Easy-Pull Male Network Connector with Pivotable Hook
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing male network connectors are difficult to remove from female connectors when the user cannot access the resilient clip conveniently, making it challenging to disengage and pull out the connector.
Innovation Solution
The easy-pull male network connector features a pivotable hook and a spring member within a protective jacket that allows the user to disengage the resilient clip by pulling the jacket backwards, enabling easy removal from mating female connectors, even in confined spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the resilient clip is used to lock the male connector to the female connector, then the connection reliability is improved, but the ease of removal deteriorates when the user cannot access the resilient clip conveniently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a pull ring as an intermediary element that the user can easily access and pull, which in turn actuates the resilient clip through a mechanical linkage. The pull ring serves as a mediator between the user's hand and the resilient clip, allowing remote operation without direct access to the clip itself.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring the user to directly press the resilient clip for removal, the patent inverts the operation by having the user pull the pull ring outward, which through the mechanical linkage causes the resilient clip to release. This inversion transforms a pressing action into a pulling action that is more accessible.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the resilient clip is positioned inside the connector body for secure locking, then the connection stability is improved, but the accessibility for manual operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the connector into distinct functional segments: the resilient clip for locking, the pull ring for user interaction, and the mechanical linkage connecting them. This segmentation allows the locking mechanism to remain internal for stability while the operating interface (pull ring) extends outward for accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the operational interface from the internal plane to an external dimension by attaching the pull ring to the outer surface of the connector body. This dimensional extension allows users to access the release mechanism from outside the connector housing without compromising the internal locking stability.
3Ease of operation
If a mechanical linkage is added to enable remote actuation of the resilient clip, then the ease of removal is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) as the mechanical linkage between the pull ring and the resilient clip. The FPC provides a compact, flexible connection that can bend and deform to transmit the pulling force while maintaining electrical connections, thereby reducing overall device complexity compared to rigid mechanical linkages.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical linkage is designed to automatically translate the user's pulling action on the ring into the corresponding release action of the resilient clip without requiring additional control mechanisms. The system serves itself by converting the external pull force directly into the release mechanism's activation through the flexible circuit board's deformation.
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
This design facilitates effortless and rapid removal of the male network connector by compressing the spring member and biasing the pivotable hook, allowing the resilient clip to disengage from the female connector, thus overcoming accessibility issues.
Implementation Method 1
a spring member (6) mounted around the bracket (5) within the protective jacket (2) and stopped at an internal first shoulder (21) of the protective jacket (2)... When wishing to remove the male network connector from the female network connector, press down the resilient clip to disengage the resilient clip from the retaining groove
Implementation Method 2
the first shoulder (21) of the protective jacket (2) will be moved backwards with the protective jacket (2) to compress the spring member (6)... thereby disengaging the resilient clip (3) from the female network connector
Implementation Method 3
a pivotable hook (4) hooked on the resilient clip (3), the pivotable hook (4) being pivotally connected to a pivot hole (51) of the bracket (5) by a pivot pin (7)... an actuation portion (23) of the protective jacket (2) will be simultaneously forced to bias the pivotable hook (4) relative to the bracket (5) in one direction to impart a downward pressure to the resilient clip (3)
Data Source
AI summary
An easy-pull network connector includes a male connector body providing a resilient clip lockable to a mating female network connector, a protective jacket surrounding the male connector body, a bracket located at one end of the male connector body remote from the resilient clip, a pivotable hook pivotally mounted at the bracket and hooked on the resilient clip and biasable to release or press the resilient clip when the protective jacket is moved forwards or backwards relative to the male connector body. Thus, when the user pulls the protective jacket backward to press the resilient clip, the easy-pull network connector is disengaged from the mating female network connector.