Modular Connector With Removable Circuit Board Slot
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional connectors have fixed circuit boards, making them single-functional and inconvenient for users who need to insert specific circuit boards, limiting their versatility.
Innovation Solution
A connector design with a connector body, signal terminals, wiring terminals, and a circuit board slot, allowing for the insertion of different circuit boards to meet various user requirements, enhancing functionality and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the circuit board is fixed in the connector, then the connector structure is simple and stable, but the connector becomes single-functional and inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into separate functional modules: a connector body with terminal components, a removable circuit board with conductive pads, and an anti-disengaging component. This segmentation allows the circuit board to be replaced while maintaining a stable connector body structure, resolving the contradiction between versatility and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The circuit board is designed to be dynamically replaceable rather than fixed, allowing users to insert or remove circuit boards as needed. The anti-disengaging component provides dynamic locking during use but allows intentional removal, enabling the connector to adapt to different functional requirements while maintaining operational stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the circuit board is made replaceable, then the connector becomes multi-functional and convenient for users, but the connection stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The anti-disengaging component is pre-configured in the connector body to automatically engage with the circuit board upon insertion. This preliminary action ensures that the connection is stabilized before use, preventing accidental disengagement while maintaining replaceability. The component creates preliminary mechanical interlocking that guarantees connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The anti-disengaging component acts as an intermediary between the connector body and the circuit board, providing a reliable mechanical connection interface. This intermediary element ensures stable electrical and mechanical contact while allowing the circuit board to be replaced when needed, thus maintaining both reliability and adaptability.
3Reliability
If anti-disengaging features are added, then the circuit board connection becomes more reliable, but the connector structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The anti-disengaging component integrates multiple functions into a single element: it provides mechanical retention, guides circuit board insertion, and ensures proper alignment of conductive pads with signal terminals. By merging these functions into one component, the design achieves reliable connection stability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The anti-disengaging component is strategically positioned at the critical interface between the connector body and circuit board, providing localized reinforcement for connection stability. This localized approach ensures reliability at the connection point without adding complex structures throughout the entire connector, maintaining overall structural simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a connector, comprising a connector body, a plurality of signal terminals, a plurality of wiring terminals, and a circuit board. The connector body comprises an electrical connection slot, a circuit board slot, and a wiring slot. The plurality of signal terminals and the plurality of wiring terminals are disposed on the sidewall of the electrical connection slot. The plurality of signal terminals is corresponded to the plurality of wiring terminals, respectively. The circuit board comprises a circuit board body and a plurality of conductive pads. The circuit board is inserted into the circuit board slot. The plurality of conductive pads is in contact with the corresponding signal terminal.