Connector Assembly Locking Side Wall for Compact Reliable Mating
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Solution Overview
Problem
The trend of electronic devices becoming lighter, thinner, and more compact has led to a reduction in internal space, causing male-side connectors to easily disengage from female-side connectors, resulting in a loss of signal transmission functionality.
Innovation Solution
The female-side connector features a metal shell and insulating base that form a locking side wall, allowing the male-side connector to lock in place, preventing detachment and ensuring a stable joining relationship between the conductive terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the size of connectors is reduced to meet lighter and thinner electronic devices, then the compactness of electronic devices is improved, but the reliability of connector joining is worsened due to increased tendency to disengage
Solution Approach 1:
The locking side wall is divided into multiple locking structures extending in different directions (first locking direction, second locking direction, and optionally third locking direction). These segmented locking structures work together to provide multi-directional constraint, preventing disengagement while maintaining compact dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism transitions from single-direction constraint to multi-directional constraint by adding locking structures in different spatial dimensions. The locking side wall includes structures extending in first, second, and third locking directions that are substantially perpendicular to each other, creating three-dimensional constraint within compact space.
2Reliability
If multiple locking structures are added to prevent disengagement, then the reliability of connector joining is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple locking structures are integrated into a single locking side wall component rather than being separate parts. The first, second, and third locking structures are formed as integral portions of the locking side wall, reducing assembly steps and overall structural complexity while maintaining multi-directional locking functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking side wall serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, guides connector insertion, and contains multiple locking structures for multi-directional constraint. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
A female-side connector assembly and its female-side connector and male-side connector, wherein the provided female-side connector and male-side connector are equipped with a metal shell and an insulating base. The metal shell can mate with the insulating base to form a locking side wall, allowing the male-side connector to lock the female-side connector through the locking side wall, preventing the male-side connector from disengaging from the locked female-side connector. This addresses the technical issues of the male-side connector easily disengaging from the locked female-side connector, ensuring that the signal transmission functionality between the female-side connector and the male-side connector meets expectations, thereby enabling the connector assembly to be widely applied in various electronic devices.