Vehicle Truss Rod With Multi-Directional Attachment Sockets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing truss structures in vehicles lack flexibility in component attachment and configuration, limiting their adaptability and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A rod for a truss structure with integrated attachment sockets facing different directions, allowing for multifunctional use and flexible attachment options, including various coupling interfaces and configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional truss structures use single-direction attachment points, then the structure is simpler to manufacture, but the flexibility and adaptability of component attachment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The rod is designed with multiple attachment sockets distributed on different surfaces (longitudinal surfaces and transverse surfaces), allowing the same rod to accommodate attachments from multiple directions. This multi-functional design enables a single rod type to serve various structural configurations without requiring specialized rods for each orientation, thereby improving adaptability while controlling complexity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment sockets are arranged in three-dimensional space on the rod, with sockets on longitudinal surfaces for lateral attachments and sockets on transverse surfaces for end-to-end attachments. This spatial distribution across multiple dimensions allows the structure to adapt to various geometric configurations without increasing the inherent complexity of the rod itself.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple attachment sockets are added to the rod, then component integration versatility improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rod's attachment capability is segmented into discrete, standardized sockets positioned at specific locations along its length. Each socket is a separate functional element that can be independently manufactured and positioned, allowing for modular assembly and simplified production processes compared to integrated complex attachment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention standardizes the attachment socket parameters (size, shape, threading) across all positions on the rod, varying only the spatial distribution and orientation. This parameter standardization allows for efficient manufacturing through repetition and automation, reducing the impact of multiple sockets on manufacturing complexity while maximizing integration versatility.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a rod with attachment sockets for a truss structure of a vehicle. The rod (100) comprises an elongated body having a plurality of attachment sockets (104) formed on and distributed over an outer side of the body. The plurality of attachment sockets (104) comprises at least a first number of attachment sockets (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) facing in a first direction and a second number of attachment sockets (104A, 104B, 104C, 104D) facing in a second direction different from the first direction. The plurality of attachment sockets (104) each comprises a cavity (106) open to the outer side of the body and comprising at least one bearing surface (108).