Connector Device Guiding Portions Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connector devices face challenges in smoothly connecting device-side and holding-side connectors due to positional deviations, requiring enlarged designs to accommodate misalignment, which increases the size of electrical devices and complicates the connection process.
Innovation Solution
A connector device with guiding portions on the outer surface of electrical devices, allowing holding-side connectors to rotate and align with device-side connectors, utilizing a holder and coupling members to facilitate connection while absorbing misalignment without enlarging the device-side connectors, and enabling wire routing through dedicated openings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If guiding portions are formed on the housing of device-side connectors, then connection alignment is improved, but connector size is enlarged
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding portions are extracted from the device-side connector housing and relocated to the outer surface of the electrical device. This separation allows the connector to maintain a compact size while the guiding function is preserved on the device housing, resolving the contradiction between alignment precision and connector miniaturization.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer surface of the electrical device serves as an intermediary structure that provides the guiding portions. This intermediary element enables connection alignment without requiring the device-side connector itself to be enlarged, as the guiding function is provided by the intermediate device surface rather than the connector housing.
2Reliability
If springs are used to absorb positional deviation, then connection reliability is improved, but the inner housing cannot connect if deviation exceeds resilient range
Solution Approach 1:
The holding-side connector is designed with rotational freedom about its axis, allowing it to dynamically adjust its orientation during the connection process. This dynamic capability enables the connector to accommodate positional deviations and misalignments that exceed the resilient range of springs, while still achieving reliable connection through the guiding portions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple juxtaposed mating connectors are connected, then connectivity is improved, but workload increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple holding-side connectors are mounted together on a common holder, merging them into a single assembly unit. This combining approach allows all connectors to be connected to their respective device-side connectors simultaneously or in sequence as a group, significantly reducing the operational workload compared to connecting each connector individually.
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AI summary
It is aimed to enable a plurality of device-side connectors and a plurality of holding-side connectors to be collectively connected without enlarging the device-side connectors. Device-side connectors (3) are mounted on respective juxtaposed solenoids (1). Holding-side connectors (7) corresponding to these device-side connectors are mounted on a holder (18) via coupling members (19). A guiding groove (8) including a positioning portion (8A) is formed on the solenoid (1), and a guide portion (9) is formed on the coupling member (19) of the holding-side connector (7). The guide portion (9) corrects the posture of the holding-side connector (7) by the positioning portion (8A), whereby the device-side connector (3) and the holding-side connector (7) are guided to be opposed to each other.