Wire Management Track With Rotatable Mount And Tension Tab
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wire management systems lack a standardized design that simultaneously provides for easy attachment of track units, secure wire retention, and mounting to a surface, failing to combine these features effectively.
Innovation Solution
A wire management system featuring U-shaped track units with male and female features for assembly, a rotatable mount for surface attachment, and a tension tab for wire retention, allowing for flexible configuration and secure wire management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wire management systems provide multiple features (mounting, wire retention, track assembly) in separate components, then each feature can be optimized individually, but the overall system complexity increases and assembly becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple features (mounting capability, wire retention, and track assembly) into a single integrated track unit. The mounting feature is incorporated directly into the track unit structure, eliminating the need for separate mounting components and simplifying installation while maintaining all necessary functionalities.
Solution Approach 2:
The track unit is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides mounting surfaces for attachment to walls or ceilings, retention mechanisms for securing wires, and connection interfaces for assembling multiple track units. This universal design allows one component to fulfill multiple roles in the wire management system.
2Reliability
If wire management systems use separate mounting features and wire retention features, then each feature can be independently optimized, but the number of components increases making assembly difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting feature and wire retention feature are merged into a single integrated track unit structure. The track unit includes both mounting surfaces for attachment and retention mechanisms for wire securing, reducing the total number of components while ensuring both features work together reliably.
3Adaptability or versatility
If wire management systems provide customizable track lengths through assembly, then adaptability improves, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wire management system is divided into multiple modular track units that can be individually manufactured and then assembled. Each track unit is a self-contained module with standardized connection interfaces, allowing customers to assemble custom-length tracks by connecting multiple units together, providing flexibility while maintaining ease of assembly through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
Each track unit is designed as a universal module with standardized connection features that work with all other track units. This universality allows any number of track units to be assembled together in various configurations, providing customizable track lengths and shapes while simplifying the assembly process through consistent interfaces.
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AI summary
A wire management system and, more particularly, a wire management system including a least one wire track unit having mount rotatably positioned on the wire track unit along with an integrally formed tension tang for holding wires in the wire track assembly during use. The present invention relates generally to a wire management system and, more particularly, to a wire management system including at least one wire track unit, each wire track unit including a rotatable mount for retaining wires and/or cables and mounting the unit to a mounting surface.