Vehicle Add-On Part Holder With Universal Hook-Plate Mounting

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Solution Overview

Problem

The high costs associated with using individual fastening solutions for various add-on parts on different vehicles necessitate a more cost-effective method for securing these parts to a support frame.

Innovation Solution

A holding device comprising an upper bracket, a lower bracket, and a holder with complementary hook and plate mounts, allowing for a positive-locking connection that adapts to different vehicle and add-on part configurations, enabling the same device to be used across multiple combinations of parts and frames.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If individual fastening solutions are used for various add-on parts on different vehicles, then each add-on part can be securely fastened, but the costs increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecure fasteningVSAvoidcosts
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing a single standardized holding device with complementary hook and plate mounts that can fasten multiple different add-on parts across various vehicle types. This universal interface system replaces numerous individual fastening solutions, achieving secure fastening for diverse parts while significantly reducing costs through standardization and reuse of the same device across different applications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of manufacture

If a universal holding device is used for different vehicles and add-on parts, then costs are reduced, but the device must accommodate various dimensions and configurations

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecostsVSAvoidaccommodation of different configurations
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the fastening system into separate, independently adjustable components: an upper bracket, a lower bracket, and a holder with hook and plate mounts. This segmentation allows each component to be positioned and configured independently to accommodate different vehicle dimensions and add-on part shapes, maintaining versatility while using a standardized universal device across multiple applications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If standardized interfaces are used for fastening, then the same device can be reused across multiple vehicles and parts, but the interface design becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovereusabilityVSAvoidinterface design
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies merging by combining multiple fastening functions into a single integrated interface system where the hook and plate mount work together as a complementary pair. This unified interface design achieves high reusability across different vehicles and add-on parts while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate fastening mechanisms, as the same hook-plate interface can accommodate various configurations through positional adjustment rather than interface redesign

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS8413940B2Holding device for an add-on part of a motor vehicle
Publication Date: 2013.04.09 EBERSPACHER EXHAUST TECH GMBH & CO
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AI summary

A holding device fastening a part (1) to a frame (3). The holding device has an upper bracket (5) fastened to the frame (3), a lower bracket (6) fastened to the frame (3) below the upper bracket (5), and a holder (7) fastened to the part (1). The holder (7) has a hook (13) and a fixing plate (14). The upper bracket (5) has a hook mount (15) shaped complementary to the hook (13). The hook (13) is hung in the hook mount (15). The lower bracket (6) has a plate mount (16), shaped complementary to the fixing plate (14). The fixing plate (14) is inserted into plate mount (16) the from the top. A positive-locking connection is formed between the plate mount (16) and the fixing plate (14), which secures the fixing plate (14) at right angles to an insertion direction.