Cluster Panel Assembly Structure with Sliding Guide Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
The assembly of large, heavy cluster panels integrated with onboard equipment into a vehicle body is challenging due to their size and weight, making the process difficult without a suitable assembly structure.
Innovation Solution
An assembly structure featuring a receiving portion with a sliding surface in the vehicle body and a sliding contact portion on the onboard equipment allows for easy assembly and disassembly by guiding the equipment into and out of the receiving portion, utilizing brackets with sliding contact portions to facilitate the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a large cluster panel integrated with onboard equipment is assembled with the vehicle body, then design quality is improved by eliminating parting lines and maximizing panel size, but assembly difficulty increases due to large size and weight
Solution Approach 1:
The cluster panel assembly is divided into multiple segments: the cluster panel itself, the onboard equipment, and the receiving portion with detachable brackets. This segmentation allows the heavy integrated assembly to be handled in parts during assembly, with the brackets being detachably fixed to facilitate easier installation and removal while maintaining the integrated appearance during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The brackets serve as intermediary components between the cluster panel assembly and the vehicle body. These brackets are detachably fixed to the receiving portion, acting as a mediator that simplifies the assembly process by providing a manageable interface for installing the heavy integrated cluster panel and onboard equipment as a unit
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AI summary
An assembly structure for assembling the cluster panel with a vehicle body, the cluster panel being integrated with onboard equipment, the vehicle body including a receiving portion that can receive the onboard equipment integrated with the cluster panel, and a sliding surface disposed below the receiving portion, the sliding surface extending for a prescribed length from a position on a vehicle interior side to a position on a farther side of the receiving portion; and the onboard equipment including a sliding contact portion that can come in sliding contact with the sliding surface when the onboard equipment integrated with the cluster panel is put into and taken out from the receiving portion.