Vehicle Attachment Bracket for Integrated Lamps and Obstacle Detector

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing working vehicles have a cumbersome and costly installation process due to separate installation of obstacle detectors and lamps, increasing the number of parts and overall costs.

Innovation Solution

A working vehicle design that incorporates an attachment bracket with both detector-attaching and lamp-attaching portions, allowing for collective attachment of obstacle detectors and lamps to a single structure, reducing installation complexity and costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If obstacle detector and lamps are installed separately, then each component can be independently positioned, but installation becomes troublesome and costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveInstallation easeVSAvoidNumber of parts

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the obstacle detector and lamps into a single integrated assembly unit. The detector is mounted on the vehicle body alongside the lamps, forming a unified structure that is installed together as one package, thereby simplifying the installation process and reducing the number of separate mounting operations required.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mounting support for both the obstacle detector and the lamps, enables collective installation of multiple components, and facilitates unified positioning. This multi-functional attachment unit reduces the overall complexity by eliminating the need for separate mounting mechanisms for each component.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If obstacle detector and lamps are installed separately, then individual components can be optimized, but assembly time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAssembly speedVSAvoidInstallation time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The obstacle detector and lamps are pre-assembled into an integrated unit before being mounted on the vehicle body. This preliminary assembly allows for optimized component arrangement and reduces the time required during final installation, as the entire assembly is installed in one operation rather than requiring multiple separate mounting steps.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Device complexity

If separate installation is used, then component independence is maintained, but wiring complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveWiring complexityVSAvoidComponent independence

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The electrical wiring for the obstacle detector and lamps is consolidated into a single wiring harness that connects both components to the vehicle's electrical system. This merged wiring approach reduces the complexity of electrical connections while maintaining the functional independence of each component through dedicated circuit pathways within the unified wiring structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11897381B2Working vehicle

Publication Date: 2024.02.13 KUBOTA CORP

AI summary

A working vehicle includes a vehicle body, an obstacle detector to detect an obstacle in a vicinity of the vehicle body, at least one lamp to be lighted on a peripheral portion of the vehicle body, and an attachment bracket attached to the vehicle body. The attachment bracket includes an attachment body including a detector-attaching portion to which the obstacle detector is attached, and at least one lamp-attaching portion to which the at least one lamp is attached.