Perpendicular Pump Mounting Bracket for Vibration Damping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pump mounting systems for vehicles lack a robust and flexible solution to securely attach steering pumps, particularly in handling dynamic loads and varying vehicle configurations, which can lead to vibration and potential detachment issues.
Innovation Solution
A pump system comprising a housing with multiple perpendicular pump attachment features, a mounting bracket with corresponding attachment features, and fastener assemblies that form perpendicular attachment axes, providing secure mounting and vibration damping while allowing for flexibility across different vehicle models and configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single pump design is used across various vehicle applications, then adaptability is improved, but secure attachment under dynamic loads becomes difficult to achieve
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into multiple attachment features arranged along different axes (first axis, second axis perpendicular to first, third axis perpendicular to both). This segmentation allows selective engagement of different attachment features based on specific vehicle applications, enabling both adaptability and secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The pump housing is designed with multiple attachment features that can accommodate different mounting configurations. The same pump design can be attached to various vehicle structures by engaging different combinations of attachment features, achieving universality across vehicle models while maintaining secure attachment through optimal feature selection.
2Reliability
If multiple perpendicular attachment axes are used, then secure attachment is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple attachment features are merged into a single mounting bracket structure. The bracket integrates attachment features along three perpendicular axes, combining what would otherwise be separate mounting components into one unified part, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining secure multi-axis attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment system transitions from single-axis to multi-axis mounting by adding attachment features in perpendicular dimensions. This dimensional expansion provides secure attachment in multiple directions without proportionally increasing complexity, as the features are integrated into the bracket's geometry.
3Reliability
If a robust mounting system is implemented, then vibration damping is improved, but ease of manufacture decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed to utilize the pump housing's existing geometric parameters and attachment feature locations. By aligning the bracket's attachment features with the housing's predetermined geometry, the system achieves robust vibration damping without requiring complex custom fabrication, as the design leverages existing structural parameters.
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
The solution ensures secure attachment of steering pumps to vehicle structures, effectively dampens vibrations, and allows for a single pump design to be used across various vehicle applications, enhancing reliability and adaptability.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the plurality of fastener assemblies (60) is configured to dampen vibration between the pump (20) and the mounting bracket (40)
Data Source
AI summary
A pump system includes a pump, a mounting bracket, and three fastener assemblies. The pump includes a housing having three pump attachment features. The mounting bracket includes three bracket attachment features. The three fastener assemblies are each coupled to one of the pump attachment features and to one of the bracket attachment features to form an attachment. Each of three extend through the pump attachment feature, the bracket attachment feature, and the fastener assembly at each attachment. The three attachment axes are perpendicular to each other.