Floating PCB Connector Module With Guided Misalignment Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for connecting electronic devices using plugs and sockets often result in misalignment, damage, and poor installation accuracy due to obstructed visibility and fixed positions, making it difficult to ensure precise alignment and secure connections.
Innovation Solution
A connector module comprising a first and second circuit board, a flexible connecting member, and a floating plug with guiding columns and slots, allowing for accurate alignment and compensation of installation errors through a floating mechanism and elastic components, facilitating easy and precise plugging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a plug and socket connection is used for electrical connection between electronic devices, then electrical connection is achieved, but misalignment and damage occur due to blocked vision and fixed positions
Solution Approach 1:
The plug is designed with a floating mechanism that allows it to dynamically adjust its position relative to the socket. The floating plug can move in multiple directions (radial and axial) to compensate for installation errors and achieve proper alignment without requiring precise manual positioning, thereby improving both connection reliability and installation convenience
Solution Approach 2:
Guiding columns and guiding slots are introduced as intermediary elements between the plug and socket. These guiding structures facilitate the alignment process by providing a mechanical path that guides the plug into the correct position within the socket, preventing misalignment and damage during connection
2Stability of the object's composition
If the positions of electronic devices are fixed, then device stability is maintained, but alignment accuracy deteriorates due to installation errors
Solution Approach 1:
The floating plug mechanism allows the plug to dynamically adjust its position after the devices are fixed in place. This dynamic adjustment capability compensates for installation errors while maintaining the fixed positions of the electronic devices, thereby preserving device stability while improving alignment accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The floating mechanism changes the positional parameters of the plug relative to the socket by allowing movement in radial and axial directions. This parameter change enables the plug to adapt to installation errors without requiring changes to the fixed positions of the electronic devices, maintaining stability while achieving precise alignment
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AI summary
The present application relates to the technical field of electronic devices, and discloses a connector module and an electronic device. Specifically, the connector module includes a first circuit board (1), a second circuit board (3), a flexible connecting member (5), and a floating plug (8). A first connector (2) is provided on the first circuit board (1). The second circuit board (3) is provided with a second connector (4) and a first guiding hole (31). The fourth connector (7) is plugged into the first connector (2). The floating plug (8) is floatingly connected to the first circuit board (1). The floating plug (8) is provided with a first guiding column (81), and the first guiding column (81) is arranged to pass through the first guiding hole (31) to enable the third connector (6) to be plugged into the second connector (4).