Externally Accessible Crimping Tool Adjustment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing crimping tools for coaxial connectors are complex, costly, and inconvenient to use, particularly when adjusting for different connector specifications or lengths, as the adjustable portions are often buried within the tool's structure.
Innovation Solution
A crimping tool design featuring a first and second rod, a transmission unit, and a crimping portion, where the adjustable portion is externally accessible, allowing for easy adjustment of the crimping distance between the crimping portion and the abutting element through a guiding groove and screw mechanism, enhancing user convenience and reducing manufacturing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the adjustable portion is disposed inside the base for compact structure, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to inconvenient user access
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable portion is extracted from the interior of the base and repositioned to the exterior surface of the base. This allows the adjustment mechanism to remain integrated with the device (maintaining structural compactness) while being externally accessible (improving ease of operation). Users can now easily locate and adjust the adjustable portion without disassembling or reaching into the device interior.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the adjustable portion is disposed between the upper and lower rod bodies, then the crimping tool can accommodate different connector lengths, but the device complexity increases and manufacturing cost rises
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable portion serves multiple functions: it simultaneously controls the connection length between the upper and lower rod bodies and determines the crimping position. By using a single adjustment mechanism to control multiple parameters, the design achieves versatility in accommodating different connector lengths while avoiding the need for separate adjustment mechanisms, thereby reducing structural complexity and manufacturing cost.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a detachable coaxial connector crimping member is used for different connector types, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using detachable crimping members for different connector types, the invention achieves adaptability by changing the adjustable portion's position and the corresponding crimping distance parameters. The single integrated crimping tool can accommodate different connector types (F-type, BNC-type, etc.) and lengths by adjusting these parameters, eliminating the need for multiple detachable components and reducing device complexity.
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 tool allows for quick and simple adjustment to accommodate various coaxial connector specifications and lengths, improving user experience and reducing production costs while maintaining effective crimping functionality.
Implementation Method 1
The transmission unit body comprises a screw rod, the sliding element comprises a first threaded hole, and the sliding element is spirally connected with the transmission unit body by extending the screw rod through the first threaded hole.
Implementation Method 2
the elastic element provides an elastic force for returning the first rod body and the second rod body to the original position after the first rod body and the second rod body are pressed together
Data Source
AI summary
A crimping tool includes a first rod, a second rod, a transmission unit and a crimping portion. The first rod includes a first rod body. The second rod includes a second rod body and an abutting element, and the second rod body includes a guiding groove. The transmission unit includes a transmission unit body, an adjustable portion, a sliding element and a linking element, and the adjustable portion is disposed on one end of the transmission unit body, which is external to the second rod body. The crimping portion is connected with the transmission unit body. When the crimping tool is used, the adjustable portion can be adjusted, and, thus, the crimping portion is moved, thereby changing the distance between the crimping portion and the abutting element.