Integrated Stop Lamp and Energy Feedback Control Apparatus

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing energy feedback systems in vehicles are complex, inconvenient to install, and have safety and reliability issues due to additional sensors and components required for controlling energy feedback, complicating vehicle manufacturing and increasing costs.

Innovation Solution

An apparatus for controlling energy feedback that includes a housing, an actuating assembly, a first control member for a stop lamp, and a second control member for energy feedback, which acquires a braking depth signal from the brake pedal in real time and controls energy feedback, using magnetic or laser sensors and a controller to manage energy feedback without altering the vehicle's original layout.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If additional sensors and auxiliary components are added to control energy feedback, then energy feedback control capability is improved, but device complexity increases and reliability decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenergy feedback control capabilityVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the stop lamp switch and energy feedback control functions into a single integrated apparatus. The actuating assembly serves dual purposes: it controls the stop lamp through the first control member and simultaneously provides braking depth signals for energy feedback control through the second control member. This merging eliminates the need for separate sensors and auxiliary components, reducing structural complexity while maintaining both functions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, where the single device performs multiple tasks: stop lamp control and energy feedback control. The actuating assembly's back-and-forth movement along the axial direction triggers both the stop lamp switch and generates braking depth signals, making the device universal and eliminating the need for multiple separate components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If additional sensors and auxiliary components are added to control energy feedback, then energy feedback control capability is improved, but ease of manufacture decreases and manufacturing cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenergy feedback control capabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

By merging stop lamp control and energy feedback control into one apparatus, the patent reduces the total number of components that need to be manufactured and assembled. The integrated design simplifies the manufacturing process, reduces assembly steps, and lowers manufacturing costs while maintaining full energy feedback control capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If additional sensors are mounted on brake pedal or accelerator pedal, then energy feedback control capability is improved, but safety and reliability decrease due to altered layout

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenergy feedback control capabilityVSAvoidsafety and reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the energy feedback control function with the existing stop lamp switch apparatus, avoiding the need to add separate sensors to the brake pedal or accelerator pedal. This integration maintains the original pedal layout and associated safety characteristics while enabling energy feedback control through the second control member that detects the actuating assembly's movement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution simplifies the energy feedback system, enhances safety and reliability, reduces manufacturing costs, and maintains the original vehicle layout while providing precise control over energy feedback, facilitating easier installation and operation.

Implementation Method 1

using magnetic or laser sensors and a controller to manage energy feedback

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMagnetic sensor detection: Hall Effect

Implementation Method 2

using magnetic or laser sensors and a controller to manage energy feedback

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLaser detection: LIDAR

Data Source

PatentUS11292345B2Apparatus for controlling energy feedback, braking system and vehicle comprising the same

Publication Date: 2022.04.05 BIJIE TIANYU POWER TECH

AI summary

An apparatus for controlling energy feedback, a braking system and a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing; an actuating assembly, received in the housing and movable back and forth between a first position and a second position along an axial direction of the housing; a first control member for a stop lamp, received in the housing and configured to trigger the stop lamp to be turned on or off along with a back-and-forth movement of the actuating assembly; and a second control member for energy feedback, at least partially received in the housing. The control member for the energy feedback is configured to acquire a braking depth signal of a brake pedal in real time based on the back-and-forth movement of the actuating assembly, and control the energy feedback based on the braking depth signal.