Serial Cascade Connector for Safety Component Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing serial cascade connector system for safety components complicates individual monitoring and operation instruction delivery, relying on communication rather than physical wiring, which is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
The system incorporates a configuration with connector members that allow information exchange between safety components and a controller through physical wiring, using multiple terminal groups for information input and output, enabling direct monitoring and control of individual safety components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If communication methods are used to monitor individual safety components, then individual monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity and wiring complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into multiple terminal groups (first terminal group, second terminal group, third terminal group) that can be independently connected to different safety components. This segmentation allows individual monitoring of each safety component through dedicated terminals while maintaining a unified connector structure, reducing the need for complex communication infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a relay connector member as an intermediary device that facilitates information transmission between safety components and the control device. This relay connector member acts as a mediator that enables individual monitoring and control without requiring direct complex communication connections between each safety component and the controller.
2Ease of operation
If communication methods are used to supply operation instructions to individual safety components, then individual control capability is improved, but device complexity and wiring complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connector includes multiple terminal groups that can be independently connected to different safety components, allowing individual control instructions to be supplied to each component through dedicated terminals. This segmentation enables simple individual control without complex communication systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector member is designed with multi-functional terminal groups that can handle both information transmission and control signal transmission to multiple safety components through a single unified interface. This universal design simplifies the control system by eliminating the need for separate communication and control wiring.
3Quantity of substance
If a unified connector system is used to connect multiple safety components, then wire saving and wiring simplification are achieved, but individual monitoring and control capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The unified connector is segmented into multiple terminal groups (first, second, and third terminal groups) that can be independently connected to different safety components. This segmentation allows individual safety component information to be accessed through specific terminals while maintaining the wiring simplification benefits of a unified connector system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a dimensional aspect to the connector design by incorporating multiple terminal groups within a single connector body. This multi-dimensional terminal arrangement enables individual safety component monitoring and control while maintaining the physical simplicity and wire-saving advantages of a unified connector system.
Data Source
AI summary
To monitor individual safety components or to supply individual operation instructions to corresponding safety components. A connector includes a component-side terminal group used for connection to a corresponding safety component, a downstream-side terminal group used for connection to the downstream side and an upstream-side terminal group used for connection to the upstream side. The downstream-side terminal group includes a downstream-side main information terminal connected to the component-side main information terminal and a downstream-side other terminal different from the downstream-side main information terminal. The upstream-side terminal group includes an upstream-side information terminal capable of being connected to a downstream-side main information terminal of a connector member on the upstream side.