Connector Assembly Partitioning for Airflow and EMI Shielding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connector assemblies face challenges in allowing effective heat dissipation and preventing incorrect insertion of modules due to obstructive design elements that block airflow and complicate assembly.
Innovation Solution
A connector assembly featuring a shielding cage with partitioning plates spaced to form an airflow passageway, supported by protruding edges and pieces, and equipped with grounding elastic pieces and folding portions to prevent incorrect insertion, allowing enhanced airflow and structural support while maintaining electromagnetic interference shielding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If contact pieces are provided in the middle of partitioning pieces to ensure connecting stability, then connection reliability is improved, but heat dissipating air flow is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The partitioning assembly is divided into multiple partitioning pieces (first partitioning piece and second partitioning piece) that are spaced apart to form a partitioning space. This segmentation allows air flow to pass through the partitioning assembly while maintaining structural integrity and connection stability through the spaced arrangement rather than direct contact in the middle.
Solution Approach 2:
The design transitions from a single-plane contact structure to a three-dimensional spaced arrangement. The partitioning pieces are positioned at different locations (front end and rear end) rather than contacting at the middle, creating a spatial configuration that allows air flow passage while maintaining connection stability through distributed contact points.
2Stability of the object's composition
If partitioning pieces are positioned close together to form a closed structure, then structural integrity is improved, but heat dissipating air flow cannot enter
Solution Approach 1:
The partitioning assembly is segmented into separate partitioning pieces with a predetermined interval between them, creating a partitioning space that allows air flow passage. This segmentation maintains structural integrity through the distributed arrangement while enabling thermal management through the airflow channel.
Solution Approach 2:
The partitioning assembly functions as a porous structure with intentional gaps (partitioning space) between the partitioning pieces. This porous configuration allows air flow to pass through while maintaining the overall structural form and integrity of the partitioning assembly.
3Reliability
If contact pieces are positioned in the middle of partitioning pieces, then connection stability is assured, but air flow path is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The design moves from middle-contact configuration to distributed spatial contact points at the front and rear ends. This dimensional repositioning creates a three-dimensional airflow path that bypasses the partitioning pieces while maintaining connection stability through the spaced arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The partitioning assembly is segmented into multiple pieces positioned at different locations along the air flow direction. This segmentation creates distinct zones for connection (front and rear ends) and air flow passage (middle section), resolving the conflict between connection stability and air flow accessibility.
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AI summary
A connector assembly includes a shielding cage, a partitioning assembly and a plurality of supporting members. The shielding cage has a plurality of walls and an internal space defined by the plurality of walls, the plurality of walls includes two side walls. The partitioning assembly is assembled to the two side walls of the shielding cage and partitions the internal space into two inserting chambers arranged up and down, the partitioning assembly includes two partitioning plates which are arranged up and down and two grounding elastic pieces which are respectively assembled to front ends of the two partitioning plates, the two partitioning plates are spaced apart from with each other by a preset interval to together constitute an air flow passageway and a front end opening positioned to a front end of the air flow passageway. The plurality of supporting members are supported between the two partitioning plates.