Adjustable Sinking Depth Electrical Connector
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sinking type electrical connectors have a fixed sinking depth, requiring new connectors for different applications, leading to increased costs and inventory complexity due to the need for various specifications in miniaturized electronic products.
Innovation Solution
The design includes a body with a limiting unit featuring multiple limiting portions at different levels, allowing adjustable sinking depth by engaging the circuit board at various levels, and an insert piece that extends downwardly for insertion into the circuit board, enabling customizable depth adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional sinking type electrical connector with fixed tabs is used, then the connector achieves a fixed sinking depth below the circuit board, but the sinking depth cannot be adjusted for different applications
Solution Approach 1:
The limiting unit is designed with multiple limiting portions at different levels, allowing the connector to dynamically adjust its sinking depth by selecting which limiting portion engages with the circuit board. This transforms the fixed structure into an adjustable one, enabling the same connector to adapt to different sinking depth requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The limiting unit is segmented into multiple limiting portions (first, second, and third limiting portions) at different levels. This segmentation allows independent engagement of different portions with the circuit board, enabling discrete adjustment of sinking depth while maintaining a unified connector structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If new electrical connectors are developed for different sinking depths, then different specifications can be achieved, but additional development cost and time are required
Solution Approach 1:
A single electrical connector design incorporates multiple limiting portions that enable the same connector to function at different sinking depths. This universal design eliminates the need to develop separate connectors for different applications, reducing development time and cost while providing variety in sinking depth options.
Solution Approach 2:
The sinking depth parameter is made variable by incorporating multiple limiting portions at different levels. By changing which limiting portion engages with the circuit board, the effective sinking depth parameter can be adjusted without changing the fundamental connector design, thereby avoiding repeated development cycles.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of electrical connectors with different specifications are maintained in inventory, then different sinking depth requirements can be met, but inventory cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connector is designed as a universal component with multiple limiting portions that can engage at different levels. This allows a single connector type to satisfy multiple sinking depth requirements, reducing the quantity of different connector specifications that need to be maintained in inventory while still providing the full range of sinking depth options.
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AI summary
A sinking type electrical connector is adapted for coupling to a circuit board. The sinking type electrical connector includes a body and at least one limiting unit. The body has a front end portion, a connecting portion provided in the front end portion, and a top surface. The limiting unit is provided at one side of the body and includes a plurality of limiting portions respectively located at different levels. A selected one of the limiting portions of the limiting unit which are at different levels is brought to engage the circuit board so that a distance from the top surface of the body to the circuit board is changeable.