Electrical Socket Housing Wing Spring Locking Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical sockets with integrated spring elements for mounting and locking on holding devices require significant effort to release the locking connection, risking damage and are not easily detachable for testing or maintenance.
Innovation Solution
An electrical socket design where the spring element, capable of moving between locking and unlocking positions, secures the housing wing in its fixed position during mounting and allows easy detachment by transitioning to its unlocking position, ensuring the socket can only be mounted and fixed when the spring element is locked, facilitating easy removal of the wire receiving part and wires.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the spring element is designed as a separate component to provide high elasticity, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the spring element with the housing wing into a single integrated component. The spring element is embedded within the housing wing structure, eliminating the need for separate mounting of the spring element while maintaining its elastic function for easy detachment of the electrical socket from the holding device.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing wing serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the electrical socket, acts as a mounting element for the spring element, and directly engages with the holding device through the spring element. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed in the system.
2Strength
If the housing is made of metal for high mechanical stability, then the strength is improved, but the ease of manufacture worsens due to low elasticity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the housing into two distinct parts: a metal base part that provides structural strength and stability, and a plastic housing wing that provides elasticity and ease of manufacturing. This segmentation allows each part to be manufactured from materials optimized for its specific functional requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite construction by combining metal and plastic materials in the housing structure. The metal base part provides mechanical stability and electrical shielding, while the plastic housing wing provides elasticity for the spring element integration and ease of manufacturing through injection molding processes.
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
Enables secure mounting and easy detachment of the electrical socket from the holding device, allowing for effortless release of the locking connection without damaging the housing, thus simplifying maintenance and testing processes.
Implementation Method 1
the spring element, capable of moving between locking and unlocking positions
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electrical socket (10) with a housing (14) that has a plug receptacle (26) on a plug connection side (25), in which several contact springs (28) are arranged, each of which is electrically connected to a wire connection element (44), and with a wire receiving part (50) that can be positioned on the wire connection elements (44) for receiving at least one wire (54) of a data transmission cable (12). The housing (14) has a housing base (16) that forms the plug receptacle (26), and at least one housing wing (18, 22; 218, 222) that is movable back and forth between a release position that releases the wire receiving part (50) and a locking position that secures the wire receiving part (50) to the wire connection elements (44).A spring element (40; 240) is arranged on an outer side of the housing (14), which is movable back and forth between a locking position and an unlocking position, locking the at least one housing wing (18, 22; 218, 222) in its fixed position in the locking position and releasing the at least one housing wing (18, 22; 218, 222) in the unlocking position. To ensure that the socket (10) can only be mounted on a holding device when the spring element (40; 240) is in its locking position, the spring element (40; 240) has at least one retaining element (37, 39) on its front side (93) facing the plug connection side (25), which in the locking position of the spring element (40; 240) has a smaller distance to the plug connection side (25) than in the unlocking position of the spring element (40; 240).