Hermetic Electrical Adaptor With Segmented Insulative Bodies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical adaptors fail to provide a hermetic connection between two connectors with similar mating interfaces without affecting signal transmission, leading to potential humidity invasion and reliability issues.
Innovation Solution
A hermetic electrical adaptor comprising two insulative bodies with contacting sections and glue bodies, where the insulative bodies are assembled back-to-back with the glue bodies sandwiched in between to seal gaps and prevent humidity ingress, ensuring waterproofing and reliable signal transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electrical adaptor connects two opposite connectors without hermetic sealing, then signal transmission is maintained, but humidity invasion occurs affecting reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The adaptor is divided into two separate insulative bodies (first and second insulative bodies) that are assembled back-to-back. This segmentation allows each body to be independently sealed with glue bodies at their respective interfaces, creating multiple sealing zones that effectively prevent humidity invasion while maintaining signal transmission through the contacts.
Solution Approach 2:
Glue bodies are introduced as intermediary sealing materials between the first and second insulative bodies. These glue bodies fill the gaps and interfaces between the assembled insulative bodies, creating a hermetic barrier that prevents humidity from reaching the internal contacts and circuitry, thereby protecting signal transmission reliability.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If hermetic sealing is implemented with glue bodies between insulative bodies, then humidity invasion is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing function is merged into the assembly process itself by incorporating glue bodies as integral components between the insulative bodies. Rather than adding separate sealing mechanisms, the glue bodies are applied directly at the interface during assembly, combining the joining and sealing functions into a single operational step, thus minimizing additional complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The glue bodies serve dual purposes: they mechanically join the insulative bodies together while simultaneously providing hermetic sealing. This self-service approach means the same component performs both assembly and protection functions, reducing the need for additional dedicated sealing elements and simplifying the overall device structure.
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AI summary
A hermetic electrical adaptor including a first insulative body, a second insulative body, a plurality of contacts, a first glue body and a second glue body. The contact has a main body and first and second contacting sections located at two opposite ends of the main body. The first insulative body has a first base and a first tongue, and the second insulative body has a second base and a second tongue. The second base forms a receiving cavity to receive the first base. The first contacting section is disposed upon the first tongue, and the second contacting section is disposed upon the second tongue. The first insulative body is integrally formed with the contacts as a contact module before assembled with the second insulative body. The first base forms in a back side a receiving space to receive the first glue body.