Vehicle Display Peripheral Bar Assembly for Modular Accent Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display systems in vehicles lack customizable accent lighting and have integrated interfaces that are difficult to customize, limiting user options and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A modular display system with a peripheral bar assembly that can be easily connected and disconnected from the main chassis, featuring customizable accent lighting and modular peripheral accessories that can be configured based on user needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If interfaces are fully integrated and structurally embedded in the display system, then the display system has a unified structure, but it becomes difficult to customize hardware/software features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display system into separate modular components: a display module and a peripheral bar assembly. The peripheral bar assembly contains interface components (USB jacks, Bluetooth PCB, camera PCB, I/O PCB) that can be independently configured and removed. This segmentation allows customization of hardware features without affecting the core display system structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If accent lighting is added to the display system, then user customization options are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The accent lighting feature is integrated into the peripheral bar assembly as a separate module rather than being embedded in the main display system. This allows the lighting functionality to be added or removed independently, enhancing user customization without permanently increasing the complexity of the core display system.
Solution Approach 2:
The peripheral bar assembly serves multiple functions: it provides interface connections (USB, Bluetooth, camera, I/O), accent lighting, and structural support. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single removable module, the system achieves multi-functionality without increasing the complexity of the main display unit.
3Adaptability or versatility
If modular peripheral accessories are implemented, then flexibility in configuring feature sets is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into a main display module and a peripheral bar assembly that can be independently manufactured, tested, and configured. The peripheral bar assembly acts as a standardized module that can be attached or removed, enabling flexible configuration of feature sets without requiring redesign or recertification of the entire display system.
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
Enables users to customize the display system with accent lighting and modular peripherals, providing flexibility and cost-effectiveness in configuring different feature sets without major redesign or certification efforts.
Implementation Method 1
a light source located between the peripheral bar assembly and the chassis, the light source transmitting light through the diffuser to provide accent lighting
Data Source
AI summary
Innovative peripheral bar assembly for a transportation vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a front bar housing with a front segment and a rear segment, and a through slot aligned with a diffuser operationally coupled to a first surface of an I/O PCB having a plurality of light sources emitting light that is transmitted through the diffuser and the slot. The assembly further includes a rear bar housing having a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment of the rear bar housing coupled to the rear segment of the front bar housing. A top surface of the peripheral bar assembly is coupled to a bottom of a chassis of a display system having a display module. The assembly configured to provide accent lighting through the slot of the front bar housing.