Self-Alignment Connector Guides for Stress-Resistant Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional connectors suffer from inefficiencies in coupling and stability due to the concentration of stress at specific positions, leading to potential cracks or damage during connection, and require manual alignment which reduces efficiency and workability.
Innovation Solution
A self-alignment connector design featuring position correction guides and prevention guides that distribute stress and automatically correct misalignment, ensuring stable coupling by incorporating pairs of guides on both connectors to facilitate easy and secure fastening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional connector assembly is used, then connectors can be connected, but stress concentrates on a specific position of the positioning correction arm causing cracks or damage
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning correction arm is divided into multiple segments or sections, each capable of independently deforming to distribute the correction force. This segmentation prevents stress concentration at any single point while maintaining the overall positioning function during connector assembly.
2Ease of operation
If manual visual or tactile checking is required before connecting, then connectors can be aligned, but efficiency and workability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connector assembly system performs alignment automatically through mechanical guidance features such as guide pins, alignment grooves, or self-correcting positioning structures. These features enable the connectors to find and establish proper alignment without requiring manual visual or tactile checking, thereby improving both ease of operation and productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If position correction arm is used during connection, then misalignment can be corrected, but stress concentration reduces strength and causes cracks
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning correction arm incorporates flexible elements such as spring-loaded sections, elastomeric materials, or thin-walled structures that can deform elastically to provide alignment correction. These flexible features distribute stress throughout the correction mechanism rather than concentrating it at specific points, maintaining strength while enabling adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A self-alignment connector, and a self-alignment connector for a vehicle are provided. The self-alignment connector includes a first connector having a pin terminal provided therein, and a second connector having a socket terminal provided therein, into which the pin terminal is inserted. The first connector includes a housing accommodating the pin terminal therein, an accommodation space formed inside the housing and accommodating the second connector in a first direction, a pair of position correction guides formed on at least two sides of the housing and extending in the first direction, and a prevention guide formed at a rear of the housing and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.