Industrial I/O Device Pin Guides for Series Connection Timing

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing industrial input/output devices connected in series lack electrical connection timing control, leading to potential data or signal transmission errors and device damage when assembled without a back plate.

Innovation Solution

The industrial input/output device incorporates a circuit board with female and male connectors, along with pin guides on the shell member, to ensure precise electrical connection timing by guiding the male connector's pins into the female connector's pinholes, preventing misalignment and errors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If industrial input/output devices are connected in series without a back plate, then space occupation is reduced, but electrical connection timing control is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespace occupationVSAvoidelectrical connection timing control

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The pin guides are pre-formed on the shell member to define the insertion path and timing of electrical connections. When connectors are mated, the guides ensure pins enter pinholes in a controlled sequence, establishing reliable electrical connections before mechanical engagement is complete.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The pin guides act as an intermediary element between the male connector pins and female connector pinholes. These guides mediate the connection process by constraining pin movement and ensuring proper alignment and timing during the mating operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If industrial input/output devices are connected in series without a back plate, then assembly simplicity is improved, but data or signal transmission errors may occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveassembly simplicityVSAvoiddata or signal transmission accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The pin guides are pre-formed on the shell member to define the insertion path and timing of electrical connections. When connectors are mated, the guides ensure pins enter pinholes in a controlled sequence, establishing reliable electrical connections before mechanical engagement is complete.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The pin guides act as an intermediary element between the male connector pins and female connector pinholes. These guides mediate the connection process by constraining pin movement and ensuring proper alignment and timing during the mating operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Volume of moving object

If industrial input/output devices are connected in series without a back plate, then device compactness is improved, but electrical connection precision deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice compactnessVSAvoidelectrical connection precision

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The pin guides are pre-formed on the shell member to define the insertion path and timing of electrical connections. When connectors are mated, the guides ensure pins enter pinholes in a controlled sequence, establishing reliable electrical connections before mechanical engagement is complete.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The pin guides act as an intermediary element between the male connector pins and female connector pinholes. These guides mediate the connection process by constraining pin movement and ensuring proper alignment and timing during the mating operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10205258B1Industrial input and output device with series connectors

Publication Date: 2019.02.12 MOXA INC

AI summary

The disclosure illustrates an industrial input/output device with series connectors. The industrial input/output device includes a circuit board, a male connector and a female connector respectively electrically connected to both sides of the circuit board, and pin guides configured to guide electrical connection pins of the male connector of another industrial input/output device to slide, so that the male connector of the another industrial input/output device can be electrically connected to the female connector of the industrial input/output device, and the technical effect of providing electrical connection timing control for series connection between the male connector and the female connector can be achieved.