Electrical Connector Latch Structure for Signal Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connectors face issues with signal stability and fluency due to the potential deviation of conductive components during series connections, affecting the reliability of electronic signal transmission.
Innovation Solution
An electrical connector design featuring a housing with insertion slots, engagement grooves, locating grooves, and detachable latches with ring hooks and latch plates that securely hold conductive components in place, ensuring precise positioning and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the conductive component is directly inserted into the housing and secured by an internal structure of the housing, then the device complexity is reduced, but the positioning stability of the conductive component deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure is segmented into multiple functional components: the housing body, separate latch structures, engagement grooves, and locating grooves. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function - the housing provides basic support, while the latch structures with grooves provide precise positioning and securing, thereby resolving the contradiction between simplicity and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The latch structure acts as an intermediary element between the housing and the conductive component. It includes intermediate features such as engagement grooves that receive the conductive component and locating grooves that provide precise positioning. This intermediary mechanism enables stable positioning without requiring complex internal housing structures.
2Ease of manufacture
If the conductive component is directly inserted into the housing without additional securing structures, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the reliability of signal transmission deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is pre-formed with engagement grooves and locating grooves during the manufacturing process. These grooves are prepared in advance to receive and position the conductive component, ensuring proper alignment and secure fitting. This preliminary action simplifies assembly while guaranteeing reliable signal transmission through consistent positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The conductive component itself participates in the securing mechanism through its own structural features that engage with the grooves in the housing and latch structures. The component's geometry is designed to work with the groove system, allowing it to self-position and self-secure without requiring additional complex fastening operations, thus maintaining manufacturing ease while ensuring reliability.
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AI summary
An electrical connector includes a housing having insertion slots extended through opposing front and rear sides thereof, an engagement groove and a locating groove located on each of two opposite lateral sides thereof and an opening located in each locating groove in communication with one respective insertion slot, a plurality of conductive components respectively inserted into the insertion slots, each conductive component having a locating groove extended around the periphery thereof, and two latches each having a ring hook hooked in one respective engagement groove, a latch plate engaged into respective locating groove and a curved engagement surface located on the latch plate and inserted into one respective opening to engage the locating groove of one respective conductive component.