Vehicle Display Module Mounting With HVAC Access Channel
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Solution Overview
Problem
The vertical installation of display modules in vehicles is inhibited by the presence of HVAC systems, particularly in vehicles with vertically located vents, complicating assembly and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle design that includes a crossbeam supporting an instrument panel with an opening, duct assembly, and support brackets, allowing for the vertical installation of a display module with a duct assembly creating an access channel for tool access and enabling the vent to be positioned vertically above the display module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the vent is positioned vertically above the display module to allow vertical installation, then the display module can be installed vertically and assembly is simplified, but the HVAC system layout becomes more constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the vent vertically above the display module, utilizing the vertical dimension to resolve the conflict between display installation orientation and HVAC layout. This dimensional arrangement allows the display module to be installed vertically while maintaining proper HVAC functionality, as the vent is elevated to a position that does not interfere with the display module's placement or operation.
2Ease of operation
If the duct assembly is spaced axially from the instrument panel to define an access channel, then installation tools can access connection points for vertical display installation, but the instrument panel structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The duct assembly serves as an intermediary element that creates an access channel between the instrument panel and the display module connection points. By spacing the duct assembly axially from the instrument panel, the patent enables installation tools to reach the connection points through this channel, facilitating vertical display installation without requiring direct access from the front of the instrument panel.
3Area of moving object
If larger display modules are installed vertically, then more display functionality is available, but the available installation space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables installation of larger display modules by utilizing vertical space through vertical installation orientation. The vent is positioned vertically above the display module, and the access channel is configured to accommodate vertical insertion, allowing larger display modules to be installed in the vertical dimension without encroaching on horizontal installation space that would be required for traditional horizontal mounting.
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AI summary
A vehicle that includes: a crossbeam that extends along a width of the vehicle; an instrument panel that is supported by the crossbeam and which includes an opening; support brackets that are connected to the crossbeam; a display module that is positioned within the opening and which includes display brackets that are connected to the support brackets such that the display module is supported by the crossbeam; a duct assembly that is supported by the instrument panel such that the duct assembly is spaced axially from an inner surface of the instrument panel along a length of the vehicle so as to define an access channel that facilitates access to the display brackets and connection of the display module to the support brackets; and a vent that extends into the duct assembly such that the vent is positioned vertically above the display module.