SATA Connector Oblique Insertion Guiding Post
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional SATA connectors are inefficient in terms of space utilization and require additional adaptors, leading to increased manufacturing costs and complexity, due to their fixed-size receiving spaces and non-natural insertion directions.
Innovation Solution
A connector with a guiding portion featuring a housing, conductive terminals, and a sloping guiding post that allows for oblique insertion and mating, eliminating the need for additional space and adaptors, and aligning with the natural direction of user force for easier insertion and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed-size receiving space is provided for horizontal insertion, then the connector can accommodate movement during insertion and prevent collision, but the space utilization becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The connector transitions from horizontal insertion to oblique insertion by changing the insertion angle from 0 degrees to approximately 45 degrees. This dimensional change allows the connector to eliminate the need for a large fixed receiving space while maintaining insertion safety through the guiding portion that directs the connector along the oblique path.
Solution Approach 2:
The insertion angle parameter is changed from horizontal (0 degrees) to oblique (approximately 45 degrees). This parameter change enables the connector to achieve both compact space utilization and reliable insertion guidance without requiring additional receiving space.
2Ease of operation
If horizontal direction force is used for mating, then the connector can be inserted, but it does not align with the natural direction of user force, hindering insertion efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The insertion direction is changed from horizontal to oblique, aligning with the natural downward force direction that users typically apply. This dimensional change improves ease of operation without adding complexity to the mating arrangement.
3Ease of operation
If an adaptor is added to enable vertical direction mating, then the connector can be mated vertically, but additional manufacturing costs and complexity are incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The adaptor component is completely removed from the system. Instead of adding an adaptor to enable vertical/oblique mating, the connector is designed with an integrated oblique guiding portion that directly provides the desired mating direction, eliminating the need for separate adaptor components and reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding function and the connector housing are merged into a single integrated structure. The oblique guiding portion is formed as part of the connector housing itself, combining the guidance function with the structural housing rather than requiring a separate adaptor component.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention is directed towards a connector with a guiding portion having a housing, a connecting interface having a plurality of conductive terminals, and a first guiding post disposed along the housing, whereby the first guiding post has a sloping guiding portion.