Converter With Positioning Slots For Compact Multi-Board Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing SAS converters require multiple printed circuit boards, necessitating additional space for lock holes, which increases the overall volume and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A converter design featuring a connecting block with positioning slots and notched edges for printed circuit boards, eliminating the need for additional connecting mechanisms and allowing boards to be stacked or arranged in parallel, reducing volume.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple printed circuit boards are used to support multiple hard disks, then the converter can serve multiple hard disks simultaneously, but the total volume of the converter increases due to the need for additional lock holes on each board
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple printed circuit boards are merged into a single integrated connecting block structure. The connecting block contains multiple positioning slots for different hard disk configurations and integrates all necessary locking mechanisms into a unified body, eliminating the need for separate lock holes on each individual board. This allows the converter to support multiple hard disks while maintaining a compact overall volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting block is designed as a universal structure that can accommodate different numbers and configurations of hard disks. It includes multiple positioning slots (first, second, third, and fourth positioning slots) that can be configured to support various hard disk arrangements, making the converter adaptable to different usage scenarios without requiring additional volume.
2Stability of the object's composition
If additional connecting mechanisms are added to connect multiple printed circuit boards, then the structural stability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple connecting and locking functions are merged into the connecting block structure. The block integrates positioning slots, locking holes, and fixing mechanisms into a single unified component, eliminating the need for separate connecting mechanisms between multiple printed circuit boards. This reduces device complexity while maintaining structural stability through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting block is segmented into multiple functional regions including first, second, third, and fourth positioning slots, each capable of independently supporting hard disks. This segmentation allows for flexible configuration while maintaining overall structural integrity through the unified block design, avoiding the complexity of connecting multiple separate boards.
Data Source
AI summary
A converter includes a connecting block and multiple conversion modules corresponsive to each positioning slot. The connecting block has multiple positioning slots. Each conversion module includes a printed circuit board, and a positioning notched edge formed at an edge of the printed circuit board, and at least a portion of each printed circuit board is accommodated into the corresponsive positioning slot, and each positioning notched edge is latched and coupled to an edge of the corresponsive positioning slot, and each printed circuit board has a first connector and a second connector electrically connected to the first connector, and both of the first connector and the second connector are configured on both sides of the connecting block respectively.