Floating Board-to-Board Connector With Self-Aligning Clamping Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing board-to-board connection devices often suffer from misalignment issues between male and female headers, leading to inefficiencies in pin insertion and potential damage to components.
Innovation Solution
A floating board-to-board connector design featuring a male header with a mounting cavity and a female header with clamping grooves and blocks that guide proper alignment, preventing damage during connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional board-to-board connectors are used without alignment features, then the device structure remains simple, but misalignment occurs during connection reducing insertion efficiency and potentially damaging components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing guide rails and guide grooves before the actual connection occurs. The guide rails on the male header and corresponding guide grooves on the female header预先 establish the correct alignment path, ensuring that when the connectors are brought together, they automatically align properly without requiring manual adjustment or complex alignment procedures during the connection process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses guide rails and guide grooves as intermediary elements that mediate the connection between the male and female headers. These intermediary alignment features facilitate the connection process by providing a physical pathway that guides the headers into proper alignment, preventing misalignment and potential damage without requiring complex external alignment mechanisms.
2Productivity
If manual alignment is performed during connection, then alignment accuracy improves, but insertion efficiency decreases due to additional time required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by designing the connector with self-aligning features where the guide rails and guide grooves automatically guide the male and female headers into proper alignment during insertion. This eliminates the need for manual alignment operations, allowing the connector to align itself through the mechanical guidance provided by the rail-groove interface, thereby maintaining both high insertion efficiency and high alignment precision.
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AI summary
A floating board-to-board connector includes a male header and a female header. The female header includes a female header body and a plug-in member, the plug-in member is connected with the female header body, and the plug-in member is disposed through the female header body; the male header includes a male header body and a pin, the male header body is provided with a mounting cavity, the pin is connected in the mounting cavity, the mounting cavity is used for mounting the female header body, and the plug-in member is provided with a plug-in hole into which the pin is inserted; and a cavity wall of the mounting cavity is provided with a clamping groove, the female header further includes a clamping member, the clamping member is convexly arranged on the female header body, and the clamping groove is used for mounting the clamping member.