Shielding Gate Adapter Assembly for Multi-Orientation Stacking
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adapters require multiple production lines and molds due to different stacking methods, leading to high production costs and limited application range, as they can only be stacked in specific directions.
Innovation Solution
An adapter design featuring a housing with an elastic component that includes a blocking portion and a clamping elastic piece, allowing for detachable connection to an installation frame, enabling the use of the same adapter in both up-and-down and left-and-right directions by selecting appropriate elastic components for different orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If blocking portions are disposed on the left and right sides or upper and lower sides of the housing to enable stacking in specific directions, then the adapter can be securely installed on the installation frame, but two types of molds and production lines are required, greatly increasing production costs
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic component is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate both left-right and up-down stacking orientations. The installation body includes a blocking portion and a clamping elastic piece that work together to provide clamping functionality regardless of the stacking direction, allowing a single mold and production line to produce adapters suitable for all installation orientations.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping elastic piece is designed to be flexible and adaptable, allowing it to function effectively in different orientations. The elastic component can dynamically adjust to the installation frame's position whether stacking horizontally or vertically, eliminating the need for orientation-specific designs while maintaining secure installation capability.
2Ease of operation
If blocking portions are disposed on the left and right sides or upper and lower sides of the housing to enable stacking in specific directions, then the adapter can be securely installed on the installation frame, but adapters of the same housing may be stacked only in one direction, limiting the application range
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic component with the blocking portion and clamping elastic piece is designed to provide universal installation capability across different stacking orientations. The same adapter housing can be installed in both left-right and up-down directions by simply changing the orientation of the elastic component, significantly expanding the application range without requiring multiple adapter types.
3Manufacturing precision
If two types of molds and production lines are required for different stacking methods, then adapters can be manufactured for specific orientations, but production costs are greatly increased
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal elastic component design replaces the need for two separate molds and production lines. The component's blocking portion and clamping elastic piece are configured to work effectively in both horizontal and vertical stacking orientations, allowing one production line to manufacture adapters suitable for all installation scenarios, thereby greatly reducing production costs while maintaining manufacturing precision.
Data Source
AI summary
An adapter includes a housing defining an insertion port and a plugging cavity, and a shielding assembly positioned in the adapter. The shielding assembly includes a first and second shielding gates rotatably disposed in the adapter wherein the two shielding gates open and close the insertion port by the second shielding gate abutting against the first shielding gate, and the second shielding gate being inclined relative to vertical when the shielding gates are in a closed state.