Rotatable Mudguard Lighting Device for Vehicle Appearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle mudguard lighting devices face design restrictions and reduced appearance quality when installed on the outer surface of the side seal molding, limiting lighting effectiveness and individuality expression, especially in bright conditions.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle mudguard lighting device with a rotatable lighting unit mounted inside the mudguard, featuring a motor, hyperboloidal gears, and a controller to adjust the light irradiation direction, allowing for flexible power supply and rotation, and including a heating wire and brush protrusion for functionality and contamination prevention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the lighting device is installed on the outer surface of the side seal molding, then the lighting function is provided, but design restrictions occur and appearance quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is nested inside the mudguard structure rather than being mounted on the outer surface of the side seal molding. The mudguard rotating unit with the lighting device is received within the mudguard fixing unit, creating a nested arrangement that maintains a clean exterior appearance while providing the lighting function internally.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device is extracted from the side seal molding installation location and relocated to the mudguard structure. This extraction eliminates the design restrictions and appearance quality issues associated with mounting on the side seal molding while preserving the lighting functionality through the new mudguard integration.
2Ease of manufacture
If the lighting device is installed on the side seal molding, then lighting is provided, but it is difficult to make vehicle options without side seal molding
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is integrated into the mudguard structure which is a universal component present on all vehicle models regardless of whether they have side seal molding. The mudguard fixing unit and rotating unit assembly can be installed on any vehicle with a mudguard, making the lighting device universally applicable across different vehicle configurations and models.
3Device complexity
If the lighting device has fixed irradiation direction, then the structure is simple, but there is a limitation in expressing vehicle individuality
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device incorporates a mudguard rotating unit that can change the irradiation direction dynamically. The motor-driven rotation mechanism allows the lighting device to adjust its beam direction, transforming it from a static fixed-direction light to a dynamic adjustable light system that can express vehicle individuality through customizable lighting patterns and directions.
4Illumination intensity
If the lighting device is installed on the side seal molding, then lighting function is provided, but lighting effect is difficult to obtain in bright space or during the day
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device utilizes the rotational capability to change the spatial dimension of light projection. By rotating to specific angles, the lighting device can project light into shadow areas and regions that are not directly visible during the day, creating lighting effects in bright environments through strategic angular positioning rather than relying solely on increasing light intensity.
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
Enables various vehicle options without side seal molding, enhances lighting effects in bright environments, and allows for customizable light direction, improving appearance and mood expression.
Implementation Method 1
a motor (12)
Implementation Method 2
A heating wire that receives current from the power supply connector and generates heat
Implementation Method 3
including a lighting device for irradiating light
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle mudguard lighting device includes: a mudguard fixing unit attached to the vehicle wheel guard and having a motor therein; a mudguard rotating unit rotatably attached to the mudguard fixing unit and including a lighting device for irradiating light; an external connector for supplying power to the motor and the lighting device; and a controller, where the controller is configured to determine whether power is supplied to the motor and the lighting device, to control whether power is supplied to the external connector, and to adjust a rotation angle of the mudguard rotating unit through the motor.