Vehicle Camera Housing Assembly With Adhesive Groove Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing mounting process for vehicle cameras is costly and requires multiple separate parts, making it inefficient and complex.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a pre-mounting module where a first housing part and a housing outer part of the camera are cohered using an adhesive part, eliminating the need for additional retaining clips and simplifying the mounting process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate parts (housing outer part, seal, retaining clip, first housing part) are used to mount the camera, then the cohesion and stability of the mounting are improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate mounting components (housing outer part, seal, and retaining clip) into an integrated housing structure. The housing outer part includes integrated sealing elements and retaining features that eliminate the need for separate clips, thereby reducing component count while maintaining mounting stability and cohesion.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing outer part is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, sealing, and retaining capabilities. This multi-functional design replaces the need for separate specialized components, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining reliable mounting.
2Reliability
If multiple separate parts and mounting steps are used, then the mounting stability is improved, but the mounting time and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the seal and retaining features into the housing outer part itself, the patent reduces the number of separate mounting steps. The housing outer part can be installed as a single component that simultaneously provides sealing and retaining functions, thereby accelerating the mounting process while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing outer part is pre-designed with integrated sealing and retaining features during manufacturing. This preliminary integration means that during actual mounting, no additional steps are required to install separate seals or clips - the stability-providing features are already built-in, thus improving mounting speed.
3Reliability
If additional retaining clips and separate seals are used, then the cohesion between housing parts is improved, but the manufacturing cost and ease of manufacture are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the retaining clip functionality and seal into the housing outer part structure. This merging reduces the total number of parts that need to be manufactured, stored, and assembled, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing costs while maintaining the necessary cohesion strength through the integrated 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
This configuration reduces the number of components needed, stabilizes the cohesion between housing parts, and simplifies the mounting process, making it faster and more efficient.
Implementation Method 1
introducing an adhesive part into the first groove and/or into the second groove; assembling and retaining the first housing part to the housing outer part by an adhesive connection, wherein thereto the adhesive part in the first groove adheres to the first housing part and the adhesive part on the second groove adheres to the housing outer part
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AI summary
A method for mounting a camera for a vehicle providing a first housing part of an electronic housing for the camera, in which a first groove is formed on an outer side of the first housing part, providing a housing outer part separate from the first housing part, which comprises a plug channel and an inner side, wherein a second groove is formed on the inner side, introducing an adhesive part into the first groove and/or into the second groove, assembling and retaining the first housing part to the housing outer part by an adhesive connection, wherein thereto the adhesive part in the first groove adheres to the first housing part and the adhesive part on the second groove adheres to the housing outer part.