Transparent Sheath for Sensor Housing Termination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing housing terminations for electronics housings are complex and expensive to produce, lacking in compactness and ease of manufacturing, with insufficient cable pull-off forces and limited visibility of the switching status display.
Innovation Solution
A compact, one-piece contact display module with a light-emitting element, surrounded by a transparent sheathing for mechanical stabilization and electrical insulation, allowing high tensile strength connections and simplified assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a multi-part structure with pressed cap and insulating parts is used to achieve high tightness and strength, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple previously separate components (contact elements, insulating parts, connecting parts, and cap) into a single integrated housing closure made of transparent material. This merging maintains the functional requirements for tightness and strength while eliminating the complexity of assembling multiple parts, directly resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity.
2Reliability
If a multi-part structure with pressed cap is used to achieve high tightness and strength, then reliability is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By merging all structural components into a single housing closure that can be produced as one piece, the patent eliminates multiple assembly steps and reduces manufacturing complexity. The integrated design maintains high tightness and strength while significantly improving ease of manufacture through simplified production processes.
3Force
If contact elements and lighting element are accommodated in transparent module with sheathing, then cable pull-off forces are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the contact elements, lighting element, and cable connection structure into a single housing closure unit. This merging provides high cable pull-off forces through the unified structural design while actually reducing device complexity by eliminating the need for separate components and their associated assembly processes.
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
The solution simplifies production, enhances cable pull-off forces, and provides a visible status display from multiple angles, reducing assembly complexity and costs while ensuring reliable mechanical and electrical stability.
Implementation Method 1
A light-emitting element, in particular a light-emitting diode, is also provided for providing a visual display for a user
Implementation Method 2
an at least partially transparent, one-piece sheathing, so that the connection cable is connected to the contact display module with high tensile strength
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AI summary
The invention relates to a housing enclosure for electronic housings, in particular sensor housings, comprising several contact elements for contacting a circuit housed in the electronic housing, a connecting cable with several conductors, each connected to the contact elements, and at least one illuminating element, in particular a light-emitting diode, for providing an optical indication to a user. According to the invention, the housing enclosure is characterized in that the contact elements and the illuminating element are housed in an at least partially transparent contact-indicator module, and that the contact-indicator module, together with an end region of the connecting cable, is at least partially surrounded by an at least partially transparent, one-piece sheath for mechanical stabilization and electrical insulation, which is tensile-resistant and connected to the contact-indicator module.The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an end termination for electronic housings.