Vehicle Light Mounting Module With Integrated Adjustment Sleeve
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle lamp mounting systems are complex and lack simplicity, failing to provide reliable adjustment in all translational degrees of freedom while being constrained by limited space and safety considerations.
Innovation Solution
A mounting system featuring a threaded sleeve with an annular disk adjustment element that allows lateral displacement and rotational movement, enabling secure adjustment along a self-tapping thread without additional fastening elements, simplifying manufacturing and assembly while reducing material pairings and potential corrosion risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple fastening elements and adjustment elements are used to enable adjustment in all translational degrees of freedom, then adjustment reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple fastening elements and adjustment elements into a single integrated mounting element. This one-piece structure integrates the functions of multiple separate components, enabling adjustment in all translational degrees of freedom while reducing the number of parts and simplifying the overall mounting system design.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting element is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides fastening and adjustment capabilities in multiple translational degrees of freedom. This universal design allows a single element to perform what previously required multiple separate elements, reducing system complexity while maintaining adjustment reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple material pairings are used in the mounting system, then adjustment functionality is improved, but corrosion risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting element is designed as a one-piece structure made from a single material, eliminating material pairings and interfaces where corrosion could occur. This homogeneous design maintains full adjustment functionality while removing the corrosion risk associated with dissimilar material contacts.
3Manufacturing precision
If additional fastening elements are used to secure the adjustment element, then positioning accuracy is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting element integrates positioning and fastening functions into a single molded component, eliminating the need for separate fastening elements. This integration achieves precise positioning accuracy while simplifying manufacturing to a single molding process, reducing assembly steps and overall manufacturing complexity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mounting system (12) for attaching and adjusting a vehicle light (10) on a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the mounting system (12) comprises a threaded sleeve, which is screwed into the vehicle light (10). A washer (28) is enclosed in the inner lateral surface (24) of the threaded sleeve and can be rotationally moved about the longitudinal axis (L) of the threaded sleeve. The washer (28) has, in the middle of same, a borehole through which a fastening screw (36) can be guided and can be locked by means of a fastening nut. The fastening nut has an interface by means of which the fastening bolt can be fastened to a vehicle structure (16). As long as the fastening screw (36) has not yet been tightly screwed with the fastening nut, the washer (28) can still be displaced between the fastening screw (36) and the fastening nut. The vehicle light (10) can thus be transversally positioned in a plane, wherein the plane corresponds to a support plane of the fastening nut on the directly adjacent vehicle structure (16). In the target position, the fastening screw (36) can be tightened, causing the washer (28) to be fixed. Now, only a rotational relative movement between the threaded sleeve and the washer (28) is possible, as a result of which the vehicle light (10) can still be adjusted along the longitudinal axis (L) of the threaded sleeve.