Charging Socket Mounting with Transverse Guide Pre-Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing mounting arrangements for add-on parts, such as charging sockets on vehicle bodies, require manual orientation and complex manual handling, leading to inefficiencies in the assembly process due to the need for precise alignment and risk of damage during insertion.
Innovation Solution
A mounting arrangement featuring an auxiliary mounting holder with a transverse guide and latching elements that allows the charging socket to be fed into a pre-mounting position by an assembly tool, then adjusted into its final position, enabling automated alignment and secure attachment without additional tool movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the add-on part is manually oriented and handled to achieve precise alignment, then the positioning accuracy is improved, but the assembly complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an auxiliary mounting holder as an intermediary device between the assembly tool and the final mounting position. This holder includes a transverse guide that automatically guides the add-on part into the correct position during the feed process, eliminating the need for manual orientation while ensuring precise alignment. The intermediary holder simplifies the assembly process by providing automatic positioning guidance.
2Manufacturing precision
If the add-on part is manually handled for precise positioning, then the positioning accuracy is improved, but the assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary mounting holder is pre-installed in the carrier structure before the add-on part is mounted. The transverse guide is already in place to provide positioning guidance, so when the add-on part is fed into the carrier structure, it is automatically guided into the correct position without requiring manual intervention for alignment. This preliminary preparation enables automatic positioning during the assembly process.
3Extent of automation
If the assembly tool moves the add-on part directly to the final position, then the automation level is improved, but the risk of damage increases due to insertion clearances
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting process is segmented into two distinct phases: a feed process step where the assembly tool moves the add-on part to a pre-mounting position, and a mounting process step where the add-on part is transferred to the auxiliary mounting holder and then guided to the final position. This segmentation allows the assembly tool to perform automated movement while the transverse guide in the auxiliary holder ensures damage-free positioning by providing controlled guidance during the final insertion phase.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If manual orientation is used to avoid damage during insertion, then the safety is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary mounting holder with its transverse guide serves as a mediator that provides automatic positioning guidance. This eliminates the need for manual orientation operations while ensuring that the add-on part is correctly aligned during insertion, thereby preventing damage. The intermediary device makes the operation easier by automating the alignment process that previously required skilled manual handling.
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AI summary
A mounting arrangement for an add-on part or charging socket on a carrier structure or vehicle body of a two-track vehicle, includes an assembly tool feeding the add-on part in a feed process step into the carrier structure in a direction of a final mounting position. The add-on part is attachable to the carrier structure at an attachment point. The mounting arrangement has an auxiliary mounting holder in the carrier structure to simplify mounting. In the feed process step, the assembly tool moves the add-on part into a premounting position, for transferring the add-on part from the assembly tool to the auxiliary mounting holder, for restoring the assembly tool without the add-on part in a reversing direction opposite the feed direction. The auxiliary mounting holder has a transverse guide, along which the add-on part is adjustable from premounting to final mounting position.