Vehicle Body Shield Light Mount Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle body shields do not effectively provide additional illumination to areas around vehicles while protecting from road debris and airflow, and they often interfere with driver visibility due to their design.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle body shield with a light mount that extends upward from the attachment surface, featuring a mounting space for a light source, such as LEDs, which can be secured to the hood and designed to avoid obstructing driver visibility by maintaining a height less than 10% of the distance between the roof and hood, and includes an independent power source or connection to the vehicle's power system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a light mount is added to the vehicle body shield to provide illumination, then the illumination capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the light mount structure with the existing vehicle body shield, integrating illumination functionality into the protective shield. The light mount includes a mounting plate, light source, and power cable that are integrated into the shield's attachment surface and protection surface, allowing simultaneous protection and illumination functions from a single device.
2Illumination intensity
If the light mount extends upward to provide sufficient illumination, then the illumination capability is improved, but driver visibility is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The light mount is designed with specific dimensional constraints where the vertical distance from the attachment surface to the light source is between 0.5 inches and 2 inches. This localized dimensional control ensures sufficient illumination while maintaining driver visibility by preventing the light mount from extending too high into the driver's line of sight.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the light mount is made compact to avoid obstructing driver visibility, then driver visibility is preserved, but the illumination capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the light mount dimensions by setting the vertical distance parameter between 0.5 inches and 2 inches from the attachment surface to the light source. This parameter optimization balances illumination effectiveness with driver visibility, ensuring the light mount is compact enough not to obstruct the driver's view while still providing adequate illumination capability.
4Reliability
If the light source is powered independently to ensure continuous operation, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light source is designed to be electronically coupleable to the vehicle's existing parking light system, allowing the light mount to utilize the vehicle's existing power infrastructure. This multi-functionality approach enables the light source to operate reliably using the vehicle's standard electrical system without requiring a completely independent power source, thus reducing overall system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The vehicle body shield provides enhanced illumination to areas around the vehicle without obstructing driver visibility, offering protection from debris and airflow while ensuring the light mount does not interfere with the driver's view.
Implementation Method 1
The attachment surface can comprise at least one adhesive tape section extending along a portion of the attachment surface and configured to secure to a portion of the vehicle.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a vehicle body shield having a light mount. The vehicle body shield can protect portions of a vehicle from damage when the vehicle is in motion and also provide illumination to regions around or in front of a vehicle via light sources supported by the light mount. The vehicle body shield can have a protection surface facing away from the vehicle, an attachment surface facing towards the vehicle, and a light mount extending upward from at least a portion of the attachment surface and between first and second ends of the vehicle body shield.