Through-Type Taillight Assembly With Movable Side Part
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of through-type taillights in vehicles is hindered by structural restrictions of the tail component, requiring additional assembly steps and separate storage and transportation of side parts.
Innovation Solution
A through-type taillight design where the side part is moveably connected to the housing, allowing it to occupy at least two positions, facilitating assembly and eliminating the need for separate side parts, thus reducing assembly time and storage costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the side part is fixed to the housing, then the structural integrity is maintained, but the assembly process requires additional steps and separate storage of side parts
Solution Approach 1:
The side part is designed to be moveably connected to the housing through a guide groove and elastic plate mechanism, allowing it to transition between a retracted first position during assembly and an extended second position during use. This dynamic configuration enables the side part to be temporarily positioned without permanent attachment, simplifying assembly while maintaining structural integrity when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The taillight assembly is divided into separable components: the housing with optoelectronic components, the side part, and the connecting mechanism. This segmentation allows the side part to be independently positioned and assembled, eliminating the need for complex pre-assembly or separate storage of side parts while maintaining the ability to form a complete compensating face when required.
2Productivity
If the side part is separately stored and transported, then the main assembly can be pre-assembled, but additional warehousing costs and risk of part loss occur
Solution Approach 1:
The side part is integrated into the taillight assembly through a moveable connection mechanism that allows it to be part of the delivered unit without requiring permanent fixation. This merging eliminates the need for separate storage and transportation of side parts, reducing warehousing costs and the risk of part loss while maintaining the ability to perform final assembly when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The side part is pre-positioned in a retracted first position within the housing, allowing the complete taillight assembly to be delivered and installed in one unit. The preliminary positioning enables the main assembly to be pre-assembled without requiring separate side part storage, and the side part can be subsequently moved to its operational second position during vehicle assembly.
3Shape
If the side part occupies a position that forms the compensating face, then the tail component structure is completed, but the assembly process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The side part transitions dynamically between a retracted first position during assembly and an extended second position that forms the compensating face. This dynamic movement is guided by the guide groove and controlled by the elastic plate, allowing the complex shape requirement to be achieved through simple positional change rather than complex assembly operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic plate automatically guides the side part from the first position to the second position, forming the compensating face without requiring complex external assembly operations. The self-service mechanism uses the elastic deformation of the plate to drive the side part into its operational position, simplifying the assembly process while ensuring proper shape formation.
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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 of a vehicle tail component, and has an outer lens, a housing and a side part, the housing being closed by the outer lens, and together with the outer lens defining an accommodating space for accommodating an optoelectronic component of the through-type taillight, wherein the side part is arranged on a side of the housing in such a way as to prevent loosening, and at least occupies a first position and a second position relative to the housing, such that in the first position the through-type taillight can be fitted into the accommodation, and in the second position the side part forms a corresponding compensating face of the vehicle tail component.