Cable Clamp With Moveable Housings For Secure Insert Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cable connectors are difficult to assemble due to the need to secure inserts to a cable clamp after wiring, leading to potential disconnection and misalignment issues, which complicates the assembly process and requires strain relief during manufacturing.
Innovation Solution
A cable connector design featuring a cable clamp with moveable upper and lower housings and an insert with a coupling mechanism that secures within the clamp, allowing for pre-assembled positioning and easy assembly by engaging latching and engagement mechanisms to retain the insert and cable securely.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If inserts are wired to the cable before the cable clamp is secured, then the electrical coupling is established, but the assembly becomes complicated and inserts may become disconnected or misaligned
Solution Approach 1:
The cable clamp is designed to secure inserts to the cable before wiring occurs. The clamp includes features such as insert retention arms and positioning structures that hold inserts in place during the wiring process, preventing disconnection and misalignment while establishing electrical coupling.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable clamp is divided into functional segments including a clamp body, insert retention mechanisms, and cable securing features. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple inserts are used in the cable connector, then the electrical coupling capabilities are enhanced, but the assembly process becomes more difficult and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The cable clamp is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple inserts simultaneously. It includes multiple retention arms and positioning structures that work together to secure all inserts in place, allowing parallel assembly operations and improving productivity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple insert retention and positioning functions are merged into a single integrated cable clamp structure. This consolidation allows all inserts to be secured simultaneously in one assembly operation rather than requiring separate operations for each insert, thereby improving assembly speed.
3Reliability
If the cable clamp secures inserts after wiring, then the electrical coupling is established, but strain relief is not provided during manufacturing
Solution Approach 1:
The cable clamp is designed to provide strain relief to the cable and secured inserts before the wiring process begins. The clamp includes cable securing features and insert positioning structures that are activated in the pre-assembled position, protecting the cable and inserts from stress during subsequent wiring and assembly operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A cable connector includes a cable clamp having a cable end and a mating end. The cable clamp has an upper housing and a lower housing joined to the upper housing. An aperture is formed in at least one of the upper housing or the lower housing. The upper housing and the lower housing are moveable between a pre-assembled position and an assembled position. An insert is provided having a wire end and a mating end. The insert has a tab configured to engage the aperture to secure the insert within the mating end of the cable clamp in the pre-assembled position. The upper housing and the lower housing are moveable to the assembled position to retain the insert within the mating end of the cable clamp and a cable within the cable end of the cable clamp.