Modular Angle Connector Sleeve for Stable Multi-Connector Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing angle connector sleeves are inflexible, prone to damage under mechanical stress, and require multiple designs for different cable connector types, leading to increased production costs and instability.
Innovation Solution
A modular angle connector sleeve design with a first sleeve part having a push-out opening completely surrounded radially by the first sleeve part, allowing it to accommodate various cable connector types, and a secure fixing mechanism to prevent separation under stress, ensuring stability and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the contact surface runs through the angle connector sleeve sagittally to join the two sleeve parts, then the assembly is simplified, but the area surrounding the openings is severed and loses stability
Solution Approach 1:
The angle connector sleeve is divided into two separate sleeve parts that are joined together. This segmentation allows the contact surface to run through the sleeve parts without severing the area surrounding the openings, as each sleeve part maintains its own structural integrity around the openings while still enabling assembly through their joining surfaces.
2Ease of manufacture
If the second sleeve part is configured as an insertion element for easy assembly, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the second sleeve part can be easily pushed out again under mechanical stress
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism is designed to perform preliminary action by automatically engaging and securing the two sleeve parts together upon assembly. The fixing mechanism is pre-configured to detect when the sleeve parts are properly positioned and then activates to create a secure connection, preventing the second sleeve part from being pushed out under subsequent mechanical stress while maintaining easy initial assembly.
3Device complexity
If the plug-in end is formed as part of the angle connector sleeve, then the device complexity is reduced, but the angle connector sleeve can only be used for specific cable connector types
Solution Approach 1:
The angle connector sleeve is designed as a universal housing that can accommodate multiple types of cable connectors. Instead of forming the plug-in end as part of the sleeve itself, the sleeve provides a standardized receptacle that can receive different plug-in end configurations. This multi-functional design allows the same angle connector sleeve to be used with various cable connector types, enhancing versatility while maintaining simple device architecture.
Data Source
AI summary
An angle connector sleeve, configured as a housing for a cable connector which can be inserted into a built-in connector matched as a counterpart to form a mechanically lockable plug connection. The cable connector is insertable into the built-in connector with a plug-in end of a plug-in assembly to form the plug connection. The angle connector sleeve is configured to receive and enclose at least the plug-in assembly, and has an angled hollow body, with a first sleeve part and a second sleeve part. The first sleeve and second sleeve parts can be joined together along a contact surface running through the angle connector sleeve, and the first sleeve part has a push-out opening configured such that the plug-in end of the plug-in assembly can be pushed out through the push-out opening from the first sleeve part, and the push-out opening is completely surrounded radially by the first sleeve part.