Electronic Connector Vibration Absorption Elastic Loop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic connectors in the electric vehicle industry face issues with vibration, leading to potential signal pin breakage due to inadequate shock absorption, and reducing the gap between connectors to mitigate this results in mating difficulties.
Innovation Solution
An electronic connector design featuring a male connecting member with an elastic loop and T-shaped signal unit, and a female connecting member with elastic signal and power sockets, allowing for elastic deformation and three-point contact to absorb vibrations without hindering mating.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the gap between male and female connectors is reduced to eliminate vibration, then connector stability is improved, but mating difficulty increases due to tight tolerance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces elastic loops on the male connector and elastic beams on the female connector, transforming the rigid connection structure into a dynamic one. These elastic components allow the connector to adapt its shape during mating and operation, enabling easy insertion while maintaining stable connection through elastic deformation that absorbs external forces.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic loops and beams change their physical parameters (shape, position) in response to external forces. During mating, the elastic components deform to accommodate alignment tolerances, and during operation, they deform to absorb vibration, thus adapting the connector's mechanical properties to different operational states.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional rigid connector structures are used, then manufacturing is simple, but vibration causes signal pin breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs elastic loops made of flexible material that can deform under external force. These flexible elastic components surround and protect the signal pins, allowing them to absorb vibration and shock while maintaining electrical connection, thus preventing signal pin breakage without significantly complicating the manufacturing process.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the connector allows movement to absorb vibration, then shock absorption is improved, but connection stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic loops and beams are pre-designed with specific elastic properties to provide cushioning before external forces are applied. These elastic components are positioned to absorb incoming vibrations and shocks, protecting the signal pins and maintaining stable electrical connection by preemptively dissipating harmful mechanical energy.
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 design effectively absorbs external vibrations, preventing signal pin breakage while ensuring easy mating and maintaining stable connections, even under external forces, by allowing slight swinging and deformation to minimize vibration amplitude.
Implementation Method 1
a male connecting member having a collar jacketed with an elastic loop... the signal socket having an elastic signal beam tube... allowing for elastic deformation and three-point contact to absorb vibrations
Data Source
AI summary
An electric connector structure has a male connecting member and a female connecting member. The maximum swing and vibration space is provided between the male connecting member and the female connecting member, and then the pressure is locally compressed through the pressing face and the blocking face. The protrusion partially interferes with the power socket, thereby forming a three-point hard contact inside the male connecting member and the female connecting member, so that the male connecting member and the female connecting member can be formed at the three-point hard contact position. The limit of vibration or swing, thereby effectively reducing the amplitude of the swing or vibration of the male connecting member and the female connecting member without completely preventing the swing or vibration of the male connecting member and the female connecting member, so as to eliminate the external forces and achieve protection of the signal pin.