Connector Brick Cable Mounting Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The assembly of cable communication systems is challenging due to the difficulty in managing and securing numerous cables and connectors, requiring many components and fasteners, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
The use of connector bricks with a frame structure comprising brick plates, cable connector mounts, and retainer clips that sub-divide the frame space into cable connector openings, allowing for easy assembly and secure mounting of cable connectors without the need for separate fasteners, enabling quick and efficient assembly of cable communication systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional backplanes with numerous cable connectors and fasteners are used, then secure mounting of cable connectors is achieved, but assembly complexity and time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (bracket, spacer, and retainer) into an integrated cable connector mount structure. The bracket and spacer are formed as a single piece, and the retainer is integrated into this structure, eliminating the need for separate fasteners and reducing assembly steps while maintaining secure mounting of cable connectors.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable connector mount structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mechanical support for cable connectors, maintains precise spacing and alignment, and secures connectors through the integrated retainer mechanism. This multi-functional design reduces the number of separate components needed in the assembly.
2Reliability
If multiple separate components and fasteners are used to secure cable connectors, then secure positioning is achieved, but assembly time and labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of the bracket, spacer, and retainer into a single cable connector mount component eliminates the need for multiple assembly steps involving separate fasteners. This merging of components directly reduces assembly time and labor while maintaining the secure positioning function through the integrated retainer mechanism.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise alignment of cable connectors is required, then signal integrity is maintained, but the number of components and fasteners increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spacer function is integrated into the bracket structure, forming a single-piece cable connector mount that provides precise alignment features. This integration maintains the alignment precision needed for signal integrity while reducing the total number of components from three separate pieces (bracket, spacer, retainer) to a more consolidated structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A connector brick for a cable communication system includes a connector frame including brick plates defining a frame space and cable connectors received in the frame space. The connector brick includes cable connector mounts coupled to the brick plates and extending across the frame space. The cable connector mounts sub-divide the frame space into cable connector openings receiving corresponding cable connectors. Each cable connector mount includes a brick spacer coupled to the brick plates and engaging corresponding cable connectors to secure the cable connectors in the frame space. Each cable connector mount includes a retainer clip snapably coupled to the brick spacer to secure the brick spacer to the brick plates.