Floating Adjustable Sealing Mechanism for Optical Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical cable connectors have low versatility due to fixed adhesive sleeve positions, requiring high mounting precision and efficiency, and are prone to detachment during assembly, especially in tight spaces with varying optical fiber plug sizes.
Innovation Solution
A floating adjustable sealing mechanism with a guide mounting section and rotation stopping key slots allows the adhesive sleeve to move and adapt, ensuring a sliding and sealing fit, and an elongated groove on the supporting connection sleeve facilitates easy mounting and axial movement for precise locking, enhancing connector versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the adhesive sleeve is fixed at a fixed position of the support, then the sealing structure is simple, but the versatility is low and mounting precision requirement is high
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive sleeve is transformed from a fixed static component to a dynamic floating component that can move axially within the support. The guide mounting section with guiding direction allows the adhesive sleeve to adjust its position automatically, converting the static sealing structure into a dynamic adaptive one that accommodates variations in optical fiber plug axial sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The position parameter of the adhesive sleeve is made variable rather than fixed. By introducing the guide mounting section and guide mating section with sealing fit, the adhesive sleeve's axial position can change to adapt to different plug sizes, thereby improving versatility without requiring high mounting precision.
2Productivity
If the outer shell is detached from the rear end of the support, then the assembly is flexible, but the mounting efficiency is low due to requiring two steps
Solution Approach 1:
The outer shell and support are merged into a single integrated assembly through the rotation stopping key and key slot mechanism. This combination allows the outer shell to be pre-mounted on the support, reducing the mounting process from two separate steps to one step, thereby improving mounting efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer shell is preliminarily assembled with the support through the rotation stopping key fitting into the key slot before final installation. This preliminary action ensures proper alignment and prevents rotation during the mounting process, streamlining the overall assembly procedure.
3Productivity
If the support is clamped on the socket first and then the outer shell is mounted, then the assembly sequence is clear, but the mounting efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The support and outer shell are combined into a single assembly unit with the rotation stopping key and key slot mechanism. This merging allows the entire assembly to be installed in one operation, eliminating the need for separate clamping and outer shell mounting steps, thereby improving mounting efficiency and ease of operation.
4Ease of operation
If the adhesive sleeve is held to insert the optical fiber plug, then the connection process is controlled, but the operator experiences great inconvenience in tight spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive sleeve with the floating adjustable sealing mechanism performs the sealing function automatically through its own axial movement capability. The guide mounting section and guide mating section enable the adhesive sleeve to self-adjust and seal without requiring the operator to manually hold or position it, thereby improving operator convenience especially in tight spaces.
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AI summary
A floating adjustable sealing mechanism and a connector using same. The floating adjustable sealing mechanism comprises an adhesive sleeve, and a support of which a front end is a plugging end. An internal hole of the support is provided with a guide mounting section having a guiding direction extending along a front-rear direction. The adhesive sleeve is mounted in the internal hole of the support by means of a guide mating section which is disposed thereon and in a sliding and sealing fit with the guide mounting section. The length of the guide mounting section is greater than the length of the guide mating section. The adhesive sleeve is mounted in the internal hole of the support by means of the sliding and sealing fit between the guide mating section disposed on the adhesive sleeve and the guide mounting section on the support; and in this way, the adhesive sleeve can move back and forth in the internal hole of the support, and the relationship of sealing fit between the adhesive sleeve and the internal hole of the support can be constantly ensured during the back-and-forth movement.