Vehicle Door Tilting Joint for Faster Precise Door Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional door adjustment systems for vehicle doors are complex and time-consuming, making it difficult to achieve a correct and efficient assembly process for both hinged and sliding vehicle doors, which affects the sealing and aesthetic positioning of the doors relative to the vehicle body structure.
Innovation Solution
A door tilting system comprising an inner socket and an outer socket, where the inner socket is rotatably arranged within the outer socket, allowing for rotational displacement to adjust the receiving opening's direction, thereby changing the tilt angle of the fastening device and facilitating a correct door position relative to the vehicle body structure, enabling efficient and aesthetically correct positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional door adjustment systems are used, then door position can be adjusted, but the adjustment process is complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The door adjustment system is segmented into two independent sockets (inner and outer) that can be adjusted separately. The inner socket handles tilt angle adjustment while the outer socket handles position adjustment, allowing parallel adjustment operations that reduce overall assembly time and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner socket is designed to be rotatable relative to the outer socket, enabling dynamic adjustment of the receiving opening's direction. This rotational freedom allows the fastening device tilt angle to be changed by simply rotating the inner socket, making the adjustment process more efficient and easier to operate.
2Ease of operation
If conventional door adjustment systems are used, then door position can be adjusted, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inner socket is nested inside the outer socket, with the inner socket rotatably arranged within the outer socket. This nested configuration allows both adjustment functions to be integrated in a compact structure, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The dual-socket system provides multi-functionality: the outer socket handles positional adjustment while the inner socket handles tilt angle adjustment. This universal design allows a single adjustment mechanism to perform multiple adjustment tasks, reducing the need for separate adjustment systems and thereby reducing overall complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If the receiving opening direction is changed to adjust door position, then correct door positioning is achieved, but the fastening device tilt angle must be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The inner socket is designed to rotate dynamically relative to the outer socket, allowing the receiving opening's direction to be changed by simple rotation. This dynamic adjustment mechanism directly changes the fastening device tilt angle without requiring complex multi-step adjustments, achieving precise door positioning while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner socket acts as an intermediary between the outer socket and the fastening device. By rotating the inner socket, the receiving opening direction is changed, which in turn adjusts the fastening device tilt angle. This intermediary mechanism decouples the complexity of simultaneous position and angle adjustments, allowing each to be adjusted independently through the inner socket's rotation.
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 system simplifies the door adjustment process, ensuring a sealed connection and aesthetically correct positioning of the vehicle door, while reducing assembly time and complexity, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the vehicle assembly process.
Implementation Method 1
The inner socket is arranged inside the outer socket and rotatably arranged relative to the outer socket
Data Source
AI summary
A door tilting system for a slidable vehicle door, and a method for adjusting a door tilting system, where the door tilting system forms part of a pivoting joint between the vehicle door and a movable arm structure connecting the vehicle door to a vehicle body structure. The door tilting system includes an inner socket and an outer socket, where the inner socket is arranged inside the outer socket and rotatably arranged relative to the outer socket. The inner socket includes a receiving opening configured for receiving a fastening device. The receiving opening has an elongated configuration, and the receiving opening is extending in a first direction along a first axis through the inner socket. The door tilting system is configured for changing the first direction of the receiving opening relative to the outer socket upon rotational displacement of the inner socket relative to the outer socket.