Bracket Connector Assembly for Precise Multi-Object Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mechanical connectors require precise alignment of receptacles, leading to imperfect attachments that can cause safety hazards and resource wastage due to destructive removal.
Innovation Solution
A connector device with a bracket member, female and male components, allowing for accurate alignment and secure attachment, with features like spring-loading, quick-release mechanisms, and versatile configurations to adapt to different geometric and operational requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional mechanical connectors are used to attach multiple objects, then the objects can be connected, but precise alignment of receptacles is required which increases device complexity and installation difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a connector device as an intermediary component between multiple objects. This connector includes a body with a receptacle and a protrusion that interfaces with corresponding features on the objects, eliminating the need for direct precise alignment between objects themselves. The connector absorbs the alignment tolerances through its own design features.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the attachment system into separate functional components: a connector body, protrusions, and receptacles. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function, with the connector body providing the alignment reference and the objects simply needing to interface with the connector's standardized features.
2Ease of operation
If traditional mechanical connectors are used for detachable attachment, then objects can be disconnected, but the connector must be destructively removed causing resource wastage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the connector device to be reusable rather than disposable. The connector body, protrusions, and receptacles are designed to maintain their functional integrity after detachment, allowing the same connector to be reused for multiple attachment-detachment cycles without destructive removal or resource wastage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates dynamic features such as spring-loaded protrusions that can be compressed to release objects and expand to secure them. This dynamic mechanism enables easy attachment and detachment through simple compressive force application, eliminating the need for destructive removal while maintaining secure connection during use.
3Reliability
If traditional mechanical connectors require precise alignment, then secure attachment can be achieved, but installation time and effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates alignment features such as guide protrusions and corresponding receptacles that are pre-formed on the connector body. These preliminary alignment features automatically guide the objects into proper position during installation, eliminating the need for manual alignment adjustments and reducing installation time while maintaining connection security.
4Ease of operation
If traditional mechanical connectors are used, then objects can be connected, but imperfect alignment leads to unexpected detachment creating safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates multiple engagement features including protrusions that fit into receptacles and additional locking mechanisms that engage before full attachment is complete. These preliminary engagement features cushion against misalignment by providing intermediate securement points, preventing unexpected detachment even if perfect alignment is not achieved.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a connector device for connecting a first object and a second object. The connector device is disposed on the first object. The connector device comprises a bracket member. The bracket member comprises a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface and a connecting surface connecting the first surface and the second surface. The connector device further comprises a female member disposed on the first surface and a receptacle disposed on the second surface. The receptacle receives a male member. The male member is received through the receptacle, an opening in the second object and into the female member to connect the first object with the second object.