Vehicle Light Insert for Watertight Spheroid Lens Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle lighting systems face challenges in adapting semi-spheroid shaped lenses to variously sized and shaped openings, often resulting in poor fit and potential water ingress.
Innovation Solution
A lighting insert and accent ring system that forms a watertight seal with both the vehicle body panel and spheroid lens, allowing for secure mounting and aesthetic enhancement, suitable for different hole sizes and shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a semi-spheroid lens is directly mounted in a larger hole, then the mounting process is simple, but the fit is poor and water ingress occurs
Solution Approach 1:
A lighting insert is introduced as an intermediary component between the semi-spheroid lens and the vehicle body panel hole. The insert includes a mounting plate that covers the hole and a flange that secures the lens, creating a proper interface that ensures water-tight sealing while maintaining ease of installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: the lighting insert (including mounting plate and flange), the semi-spheroid lens, and the accent ring. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while working together to solve the fitting and sealing problems.
2Device complexity
If a semi-spheroid lens is directly mounted in a larger hole, then no additional components are needed, but the aesthetic appearance is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting insert acts as a mediating component that provides a proper mounting interface and aesthetic finish. The flange creates a neat edge around the lens opening, and the accent ring further enhances the appearance by covering the gap between the insert and the vehicle body panel.
3Ease of manufacture
If standard lights are used for various hole sizes, then manufacturing is standardized, but adaptability to different hole dimensions is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting insert is designed with adjustable parameters including the outer diameter of the mounting plate, the inner diameter of the flange, and the thickness of the flange. These parameters can be modified to accommodate different hole sizes and lens types, providing versatility while maintaining a standardized mounting approach.
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting insert is configured to adapt at least one spheroid lens to a hole in a vehicle body panel. The lighting insert defines a lens aperture configured to hold a corresponding spheroid lens of the at least one spheroid lens, and an annular recess configured to receive an accent ring. The lens aperture is substantially smaller than the hole in the vehicle body panel. The lighting insert is configured to form a water-tight seal with each of the vehicle body panel and the at least one spheroid lens. A lighting assembly includes a lighting insert configured to hold a spheroid lens and to cover a hole in a vehicle body panel. The lighting insert defines an annular recess and is configured to form a water-tight seal with each of the vehicle body panel and the spheroid lens. An accent ring is disposed within the annular recess.