Motorcycle Fender Housing Layout for Hidden Electronics Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Incorporating modern electronic components into retro-style motorcycles poses a challenge due to the need for wiring and fluid hoses, which complicates maintaining the retro aesthetic while providing desirable features like navigation and anti-lock brakes.
Innovation Solution
A motorcycle assembly design that hides electronic components by routing wires through a hollow backbone frame member and using hidden fasteners, tunnels, and trays to conceal wiring and fuel lines, maintaining the retro look.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If modern electronic components and wiring are incorporated into the motorcycle, then functional capabilities are improved, but the retro aesthetic appearance deteriorates due to visible wires and components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the visible wiring and electronic components from the external view by routing them through the hollow backbone frame member. The wiring harness is contained within the frame structure, making it invisible from the outside while still providing full modern electronic functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent nests the wiring harness and electronic components within the hollow backbone frame member. The frame structure serves as a container that holds all the modern electronic infrastructure while maintaining the external retro aesthetic appearance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wiring harnesses and fluid hoses are added for modern features, then functional capabilities are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the wiring harness and fluid hoses into a single integrated routing path through the hollow backbone frame member. This consolidation organizes multiple systems within a unified structural envelope, reducing overall complexity while maintaining all modern features.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow backbone frame member serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for the motorcycle while also serving as a conduit for wiring and fluid hoses. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate routing structures, simplifying the overall system.
3Shape
If electronic components are hidden to maintain retro look, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but ease of maintenance and repair deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the access points for maintenance by providing removable panels or access points in the fairing structure. These access points allow technicians to reach electronic components within the hollow frame without disassembling the entire retro-style bodywork, maintaining aesthetics while enabling repair.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary access panels as mediators between the external retro aesthetic and the internal electronic components. These panels can be removed or opened to provide access to wiring and components while maintaining the visual appearance when closed.
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AI summary
A system for a motorized vehicle (10) having a frame (14) and a wheel (18) rotatably coupled to the frame has a first fender housing (154) mounted to the frame, a second fender housing (570) coupled to the first fender housing so that a volume is defined therebetween and an electronic component (552, 554) disposed in the volume.