Modular Contact Carrier with Reversible Fixing for Industrial Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing contact carriers for industrial connectors require multiple variations to accommodate different applications, leading to increased storage needs and complexity in production due to the need for various configurations and types of contact elements.
Innovation Solution
A modular contact carrier design featuring a base body with multiple receiving devices for different contact elements, where fixing elements are reversibly attached, allowing for reuse of the base body with various contact elements, and manufactured from synthetic materials using injection molding for cost-effectiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different contact carriers are designed for different applications, then the adaptability to various application fields is improved, but the device complexity and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base body is designed with multiple receiving devices that can accommodate different types of contact elements (electrical, pneumatic, optical). A single base body can be configured for various applications by selectively equipping receiving devices with different contact elements, eliminating the need for multiple specialized contact carriers.
Solution Approach 2:
The contact carrier is divided into a reusable base body and interchangeable contact elements. The base body contains multiple receiving devices that can be independently configured, allowing the system to be segmented and reconfigured for different applications without replacing the entire contact carrier.
2Ease of repair
If a reversible fixing arrangement is used for contact elements, then the ease of repair and reconfiguration is improved, but the reliability and protection against manipulation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing arrangement allows dynamic reconfiguration of contact elements on the base body. Fixing elements can be reversibly attached and detached, enabling the base body to be reconfigured for different applications while maintaining a secure connection during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Contact elements can be easily removed and replaced on the base body without damaging the base structure. The reversible fixing arrangement allows contact elements to be discarded (removed) and recovered (reused) on different base bodies or configurations.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a contact carrier for an industrial connector, wherein the contact carrier has a main body, a plurality of contact elements and at least one fixing element, wherein a plurality of recesses are provided in the main body of the contact carrier, in which the contact elements are arranged, wherein the contact elements are fixed in the main body via the fixing elements secured reversibly to the main body.