Vehicle Controller Assembly With Reorientable Harness Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The electrical wiring harness of vehicle controllers often interferes with other components due to limited installation positions and space, making it difficult to route the wiring effectively.
Innovation Solution
A controller assembly with a fixed module and a functional module, where the functional module's wiring harness can be adjusted in orientation using detachable mating structures to avoid interference with other components, allowing for flexible routing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the controller is installed in limited vehicle spaces, then the installation position is constrained, but the wiring harness interferes with other components
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is divided into a fixed module and a functional module that can be independently positioned. The functional module containing the wiring harness connection can be separately arranged to avoid interference zones, while the fixed module remains anchored to the vehicle structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller adopts a three-dimensional modular structure where the functional module can be positioned at different spatial orientations relative to the fixed module. This dimensional flexibility allows the wiring harness to be routed through alternative paths that avoid other vehicle components.
2Ease of operation
If the wiring harness is routed through tight spaces, then the routing path is limited, but the routing process becomes complex and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the controller into fixed and functional modules, the wiring harness routing is divided into distinct segments. The functional module can be positioned to create optimal routing paths, reducing the complexity of wire management and simplifying the installation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The functional module can be dynamically positioned at different locations and orientations on the fixed module, allowing the wiring harness to be routed through the most accessible and least congested paths depending on the specific vehicle configuration.
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AI summary
A controller assembly for a vehicle includes a fixed module suitable for mounting on vehicles and having a primary extension plane extending in the longitudinal direction and transverse direction. The fixed module has a first connection structure and a second connection structure on the primary extension plane. The controller assembly further includes at least one functional module, with a carrier, an electronic component arranged on the carrier, and a wire harness connected to the electronic components. The wiring harness extends from one side of the carrier. The functional module has a mating structure on the carrier configured to be mated to the first connecting structure or the second connecting structure in a detachable manner. When the mating structure is mated to the first connecting structure, the side of the carrier is parallel to the longitudinal direction, and when the mating structure is mated to the second connecting structure, the side of the carrier is parallel to the transverse direction. Advantages include being able to accommodate space requirements and avoiding interference of the harness with other components