Radar Coupler Assembly Without Sockets for Secure Housing Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing method of fastening a radar housing to a bracket using a socket is costly, prone to damage, and can result in the radar housing escaping off the bracket, leading to quality degradation.
Innovation Solution
A radar coupler that couples the radar housing to a bracket without using a socket, utilizing a coupling part with protrusions and coupling holes for secure fastening, including a first, second, and third axis coupling steps to ensure stable attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a socket component is used for fastening the radar housing to the bracket, then the fastening can be maintained, but the manufacturing cost increases and the socket may be damaged causing the radar housing to escape
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the socket component from the fastening system. Instead of using a separate socket to manage fastening force, the design integrates the fastening function directly into the coupling part of the radar housing, which couples with protrusions on the bracket. This removal of the socket component reduces manufacturing costs while maintaining fastening reliability through the integrated coupling structure.
2Reliability
If a socket component is used for fastening, then fastening can be achieved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the fastening function with the coupling part structure. The coupling part, which already serves to connect the radar housing to the bracket, is designed with integrated fastening capability through its interaction with the bracket's protrusions. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate socket components, reducing device complexity while maintaining reliable fastening.
3Reliability
If a socket is used for fastening, then the radar housing can be secured, but the socket may break after fastening causing the radar housing to escape off the bracket
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the vulnerable socket component from the system. The coupling part is designed to directly engage with the bracket's protrusions without requiring a separate socket. This eliminates the risk of socket breakage that would cause the radar housing to escape, as the integrated coupling structure distributes stress more effectively and removes the weak point represented by the socket.
4Reliability
If multiple sockets are used for managing fastening force, then the fastening can be maintained, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines the fastening force management function into the coupling part structure itself. The coupling part is designed with features that directly engage with the bracket's protrusions, allowing it to manage fastening force without requiring multiple separate socket components. This integration maintains effective fastening force distribution while significantly reducing the number of parts and associated manufacturing costs.
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AI summary
The present embodiments relate to a radar coupler and a method for assembling the same. More specifically, there may be provided a radar coupler and a method for assembling the same, which may prevent a radar housing from escaping off a bracket when the bracket and the radar housing are simultaneously fastened together through a coupling part provided in the radar housing without using a socket, thereby preventing quality degradation that would arise if a socket is used and saving manufacturing costs.