Cargo Vehicle Sensor-Light Mounting for 360° Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cargo handling vehicles face challenges in efficiently mounting sensors and indicator lights, particularly in reducing the number of indicator lights while maintaining visibility and ensuring that a single sensor can effectively observe the surroundings from all directions.
Innovation Solution
A cargo handling vehicle is equipped with a mounting member that positions a single sensor and a single indicator light in a vertically overlapping configuration, with the sensor mounted above and the indicator light below, ensuring the indicator light does not obstruct the sensor's view and remains visible to observers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If multiple indicator lights are used to ensure visibility, then the visibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple indicator lights into a single integrated indicator light assembly. This single assembly can display multiple different colored lights (such as red, yellow, green) to indicate different operational states or anomaly types, thereby reducing the total number of separate indicator light units while maintaining comprehensive visibility and information conveyance.
2Device complexity
If a single sensor is used to reduce device complexity, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to acquire information from all directions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the single sensor on the upper surface of the roof, utilizing the vertical dimension and elevated position to achieve a broader field of view. This high-mounted single sensor can capture a wider angular range of the surrounding area compared to multiple lower-mounted sensors, effectively compensating for the reduction in sensor quantity by leveraging spatial positioning in three dimensions.
3Measurement precision
If the indicator light is positioned below the sensor, then the sensor's observation capability is improved, but the indicator light visibility may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the indicator light assembly on the lower portion of the mounting structure while the sensor is positioned on the upper surface, utilizing the vertical dimension to separate their functional zones. The indicator light, though lower, is still positioned to be visible from ground level and surrounding areas, while the upper sensor position ensures unobstructed observation capability. This vertical separation allows both components to function optimally without mutual interference.
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AI summary
A sensor and indicator light mounting structure comprising: a single sensor configured to observe an obstacle by emitting an emission wave to an area around a vehicle body of a cargo handling vehicle and receiving a reflection of the emission wave; a single indicator light configured to notify a person around the vehicle body of a presence of the cargo handling vehicle; and a mounting member configured to mount the sensor and the indicator light on the vehicle body, wherein the mounting member is configured to be disposed on an upper surface of the vehicle body, the sensor and the indicator light vertically overlap each other to be mounted on the mounting member, and the indicator light is arranged below the sensor.