Connector Adapter Holding Structure for Compact Misalignment Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connector devices face challenges in miniaturization due to the need to accommodate the adapter's inclination caused by its own weight, which is addressed by expanding the guide portion, leading to increased device size.
Innovation Solution
A connector device with a resilient holding portion in the first connector that maintains the adapter's posture through shape retention and deformation, allowing the guide portion to be minimized, and a guide structure that absorbs positional shifts by inclining the adapter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the guide portion is expanded to accommodate adapter inclination, then the adapter can be properly positioned, but the connector device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient holding portion changes its physical state from rigid to flexible, allowing it to deform elastically under the adapter's weight. This parameter change enables the holding portion to accommodate the adapter's inclination without requiring a large guide portion, thus resolving the contradiction between reliable positioning and compact size
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient holding portion transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic flexible structure that can adapt its shape. This dynamic characteristic allows the holding portion to automatically adjust to the adapter's weight and inclination, providing reliable positioning while maintaining a compact connector device design
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
Achieves miniaturization by maintaining the adapter's posture and minimizing the guide area, reducing the overall size of the connector device while effectively connecting connectors despite positional shifts.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient holding portion (14) formed in the first connector (10), the resilient holding portion (14) having a shape retention force capable of holding the adapter (20) in a fixed posture with respect to the first connector (10), the resilient holding portion (14) being resiliently deformable
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AI summary
It is aimed for miniaturization. A connector device is provided with a first connector (10), a second connector (40) provided to face the first connector (10), an adapter (20) for connecting the first and second connectors (10, 40), resilient holding portions (14) formed in the first connector (10), having a shape retention force capable of holding the adapter (20) in a fixed posture with respect to the first connector (10) and being resiliently deformable, and a first guide portion (42) and second guide portions (47) for absorbing position shifts of the first and second connectors (10, 40) by inclining the adapter (20) with respect to the first connector (10) while resiliently deforming the resilient holding portions (14).