L-Shaped Power Connector Assembly for Stackable Housings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional power supply output terminals require cross-connection with jumpers, leading to messy external wires and assembly interference when housings are stacked, affecting convenience and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An electrical connector with L-shaped terminals that allow perpendicular coupling, avoiding interference by guiding assembly in a locking direction perpendicular to the housing side plate, and incorporating insulating rings and conductive posts for secure connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional output terminals are locked vertically and cross-connected through jumpers, then stable DC power can be provided to DUT, but the external wires become messy and exposed, and assembly time increases due to interference with wiring construction direction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the locking direction of output terminals from vertical to horizontal, allowing terminals to extend perpendicular to the housing side plate. This dimensional change enables wires to be routed horizontally along the housing rather than vertically, eliminating messy exposed wires and interference with wiring construction, while maintaining stable electrical connection for DC power provision
2Reliability
If multiple housings are stacked and assembled together with vertically locked output terminals, then power supply functionality is maintained, but assembly time increases and convenience is affected due to interference with wiring construction direction
Solution Approach 1:
By reorienting output terminals to lock horizontally rather than vertically, the patent enables multiple housings to be stacked without vertical wiring interference. The horizontal locking direction allows efficient stacking and assembly while maintaining power supply functionality, thereby improving productivity and reducing assembly time
Data Source
AI summary
A power transceiver device includes a housing, a circuit module and an electrical connector. The circuit module is located within the housing. The electrical connector includes a terminal base and two conductive terminals. The terminal base is fixed on one side surface of the housing. Each of the conductive terminals includes a sheet, an extending portion and an opening. One end of the sheet extends through a front face of the terminal base, another end thereof is electrically connected to the circuit module. The extending portion extends transversely from the end of the sheet, the opening is firmed on the extending portion, and a virtual axis of the opening passes through the front lateral face of the terminal base. The conductive terminals are switchably electrically connected to each other.