Rotatable Power Storage Connector With Sealed Multi-Angle Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power storage connectors are limited to a single angle of connection, requiring users to disconnect and reorient the socket manually, and are prone to moisture ingress due to gaps, leading to safety risks such as short circuits and sparks.
Innovation Solution
A power storage connector design featuring a rotatable sleeve with a limiting and fixing structure, allowing multiple angle connections, and integrated sealing rings to prevent moisture ingress, ensuring secure and convenient attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the power storage connector is designed for single-angle connection, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability is poor and manual reorientation is required
Solution Approach 1:
The connector incorporates a rotatable sleeve that can rotate to different angles and lock into position, transforming a static single-angle connector into a dynamic multi-angle connector. This allows the connector to adapt to different connection orientations while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through the use of a single rotating component with limiting structures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the connector allows multi-angle connection, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into distinct functional components: a rotating sleeve, limiting structures, and fixing components. Each segment performs a specific function - the sleeve provides rotation, the limiting structures define angular positions, and the fixing components secure the connection. This segmentation allows multi-angle capability without requiring a completely complex redesign of the entire connector.
3Ease of manufacture
If the plug and socket are connected from the outside, then the installation is simple, but moisture can enter through gaps causing short circuits
Solution Approach 1:
The design employs a nested structure where the plug is inserted into the socket, and sealing rings are nested within the connector assembly. The sealing rings are positioned between the plug and socket components, creating a protective barrier that prevents moisture ingress while maintaining the simple external connection interface. This nested arrangement of sealing elements provides protection without complicating the installation process.
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AI summary
A power storage connector includes a socket, a sleeve and a plug. The socket includes a fixed plate, a connecting unit and a fixing component configured on the fixed plate, and a limiting structure configured around the outer side of the connecting unit. The sleeve includes a limited component and a fixing structure configured on the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall of the connecting portion respectively. When the sleeve sleeves on the connecting unit, the limited component is located in the limiting structure and configured to move along the limiting structure, so that the sleeve is capable of rotating on the connecting unit. The plug includes a plug case detachably coupled and linked with the sleeve. The plug case drives the sleeve to rotate to engage the fixing structure and the fixing component, so as to connect and fix the plug to the socket.