Multi-Sided PCB Connection Strip for Flexible Board Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connection strips are not adaptable to different applications and can only be adapted to a limited extent, limiting their versatility in connecting printed circuit boards.
Innovation Solution
A connection strip designed as a printed circuit board connector with a strip-like connection housing featuring multiple outer sides, each equipped with mating face and printed circuit board plug-in contacts that project outward, allowing for flexible orientation and attachment of printed circuit boards in various configurations, including parallel or perpendicular arrangements, and secured by mechanical connection mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If connection strips are designed with fixed contact orientations, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different applications is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection housing is designed with contact pins that can be oriented in multiple directions (front, rear, left, right sides), allowing a single housing structure to serve multiple connection orientations. This enables the same housing to adapt to different application requirements without needing multiple specialized housing designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The contact pins are configured with different orientations (some extending in first direction, others in second direction perpendicular to first) within the same housing, creating a dynamic adaptation capability where the housing can accommodate various connection configurations based on application needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple contact orientations are implemented, then versatility for different printed circuit board arrangements is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection housing is divided into multiple segments or regions, each with contact pins oriented in specific directions. This segmentation allows standardized manufacturing of modular components that can be assembled in different configurations, reducing overall manufacturing complexity despite multiple orientations.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the connection housing have contact pins with locally optimized orientations tailored to specific connection needs. This local quality approach allows each section to be manufactured using standardized processes while achieving global versatility through strategic placement of differently oriented contacts.
Data Source
AI summary
A connection strip is designed as a printed circuit board connector and has a strip-like connection housing, which is formed in one part or in a plurality of parts. The connection housing has a plurality of outer sides, the first outer side having a mating face side on which there are at least two or more mating face plug-in contacts, which can each be plugged together with a corresponding plug-in contact of a corresponding plug connector. The connection housing is further designed to have printed circuit board plug-in contacts on one, two or three of the other outer sides, which contacts project beyond the respective outer side so that on the one or more outer sides on which the printed circuit board plug-in contacts are provided, a printed circuit board can be soldered. A method for manufacturing the connection strip is also provided.