Vehicle Air Vent Wiring Integration for Slim Cockpit Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air vent apparatuses for vehicles face issues with wire interference and open circuits due to limited space and complex wiring configurations, particularly in slim cockpit designs, leading to malfunctions and reduced design diversity.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a laser manufacturing antenna (LMA) method to integrate lead wires within the air vent apparatus, using a wiring engraved portion with recessed terminals to prevent interference and ensure electrical connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional wire methods are used in slim cockpit structures, then ease of manufacture is maintained, but wire interference and open circuits occur leading to reduced reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the wire and the rear wing into a single integrated structure. The wire is embedded within the rear wing body, combining two previously separate components (wire and wing) into one unified part. This eliminates wire interference issues while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through integrated production processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire is nested within the rear wing structure. The wiring configuration is embedded inside the wing body, with the wire hidden within the wing's internal space. This nesting approach resolves wire interference problems while keeping the external wing appearance intact and manufacturable.
2Ease of operation
If interior lightings are configured inside the knob in narrow spaces, then convenience is improved, but wire exposure and interference between adjacent parts occur
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting wire and the knob are merged into a single integrated structure. The wire is embedded within the knob body, combining the wiring and knob components into one unified part. This eliminates wire exposure and interference issues while enabling interior lighting functionality in the narrow knob space.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire is nested within the knob structure. The wiring is embedded inside the knob body, with the wire hidden within the knob's internal space. This nesting approach protects the wire from exposure and interference while accommodating the interior lighting configuration in the narrow space.
3Reliability
If laser manufacturing antenna method is used to integrate lead wires, then wire interference and open circuits are reduced, but manufacturing process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical wire installation methods with laser manufacturing technology. The laser manufacturing antenna method uses laser energy to directly form and connect wire structures within the rear wing and knob, substituting traditional mechanical assembly processes with a more advanced laser-based manufacturing approach.
4Adaptability or versatility
If conventional air vent apparatus design is used, then design diversity is limited, but manufacturing simplicity is maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously separate components (rear wing, knob, lighting, wiring) into integrated structures. The rear wing includes embedded wiring and the knob includes integrated lighting and wire structures. This merging enables greater design diversity and flexibility while managing complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated structures serve multiple functions simultaneously. The rear wing provides both aerodynamic function and electrical wiring conduit. The knob provides both mechanical adjustment function and houses interior lighting. This multi-functionality increases design versatility while managing overall system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The LMA method allows for efficient wiring in narrow spaces, reducing interference and open circuits, enabling diverse design structures and enhanced convenience features.
Implementation Method 1
a rear wing (300) including a wiring engraved portion (310) in which a plurality of lead wires (320, 330) connected to a battery for a vehicle are plated
Data Source
AI summary
An air vent apparatus for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a rear wing having a plurality of lead wires plated in a longitudinal direction by a laser manufacturing antenna (LMA) method, and a knob connected to the rear wing and configured such that a position of the knob is horizontally adjustable.At this point, the knob includes a housing surrounding a partial section of the rear wing, an electrode portion located inside the housing and having input and output terminals electrically connected to the lead wire, and a light source electrically connected between the input and output terminals of the electrode portion to emit light into a vehicle.