Easy-to-assemble Fuse with Segmented Socket Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fuses face challenges in fixing the position of the fusible body during manufacturing, leading to unstable assembly and ineffective response to excessive current due to variable distances between components.
Innovation Solution
An easy-to-assemble fuse design featuring a fusible body with connecting parts and terminals, a socket with indentations and positioning elements, and a cover with an annular wall, allowing for alignment without specialized equipment, ensuring stable assembly and efficient heat transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the fusible body is simply placed in the casing without positioning structures, then the assembly process is simple, but the position of the fusible body becomes unstable and difficult to fix
Solution Approach 1:
The socket is divided into a receiving seat and two end seats, with the receiving seat further divided into two sides. Each side has an indentation that receives a corresponding side of the fusible body. This segmentation allows the fusible body to be positioned and fixed stably in the socket through the cooperative engagement of multiple discrete structural elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The indentations on the receiving seat act as intermediary structures between the fusible body and the socket. These indentations receive and hold the sides of the fusible body, serving as a mediating mechanism that ensures stable positioning without requiring complex external fixing devices or specialized assembly equipment.
2Ease of manufacture
If the fusible body position is not fixed, then the assembly is easier, but the distance between components varies affecting the fuse's response to excessive current
Solution Approach 1:
The socket is pre-configured with indentations and end seats that define specific positioning locations for the fusible body before assembly. This preliminary structural preparation ensures that when the fusible body is inserted, it automatically assumes the correct position with fixed distances to the terminals and casing wall, eliminating position variability without requiring complex assembly procedures or specialized equipment.
3Stability of the object's composition
If positioning structures are added to fix the fusible body, then the position stability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving seat serves multiple functions: it provides the main receiving space for the fusible body, contains the positioning indentations on its two sides, and supports the end seats that hold the connecting parts. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated positioning structures, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while achieving stable fusible body positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning function is merged into the receiving seat structure itself through the integration of indentations on its two sides. Rather than adding separate positioning components, the receiving seat combines the functions of support and positioning, reducing overall structural complexity while ensuring stable fusible body location.
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 design simplifies assembly, reduces manufacturing costs, and enhances the fuse's ability to respond to excessive current by ensuring precise positioning and effective heat accumulation, improving circuit protection.
Implementation Method 1
a fusible body having a fusible part, two connecting parts and two terminals
Implementation Method 2
a receiving seat having two sides and two indentations, the indentations respectively formed through the sides of the receiving seat, the fusible part of the fusible body mounted through the receiving seat and received in the indentations
Implementation Method 3
a cover mounted on the fusible body and the socket having a main wall having a peripheral edge; an annular wall formed around the peripheral edge of the main wall
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AI summary
An easy-to-assemble fuse has a fusible body, a socket, and a cover. The fusible body is engaged with the socket. The cover is covered on the socket and the fusible body and is engaged with the socket. By the engagement between the fusible body and the socket and the engagement between the socket and the cover, the fuse achieves the purpose of fast alignment and positioning. The fuse can be quickly assembled during the manufacturing process, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process, and reducing the production cost.