Multi-Part PCB Adapter Plug for Right-Angle Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing printed circuit board plug-in connectors face challenges in automated assembly due to limited handling space and require preassembly, which complicates installation, especially when the connector protrudes beyond the board's edge, hindering assembly and increasing space requirements.
Innovation Solution
A two-part adapter plug with reversible contacts and a right-angled configuration allows for contact-making between a printed circuit board and a standard M16 device part, enabling assembly in non-parallel directions and reducing the need for preassembly, thus facilitating both automated and manual assembly under confined conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional printed circuit board plug-in connector is used, then electrical contact between the printed circuit board and other components is achieved, but the connector protrudes beyond the board edge requiring preassembly and increasing space requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter plug introduces a right-angled configuration that changes the assembly dimension from linear (parallel to board plane) to orthogonal (perpendicular to board plane). This allows the connector to be assembled in two stages: first in the vertical direction onto the board, then the plug-in connector is inserted horizontally, eliminating the need for preassembly and reducing space requirements.
2Manufacturing precision
If the connector is designed to protrude beyond the board edge for proper contact alignment, then contact precision is improved, but assembly space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By transitioning to a right-angled assembly configuration, the patent eliminates the need for the connector to protrude beyond the board edge. The vertical mounting portion provides contact alignment precision while the horizontal plug-in portion operates within the available assembly space, resolving the contradiction between precision and space requirements.
3Ease of operation
If a multi-part adapter plug with right-angled configuration is used, then assembly space requirements are reduced and automated assembly is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter plug is divided into two functional segments: a vertical mounting portion that attaches to the printed circuit board and a horizontal plug-in connector portion. This segmentation enables automated assembly by separating the mounting operation from the connection operation, and while it increases structural complexity, it resolves the assembly space and automation requirements.
4Reliability
If conventional plug-in connectors are used, then electrical connection is achieved, but preassembly is required which complicates the installation process
Solution Approach 1:
The right-angled configuration allows the adapter plug to be mounted vertically onto the printed circuit board first, then the plug-in connector is inserted horizontally. This two-dimensional assembly approach eliminates the need for preassembly while maintaining reliable electrical connections, simplifying the manufacturing process.
Data Source
AI summary
An adapter plug and connector for making electrically conductive contact between a printed circuit board and at least one further electrical component. The adapter plug has at least one contacting device for conducting current within the adapter plug. The adapter plug is in at least two-part form and geometrically constructed in such a way that two plug-in planes, which are not parallel to one another, are formed by plug-in directions of the at least one further electrical component and the printed circuit board, respectively.