Segmented Wiring Module for Easier Transmission Line Repair
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wiring modules in vehicles do not facilitate easy replacement of part components, particularly the transmission members fixed to sheet-like members, which hampers repair efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A wiring module design featuring a sheet with easy-fracture parts that divide it into areas, allowing the transmission member to be fixed to one area while not being fixed to another, enabling easy replacement and repair by fracturing the sheet along these parts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the transmission member is fixed to the sheet-like member across the entire area, then the reliability of electrical connection is improved, but the ease of repair deteriorates because the entire module must be replaced
Solution Approach 1:
The sheet-like member is divided into multiple areas by easy-fracture parts, allowing the transmission member to be segmented into fixed portions and non-fixed portions. This enables replacement of only the damaged transmission member segment without replacing the entire module, resolving the contradiction between maintaining reliable electrical connections and enabling easy repair.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the sheet is made as a single intact piece, then the structural stability is improved, but the adaptability for partial replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The sheet is designed with easy-fracture parts that create predetermined separation lines between multiple areas. This segmentation maintains the sheet's structural stability when intact while enabling adaptive partial replacement by fracturing along these lines, allowing the sheet to be divided into replaceable sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The sheet transitions from a static intact structure to a dynamic configuration where easy-fracture parts enable controlled division into multiple areas. This dynamic capability allows the sheet to adapt between maintaining overall stability and enabling partial replacement as needed.
3Productivity
If the transmission member is fixed across all areas, then the productivity of electrical signal transmission is improved, but the loss of time for repair increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the transmission member into fixed and non-fixed portions corresponding to different sheet areas, the system maintains continuous electrical signal transmission across all areas while enabling rapid repair by replacing only the damaged segment, significantly reducing repair time without affecting transmission productivity.
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AI summary
A wiring module includes: a sheet which is a member extending planarly and including an easy-fracture part sectioning the sheet into a plurality of areas and capable of dividing the sheet into the areas; and a transmission member including one of or both a power line supplying an electrical power to at least one apparatus provided in one or more of the plurality of areas and a signal line enabling communication with the apparatus, wherein, in a case where the transmission member is disposed over at least two areas, a part of a middle portion of the transmission member in relation to an end portion connected to the apparatus is fixed to a first area in the two areas, and the transmission member is laid without being fixed to a second area in the two areas.