Rotatable Connector Frame with Oblique Blocking Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional connectors on plates are prone to disconnection due to lateral forces and environmental hindrances, leading to wire damage and reduced service life, and existing rotatable connectors lack stability when fixed on plates.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable frame with positioning portions and pivots that allows the connector to rotate and adjust its orientation, incorporating blocking surfaces to secure the connector on the plate, enabling multi-angled connections and preventing wire damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the connector is made rotatable to avoid wire damage, then the adaptability and wire protection are improved, but the stability and fixation reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed with a rotatable frame that can dynamically adjust its orientation angle relative to the plate. The frame includes positioning portions that can be selectively positioned to maintain different rotating orientations, allowing the connector to adapt between fixed and rotatable states as needed for different installation scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
Positioning portions are introduced as intermediary elements between the connector body and the plate. These positioning portions include blocking surfaces that selectively press against the plate to fix the rotated connector, serving as a mediator that enables both rotation and stable fixation.
2Device complexity
If the connector is arranged vertically to the plate, then the structure is simple, but the wire is prone to disconnection under lateral force
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed with an oblique orientation relative to the plate rather than a symmetric vertical arrangement. The blocking surfaces of the positioning portions extend away from the connector inserting opening at an oblique angle, creating an asymmetric structure that naturally resists lateral forces and improves connection reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the wire is bent to fit narrow gaps, then the installation adaptability is improved, but the wire service life and transmission quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of bending the wire in the same plane, the connector and frame are rotated to change the wiring orientation to a different spatial dimension. This allows the wire to extend obliquely from the plate, utilizing the third dimension to navigate around obstacles and fit into narrow gaps without excessive bending, thereby preserving wire service life and transmission quality.
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AI summary
A rotatable frame is provided for accommodating a connector. The rotatable frame can be used with a plate and includes a frame body, two positioning portions, and two pivots. The frame body has a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a top plate, and a bottom plate, wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the top plate, and the bottom plate are connected to enclose an accommodation space for accommodating the connector and to form a connector inserting opening. The two positioning portions are respectively formed on the top plate and the bottom plate at one side that is near the connector inserting port. The two positioning portions respectively have a blocking surface, wherein the blocking surface obliquely extends away from the connector inserting opening. The two pivots respectively protrude from the outer side of the first sidewall and the outer side of the second sidewall coaxially.