Porous Panel Water Splash Preventing Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water splash preventing apparatuses for vehicles are economically unfeasible and have low water recovery rates, with insufficient spray inhibition effects, posing safety risks and visibility issues during rain.
Innovation Solution
A water splash preventing apparatus featuring a porous panel with apertures and pockets that allow water to enter and drop down, combined with ribs on the rear surface to channel water, effectively reducing splash and increasing recovery rates, while being economically viable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional water splash preventing apparatuses are used, then water splash is blocked, but the cost is high and water recovery rate is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a porous panel as the core component of the water splash preventing apparatus. The porous structure allows water to pass through while maintaining effective splash blocking. This porous material approach achieves the dual benefit of low manufacturing cost and high water recovery rate, as the panel can be easily manufactured and efficiently returns water to the road surface, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of manufacture.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If mudguard and balance structures are used, then some water is blocked, but water disperses into spray form causing visibility issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the water-blocking function from the traditional mudguard and balance structures and concentrates it into a dedicated porous panel installed on the mudguard. This separated functional element specifically addresses water splash without creating spray, as the porous structure allows controlled water passage. This extraction resolves the contradiction by isolating the blocking function from the spray-generation problem of conventional structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The porous panel acts as an intermediary between the tire and the environment, mediating water interaction. Instead of allowing direct water dispersion as in conventional structures, the porous panel intermediate layer controls water passage, preventing spray formation while maintaining splash blocking. This intermediary approach resolves the contradiction between effective water blocking and spray prevention.
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 apparatus significantly reduces water splashed from tires, enhances safety and rear view clarity, and is more cost-effective than conventional solutions, achieving a water recovery rate of 70% or more, thus improving driving conditions and compliance with regulatory standards.
Implementation Method 1
a porous panel having a plurality of apertures that allow water to enter each of the apertures
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of pockets disposed in the porous panel to allow water to drop to an open space under each of the pockets
Implementation Method 3
as water splashed from tires collides with the water splash preventing apparatus disposed on the inner side of the mudguard, its energy gets reduced
Data Source
AI summary
A water splash preventing apparatus for a vehicle is provided, where the water splash preventing apparatus is disposed on a mudguard of the vehicle to prevent water splash. The water splash preventing apparatus includes a porous panel and a plurality of pockets, where the porous panel has a plurality of apertures and allows water to enter the aperture. The plurality of pockets are disposed in the porous panel to allow water to drop to an open space thereunder. Here, water splashed from a tire passes through the aperture and then drops down by colliding with an inner side of the mudguard and simultaneously bouncing off the pocket.