Charging Socket Container Mounting Frame for Electric Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions fail to provide a simple and effective method for installing a container for a charging socket in a hybrid or electric vehicle body wall, lacking a straightforward and secure integration mechanism.
Innovation Solution
A device with an internal frame and bearing flange surrounding the body opening, featuring a conically converging wall and fastening flange with recesses, allows for easy insertion and secure fixation of the charging socket container using welds, soldered joints, or adhesive bonds, combined with elastic seals for sealing and clips for additional clamping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a container for a charging socket is installed in a hybrid or electric vehicle body wall using conventional methods, then the installation can be completed, but the installation process becomes complex and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into distinct functional components: an internal frame structure with retaining limbs, a separate container for the charging socket, and a sealing element. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently and assembled through simple insertion, reducing overall installation complexity while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The container for the charging socket is nested within the vehicle body opening, with the internal frame structure providing a supporting skeleton. The sealing element is nested between the container and the body sheet. This nested arrangement enables compact integration and simplifies the installation process by allowing components to be fitted together in a hierarchical manner
2Reliability
If the container is securely fixed to the body sheet, then connection stability is improved, but the installation process becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The internal frame structure with retaining limbs is pre-installed in the body opening before the container is inserted. The bearing flange of the frame is positioned and secured in advance, creating a prepared receiving structure that guides the container into place and automatically establishes secure connections through the retaining limbs, thereby ensuring connection stability without complicating the installation process
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining limbs with fastening flanges are designed to automatically engage with the container upon insertion. The conically converging walls of the retaining limbs self-align with corresponding features on the container, and the elastic sealing element automatically compresses to create a seal, enabling the structure to secure itself without requiring additional fastening operations
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AI summary
A charging socket for a hybrid or electric vehicle is arranged in a container which is held in an opening in a body sheet of the vehicle body. A frame surrounds the opening on the inside of the body sheet. The frame is fixed to the body sheet and retains the container in a supported manner.