Vehicle Dashboard Faceplate Pivoting Support for Easy Disassembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing dashboard faceplate mounting system in vehicles is difficult to dismantle after-sales due to geometric constraints with the windshield, preventing easy pivoting and removal of the faceplate, which is a safety and accessibility issue.
Innovation Solution
A motor vehicle front module with a faceplate support of reduced dimensions, fixed to the faceplate, dashboard, and vehicle body, allowing easy pivoting and dismounting without interfering with the windshield, utilizing metal-plastic clips and screws for secure attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the faceplate is securely attached to the body using clips fixed to the body, then the attachment strength and safety are improved, but the ease of disassembly deteriorates because the windshield interferes with the pivoting movement needed for removal
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the attachment system into two separate components: clips fixed to the body for secure attachment, and a pivoting support structure attached to the faceplate that enables easy removal. The support acts as an intermediary that connects the faceplate to the clips, allowing the faceplate to be detached by pivoting the support rather than directly manipulating the faceplate against the windshield obstruction.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivoting support serves as an intermediary element between the faceplate and the body-mounted clips. It transfers the attachment function from the faceplate directly to the clips, while its pivoting capability provides a removal mechanism that avoids interference from the windshield. This mediator enables both secure attachment and easy disassembly without compromise.
2Reliability
If the clips are positioned according to safety standards away from the windshield, then the safety compliance is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for additional pivoting support structures
Solution Approach 1:
The pivoting support structure performs multiple functions: it provides the mechanical connection point for the safety-compliant clips, enables the pivoting motion for easy removal, and maintains the faceplate in the correct position during both attached and removed states. This multi-functional design avoids the need for separate mechanisms for each function, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
3Shape
If the faceplate is made as a one-piece decorative part, then the appearance quality is improved, but the ease of repair and maintenance deteriorates due to difficulty in accessing air conditioning ducts
Solution Approach 1:
The invention maintains the faceplate as a one-piece decorative element for appearance quality, but segments the removal mechanism by introducing the pivoting support. This allows the faceplate to remain intact and aesthetically pleasing while enabling easy access to air conditioning ducts and other components behind it through simple pivoting and detachment of the support structure.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a front module of a motor vehicle comprising a dashboard, structural elements of the vehicle body to which the dashboard is attached, a panel forming a substantially horizontal and elongated surface element along the transverse direction of the vehicle, substantially equal to the width of said vehicle, the panel being disposed between a front nose of the dashboard and a windscreen of the vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a panel support (SP) of reduced dimensions compared to the panel (FC) at least along the transverse direction (Y) and/or along the longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle, said panel support (SP) being a piece of substantially horizontal surface, said panel support (SP) being fixed to said panel (FC) and to said dashboard (DB) and secured to the body of said vehicle (VEH).