Electrical Connector Air Flow Channel Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connectors have a high center of gravity and small contact area with circuit boards, leading to instability during fixing, and poor heat dissipation due to lack of air flow channels, making them difficult to assemble and less reliable.
Innovation Solution
The electrical connector design features a shell with a bridging portion and two frame portions that define air flow channels, along with supporting portions for stable placement and screw fixation, enhancing contact area and heat dissipation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the electrical connector has a narrow width to reduce size, then the device complexity is reduced, but the contact area with the circuit board becomes small leading to instability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the connector in the vertical dimension by adding multiple stacked layers (first layer, second layer, third layer) with multiple cards per layer. This increases the contact area with the circuit board and lowers the center of gravity without increasing the horizontal footprint, thus improving stability while maintaining a compact size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple cards and layers into a single integrated connector assembly. Multiple cards are arranged in parallel on each layer, and multiple layers are stacked vertically, merging multiple connection functions into one unified structure that provides both compact size and enhanced stability through increased contact area.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the connector is fixed tightly to the circuit board to improve stability, then the reliability is improved, but the fixing operation becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed with pre-formed mounting structures including through-holes and positioning features that align with the circuit board. The multi-layer stacked structure provides inherent mechanical support and distribution of fixing forces, allowing for simplified assembly operations while maintaining tight fixation and stability.
3Device complexity
If the connector structure is simplified to reduce device complexity, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the heat dissipation capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is segmented into multiple independent layers and cards, creating numerous exposed surfaces and interfaces. This segmentation increases the total surface area available for heat dissipation while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. Each layer and card can dissipate heat independently, improving thermal management without requiring complex cooling systems.
4Reliability
If multiple cards are stacked in multiple layers to increase contact area and improve stability, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector uses standardized cards and layers that can serve multiple functions: electrical connection, mechanical support, and heat dissipation. The modular design allows the same basic structure to be replicated across multiple layers and cards, improving reliability through redundancy while managing complexity through standardization and modularity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses an electrical connector which comprises a shell, a first wafer group and a second wafer group. The shell comprises: a first frame portion defining a first slot; a second frame portion defining a second slot; a first supporting portion positioned at a first side of the shell; a second supporting portion positioned at a second side of the shell, and a bridging portion connecting the first frame portion and the second frame portion. The bridging portion, the first frame portion and the second frame portion cooperatively define an air flow channel. The first wafer group is assembled to the first slot. The second wafer group is assembled to the second slot.