Fixing Mechanism for Effort-Saving Server Connector Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional server equipment features difficultly detachable connectors that require significant physical effort for assembly and disassembly, leading to operator fatigue and increased chances of fabrication mistakes due to the manual operating process.
Innovation Solution
A fixing mechanism comprising a first positioning component, a bridging component, a movable component, a base, a second positioning component, a latch, and a driving component, which allows for rapid and accurate combination of connectors by sliding the movable component relative to the bridging component and using a guiding pin to align and secure the connectors, enabling effort-saving assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual assembly and disassembly of connectors is used, then the connectors can be easily assembled and disassembled, but significant physical strength is consumed and operator fatigue occurs
Solution Approach 1:
A fixing mechanism serves as an intermediary device between the operator and the connectors. This mechanism includes a base with positioning components that hold multiple connectors, a movable component that can be slid to simultaneously move all connectors, and a driving component that provides mechanical advantage. The intermediary mechanism transforms small manual input force into large collective movement force, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and physical strength required.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing mechanism introduces dynamic elements including a movable component that can slide along guiding slots and a driving component that rotates to convert rotational motion into linear motion. This dynamic design allows the system to adapt force application during the assembly process, making connector installation easier while reducing the peak physical strength required from operators.
2Reliability
If difficultly detachable connectors are used, then reliable electrical connection is achieved, but assembly time increases and fabrication mistakes occur due to operator fatigue
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism merges multiple connectors onto a single base structure with shared positioning components. When the movable component slides, all connectors move simultaneously as one unit. This merging approach maintains the reliable electrical connection of each individual connector while dramatically improving assembly productivity by enabling simultaneous installation of multiple connectors in a single operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The base with positioning components performs preliminary positioning and alignment of multiple connectors before the actual assembly operation. This preliminary action ensures that when the movable component is actuated, all connectors are already correctly positioned and oriented, allowing for rapid simultaneous assembly without compromising connection reliability and reducing the risk of fabrication mistakes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional manual assembly process is used, then flexibility in assembly is maintained, but fabrication mistakes increase due to operator fatigue
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism segments the assembly process into distinct functional components: a base for positioning, a movable component for movement, and a driving component for actuation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally while maintaining overall system flexibility. The modular design enables easy adaptation to different connector configurations while the mechanical guidance ensures accurate, mistake-free assembly.
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AI summary
A fixing mechanism includes a first positioning component, a bridging component, a movable component, a base, a second positioning component, a latch and a driving component. The first positioning component and the bridging component are disposed on a backboard, and the movable component is slidably disposed on the bridging component. The second positioning component and the latch are disposed on the base. The latch includes a guiding pin slidably disposed on the movable component. The driving component is rotatably disposed on the latch. The driving component includes an actuating portion slidably disposed on the movable component. The actuating portion slides relative to a first slot on the movable component, so that the guiding pin slides at a second slot on the movable component and the base moves close to the backboard, so as to combine a first connector disposed on the base with a second connector disposed on the backboard.