Connection Assembly Latching Module for Secure Device Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connection assemblies for joining devices like batteries face challenges in securing them without damaging the devices during mounting, requiring careful effort to avoid mechanical and electrical misalignment.
Innovation Solution
A connection assembly with a receiving module featuring a chamber with a passage channel and latching module designed to securely receive a securing element with a pin and head, allowing for temporary latching and complete enclosure, ensuring secure mechanical and electrical connections while preventing damage to the devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the connection assembly is secured to devices during mounting, then mechanical and electrical connection is achieved, but the devices may be damaged during the mounting process
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving module serves as an intermediary component between the securing element and the device. It provides a protective chamber that guides the securing element into proper alignment and contains it during insertion, preventing direct contact between the securing element and sensitive device components, thereby eliminating damage risk while ensuring reliable connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The securing element is temporarily latched within the receiving module before being inserted into the device. This preliminary action ensures proper alignment and positioning of the securing element, allowing for easy insertion and removal without forcing or misalignment that could damage the device.
2Reliability
If the securing element is completely received within the chamber, then secure mechanical connection is achieved, but the passage channel must be longer than the securing element
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving module utilizes three-dimensional space efficiently by creating a chamber that extends in multiple directions. The passage channel is positioned strategically within the chamber, and the securing element is oriented vertically within the chamber, allowing the passage channel to be shorter while still accommodating the complete length of the securing element through vertical arrangement.
3Ease of operation
If the latching module encloses a region with dimensions between the head and pin sizes, then temporary latching is achieved, but the inner wall geometry becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The latching function is segmented into distinct components: the latching module with its enclosure region, the chamber, and the passage channel. The latching module specifically encloses a region with dimensions between the head and pin sizes, providing temporary latching without requiring complex overall chamber geometry. This segmentation allows each component to have a simple, optimized shape for its specific function.
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AI summary
A connection assembly with at least one receiving module for receiving a securing element. The at least one receiving module has a chamber for receiving the respective securing element, the chamber being delimited by an inner wall, and has a first opening as well as a second opening. The two openings delimit a passage channel within the chamber, and the inner wall has at least one latching module to which the securing element is to be latched within the chamber at least temporarily after guiding the securing element along a longitudinal direction of the passage channel into the chamber through the first opening. The latched securing element is to be received completely within the chamber.