Battery Terminal Adapter with Multi-Wire Clamping Arms
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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 with resilient, deformable arms that clamp around the battery terminal, featuring multiple wire-receiving holes on opposite ends for secure and independent electrical connections, allowing easy manipulation without removing the battery, and a protruding neck for increased length and robustness.
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 device complexity and manipulation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter body is segmented into multiple wire-receiving holes (at least two) positioned at different locations, allowing separate electrical cables to be connected independently to a single battery terminal. Each wire-receiving hole provides an independent connection point, enabling multiple devices to be powered simultaneously without increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter serves as an intermediary device between the battery terminal and multiple electrical cables. It provides a mechanical and electrical interface that consolidates multiple cable connections into a single adapter unit, which then connects to one battery terminal, simplifying manipulation while maintaining high 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 convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The wire-receiving holes are positioned at different spatial locations on the adapter body, extending connections in multiple directions from the battery terminal. This dimensional arrangement allows cables to be routed and connected without requiring the battery to be removed from its compartment, improving ease of operation while avoiding time loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electrical cables are connected to a single battery terminal using conventional methods, then the connection capacity increases, but the mechanical robustness and electrical safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cable connections are merged into a single adapter unit that attaches to one battery terminal. The adapter body consolidates multiple wire-receiving holes and their respective cables into one mechanically robust connection point, maintaining electrical safety while enabling high connection capacity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables multiple electrical devices to connect to a single battery terminal securely and conveniently, facilitating easier access and manipulation without removing the battery, enhancing operational capacity and reducing physical constraints.
Implementation Method 1
The arms are resiliently deformable and configured to clamp a battery terminal that is inserted in the battery terminal receiving cavity
Data Source
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 battery electrode or terminal, such as the positive or negative electrode of a vehicle battery. For this purpose, the battery terminal adapter includes an adapter body having clamping arms arranged around a battery terminal receiving cavity in which the battery terminal is to be inserted. Wire-receiving holes are provided on both ends of the arms, i.e. on the free end of the arms and on the end opposing the free end. The 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. Clean and safe connection of a plurality of electrical wires is achieved by having the wire-receiving holes arranged on opposite sides of the arms.