Front Trunk and Washer Tank Thermal Integration in Vehicle Front Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle designs with front trunk boxes do not effectively cooperate with temperature maintaining mechanisms for tanks, leading to inefficiencies in temperature adjustment within the front luggage compartment.
Innovation Solution
Integrate or abut tank walls with luggage compartment walls and incorporate a temperature adjustment unit between or within these integrated regions to adjust temperatures in both the tank and the front luggage compartment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a temperature adjustment mechanism is provided for the front luggage compartment, then the temperature control function is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature adjustment unit is designed to serve dual purposes: maintaining the washing solution in the tank and controlling the temperature in the front luggage compartment. By integrating these two functions into a single system, the patent eliminates the need for separate temperature control mechanisms, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining comprehensive temperature control capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the temperature adjustment functions for the tank and the front luggage compartment into a single integrated unit. This consolidation combines what would traditionally be separate systems into one unified mechanism, reducing the overall number of components and simplifying the device structure while ensuring both areas receive appropriate temperature control
2Ease of manufacture
If the tank and front luggage compartment are independently designed, then the manufacturing ease is improved, but the temperature adjustment efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from independent horizontal design to an integrated vertical arrangement where the front luggage compartment is positioned above the tank. This dimensional reorganization allows the temperature adjustment unit to serve both components efficiently through vertical integration, improving thermal management efficiency while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through modular assembly
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
Enables efficient temperature adjustment in the front luggage compartment without a dedicated mechanism, leveraging shared heating or cooling systems for both the tank and compartment.
Implementation Method 1
a temperature adjustment unit that is able to adjust both temperatures of the washing solution in the tank and inside of the front luggage compartment
Implementation Method 2
a temperature adjustment unit that is able to adjust both temperatures of the washing solution in the tank and inside of the front luggage compartment
Data Source
AI summary
The vehicle front portion structure includes a tank disposed at a front portion of the vehicle and storing a cleaning liquid therein, a front luggage compartment disposed at the front portion of the vehicle, and a temperature adjustment unit capable of adjusting the temperature of both the cleaning liquid in the tank and the front luggage compartment.