Multi-Output Connector with Segmented Covers for EMC
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telecommunications and data network connectors, such as RJ45 connectors, are not adaptable to various installation configurations and constraints, leading to safety and reliability issues due to incomplete closure of the housing, which affects electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and is complex to install in spatially constraining environments.
Innovation Solution
A telecommunications and data network connector with movable covers that have separable portions allowing different cable passage orientations while maintaining a completely closed housing, ensuring safety and EMC performance, and can be easily installed without tools in various environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a connector is designed with multiple fixed cable passages to accommodate different installation orientations, then adaptability to various installation configurations is improved, but device complexity increases and the housing cannot be completely closed
Solution Approach 1:
The connector housing is segmented into two separate covers (first cover and second cover) that can be positioned in different configurations. Each cover can independently form different cable passage orientations when combined with the base body, allowing the connector to adapt to various installation configurations without requiring multiple pre-formed passages in a single rigid housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector employs movable covers that can be positioned in different locations relative to the base body during assembly. The covers are designed to be movable during installation to allow selection of different cable exit orientations, and then fixed in position to maintain the chosen configuration. This dynamic positioning capability enables adaptability without increasing overall device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the housing is left open to allow cable passage in multiple directions, then adaptability to different cable orientations is improved, but reliability and safety deteriorate due to intrusion risks and electromagnetic compatibility issues
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a base body and two separate covers. The covers can be positioned to close different portions of the housing depending on the required cable orientation. When the connector is installed, the unused cover positions are maintained in a closed state, ensuring housing integrity and protection against intrusions and electromagnetic interference, while still allowing cable passage in the required direction.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the housing have different functional requirements. The cable passage area requires openness for cable insertion, while the rest of the housing requires closure for protection. The segmented cover design allows local opening where needed for cable passage while maintaining closure in other areas to ensure reliability and electromagnetic compatibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a connector with multiple cable passages is designed, then adaptability to different installation environments is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates due to complex construction
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is manufactured as separate components (base body, first cover, second cover) that can be independently produced using standard manufacturing processes. The covers are simple shell structures that can be molded separately and then assembled to the base body in different configurations, simplifying manufacturing compared to creating a single complex multi-passage housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The base body and covers are designed as universal components that can be assembled in multiple configurations to create different cable passage orientations. The same set of components can accommodate various installation environments by simply changing the assembly configuration, eliminating the need to manufacture different specialized connectors for different applications.
4Volume of moving object
If the connector is designed to be compact and robust, then space efficiency and durability are improved, but ease of installation in spatially constraining environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The covers are designed to be movable during installation, allowing them to be positioned and adjusted in confined spaces. The movable design enables installers to manipulate the covers into the correct position even in spatially constraining environments, while the final assembled structure maintains a compact and robust form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The segmented design with separate covers allows for staged assembly in tight spaces. Rather than requiring manipulation of a single large rigid housing, the connector can be assembled by positioning smaller cover components separately, making installation easier in constrained environments while maintaining overall compactness.
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AI summary
- Multi-output connector. - The invention relates to a connector (1) comprising electrical terminals (7) and a first and second movable cover (10, 11) between an open and a closed configuration in which said covers (10, 11) contribute to forming a housing (12), characterized in that said first and second covers (10, 11) respectively comprise at least a first and a second breakable portion (13, 14) which overlap at least partially in the closed configuration, so that said covers (10, 11) can form different openings for the passage of said cable (8) in the closed configuration depending on whether the first and/or second breakable portion (13, 14) is detached from the corresponding cover (10, 11). - Telecommunications and/or data network connectors.