Vehicle Mirror Bracket Structure for Door-Off Vibration Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
The attachment of vehicle mirrors to vehicles, particularly in Jeep vehicles, becomes unstable when the doors are removed, leading to shaking or vibration of the mirrors during driving.
Innovation Solution
A mirror bracket is designed with a main member that attaches to the vehicle's side body panel and an arm attachment structure that secures the mirror arm to the bracket, providing stability by contacting both the body panel and the door jamb.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the side view mirror is attached to the vehicle door, then the mirror can be easily attached and removed with the door, but when the door is removed the mirror is lost and cannot be used
Solution Approach 1:
The mirror attachment system is segmented into two separate attachment points: one on the door and one on the vehicle body. The bracket can be attached to either location, allowing the mirror to remain on the vehicle whether the door is attached or removed, thus maintaining mirror availability while providing stable attachment
Solution Approach 2:
A universal bracket serves as an intermediary component between the mirror and the vehicle. This bracket can interface with both door-mounted and body-mounted attachment structures, providing a stable connection point that remains functional regardless of door presence
2Adaptability or versatility
If the side view mirror is attached forward of the doors on the vehicle body, then the mirror remains on the vehicle when doors are removed, but the attachment becomes unstable causing shaking or vibration
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket design merges multiple attachment features into a single component: a main body for mounting on the vehicle body forward of the door, plus integrated door jamb contact surfaces. When the door is present, the bracket contacts both the body panel and the door jamb, creating a stable triangular support structure that eliminates vibration while maintaining the ability to function when the door is removed
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AI summary
A mirror bracket is adapted for coupling a mirror to a vehicle. The mirror bracket comprises a main member that has a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface adapted for placement so that it is facing a side body panel of the vehicle; a side lip orthogonal to the rear surface; a bracket attachment location adapted for attaching the main member to the side body panel; an arm attachment structure for attaching an arm to the mirror bracket, wherein the mirror is attached to an end of the arm; wherein the arm attachment structure faces the front surface of the mirror bracket and the side lip extends away from the rear surface of the mirror bracket and is adapted to face a door jamb of the vehicle.