Socket Connector Assembly With Integrated Pin Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connector systems with locking structures for plug-and-socket connections are complex, hinder easy plugging and unplugging, require large installation spaces, and increase manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
A connector assembly featuring a printed circuit board with electrical pins, a socket connector with insulation housing and sockets, and a movable locker that locks and releases the electrical pins within the sockets, allowing for stable connections with simplified structure and operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a locking structure is provided for each pair of plug and sockets, then the connection stability is improved, but the device complexity increases and the installation space required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple locking structures into a single integrated locking mechanism that can simultaneously lock multiple electrical pins. The locking structure includes a locking block with multiple locking grooves that engage with corresponding protrusions on multiple electrical pins at once, eliminating the need for individual locking structures for each pin-socket pair. This reduces device complexity while maintaining connection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking structure is designed as a universal mechanism that can lock multiple electrical pins simultaneously through a single operation. The locking block can engage with multiple electrical pins at different positions, making one locking structure serve multiple functions that would otherwise require separate locking mechanisms for each pin.
2Reliability
If a locking structure is provided for each pair of plug and sockets, then the connection stability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to complex plugging and unplugging procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple locking actions into a single operational movement. The locking block can engage or disengage from multiple electrical pins simultaneously through one insertion or removal motion of the plug connector, greatly simplifying the plugging and unplugging operation while ensuring stable connections for all pins.
3Reliability
If a locking structure is provided for each pair of plug and sockets, then the connection stability is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple locking structures into one integrated locking mechanism, reducing the total number of parts that need to be manufactured and assembled. The single locking block with multiple locking grooves replaces what would otherwise be multiple separate locking components, thereby lowering manufacturing costs while maintaining reliable connections.
Data Source
AI summary
A connector assembly includes a printed circuit board having a first electrical pin and a second electrical pin positioned on the printed circuit board, a socket connector including an insulation housing having a first socket and a second socket, and a locker movable between a first position and a second position. The first electrical pin is removably inserted into the first socket and the second electrical pin is removably inserted into the second socket. The insulation housing has a locking cavity communicated with the first socket. The locker engages with the first electrical pin to lock the first electrical pin in the first socket in the first position, and the locker disengages from the first electrical pin to release the locking of the first electrical pin in the second position.