Universal Front-End Mounting Structure for Diverse Vehicle Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current vehicle-body front end structures are not adaptable to the increasing diversity of front frame structures, leading to a high workload in preliminary design and component management, and resulting in increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A universal vehicle-body front end structure is designed, featuring a vehicle spring tower, energy-absorbing box assemblies, a front anti-collision beam, and a front frame installation platform with a universal installation interface that can accommodate various front frame structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle-body front end structure is designed with multiple structures to match diversification of the front frame, then the adaptability to different front frame structures is improved, but the device complexity and overall cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a standardized front end structure with universal mounting interfaces (including upper mounting portions on upper beams and lower mounting portions on energy-absorbing box brackets) that can accommodate multiple types of front frames (steel material front frames and plastic-structured front frames). This single standardized structure serves multiple functions by supporting different front frame configurations through the same mounting interface design, thereby improving adaptability without increasing device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle-body front end structure is designed with multiple structures to match diversification of the front frame, then the adaptability to different front frame structures is improved, but the preliminary design workload and component management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized front end structure with universal mounting interfaces enables a single design to serve multiple front frame types, significantly reducing preliminary design workload. The consistent interface design (upper mounting portions and lower mounting portions) allows for standardized component management and simplified design processes across different vehicle configurations
3Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle-body front end structure is designed with multiple structures to match diversification of the front frame, then the adaptability to different front frame structures is improved, but the overall cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces overall manufacturing cost by implementing a universal front end structure design that can be used across multiple vehicle models and configurations. The standardized components (upper beams, energy-absorbing box assemblies, mounting interfaces) can be mass-produced and reused, eliminating the need for multiple specialized designs and reducing per-unit costs while maintaining adaptability to different front frame structures
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AI summary
A universal vehicle-body front end structure, comprising a vehicle body turret, two energy-absorbing box assemblies respectively extending forwards from both lower sides of the vehicle body turret, a front anti-collision beam connected to the two energy-absorbing box assemblies, and a front-end-frame mounting platform, where the front frame installation platform includes two upper beams extending forwards from both upper sides of the vehicle body turret, and two energy-absorbing box brackets respectively arranged on the energy-absorbing box assemblies; the two upper beams and the two energy absorption box brackets are provided with mounting portions; and a plurality of mounting portions form a universal front-end-frame mounting connection port, by means of which various types of front-end frames are mounted.