Motorcycle Dashboard Cam Adjustment for Glare-Free Legibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional motorcycle dashboards suffer from reflections and imperfect visibility due to fixed display positions, which can be annoying and dangerous for drivers, especially varying in height and affected by environmental lighting.
Innovation Solution
A dashboard unit with a movable support element that allows adjustable inclination of the display unit, using a cam mechanism and spring system, enabling drivers to adapt the display's position to their height and reduce light reflections by rotating a rod connected to a cam unit with a polygonal edge, allowing multiple inclinations and secure mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display unit is fixed on the vehicle, then the structure is simple, but the display may not be legible for drivers of different heights
Solution Approach 1:
The dashboard unit incorporates a movable support element that allows the display unit to be adjusted to different positions and angles. This dynamic adjustment mechanism enables drivers of varying heights to achieve optimal viewing positions while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through the use of a cam-based positioning system.
2Ease of operation
If the display unit position is fixed, then the device complexity is low, but light reflections can occur that prevent correct reading
Solution Approach 1:
The support element enables dynamic positioning of the display unit at multiple angles, allowing the driver to adjust the display orientation to eliminate light reflections. The cam mechanism provides stable positioning at each angle while keeping the adjustment system simple and intuitive to operate.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display unit is adjustable, then it adapts to different driver heights, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable support element allows the display unit to be positioned at multiple heights and angles to accommodate drivers of different statures. The cam-based adjustment mechanism provides discrete, stable positioning options that are easy to select and maintain, balancing adaptability with structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows change of the display unit's spatial parameters (position and orientation) through the movable support element. The cam mechanism enables discrete adjustment to predetermined positions, providing adaptability to different driver heights while controlling the complexity through standardized adjustment points.
4Ease of operation
If the display unit is adjustable to prevent reflections, then readability improves, but the mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support element provides dynamic inclination adjustment of the display unit, enabling the driver to orient the display away from light sources to prevent reflections. The cam mechanism ensures stable positioning at each angle while maintaining a simple, intuitive adjustment process that does not compromise structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures optimal legibility of the display unit for drivers of varying heights and in different lighting conditions, enhancing safety and comfort by preventing light reflections and allowing easy adjustment with a single hand.
Implementation Method 1
a cam unit (21) which can cooperate directly with a stop (22) provided in a distal position
Implementation Method 2
a spring system
Data Source
AI summary
A dashboard unit for a motorcycle includes a dashboard and a support element for the dashboard, which element is integral with, and secured on, a front part of the motorcycle vehicle. A movable support for the dashboard is placed between the fixed support element for the dashboard and the dashboard, the movable support for the dashboard being secured on the dashboard, a unit being provided for adjustment of the inclination of this movable support for the dashboard, which unit is interposed between the dashboard and the fixed support element for the dashboard, the adjustment unit including a cam unit which cooperates with the movable support for the dashboard, in order to vary the inclination of the dashboard.