Golf Car Dash Assembly Retainer Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dash assemblies for vehicles like golf cars and utility vehicles often obstruct access openings while providing limited secure mounting solutions, making it difficult to detach and reattach dashboards without damaging the vehicle or requiring specialized tools.
Innovation Solution
A dash assembly design featuring a dashboard with a mounting tab and a retainer with an elongated body that extends around the access opening, securing the dashboard to the vehicle body by sandwiching the tab between the retainer and the vehicle body, allowing for easy detachment and reattachment without damaging the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a dashboard is mounted to obstruct the access opening, then the dashboard provides enclosure and mounting surfaces, but the mounting solution becomes complex and difficult to detach without damage
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a retainer member with engagement arms that can be independently attached to the vehicle body, and a dashboard with mounting tabs that engage with the retainer. This segmentation allows the dashboard to be securely mounted when needed but easily detached by simply removing the retainer, without requiring damage to the vehicle body or specialized tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The retainer member acts as an intermediary component between the dashboard and the vehicle body. It provides the mounting function by engaging with mounting surfaces on the vehicle body and holding the dashboard in place, while allowing for easy attachment and detachment of the dashboard without directly fastening it to the vehicle body.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a retainer extends around the access opening perimeter, then the dashboard mounting becomes secure and reversible, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The retainer member is designed to be universally applicable to different dashboard configurations and vehicle bodies. The engagement arms can attach to various mounting surfaces, and the mounting tabs on different dashboard models can engage with the same retainer structure, allowing easy conversion between dashboard models without requiring custom mounting solutions for each configuration.
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AI summary
A dash assembly for a vehicle having a vehicle body defining an access opening includes a dashboard configured to extend across and generally obstruct the access opening. The dashboard includes a mounting tab configured to engage a portion of the vehicle body adjacent to the access opening. The dash assembly also includes a retainer having an elongated body configured to connect to the vehicle body. The elongated body extends at least partially about a perimeter of the access opening such that the mounting tab of the dashboard is sandwiched between the retainer and the portion of the vehicle body to secure the dashboard to the vehicle body.