Optical Transceiver Pivoting Fastening Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical transceivers lack efficient mechanisms for secure and easy engagement and disengagement from receptacles, which can complicate maintenance and design flexibility in high-speed communication networks.
Innovation Solution
The optical transceiver employs a fastening member with a pivot shaft and a restoring member, allowing for pivoting between fastened and released positions, enabling torque-driven engagement and disengagement, facilitated by a driving member that stores and releases elastic energy to ensure smooth plugging and pulling operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional fastening mechanism is used in optical transceivers, then the structural simplicity is maintained, but the engagement and disengagement operations become time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening member is designed to pivot between a fastened position and a released position, transforming the static fastening structure into a dynamic one that can quickly transition between states. This pivoting motion enables rapid engagement and disengagement operations, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The restoring member automatically returns the fastening member to the fastened position after insertion, eliminating the need for manual intervention to secure the transceiver. This self-service mechanism reduces both operational complexity and maintenance time, as the system autonomously completes the fastening process.
2Reliability
If a secure fastening mechanism is implemented, then the reliability of connection is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening mechanism is segmented into distinct functional components: a fastening member with a second fastening portion, a pivot shaft for rotation, and a restoring member for automatic return. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, achieving reliable connection security while keeping the overall structure manageable and not excessively complex.
3Productivity
If a pivoting fastening member is used, then the engagement speed is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot shaft acts as an intermediary element that mediates between the fastening member and the support. By providing a dedicated rotation axis, it simplifies the pivoting motion and reduces the precision requirements for other components. The pivot shaft absorbs alignment tolerances, enabling faster engagement speeds without proportionally increasing manufacturing precision demands across the entire assembly.
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 allows for fast and efficient engagement and disengagement of the optical transceiver, enhancing maintenance and design flexibility by ensuring secure fastening and easy removal, while maintaining a compact form factor.
Implementation Method 1
the restoring member and the pressed portion are both disposed on the side of the pivot shaft of the fastening member away from the second fastening portion. When the fastening member is in the released position, the restoring member is pressed by the pressed portion to store elastic energy for moving the fastening member from the released position to the fastened position.
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AI summary
An optical transceiver includes a case, a support, a driving member, a fastening member and a restoring member. The support is disposed on outer surface of the case. The driving member is on the support. The driving member is movable in press direction. The fastening member includes a pivot shaft, a fastening portion and a pressed portion. The pivot shaft is between the fastening portion and the pressed portion. The pivot shaft is pivoted to the support. The pressed portion has a pressed point, and the press direction is not parallel to a virtual line passing through the pressed point and the pivot shaft. When the driving member is moved to press the pressed point, the fastening member is pivoted to in fastened position or released position. The restoring member and the pressed portion are located on the side of the pivot shaft away from the second fastening portion.