Concealed Roof Light Lifting Assembly for Unified Taxi Appearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cruise taxis cannot integrate with online ride-hailing taxis due to differences in appearance and service standards, leading to resource waste and an inability to fully develop together.
Innovation Solution
A concealed roof light system comprising a light box assembly and a lifting assembly, where the lifting assembly includes a driving device and a lifting controller that allows the light box assembly to be concealed within the vehicle body, creating a consistent appearance with online ride-hailing vehicles when needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the roof light is permanently visible on cruise taxis, then the vehicle identity and function are clearly identified, but the appearance differs from online ride-hailing taxis preventing integration
Solution Approach 1:
The roof light system transitions from a static permanently visible state to a dynamic concealed/stateful system. The lifting assembly enables the light box assembly to move between visible and concealed positions, allowing the vehicle to adapt its appearance dynamically based on operational mode (cruise taxi vs. online ride-hailing taxi), thereby resolving the contradiction between visibility and appearance consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The light box assembly is nested within a concealing space on the vehicle body when not in use. The lifting assembly provides the mechanical means to insert and extract the light box assembly from this nested position, allowing the system to maintain a compact integrated appearance while preserving the roof light functionality when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the roof light is concealed within the vehicle body, then the appearance is consistent with online ride-hailing vehicles, but the roof light function is not visible when needed
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically transitions between concealed and visible states through the lifting assembly. When online ride-hailing operation is required, the roof light remains concealed for appearance consistency. When cruise taxi function is needed, the lifting assembly extracts the light box assembly to a visible position, ensuring both appearance consistency and functional accessibility are maintained at appropriate times.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a lifting assembly is added to enable concealment, then appearance integration is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The roof light system is segmented into separate functional components: the light box assembly, the lifting assembly, and the concealing space. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates the integration of the lifting mechanism without requiring a complete redesign of the entire vehicle, thereby managing complexity while achieving appearance integration.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the light box assembly is made movable, then appearance adaptability is improved, but the structural stability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The light box assembly transitions from a fixed to a movable configuration through the lifting assembly. The system maintains structural stability during operation by providing defined stable positions (concealed and visible states) with proper mechanical support and positioning mechanisms, while enabling appearance adaptability through controlled movement between these states.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to the technical field of vehicles, and in particular to a concealed rooflight and a vehicle. The concealed rooflight comprises a light box assembly and a lifting assembly; the light box assembly comprises a box body, and the box body is provided with a connecting part; the lifting assembly comprises a driving device, the driving device comprises an acting part and a fixing part, the acting part is connected to the connecting part, and the fixing part is used for fixing the lifting assembly on a vehicle body; the lifting assembly further comprises a lifting controller, and the lifting controller is used for controlling, according to a rooflight concealing instruction, the driving device to drive the light box assembly to be concealed in a concealing space of the vehicle body.