Brake Unit Support Member for Foolproof Hydraulic Hose Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional brake systems in two-wheeled and three-wheeled motor vehicles face issues with incorrect assembly of hydraulic hoses or pipes, leading to potential safety hazards due to wrong connections, which are not easily identifiable and can result in unstable braking, wheel skidding, or rear wheel lift-off during operation.
Innovation Solution
A support member is integrated into the brake unit assembly that guides and aligns hydraulic hoses to specific pre-determined positions, ensuring correct assembly without the need for additional parts or tools, using a single-piece design with matching profiles for hose accommodations to prevent misconnection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional brake systems use multiple separate components for hose connection, then assembly flexibility is improved, but assembly correctness cannot be ensured and wrong connections may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The support member integrates multiple functions into a single component: it provides structural support for the brake unit, guides hydraulic hoses to correct ports, and prevents wrong connections through geometric constraints. This merging of support, guidance, and error-prevention functions into one component ensures both ease of assembly and connection correctness.
Solution Approach 2:
The support member acts as an intermediary between the brake unit and hydraulic hoses, providing a guided path that ensures hoses connect to the correct ports. The U-shaped cutouts in the support member serve as intermediate structures that physically guide the hoses and prevent incorrect connections before they can occur.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a bracket with multiple arms is used to accommodate hoses, then adaptability to different hose orientations is improved, but structural stability deteriorates due to cantilever configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The support member features U-shaped cutouts with specific orientations at different locations, each tailored to accommodate hoses in specific directions. This local differentiation provides adaptability for various hose orientations while maintaining overall structural integrity through the single-piece design.
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AI summary
The present subject matter relates to a motor vehicle (100) provided with a support member (205) for a brake unit (200). The support member (205) secured is to the motor vehicle is capable of supporting the brake unit (200). The support member (205) is adapted to accommodate one or more inlet brake hose(s) (250) connected to corresponding one or more inlet port(s) of the brake unit (200) at a pre-determined position on the brake unit (200). Similarly, one or more outlet brake hose(s) (260) connected to corresponding one or more outlet port(s) of the brake unit (200) at pre-determined position on the brake unit (200). The support member (205) prevents any wrong/interchanged connection of each of the brake hoses (250, 260) corresponding to each of the ports of said brake unit (200).