Side Mirror Mounting Bracket for Two-Handed Door Panel Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of vehicle side mirrors to door panels on assembly lines is challenging due to the need for installers to use one hand to hold the mirror and the other hand to manipulate fasteners and tools, making the process difficult and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A mounting bracket with a pivot surface and flexible attachment member that temporarily secures the side mirror to the door panel, allowing the installer to use both hands for mounting, featuring a base member and mirror housing with a pivot surface on the outer door panel and a flexible attachment member that secures the bracket after pivoting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the installer uses one hand to hold the side mirror and the other hand to manipulate fasteners and tools, then the side mirror can be manually positioned, but the installation process becomes difficult and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is pre-positioned on the door panel before the side mirror is installed. This preliminary action provides a stable base that holds the mirror in the correct position during installation, allowing the installer to use both hands for manipulating fasteners and tools without worrying about holding the mirror steady.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket acts as an intermediary component between the door panel and the side mirror. It temporarily secures the mirror assembly to the door panel, providing a stable intermediate state that facilitates the installation process by eliminating the need for the installer to manually support the mirror while working with fasteners.
2Ease of operation
If a mounting bracket with pivot surface and flexible attachment member is used, then both hands can be used for mounting, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into distinct functional segments: a pivot surface for positioning, a flexible attachment member for securing, and connection points for the side mirror. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall design while enabling two-handed installation operations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure temporary positioning of the side mirror, allowing the installer to use both hands for final mounting, thereby simplifying and expediting the installation process without disengagement during movement or vibration on the assembly line.
Implementation Method 1
a pivot surface on which the mounting bracket is configured to pivot with respect to a door panel of the vehicle
Implementation Method 2
The flexible attachment member is flexed as the flexible attachment member passes through an opening in the outer door panel
Implementation Method 3
The flexible attachment member is engaged with the outer door panel to secure the vehicle side mirror the door panel of the vehicle
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle side mirror includes a base member and a mirror housing movably connected to the base member. The mirror housing includes a mirror and a mounting bracket connected to the base member and configured to mount the vehicle side mirror to a door panel of a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes a pivot surface on which the mounting bracket is configured to pivot with respect to a door panel of the vehicle. A flexible attachment member is configured to secure the mounting bracket to the door panel after being pivoted on the pivot surface.