Bus Bar Connector With Slidable Pin For Vibration Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing connection between bus bars using fastening screws is prone to misalignment and tilting, leading to screw breakage under torsional stress and mechanical vibration, causing system disconnection.
Innovation Solution
A connector assembly with an insulating housing, conductive terminal, and slidable conductive pin that allows for electrical connection between bus bars, enabling stable contact and movement to prevent misalignment and tilting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a fastening screw is used to rigidly connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar, then the connection strength is improved, but misalignment and tilting occur causing screw breakage under torsional stress and vibration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the rigid static connection into a dynamic adjustable connection. The second bus bar is designed with adjustable structure that can tilt and rotate to adapt to misalignment between bus bars, eliminating the rigid constraint that causes screw breakage while maintaining electrical connection reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The connection structure is segmented into adjustable components. The second bus bar is divided into adjustable segments that can independently tilt and rotate, allowing each segment to compensate for misalignment separately rather than transmitting stress through a rigid screw connection
2Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid fit connection is used between bus bars, then the structural stability is improved, but misalignment causes tilting and screw breakage under mechanical vibration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic adjustment capability to the connection structure. The adjustable second bus bar can tilt and rotate to adapt to vibrations and misalignment, maintaining structural stability without the rigid constraints that lead to failure under mechanical vibration
3Ease of operation
If misalignment is allowed in the connection, then the ease of installation is improved, but the fastening screw breaks due to torsional stress
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the connection structure to dynamically adapt to misalignment through adjustable tilting and rotating components. This allows easy installation with misalignment while the adjustable mechanism absorbs the torsional stress, preventing screw breakage
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AI summary
A connector adapted to electrically connect a first bus bar and a second bus bar includes an insulating housing having a first hole and a slot at an end of the insulating housing, a conductive terminal provided within the insulating housing and in electrical contact with the second bus bar inserted into the slot, and a conductive pin inserted into the first hole and electrically connected with the conductive terminal and the first bus bar. The slot extends in the insulating housing in a first direction and a third direction and receives the second bus bar inserted into the slot. The first hole extends at least partially through the insulating housing in a second direction. The conductive pin is slidable in the first hole relative to the conductive terminal in the second direction.