Connector Plug Structure for Clamping Multiple Cables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connectors fail to effectively clamp multiple cables due to insufficient support in the middle part of the elastic main body, leading to slacking and poor clamping.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a support body with greater hardness than the elastic main body within the plug, which acts as a middle skeleton, combined with an elastic main body to ensure secure clamping of cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an elastic main body is used to clamp cables, then the connector can adapt to cable deformation and provide flexibility, but the middle part of the elastic main body lacks sufficient support causing slack when multiple cables pass through
Solution Approach 1:
The plug combines elastic material (for adaptability) with a support body of different material having greater hardness (for structural stability). This composite structure allows the elastic main body to deform with cables while the support body prevents slack in the middle part, resolving the contradiction between flexibility and structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support body is strategically positioned in the middle part of the elastic main body where support is most needed. This localized reinforcement provides structural stability where required while preserving the elastic properties in other regions, enabling the plug to maintain both adaptability and stability.
2Strength
If the plug is made entirely of elastic material, then it can deform to clamp cables tightly, but it cannot effectively clamp multiple cables due to insufficient middle support
Solution Approach 1:
The plug uses a composite structure combining elastic material with a harder support body. This allows the plug to maintain strong clamping force through the elastic material's deformation capability while the support body provides necessary structural framework to handle multiple cables, avoiding excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The plug is segmented into functional zones: the elastic main body for clamping force and the embedded support body for structural support. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function optimally, maintaining clamping strength while managing structural complexity through functional division.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a support body with greater hardness is embedded in the elastic main body, then structural support is improved preventing slack, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The support body is nested within the elastic main body, with the harder support structure embedded inside the softer elastic material. This nesting approach provides the necessary structural support while integrating the components in a space-efficient manner, reducing manufacturing complexity compared to separate assembly operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The composite structure is designed to be formed through integrated manufacturing processes such as co-molding or injection molding, where the support body and elastic main body are created as a unified component. This approach improves middle part support while minimizing manufacturing complexity by avoiding separate assembly steps.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The support body provides enhanced stability, ensuring that multiple cables are securely clamped without slacking, even under pressure.
Implementation Method 1
due to the elastic material characteristics of the elastic main body, when the claw members are squeezed by the first nut to contract and then the claw members force the plug tightly from periphery, the plug can generate a certain deformation to be tightly clamped by the claw members and press the cables from the outside to the middle part
Implementation Method 2
because the middle part is provided with the support body having a greater hardness, which is equivalent to a middle skeleton of the plug, the problem that the elastic main body easily slacks due to insufficient support in the middle part of can be solved
Data Source
AI summary
A plug for a connector and the connector are provided. The plug includes an elastic main body, the elastic main body is provided with multiple through holes for cables to pass through; the plug includes a support body, the support body includes a first support body embedded in a middle part of the elastic main body, the through holes are provided around the first support body, and the support body has a hardness greater than that of the elastic main body. In this application, due to the elastic material characteristics of the elastic main body, when the claw members are squeezed by the first nut to contract and then the claw members force the plug tightly from periphery, the plug can generate a certain deformation to be tightly clamped by the claw members and press the cables from the outside to the middle part.