Wire Organizer With Intersecting Lead-Through Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wire organizers face challenges in achieving precise positioning and cost-effectiveness for electrical lines, often requiring complex and expensive solutions to meet strict positioning tolerances, and lack efficient clamping mechanisms for multiple cables.
Innovation Solution
The wire organizer incorporates a construction kit with an organizer body featuring intersecting lead-through openings and shafts, along with a clamping element that can be inserted transversely to secure electrical lines, allowing for precise positioning and easy handling, while minimizing costs through a simple design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If complex and expensive solutions are used to meet strict positioning tolerances (lesser than +/-0.2 mm in longitudinal and transverse directions, and less than +/-0.3 mm in height direction), then positioning precision is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wire organizer is divided into modular components: a holder body with multiple through-holes for cable insertion, and separate clamping elements that can be independently positioned and attached. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured with standard tolerances while achieving precise overall positioning through the modular assembly approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping elements are designed to be self-positioning within the holder body, utilizing the through-holes and shafts for automatic alignment. The cables themselves serve as positioning references, with the clamping elements automatically locating themselves relative to the cable positions without requiring complex external positioning mechanisms.
2Quantity of substance
If a large number of shafts and terminals are used to retain multiple cables, then cable retention capability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping elements serve multiple functions simultaneously: they clamp the cables to prevent movement, position the cables in the desired locations, and can be attached to the holder body in various configurations. This multi-functionality allows a single type of clamping element to handle multiple cables without requiring individual specialized components for each cable.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple clamping elements can be connected together to form a single integrated clamping unit that retains multiple cables simultaneously. This merging approach reduces the total number of separate components needed while maintaining the ability to retain and position multiple cables independently.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise positioning mechanisms are implemented for electrical lines, then positioning accuracy is improved, but ease of manufacture and handling deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses self-positioning features where the clamping elements automatically locate themselves relative to the cables and holder body through the through-holes and shafts. This eliminates the need for complex external positioning mechanisms while maintaining precise cable positioning, thereby preserving ease of manufacture and assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The through-holes and shafts serve as intermediary positioning features that facilitate accurate alignment between the holder body, clamping elements, and cables. These simple geometric features act as mediators that enable precise positioning without requiring complex manufacturing processes or specialized handling procedures.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a wire organizer (1, 1') for holding at least one electrical line (4, 4'), with an organizer body (2') comprising at least one lead-through opening (20, 20') extending from a back side (23) to a front side (24) of the organizer body (2, 2') in an insertion direction (I, I') for leading the electrical line (4) from the back side (23) to the front side (24). Further, the present invention relates to a clamping element (3) for clamping at least one electrical line (4) within the organizer body (2, 2') as well as to a construction kit for a wire organizer (1, 1') and a method for fastening at least one electrical line (4) within the wire organizer (1, 1'). In order to fasten the electrical line (4) in a simple, reliable and cost-efficient way, the present invention provides that the at least one lead-through opening (20, 20') is at least partly laterally intersecting with the shaft (21) receiving the clamping element (3) fastening the at least one electrical line (4).