Compression Clip Connector Mounting for Motor Stator Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multi-position connectors lack precise mounting control to curved surfaces and inside diameters of motor stators, leading to difficulties in automated assembly, transportation, and potential damage during handling.
Innovation Solution
An electrical connector with a housing featuring a radiused reference surface, alignment projection, and compression clips, allowing precise mounting to radiused surfaces and inside diameters of motor stators, facilitating controlled assembly and secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional multi-position connectors are positioned on an insulator of the motor without a reference surface, then the connector can be assembled, but the positioning is not well controlled and automated assembly becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual positioning methods with a mechanical reference surface system. The radiused reference surface on the connector housing provides a precise mechanical interface with the stator's inner diameter, enabling automated equipment to accurately position and mount the connector without complex control systems or human intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The radiused reference surface acts as an intermediary element between the connector and the stator. This reference surface provides a defined geometric interface that mediates the positioning relationship, allowing automated assembly equipment to reliably locate and attach the connector at the correct position on the stator's inner diameter.
2Ease of operation
If connectors are located outside the dimensions of the stator, then the connector can be accessed, but transportation becomes difficult and connectors may get damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is nested within the stator's inner diameter rather than being mounted on the outer surface. This nested configuration allows the connector to be protected within the stator's dimensional envelope during transportation, preventing damage while still providing accessibility through the stator's opening for electrical connections.
3Ease of manufacture
If the connector position varies, then the connector can be assembled, but the location interferes with continued automated assembly of the stator
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces variable positioning with a fixed mechanical reference system. The radiused reference surface provides a consistent, repeatable positioning interface that ensures the connector is always mounted at the correct location, preventing interference with subsequent automated assembly operations on the stator.
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical connector has a housing with a front surface, a rear surface, and side surfaces. A first wall extends between the front surface, the rear surface and the side surfaces. A second wall extends between the front surface, the rear surface and the side surfaces, the second wall having a radiused reference surface. An alignment projection extends from the radiused reference surface in a direction away from the first wall. Compression clips extend from the side surfaces. The compression clips have bases, beams and a latching projections, with the beams extending at angles relative to the side surfaces.