Vehicle Frame Pipe Flange Layout for Flexible Wire Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle bumper structures have limited flexibility in disposing wire-shaped bodies due to protrusions on the bumper reinforcement, which can cause damage to cables and restrict their placement.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle structure featuring a pipe member with a continuous pipe and flange portion, allowing the wire-shaped body to be disposed along or over the flange without risk of damage, thereby enhancing the degree of freedom in its placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a bumper reinforcement with protrusions is used to support the bumper structure, then the structural strength is improved, but the flexibility in disposing wire-shaped bodies is reduced and damage to cables may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe member is divided into distinct functional segments: a pipe portion for structural support and a flange portion for mounting. This segmentation allows the wire-shaped body to be disposed on the flange portion away from protrusions, resolving the conflict between structural strength and wiring flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The flange portion acts as an intermediary element between the pipe portion and the wire-shaped body. It provides a dedicated mounting surface that separates the wire-shaped body from the protrusions on the pipe portion, eliminating damage risks while maintaining structural integrity
2Volume of moving object
If the wire-shaped body is disposed close to the flange portion for compact routing, then space utilization is improved, but the wire-shaped body may contact the flange portion and suffer damage
Solution Approach 1:
The flange portion serves as a protective intermediary that physically separates the wire-shaped body from potential contact with sharp edges or protrusions. The wire-shaped body can be securely fastened to the flange portion while maintaining adequate clearance, achieving both compact routing and protection
3Ease of manufacture
If the pipe member is formed as a single continuous piece with flange portion, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the design flexibility for wire-shaped body disposition may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The flange portion is designed with multi-functionality: it provides structural connection to the pipe portion, serves as a mounting surface for the wire-shaped body, and offers clearance from protrusions. This universal design achieves both manufacturing simplicity and wiring flexibility through a single integrated component
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a vehicle structure including: a pipe member forming a part of a frame of a vehicle; and a wire-shaped body having flexibility, in which the pipe member includes a pipe portion forming a pipe shape and a flange portion formed to protrude from the pipe portion, and is formed of one member in which the pipe portion and the flange portion are continuous with each other, and the wire-shaped body is disposed in at least one of a first state where the wire-shaped body is disposed along the flange portion and a second state where the wire-shaped body strides over the flange portion.