Connector With Ground Plate Absorbing Position Deviations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connectors with multiple standard connectors face challenges in accurately mounting and positioning, leading to potential connection failures or breakages due to deviations in position and posture during assembly, especially when additional connectors are added for higher speed transmission.
Innovation Solution
A connector design featuring a cover with movable sections and elastic control portions to absorb positional and postural deviations, ensuring secure engagement and alignment of standard connectors, including USB Type-C, through the use of convex portions and correction mechanisms to maintain accurate positioning and posture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple predetermined standard connectors are mounted in a connector to enable connection with various partners, then the adaptability and versatility are improved, but the difficulty of mounting at accurate position and posture increases, leading to potential connection failures or breakages
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into multiple independent predetermined standard connectors (e.g., USB Type-C connectors) that can be mounted separately. Each connector is positioned independently within the housing, allowing for individual adjustment and assembly. This segmentation enables the connector to support multiple connection standards while reducing the complexity of mounting all connectors with absolute precision simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector incorporates movable components including a movable housing section and elastic bodies that allow the predetermined standard connectors to adjust their positions dynamically during engagement. The movable housing can shift relative to the fixed housing, and elastic bodies provide compliant positioning that absorbs manufacturing tolerances and assembly variations, ensuring reliable connection despite initial positioning deviations.
2Speed
If additional connectors are added to realize higher speed transmission, then the transmission speed is improved, but the complexity of positioning and posturing multiple connectors during assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector housing is designed with universal features that accommodate multiple types of connectors (USB Type-C, additional high-speed connectors) using similar mounting and positioning mechanisms. The movable housing and elastic body system provides a universal solution for positioning different connector types, reducing the need for complex, connector-specific assembly procedures while supporting various transmission speeds and protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable housing acts as an intermediary element between the fixed housing and the multiple predetermined standard connectors. It mediates the positioning and alignment of connectors during assembly, absorbing the complexity of precise positioning while allowing connectors to be mounted with standard tolerances. The elastic bodies serve as intermediaries that provide compliant force to maintain connector positioning without requiring absolute precision during assembly.
3Manufacturing precision
If rigid fixation is used to ensure accurate positioning of connectors, then the positioning accuracy is improved, but the risk of connection failure and breakage due to assembly deviations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector employs dynamic, movable components rather than rigid fixation. The movable housing can shift position relative to the fixed housing, and elastic bodies provide compliant positioning that adapts during assembly. This dynamic approach allows the system to absorb assembly deviations without creating stress concentrations that would lead to connection failures or breakages, while still achieving accurate final positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic bodies are pre-installed to provide cushioning and compliance before final connector engagement. These elastic elements absorb assembly deviations and positioning errors that occur during the assembly process, preventing excessive forces from being transmitted to the connector contacts. This beforehand cushioning protects against connection failures and breakages while ensuring accurate final positioning of the connectors.
Data Source
AI summary
A connector is provided having a first contact, a first supporting portion, a second contact, a second supporting portion, a ground plate, and a third supporting position. The first contact has a first connection portion which is pushed to a first conductor to electrically connect with the first conductor. The first supporting portion receives a force to push the first connection portion to the first conductor. The second contact has a second connection portion which is pushed to a second conductor to electrically connect with the second conductor. The second supporting portion receives a force to push the second connection portion to the second conductor. The ground plate is arranged between the first contact and the second contact and has a shield connection portion which is pushed to at least one of a first shield portion covering the first conductor and a second shield portion covering the second conductor to electrically connect with at least one of the first shield portion and the second shield portion. The third supporting portion receives a force to push the shield connection portion to at least one of the first shield portion and the second shield portion.