Socket Contact Spring Device Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manufacture of socket contacts with spring arms is complicated due to the integration of spring mechanisms and contact elements, which limits flexibility in material selection and production processes.
Innovation Solution
A socket contact design featuring a base body with integrated spring devices and separate contact elements, allowing for the use of different materials for each part, enabling easier production and optimization of mechanical and electrical properties independently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If spring arms are integrated into the socket contact, then contact normal force is ensured, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The socket contact is divided into separate functional parts: a base body and a contact element with an integrated spring device. This segmentation allows each part to be manufactured independently using optimized processes, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining the contact normal force function.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring device is merged with the contact element to form an integrated assembly that ensures reliable contact normal force. This combining of spring mechanism and contact function simplifies the overall structure compared to separate spring arm and contact component arrangements.
2Reliability
If spring arms are integrated into the socket contact, then contact function is achieved, but material selection flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the socket contact into a base body and a contact element with spring device, different materials can be selected for each part based on their specific functional requirements. The contact element can use highly conductive materials while the base body uses mechanically robust materials.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the socket contact are made from materials optimized for their local functions: the contact element prioritizes electrical conductivity and contact properties, while the base body prioritizes mechanical strength and structural stability.
3Reliability
If spring device and contact element are integrated, then contact normal force is generated, but production process optimization is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The contact element with integrated spring device can be manufactured separately from the base body using production processes optimized for each component. This allows for specialized manufacturing techniques to be applied to each part, improving overall production efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The contact element with integrated spring device serves multiple functions: providing contact force, ensuring electrical connection, and accommodating the plug contact. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed and simplifies the production process.
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
This design simplifies the manufacturing process, allows for optimal material selection based on application requirements, and ensures reliable contact normal force generation, accommodating various plug contacts and current transfer.
Implementation Method 1
a spring device creating a contact normal force at the contact element. The spring device is formed as a part of the base body
Data Source
AI summary
A socket contact includes a receptacle receiving a plug contact, a base body surrounding the receptacle at least in sections, a contact element disposed in the receptacle and contacting the plug contact, and a spring device creating a contact normal force at the contact element. The spring device is formed as a part of the base body that surrounds the contact element. The spring device is arranged at a first part and the contact element is arranged at a second part separate from the first part.