Decorative Window Panel for Hearse Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
The conversion of mass-produced vehicles into hearses is economically challenging due to the complexity of creating large window areas, which requires interrupting load-bearing structures and redirecting forces around the window area, especially when aiming for a visually similar appearance to traditional hearses with real windows.
Innovation Solution
The use of decorative windows that mimic the appearance of conventional side windows but do not allow a view into the transport space, made from transparent or opaque materials, which can be designed to match the contours of the vehicle's body and installed with minimal structural intervention, allowing for a cost-effective creation of large window areas without altering the underlying load-bearing structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If conventional side windows are installed to create large window areas, then the visual appearance resembles traditional hearses, but the load-bearing structures must be interrupted and forces must be redirected around the window area, increasing structural complexity and conversion cost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by creating a decorative window that replicates the visual appearance of a conventional side window without requiring the actual functional window structure. The decorative window panel mimics the shape, size, and transparency characteristics of real windows, providing the desired aesthetic effect while avoiding the need to interrupt load-bearing structures or redirect forces around window openings.
2Shape
If conventional side windows are installed to create large window areas, then the visual appearance resembles traditional hearses, but the conversion effort and cost increase due to structural modifications
Solution Approach 1:
The decorative window provides a cost-effective copy of the traditional window appearance without requiring expensive structural modifications. By using a non-structural panel that merely replicates the visual characteristics of conventional windows, the conversion process becomes significantly more economical while achieving the same aesthetic goal.
3Area of stationary object
If the load-bearing structures are interrupted to create large window areas, then the desired window size is achieved, but the structural integrity must be compromised and complex force redistribution is required
Solution Approach 1:
The decorative window creates a visual copy of a large window opening without actually creating a physical opening in the load-bearing structure. The panel is mounted on the existing intact structure, thereby achieving the appearance of large windows while completely preserving the structural integrity and eliminating the need for complex force redistribution calculations and implementations.
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AI summary
The vehicle has a cargo space for a coffin provided behind a cab. A vehicle body (1) is provided with a side window that is provided on two sides of the vehicle in an area of a compartment. The side window is designed as a decorative window (4) that is provided with a disk (5) in a form of a pane of glass. A load-bearing structure is arranged behind the decorative window of the vehicle body. The disk is attached to a spacer that is arranged within a recess (3). The decorative window is externally fitted to the vehicle body.