Integrated Vehicle Lighting Switch Module Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle lighting systems require cumbersome and expensive assembly procedures due to separate wiring paths for license plate lights, rear gate releases, and additional features like backing cameras, leading to complex and costly installations.
Innovation Solution
An integrated system that uses a flexible circuit board design and insert molded copper traces to couple power and signals to both light sources and rear gate release switches, allowing for a single, sealed module that replaces multiple components and incorporates a single vehicle electrical interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate wiring paths and modules are used for license plate light, rear gate release, and backing camera, then each component can be independently designed and installed, but the assembly procedure becomes cumbersome and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (license plate light, rear gate release, backing camera) into a single integrated housing assembly. This merging eliminates the need for separate wiring paths and multiple assembly procedures, directly resolving the technical contradiction by maintaining independent component design capabilities while dramatically simplifying the assembly process through unified installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated housing assembly serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides illumination for the license plate, enables rear gate release, and supports backing camera operation. This multi-functionality approach allows a single assembly to replace multiple separate components, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining the versatility of independent component design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate wiring paths and modules are used, then each system can be independently configured, but the installation becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple wiring paths into a single integrated electrical connection system. The housing assembly receives power and control signals through one unified interface, eliminating the complexity of managing multiple separate wiring paths while preserving the ability to independently configure each subsystem within the integrated structure.
3Reliability
If separate components are used for license plate light and rear gate release, then each component can be optimized for its specific function, but the assembly procedure becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separately optimized components (license plate light and rear gate release) into a single housing assembly that maintains their individual functional optimizations. The internal arrangement allows each component to be designed for its specific function while the unified housing enables a single assembly procedure, directly resolving the contradiction between component optimization and assembly simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A device for illuminating a target surface of a vehicle. The device includes a base and a top cover coupled to the base. The top cover includes a perimeter wall portion and an actuator portion coupled to the perimeter wall portion. The actuator portion extends generally downward between walls of the perimeter wall portion toward the base and is movable toward the base for changing the state of a switch upon application of an external force to the actuator portion. A light source is coupled to the base and positioned for illuminating the target surface through the actuator portion.