Alignment Target With Flexible Protective Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing four-wheel alignment targets are prone to deformation or breakage due to vibrations, collisions, or falling, leading to product failure and a short service life without effective protective structures.
Innovation Solution
An alignment target with a flexible protective member surrounding the target plate, housed in a structure with a main body and frame, which buffers interaction forces and includes anti-collision protrusions to absorb impacts, enhancing protection and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a target plate is used for four-wheel alignment detection, then position information can be acquired, but the target plate is prone to deformation or breakage due to vibration, collision, or falling
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible protective member is provided around the periphery of the target plate to buffer interaction forces between the housing and target plate, and another flexible protective member is provided between the target plate and the bottom of the housing. These protective members are arranged in advance to cushion against vibration, collision, or falling, preventing deformation or breakage of the target plate during use.
Solution Approach 2:
Flexible protective members are used to wrap around the target plate and provide protection. The flexible nature of these protective members allows them to deform under impact forces, absorbing energy and protecting the rigid target plate from damage while maintaining the overall structural integrity.
2Reliability
If protective structures are added to protect the target plate, then durability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective structure uses flexible protective members that can be简单地 wrapped around the target plate, rather than complex rigid protective housings. This flexible shell approach provides effective protection while maintaining simplicity in the overall device structure and avoiding excessive complexity.
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 flexible protective member effectively reduces the risk of deformation or breakage, improving the reliability and service life of the alignment target while maintaining a simple and cost-effective mounting process.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible protective member used for buffering an interaction force between the housing and target plate
Data Source
AI summary
An alignment target includes: a target plate, the target plate being provided with a position indication pattern configured for indicating position information of the alignment target; a flexible protective member, the flexible protective member being arranged around the periphery of the target plate; and a housing, the housing comprising a main body portion and a frame arranged around the periphery of the main body portion, the frame enclosing an accommodating space, the target plate and the flexible protective member being disposed in the accommodating space, the flexible protective member being located between the target plate and the housing, and configured for buffering an interaction force between the housing and target plate. In this way, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the problem of deformation or even breakage of the target due to vibration, collision or falling is avoided, and the service life of a product is prolonged.