Battery Terminal Adapter Segmentation for Multi-Wire Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional automotive battery terminals are limited in their ability to connect multiple electrical devices simultaneously, often requiring removal of the battery for manipulation of connections, especially in confined spaces, and do not provide a direct electrical interface for multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A battery terminal adapter that forms independent and easy-to-manipulate connections between multiple electrical components and a single threaded battery terminal, featuring an adapter body with wire-receiving holes and fastener bores, allowing secure and conductive connections without needing battery removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional battery terminal is used to connect multiple electrical devices, then the terminal connection capacity is limited, but the complexity of manipulation increases and battery removal is required
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the connection function into multiple segments by providing multiple wire-receiving holes (first, second, third holes) on the adapter body, allowing separate connection points for different electrical devices. Each hole can independently receive and secure a wire, enabling multiple devices to connect to a single battery terminal without interfering with each other's manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter acts as an intermediary device between the battery terminal and multiple electrical devices. The adapter body with its multiple wire-receiving holes and fastener bores provides a mediating structure that distributes connections from a single terminal to multiple devices, eliminating the need for direct battery manipulation while maintaining connection capacity.
2Ease of operation
If the battery is removed from the compartment for connection manipulation, then access to battery terminals is improved, but installation time and operational interruption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter serves as an intermediary that enables all connection manipulation to occur at the adapter level rather than requiring battery removal. The multiple wire-receiving holes and fastener bores provide adequate space for wire insertion and securing operations without needing to access the battery terminal directly, allowing connections to be made while the battery remains installed in its compartment.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter is pre-installed on the battery terminal before any wire connections are made. This preliminary installation creates a prepared interface with multiple wire-receiving holes and fastener bores already in position, allowing subsequent wire connections to be made quickly without requiring battery removal or repositioning operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electrical cables are connected to a single battery terminal, then the operational capacity of the battery is enhanced, but the mechanical and electrical connection robustness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into multiple independent connection paths, each consisting of a wire-receiving hole, a fastener bore, and a fastener. This segmentation ensures that each electrical cable has its own dedicated connection point and securing mechanism, preventing interference between connections and maintaining individual connection robustness even when multiple devices are connected simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter body is designed with a substantially spherical shape, which provides structural integrity and distributes mechanical stresses evenly across the connection points. The spherical geometry enhances the overall mechanical robustness of the adapter, ensuring that multiple connection operations do not compromise the structural strength or electrical connection reliability.
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AI summary
A battery terminal adapter providing support for a plurality of wires, allowing several wires to be connected simultaneously and in parallel to a single, threaded battery electrode or terminal, such as a positive or negative threaded electrode of a vehicle battery. For this purpose, the battery terminal adapter includes an adapter body having a threaded battery terminal receiving cavity, two or more wire-receiving holes and two or more fastener bores in spatial communication with a respective one of the wire-receiving holes. The wire-receiving holes are in electrical communication with the battery terminal receiving cavity so that all electrical wires connected to the wire-receiving holes are powered by the battery.