Pivoting Electrical Plug Housing for Wider Wire Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electrical plugs are inconvenient for technicians to couple with signal transmitting cables due to limited tilting angles, which restricts the ease of wire connection and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
An electrical plug design featuring a pivotally connected second casing and a rotating retention device that allows for increased tilting angles, enabling more extensive access to the internal space for easier connection and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the upper casing is tilted for wire connection, then accessibility to internal space is improved, but the tilting angle is limited due to fixed latch shape
Solution Approach 1:
The latch is designed with a rotating deformation part that can change its orientation dynamically. When the upper casing is tilted, the deformation part rotates along with the tilting direction, allowing the latch to maintain its functional shape at various tilting angles rather than being constrained by a fixed geometry. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by enabling greater tilting angles while maintaining latch functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The deformation part of the latch can change its geometric parameters (orientation, shape configuration) in response to the tilting angle of the upper casing. This parameter change allows the latch to adapt to different tilting positions, effectively increasing the usable tilting angle range without compromising the locking function.
2Device complexity
If the latch shape is fixed for structural simplicity, then device complexity is reduced, but the tilting angle for wire connection is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The latch incorporates a deformation part capable of rotation, transforming it from a static component to a dynamic one. This dynamic feature allows the latch to adapt to different tilting angles during wire connection operations, significantly improving ease of operation while adding only moderate structural complexity through the rotational mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The latch is segmented into a fixed connecting end and a rotatable deformation part. This segmentation allows the simpler connecting end to maintain structural integrity while the deformation part provides the necessary adaptability for various tilting angles, balancing device complexity with operational ease.
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical plug is provided. The electrical plug includes a body and a retention device. The body includes a first casing and a second casing. The second casing is pivotally connected to one side of the first casing and can rotate to make one of its ends away from one end of the first casing. The first casing and the second casing form a body inner space together. At least a portion of the retention device can rotate along the same direction as the second casing rotates.