Vehicle Monitor Bracket Height Adjustment for Uneven Ceiling Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle monitor apparatuses face challenges in accurately mounting brackets due to variations in ceiling frame heights, requiring adjustments that complicate the mounting process.
Innovation Solution
The vehicle monitor apparatus incorporates a sub-bracket with a height adjustment mechanism, allowing for precise adjustment of the main bracket's height relative to the target frame, facilitating easier and more accurate mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the bracket is fastened to frames with varying heights using bolts, then the mounting can be completed, but the mounting process becomes complex and time-consuming due to required adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates an adjustable length mechanism that allows the effective length of the bracket to be changed during mounting. This enables the bracket to adapt to different frame heights without requiring complex adjustment procedures, thereby simplifying the mounting process while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket transitions from a fixed-length structure to a dynamic, adjustable-length structure. This allows the bracket to adapt its configuration during the mounting process to match varying frame heights, reducing mounting complexity while preserving operational ease.
2Manufacturing precision
If adjustment mechanisms are added to accommodate frame height variations, then mounting accuracy improves, but the bracket structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket uses an adjustable length mechanism that modifies the physical dimension of the bracket itself rather than adding separate adjustment devices. This achieves mounting precision by accommodating frame height variations while minimizing increases in overall structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable length mechanism serves multiple functions: it provides mounting precision for varying frame heights, simplifies the mounting process, and maintains structural integrity. This multi-functionality achieves precision without proportionally increasing complexity.
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AI summary
A vehicle monitor apparatus including a vehicle monitor apparatus, including a main bracket supported by a pair of front and rear frames extending in a left-right direction on a ceiling portion of a vehicle, a monitor attached to the main bracket, and a sub-bracket interposed between the main bracket and a target frame, the target frame being at least one of the pair of front and rear frames. The sub-bracket includes a first fixing portion fixed to the target frame and a second fixing portion fixed to the main bracket, and at least one of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion includes a height adjustment mechanism configured so that a height of the main bracket relative to the target frame is adjustable.