Electrical Plug Connection With Segmented Sliding Track
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electrical plug connections face limitations in generating high joining forces within restricted installation space, requiring excessive operating force or large maneuvering space.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a plug and plug module with a sliding track having multiple sections, allowing for a mechanical transmission ratio that doubles the actuating path without increasing installation space, utilizing a pin-guided sliding track with sections oriented to facilitate efficient force transmission and reduced operating force.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If conventional operating elements (levers, slides) are used to achieve high joining forces, then the transmission of force is restricted by available installation space and actuating path, but the operating force required becomes excessive or the maneuvering space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding track is divided into multiple sections (first section, second section, third section) with different orientations. Each section is optimized to transmit force efficiently in its specific direction, allowing the operating element to generate high joining forces through segmented force transmission paths rather than a single continuous track.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding track extends in multiple spatial dimensions with sections oriented at different angles (including perpendicular orientations). This multi-dimensional configuration allows the operating element to transform its movement into efficient force transmission in the plug-in direction, achieving high joining forces within limited installation space by utilizing three-dimensional space effectively.
2Force
If conventional operating elements are used to achieve high joining forces, then the force transmission is restricted by available installation space, but the installation space required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding track with its multiple oriented sections is integrated within the housing structure of the plug connection system. The track sections are arranged to nest within the available space, with some sections oriented perpendicular to each other to maximize space utilization. This nested configuration enables high force transmission within the compact installation envelope of the electrical plug connection.
Solution Approach 2:
By orienting sliding track sections in multiple dimensions (including perpendicular orientations), the design充分利用 three-dimensional installation space. This allows the force transmission path to fold back on itself in different directions, achieving high joining forces without requiring a large linear installation space, as the track utilizes vertical, horizontal, and depth dimensions simultaneously.
3Force
If conventional operating elements are used to achieve high joining forces, then the force transmission is restricted by available actuating path, but the actuating path required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding track is segmented into multiple oriented sections that collectively transmit force through a compact path. Each section contributes to the overall force transmission, allowing the operating element to achieve high joining forces through a series of directed force transmissions rather than requiring a single long actuating path. The segmented configuration transforms the operating element's movement into efficient force application at each section.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-dimensional orientation of sliding track sections (including perpendicular orientations) allows the actuating path to be folded into three-dimensional space. This reduces the linear actuating path length required, as the force transmission utilizes spatial dimensions rather than requiring a long single-direction path. The operating element achieves high joining forces through compact multi-directional force transmission.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration enables secure plugging with reduced operating force and minimized installation space, allowing for efficient force transmission and space-saving design in applications like motor vehicles.
Implementation Method 1
A preferably high transmission ratio during the transformation of the plug-in movement of the plug into the plug module into the movement on the operating element (at a lever end or a slide handle, for example) with corresponding reduction of the maximum actuating force is achieved by a favorable design of the sliding tracks.
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AI summary
An electrical plug connection includes a plug including a housing with a plurality of electrical plug contacts and including an operating element moveably fastened on the housing and including a sliding track that includes first and second sections oriented such that plugging the plug into the plug module or detaching the plug from the plug module is carried out by two movements of the operating element that are in two opposite movement directions; and a plug module with a plurality of complementary plug contacts that electrically contact the electrical plug contacts in a plugged-in position and attached to a pin that is guided in the track. During a movement of the operating element relative to the housing, a force is transmittable from the sliding track to the pin so that the plug and plug module move toward each other or move away from each other.