Through-Type Taillight Side Part Assembly Under Tight Tail-Space Constraints
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Solution Overview
Problem
The assembly of through-type taillights in vehicle tail components is hindered by structural restrictions, requiring additional assembly steps and separate storage and transportation of side parts, leading to increased assembly time and costs.
Innovation Solution
A through-type taillight design where the side part is moveably connected to the housing, occupying two positions to facilitate assembly, with locking structures to secure it in place, allowing for complete pre-assembly delivery and reducing the need for separate side parts, thus minimizing assembly time and storage costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the side part is fixed in position during assembly, then the assembly structure is simple, but the side part cannot be pushed into the accommodating space due to structural restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The side part is designed with a movable connection to the housing, allowing it to transition between a retracted first position during assembly and an extended second position during use. This dynamic structure enables the side part to be pushed into the accommodating space without structural interference, while maintaining the needed functionality in the extended position.
2Productivity
If the side part is assembled separately after the main body is installed, then the assembly flexibility is improved, but the assembly time increases and additional storage is required
Solution Approach 1:
The side part is pre-assembled to the housing in the first position before the entire taillight assembly is installed in the vehicle. This preliminary assembly allows the side part to be pushed into the accommodating space together with the main body, eliminating the need for separate assembly operations and reducing both assembly time and storage requirements.
3Ease of operation
If the side part is made movable to enable assembly, then the assembly ease is improved, but the locking mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking structure utilizes the relative movement between the side part and housing to automatically engage and disengage locking elements. During assembly, the side part's movement from the first to second position triggers automatic locking, eliminating the need for manual locking operations and reducing the complexity of the locking mechanism.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a through-type taillight and a vehicle having same. Specifically, the through-type taillight is installed in an accommodation (4) of a vehicle tail component (1), and has an outer lens (12), a housing (11) and a side part (13), the housing (11) being closed by the outer lens (12), and together with the outer lens (12) defining an accommodating space for accommodating an optoelectronic component of the through-type taillight (10), wherein the side part (13) is arranged on a side of the housing (11) in such a way as to prevent loosening, and at least occupies a first position (I) and a second position (II) relative to the housing (11), such that in the first position (I) the through-type taillight (10) can be fitted into the accommodation (4), and in the second position (II) the side part (13) forms a corresponding compensating face of the vehicle tail component (1).