Integrated Vehicle Driving Assistance Device with Portable Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current driving assistance systems in vehicles lack an integrated solution that effectively combines driving monitoring and navigation functions while providing a user-friendly interface and robust mounting mechanism for portable devices.
Innovation Solution
A driving assistance device that includes a housing with a touch screen, a controller, and a portable device mount, allowing for simultaneous operation as a driving monitor and navigation system, with electrical connectivity and a wide-angle lens for enhanced scene recording, and a supporting bracket for secure mounting on the windshield.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate assistance devices are used for driving monitoring and navigation, then functional versatility is improved, but device complexity and space occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple assistance devices (driving monitor, navigation device, electronic device receiver) into a single integrated housing unit. The housing includes a receiving chamber that accommodates portable electronic devices, allowing them to function as additional assistance devices. This merging approach provides diverse functions (monitoring, navigation, media playback) while reducing the number of separate devices needed in the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure is designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple types of portable electronic devices (smartphones, tablets, media players). The receiving chamber with adjustable positioning and the electrical connector enable any compatible device to serve multiple purposes: navigation, media playback, and supplementary monitoring functions, thereby achieving multi-functionality without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate assistance devices are used for driving monitoring and navigation, then functional versatility is improved, but the space occupied in the vehicle increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple assistance devices (driving monitor, navigation device, electronic device receiver) into a single integrated housing unit. The housing includes a receiving chamber that accommodates portable electronic devices, allowing them to function as additional assistance devices. This merging approach provides diverse functions (monitoring, navigation, media playback) while reducing the number of separate devices needed in the vehicle.
3Reliability
If a secure mounting mechanism is implemented for portable devices, then mounting reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic mounting mechanism featuring an adjustable positioning member that can move between multiple positions to accommodate different device sizes and shapes. The positioning member includes a clamping structure that can be adjusted to apply appropriate holding force, providing secure mounting while adapting to various portable device configurations. This dynamic adjustment capability ensures reliable mounting without requiring an overly complex fixed-structure mechanism.
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AI summary
A driving assistance device to accommodate, and communicate with, a portable device includes a housing, a plug connector, a controller and an ejection member. The housing defines a receiving chamber therein and an end opening communicating with the receiving chamber. The housing includes a bulkhead assembled in the receiving chamber to divide the receiving chamber into a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion, the first receiving portion communicates with the opening. The plug connector is assembled to the bulkhead and aligned to the opening. The controller is received in the second receiving portion and electrically coupled to the plug connector. The ejection member can be operated to eject the portable device.