Lever-Type Integrated Vehicle Control Unit for Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicles have separate controls for steering, acceleration, braking, and gear shifting, which occupy internal space, increase vehicle weight, and production costs, and are inconvenient for passengers due to exposed gear shifting levers and limited storage space.
Innovation Solution
A lever-type integrated control unit that combines steering, acceleration, braking, and gear shifting controls in a single housing, featuring a pivotally displaced lever housing with integrated acceleration and steering units, sensors, and controllers, allowing for unified control through a single lever operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate controls (steering wheel, accelerator pedal, brake pedal, gear shifting lever) are mounted in the vehicle, then each control function can be performed independently, but the internal space of the vehicle is reduced and utilization of the internal space is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate control functions (steering, acceleration, braking, gear shifting) into a single integrated control unit. The control unit includes a housing with an acceleration unit, braking unit, and steering unit that can all be operated from one location, eliminating the need for separate steering wheel, accelerator pedal, brake pedal, and gear shifting lever distributed throughout the vehicle interior.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated control unit is designed to perform multiple functions within a single device. The control unit can execute steering control, acceleration control, braking control, and gear shifting control all through one unified structure, making the control system universal rather than requiring separate specialized components for each function.
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate control parts are installed in the vehicle, then each control function is available, but vehicle weight and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate control parts into a single integrated control unit, reducing the total number of components. By combining the steering unit, acceleration unit, and braking unit into one housing, the overall weight of the control system is reduced compared to having separate steering wheel, accelerator pedal, brake pedal, and gear shifting lever as individual components distributed throughout the vehicle.
3Ease of operation
If separate control devices are mounted throughout the vehicle, then each function can be operated independently, but storage space such as cup holder and console box cannot be largely configured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates all control functions into a single integrated control unit with a unified housing structure. This merging of functions into one compact unit frees up the space that would otherwise be occupied by multiple separate control devices distributed throughout the vehicle interior, allowing for larger storage spaces such as cup holders and console boxes to be configured in the previously occupied areas.
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AI summary
A lever type integrated control unit of a vehicle, may include a lever housing pivotally displaced in a width direction of a vehicle, an acceleration unit located at one end portion of the lever housing and configured to transmit acceleration information related to the vehicle, and an acceleration controller connected to the acceleration unit and configured to receive the acceleration information related to the vehicle from the acceleration unit.