Vehicle Shield Connector with Integrated Position Assurance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connectors face challenges in operability during combination, with complex operations and instability in contact points between shield conductive parts, which complicates assembly and affects safety in vehicle wiring systems.
Innovation Solution
A shield connector design featuring a female connector with a locking protrusion and support levers, combined with a male connector having a coupling protrusion and elastic contact portions, ensures stable and reliable contact points while simplifying assembly through improved operability and reduced complexity in connector positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the connector position assurance is formed as a separate part and coupled to the connector housing, then the locking lever can be supported to prevent connector separation, but the user must perform complex operations (pulling backward before combining, pushing back after combining) and the operability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connector position assurance is merged with the locking lever to form an integrated structure. The locking lever and connector position assurance are no longer separate parts but are combined into a single component, eliminating the need for separate assembly and disassembly operations. This integration maintains the support function while significantly improving operability by reducing the number of manual manipulation steps required during connector combination.
2Reliability
If the connector position assurance is pushed forward to the lock position before coupling, then the locking lever is already locked, but it becomes difficult to pull out the connector position assurance and combine the other connector
Solution Approach 1:
The connector position assurance is designed with dynamic movement capability along the insertion direction. It can move forward to engage with the locking lever for support, and can also be pulled backward along the same direction to disengage. This dynamic positioning allows the connector position assurance to adapt its position during different stages of connector combination, maintaining both locking stability and operational flexibility.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If many complicated conductive parts are used for forming electric shield and grounding paths, then the shield function can be achieved, but the contact point stability and reliability between conductive parts is difficult to ensure and assembly becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple conductive parts for electric shield and grounding paths are merged into an integrated shield structure. Instead of using separate complicated conductive parts that require multiple contact points and assembly steps, the invention combines these functions into a unified design that reduces the number of components and simplifies assembly while maintaining effective noise shielding and grounding.
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
Enhances the operability of connector position assurance, ensures contact point stability and reliability between shield conductive parts, simplifies shield parts, and improves assembly convenience, thereby improving safety and reducing assembly complexity in vehicle wiring systems.
Implementation Method 1
elastic contact portions that make elastic contact with a conductive ring
Implementation Method 2
support levers that support the locking protrusion and prevent the locking protrusion from being unlocked
Data Source
AI summary
A shield connector includes: a female connector having a female terminal connected to a shield wire and a locking protrusion; a male connector having a male terminal connected to the female terminal when the male connector is combined with the female connector, and a coupling protrusion to which the locking protrusion is locked for locking with the female connector; and a connector position assurance that is combined with the female connector to be movable forward/backward and has support levers that support the locking protrusion and prevent the locking protrusion from being unlocked from the coupling protrusion when the connector position assurance is moved forward, in which locking steps are formed at the female connector, and an insertion portion is formed at the male connector.