Code Scanner Misplug Detection With Keyed Matching Assemblies

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Solution Overview

Problem

Signal transmission lines of code scanners in battery production processes are easily confused and misplugged, leading to inconsistencies in product serial numbers and compromising product traceability and quality.

Innovation Solution

An anti-misplug detection mechanism for code scanners, comprising first and second matching members with mistake-proofing features, detection members, and controllers, ensuring correct connection through trigger signals and physical distance controls to prevent misplug.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If mistake-proofing features are added to prevent misplug, then connection accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection accuracyVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The matching members are segmented into multiple groups with distinct mistake-proofing features. Each group has its own unique guiding key configuration, which simplifies the design within each group while maintaining overall system accuracy through the segmented approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mistake-proofing features are pre-designed and integrated into the matching members during manufacturing. The guiding keys and insertion holes are preliminarily configured with specific geometries that automatically prevent misconnection, eliminating the need for complex verification mechanisms during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4390757B1Misplug-proof detection mechanism for code scanning gun, code scanning system and battery processing system
Publication Date: 2025.12.31 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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AI summary

The application discloses an anti-misplug detection mechanism for code scanners, a code scanning system, and a battery processing system. The anti-misplug detection mechanism includes: a plurality of first communication interfaces, and anti-misplug detection assemblies. The plurality of first communication interfaces is used to be mutually plug-in connected to second communication interfaces on the code scanners one to one to form a plurality of code scanner plug-in assembly groups; and the anti-misplug detection assemblies are arranged in groups with the first communication interfaces, and includes a first matching member, a second matching member and a detection member. The first matching members and the first communication interfaces are relatively fixed one to one, the second matching members are connected to the code scanners one to one through connecting elements, and a first mistake-proofing feature and a second mistake-proofing feature of the same group are matched with each other, so that the first matching member and the second matching member in the same group is capable of being connected to each other in place, and the detection member is used to generate a trigger signal after the first matching member and the second matching member are connected in place. According to the above solution, it is convenient to determine whether the code scanner is connected to the corresponding second communication interface through the trigger signal.