Vehicle Rail Bearing Assembly for Vibration Damping and Rigidity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle console bearing assemblies suffer from gaps that cause vibration transmission, increased component count, and require additional assembly processes due to dimensional differences, leading to poor operation sensitivity and rigidity issues.
Innovation Solution
A bearing assembly with a spring glide and damper configuration that dampens vibrations and prevents deformation, allowing smooth operation sensitivity and high rigidity, even with dimensional differences between rails.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a spring glide is used to reduce gaps and vibration, then vibration damping is improved, but the spring glide deforms under instantaneous strong force
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines a spring glide made of elastic material with a damper made of damping material to create a composite structure. The spring glide provides vibration damping through its elastic properties, while the damper supplements this function and prevents deformation under strong forces through its damping characteristics, achieving both vibration reduction and structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the spring glide and damper into a single integrated assembly where both components work together. The damper is positioned to supplement the spring glide's vibration damping function and provide additional support against deformation, creating a unified solution that addresses both vibration transmission and strength requirements.
2Reliability
If additional components are added to compensate for gaps, then gap compensation is improved, but the number of components and assembly processes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The damper serves multiple functions simultaneously: it compensates for gaps between the bearing assembly and moving rail, dampens vibrations, and prevents deformation of the spring glide under strong forces. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate components for each function, reducing overall complexity while improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines gap compensation, vibration damping, and deformation prevention functions into a single integrated damper-spring glide assembly, reducing the number of separate components and simplifying the overall structure while maintaining reliable gap compensation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the spring glide is pressed excessively to match dimensional differences, then dimensional adaptability is improved, but the spring glide deforms and loses rigidity
Solution Approach 1:
The damper acts as an intermediary component between the spring glide and the external forces. It absorbs and dampens instantaneous strong forces before they can excessively compress the spring glide, allowing the spring glide to adapt to dimensional differences through normal elastic deformation while preventing permanent deformation from excessive compression.
Solution Approach 2:
The damper provides beforehand cushioning by being positioned to absorb and dampen strong forces before they can cause excessive compression of the spring glide. This protective action allows the spring glide to maintain its rigidity while still adapting to dimensional differences within safe compression limits.
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 provides a smooth sliding mechanism with reduced vibration transmission, maintaining operation sensitivity and rigidity without additional assembly processes, even when dimensional differences exceed predetermined levels.
Implementation Method 1
a spring glide mounted to the mounting area and configured to dampen vibration transmitted from either the first rail or the second rail
Implementation Method 2
a spring glide mounted to the mounting area and configured to dampen vibration
Implementation Method 3
a damper assembled to the internal surface of the spring guide and configured to prevent deformation of the spring glide
Data Source
AI summary
A bearing assembly for a vehicle in a rail structure in which two rails slide by being rail-coupled to each other, wherein the two rails, either of which having a mounting area, include a first rail configured to slide along a second rail and the second rail, wherein the bearing assembly includes a spring glide mounted to the mounting area and configured to dampen vibration transmitted from either the first rail or the second rail, and a damper assembled to the internal surface of the spring guide and configured to prevent deformation of the spring glide.