Vehicle Door Window Switch Layout to Prevent Accidental Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The operation switch for power windows in vehicle doors often interferes with occupants' hands, elbows, and legs, leading to unintentional operation due to accidental contact.
Innovation Solution
The operation switch is repositioned to the periphery of the window opening at the inner panel, specifically above the normal movement area and at a position that allows easy viewing and operation without diverting attention from the road, reducing interference and improving usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the operation switch is arranged at the lower inner panel of the door, then it is easily accessible to occupants, but it interferes with hands, elbows, and legs causing unintentional operation
Solution Approach 1:
The operation switch is relocated from the traditional lower inner panel position to the periphery of the window opening, specifically to the upper inner panel. This spatial relocation in a different dimension (from lower to upper region) maintains accessibility while avoiding interference with the occupant's lower body limbs, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability
2Reliability
If the operation switch is positioned away from the driver's line of sight, then it reduces distraction, but it decreases ease of operation requiring more attention
Solution Approach 1:
The operation switch is positioned at the periphery of the window opening where it falls within the natural peripheral vision zone of the driver. This localized positioning allows the switch to be both operationally accessible and visually detectable without requiring the driver to divert primary attention from the road, thus resolving the contradiction between reducing distraction and maintaining ease of operation
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AI summary
A vehicle door includes an inner panel, a power window that opens or closes a window opening formed at an upper portion of the inner panel, and an operation switch provided at the inner panel to open or close the power window. The operation switch is arranged at the periphery of the window opening at the inner panel.