Plastic Headlight Support for ATV Handlebar
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing headlight support structures for saddle-type vehicles, such as ATVs, are complex and difficult to mount, requiring multiple components and bolts, which complicates the installation and can transmit vibrations to the headlight, affecting its stability and ease of use.
Innovation Solution
A headlight support member with an attachment portion fixed to a mounting bracket on the handlebar, featuring a first holding portion covering the handlebar from above and a second holding portion from the forward direction, supported by a gap, and made from plastic resin material, including a support portion for the instrument cluster and wire path, allowing easy mounting and elastic support to reduce vibration transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a complex multi-component bracket structure is used to support the headlight, then the structural strength and stability are improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of mounting increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (bracket, support structure, mounting elements) into a single integrated headlight support member made of plastic resin. This unified structure maintains the necessary structural strength while eliminating the complexity of assembling multiple separate parts, directly resolving the contradiction between strength and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The headlight support member is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides structural support, vibration isolation, and mounting functions. By integrating these multiple functions into a single component, the patent reduces the overall device complexity while maintaining the structural integrity required for headlight support.
2Stability of the object's composition
If rigid mounting structures are used to secure the headlight, then the mounting stability is improved, but the vibration transmission to the headlight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an elastic member as an intermediary element between the headlight support member and the handlebar. This elastic member acts as a vibration isolation mechanism that prevents direct transmission of vibrations to the headlight while maintaining stable mounting, thus resolving the contradiction between mounting stability and vibration transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the mechanical property parameter of the mounting connection from rigid to elastic by incorporating an elastic member. This parameter change allows the mounting structure to maintain stability while providing vibration isolation, addressing both requirements simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate components are used for headlight support and instrument cluster mounting, then the adaptability and ease of repair are improved, but the device complexity and mounting time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the headlight support function and instrument cluster mounting function into a single integrated support member. This reduces the number of components and simplifies the mounting process, directly reducing mounting time while maintaining the adaptability to support various components through its multi-functional design.
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 the mounting process, enhances the structural integrity of the headlight support, reduces vibration transmission, and integrates multiple components into a single support member, improving the appearance by compactly grouping wires and cables.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member is interposed between the headlight support member and the handlebar near the first holding portion
Data Source
AI summary
A headlight support structure for a saddle-type vehicle allows a headlight to be easily mounted easily on a handlebar of the vehicle. The headlight support structure includes a support member. The support member, in turn, includes: an attachment portion fixed to a mounting bracket disposed on a handlebar; a first holding portion covering the handlebar from an upward direction; and a second holding portion covering the handlebar from a forward direction. The headlight support member is supported on the handlebar by having the first and second holding portions supported on the handlebar with gaps interposed therebetween, while having the attachment portion fixed to the mounting bracket on the handlebar. The headlight is supported by first and right wall portions, extending respectively forwardly from right and left sides of a front portion of the support member.