Quick Release License Plate Holder With Compact Profile
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mechanized car washes often damage license plates or their brackets, and aftermarket solutions can create compatibility issues with vehicle sensors and require complex installation and removal processes.
Innovation Solution
A quick-release license plate holder with a low and compact profile, featuring a bolt assembly and support plate that allows tool-less attachment and reattachment, reducing the need for specific tools and minimizing interference with vehicle sensors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an OEM license plate bracket is removed and reattached for car wash, then damage from mechanized car washes is avoided, but the process requires specific tools and is time intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The license plate holder is divided into separate components: a bracket that attaches to the vehicle and a support plate that holds the license plate. This segmentation allows the support plate to be quickly removed and reattached without tools, while the bracket remains permanently installed on the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plate incorporates a dynamic quick-release mechanism with spring-loaded latches that automatically engage and disengage. This allows the support plate to be rapidly removed and reattached without tools, eliminating the time-intensive process of traditional OEM bracket removal and reattachment.
2Reliability
If aftermarket license plate equipment extends further from the vehicle, then resistance to car wash damage is improved, but compatibility issues with vehicle sensors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket features a low-profile design with localized reinforcement at critical stress points. This allows the structure to be compact enough to avoid sensor interference while maintaining adequate strength and car wash resistance through strategic reinforcement rather than overall extension.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plate uses a vertical stacking arrangement where the license plate is positioned closer to the vehicle body in the vertical dimension. This dimensional adjustment maintains car wash protection while reducing horizontal extension that would interfere with sensors and other vehicle equipment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a low and compact profile is used for the license plate holder, then compatibility with vehicle sensors is improved, but the structure may be more vulnerable to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket features a low-profile design with localized reinforcement at critical stress points. This allows the structure to be compact enough to avoid sensor interference while maintaining adequate strength and car wash resistance through strategic reinforcement rather than overall extension.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is constructed from high-strength engineered materials that provide maximum strength-to-size ratio. This allows the holder to maintain a compact, low-profile design compatible with sensors while achieving sufficient strength to resist car wash damage through superior material properties.
4Ease of manufacture
If traditional OEM license plate bracket is used, then installation is straightforward, but removal and reattachment require specific tools and are time intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The license plate holder is divided into separate components: a bracket that attaches to the vehicle and a support plate that holds the license plate. This segmentation allows the support plate to be quickly removed and reattached without tools, while the bracket remains permanently installed on the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plate incorporates spring-loaded latches that automatically engage with the bracket during installation and can be manually released for removal. This self-servicing mechanism eliminates the need for specific tools during both installation and removal operations, making the system easy to operate.
Data Source
AI summary
In an example, a quick release license plate holder with a low and/or compact profile is provided. In an example, the holder includes a bolt assembly having a first end to attach to a vehicle and a second end to quick release a support plate for holding the vehicle license plate. In an example, the quick release and re-attachment may be tool-less and/or may not require a re-leveling. In another example, the quick release may not require the same specific tool as a typical OEM license plate bracket and/or may require less application of the same specific tool.