Slide Connector With Elastic Terminals For Vibration Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic imaging devices often experience disruptions in electrical connections due to accidental movement, leading to data loss during data transmission, as existing connectors are prone to disconnection from vibrations.
Innovation Solution
A slide connector with elastic conductive terminals and a slide socket featuring a sliding slot and conductive pads, allowing for secure electrical connection through sliding, with a foolproof design to prevent reverse insertion and ensuring contact between power, grounding, and data terminals for stable power supply and data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional connectors are used for electrical connection, then the connection can be established, but the connection is prone to disconnection due to vibrations and accidental movements
Solution Approach 1:
The connector employs a sliding mechanism where the connector body moves along a guide rail to engage with the socket. This dynamic engagement process allows the connector to smoothly transition from disconnected to connected state, reducing impact during connection while maintaining stable electrical contact through the sliding action that distributes mechanical stress along the connection path.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector is divided into distinct functional segments: a guide rail for positioning, a sliding body for engagement, elastic conductive terminals for electrical contact, and a locking mechanism for securing. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally, with the guide rail preventing lateral movement and the elastic terminals maintaining constant contact pressure despite vibrations.
2Ease of operation
If the connector allows easy insertion and removal, then the operation is convenient, but reverse insertion may occur causing connection failures
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail and connector body feature asymmetric geometric profiles that permit insertion only in the correct orientation. The guide rail has a specific cross-sectional shape that matches the connector body, allowing smooth insertion when oriented correctly while physically blocking reverse insertion attempts. This asymmetric design maintains ease of operation for correct insertion while preventing connection failures from reverse placement.
3Reliability
If the connector uses elastic conductive terminals for electrical contact, then the electrical connection is established, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connector integrates multiple functions into unified components: the guide rail simultaneously provides mechanical guidance and structural support, the sliding body combines movement mechanism and terminal mounting, and the elastic conductive terminals integrate both electrical conduction and mechanical spring pressure functions. This merging reduces the number of separate parts while maintaining reliable electrical connection through the multi-functional design.
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
The solution provides a stable and secure electrical connection that withstands vibrations, reducing the likelihood of connection failures and enabling hot swapping/hot plugging functionality while ensuring safe power distribution and data transmission.
Implementation Method 1
a plural of elastic conductive terminals... The elastic conductive terminals slide into the sliding slot for electrical connecting with the conductive pads
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device comprises includes a housing, a slide socket and a slide connector. The slide socket has a sliding slot and a plural of conductive pads. The slide connector includes a main body, a slider and a plural of elastic conductive terminals. The elastic conductive terminals are combined in the main body and partially exposed out of a surface of the slider, wherein the elastic conductive terminals slide into the sliding slot for electrical connecting with the conductive pads through the slider. Thus the slide connector electrically connects with the electronic device through a simple method of sliding. Therefore a gap caused from vibration will be avoided and an electrical connection failure will be decreased.