Removable Motor Mounting Bracket for Diverse Housing Shapes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric motor mounting structures fail to effectively accommodate diverse motor shapes and efficiently transmit load and vibrations to the vehicle frame, necessitating a versatile and removable mounting solution.
Innovation Solution
A bracket with engagement structures on the electric motor and frame, allowing for removable coupling, and a mounting assembly with mounts and sidewalls that facilitate secure attachment and vibration transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed mounting structure is used for electric motors, then the motor can be securely mounted to the frame, but it cannot accommodate diverse motor shapes and requires disassembly to change motors
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with multiple engagement structures that can interface with different motor housing configurations. The engagement structures include various features such as holes, slots, and mounting points that can accommodate different motor shapes and sizes, allowing a single bracket design to serve multiple motor types without requiring custom mounting solutions for each motor variant.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure is divided into separable components: the bracket and the engagement structures. The engagement structures are designed to be detachably connected to the motor housing, allowing the motor to be easily removed and replaced. This segmentation enables quick motor changes without requiring disassembly of the entire mounting system, thus improving adaptability while maintaining structural integrity.
2Ease of operation
If a removable coupling system is used for the bracket and motor, then motor replacement is simplified, but the connection strength and vibration transmission may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement structures are pre-configured on both the bracket and motor housing with aligned features such as holes, slots, and mounting points. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the motor is mounted, the engagement structures automatically align and secure the motor in the correct position without requiring additional adjustment or complex fastening procedures, thus maintaining both ease of replacement and connection strength.
3Strength
If engagement structures are added to the motor housing, then the bracket can securely attach to the motor, but the motor housing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement structures are integrated directly into the motor housing as built-in features rather than separate attached components. The housing itself incorporates mounting points, holes, and structural features that serve dual purposes: maintaining the structural integrity of the housing and providing secure attachment points for the bracket. This merging approach ensures strong attachment while minimizing additional complexity, as the engagement features become part of the housing's fundamental structure.
Data Source
AI summary
An electric motor assembly for a vehicle includes an electric motor having a motor housing and a pair of engagement structures arrayed circularly around a circumference of the motor housing and attached to an outer surface of the motor housing. The electric motor assembly also includes a bracket removably coupled to the pair of first engagement structures and adapted to be removably connected to a frame of the vehicle.