Magnetic Connector Insert With Protrusions and Conductive Label
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional magnetic connectors are too large for thinner electronic devices, leading to insufficient holding power and mechanical failure due to frequent connection and disconnection, necessitating a durable and reliable connector system with reduced height and increased holding strength.
Innovation Solution
The magnetic connector system features a crimping piece with fingers and protrusions for secure attachment to a printed circuit board, retention clips for shell fixation, and a wider design to increase the attraction plate's surface area, along with a magnetically conductive label to enhance holding power, allowing for blind mating and easy connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If conventional magnetic connectors are made thinner to suit thinner electronic devices, then the connector height is reduced, but the holding power becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent compensates for reduced height by increasing the width of the connector, specifically enlarging the attraction plate surface area. This dimensional transition from reducing height to increasing width maintains magnetic holding force while adapting to thinner device requirements.
2Length of moving object
If conventional magnetic connectors are made thinner, then the connector height is reduced, but mechanical failure increases due to frequent connection and disconnection
Solution Approach 1:
The connector employs composite construction combining magnetic materials for attraction, non-magnetic materials for structural components, and specialized crimping materials for cable attachment. This composite approach ensures each component performs its specific function optimally, enhancing overall reliability despite reduced size.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector is divided into distinct functional segments: magnetic attraction components, structural housing, cable crimping sections, and contact elements. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently for its specific function, improving overall durability in a compact form factor.
3Force
If the attraction plate surface area is increased to maintain holding strength, then the connector width increases, but the connector becomes less suitable for thin devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the attraction plate by adjusting multiple parameters simultaneously: increasing surface area for holding force, reducing thickness for compactness, and selecting materials with high magnetic permeability. This multi-parameter optimization achieves the desired balance between holding strength and compact dimensions.
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 solution provides a robust, durable, and reliable magnetic connector system with increased holding strength, suitable for thinner devices, ensuring secure connections and reduced mechanical failure through enhanced magnetic attraction and secure physical features.
Implementation Method 1
These connector inserts and connector receptacles may be magnetic. That is, a magnetic insert may be magnetically attracted to a magnet receptacle, and the two may be held in place in at least one direction by the magnetic attraction.
Implementation Method 2
Another illustrative embodiment of the present invention may provide a connector receptacle having a magnetically conductive label. This magnetically conductive label may increase the holding power of magnets behind the label.
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AI summary
A magnetic connector system having a durable and reliable construction and a reduced height while maintaining sufficient holding strength. A connector insert may utilize a crimping piece to crimp a braiding of a cable. The crimping piece may be fixed to an attraction plate and a board in the insert for mechanical reliability. Retention clips may be used to fix a shell to the attraction plate. A connector receptacle may employ a magnetically conductive label to improve holding strength.