Clamping Mounting Device for Vehicle Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting solutions for devices with control and camera modules on vehicle displays and instrument clusters face issues with secure attachment, especially under external influences like vibrations and shocks, and lack flexibility for different installation thicknesses, leading to potential slippage and increased assembly and disassembly efforts.
Innovation Solution
A device with a control module and camera module mechanically connected via fastening means, including clamping elements and tensioning elements, ensures secure mounting by compensating for external influences and accommodating varying installation thicknesses, featuring easy assembly and disassembly with cost-effective components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional mounting solutions are used for control and camera modules, then the device can be mounted on vehicle displays and instrument clusters, but the mounting becomes insecure under external influences like vibrations and shocks, leading to potential slippage
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device incorporates a tensioning element that can dynamically adjust and compensate for external influences such as vibrations and shocks. This dynamic component maintains constant clamping force between the control module, camera module, and arrangement, preventing slippage while accommodating thermal expansion and mechanical stress during vehicle operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The tensioning element is designed to utilize the external vibrations and shocks as activation mechanisms - when vibrations occur, the tensioning element responds by increasing clamping force, converting the harmful vibrational energy into beneficial securing force that prevents the device from slipping during harsh driving conditions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed mounting thickness is used, then the device can be securely attached, but it lacks flexibility for different installation thicknesses of various arrangements
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is designed as a universal solution that can accommodate various arrangement types with different thicknesses. The tensioning element and clamping mechanism can adjust their compression distance to fit standard thicknesses (e.g., 2mm, 3mm, 4mm display units) while maintaining secure attachment, eliminating the need for multiple specialized mounting solutions for different vehicle manufacturers' specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates adjustable parameters in its mounting mechanism, allowing the clamping force and compression distance to be varied according to the specific arrangement thickness. This enables the same mounting device to be universally applied across different vehicle models and display units with varying thickness specifications while maintaining precise and secure attachment.
3Reliability
If complex fastening mechanisms are used, then secure mounting is achieved, but assembly and disassembly efforts and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device features a self-tensioning mechanism that automatically adjusts and secures itself to the arrangement without requiring complex manual adjustment procedures. The tensioning element self-regulates the clamping force based on the arrangement thickness and external conditions, eliminating the need for skilled assembly personnel to perform complex fastening operations while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses simple, cost-effective fastening elements such as snap-fit connectors, elastic bands, or disposable adhesive elements combined with the tensioning mechanism. These inexpensive components replace complex mechanical fasteners, allowing for quick assembly and disassembly by non-specialized personnel while maintaining reliable mounting security throughout the device's service life.
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AI summary
The inventino relates to a device (30), having a control module (38) and a camera module (26), wherein the device (30) can be mounted on an assembly (24), in particular on a display unit, wherein the control module (38) and the camera module (26) are mechanically connected to each other and wherein the device (30) has at least one fastening means (42) for fastening the device (30) to the assembly (24). At least one clamping element (40) is arranged on the device (30), wherein the clamping element (40) is arranged on the device (30) in such a way that the assembly (24) can be clamped between the camera module (26) and the control module (38).