Dashboard Mount Bar for Flexible Vehicle Accessory Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle dashboard attachment systems do not allow for convenient and flexible attachment of accessories, potentially narrowing the riding space and complicating the dashboard structure.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle with a mount bar featuring a circular cross-sectional contour, disposed along the dashboard, allowing accessories to be attached at discretionary angles and positions, while minimizing interference with the dashboard and pillars.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If accessories are attached to the dashboard using conventional attachment systems, then accessories can be mounted on the dashboard, but the riding space is narrowed and the dashboard structure is complicated

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAccessory attachment flexibilityVSAvoidDashboard structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mount bar is extracted from the dashboard structure and positioned separately along the upper surface, allowing accessory attachment without integrating complex mechanisms into the dashboard itself. This separates the attachment function from the dashboard, maintaining its simplicity while enabling versatile accessory mounting.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The mount bar serves as an intermediary component between the dashboard and accessories. It provides a simple rod-shaped interface that accessories can attach to, eliminating the need for complex dashboard modifications while maintaining attachment versatility through rotational freedom.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional dashboard attachment systems are used, then accessories can be mounted, but user convenience is reduced due to limited attachment angle flexibility

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAttachment angle flexibilityVSAvoidUser convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mount bar enables dynamic attachment angles by allowing accessories to rotate around the bar axis. This dynamic positioning capability lets users adjust accessory orientations to optimal viewing or operational angles, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining attachment versatility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If accessories are attached with fixed orientations, then the attachment structure can be simplified, but user convenience is reduced due to inability to adjust to desired attitudes

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAccessory attitude adjustabilityVSAvoidAttachment mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment mechanism is segmented into two independent functions: the mount bar provides positional support while allowing rotation, and the accessory mounting interface handles orientation adjustment. This segmentation enables attitude adjustability without requiring a single complex mechanism, maintaining simplicity while improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250229721A1Vehicle and mount bar

Publication Date: 2025.07.17 KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD

AI summary

A vehicle includes a dashboard, and a mount bar formed along the dashboard. The mount bar includes a rod-shaped main body whose cross-sectional contour is circular.