Free-Standing Under-Floor Cable Stands for Flexible Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional raised floor systems for supporting cables under a floor lack flexibility in routing and require pedestals to be installed before cable supporting structures, limiting the ability to efficiently route and support cables.
Innovation Solution
A free-standing under-floor cable support system with adjustable and pivotable cable stands that can be positioned independently of floor pedestals, allowing for flexible cable routing and support at various elevations, including the use of cantilever stands for multiple tray levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional cable supporting structures are attached to floor pedestals, then cable support is provided, but the system requires pedestals to be installed before cable structures and lacks routing flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The cable support structure is extracted from the floor pedestal system and made independent. The free-standing cable stands operate autonomously without requiring attachment to or coordination with the pedestal grid, eliminating the installation sequence constraint and enabling flexible cable routing independent of the structural support system.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable support system is segmented into individual free-standing stands that can be independently positioned and configured. Each stand operates as an independent unit, allowing flexible placement anywhere in the underfloor space without being constrained by the pedestal grid structure, thus improving routing flexibility while simplifying installation.
2Ease of manufacture
If fixed cross bar length is used in cable stands, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different spacing requirements is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cable stand design incorporates adjustable leg spacing mechanisms that allow the distance between legs to be modified after manufacturing. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the same manufactured component to adapt to various spacing requirements in different installation scenarios, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable stand structure includes features that allow the leg spacing parameter to be changed post-manufacturing. Through adjustable mechanisms such as sliding connections or reconfigurable joint positions, the physical parameter of leg distance can be varied to match different cable routing needs without requiring custom-manufactured stands for each configuration.
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AI summary
An under-floor cable support system comprising a first plurality of free-standing cable stands positioned on a sub-floor and movable independent of the floor-supporting pedestals. Each cable stand comprises a cross bar on a pair of spaced apart legs for supporting a cable tray at an elevation above the sub-floor and below the floor. Holding mechanisms are provided on the cable stands for holding a second plurality of cable stands stacked on top of the first plurality of cable stands. The second plurality of cable stands may be stands with two legs or cantilever cable stands with one leg. In other aspects, the legs of the cable stands are movable to adjust the spacing between the legs and to collapse the legs for compactness.