Wire Spacer with Notches for Cable Connector Preparation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wire spacers for cable connectors hinder efficient preparation of cable wires with different types, such as unshielded and shielded wires, due to limited mobility and increased difficulty in operations as wire proximity decreases and connection lengths shorten, affecting the ability to perform necessary operations without affecting other wires.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a wire spacer with notches that secures and positions both types of wires, allowing for bending and operation of extended wires, enabling separate processing steps for each type while maintaining mobility, including securing, bending, and operating the wires to facilitate connection to a printed circuit board.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If wires are secured to a conventional wire spacer, then wire positioning is improved, but wire mobility and operability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The wire spacer is divided into multiple notches that can independently accommodate different types of wires. Each notch acts as a separate positioning zone, allowing wires to be securely held while maintaining the ability to manipulate them individually during preparation operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The notches are designed to provide flexible positioning rather than rigid constraint. The wire spacer structure allows wires to be extended through the notches, secured in position, yet still manipulated with adequate mobility for bending, stripping, and connection operations.
2Length of moving object
If wire length is reduced to improve connector compactness, then connector size is improved, but wire preparation difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wire spacer with notches is installed and wires are positioned and secured before the wire preparation operations begin. This preliminary positioning ensures that even with reduced wire length, the wires are properly aligned and supported, making subsequent preparation operations easier and more accurate.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire spacer acts as an intermediary device between the connector body and the wire preparation process. It provides a stable reference structure that facilitates manipulation of short wires during preparation operations, effectively compensating for the reduced wire length.
3Productivity
If multiple wire types are processed simultaneously, then processing efficiency is improved, but operation accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different wire types are assigned to different notches in the wire spacer. This segmentation allows each wire type to be processed in its designated zone, maintaining operational accuracy while enabling parallel processing of multiple wire types, thereby improving overall efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Each notch in the wire spacer is optimized for specific wire types or preparation operations. This local optimization ensures that each wire type receives appropriate positioning and support tailored to its specific preparation requirements, maintaining high accuracy even when processing multiple wire types simultaneously.
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AI summary
A method associated with the related structures to prepare cable wires of a cable connector, comprising the steps of: extending a first type and a second type of cable wires through a wire spacer having a notch; securing the first and second types of wires to the spacer; bending the extended cable wires of the first type in the spacer notch; operating the extended cable wires of the second type; returning the extended cable wires of the first type; and operating the extended cable wires of both the first type and the second type. The second type may be coaxial cables and the operating steps on these coaxial cables may include steps of removing outer jackets and braidings.