Sport Bar Light Bracket Assembly With Concealed Wiring
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light bracket assemblies for vehicles do not effectively mount lights to sport bars, lacking a robust and efficient design that securely holds lights while allowing for easy installation and adjustment.
Innovation Solution
A light bracket assembly comprising a mounting bracket with an upper and lower member, and at least one support member, connected to a hollow member that surrounds the support member, allowing for secure mounting to a sport bar and easy light installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a light bracket assembly is designed to securely mount lights to a sport bar, then the mounting reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to multiple components including upper member, lower member, support members, and hollow member
Solution Approach 1:
The light bracket assembly is divided into distinct functional components: an upper member for light mounting, a lower member for sport bar attachment, support members connecting the members, and a hollow member for wiring concealment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow member is designed to substantially continuously surround the support members, creating a nested structure where the hollow member encloses the support members. This nesting approach consolidates multiple components into a compact arrangement, improving reliability without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the hollow member substantially continuously surrounds the support member, then the wiring visibility is reduced and structural integrity is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow member functions as a continuous shell structure that surrounds the support members. This shell design effectively conceals wiring while maintaining a relatively simple manufacturing process through extrusion or forming operations, balancing aesthetic requirements with manufacturing ease.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple support members extend between the upper and lower members, then the structural stability is improved, but the device complexity and number of parts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are integrated with the hollow member, which substantially continuously surrounds them. This merging of functions allows the hollow member to serve both as a structural element and as a concealing structure for wiring, reducing the need for separate components while maintaining stability.
Data Source
AI summary
A light bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket and a hollow member. The mounting bracket is configured to be connected to a sport bar of a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes an upper member, a lower member, and at least one support member. The lower member is configured to be connected to the sport bar. The least one support member extends between the upper member and the lower member. At least one opening is disposed in the upper member. Each of the at least one openings is configured to receive a light. The hollow member is configured to be connected to the mounting bracket. The hollow member substantially continuously surrounds the at least one support member.