Television Cable Management with Internal Compartments and Winding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing television cable management apparatuses lack compactness, volumetric efficiency, and user-friendly design, failing to effectively hide and manage cables, remotes, and surge protectors while being economical and easy to maintain.
Innovation Solution
A compact television cable management apparatus featuring a housing with internal compartments, lateral grooves, cutouts for cable passage, and cylindrical members for winding cables, designed to accommodate remotes and surge protectors, made from lightweight materials like plastic, wood, or sheet metal, allowing for easy installation and concealment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If traditional cable management solutions are used, then cables can be routed, but the apparatus is not compact and volumetrically efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cable management functions (cable routing, remote control storage, surge protector housing, and cable winding) into a single integrated housing structure. The housing includes internal compartments, lateral grooves, cutouts, and cylindrical members all within one unified apparatus, eliminating the need for separate cable management devices and achieving volumetric efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing serves multiple functions simultaneously: it routes cables through cutouts, stores remote controls in internal compartments, houses surge protectors, and winds cables using cylindrical members. This multi-functionality within a single apparatus reduces the overall volume required compared to separate dedicated devices for each function.
2Ease of manufacture
If cables and accessories are hidden from view, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but accessibility and ease of use may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into internal compartments that separately organize different accessories (remote controls, surge protectors) while maintaining external concealment. The segmentation allows each component to be hidden within the housing structure yet remain individually accessible through designated openings and cutouts.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing acts as an intermediary structure that conceals cables and accessories from view while providing organized access points. The lateral grooves, cutouts, and openings serve as mediators between the hidden internal storage and the external environment, allowing users to access items without compromising the aesthetic concealed appearance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the apparatus includes multiple features (compartments, grooves, cutouts, cylindrical members), then functionality is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional features (compartments, lateral grooves, cutouts, cylindrical members) are merged into a single housing structure that can be manufactured as one integrated piece or pre-assembled unit. This consolidation reduces the number of separate manufacturing steps compared to assembling multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is designed as a universal structure that incorporates diverse features serving different functions. The same housing body provides cable routing paths, storage compartments, access openings, and cable winding surfaces, reducing the need for multiple specialized components and simplifying the overall manufacturing process.
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AI summary
A television cable management apparatus including a housing assembly and an internal compartments assembly. The housing assembly includes 3 equally spaced apart holes, a bottom and four lateral walls defining a container with opening atop. The 3 equally spaced holes are in one of the four lateral walls of the housing. The internal compartments assembly includes cutouts, cylindrical members and at least one transversal wall. The at least one transversal wall is placed in the housing defining a left compartment and a right compartment. The left compartment is used to store remote controls and the right compartment is used to organize cables. The cables go through the 3 equally spaced apart holes and rest in the cutouts. The cylindrical members are placed in an interior face of one of the four lateral walls. The cylindrical members are used to wind cables therein.