Imaging Device Support Structure for Windshield Heating Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging devices for vehicles struggle to effectively dissipate water drops and other moisture from the windshield glass, leading to inadequate heating and impaired image clarity.
Innovation Solution
A supporting apparatus for the imaging device, which includes a heating device with a heat generating portion and a supporting portion. The heating device is positioned on the surface of the heating subject side within the supporting portion, and the supporting portion features non-contact portions that do not touch the heat generating portion, enhancing heat transfer efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the heating device is attached to the supporting portion using a double-sided tape, then the heating device is fixed in position, but heat is lost through contact with the supporting portion reducing heating efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting portion is divided into contact portions and non-contact portions. The contact portions provide fixing stability through double-sided tape, while the non-contact portions prevent heat loss by maintaining thermal isolation between the heating device and the supporting structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the supporting portion have different properties: contact portions with adhesive for mechanical fixation and non-contact portions without adhesive for thermal isolation. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between needing fixation and avoiding heat loss.
2Loss of energy
If the heating device is positioned close to the windshield glass, then heating efficiency is improved, but the device becomes less stable
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting portion is segmented into contact areas for stability and non-contact areas for heat isolation. This allows the heating device to be positioned close to the windshield for efficient heating while maintaining structural stability through the contact portions.
3Measurement precision
If water drops are not effectively dissipated from the windshield glass, then image clarity is maintained, but heating effectiveness is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting portion has localized contact regions for mechanical support and localized non-contact regions for thermal isolation. This enables the heating device to operate at optimal temperature for effective moisture dissipation while maintaining stable positioning, thereby achieving both heating effectiveness and image clarity.
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
The solution improves the heating efficiency by reducing heat loss and increasing the stability of the heating device, resulting in better image clarity and effective moisture dissipation from the windshield glass.
Implementation Method 1
a heating device 23 having a heat generating portion 23A
Implementation Method 2
the surface of the supporting portion includes one or a plurality of non-contact portions 220 which do not contact the heat generating portion 23A
Data Source
AI summary
A supporting apparatus for an imaging device, for supporting the imaging device includes a heating device having a heat generating portion, and a supporting portion for supporting the heating device, wherein the heating device is provided on a surface of a heating subject side in the supporting portion, and the surface of the supporting portion includes one or a plurality of non-contact portions which do not contact the heat generating portion.