Fieldbus Module Socket Housing Addressing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing field bus module housings require significant space for addressing elements and are cumbersome to access, as the entire cover must be removed to adjust or change the addressing, compromising sealing and ease of use.
Innovation Solution
The addressing element is integrated directly inside the socket housing, allowing easy access when the plug is removed while maintaining a sealed and protected configuration, with a raised peripheral rim and latching elements ensuring secure engagement and protection from external media.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the addressing elements are arranged on the housing with a separate cover, then the housing is sealed, but the space required is large and access to setting elements is cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the addressing elements with the plug connector structure, integrating them into the same component rather than separating them into different locations on the housing. This merging allows the addressing elements to be accessed through the plug socket area, eliminating the need for a separate cover while maintaining sealing protection when the plug is connected.
Solution Approach 2:
The addressing elements are nested within the plug connector assembly, specifically positioned in the plug socket area. When the plug is connected, these nested elements are protected within the plug housing, while remaining accessible when the plug is removed, thus providing both protection and ease of access.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the addressing elements are arranged on the housing, then they are protected by a cover, but the entire cover must be removed to access the setting elements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the addressing elements from the traditional housing cover location and relocates them to the plug socket area. This extraction allows access to the setting elements through the plug socket opening without requiring removal of an entire cover, significantly reducing the time and effort needed to access the addressing elements while maintaining protection when the plug is connected.
Solution Approach 2:
The plug socket serves as an intermediary access point to the addressing elements. Instead of requiring direct access through a cover, the plug socket acts as a mediator that provides access to the setting elements when needed, while the plug itself serves as a protective cover when connected.
3Ease of operation
If the setting elements are arranged inside the socket housing, then they are easily accessible, but the sealing must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic sealing solution where the plug connector acts as a movable protective cover. When the plug is connected, it dynamically seals the socket housing and protects the addressing elements inside. When the plug is removed, the addressing elements become accessible. This dynamic approach allows the same structure to provide both easy access and reliable sealing protection at different operational states.
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AI summary
A housing (10) of a fieldbus module is provided, which has at least one connector socket (12) with a socket housing (14) and socket contacts, wherein the connector socket (12) can interact with a plug containing a plug housing and plug contacts in such a way that a connection is established between the socket contacts (16) and the plug contacts, and the plug seals the connector socket (12), in particular the plug housing seals the socket housing (14), wherein at least one additional adjusting element (22) is arranged in the connector socket (12). The invention further relates to a connector.