Terminal Applicator Mount With Adjustable Cassette Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for connecting an electrical terminal applicator to a cassette are costly to manufacture and difficult to use, lacking quick and easy mounting and unmounting capabilities, as well as necessary degrees of freedom for alignment with a terminator.
Innovation Solution
A support plate assembly with movable mounting arms and a gripping assembly that allows for easy attachment and detachment of the applicator to the cassette, providing multiple degrees of freedom for alignment and ensuring proper positioning with a terminator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed mounting system is used to connect the applicator to the cassette, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of operation for mounting and unmounting deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system transitions from a fixed static connection to a dynamic adjustable connection. The applicator mount is designed with movable components that allow it to be positioned at different locations along the cassette frame, enabling both stable fixed mounting during operation and easy repositioning when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate modular components: the cassette frame, the applicator mount, and the connection mechanism. This segmentation allows the applicator mount to be independently adjusted and repositioned along the frame without affecting the entire structure, facilitating easy mounting and unmounting while maintaining stability when fixed.
2Ease of manufacture
If a simple mounting structure is used to connect the applicator to the cassette, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the adaptability for alignment with the terminator deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator mount is designed as a universal component that serves multiple functions: it attaches the applicator to the cassette, allows positional adjustment along the frame, and provides alignment capability with the terminator. This multi-functionality is achieved through a standardized clamp mechanism with movable mounting positions that can accommodate different alignment requirements without requiring complex specialized structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities that allow the applicator position to be varied along the cassette frame. This dynamic feature enables the same simple mounting structure to adapt to different alignment requirements with the terminator, maintaining ease of manufacture while providing necessary versatility.
3Manufacturing precision
If a rigid fixed connection is used between the applicator and cassette, then the positioning precision is improved, but the ease of operation for alignment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is designed to allow preliminary alignment adjustments before final fixation. The applicator can be temporarily positioned and aligned with the terminator using the movable mount, and once alignment is achieved, the connection is secured to maintain precise positioning. This preliminary action capability enables easy alignment operations while ensuring manufacturing precision in the final fixed state.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection transitions from a dynamic adjustable state during alignment to a static fixed state for precision maintenance. The mounting mechanism allows the applicator to be moved and adjusted along the cassette frame during alignment, then locked into position to maintain precise positioning, combining ease of alignment operation with positioning precision.
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AI summary
A system (10) for mounting an electrical terminal applicator (12) to a cassette (14,180)containing a plurality of terminals is provided. The system (10) includes a support plate (110) for fixedly attaching to the applicator (12), and a yoke (150) releasably attached to the support plate.The yoke (150) and support plate (110) define an attachment therebetween providing at least one degree of freedom of motion of the support plate relative to the yoke in an attached state. The yoke (150) is further configured to be movably mounted to the cassette (14) with at least one additional degree of freedom of motion.