Universal Cable Tie Mount With Angled Ends And Center Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cable tie mounts are limited in mounting options and bundle position flexibility, restricting their ability to securely fasten cable bundles using various fasteners and accommodating different bundle configurations.
Innovation Solution
A universal cable tie mount with multiple mounting options, featuring a body with angled ends, center openings for interference fit with studs, and anti-rotation inner walls for hex bolts, along with bundle retainer ribs for securing cables of various sizes, allowing secure attachment to studs or surfaces with different fasteners and accommodating bundles in multiple positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a typical mount with a separate saddle is used to secure a bundle, then the bundle can be secured to a surface, but the mounting options for the bundle are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mount body is designed with multiple opening configurations (top center opening, bottom center opening, side openings) that allow the same single component to accommodate bundles in various positions and orientations. This universal design enables one mount to replace multiple specialized mounts, improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The mount body is divided into functional zones with different opening types distributed throughout the structure. Each opening type serves specific bundle positioning needs, allowing the bundle to be secured at multiple locations around the mount body, thereby providing versatile mounting options within a unified structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single cable tie mount design is used, then inventory is reduced, but the ability to accommodate various bundle positions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
A single mount body design incorporates multiple opening types (top center, bottom center, side openings) that can accommodate bundles in various positions and orientations. This universal design allows one mount type to replace multiple specialized mount variants, maintaining inventory simplicity while achieving broad adaptability across different installation scenarios
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specialized mounts are used for different bundle positions, then bundle position flexibility is improved, but inventory complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
One mount body design integrates multiple opening configurations that can secure bundles at various positions (top, bottom, sides) and orientations. This consolidates what would traditionally require multiple specialized mount variants into a single universal component, reducing inventory variety while maintaining full bundle position flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The functionality of multiple specialized mounts is merged into a single mount body with diverse opening types. By combining the capabilities of what would otherwise be separate components into one unified design, the solution achieves comprehensive bundle position accommodation without requiring multiple inventory variants
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AI summary
A cable tie mount that provides multiple mounting options and accommodates a plurality of cable bundle positions. The cable tie mount includes a body having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The top surface includes a top center opening defined by top inner walls. The bottom surface includes a bottom center opening defined by bottom inner walls. The cable tie mount also includes a center hole extending through the body from the top center opening in the top surface to the bottom center opening in the bottom surface.