Segmented Conductive Contact Holder for High-Frequency Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for manufacturing conductive contact holders struggle to produce thin holders with maintained strength, leading to increased production time and cost, especially when dealing with high-frequency circuitry, and existing technologies like cast molding or insert molding require extensive time to complete.
Innovation Solution
A method involving the formation of a holder member with an insulating material and a substrate with a conductive material, where the holder member is fixed to the substrate using screws and an insulating adhesive, allowing for a thin, strong conductive contact holder with a flow path for air circulation to facilitate cooling and high-temperature testing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If cast molding or insert molding is used to form a conductive contact holder as an integral unit, then the strength of the holder is improved, but the production time increases to about one week and production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conductive contact holder is divided into multiple components: a holder body (insulating part) and a substrate (support part). These components are manufactured separately through simple molding processes and then assembled together, avoiding the need for complex integral molding while maintaining structural strength and significantly reducing production time.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder body and substrate are combined through assembly to form the complete conductive contact holder. The substrate is inserted into the holder body and fixed with adhesive, creating a unified structure that leverages the strengths of both components while simplifying the manufacturing process.
2Strength
If cast molding or insert molding is used to form a conductive contact holder as an integral unit, then the strength of the holder is improved, but the production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is segmented into separately manufacturable components using simple molding techniques, avoiding the need for expensive and complex integral molding processes. This segmentation enables cheaper manufacturing while maintaining the required structural strength through proper assembly design.
3Length of moving object
If the conductive contact holder is made thin to accommodate high-frequency circuitry, then the total length of conductive contacts is reduced, but the strength of the holder cannot be maintained with conventional molding technologies
Solution Approach 1:
The holder structure is segmented into a holder body and a separate substrate that provides mechanical support. This segmentation allows the overall holder to be made thin for high-frequency applications while the substrate component maintains the necessary strength and rigidity.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder combines different materials and structures: an insulating holder body and a conductive substrate with through-holes. This composite structure enables the holder to be thin while maintaining strength through the synergistic combination of components with complementary properties.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables the rapid production of thin, strong conductive contact holders that reduce production time and cost while effectively cooling high-temperature environments and maintaining accuracy during testing.
Implementation Method 1
the fixing may, further to the fastening with screws, include bonding the substrate and the holder member with an insulating adhesive
Implementation Method 2
a flow path that penetrates the holder member and the substrate so as to traverse a portion of each of the conductive contacts and that allows the air around the conductive contacts to flow to the outside
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AI summary
Provided are a conductive contact holder that is realized in a thin figure with its strength maintained, achieving reduction in production time and cost, and a method for manufacturing such a conductive contact holder. The method for manufacturing a conductive contact holder includes: forming, with an insulating material, a holder member that holds a plurality of conductive contacts 2; forming, with a conductive material, a substrate 4 that has a hollow portion to which the holder member can be fitted; and fitting and fixing the holder member formed at the forming the holder member to the hollow portion provided in the substrate 4 formed at the forming the substrate. At the fitting and fixing, the holder member and the substrate may be fastened with screws 5. Inside the conductive contact holder, a flow path may be formed that penetrates the holder member and the substrate 4, and that provides communication with a plurality of holder holes 33 and 34 each other, so as to allow gas flow.