Electric Component Support via Radiator Elastic Body
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Solution Overview
Problem
In saddle ride vehicles, existing methods require additional elastic components to support electric components, increasing complexity and part count, while failing to effectively mitigate vibrations and protect the components from heat and staining.
Innovation Solution
The electric component support structure utilizes the existing radiator, supported by an elastic body on the vehicle's body frame, with the electric component attached to a support piece on the radiator, eliminating the need for a dedicated elastic body and providing protection through the radiator shroud, fuel tank, and radiator positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an elastic body for exclusive use for supporting the electric component is provided, then the electric component can be elastically supported, but the number of component parts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the electric component support function with the existing radiator structure. The electric component support piece is integrated into the radiator, and the electric component shares the radiator's elastic body for vibration isolation. This combining approach eliminates the need for a separate dedicated elastic body while maintaining effective elastic support for the electric component.
Solution Approach 2:
The radiator is given multiple functions: it continues to perform its original cooling function while also serving as a support structure for the electric component. The elastic body originally designed for radiator vibration isolation now also provides vibration isolation for the electric component, making it a multi-functional component that reduces overall part count.
2Device complexity
If the electric component is supported directly on the vehicle body, then the structure is simple, but vibrations directly influence the electric component
Solution Approach 1:
The radiator acts as an intermediary between the vehicle body and the electric component. The elastic body serves as a mediator that transmits necessary structural support while filtering out harmful vibrations. This intermediary approach allows the electric component to be indirectly supported on the vehicle body through the radiator-elastic body system, maintaining simplicity while protecting against vibrations.
3Device complexity
If the electric component is positioned close to the radiator, then the support structure is simple, but heat transfer to the electric component increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the electric component from direct contact with the hot radiator surface by providing a dedicated support piece that positions the component away from the radiator core. This separation extracts the harmful thermal influence while maintaining the simplified support structure through the integrated radiator-mounting approach.
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
This configuration allows for elastic support of electric components with a simple structure, reducing vibration transmission, minimizing heat transfer, and preventing staining, while protecting the components effectively without additional elastic bodies.
Implementation Method 1
a radiator (41L) supported on the body frame (F) through an elastic body (119, 123)
Implementation Method 2
an elastic body (119, 123) for the radiator
Implementation Method 3
a water-cooled engine (10)
Implementation Method 4
radiator (41L)
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AI summary
[Object] To enable an electric component to be elastically supported with a simple structure, in an electric component support structure for a saddle ride vehicle. [Solving Means] In the electric component support structure for the saddle ride vehicle including a body frame F that supports a water-cooled engine 10, and a radiator 41L that is supported on the body frame F through collars 119 and 123, a gyro sensor 130 is fixed to electric component support pieces 131 provided on the radiator 41L.