Striker Bracket Plate with Floating Elevated Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bracket solutions for attaching strikers to vehicle body structures face challenges with adjustability, particularly during electrocoating processes, leading to inefficient and time-consuming mounting operations.
Innovation Solution
A striker system featuring a bracket plate with elevated sections and deformation elements allows for individual adjustment and floating suspension of fastening members, maintaining adjustability even during electrocoating processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If brackets are used for attaching the striker to the vehicle body, then the striker can be securely mounted, but the adjustability of the fastening members is reduced during electrocoating processes
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket plate is divided into multiple elevated sections (first elevated section, second elevated section) that are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. Each elevated section can be adjusted independently, allowing the fastening members to maintain adjustability even during electrocoating processes. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling secure mounting through the bracket plate while preserving adjustability through independent section movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket plate incorporates deformation elements that allow the elevated sections to be floatingly suspended and individually adjustable. The deformation elements enable dynamic adjustment of the fastening members in the longitudinal, lateral, and vertical directions, maintaining ease of operation during electrocoating while ensuring reliable secure mounting when assembled.
2Ease of manufacture
If the bracket plate is used for attaching the striker, then the mounting operation can be performed, but the assembly process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket plate is pre-formed with integrated deformation elements and elevated sections during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation allows the fastening members to be pre-positioned and adjusted independently during assembly, reducing the time required for mounting operations. The pre-formed structure enables quick individual adjustment of each elevated section without time-consuming on-site modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the bracket plate into multiple elevated sections that can be adjusted independently, each section can be quickly positioned and secured without requiring sequential adjustment of the entire bracket structure. This segmentation significantly reduces assembly time while maintaining ease of manufacture, as each section can be independently optimized for its specific fastening location.
3Ease of operation
If the elevated sections are spaced apart, then individual adjustability is maintained, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deformation elements are integrated into the bracket plate structure itself, merging the adjustment mechanism with the structural component. This integration allows the elevated sections to be floatingly suspended and individually adjustable without requiring separate adjustment mechanisms, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining individual adjustability. The bracket plate combines both structural support and adjustment functionality in a single integrated component.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket plate serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for attaching the striker, enables individual adjustment of elevated sections, and incorporates deformation elements for floating suspension. This multi-functionality reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for separate adjustment mechanisms, while still maintaining individual adjustability through the integrated deformation elements that allow each elevated section to be independently positioned.
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 striker system enables efficient and precise mounting of the striker to the vehicle body, reducing assembly time and ensuring secure interaction with the vehicle door locking unit.
Implementation Method 1
The first elevated section is connected to the first attachment section via one or more first deformation elements. The first elevated section is connected to the second attachment section via one or more second deformation elements.
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AI summary
A striker system includes a striker and a bracket plate is arranged to attach the striker to a vehicle body via the bracket plate. The bracket plate has an extension in the longitudinal, lateral, and vertical directions, and has first and second elevated sections spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction. The bracket plate has first, second, and third attachment sections spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction and configured for attachment to the vehicle body. The first and second elevated sections respectively have a first and a second fastening member for engaging corresponding first and second fastening elements connecting the striker to the bracket plate. The first elevated section is arranged between and connected to the first attachment section and the second attachment section, and the second elevated section is arranged between and connected to the second attachment section and the third attachment section.