Compact Socket Structure With Integrated Wire Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wired sockets are large in size, making them inconvenient for carrying and use, and their compact structure compromises safety testing and service life due to the design of wire clamp nuts.
Innovation Solution
A socket structure with a shell and bracket system that clamps the conductive wire through a smaller clamping hole, reducing volume and installation space, while ensuring safety performance through a detachable soft tail card for easy installation and cost-effective production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wire clamp nuts are provided at the position of shell adjacent to the through hole to prevent the conductive wire from pulling or swinging, then the safety and service life of conductive wires are improved, but the overall volume of the socket increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wire clamp function is merged with the bracket structure. The bracket includes clamping components that directly clamp the conductive wire at the penetration position, eliminating the need for separate wire clamp nuts. This integration maintains wire safety and service life while reducing the overall socket volume by removing redundant components.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire clamping function is extracted from the traditional wire clamp nut design and integrated into the bracket structure. The bracket's clamping components directly perform the wire securing function at the penetration position, eliminating the need for separate wire clamp nuts and reducing socket volume.
2Volume of stationary object
If the socket structure is made compact to improve portability, then the volume is reduced, but the safety testing and service life are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into the bracket structure: wire clamping, structural support, and safety securing. The bracket's clamping components directly secure the conductive wire at the penetration position, providing both compactness and safety testing compliance in a single integrated component.
3Reliability
If traditional wire clamp nuts are used to secure conductive wires, then the wires are protected from pulling or swinging, but the installation complexity and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wire clamping function is merged with the bracket structure, which is already a necessary component for housing the conductive sheet. This integration eliminates the need for separate wire clamp nuts, reducing the number of parts, simplifying assembly, and lowering production costs while maintaining wire protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket serves multiple functions: housing the conductive sheet, providing structural support, and clamping the conductive wire. This multi-functionality reduces the total number of components needed, simplifying manufacturing and assembly while maintaining wire protection.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses a socket structure, including a shell having a chamber, a bracket in the chamber that is provided with a cavity to accommodate conductive sheet component, and a conductive wire that passes through the shell and bracket in turn, extends into the cavity, and is electrically connected to the conductive sheet component, the conductive wire is clamped and fixed on the bracket; the arrangement reduces the need for the conductive wires to be fixed by wire clamps, decreases the volume of the socket, and the integration between the bracket and the charging PCB board component provides a multifunctional product combination with charging function on the socket, which is easy to install and has a small volume; in further, the soft tail card which can be detachably installed effectively reduces the production costs while effectively ensuring the safe swing testing of socket wires.