Angled Connector Shield Assembly for Impedance Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing angled connectors face challenges with high component costs, complex assembly, inconsistent angle formation, and difficult impedance control due to the arrangement of contacts and shields.
Innovation Solution
The angled subassembly includes an angled shield with a first and second shield section extending at a bend angle, and a cable with portions positioned in each shield section, allowing for improved impedance control and shielding performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If contacts are formed in a single piece and bent to the desired angle, then the connector can achieve the required angled configuration, but component cost increases and assembly becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The contact is divided into multiple sections (first contact section, second contact section, third contact section) that can be formed separately and then assembled together. This segmentation allows each section to be manufactured independently with standard forming processes, reducing overall complexity while achieving the required angled configuration through the articulated connection between sections.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple contact sections are combined through articulation points to form the complete angled contact structure. The merging of these separately-formed sections at articulation points creates the desired angle without requiring complex single-piece forming or multiple separate components, thereby simplifying assembly while maintaining the angled configuration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If contacts are formed in multiple pieces that are attached to one another, then assembly flexibility improves, but component cost and assembly complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The contact structure is segmented into multiple sections that can be formed using standard processes and then assembled. This segmentation provides assembly flexibility for achieving different angles while keeping each segment simple enough to manufacture cost-effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
Articulation points serve as intermediaries that connect the contact sections. These articulation points provide a simple, standardized connection mechanism that enables flexible assembly of multiple sections without requiring complex joining processes, thereby maintaining assembly flexibility while controlling complexity.
3Ease of operation
If contacts are bent to form the desired angle, then the angled connector configuration is achieved, but manufacturing precision and consistency of angle formation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the contact into multiple sections that are formed separately and then articulated, the manufacturing process avoids the difficulty of forming precise angles in a single piece. Each section can be formed with standard precision, and the final angle is determined by the articulation geometry rather than complex bending operations, improving angle consistency.
4Device complexity
If the cable extends in a single direction into the connector, then the connector structure is simplified, but impedance control becomes difficult when angled contacts are required
Solution Approach 1:
The contact structure utilizes three-dimensional articulation to achieve the required angle while maintaining proper impedance characteristics. By extending the contact in multiple dimensions through articulated sections rather than simple planar bends, the design achieves both the angled configuration and impedance control requirements simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
An angled subassembly of an angled connector includes an angled shield and a cable disposed in the angled shield. The angled shield has a first shield section and a second shield section extending at a bend angle with respect to the first shield section. The cable has a first portion positioned in the first shield section and a second portion positioned in the second shield section. The second portion extends at the bend angle with respect to the first portion.