Multi-Wire Connector with Segmented Conductive Plates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wire connectors can only connect wires in a one-to-one manner, limiting their flexibility and preventing the electrical connection of three or more wires together.
Innovation Solution
A wire connecting device comprising a base seat, a cover body, a conducting unit with multiple conductive plates, and a resilient pusher unit, allowing for the electrical connection of multiple wires by using recesses and through holes to accommodate exposed conductors and pusher members for clamping, enabling connections between one, two, or more wires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional wire connector uses a simple one-to-one connection structure, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability is poor because it cannot connect three or more wires together
Solution Approach 1:
The wire connector is designed with multiple conductive plates (first conductive plate and second conductive plate) that can simultaneously connect multiple wires. The connector can establish electrical connections between one wire and another wire, or one wire and multiple wires, providing universal adaptability for different wiring configurations without requiring different connector types.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector is divided into functional segments including a base seat with mounting portions, multiple conductive plates with through holes, and a cover body with recesses. Each segment performs a specific function: the base seat provides structural support and mounting, the conductive plates establish electrical connections, and the cover body provides insulation and wire positioning. This segmentation allows the system to achieve high adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the wire connector uses multiple conductive plates and recesses to accommodate multiple wires, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional elements are merged into integrated components. The base seat combines mounting portions for multiple conductive plates into a single structural element. The cover body integrates multiple recesses and positioning features into one piece that simultaneously guides and secures multiple wires. This merging reduces the total number of separate components while achieving multi-wire connection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The conductive plates serve as intermediary elements between the base seat and the cover body, and between the wires. Each conductive plate with its through holes acts as a mediator that receives wires through the cover body's recesses, establishes electrical connections, and transmits signals. This intermediary structure allows complex multi-wire connections to be achieved through modular, manageable components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides greater flexibility in connecting multiple wires electrically, allowing for configurations that include connecting one wire to another or multiple wires, enhancing usability by accommodating various wire combinations.
Implementation Method 1
The resilient pusher unit is provided between the cover body and the conducting unit, and includes a plurality of pusher members, each of which extends from the cover body toward the base seat for clamping each of the wires between a respective one of the pusher members and the conducting unit
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AI summary
A wire connecting device is adapted for connecting a plurality of wires, and includes a base seat having at least one mounting portion, a cover body coupled to the base seat and covering the mounting portion, a conducting unit, and a resilient pusher unit. The conducting unit is disposed between the base seat and the cover body, and includes at least one conductive plate that is mounted on the at least one mounting portion and that has a first through hole and at least one second through hole. Each of the first and second through holes is adapted for extension of an exposed conductor of a respective one of the wires into the corresponding first or second recess in the base seat. The resilient pusher unit is provided between the cover body and the conducting unit, and cooperates with the conducting unit to clamp the wires therebetween.