Vibrating Connector System Haptic Feedback Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connectors lack effective feedback mechanisms to ensure a secure connection, leading to potential incomplete or improper connections, which can result in functional issues or safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
A vibrating connector system that incorporates a vibrating element connected to the connectors, providing haptic feedback when a proper electrical connection is established, ensuring users are aware of a successful connection through tactile vibration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a vibrating element is added to provide haptic feedback, then connection confirmation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual indication through color changes (LED lights) to indicate connection status, which is a simpler alternative to haptic feedback that would require additional mechanical components. The LED provides clear visual confirmation without adding complex moving parts to the connector system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces potential mechanical feedback mechanisms with electrical/optical solutions (LED indicators). This substitution eliminates the need for mechanical vibrating elements while still providing clear connection status indication through light, thereby reducing device complexity.
2Loss of information
If indicator lights are used to show connection status, then information provision is improved, but ease of detection worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements immediate visual feedback through LED lights that illuminate upon successful connection. This feedback mechanism directly addresses the detection difficulty by providing real-time, obvious visual confirmation that is hard to miss, especially when the connector is in the user's hand or being installed in equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color-changing LED indicators to communicate connection status. The change from off to illuminated state (or different colors indicating different statuses) provides intuitive, easily detectable information about whether a proper connection has been made, solving the detection difficulty issue.
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 vibrating connector system ensures users are notified of a secure connection through tactile feedback, reducing the risk of incomplete connections and enhancing user confidence in the connection process.
Implementation Method 1
A vibrating element may be connected to the first connector and/or the second connector so as to provide a haptic feedback response upon an electrical connection being completed between the first and second connectors.
Data Source
AI summary
A vibrating connector system for providing a haptic feedback to ensure that a connector has a proper connection with its mating component or connector. The vibrating connector system generally includes a first connector that is adapted to electrically connect with a second connector. The first connector may include a male coupler and at least one electrical connector such as an electrically conductive pin. The second connector may include a female coupler and at least one electrical receiver such as an electrically conductive socket. A vibrating element may be connected to the first connector and/or the second connector so as to provide a haptic feedback response upon an electrical connection being completed between the first and second connectors.