Vehicle Body Joint Structure Modular Pillar Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle body pillar structures lack extensibility and design flexibility, leading to increased manufacturing costs and reduced rigidity, making it difficult to adapt to various vehicle designs and models.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle body joint structure comprising a lower pillar member, an upper pillar member, a middle member, and a connecting bracket that allows for easy sharing and modification of elements, enhancing strength and rigidity through a modular design with a space frame structure and ribbed connecting bracket.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single draw mold is used for the entire front pillar in a monocoque structure, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but design flexibility and extensibility for connection to other elements are significantly reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The pillar structure is divided into multiple separate components (first pillar component, second pillar component, third pillar component) that can be manufactured independently using standard draw molds. These segmented components are then assembled together to form the complete pillar, enabling both simplified manufacturing of individual parts and flexibility in overall design configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized pillar components are designed to be universally applicable across different vehicle models and designs. The same basic components can be used in various configurations to create different pillar structures, eliminating the need for completely new molds for each vehicle design while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional pillar structures are used, then manufacturing costs are reduced for standard designs, but extensibility for connection to other elements and adaptability to various vehicle designs are limited
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the pillar into multiple standardized components, the system enables cost-effective manufacturing through repeated use of the same mold designs across different vehicle models, while simultaneously providing extensibility through various assembly configurations and connection methods.
Solution Approach 2:
Connection elements serve as intermediaries between the standardized pillar components and other vehicle body elements. These intermediaries enable flexible connection and adaptation to different vehicle designs without requiring custom molds, thus maintaining cost efficiency while achieving design versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing pillar designs are modified for various vehicle models, then design versatility is improved, but the number of molds required increases significantly, leading to increased manufacturing costs
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates universal pillar components that can serve multiple vehicle models and designs. The same standardized components are used across different applications, eliminating the need to develop new molds for each vehicle model. This universal approach achieves design versatility through configuration rather than through creating entirely new parts.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of creating new molds for each vehicle design, the system uses copies of the same standardized pillar components. These components can be repeatedly manufactured using the same mold designs and then assembled in different configurations to suit various vehicle models, significantly reducing the total number of molds required.
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AI summary
A vehicle body joint structure is disclosed. The vehicle body joint is configured such that elements configured to connect pillars of a vehicle body can be easily shared by various kinds and designs of vehicles, thereby being capable of securing assemblability of elements including the pillars while achieving enhancement in strength and rigidity.