Vehicle Decorative Strip Cross-Adhesive Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing decorative lighting strips for vehicles suffer from poor mechanical stability and luminosity loss due to scattering, especially under repeated manipulations, accelerations, and vibrations.
Innovation Solution
A decorative strip design featuring a carrier tape with a first adhesive point connected to an attachment surface and a surface tape with a second adhesive point, creating a cross-connection for enhanced stability, with optional elastic properties and a decorative layer for improved optical appearance and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the lamp arrangement is attached to the mounting plate by screwing or gluing the carrier body, then the connection is secure, but a lot of luminosity is lost due to scattering and the stability is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the scattering function from the mounting structure by removing the metallic surface that caused light scattering. The lamp is mounted directly on the mounting plate without an intermediate metallic surface, allowing light to exit directly through the lamp opening in the surface strip, thereby eliminating luminosity loss while maintaining secure connection through adhesive points.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the mounting structure into distinct functional components: the carrier strip for mechanical support and connection, the surface strip for aesthetic coverage and light transmission, and the lamp opening for direct light exit. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally without interfering with light output.
2Illumination intensity
If the surface strip has openings in the areas of the lamps, then the light can exit directly, but the mechanical stability is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the structural support function and the light transmission function into a unified design. The surface strip with lamp openings serves both as a mechanical component (maintained by adhesive points) and an optical component (allowing direct light exit). The carrier strip and surface strip work together as an integrated assembly that provides both stability and light transmission.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the carrier tape and surface tape are connected via adhesive points, then the overall stability is improved, but the connection requires additional manufacturing steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the connection parameter from rigid mechanical fastening (screws, clips) to adhesive bonding. This parameter change allows for simpler manufacturing processes such as injection molding or stamping of the carrier and surface strips, followed by adhesive application. The adhesive points can be integrated into the molding process or applied in a simple post-processing step, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while achieving superior stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design achieves improved mechanical stability, efficient light transmission, and resistance to vibrations, while maintaining a compact and visually appealing form.
Implementation Method 1
The carrier tape (3) has at least one first adhesive point (9) for connection to an attachment surface (2) and that the surface tape (5) has at least one second adhesive point (8) for connection to the attachment surface (2)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a decorative trim strip (1), preferably for vehicles, comprising at least one light (11), at least one carrier strip (3) on which the light (11) is arranged, and at least one surface strip (5), wherein the light (11) is arranged within the surface strip (5) and the surface strip (5) has at least one light opening (12) in the area of the light (11), and wherein the carrier strip (3) has at least one first adhesive point (9) for connection to a mounting surface (2) of a target location. The object of the present invention is to provide a decorative trim strip (1) of the type mentioned above that has improved mechanical stability. This is achieved by the surface strip (5) having at least one second adhesive point (8) for connection to the mounting surface (2).