Plastic Holding Element With Stiffening Ribs for Brake Hydraulic Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing holding elements for hydraulic units in vehicle brake systems are expensive and heavy due to their steel composition, which limits their cost-effectiveness and weight reduction potential while failing to adequately address noise and vibration issues during slip control operations.
Innovation Solution
A plastic-made holding element with integral stiffening ribs and a fastening strap design that includes metal reinforcement, optimized for rigidity, noise reduction, and vibration damping, allowing for a secure and lightweight connection to the carrier part without additional damping means.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a holding element is made from steel to ensure strength and rigidity, then the mechanical strength and stability are improved, but the weight and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding element is made from plastic material instead of steel, utilizing composite material principles to achieve weight reduction while maintaining structural integrity through integrated stiffening ribs that provide the necessary mechanical strength
Solution Approach 2:
Stiffening ribs are integrally formed at specific locations on the holding element to provide localized reinforcement, ensuring that strength is enhanced only where needed rather than requiring uniform thick-walled construction throughout the entire component
2Stability of the object's composition
If a holding element is made from steel to ensure rigidity, then the rigidity and permanent detection of electronic signals are improved, but the weight and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding element is made from plastic material instead of steel, utilizing composite material principles to achieve weight reduction while maintaining structural integrity through integrated stiffening ribs that provide the necessary rigidity
Solution Approach 2:
Stiffening ribs are integrally formed at specific locations on the holding element to provide localized reinforcement, ensuring that rigidity is enhanced only where needed rather than requiring uniform thick-walled construction throughout the entire component
3Object-affected harmful factors
If additional damping means are added between the hydraulic unit and holding element to reduce noise and vibration, then the noise and vibration are reduced, but the device complexity and assembly costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding element itself is designed with integrated stiffening ribs that provide vibration damping and noise reduction functionality, eliminating the need for separate additional damping means and reducing overall device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The stiffening ribs are integrally formed as part of the holding element structure, combining the structural support function with the vibration damping function into a single component rather than requiring separate damping elements
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 significantly reduces the overall weight and assembly costs of the control module while ensuring mechanical stability and noise-optimized performance, meeting the requirements for natural resonance and amplitude, thus enhancing the functionality of the hydraulic unit.
Implementation Method 1
the first side wall has at least one first integral stiffening rib, which runs radially or radially to the receptacle and at least one first additional stiffening rib runs coaxially to the receptacle
Implementation Method 2
The holding element is designed to be elastically deformable, at least in some areas, in order to dampen the vibrations that occur
Implementation Method 3
A plastic-made holding element with integral stiffening ribs and a fastening strap design that includes metal reinforcement
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AI summary
The invention relates inter alia to a holding element (6), in particular for a hydraulic unit (1) of a slip-controllable block vehicle braking system, with at least one side wall (8) which, at one end, has a receptacle (11) for holding the hydraulic unit (1), and with at least one fastening element (14) for fastening the holding element (6) to a support part (15), wherein the holding element (6) is at least substantially designed as a single piece. According to the invention, the holding element (6) is manufactured at least substantially from plastic and the side wall (8) is provided with at least one stiffening rib (17) which runs in a radial or radiated manner with respect to the receptacle (11).