Displaceable Guide Track for Vehicle Linkage Lid
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing linkage lid configurations for motor vehicles with displaceable roofs have limited guidance due to short guide tracks, which restrict the movement path and require multiple tracks at different locations.
Innovation Solution
A displaceable guide track that can move independently of the lid, allowing it to be displaced out of the movement path when not needed, enabling a longer adjustment travel and integration with other vehicle components without obstructing their movement paths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a guide track is arranged on the underside of the linkage lid to guide the lid during movement, then the lid can be guided during its movement between open and closed positions, but the guide track must be relatively short and can only guide the lid for a short movement section
Solution Approach 1:
The guide track is made displaceable rather than fixed, allowing it to move between different positions. This enables the guide track to be positioned under the lid during lid movement for guidance, and then displaced away to clear the movement path of other components when the lid is not being moved.
Solution Approach 2:
The guidance system is divided into separate functional segments: a displaceable guide track that can be moved into and out of position, and a stationary guide track that provides guidance when the displaceable track is retracted. This segmentation allows each component to serve its specific function without interfering with others.
2Length of moving object
If multiple guide tracks are arranged at different locations to provide extended guidance, then the lid can be guided over a longer adjustment travel, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The displaceable guide track serves multiple functions: it provides guidance during lid movement when positioned under the lid, and it clears the path for other movable components when displaced away. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated guide tracks for different components.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide track system transitions from a static arrangement requiring multiple tracks to a dynamic arrangement where a single displaceable track can assume different positions and functions, reducing the total number of tracks needed while maintaining extended guidance capability.
3Manufacturing precision
If a guide track is fixed in position to guide the lid, then the lid movement can be guided, but the movement path of other movable components is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The guide track is designed to be displaceable rather than fixed, allowing it to dynamically change position based on operational requirements. When lid guidance is needed, the track is positioned under the lid; when other components need to move, the track is displaced away, providing adaptability to different operational states.
Solution Approach 2:
The displaceable guide track can be moved into position before lid movement begins and moved away after lid movement completes. This preliminary positioning and retraction ensures that guidance is provided when needed while preventing obstruction of other components during their operations.
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AI summary
A linkage lid configuration for a motor vehicle having a displaceable roof configuration, has a movable lid which opens or closes a linkage passage opening and is guided during its movement at least in sections by a displaceable guide track. In order to optimize the linkage lid configuration, there is provision for the displaceable guide track to be configured such that it can be displaced independently of the lid and, in a displacement position, to be moved out of a movement path of a movable component of the motor vehicle.