Vehicle Lighting Styling Arrangement Decoupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting devices for vehicles require changes in the styling arrangement whenever the outer shape or contour of the lighting device changes, as the styling arrangement is dependent on the outer contour of the lighting device, leading to increased assembly effort and manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
A styling arrangement with a carrier part that can be bent and attached to a support frame using integrally formed tabs, allowing for adjustable and universal design integration, featuring a multiplicity of design elements and a styling lens for space-saving positioning within the lighting device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the styling arrangement is fastened to the mask of the lighting device, then the styling arrangement can be securely positioned, but any change in the outer shape or contour of the lighting device requires a change in the fastening of the styling arrangement, increasing assembly effort and manufacturing costs
Solution Approach 1:
The styling arrangement is separated from the mask structure and mounted independently on the support frame. This segmentation allows the styling arrangement to be positioned without being constrained by changes in the lighting device's outer contour, reducing assembly effort when design changes occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame serves as an intermediary structure between the lighting device and the styling arrangement. By mounting the styling arrangement on the support frame rather than directly on the mask, the system decouples the styling arrangement from contour changes, maintaining secure positioning while easing manufacturing and assembly.
2Shape
If the styling arrangement is integrated into the lighting device with fastening to the mask, then the visual appearance is achieved, but the assembly effort increases and manufacturing costs rise due to the need to adapt fastening to contour changes
Solution Approach 1:
The styling arrangement is extracted from the mask structure and mounted independently on the support frame. This extraction simplifies the overall assembly by removing the dependency between the styling arrangement and the mask's contour, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining visual appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the lighting device and simultaneously serves as a mounting platform for the styling arrangement. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate fastening mechanisms, simplifying assembly and reducing manufacturing complexity.
3Shape
If the styling arrangement uses a flat design component with slots and styling screen, then the visual design is achieved, but the styling arrangement is dependent on the outer contour of the lighting device
Solution Approach 1:
The styling arrangement is designed to be dynamically adaptable by mounting it on the support frame rather than the mask. This allows the styling arrangement to remain in a fixed position relative to the support frame while the lighting device's outer contour can change, enhancing adaptability without compromising design appearance.
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AI summary
A method for producing a styling arrangement for a lighting device of a vehicle, wherein a utilized light component of a light emitted by the light source is deflected by means of an optical unit to create a lighting function, and wherein a spill light component emitted by the light source is incident on the styling arrangement to illuminate the same, wherein a carrier part is provided, a multiplicity of design elements are integrally formed on its at least one flat side to produce a design component, in that the carrier part is bent about an axis extending transversely to long sides of the same, and in that the carrier part is attached by tabs integrally formed thereon to a support frame that holds a component of the lighting device.