Adjusting Fixture for Vehicle Air Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air guiding devices for motor vehicles lack the flexibility to adapt to varying requirements and circumstances, as they do not allow independent adjustment of the angle of attack and deployment height, leading to suboptimal aerodynamics and appearance.
Innovation Solution
A fixture combining a linear adjustment device and an angle adjustment device, actuated independently, with a spindle actuator and kinematic mechanism for precise and robust adjustability, featuring a central drive unit and double mounting for robustness and precision, allowing infinite variable lockability and conversion of linear movement to tilting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If air guiding device position is fixed, then manufacturing and installation are simple, but adaptability to different requirements and circumstances is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the fixed air guiding device into an adjustable one. Two independent adjustment devices are introduced: a linear adjustment device for deployment height and an angle adjustment device for angle of attack. This allows the device to adapt to different requirements and circumstances while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through modular adjustment mechanisms.
2Manufacturing precision
If only linear deployment adjustment is provided, then structure is simple, but aerodynamic optimization is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment system is segmented into two independent functional modules: linear adjustment device for deployment height control and angle adjustment device for angle of attack control. This segmentation allows precise aerodynamic optimization through independent adjustment of each parameter while keeping each module's structure relatively simple and manageable.
3Ease of operation
If adjustment devices are interconnected, then synchronization is achieved, but independent adjustment capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment system is divided into two independently controllable modules: linear adjustment device and angle adjustment device. Each module can operate independently to adjust deployment height or angle of attack as needed. The segments are connected to the air guiding device but not to each other, preserving independent adjustment capability while maintaining system reliability through straightforward mechanical connections.
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
Enables optimal adaptation of the air guiding device to different conditions, improving aerodynamics and optical appearance with precise and reliable adjustability, ensuring robust and precise positioning.
Implementation Method 1
The formation of the adjustment devices with a spindle actuator is highly robust and furthermore permits precise and reliable adjustability of the air guiding device
Implementation Method 2
A kinematic mechanism permits simple conversion of a linear movement into a tilting movement. In this connection, a multi-joint kinematic mechanism and/or an eccentric are/is particularly advantageous
Implementation Method 3
A kinematic mechanism permits simple conversion of a linear movement into a tilting movement. In this connection, a multi-joint kinematic mechanism and/or an eccentric are/is particularly advantageous
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AI summary
A fixture (1) for adjusting an air guiding device (2) on a motor vehicle, comprising at least one linear adjustment device (3) for adjusting a linear deployment of the air guiding device (2), and at least one angle adjustment device (4) for adjusting an angle of attack of the air guiding device (2), wherein the adjustment devices (3, 4) are connected to the air guiding device (2) in a force-transmitting manner for adjustment of same.