Model Vehicle Wheel Well System Debris Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Model vehicle wheels expose internal components and electronics to debris and unsightly inner surfaces, necessitating protection and aesthetics for the inner wheel wells.
Innovation Solution
A wheel well apparatus comprising body attachment bores and support member bores, allowing for secure attachment to the vehicle body, creating a rigid structure that encloses wheel recesses and protects internal components, with optional fender flares and rock lights for enhanced protection and aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If wheels are exposed in open recesses, then the model vehicle has a simpler structure and easier wheel access, but the inner surfaces become unsightly and internal components are exposed to debris damage
Solution Approach 1:
The wheel well is divided into distinct functional zones: an outer protective shell and an inner well structure. This segmentation allows the outer shell to serve as a protective barrier against debris while the inner well maintains wheel access, resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary protective structure (the wheel well assembly with outer shell) that mediates between the wheel and the external environment. This intermediary blocks debris from reaching internal components while maintaining the functional exposure of wheels, solving the contradiction between protection and simplicity.
2Device complexity
If wheels are exposed in open recesses, then the structure remains simple, but the inner surfaces of the body appear unsightly to users
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the wheel well into an outer aesthetic shell and an inner functional well, the design separates the aesthetic requirements from the structural requirements. The outer shell can be designed to match the vehicle's body style, hiding unsightly inner surfaces while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The wheel well assembly applies different qualities to different parts: the outer shell is designed with aesthetic considerations matching the vehicle body, while the inner well focuses on functional requirements. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between aesthetic appearance and structural simplicity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If an inner wheel well is added to protect components, then debris protection and aesthetics are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protective function and aesthetic function into a single integrated wheel well assembly. The outer shell and inner well are designed to work together as one unit, providing both debris protection and aesthetic improvement without requiring separate complex systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The wheel well assembly is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides debris protection, aesthetic improvement, and structural support. This universality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while achieving multiple protective and aesthetic goals.
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AI summary
A wheel well system and method for a model vehicle are provided. The wheel well system may include a wheel well apparatus having a wheel well configured to fit within a wheel well recess of a model vehicle body. The wheel well comprising body attachment bores, support member bores. The wheel well apparatus may include a support member configured to couple to the wheel well. The wheel well system may also have two wheel wells configured to fit within wheel well recesses and a support member attached to the two wheel wells. The two wheel wells are configured to fixedly couple to the model vehicle body via the body attachment bores. The method may include providing a wheel well fixedly coupled to a support member and fixedly coupling the wheel well to a model vehicle body.