Segmented Wire-to-Board Connector Housing for Flexible Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional housing for wire-to-board connectors is limited by its unitary design, making it inconvenient for assembly and maintenance, and restricting application variability.
Innovation Solution
The housing features a main body with an accommodating groove containing intervalled terminal openings, and alternately arranged partition parts on the end covers, allowing for flexible installation of terminal modules according to actual requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional unitary housing design is used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but assembly efficiency and application variability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a main body and multiple detachable end covers. The end covers can be selectively assembled on different ends of the main body, allowing flexible configuration. This segmentation enables the same main body to support different numbers and arrangements of terminal modules, thereby improving adaptability without significantly increasing overall structural complexity.
2Productivity
If conventional unitary housing design is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but assembly efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure is segmented into a main body and separate end covers. This allows the main body to be manufactured once and reused across different configurations, while only the necessary end covers need to be produced for each specific application. This reduces overall manufacturing workload and improves assembly efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The main body is designed as a universal component that can accommodate different numbers and types of terminal modules. By keeping the main body design standardized and reusable, manufacturing simplicity is maintained while assembly efficiency is improved through flexible configuration options.
3Ease of repair
If conventional unitary housing design is used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but maintenance convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable end cover design allows individual end covers to be removed and replaced independently. When maintenance is needed, only the affected end cover needs to be accessed, not the entire housing. This segmentation greatly improves maintenance convenience while adding minimal structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a housing for wire to board connectors. The housing comprises a main body, a first end cover, and a second end cover. The main body comprises an accommodating groove, the bottom of which is provided with a plurality of terminal openings disposed at intervals. A terminal module is disposed in the accommodating groove. A plurality of terminal groups are respectively inserted into the corresponding terminal openings. The first end cover disposed on one end edge of the main body comprises a plurality of first partition parts disposed at intervals. The second end cover disposed on the other end edge of the main body comprises a plurality of second partition parts disposed at intervals, and is opposite to the first end cover. The plurality of second partition parts and the plurality of first partition parts are alternately disposed.