Optical Fiber Interior Trim Folding for Edge Fastener Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional interior components with optical fiber skin materials face issues where excess portions turned back to the base material's back surface obstruct the placement of fastening portions near the parting, leading to potential damage of optical fibers during assembly.
Innovation Solution
The interior component design includes a skin material with a folded portion turned back into multiple sheets and clipped by clip bodies on the base material's back surface, allowing fastening portions to be positioned closer to the edge, reducing excess material exposure and enhancing stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the excess portion of the optical fiber skin material is turned back to the back surface of the base material and attached thereto, then the optical fibers are protected from damage, but the fastening portion cannot be disposed closer to the outer edge of the base material
Solution Approach 1:
The excess portion of the skin material is divided into multiple segments by folding it into a plurality of sheets, allowing it to occupy less space on the back surface while still providing protection to the optical fibers
Solution Approach 2:
The skin material is folded into a compact nested structure where multiple layers are stacked together, reducing the overall footprint of the excess portion on the back surface of the base material
2Ease of manufacture
If the fastening portion is set away from the parting D1, then the excess portion of the skin material can be attached, but the design flexibility and aesthetics of the interior component are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The skin material is transformed from a single-layer planar structure to a multi-layer folded structure, changing its spatial configuration to resolve the conflict between attachment requirements and design flexibility
Data Source
AI summary
The present interior component includes a plate-shaped base material to be fastened to the base member and a skin material for covering the front surface of the base material. The skin material has a woven fabric in which an optical fiber is woven as a constituent yarn, the skin material is provided with a folded portion turned back to the back surface of the base material while being folded into a plurality of sheets, and a clip body for clipping the folded portion is provided on the back surface of the base material.