Bracket for Pillar Display Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle pillar assemblies lack an effective solution to integrate display systems that provide unobstructed exterior views to drivers, as traditional structural pillars obstruct the line of sight, and existing solutions do not efficiently combine display screens with pillar frames for seamless integration and structural support.
Innovation Solution
A pillar assembly with a trim panel and display assembly that includes a bracket with an elongated slot and retention clips, coupled to a pillar frame, where a display screen is secured within the trim panel aperture, and an assembly circuit board is communicatively linked to the bracket, enabling the display of exterior images through a camera system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a display assembly is integrated into the pillar frame, then visibility of exterior areas is improved, but structural complexity of the pillar assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into multiple functional segments: a body portion for mounting, retention clips for securing the display screen, and an elongated slot for positioning. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall structural integrity and reducing assembly complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display assembly is nested within the pillar frame structure, with the bracket integrated into the pillar and the display screen mounted within the bracket. This nesting approach allows the display system to be incorporated into the existing pillar structure without requiring separate mounting structures, thereby improving visibility while minimizing additional structural complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If retention clips are used to secure the display screen, then ease of assembly is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The retention clips are designed with flexible or adjustable characteristics that allow them to adapt to slight variations in positioning. The clips can engage with the display screen at multiple points along the elongated slot, providing tolerance for manufacturing variations while maintaining secure attachment. This dynamic approach simplifies assembly while reducing the stringency of precision requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If an elongated slot is provided in the bracket, then adaptability of display positioning is improved, but structural strength of the bracket decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket exhibits local quality variations where the elongated slot is provided only in the regions where positioning adjustment is needed, while other portions of the bracket maintain solid, continuous structure for strength. The slot is strategically positioned to allow display screen adjustment without compromising the overall structural integrity of the bracket, as the load-bearing sections remain intact.
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket for a display assembly includes a body that has a first edge and a second edge that define a first surface and a second surface of the body. An elongated retention feature is coupled to the first edge of the body and defines an elongated slot proximate to the first surface of the body. A plurality of retention clips are coupled to the second edge of the body. Each of the plurality of retention clips define a slot proximate to the first surface of the body. At least one housing is coupled to the second surface of the body and defines locking apertures. At least one cap is selectively coupled to the at least one housing. The at least one cap defines locking features selectively disposed within the locking apertures that are defined by the at least one housing.