Wire Guide Module With Rollers For Direction Change
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wire guide modules in wire dispensing systems face challenges in changing the direction of wire without significantly increasing drag, which can lead to friction and potential damage to the wire.
Innovation Solution
A wire guide module with a housing and inner passageway that includes rollers mounted on both sides of the passageway, allowing the wire to change direction while minimizing drag through the use of arcuate-shaped passageways and rotatable rollers, enabling easy connection and orientation of modules to form various shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the wire direction is changed in a wire dispensing system, then the wire can be guided to the desired location, but the drag on the wire increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs arcuate-shaped passageways instead of sharp corners to guide wire turns. This curved geometry allows the wire to change direction gradually, reducing friction and drag while maintaining effective wire guidance to the desired location.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces rollers as intermediary elements within the passageway that contact the wire during direction changes. These rollers reduce direct friction between the wire and the housing walls, significantly decreasing drag while still enabling effective wire routing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wire guide modules are connected to form complex shapes, then the wire can be routed flexibly, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs wire guide modules with standardized male and female ends that can be connected in various orientations and configurations. This universal interface allows the same basic module to be assembled into different wire path configurations without requiring multiple specialized components, maintaining flexibility while controlling complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the wire guiding function into separate, modular sections that can be independently configured and connected. This segmentation allows complex wire paths to be built from simpler standardized units, making the system adaptable while managing overall device complexity through modular assembly.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for efficient direction changes in wire dispensing systems without excessive drag, maintaining wire integrity and flexibility, and can be easily integrated into various orientations and configurations.
Implementation Method 1
The rollers are mounted in roller chambers in the housing and freely rotate in the roller chambers. The rollers extend into the inner passageway... the wire contacts the rollers which rotates the rollers to reduce the drag on the wire
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AI summary
The present application relates to a wire guide module for guiding and changing the direction of wire in a wire dispensing system. The wire guide module having an inner passageway with rollers. The rollers adjacent the inner passageway assist the wire in moving smoothly through the wire guide module as the shape of the inner passageway changing the direction of movement of the wire. It is also describing a wire dispensing system having wire guide modules with rollers which change the direction of the wire while reducing damage to the wire.