Pick-Up Cap for CPU Placement in Electrical Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electrical connectors damage terminals when manually handling CPUs due to mishandling during the placement process.
Innovation Solution
An electrical connector design featuring a pick-up cap with hooks and latches that securely carries and places a CPU onto an insulating housing, preventing terminal damage by guiding and retaining the CPU with positioning blocks and releasing arms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual handling of CPU is used during placement, then ease of operation is improved, but terminal damage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pick-up cap serves as an intermediary tool between the operator and the CPU. It includes a latch that engages with the CPU's grip protrusion to securely hold the CPU during transfer, and positioning blocks that guide the CPU into proper alignment with the insulating housing. This intermediary mechanism eliminates direct manual contact with the CPU terminals, preventing damage while maintaining ease of operation.
2Manufacturing precision
If pick-up cap is designed with latches for CPU clamping, then CPU placement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pick-up cap is segmented into distinct functional components: latches for gripping the CPU, positioning blocks for alignment, and hooks for attachment to the insulating housing. Each component performs a specific function, allowing the complex task of precise CPU placement to be divided into manageable parts. This segmentation achieves high placement precision while keeping each individual component relatively simple in design.
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical connector for electrically connecting a central processing unit (CPU) comprises an insulating housing having a plurality of terminals received therein and a pick-up cap removably assembled to the insulating housing for carrying and placing the CPU onto the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a plurality of receiving slots sunk from top surfaces of two sidewalls thereof and a plurality of wedge-shaped grooves disposed between the receiving slots on one same sidewall. The pick-up cap defines a plurality of hooks extending therefrom for buckling to the insulating housing. The pick-up cap also defines a plurality of latches corresponding to the receiving slots and a plurality of releasing arms corresponding to the grooves. The latches received in the receiving slots can clasp the CPU to retain the CPU on the pick-up cap and be released the CPU when the releasing arms are pulled outwardly.