Tube-Embedded GPS Box Locking Structure for Impact and Water Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing GPS locators installed on bicycles are prone to falling off due to external impacts and are easily damaged in rainy conditions when mounted externally.
Innovation Solution
A tube-embedded GPS box installation locking structure with a crossbar and threaded holes, incorporating a GPS locator body protected within the crossbar, utilizing nylon sleeves and adjusting bolts for secure fixation, and a sealed cover plate to prevent water ingress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the GPS locator is installed externally on the bicycle, then it is easy to install and access, but it easily falls off when subjected to external impact and is easily damaged in rainy days
Solution Approach 1:
The GPS locator body is nested within the hollow interior of the crossbar structure, providing protective enclosure while maintaining structural integration. The cover plate further nests over the opening to seal the interior space, creating multiple layers of protection without requiring external mounting hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting function and protection function are merged into a single integrated crossbar structure. The crossbar serves both as the structural element for securing the GPS locator and as the protective enclosure, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets or external fixtures.
2Strength
If the GPS locator is installed externally on the bicycle, then it is easy to install, but it easily falls off when subjected to external impact
Solution Approach 1:
The GPS locator body is positioned within the hollow interior of the crossbar, utilizing the structural strength of the crossbar to protect against impact. The limiting opening and cover plate create a nested enclosure that prevents the GPS locator from detaching during impact events.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjusting bolts are pre-positioned in the threaded holes of the crossbar, and the limiting blocks are pre-configured in the cover plate. These preliminary arrangements enable quick installation by simply tightening the bolts without requiring complex alignment or additional mounting steps.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the GPS locator is installed externally on the bicycle, then it is easy to access, but it is easily damaged in rainy days
Solution Approach 1:
The GPS locator body is nested within the hollow crossbar interior, and the cover plate is nested over the opening. This nested configuration creates a sealed enclosure that protects the GPS locator from water ingress during rainy conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The rubber pad is introduced as a flexible sealing element between the cover plate and the crossbar interior. This flexible film-like component creates a water-tight seal without requiring complex gasket systems or multiple sealing layers.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The GPS locator is securely fixed and protected from external impacts and water ingress, ensuring durability and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the two threaded holes is provided with an adjusting bolt... The interior of each of the two butt holes is provided with a nylon sleeve... utilizing nylon sleeves and adjusting bolts for secure fixation
Implementation Method 2
a rubber pad, an inner side of the lower cover plate is provided with a plurality of groups of fixed blocks
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AI summary
A tube-embedded GPS box installation locking structure includes a crossbar. The interior of the crossbar is provided with a GPS locator body; butt holes are formed in positions, close to edges on both sides, of a bottom of the GPS locator body; and the interior of each of the two butt holes is provided with a nylon sleeve. In the application, an interior of the crossbar is arranged to be hollow, and the GPS locator body is installed to the interior of the crossbar, the butt holes are formed in the positions, close to the edges on both sides, of the bottom of the GPS locator body during installation, and the interior of each of the two butt holes is provided with the nylon sleeve, so that the GPS locator body is conveniently fixed and locked at the bottom of the crossbar by bolts.