Push-Button Clamping Connector for Tight Slip-Resistant Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connecting members in photographic equipment have a complex structure and are prone to slipping, leading to insufficient tight connections between devices, which affects user experience.
Innovation Solution
A connecting member with a nesting slot and a driving structure that includes a pressing member, a driving button, and a reset member, allowing for a locked and unlocked state to securely clamp and loosen the connection between the connecting member and a structural member, enhancing the tightness of the connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional connecting member is used to connect two devices, then the connection can be established, but the structure becomes complex and the connection is prone to slipping, resulting in insufficient tightness
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting member is divided into distinct functional components: a connecting base with a nesting slot for structural member insertion, a driving structure with pressing member and driving button for actuation, and a clamping member for securing the connection. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while simplifying the overall structure compared to traditional integrated connecting members.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting member incorporates a dynamic driving structure that can transition between locked and unlocked states. The pressing member moves along a sliding path to dynamically adjust the clamping force on the clamping member, enabling the connection to be easily established and released while maintaining tightness when locked. This dynamic mechanism replaces static traditional connecting members that rely on complex threaded or pinned structures.
2Ease of manufacture
If the connecting member structure is simplified, then the device becomes easier to manufacture, but the connection becomes prone to slipping and loses tightness
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting base features a nesting slot that receives and nests the structural member, creating a nested configuration where one component fits within another. The clamping member is nested within the driving structure, which is itself nested within the connecting base. This nesting arrangement simplifies manufacturing by reducing the number of separate fastening operations required while maintaining connection stability through the interlocking nested geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
The driving structure incorporates a reset member that automatically returns the pressing member to its initial position after actuation. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for additional reset springs or complex return mechanisms, simplifying manufacturing while ensuring the connection maintains proper tightness through automatic positioning. The clamping member also utilizes elastic deformation to self-adjust and maintain consistent clamping force.
3Reliability
If a tight connection is achieved through complex structures, then the connection stability improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to difficult assembly and disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The driving structure enables dynamic transition between locked and unlocked states through simple pressing motion of the driving button. The pressing member slides along a defined path to quickly engage or disengage the clamping member from the structural member in the nesting slot. This dynamic mechanism allows users to achieve tight stable connections with simple one-handed operations, eliminating the need for complex threading or multiple fastening steps found in traditional connecting members.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping member is pre-positioned and spring-loaded within the driving structure, ready to immediately engage with the structural member when the nesting slot is inserted. The reset member is pre-configured to automatically return the pressing member to its clamping position after release. This preliminary preparation of components ensures that assembly and disassembly operations require minimal user effort while maintaining connection stability, as the mechanism is already primed for quick engagement or disengagement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure and tight connection between devices, improving user experience by ensuring the connection remains stable and easy to assemble and disassemble.
Implementation Method 1
the reset member is configured to apply a force to the driving button to reset the driving button
Implementation Method 2
the pressing member is configured to press or loosen the clamping member... to clamp the clamping member in the adapting slot
Data Source
AI summary
A connecting member includes a connecting base defined with a nesting slot, and the connecting base is nested on a structural member through the nesting slot. The structural member is defined with an adapting slot, the connecting base is provided with a driving structure, a reset member, and a clamping member, the clamping member is exposed on a sidewall of the nesting slot and matched to the adapting slot, and the driving structure is movably disposed on the connecting base. The driving structure includes a pressing member and a driving button, the clamping member is disposed on a sliding path of the pressing member, the pressing member is configured to press or loosen the clamping member, the driving button presses and drives the pressing member to slide, and the reset member is configured to apply a force to the driving button to reset the driving button.