Pluggable Transceiver Housing Elastic Leaf Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pluggable transceiver modules require spot welding for assembling elastic-leaf members to the case and partitioning plates, leading to separation issues over time and increased manufacturing time and labor.
Innovation Solution
The housing structure incorporates first and second protrusions on the case and partitioning plates, respectively, with elastic-leaf members featuring clamping sections and retaining holes for secure assembly without spot welding, allowing easy and secure attachment of elastic-leaf members to the case and partitioning plates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If spot welding is used to assemble elastic-leaf members to the case and partitioning plates, then the assembly is initially secure, but the elastic-leaf members tend to separate after use over a period of time
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic-leaf members are designed to be elastically deformable, allowing them to dynamically adapt to thermal expansion and contraction of the case and partitioning plates during temperature cycles. This dynamic flexibility prevents stress accumulation and connection failure, enabling the assembly to maintain reliability throughout the service life without spot welding.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic-leaf members act as intermediary elements between the case and partitioning plates, providing a flexible connection that accommodates dimensional changes. This intermediary mechanism allows the assembly to withstand thermal stresses without requiring rigid spot-welded joints, thus preventing separation over time.
2Strength
If spot welding is used to assemble elastic-leaf members, then the connection is strong, but the manufacturing time and labor are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the thermal-mechanical spot welding process with a purely mechanical elastic clamping system. The elastic-leaf members are simply deformed to engage with the case and partitioning plates, eliminating the need for welding equipment, skilled welders, and complex welding procedures. This substitution maintains connection strength while dramatically improving manufacturing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic-leaf members are designed to be self-assembling through elastic deformation. The assembly process involves simply deforming the elastic members to fit over the case and partitioning plates, allowing them to self-lock into position without requiring external welding operations. This self-service mechanism eliminates labor-intensive welding steps.
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
This solution enables secure and efficient assembly of the housing structure without spot welding, preventing separation and reducing manufacturing time and labor, while ensuring long-term stability and reliability.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of first elastic-leaf members, each of which has a clamping section for clamping to the free edge of the case
Data Source
AI summary
A housing structure for pluggable transceiver module includes a case being internally provided with a plurality of vertical partitioning plates, and having first protrusions provided on an upper and a lower side of a free edge at an open end of the case, and second protrusions provided on two opposite sides of a free end of each of the partitioning plates at the open end of the case; a plurality of first elastic-leaf members being clamped to the free edge of the case and having retaining holes engaged with the first protrusions; and a plurality of second elastic-leaf members being clamped to the free ends of the partitioning plates and having retaining holes engaged with the second protrusions. Therefore, the first and second elastic-leaf members are easily and securely assembled to the case and the partitioning plates via the first and second protrusions, respectively, without the need of spot welding.