Quick Connector Socket With Rotating Housing For Cable Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sockets lack adjustability, leading to difficulties in installation, cable entanglement, dislocation, and inadequate cable length when connecting multiple devices, as they cannot accommodate angle adjustments or restore to their original shape after twisting.
Innovation Solution
A socket design featuring a main housing with a top and bottom housing, a flexible circuit board, and a rear rotating section allowing 0 to 180-degree rotation, along with a locking bolt and cable mounting system, enabling secure cable management and adjustment, and a terminal platform with soldered components for secure connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional socket is used to connect with many sets of connectors, then the installation becomes difficult and the cable cannot restore to its original shape after long term twisting, but the socket structure is simple and fixed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by introducing a rotatable connection mechanism between the socket body and cable mounting section. This allows the socket to dynamically adjust its orientation angle (0-180 degrees) rather than being fixed, enabling adaptation to different connection configurations while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through controlled rotational movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The socket is segmented into distinct functional sections: a main body housing, a rotatable connection section, and a cable mounting section. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function independently - the main body houses electrical components, the rotation section provides angular adjustment, and the cable mounting secures cables - thereby achieving versatility without excessive overall complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the cable length is increased to prevent entanglement, then the cable may entangle with other devices, but if the cable length is decreased, then the length may be insufficient and a new socket is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable connection mechanism enables dynamic repositioning of the socket at various angles, providing adaptability to different spatial configurations and device positions. This angular adjustment capability compensates for cable length limitations, allowing optimal cable routing without requiring excessive cable length that could lead to entanglement with other devices.
3Ease of operation
If the socket is made adjustable to allow angle changes, then the installation becomes easier and cable management improves, but the socket requires additional mechanisms for rotation and locking
Solution Approach 1:
The socket incorporates a rotatable connection section that enables angular adjustment from 0 to 180 degrees, significantly improving installation ease and cable management flexibility. The rotation mechanism allows the socket to be positioned at optimal angles during installation and operation, making the system more user-friendly despite the added mechanical complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is designed to automatically engage and secure the rotatable connection section at desired positions, reducing the need for manual intervention. This self-locking feature maintains the adjusted position without requiring additional fastening operations, thereby improving ease of operation while minimizing the complexity increase from the locking mechanism.
4Reliability
If conventional connectors are used, then the structure is simple, but the connector is easily dislocated as a result of constant pulling of the cable
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism automatically engages to secure the connector in place, providing self-service protection against dislocation from cable pulling. The mechanism maintains reliable connection stability through automatic engagement and retention features, preventing accidental disconnection while keeping the locking system integrated into the overall structure rather than requiring separate external components.
Data Source
AI summary
A socket for a quick-connector having a main housing has a top and bottom housing, and a non-connected wall having one side and the front wall of a recessed space are provided with a fastening peg corresponding to a peg slot provided at the bottom housing, allowing the two housings to be mounted and engaged such that the circuit board, the flexible circuit board, the terminal platform, the male or female socket and the locking bolt are contained therein, and the rear rotating section is formed by the top and the bottom rear section housing as a hollow pivotal shaft, which is engaged within the recessed space and the slot of the pivot, allowing a 0 to 180 degree rotation, the interior of the rear section is the cable mounting, for holding the cable which branches from the rear rotating section housing to form a hollow pivot shaft to the main housing; the terminal platform, the male or female socket and the flexible circuit board are soldered to form a connected component.