Track Support Assembly With Rotating Electrical Connector
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing track systems with support members often lack sufficient functionality, are complex to operate and assemble, and do not operate efficiently, particularly in providing a secure connection between electrical contacts and conductors.
Innovation Solution
A support assembly configured for connection, adjustment, and removal from a track assembly, featuring an electrical connector that is adjustably connected to a support member and can rotate between two positions to engage or disengage with a conductor, ensuring secure electrical connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing track systems use traditional support members, then structural support is provided, but electrical connection reliability is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connector is designed with rotational movement capability, allowing it to dynamically adjust between engaged and disengaged positions relative to the conductor. This dynamic mechanism ensures reliable electrical connection when engaged while maintaining adaptability when disengaged, resolving the contradiction between connection reliability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the positional parameter of the electrical connector relative to the conductor through rotation. By altering the connector's position from engaged to disengaged state, the system achieves both reliable connection (when engaged) and adaptability (when disengaged), resolving the contradiction between these two features.
2Reliability
If support members are designed for secure electrical connection, then connection reliability improves, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotational mechanism provides a simple dynamic motion to achieve reliable electrical connection. The connector can be easily rotated between engaged and disengaged positions, maintaining connection reliability while minimizing operational complexity through intuitive rotational movement rather than complex assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrical connector is designed as a separate, independently rotatable component from the support member. This segmentation allows the connector to be operated independently through simple rotation, achieving reliable electrical connection without increasing the complexity of the overall support member operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional support members are used, then assembly is simpler, but functionality is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical connector's rotational capability adds functional versatility to the support member without significantly complicating assembly. The dynamic rotational feature enables the connector to adapt between engaged and disengaged states, enhancing functionality while maintaining relatively simple assembly through the integration of the rotatable connector with the support member.
Data Source
AI summary
A support assembly may be configured for connections with, adjustment along, and removal from a track assembly. The support assembly may include a support member and/or an electrical connector. The electrical connector may be adjustably connected to the support member and adjustable to a first position and a second position relative to the support member. The electrical connector may include a first contact configured to engage a first conductor of said track assembly. The first contact may be engageable with said first conductor when the electrical connector is in the first position. The electrical connector may be configured such that the first contact is disposed at a distance from said first conductor when the electrical connector is in the second position. The first contact may be movably connected to the electrical connector such that the first contact is movable relative to the electrical connector and the support member.