Universal Cable Hose Distributor with Resilient Engagement Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing distributors for corrugated hoses require separate tools for each hose diameter, leading to high production and storage costs due to the need for multiple plastic injection molding tools and storage of different distributors.
Innovation Solution
A universal distributor with resiliently deformable engagement sections that can accommodate hoses of various diameters, featuring a base body with half-shells and ring segments, allowing for a form-fitting connection that secures hoses in both open and closed states, reducing the need for multiple tools and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate distributors are used for each hose diameter, then secure holding of hoses is achieved, but production costs and storage requirements increase due to the need for multiple plastic injection molding tools
Solution Approach 1:
The distributor is designed with a universal base body that can accommodate hoses of different diameters through adjustable engagement sections. The base body includes a receiving section with engagement sections that can be positioned at different radial distances from the center axis, allowing the same distributor to securely hold hoses with varying diameters without requiring multiple specialized tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement sections are designed to be movable relative to the base body, allowing them to be adjusted to different positions during assembly. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the distributor to adapt to different hose diameters while maintaining secure engagement, eliminating the need for multiple fixed-diameter distributors.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple plastic injection molding tools are used for different hose diameters, then precise fitting is achieved, but production time and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The distributor is segmented into a base body and multiple adjustable engagement sections that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows a single injection molding tool to produce a distributor capable of accommodating multiple hose diameters, reducing the need for multiple specialized tools while maintaining precise fitting through the adjustable engagement sections.
3Adaptability or versatility
If engagement sections are made resiliently deformable, then adaptability to different hose diameters is improved, but the risk of hose disengagement during assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement sections are designed to be preliminarily positioned or pre-adjusted before final assembly. This preliminary positioning ensures that the resiliently deformable engagement sections are correctly configured to match the specific hose diameter being installed, preventing disengagement during the assembly process while maintaining adaptability to different diameters.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure holding of hoses with different diameters using a single distributor, reducing production costs and storage requirements by eliminating the need for separate tools for each diameter, while ensuring hoses cannot fall out during assembly.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of resiliently deformable engagement sections which protrude radially into the at least one receiving section and which are designed to positively engage in the hose
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AI summary
The invention relates to a receiving device (11), in particular a distributor, for receiving a tube (6 - 8) for electric cables (2 - 5), comprising a main part (12) with at least one receiving section (19 - 21, 50 - 52) in which an end portion (22 - 24) of the tube (6 - 8) can be at least partly received. The main part (12) has a first half-shell (13) and a second half-shell (14), between which the end portion (22 - 24) of the tube (6 - 8) can be arranged. The receiving device also comprises multiple spring-elastically deformable engagement sections (27 - 30, 44 - 49) which protrude radially into the at least one receiving section (19 - 21, 50 - 52) and which are designed to engage into the tube (6 - 8) in a formfitting manner, wherein a first proportion of the engagement sections (27 - 30, 44 - 49) is provided on the first half-shell (13), and a second proportion of the engagement sections (27 - 30, 44 - 49) is provided on the second half-shell (14); and an annular section (25) which encircles the at least one receiving section (19 - 21, 50 - 52) and on which the engagement sections (27 - 30, 44 - 49) are provided. The annular section (25) is divided into a first annular segment (26A) which is paired with the first half-shell (13) and a second annular segment (26B) which is paired with the second half-shell (14). The first annular segment (26A) protrudes into the second half-shell (14) in a closed state (Z1) of the receiving device (11).