Auxiliary Carrier With Interchangeable Supporting Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high production cost of electrical connectors due to the need for different carriers for various types of connectors, as existing solutions require entire carrier replacement for shape and size variations, leading to increased costs.
Innovation Solution
An auxiliary carrier system comprising a first base, a supporting base with receiving grooves, and a coupling portion that can be attached to a main carrier, allowing the auxiliary carrier to move with the main carrier, enabling the use of interchangeable supporting bases to accommodate different connector shapes and sizes without replacing the entire auxiliary carrier.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If different carriers are prepared for different types of electrical connectors, then accurate automated assembly is achieved, but production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier is divided into a main carrier body and interchangeable supporting bases. The main carrier body remains fixed while only the supporting bases are replaced to accommodate different connector types, reducing the segmentation from entire carrier replacement to modular base replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The main carrier body is designed with universal functionality to support multiple connector types through interchangeable supporting bases. A single main carrier can accommodate various electrical connectors by simply changing the supporting base module, making the system multi-functional.
2Manufacturing precision
If the entire carrier is replaced for different connector types, then accurate positioning is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier system is segmented into a standardized main carrier body and interchangeable supporting bases. This segmentation allows the main carrier to remain unchanged while only the supporting bases are swapped, reducing device complexity from managing multiple complete carriers to managing multiple base modules.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple supporting bases are designed to be compatible with a single main carrier body through standardized coupling mechanisms. This merging approach consolidates the system into one main carrier that can accommodate various connector types via interchangeable bases.
Data Source
AI summary
An auxiliary carrier includes a first base, a first supporting base mounted on the first base and having a plurality of receiving grooves receiving a plurality of components of an electrical connector, and a first coupling portion mounted on the first base or the first supporting base. The first coupling portion is adapted to be coupled with a second coupling portion of a main carrier so that the auxiliary carrier is movable along with the main carrier.