Front Hood Recess for Full-Width Lamp Protection and Packaging
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing full-width lamps in vehicles face installation space constraints, harsh operating environments due to proximity to the engine compartment, and susceptibility to damage in minor collisions.
Innovation Solution
A front hood with a recessed mounting area that accommodates a full-width lamp, featuring locating pins and connectors, and a design that maintains the lamp away from the vehicle's foremost point, enhancing installation space, heat dissipation, and collision resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the full-width lamp is installed in the front bumper zone, then the installation position is determined, but the installation space is limited due to numerous structural components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the full-width lamp from the conventional front bumper zone and relocates it to the front hood. This extraction resolves the space limitation by utilizing the previously underutilized hood area, which has fewer structural components and more available installation space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions the installation location from the horizontal front bumper zone to the vertical front hood surface. This dimensional change allows the lamp to be positioned in a different spatial plane with adequate space, avoiding the congestion of structural components in the original zone.
2Temperature
If the full-width lamp is installed close to the engine compartment, then the installation position is convenient, but the operating environment becomes harsh due to high temperature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the full-width lamp from the high-temperature zone near the engine compartment and relocates it to the front hood. This extraction removes the lamp from the harsh thermal environment while maintaining installation accessibility through the designed mounting structure on the hood.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the full-width lamp is installed at the foremost point of the vehicle, then the visual effect is maximized, but the damage risk increases during minor collisions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by positioning the full-width lamp recessed within the front hood rather than at the extreme foremost point. This creates a protective buffer zone that absorbs minor collision impacts before they reach the lamp, reducing damage risk while the hood's exterior surface maintains the desired visual effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent embeds the full-width lamp within the front hood structure, creating a nested configuration where the lamp is housed inside the hood's mounting recess. This nesting protects the lamp from external impacts while the hood's outer surface preserves the vehicle's aesthetic appearance.
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4
Figure 5
AI summary
A front hood, a full-width lamp, and a vehicle. A mounting recess (11) is formed on the front hood (1) by depression; the mounting recess (11) extends in the width direction of the vehicle; and at least a part of the full-width lamp (2) can be embedded into the mounting recess (11). The front hood and the vehicle can provide sufficient arrangement space for the full-width lamp, thereby making the full-width lamp be used in a good environment, and reducing damage to the full-width lamp when a scratch and a collision occur to the vehicle.