Vehicle Component Illumination Module with Detachable Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current illumination solutions for vehicle components, such as handle assemblies and charging recesses, are labor-intensive to install and often require additional design space, making them inefficient and difficult to integrate harmoniously with the vehicle's design theme.
Innovation Solution
An illumination module with a light source support, such as a printed circuit board with LEDs, and a housing half shell that connects detachably via a clip or catch connection to the vehicle component's main body, allowing for direct on-site installation without the need for fiber optics, enabling efficient and uniform lighting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If fiber optics arrangement is used to transport light to the area to be illuminated, then the illumination module can be positioned remotely from the vehicle component, but the installation becomes very labor-intensive and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the light source from the illumination module and integrates it directly into the vehicle component housing. By removing the need for separate light sources and fiber optics, the system eliminates complex installation requirements while maintaining the ability to illuminate specific areas of the vehicle component.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the light source, housing, and illumination function into a single integrated unit. The light source is positioned within the vehicle component housing itself, combining multiple functions (structural housing, light source mounting, light guidance) into one component, thereby simplifying installation and reducing labor intensity.
2Illumination intensity
If light sources are arranged around the charging connector in the charging recess, then the charging connector can be identified, but additional design space is required and integration with vehicle design theme becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies local quality by positioning the light source to illuminate only the specific area around the charging connector rather than providing general illumination. The light source is strategically placed within the housing to create focused lighting that highlights the charging connector while using minimal space and maintaining design flexibility.
3Ease of manufacture
If illumination module is positioned directly on the area of the vehicle component to be illuminated, then installation is simpler, but limited design space on the vehicle component makes this impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies the nesting principle by placing the light source within the existing housing structure of the vehicle component. The light source is nested inside the housing cavity, utilizing the available internal space rather than requiring external mounting, thereby achieving simple integration without consuming additional design space on the vehicle component.
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
This solution allows for cost-effective, space-efficient, and easy integration of illumination into vehicle components, providing both ambient and contour lighting while minimizing design space requirements and installation effort.
Implementation Method 1
An illumination module with a light source support, such as a printed circuit board with LEDs
Data Source
AI summary
An illumination module (1) for illuminating a region of a vehicle component (8), which includes a main body (9). The illumination module (1) includes a light source support (2) having at least one light source (3, 3′) and a housing half shell (4), which is connectable to a wall region of the main body (9) of the vehicle component (8) such that a housing defined by the housing half shell (4) of the illumination module, on the one hand, and by the wall region of the main body (9) of the vehicle component (8), on the other hand, is formed. The light source support (2) has the at least one light source received in the housing, at least in regions, and the housing includes at least one light outlet region (5, 5′), via which light emitted by the at least one light source can be decoupled from the housing.