Flexible Electrical Connection Device for Varying Plug Connector Geometries
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connection methods between plug connectors and printed circuit boards are laborious and inflexible, particularly in terms of accommodating varying installation space conditions and plug connector geometries.
Innovation Solution
A flexible electrical connection device that allows for selective connection of plug connectors with different contact configurations to printed circuit boards, enabling multiple contacting directions and accommodating various plug connector designs, with a modular system that includes high-voltage and low-voltage contacts, and an insulation body for structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional electrical connection methods are used between plug connectors and printed circuit boards, then the connection structure is simple, but the connection process is laborious and inflexible
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connection device is designed with multiple contact elements that can selectively connect to different plug connector contact configurations. The device includes first contact elements for contacting plug connector contacts and second contact elements for contacting printed circuit board contacts, allowing it to adapt to various plug connector geometries and installation space conditions through selective connection rather than requiring multiple specialized connectors.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed connection method is used, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different plug connector configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connection device incorporates movable contact elements that can be selectively positioned or engaged with different plug connector contacts. This dynamic capability allows the same connection device to adapt to various plug connector configurations without requiring manual reconfiguration or complex alignment procedures, maintaining ease of operation while achieving versatility.
3Ease of repair
If traditional connection methods are used, then the connection device is simple, but disconnection requires tools and is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connection device is designed with self-releasing or self-disconnecting features that allow tool-free disconnection. The connection mechanism incorporates elements that can be easily actuated by hand to release the connection, enabling maintenance personnel to disconnect the device without requiring special tools while maintaining reliable electrical connection during operation through secure contact elements.
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AI summary
An electrical connection device for connecting a plug, preferably a HV pin header, to a printed circuit board in a motor vehicle, having the following: at least one first electrical connection-device for contacting at least one assigned plug-connector contact; at least one second electrical connection-device contact for contacting at least one assigned printed-circuit-board contact wherein at least one first connection-device contact at least one second connection-device contact are connected to one another, wherein the electrical connection device is configured in such a manner that at least one printed-circuit-board contact is able to be selectively connected to assigned plug-connector contacts which differ in terms of the relative disposal thereof in relation to the printed-circuit-board contact and/or differ from one another in that said plug-connector contacts are a component part of plug connectors which differ from one another in terms of the configuration of the respective plug-connector contacts thereof.