Vehicle instrument panel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle instrument panels are complex to manufacture, lack displays for front-passenger seats, and are prone to damage from external shocks due to gaps between components.
Innovation Solution
An instrument panel with multiple displays, a metal frame that securely supports these displays, and a cover glass, which minimizes gaps and enhances structural integrity, allowing for easier design and production while providing functions for both driver and front-passenger.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complicated arrangement of components is used to provide multiple display functions, then the functionality is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple display components into a single integrated display assembly that is pressed and coupled as one unit to the cover glass. This merging approach maintains the versatility of having multiple displays (driver display, passenger display, etc.) while simplifying the manufacturing process by reducing the number of separate coupling operations required.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it supports the display components, provides structural rigidity to prevent gaps, and acts as a pressing mechanism for coupling. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining display versatility.
2Ease of manufacture
If components are arranged with gaps between them, then the assembly is easier to manufacture, but the reliability decreases due to potential damage from external shocks
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is designed with pressing portions that pre-compress the display components against the cover glass before final assembly completion. This preliminary pressing action ensures that components are securely held in position and protected from shock damage, while still allowing for relatively simple assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame incorporates curved or rounded pressing portions that distribute force evenly across the display components. This curvature design allows for effective shock protection and secure coupling without requiring complex rigid structures, maintaining ease of manufacture while improving reliability.
3Device complexity
If a single LCD display is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability decreases as no additional display for front-passenger is provided
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is segmented into multiple independent display modules (driver display, passenger display, center display) that can be individually configured and controlled. Each segment can serve different functions and user needs, increasing adaptability while keeping each individual display component relatively simple in structure.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle instrument panel, including: a plurality of displays; a cover glass covering the plurality of displays; and a first frame of a metal material that supports the plurality of displays by being press-fitted to the cover glass with the plurality of displays interposed therebetween.