Partitioned Wire Harness Path Regulator for Added Wires
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wire path regulating systems in vehicles struggle to accommodate additional electrical wires added after the basic design, leading to potential interference and changes in wire paths and loads.
Innovation Solution
A wire movable path regulating component with a main body and attachment component that houses wires in separate, partitioned spaces, allowing for easy addition of secondary wires while maintaining the path of primary wires, using a cover part that is openable and closable to facilitate installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single housing space is used for all wires, then the structure is simple, but additional wires cause interference and path changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the wire housing space into multiple partitioned spaces (first wire housing space and second wire housing space) using a cover main body. This segmentation allows different wires to be housed separately, preventing interference between them while maintaining stable wire paths even when additional wires are added.
2Reliability
If wires are housed in separate partitioned spaces, then wire path stability is maintained, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple wire housing spaces within a single wire movable path regulating component. The first and second wire housing spaces are integrated into one component that can rotate together, maintaining stability while accommodating multiple wires separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire movable path regulating component serves multiple functions: it houses different wires in separate spaces, allows rotational movement to accommodate path changes, and maintains stable wire paths simultaneously. The single component performs what would otherwise require multiple separate components.
3Device complexity
If the cover part is fixed, then the structure is simple, but installation of additional wires is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The additional cover part is designed to be openable and closable, transforming from a static structure to a dynamic one. This allows the cover to be opened during installation for easy wire addition, then closed to maintain protection and structural integrity during operation.
4Ease of manufacture
If the cover part is openable and closable, then installation ease is improved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is segmented into a cover main body and an additional cover part. The additional cover part can be opened and closed independently, providing easy access for wire installation while the cover main body remains attached to the component body, balancing accessibility with structural integrity.
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AI summary
A wire movable path regulating component for regulating a movable path of at least one first wire and at least one second wire that extend between a first component and a second component movable relative to the first component, the wire movable path regulating component including: a main body configured to be coupled in a rotationally movable manner to another wire movable path regulating component; and an attachment that is a separate component from the main body and is attached to the main body.