Headlamp Transport Holder for Collision-Free Vehicle Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The logistical complexity of assembling motor vehicle front ends with pre-assembled headlamps is increased due to design constraints that prevent headlamp pre-assembly in the intended assembly position, leading to unnecessary complexity and potential collisions during assembly.
Innovation Solution
A transport holder system that allows headlamps to be securely fastened in a transport position different from the assembly position, enabling early assignment and connection to the front end for common transport, with locking elements for easy release and repositioning, avoiding collisions and simplifying assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If headlamps are pre-assembled in the assembly position onto the front end, then the logistical complexity of finishing the motor vehicle is reduced, but design constraints prevent this due to potential collisions with auto body parts during assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The headlamp is pre-assembled onto the front end in a transport position that is different from the final assembly position. This preliminary action allows the headlamp to be secured to the front end before vehicle assembly, avoiding logistical complexity, while the temporary transport position avoids collisions with auto body parts during the assembly process
Solution Approach 2:
The solution introduces a spatial dimension by using a transport position that is offset from the final assembly position. The headlamp is positioned in a different spatial location during transport and assembly, allowing it to clear obstacles (auto body parts) that would be in the path if the headlamp were in its final position
2Object-affected harmful factors
If headlamps are assembled in a transport position different from the assembly position, then collisions during assembly are avoided, but additional steps for repositioning and removing the transport holder are required
Solution Approach 1:
The transport holder serves as an intermediary device that temporarily secures the headlamp in the transport position. This intermediary mechanism enables the headlamp to be transported and assembled without collisions, while the holder is designed for easy attachment and removal, minimizing the impact on assembly efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The transport holder is a temporary component that is discarded (removed) after serving its purpose. The holder is removed after the front end is assembled onto the motor vehicle, and the headlamp is then brought into its final assembly position. The holder may be reused or discarded, and this temporary component does not remain in the final product
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AI summary
A motor vehicle front end having one, preferably two, headlamps, wherein the headlamp is intended and constructed so as to be fastened in an assembly position onto the motor vehicle, in particular onto the motor vehicle front end, and wherein the headlamp is fastened by means of a transport holder on the front end in a transport position, the transport position being different from the assembly position. The transport position is offset frontward and/or downward relative to the assembly position, in order to provide a front end, motor vehicle, and method that make it possible to create motor vehicle designs with which pre-assembly of the headlamps in the assembly position thereof is not possible, without thereby incurring additional logistical complexity on the assembly lines for the vehicle, or wherein this additional complexity is at least largely avoided.