Circuit Board Module Adapter Board Connecting Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing circuit board adapters and boards are prone to damage during insertion and removal due to their fragile materials, leading to potential electrical conduction disruptions.
Innovation Solution
A circuit board module design featuring connecting brackets with guiding posts, recessed regions, and grabbing members that facilitate secure attachment and detachment of adapter boards without applying excessive force, ensuring the adapter and circuit boards are not damaged.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If adapter boards and circuit boards are made with fragile materials for miniaturization, then device size is reduced, but the boards become easily damaged during insertion and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces connecting brackets as intermediary components between the adapter board and circuit boards. These brackets have grabbing members that engage with the adapter board, allowing users to apply force to the brackets rather than directly to the fragile circuit boards or adapter board, thus preventing damage during installation and removal operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the connection system into separate functional components: connecting brackets with grabbing members for user interaction, guiding posts for alignment, and the actual circuit board connection interfaces. This segmentation allows the fragile circuit boards to remain small while the robust connecting brackets handle the mechanical stress of insertion and removal.
2Ease of operation
If connecting brackets include grabbing members for easy handling, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device is segmented into distinct functional elements: grabbing members for user interaction, guiding posts for alignment, and connection interfaces for electrical bonding. This segmentation makes the complexity manageable by assigning specific functions to separate components, where each element is simple in itself but collectively provides sophisticated functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding posts perform preliminary alignment action before the actual connection is made. By pre-positioning the adapter board and circuit boards correctly through the guiding posts, the system ensures that subsequent connection operations are straightforward and error-free, improving ease of operation despite the added structural elements.
3Manufacturing precision
If guiding posts are added to ensure error-free installation, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment function is segmented into dedicated guiding posts that are separate from the connection interfaces. This allows the guiding posts to be optimized specifically for alignment precision without compromising the electrical connection functionality, achieving high manufacturing precision through functional separation.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding posts act as intermediary alignment elements between the adapter board and circuit boards. These intermediaries ensure precise positioning before the actual connection is established, improving alignment precision while keeping the main connection interfaces simple and focused on their primary function.
Data Source
AI summary
A circuit board module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board facing the first circuit board, a connecting device fixed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and an adapter board fixed to the connecting device and disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The adapter board is inserted into the first circuit board and the second circuit board.