Board Connector Adapter Structure for Lateral Misalignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connection devices struggle to handle positional deviations between boards, leading to difficulties in establishing a connectable state between connectors, particularly in the case of lateral misalignment.
Innovation Solution
A connection device featuring a wire routed between two boards with a first and second connector, an adapter extending from the first connector to cover the wire, and a movement allowing portion between the adapter and the second connector, enabling parallel movement to absorb positional deviations between the boards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tapered portion is used to guide the connectors, then the connection reliability is improved, but the ability to handle lateral positional deviation is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The connector incorporates a movable guide portion that can dynamically adjust its position laterally. This guide portion is not fixed but can move parallel to the boards within a certain range, allowing the connector to adapt to positional deviations while maintaining reliable connection. The dynamic movement capability resolves the contradiction by providing both guidance for reliable connection and adaptability to misalignment.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide portion's positional parameter is made variable rather than fixed. By allowing the guide portion to change its lateral position within a specified range, the system can accommodate different alignment scenarios. This parameter change enables the connector to maintain reliable connection (through guidance) while adapting to lateral deviations (through position variation).
2Stability of the object's composition
If the connectors are rigidly fixed to the boards, then the structural stability is improved, but the ability to accommodate positional deviation is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into fixed portions (connector bodies attached to boards) and movable portions (guide portions that can move laterally). This segmentation allows the majority of the structure to remain stable and fixed, while specific segments provide the necessary movement capability to accommodate positional deviations. The guide portion acts as a mobile segment that bridges the stability requirement and adaptability need.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide portion is designed with dynamic movement capability, allowing it to shift laterally within a certain range while the connector bodies remain firmly attached to the boards. This dynamic element introduces flexibility into an otherwise rigid system, enabling accommodation of positional deviations without compromising the overall structural stability of the fixed connector-board assemblies.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the guide portion is largely guided to increase movement range, then the positional deviation handling is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making the entire connector structure complex and movable, only the specific guide portion is designed with movement capability. The rest of the connector structure remains simple and fixed. This localized application of movement complexity minimizes the overall structural complexity while providing sufficient adaptability to handle positional deviations. The movable guide portion is a small, focused element rather than a system-wide complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration allows for effective handling of positional deviations between boards, ensuring reliable connectivity by allowing the adapter to move parallel to the boards while the wire is deformed, thus maintaining connection integrity even with significant misalignment.
Implementation Method 1
the movement allowing portion allowing the adapter to relatively move in parallel to the boards with respect to the board-side second connector
Data Source
AI summary
It is aimed to provide a connection device capable of dealing with a positional deviation between boards. A connection device is provided with a wire to be routed between two boards facing each other, a board-side first connector to be provided on the upper board, a board-side second connector to be provided on the lower board, a first connector provided on one end part of the wire, a second connector provided on the other end part of the wire, an adapter extending from the first connector toward a side where the board-side second connector is located while covering the wire, and movement allowing portions provided between the adapter and the board-side second connector and allowing the adapter to relatively move in parallel to the boards with respect to the board-side second connector.