Adapter Gathering Mechanism with Flexible Latching and Outer Sleeve
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gathering mechanisms for adapters are inadequate in design and applicability, failing to effectively prevent theft and providing insufficient protection for high-end connectors or adapters during exhibitions, and they lack versatility in adapting to various connection ports.
Innovation Solution
A cylindrical body with indented accommodating units, flexible latching members with bulged joggle units, and an outer sleeve with cut grooves form a secure and versatile assembly that limits the movable range of adapters, allowing easy assembly and replacement of adapters to fit different connection ports, while the bulged sealing caps secure the outer sleeve.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adapters are cascaded and limited within the movable range of the annular rope, then adapters are protected from being stolen, but the design style is coarse and applicability is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter assembly is segmented into modular components: adapters can be individually attached or detached from the connection cable, and the gathering mechanism is divided into distinct elements (cylindrical body, outer sleeve, locking component) that can be independently assembled. This modularity enhances both security and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection cable is designed with universal adaptability to connect to various peripheral devices (liquid crystal displays, projectors, stereos, computers) through different adapters. The gathering mechanism itself serves multiple functions: securing adapters during transport, enabling easy replacement, and maintaining organized arrangement.
2Reliability
If adapters are secured to connection cable for sale, then adapters are protected from being lost, but the design is coarse and replacement is not easy
Solution Approach 1:
The gathering mechanism employs dynamic locking and unlocking actions. The locking component can be easily manipulated to transition between locked and unlocked states, allowing quick attachment and detachment of adapters without complex operations or tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanism is designed for user-friendly self-service operation. Users can independently attach or detach adapters by simple manual manipulation of the locking component, without requiring assistance or complex procedures.
3Length of moving object
If conventional gathering mechanism is used, then adapters are limited in movable range, but the design style is coarse and insufficient for high-end connectors
Solution Approach 1:
The cylindrical body of the gathering mechanism provides a sleek, curved aesthetic that contrasts with coarse linear designs. This rounded form factor enhances the visual appeal of high-end connectors while maintaining the necessary length limitation functionality.
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AI summary
Provided is a gathering mechanism for adapter, including a cylindrical body having a plurality of accommodating units indentedly and spacedly mounted on a surface of the cylindrical body in an axial direction thereof; a plurality of adapters, each of which is provided with a flexible latching member on one end thereof, and the other end of the flexible latching member is a free end provided with a bulged joggle unit for being received in a corresponding accommodating unit; and an outer sleeve sleeving the cylindrical body and having at least one cut groove mounted in an axial direction of the outer sleeve for allowing the flexible latching member to transversely enter and exit the therethrough, and wherein a width of the cut groove is smaller than a width of the bulged joggle unit, thereby forming a limiting engagement. Thus, multiple adapters can be tidily gathered and protected.