Integrated Rivet Stabilizer Clamp Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The assembly process of stabilizer clamps to vehicle chassis and body is complex, error-prone, and cost-intensive, with existing methods requiring additional components that can be lost and involving complex intermediate steps.
Innovation Solution
A stabilizer clip design with integrated rivets and rivet holes on opposite end regions, allowing for a simple, secure, and error-free assembly without additional connecting elements, and a method that automates the assembly process by eliminating the need for separate connecting elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional stabilizer clamp assembly methods are used with separate connecting elements, then the clamp can be attached to the chassis and body, but the assembly process becomes complex, error-prone, and cost-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the connecting elements directly into the stabilizer clamp structure, merging previously separate components (clamp body and connecting elements) into a single integrated unit. This eliminates the need for separate connecting elements and reduces assembly complexity while maintaining the functional ability to attach the clamp to the chassis and body.
2Reliability
If additional connecting elements are used to secure the stabilizer clamp, then the connection can be achieved, but the risk of losing components and assembly errors increases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the connecting elements into the clamp structure, the patent eliminates loose components that could be lost during assembly. The unified design ensures all necessary elements are present and correctly positioned, reducing assembly errors and improving reliability.
3Productivity
If complex intermediate steps are included in the assembly process, then the clamp can be properly installed, but the assembly time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated design consolidates multiple assembly operations into a single step, eliminating complex intermediate steps. The clamp can be installed directly as a complete unit, significantly reducing assembly time and improving productivity while maintaining proper installation quality.
4Ease of manufacture
If separate connecting elements are used, then the clamp can be assembled, but additional components may be lost and assembly becomes more expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces component count by integrating connecting elements into the clamp structure, eliminating the need to manufacture, manage, and assemble separate components. This simplification reduces material costs, manufacturing complexity, and assembly costs while maintaining functional integrity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a stabilizer clamp (1) for a vehicle stabilizer (2), comprising an inner region (3) for receiving a vehicle stabilizer (2) and at least two at least partially opposing end regions (4, 4', 4") for closing the stabilizer clamp (1), wherein one of the at least two at least partially opposing end regions (4, 4', 4") has at least one connecting element (5, 5', 5", 5‴) and the other of the at least two at least partially opposing end regions (4, 4', 4") has at least one connecting element receptacle (6, 6', 6", 6‴) for producing at least one positive-locking connection between the at least one connecting element (5, 5', 5", 5‴) and the at least one connecting element receptacle (6, 6', 6", 6‴), wherein the at least one connecting element (5, 5', 5", 5‴) has at least one rivet and the at least one connecting element receptacle (6, 6', 6",6‴) at least one rivet hole and the producible at least form-fitting connection is at least a riveted connection.