Fairing Assembly with Structural Storage Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motorcycle fairing assemblies lack integrated storage compartments that function as structural load-bearing members, limiting storage capacity and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A fairing assembly with a storage compartment featuring a frame housing that serves as a load-bearing structural member, incorporating a retractable drawer with a gear track, rotational gear dampers, a latch member, bumper members, and bias members for controlled movement, and a design that includes load-bearing exterior structural rib members to bear loads, along with a through hole for charging cables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a storage compartment is added to the fairing body, then storage capacity is improved, but structural integrity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is merged with the fairing body by making the compartment housing serve as a load-bearing structural member of the fairing body. This integration ensures that the storage compartment contributes to rather than compromises the structural integrity of the fairing assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The compartment housing serves dual functions: it provides storage capacity while simultaneously acting as a load-bearing structural member of the fairing body. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the storage component contribute to structural integrity.
2Ease of operation
If a retractable drawer is incorporated into the storage compartment, then ease of access to stored items is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is segmented into a fixed compartment housing and a movable retractable drawer. This segmentation allows the drawer to be independently moved for easy access to items while the housing maintains structural functions, balancing ease of operation with manageable complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawer is designed to be retractable and movable between stored and accessible positions, providing dynamic access to stored items. This mobility improves ease of operation while the drawer's integration with the housing keeps the overall device complexity manageable.
3Strength
If load-bearing exterior structural rib members are added to the upper frame housing member, then strength is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Load-bearing exterior structural rib members are added specifically to the upper frame housing member to provide localized strength enhancement. This targeted approach improves load-bearing capacity in critical areas while avoiding unnecessary complexity throughout the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The structural rib members are integrated into the upper frame housing member design, combining structural support functions with the existing housing geometry. This integration improves strength while minimizing additional complexity by utilizing the existing structural framework.
Data Source
AI summary
A fairing assembly that includes a fairing body and a storage compartment attached to the fairing body. The storage compartment includes a frame housing that serves as a load-bearing structural member of the fairing body. The frame housing includes an upper frame housing member and a lower frame housing member that collectively define an interior space that receives a retractable drawer mounted therein. The retractable drawer is selectively moveable in a longitudinal direction relative to the frame housing between a closed position and an open position.