RV Seatbelt Bracket Layout Around the Battery Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing recreational vehicle seatbelt systems, such as those in mobile homes, require space under the floor for assembly, necessitating screw connections that protrude into the space beneath the floor and requiring drilling through holes in the floor, which can cause damage and complicate the assembly process.
Innovation Solution
A belt bracket system where the connecting elements are arranged outside the battery compartment, allowing the belt bracket to be attached to the vehicle frame without altering the space under the floor, using a support foot and torque support that do not require drilling into the battery compartment area, ensuring the belt bracket is connected securely without damaging the floor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the belt rack is mounted using screw connections that extend into the space below the floor, then the belt rack can be securely fastened to the floor, but the screw connections require drilling through holes in the floor which can cause damage and complicate assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the connecting elements from the battery compartment area and positions them outside this restricted space. This allows the belt rack to be securely fastened to the vehicle frame without drilling into or damaging the floor above the battery compartment, thus resolving the contradiction between fastening strength and floor damage prevention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary structure (the vehicle frame elements) that serves as the mounting surface for the belt rack. Instead of directly fastening to the floor which would require drilling, the connecting elements attach to the vehicle frame outside the battery compartment, providing secure fastening without floor penetration
2Volume of moving object
If connecting elements are arranged inside the battery compartment, then the belt rack can be compactly integrated, but the battery compartment space is reduced and installation becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the connecting elements from the battery compartment and positions them outside this restricted space. This preserves the full volume of the battery compartment for its intended purpose while simplifying installation by eliminating the need to work within the confined battery compartment space
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the mounting system into two distinct zones: the battery compartment area which remains undisturbed and preserves full volume, and the vehicle frame area outside the battery compartment where connecting elements are positioned for easy installation and access
3Stability of the object's composition
If the support foot is directly connected to the floor, then the belt rack is stable, but drilling into the floor above the battery compartment area is required which can cause damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces the vehicle frame as an intermediary structure between the belt rack and the floor. The support foot connects to the vehicle frame outside the battery compartment area, providing stability without requiring direct connection to or drilling into the floor above the battery compartment
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AI summary
Recreational vehicle (1), in particular a motorhome, with a vehicle frame (2) and at least one belt support (3) which is attached to the vehicle frame (2) at least indirectly. It is proposed that a battery compartment (10) is provided which is arranged at least partially within the vehicle frame (2), that the belt support (3) is arranged at least partially above the battery compartment (10), and that the belt support (3) is connected to the vehicle frame (2) such that connecting elements (11) which serve to connect the belt support (3) to the vehicle frame (2) are arranged outside the battery compartment (10).