ties to be positioned at different orientations. The structure enables cable ties to attach harnesses in various directions (horizontal, vertical, angled) while maintaining security, providing dynamic orientation adjustment within a compact footprint
3Quantity of substance
If multiple clamp devices are used to attach three harnesses, then attachment capacity is sufficient, but the device size and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functionality of multiple separate clamp devices into a single integrated body portion with multiple apertured heads. This consolidation allows attachment of up to three harnesses while maintaining minimal weight and compact dimensions, eliminating the need to install multiple individual clamp devices that would increase overall weight
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are clamp devices for attaching harnesses to a panel. In aspects, a disclosed clamp device includes a body portion having a fixing portion on a fixing side of the clamp device, arranged to be fixed to a panel, the body portion further has three support sides having a top side opposite to the fixing side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side; and a set of three apertured heads having a first apertured head on the first lateral side, a second apertured head on the second lateral side, and a third apertured head on the top side, each of the apertured heads including a cap and two pillars, the cap and two pillars arranged to create a space between the body portion, the cap, and the pillars to receive a respective cable tie arranged to attach one respective harness to the panel.