Vehicle Instrument Panel Bracket Integration for Display Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing in-vehicle display mounting structures require additional support components, increasing the number of parts and complicating the assembly process while limiting the weight the instrument panel can support.
Innovation Solution
An instrument panel structure that connects an in-vehicle device to a hanger beam member via a single bracket, reducing the number of parts and simplifying assembly while increasing the weight-bearing capacity, utilizing the space between air conditioning outlets for the bracket's placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If additional support structures (frame body, reinforcement plate, connection member) are disposed on the instrument panel to support the in-vehicle display, then the support rigidity for the in-vehicle display is ensured, but the number of parts increases and the assembly process becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the support function into the instrument panel's existing structural components (specifically the upper portion and middle portion with opening), eliminating the need for separate frame bodies, reinforcement plates, and connection members. The instrument panel itself becomes the support structure, merging the display mounting function with the existing panel structure.
2Strength
If additional support structures are disposed on the instrument panel to support the in-vehicle display, then the support rigidity is ensured, but the assembly process becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
By making the instrument panel itself the support structure through its upper portion and middle portion configuration, the patent eliminates multiple separate assembly steps for installing frame bodies, reinforcement plates, and connection members. The display is directly supported by the integrated panel structure, simplifying the assembly process.
3Device complexity
If the instrument panel supports the in-vehicle display directly, then the number of parts is reduced, but the weight capacity that the instrument panel can support is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the instrument panel into an upper portion and a middle portion with an opening, creating a segmented structural configuration. This segmentation allows the panel to distribute and bear the weight of the in-vehicle display more effectively while maintaining a reduced part count, as the structural integrity is enhanced through the specific segmented design rather than adding separate support components.
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AI summary
The disclosure provides an instrument panel structure of a vehicle, which is connected to a steering device of the vehicle and configured to mount an in-vehicle device. The instrument panel structure of the vehicle includes an the instrument panel, a hanger beam member, and a bracket. The instrument panel has an instrument panel upper portion, and an instrument panel middle portion located below the instrument panel upper portion and having an opening for placing the in-vehicle device. The hanger beam member is configured to support the instrument panel and extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle and is connected between a left side and a right side of a vehicle body. The bracket is disposed on the hanger beam member and configured to support the in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device and the instrument panel middle portion are connected to the hanger beam member via the bracket.