Fiber Optic Adapter With Resilient Plates For Secure Panel Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fiber optic adapters are prone to loosening and misalignment during use, and their fixed number of insertion slots limits modularization and increases material costs for mold manufacturing.
Innovation Solution
A fiber optic adapter design featuring an outer casing with adjustable installation slots and a position-limiting member with resilient plates, allowing secure panel installation and modular configuration with varying numbers of mounting seats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional fiber optic adapter is press fit into a panel, then it can be installed, but it is easy to be loosened from the panel during use
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient plate portions are designed to be deformable under insertion force and then elastically recover to secure the panel. The plate transitions from a flexible state during installation to a rigid securing state, dynamically adapting to the installation process and providing reliable fixation without complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient plate portions automatically secure the panel through elastic recovery after being compressed during insertion. The structure self-secures without requiring additional fastening operations, threads, or separate fastening components, eliminating the loosening issue inherent in threaded or press-fit designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the number of insertion slots is fixed in a conventional fiber optic adapter, then the structure is simple, but it is not suitable for modularization and increases material costs
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter body is segmented into modular components: the outer casing with installation slots is separated from the inner functional components (mounting seats, insertion slots). This allows the outer casing to be manufactured as a standardized module that can accommodate different configurations by simply adding or removing inner components, enabling modularization without redesigning the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer casing is designed as a universal base structure that can support different numbers and configurations of insertion slots. By keeping the outer casing design consistent while varying the inner mounting seat configuration, the same basic module can serve multiple functions and configurations, reducing the need for multiple specialized molds and enabling cost-effective modularization.
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 adapter securely fixes to a panel, preventing loosening and misalignment, enabling modularization and reducing material costs by allowing flexible configuration of installation slots and using fewer mounting seats.
Implementation Method 1
The resilient plate portions permit a panel to pass unidirectionally therethrough along the front-back direction, and secure the panel after the panel is sleeved on the second casing portion
Data Source
AI summary
A fiber optic adapter includes: an outer casing that has a plurality of connecting holes, a plurality of installation slots disposed in front of and spatially communicated with the connecting holes, and a plurality of insertion slots disposed behind and spatially communicated with the connecting holes; a position-limiting member that is fixed to the outer casing, and that includes a main plate portion, two side plate portions, a plurality of resilient plate portions disposed obliquely on the main and side plate portions, and a plurality of protruding portions protruding from the main and side plate portions; and a plurality of mounting seats that are inserted removably into the installation slots.