Socket Connector Switch Component Prevents LED Damage
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Solution Overview
Problem
RJ45 socket connectors with light-emitting elements often fail due to excessive current requirements of modern electronic devices, leading to customer dissatisfaction and costly product recalls.
Innovation Solution
A socket connector design featuring a housing, circuit board, contact elements with movable ends, and a switch component or electrical insulation component that disconnects the movable ends from the electronic component before high current is applied, preventing damage to the light-emitting element.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the socket connector uses a light-emitting element to indicate PoE status, then the availability and cable connection status can be directly shown, but the light-emitting element will be damaged when excessive current is transmitted through it
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a switch component as an intermediary between the contact elements and the light-emitting element. This switch component controls the electrical connection, allowing current to flow to the light-emitting element only when appropriate, thereby preventing damage from excessive current while maintaining the status indication function
Solution Approach 2:
The switch component performs preliminary action by establishing or disconnecting the electrical path to the light-emitting element before excessive current can cause damage. The switch component is positioned to control current flow in advance, preventing the harmful effect before it occurs
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a socket connector including a housing, a circuit board, an electronic device, a contact element, and a switch component. The housing has an insertion hole configured for an insertion of a plug connector. The circuit board is fixed in the insertion hole. The electronic component is disposed in the insertion hole. The contact element is located in the insertion hole. The contact element has a fixed end and a movable end, the fixed end is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the movable end is movable with respect to the circuit board. The switch component is movably located in the insertion hole and is in contact with the contact element. The switch component is configured to be movable by the plug connector so as to force the movable end of the contact element to electrically connect to or disconnect from the electronic component.