Straddle-Type Vehicle Front Structure Terminal Device Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing design of straddle-type vehicles requires a large space for installing terminal devices on the inner side of the front cowl, which restricts the vehicle's design and impairs its aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
The terminal device is configured with a connection terminal and a controller that are mounted separately and spaced apart within the front cowl, allowing for installation in a narrow space and improving the layout flexibility, thereby reducing design restrictions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the terminal device is installed as a vertically long unit case on the inner side of the front cowl, then the terminal device can be accommodated, but a large space is required in the depth direction of the front cowl which impairs vehicle design
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device is divided into two separate components: the connection terminal and the controller. The connection terminal is mounted on the inner side of the front cowl in a narrow space, while the controller is mounted separately. This segmentation allows the terminal device to be installed without requiring a large vertically long space, thereby resolving the contradiction between installation feasibility and design freedom.
2Device complexity
If the connection terminal and controller are integrated in a single unit case, then the terminal device structure is simplified, but a large space is required which restricts layout flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated unit case is segmented into separate mounting locations for the connection terminal and controller. The connection terminal is mounted on the inner side of the front cowl while the controller is mounted separately, allowing flexible layout arrangement within the front cowl area. This resolves the contradiction by enabling independent positioning of each component to optimize space utilization and design freedom.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of arranging components vertically in a single deep space, the solution distributes components across different locations within the front cowl's available space, utilizing horizontal and depth dimensions more efficiently. This dimensional redistribution allows both components to be accommodated in a compact arrangement that maintains layout flexibility.
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AI summary
A vehicle front structure for a straddle-type vehicle (1) is provided. The straddle-type vehicle (1) includes a headlight (20) installed in a vehicle (1) front. The vehicle (1) front structure includes: a front cowl (30) configured to cover a periphery of the headlight (20); and a terminal device (80) installed inside the front cowl (30). The terminal device (80) includes a connection terminal (81) configured to allow insertion or removal of a terminal of an external device, and a controller (82) configured to control communication with the external device. The connection terminal (81) and the controller (82) are mounted inside the front cowl (30) so as to be spaced apart from each other.