Electronic Component Unit Slide Assembly Versatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic component units require both divided housings to be bonded together for insertion into a case, limiting their versatility and necessitating the use of auxiliary components when only one housing is used.
Innovation Solution
An electronic component unit with a substrate, a hollow casing, and slide assembling units that allow for the insertion and assembly of the substrate along a specific direction, featuring a connection unit for electrical connection to a conductive wiring member, enabling the unit to be assembled with at least one substrate to any slide assembling unit and retained between the casing and connection unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a pair of divided housings are bonded together for insertion into a case, then insertion workability is improved, but versatility deteriorates because the unit cannot be used with only one housing
Solution Approach 1:
The connection unit is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate either one or two substrates. The connection unit includes a body with connection cavities that can receive terminals from one or two substrates, allowing the same connection unit to function whether one housing is used or both housings are bonded together. This eliminates the need for different connection units or auxiliary components based on the number of housings used.
2Stability of the object's composition
If both divided housings must be bonded together, then structural stability is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for auxiliary components when using only one housing
Solution Approach 1:
The connection unit is segmented into multiple independent connection cavities within a single body. Each cavity can independently receive a terminal from a substrate. This segmentation allows the connection unit to maintain its structural integrity and stability while accommodating variable configurations (one or two substrates) without requiring additional auxiliary components.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection unit serves multiple functions: it can connect one substrate or two substrates, providing structural stability in both configurations. The universal design eliminates the need for auxiliary components like dummy housings, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining stability.
3Manufacturing precision
If the connection unit is designed to accommodate only two substrates, then manufacturing precision is simplified, but adaptability deteriorates when only one substrate is used
Solution Approach 1:
The connection unit is designed with universal connection cavities that can accommodate one or two substrates using the same manufacturing specifications. The connection cavities are positioned and dimensioned to work with either configuration, eliminating the need for different manufacturing precision levels or separate connection unit designs for single or dual substrate applications.
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AI summary
An electronic component unit to be applied to an electric connection box for a wire harness includes: a substrate that has an electronic component mounted thereon and includes a terminal electrically connected to the electronic component; a casing including: a housing space portion for housing the substrate therein; and a plurality of slide assembling units that are provided in the housing space portion and each of which allows the substrate to be inserted and assembled therethrough; and a connection unit that is provided in an opening in the casing, into which the terminal of the substrate is inserted, and the connection unit is configured to electrically connect the terminal to a conductive wiring member. At least one substrate is assembled to any one of the slide assembling units and is retained between the casing and the connection unit.