Handlebar Mount Layout for Camera and Phone Heat Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of a mobile information terminal and a drive recorder unit in a mobile device holder can lead to overheating and potential failure due to heat transfer between the two components, especially in mobile bodies with limited space like two-wheeled vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A driving assistance apparatus with a housing unit and a drive recorder unit separated by a vacant space portion, utilizing a Peltier device for heat dissipation and wind cooling, and a sunshade effect to prevent heat transfer and maintain component functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the mobile information terminal and drive recorder unit are integrated in a compact holder, then space utilization is improved, but heat transfer between components causes overheating and potential failure
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into multiple compartments: a first compartment for the mobile information terminal and a second compartment for the drive recorder unit. This segmentation physically separates heat-generating components to prevent thermal interference while maintaining integration in a compact form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
A heat dissipation structure is introduced as an intermediary element between the mobile information terminal and drive recorder unit. This structure actively manages heat transfer, allowing the components to be positioned closer together while preventing harmful thermal effects through controlled heat dissipation.
2Device complexity
If the drive recorder unit is positioned close to the mobile information terminal, then device compactness is improved, but heat from the drive recorder unit may cause failure of the mobile information terminal
Solution Approach 1:
The holder interior space is segmented into distinct compartments for the mobile information terminal and drive recorder unit. This spatial segmentation maintains compact overall device dimensions while preventing direct thermal contact between components through strategic positioning and separation structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder structure incorporates localized thermal management features, including heat dissipation structures positioned specifically near the drive recorder unit and insulating barriers in critical thermal pathways. This local quality approach addresses heat interference at specific locations without compromising overall device compactness.
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
Prevents overheating and failure of both the mobile information terminal and drive recorder unit by effectively dissipating heat through the vacant space and wind cooling, ensuring reliable operation in various environmental conditions.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing a Peltier device for heat dissipation
Implementation Method 2
wind cooling
Data Source
AI summary
A driving assistance apparatus of the present embodiment is a driving assistance apparatus to be attached to a handlebar of a mobile body, the driving assistance apparatus including: a housing unit configured to hold a mobile information terminal; and a drive recorder unit configured to record surroundings of a driver of the mobile body, the drive recorder unit being provided on a back side of the housing unit when seen from a driver of the mobile body, with a vacant space portion interposed therebetween, in which heat from the drive recorder unit is dissipated outside from the vacant space portion.