Wire Rail Assembly for Linear Cable Routing and Adhesive Reliability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adhesive-backed cable tie mounts for routing elongated objects are inefficient and unaesthetic due to small adhesive areas, prone to adhesive failure in high-stress areas, and require careful planning and installation to minimize tangling and improve aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A wire rail system comprising an elongated base portion and a spaced apart saddle portion with connector regions that receive object support connectors, allowing flexible attachment and positioning of elongated objects using straps or clips, and adhesive or fastener-based mounting to structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If adhesive-backed cable tie mounts are used to secure wires, then wires can be routed and secured to structures, but the small adhesive area causes adhesive failure in high-stress areas and requires careful surface preparation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cable tie mounts into a single integrated cable management assembly with a common base and multiple saddles. This merging approach distributes mechanical stress across the entire assembly rather than concentrating it on individual small adhesive areas, thereby improving reliability while maintaining ease of wire routing through multiple attachment points.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from individual two-dimensional adhesive patches to a three-dimensional distributed structure with multiple saddles positioned at different locations and orientations. This dimensional expansion allows wires to be routed through multiple paths and secured at various points, reducing stress on any single adhesive interface.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual adhesive-backed cable tie mounts are installed for wire routing, then wires can be secured at multiple points, but installation complexity increases requiring planning of number, spacing, and placement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple cable tie mount functions into a single pre-configured assembly with a common base and multiple saddles. This eliminates the need for technicians to individually plan and install multiple separate mounts, reducing installation complexity while preserving routing flexibility through the distributed saddle configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable management assembly is pre-configured during manufacturing with multiple saddles positioned at optimal locations and orientations. This preliminary arrangement of attachment points eliminates the need for on-site planning of number, spacing, and placement, allowing technicians to simply install the complete assembly and route wires through the pre-positioned saddles.
3Ease of operation
If adhesive-backed cable tie mounts are used for wire routing, then wires can be attached and organized, but aesthetic linear routing is difficult to achieve
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses multiple saddles positioned at different heights and locations to create a three-dimensional wire routing structure. This allows wires to be organized in a more linear and aesthetically pleasing manner by routing them through multiple elevated attachment points rather than along a single flat surface, improving both organization and visual appearance.
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AI summary
The problem of inefficient and unaesthetic linear routing of wires and other elongated objects using individual cable tie mounts on a mount surface of a structure is solved by providing a wire rail system (e.g., a mount) that includes an elongated base portion configured to attach to the structure and an elongated saddle portion having a plurality of connector regions spaced apart from the elongated base portion and extending along a portion of the elongated base portion. The connector regions are configured to receive at least one object support connector for attachment of an object to the mount.