Electronic Control Device Extended Terminals Connector
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic control devices face challenges in connecting control boards and connectors efficiently, particularly when they are disposed at a distance, leading to difficulties in machinability and size reduction.
Innovation Solution
The electronic control device features first and second extended terminals that penetrate a hole in the connector case, allowing for easier connection and improved machinability by aligning contact portions on a straight line, facilitating welding or soldering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If connectors and control boards are disposed at a distance in separate sets, then the device can accommodate standard layouts, but the machinability and connection difficulty worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces extended terminals as intermediary elements that bridge the gap between connectors and control boards. These extended terminals protrude from both components toward a hole in the housing, creating a meeting point for connection. This intermediary structure enables easy welding or soldering of contact portions while maintaining the ability to accommodate standard layouts of connectors and control boards at separate locations.
2Ease of manufacture
If connectors and control boards are integrated closely, then machinability improves, but the device size reduction becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the third dimension (depth) by having extended terminals protrude vertically from connectors and control boards toward a hole in the housing. This dimensional approach allows contact portions to be collected on a line that can be considered a straight line, enabling easy connection while maintaining compact horizontal footprint. The extended terminals create a vertical connection path that simplifies manufacturing without increasing overall device volume.
3Ease of operation
If extended terminals are configured to penetrate the housing hole, then connection ease improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the extended terminals from connectors and control boards at a common location (the hole in the housing). By collecting contact portions on a line and having them penetrate the same hole, the patent simplifies the connection process to a single welding or soldering operation. This merging approach, while adding extended terminal structures, actually reduces overall complexity by consolidating multiple connection points into one accessible location.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic control device includes first extended terminals extended from a multiple of terminals of opposing connectors respectively and second extended terminals extended from opposing control boards respectively. A hole is formed between the opposing connectors in a connector case, each of the first extended terminals and each of the second extended terminals oppose and approach each other toward the hole, in addition to which first extended terminals and second extended terminals are formed heading toward an exterior of the connector case from the hole, and the first extended terminal and the first extended terminal come into contact with differing side faces of the second extended terminal and the second extended terminal.