Modular Vehicle Side Structure for Quarter Glass Variants
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Solution Overview
Problem
The vehicle industry requires a side structure of a vehicle body that can accommodate various vehicle types, such as hailing and delivery vehicles, while allowing for common use of molds and parts to reduce production costs and improve assembly efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A side structure of a vehicle body that includes a rear quarter assembly with a quarter glass opening flange, a side outer assembly, and a quarter glass opening bracket, connected by welding and sealing, allowing for common use of molds and parts across different vehicle types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different side structures are designed for hailing type vehicles and delivery type vehicles, then the vehicle can accommodate various body types, but the mold investment cost increases and assembly productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a common side structure platform that can serve multiple vehicle body types. The rear quarter assembly, side outer assembly, and quarter glass opening bracket are designed as universal components that can be used across both hailing type vehicles (with quarter glass) and delivery type vehicles (without quarter glass), eliminating the need for separate molds and parts for different vehicle types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the side structure into modular components: rear quarter assembly, side outer assembly, and quarter glass opening bracket. This segmentation allows flexible configuration where the same modular components can be assembled differently - with or without quarter glass - to accommodate various vehicle body types, thereby maintaining assembly productivity while achieving versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different side structures are designed for hailing type vehicles and delivery type vehicles, then the vehicle can accommodate various body types, but the mold investment cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a common side structure platform that can serve multiple vehicle body types. The rear quarter assembly, side outer assembly, and quarter glass opening bracket are designed as universal components that can be used across both hailing type vehicles (with quarter glass) and delivery type vehicles (without quarter glass), eliminating the need for separate molds and parts for different vehicle types.
3Adaptability or versatility
If quarter glass is mounted on rear quarter assembly, then hailing type vehicle function is achieved, but the structure cannot be used for delivery type vehicles without quarter glass
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the quarter glass mounting configuration adjustable rather than fixed. The side structure is designed so that the quarter glass can be installed when needed for hailing type vehicles, and easily removed or omitted for delivery type vehicles, allowing the same basic structure to dynamically adapt to different vehicle type requirements without increasing inherent structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Reduces mold investment costs, improves assembly productivity, and enhances appearance quality by enabling flexible production of vehicles with different specifications.
Implementation Method 1
The quarter glass opening bracket may be connected to the quarter glass opening flange and the quarter glass mount flange by welding.
Implementation Method 2
The quarter glass opening bracket may be connected to the quarter glassless portion by a sealer.
Data Source
AI summary
A side structure of a vehicle body can include a rear quarter assembly having a quarter glass opening flange formed therein, a side outer assembly connected to the rear quarter assembly, and a quarter glass opening bracket mounted on the quarter glass opening flange and connected to the side outer assembly. The rear quarter assembly can be modular to accommodate one or more different side outer assembly options, such as a side outer assembly including a quarter glass opening configured to receive a quarter glass window therein or a side outer assembly having a quarter glassless portion of skin type.