Folding Car Cover Support Bar Layout Without Guide Rail Interference
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing car covers with support bars are limited by their installation position and require guide rails, restricting their applicability to a narrower range of car covers.
Innovation Solution
A folding car cover with a support bar system that connects one end to the car body, allowing for wider applicability and stability without interfering with guide rails, featuring rotating shaft systems and adjustable clamping mechanisms for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the support bar is connected to the guide rail, then the car cover can be supported, but the applicability is limited to car covers with guide rails
Solution Approach 1:
The support bar is redesigned to connect directly to the car body instead of requiring guide rails, making it universally applicable to all car covers regardless of whether they have guide rails. This multi-functionality approach allows the same support bar design to work across different car cover types and configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The support bar connection is extracted from the guide rail system and repositioned to connect directly to the car body. This separates the support function from the guide rail structure, eliminating the dependency on guide rails and expanding applicability to car covers without such structures.
2Ease of operation
If the support bar connects to the guide rail, then support function is achieved, but it interferes with guide rail usage
Solution Approach 1:
The support function is extracted from the guide rail system and relocated to connect directly with the car body. This separation eliminates the interference between support bars and guide rails, allowing guide rails to be used for their intended purposes without obstruction while maintaining support functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The car body serves as an intermediary structure that provides stable anchor points for the support bars. By using the car body as the connection point rather than the guide rail, the system achieves both support stability and guide rail usability simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support bar is detachably connected to the flipping plate, then adaptability is improved, but connection reliability may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support bar employs a detachable connection mechanism with rotating shafts that can be easily assembled and disassembled. This dynamic connection system provides flexibility for installation and removal while incorporating locking features to ensure stability during use, balancing adaptability with connection reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures stability and adaptability of the car cover, allowing it to fit various car covers, including those without guide rails, while reducing material waste and maintenance costs.
Implementation Method 1
The first rotating shaft system includes a fixed section, a first rotating shaft section and a first intermediate bar, the fixed section is rotatably connected to the first intermediate bar by a first rotating shaft section
Implementation Method 2
the second rotating shaft system is capable of 180° rotation, the second rotating shaft system includes a second intermediate bar, a second rotating shaft section and a third intermediate bar, the second intermediate bar and the third intermediate bar are respectively rotatably connected to the second rotating shaft section
Implementation Method 3
The support bar system includes a support bar and a support bar clamp block, the support bar and support bar clamp block are connected to the flipping plate and the car body respectively, the support bar system is used to support the flipping plate
Implementation Method 4
the support bar clamp block includes a clamp and a plastic block, the clamp is connected to the car body, the plastic block is connected to the clamp by a screw
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AI summary
A folding car cover comprises a front bar assembly, flipping plates, and a support bar system. The front bar assembly connects to a flipping plate assembly by a first rotating shaft system, while the flipping plates interconnect through a second rotating shaft system. The support bar system includes support bars and clamp blocks, with the support bars attached to the flipping plates and the clamp blocks secured to a car body. This configuration stabilizes the flipping plates during use without interfering with a guide rail's functionality.