Socket Housing Assembly for Spring Alignment and Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid connectors face challenges with inconvenient installation of control blocks and control block springs, misalignment issues, and compromised sealing performance due to difficult assembly and potential tilting of the spring.
Innovation Solution
A socket housing assembly with a threaded connection section, notch portion, and a control block and spring design that allows for easy installation and alignment, featuring an annular limiting portion and elastic pressing mechanism to ensure secure locking and sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the control block and control block spring are embedded inside the socket housing, then the sealing performance is improved, but the installation convenience deteriorates and assembly difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The socket housing is divided into a first socket housing and a second socket housing that can be separated. The control block and control block spring are installed in the first socket housing, which is then connected to the second socket housing via threading. This segmentation allows for convenient installation of the control components while maintaining sealing performance through the threaded connection.
2Reliability
If the control block and control block spring are embedded inside the socket housing, then the sealing performance is improved, but the assembly difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The socket housing is segmented into two separable parts that are threaded together. This allows the control block and spring to be pre-installed in the first housing before final assembly, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining the sealed environment required for reliable operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The control block and control block spring are pre-installed in the first socket housing before it is connected to the second socket housing. This preliminary installation simplifies the assembly process by allowing these components to be positioned and secured before final assembly, reducing the complexity of the overall assembly operation.
3Reliability
If the spring is installed during product assembly, then the sealing performance is improved, but misalignment occurs and functionality is affected
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the socket housing into two parts, the spring can be installed in the first housing where it can be properly positioned and aligned before final assembly. This segmentation provides better access and positioning capability, ensuring accurate alignment while maintaining the sealed environment in the final assembled product.
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
Facilitates easier assembly and maintenance, reduces misalignment, and enhances sealing performance by ensuring the control block and spring remain properly aligned and locked, improving the overall functionality and reliability of the fluid connector.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic pressing portion that presses against an outer side of the notch portion and seals the notch portion
Implementation Method 2
a control block spring, placed inside the first socket housing and pressed against an inner wall of the first socket housing and one end of the control block away from the notch portion
Data Source
AI summary
A socket housing assembly includes a first socket housing (205) with a threaded connection section and a notch portion; a control block (203) inserted into the first socket housing from the first end of the first socket housing along the notch portion; a control block spring (204), provided in the first socket housing and pressed against the inner wall of the first socket housing and the end of the control block; and a socket housing cover (201), having a first end used for a plug assembly and a second end having an inner wall provided with an internal thread matching the threaded connection section. The installation of the control block and the control block spring is convenient, the assembly difficulty is reduced, later repair and maintenance are facilitated, the inclination of the spring is effectively avoided, and the sealing performance of a product is guaranteed.