Elastic Terminal Support Rack for Network Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network connectors face contact errors and data transmission issues due to metal conducting terminals losing their shape after repeated plugging and unplugging, and existing solutions with hook-shaped spring arms are labor-intensive and provide inconsistent support.
Innovation Solution
A network connector design featuring an elastic terminal support rack with a rectangular open frame, elongated elastic block, arched bars, and ribs that supports the metal conducting terminals, enhancing contact force and preventing sinking, and includes isolation slots and mounting blocks for proper positioning and installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If hook-shaped spring arms are used to support metal conducting terminals, then contact force is enhanced, but installation time and labor increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple hook-shaped spring arms into a single integrated elastic terminal support rack that supports all 8 metal conducting terminals simultaneously. This merging of separate components into one unified structure maintains the contact force enhancement function while dramatically reducing installation time and labor requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic terminal support rack serves multiple functions: it provides support for all 8 metal conducting terminals, enhances contact force uniformly, and simplifies installation as a single component. This multi-functional design replaces the need for multiple separate spring arms and their individual installations.
2Ease of manufacture
If identical hook-shaped spring arms are used for all terminals, then manufacturing is simplified, but inconsistent support is provided to differently configured metal conducting terminals
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic terminal support rack incorporates 8 ribs with different shapes, where each rib is specifically configured to match the corresponding metal conducting terminal's bend configuration. This local differentiation in rib shapes ensures that each terminal receives appropriate and consistent support tailored to its specific geometry, while the overall rack structure remains a single manufacturable component.
3Device complexity
If metal conducting terminals are suspended without support, then device complexity is reduced, but terminals cannot return to former shape after repeated plugging and unplugging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an elastic terminal support rack that changes the mechanical support parameters of the metal conducting terminals. The rack provides continuous elastic support through its ribs, enabling the terminals to return to their original shape after repeated plugging and unplugging operations, thereby maintaining contact reliability without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The elastic terminal support rack ensures consistent and enhanced contact force between the metal conducting terminals and the inserted network plug, reducing contact errors and data transmission issues while simplifying installation.
Implementation Method 1
an elongated elastic block transversely suspending in the rectangular open frame... 8 pcs of ribs located on a top side of the elongated elastic block... each bend supported on one the rib of the elastic terminal support rack
Data Source
AI summary
A network connector includes an elastic terminal support rack mounted in an insulation main body to support 8pcs of metal conducting terminals. The elastic terminal support rack comprises a rectangular open frame, an elongated elastic block transversely suspending in the rectangular open frame, a plurality of arched bars connected between the rear edge of the rectangular open frame and the elongated elastic block and 8 pcs of ribs located on the top side of the elongated elastic block and respectively configured subject to the shapes of the tilting portions of the metal conducting terminals to give sufficient support.