Expansion Card Socket Base With Adaptive Support for Heavy Boards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Expansion cards with heavy heat-dispersing structures experience deformation and damage due to inadequate load-bearing support from connectors.
Innovation Solution
An electrical connection base with a supporting element that includes a pedestal, installation portion, and support portions to stabilize and prevent deformation of expansion cards, utilizing elastic deformation and buckling mechanisms to accommodate varying board widths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the connector only supports the expansion card at the connection interface, then the connector structure remains simple, but the expansion card experiences deformation and damage due to inadequate load-bearing support
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting element is divided into multiple functional segments: an installation portion that couples to the connector, a support portion that contacts the expansion card, and a connecting portion that links them. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function optimally while maintaining overall structural integrity and load-bearing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting element acts as an intermediary component between the connector and the expansion card. It transfers and distributes the load from the expansion card to the connector, preventing direct stress concentration on the card while simplifying the overall support structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the supporting element is designed to accommodate varying board widths, then adaptability improves, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting element incorporates elastic deformation capability and buckling mechanisms that allow it to dynamically adapt to different board widths. The element can flex and adjust its configuration within defined limits, providing universal compatibility without requiring multiple specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting element utilizes changes in elastic modulus and structural configuration through controlled buckling to adapt to varying board widths. By allowing the element to transition between different elastic states, it can accommodate a range of dimensions while maintaining structural integrity and support functionality.
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 enhanced load-bearing support, preventing deformation and damage to expansion cards, ensuring stable electrical connections and ease of assembly/disassembly.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing elastic deformation and buckling mechanisms to accommodate varying board widths
Implementation Method 2
utilizing elastic deformation and buckling mechanisms to accommodate varying board widths
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical connection base providing support for heavy expansion cards includes a pedestal and a supporting element. A socket is defined on the pedestal. The supporting element includes installation and support portion. A through hole is defined on the installation portion, which is portion set outside the pedestal, the pedestal entering the through hole. The support portion has a first slot, and the first slot runs through the end of the support portion away from the installation portion. The portion of the expansion card or other element plugged into the socket and outside the pedestal is inserted into the first slot. The groove wall of the first slot is in contact with the element, the support portion thereby supports the card or element and prevents strain and deformation.