Wind Deflector Module X-Y Adjustable Mounting Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rear spoiler systems for motor vehicles require significant effort to compensate for dimensional deviations during assembly, leading to considerable rework due to fluctuations in the assembly position, especially across different vehicle types.
Innovation Solution
A wind deflector module with a movable drive unit connected to an aerodynamic component and a mounting bracket that is adjustable on a support frame in the X and Y directions, allowing for precise positioning and reducing the need for rework by decoupling the aerodynamic component from the outer skin.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the drive unit is fixedly secured to the bodyshell without reference to the outer panel, then the aerodynamic component can be moved, but dimensional deviations must be compensated with high effort leading to significant assembly position fluctuations and considerable rework
Solution Approach 1:
A mounting bracket is introduced as an intermediary component between the drive unit and the support frame. This bracket includes adjustment mechanisms in X and Y directions, serving as a mediator that decouples the aerodynamic component from direct dependence on outer panel dimensions, thereby reducing assembly position fluctuations and rework while maintaining ease of assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is segmented into distinct functional components: the mounting bracket separated from both the drive unit and the support frame. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of the bracket's position in X and Y directions, enabling precise positioning of the aerodynamic component without being constrained by outer panel dimensional variations
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AI summary
A wind deflector module for a motor vehicle includes an aerodynamic component which is arranged so as to be movable on the outside of the motor vehicle, a drive unit configured to be movable in a Z direction of the motor vehicle and being mechanically connected to the aerodynamic component in order to move the aerodynamic component, and a mounting bracket mechanically connected to the drive unit in order to mount the drive unit. The mounting bracket is mounted on a support frame of the motor vehicle so as to be adjustable with respect to a Y and/or an X direction of the motor vehicle.