RV Sensor Assembly Integrated Mounting Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sensor assemblies for recreational vehicle air conditioners face challenges in ensuring consistent placement of sensors and their housings, leading to potential sensitivity and accuracy issues, and complicate the installation process due to the need for multiple mounting components.
Innovation Solution
The electronic sensor assembly includes a wired sensor supported by a sensor cover with a cover sidewall, faceplate, sensor clip arm, and optional interior umbrella, which securely holds the sensor in place on the interior wall, ensuring consistent positioning and simplifying the installation process by reducing the complexity of mounting components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate sensor and sensor housing are mounted independently to the interior wall, then the mounting components can be separately positioned, but it increases installation time and complexity due to multiple mounting components
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor and sensor housing are merged into a single integrated assembly that is mounted to the interior wall as one unit. The sensor housing includes a mounting bracket with a clamp that secures the entire assembly (sensor housing + sensor) to the wall in a single operation, eliminating the need for separate mounting steps and reducing installation time.
2Ease of operation
If separate sensor and sensor housing are mounted independently, then each component can be positioned separately, but it is difficult to ensure consistent placement of the sensor housing relative to the mounted sensor
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor is pre-positioned within the sensor housing during manufacturing, creating a fixed relative relationship between the two components. The mounting bracket with clamp secures the entire pre-assembled unit to the wall, ensuring consistent sensor placement without requiring separate positioning operations that could introduce variability.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor is pre-positioned and secured within the sensor housing before the entire assembly is mounted to the wall. This preliminary positioning ensures correct sensor placement is established during manufacturing, and the mounting operation simply transfers the pre-configured assembly to its final location without requiring field adjustment.
3Reliability
If multiple mounting components are used to secure sensor and housing separately, then the components can be independently secured, but it increases the overall complexity of the mounting system
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate mounting components (individual sensor mounting + housing mounting) are merged into a single integrated mounting bracket with clamp that secures the entire sensor assembly to the wall in one location. This reduces the number of mounting components from multiple separate elements to a single unified mounting mechanism, simplifying the overall system while maintaining secure attachment.
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AI summary
An electronic sensor assembly for a recreational vehicle may include a wired electronic sensor and a sensor cover supporting the wired electronic sensor on an interior wall. The sensor cover may include a cover sidewall, a cover faceplate, and a sensor clip arm. The cover sidewall may be in selective engagement with the interior wall. The cover faceplate may extend from the cover sidewall. The cover faceplate may have an outer surface direct outward from the interior wall and an inner surface directed inward toward the interior wall. The sensor clip arm may extend inward from the inner surface. The sensor clip arm may hold the wired electronic sensor within an interior volume defined by the cover sidewall and the cover faceplate.