Vehicle Floor Mat Hook With Rotating Fixing Plates for Easy Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor mat hooks for vehicles have complex structures, leading to difficulties in assembly, increased component count, and potential damage during assembly if not properly supported by a floor mat board.
Innovation Solution
A floor mat hook design featuring two fixing plates on a base that pass through assembly holes in the floor carpet, with the plates rotating and bending to hook onto elastic steps at three locations, simplifying assembly and reducing component count.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a complex structure is used for the floor mat hook, then the fixing strength is improved, but the assembly difficulty increases and component count increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single base component. The base includes integrated fixing plates with hooking protrusions and pressing protrusions, eliminating the need for separate fixing members and pressing elements. This merging reduces component count while maintaining strong fixing capability through the integrated structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The base serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the hooking surface for the floor mat, contains integrated fixing plates for attachment to the carpet, includes pressing protrusions for securing the floor mat, and incorporates elastic elements for flexible adaptation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components while maintaining comprehensive fixing strength.
2Reliability
If a complex structure with multiple components is used, then the fixing reliability is improved, but the ease of assembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By combining multiple fixing mechanisms into a single integrated base, the patent reduces the number of assembly steps. The fixing plates with hooking protrusions and pressing protrusions are pre-integrated into the base, allowing the entire assembly to be installed as one unit rather than assembling multiple separate components, thereby improving ease of assembly while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic elements integrated into the base provide dynamic adaptation during assembly and use. The elasticity allows the fixing structure to flexibly accommodate variations in carpet thickness and tension, ensuring reliable fixing without requiring precise manual adjustment, thus improving both reliability and ease of assembly.
3Manufacturing precision
If additional components are added to support the base during assembly, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the component count increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates all necessary fixing and supporting functions into the base itself. The fixing plates, hooking protrusions, pressing protrusions, and elastic elements are all incorporated as integral parts of the base, eliminating the need for separate supporting components and floor mat boards during assembly. This integration maintains manufacturing precision while reducing component count.
4Ease of operation
If the fixing plates are made rotatable and bendable, then the ease of assembly is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing plates are designed with rotational and bending capabilities, allowing them to dynamically adapt to the carpet surface during assembly. This dynamic design enables easy installation by allowing the plates to rotate into position and bend to accommodate variations in carpet thickness, while the flexibility itself simplifies the assembly process rather than complicating it.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing plates can change their geometric parameters (rotation angle, bending degree) during assembly to accommodate different installation conditions. This parameter variability allows the same simple structure to adapt to different scenarios, improving ease of assembly without requiring multiple different component designs.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design allows for easy and tool-free assembly, reduces the risk of damage during assembly, and eliminates the need for additional components, resulting in a cost-effective and efficient floor mat hook solution.
Implementation Method 1
elastic steps are hooked on hooking steps at three locations
Data Source
AI summary
In the present invention, a fixing plate formed on a base passes through and is inserted into an assembly hole formed in a floor carpet, and a passing portion of the fixing plate is rotated to be fixedly hooked on a step. Accordingly, the number of components is reduced to one, and thus everyone can easily and conveniently perform assembly and safely and conveniently use a floor mat. Particularly, in the present invention, a hooking operation is performed by hooking a portion of an edge which is a rotary center of a fixing plate that is bent as described above and portions of two edges in contact with the edge on steps so that the fixing plate can be more firmly and