Radar Mounting Bracket Assembly for Precise Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional radar device mounting systems require numerous components for angle adjustment, leading to increased costs, complex assembly processes, and high defect rates due to accumulated errors and excessive friction, resulting in reduced adjustment range and stability.
Innovation Solution
A radar device mounting bracket assembly with a first bracket fixed to the vehicle body, a second bracket coupled to the radar device and movable forward or backward, and an adjustment member to adjust the angle of the radar device by moving the second bracket relative to the first bracket, utilizing ball joints and a simplified configuration to reduce components and enhance assembly accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional mounting systems use multiple components for angle adjustment, then the adjustment range is improved, but the device complexity and assembly cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple adjustment functions into a single integrated bracket assembly. The mounting bracket includes an adjustable arm with ball joints that provide both positioning and angle adjustment capabilities in one component, eliminating the need for separate adjustment mechanisms and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining full adjustment range.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides mounting, positioning, and angle adjustment functions. The ball joint mechanism enables the bracket to perform multiple operations (angular adjustment, positional adjustment, and securing) through a single unified structure, reducing the total number of parts required.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components are used for angle adjustment, then the adjustment capability is improved, but the assembly process becomes more complicated
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the angle adjustment mechanism directly into the mounting bracket structure, the patent reduces the number of separate components that need to be assembled. The adjustable arm with ball joints is built as part of the bracket itself, requiring fewer assembly steps and reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining full angle adjustment capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components are used in the mounting assembly, then the adjustment range is improved, but assembly errors accumulate and friction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces the number of interfaces and connection points by using an integrated bracket design. With fewer separate components, there are fewer opportunities for assembly errors to accumulate. The direct integration of the adjustment mechanism into the bracket structure minimizes the number of mating surfaces and reduces cumulative tolerance errors while maintaining the full adjustment range.
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AI summary
According to the present embodiments, it is possible to achieve cost savings and a simplified assembly process by reducing components and enhanced quality by mitigating the tolerance during assembly, as well as better stability and accuracy during angle adjustment.