Hidden Outer Weatherstrip Assembly With Bracketed Door Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Frameless vehicle doors lack a mounting structure for the outer weatherstrip assembly, leading to debonding issues and gaps that allow moisture and dust entry, compromising the sealing effectiveness and stability of the weatherstrip.
Innovation Solution
A hidden outer weatherstrip assembly with a weatherstrip joint corner featuring a slot for insertion into a mounting bracket fixed to the vehicle door inner panel, ensuring stable connection and integration with the door inner panel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the outer weatherstrip assembly is bonded to the vehicle door inner panel with tape, then the mounting structure is simple, but the mounting stability decreases and gaps form between the weatherstrip and door panel
Solution Approach 1:
A mounting bracket is introduced as an intermediary component between the outer weatherstrip assembly and the vehicle door inner panel. The mounting bracket includes a clamping portion that engages with the weatherstrip joint corner and a mounting portion that is fixed to the door inner panel, providing stable mechanical connection and eliminating gaps while maintaining reasonable structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: the mounting bracket with distinct clamping portion and mounting portion, and the weatherstrip joint corner with integrated slot. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally while working together to solve the stability issue
2Ease of manufacture
If the outer weatherstrip assembly is bonded with tape, then the installation process is simple, but moisture and dust can enter through gaps causing reliability to deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket serves as a mediator that creates a secure mechanical interface between the weatherstrip assembly and door panel, eliminating gaps that would otherwise allow moisture and dust ingress, while maintaining ease of installation through the designed engagement mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The weak mechanical bond of tape bonding is replaced with a robust mechanical interlocking system consisting of the mounting bracket and weatherstrip joint corner engagement, providing reliable protection against environmental factors
3Reliability
If a mounting bracket with clamping structure is used, then mounting stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The slot for receiving the clamping portion is integrated directly into the weatherstrip joint corner structure, merging the mounting interface into the existing weatherstrip assembly design. This reduces overall device complexity by eliminating separate mounting interfaces while maintaining improved mounting stability through the bracket mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a hidden outer weatherstrip assembly, a vehicle door structure, and a vehicle. The hidden outer weatherstrip assembly includes a weatherstrip joint corner, which forms an end of the outer weatherstrip assembly and is provided with a slot. The slot is configured to be in an inserting connection with a mounting bracket fixed to a vehicle door inner panel.