Wire Cover Guiding Portion for Extra Length Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In wire covers, when wires of varying lengths are accommodated, shorter wires have extra lengths that tangle, reducing assembling workability due to lack of individual length control.
Innovation Solution
A wire cover with a guiding portion that directs shorter wires to an extra length accommodation space, preventing tangling by routing extra lengths in this space and using oblique portions to efficiently absorb these lengths within a limited space, while holding wires straight to prevent rubber plug deformation and using a locking portion to secure them.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wires of varying lengths are accommodated in the wire cover, then the wire cover can handle different wire length requirements, but the shorter wires have extra lengths that tangle and reduce assembling workability
Solution Approach 1:
The wire cover interior is segmented into two distinct regions: a first space for accommodating wires of reference length and a second space for accommodating extra lengths of shorter wires. This segmentation prevents tangling by providing dedicated accommodation areas for different wire length scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
A guiding portion acts as an intermediary structure that directs extra lengths of shorter wires from the first space to the second space. This mediator component systematically routes the extra lengths, preventing random tangling and improving assembling workability.
2Ease of manufacture
If the wire cover structure is simplified without additional components, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but wire tangling cannot be effectively prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding portion serves multiple functions: it guides extra lengths of shorter wires to the second space, structurally defines the boundary between first and second spaces, and prevents tangling of wires. This multi-functional design achieves wire organization without requiring separate dedicated components for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire cover utilizes the existing third dimension (depth) of the cover body to create the second space, rather than adding external components. By changing the spatial parameter utilization, the patent provides wire organization capability while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If a dedicated space for extra wire lengths is created, then wire tangling is suppressed, but the wire cover volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates the second space by utilizing the depth dimension of the wire cover, extending from the wire introduction side toward the wire draw-out side. This dimensional approach allows accommodation of extra wire lengths without significantly increasing the overall footprint or external dimensions of the wire cover.
Solution Approach 2:
The second space for extra lengths is nested within the overall structure of the wire cover, utilizing the existing third dimension rather than adding external volume. The first and second spaces are arranged in series along the depth direction, efficiently using the available internal volume.
Data Source
AI summary
A wire cover disclosed by this specification is for covering a plurality of wires pulled out from a housing, and includes a cover body into which the plurality of wires pulled out from the housing are introduced from front and from which the plurality of wires are drawn out in a rightward direction, and a guiding portion provided on an inner surface of the cover body and configured to guide small-diameter wires arranged to have shorter in-cover lengths, out of the plurality of wires, than a large-diameter wire on a left side arranged to have a longest in-cover length from a wire introduction position PI where the wire is introduced into the cover body to a wire draw-out position PO where the wire is drawn out from the cover body, out of the plurality of wires to an extra length accommodation space provided in the cover body.