Window Deflector Mounting Clips for Vehicle Channel Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window deflector systems for vehicles often interfere with window closure due to the use of adhesives and mechanical securement techniques, which can trigger 'anti-pinch' features and fail to securely attach the deflector without obstructing the window's movement.
Innovation Solution
A window deflector assembly with mounting clips that engage both sides of the window channel, featuring a recessed design to receive the inner stem of the clip, allowing secure attachment without adhesives and ensuring the window can close without interference, while distributing loads efficiently across the channel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If adhesives or mechanical securement techniques are used to attach the window deflector, then the deflector is securely attached to the window channel, but the window closure is interfered with and anti-pinch features are triggered
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a mounting clip with engagement portions and a mounting stem, rather than using a continuous adhesive strip or single mechanical fastener. This segmentation allows the window channel to be engaged at discrete points, leaving space for window movement while maintaining secure attachment of the deflector.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting stem is inserted through the mounting clip and into the window channel, creating a nested structure where the stem is contained within the clip assembly. This nested configuration allows the deflector to be securely mounted while the nested components remain recessed and do not interfere with window operation.
2Strength
If mechanical securement techniques are used to attach the window deflector, then the deflector is securely attached, but the attachment mechanism obstructs window movement
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting stem is extracted as a separate, removable component from the mounting clip assembly. This allows the stem to be inserted through the clip and into the window channel, providing secure mechanical attachment while the extracted stem configuration ensures it does not protrude to obstruct window movement.
3Strength
If the mounting clip engages both sides of the window channel, then load is distributed efficiently, but the clip structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting clip features asymmetric engagement portions: a first engagement portion for the first side of the window channel and a second engagement portion for the second side. These engagement portions are laterally spaced and positioned at different locations, creating an asymmetric structure that efficiently distributes load across the window channel while maintaining a relatively simple clip design.
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AI summary
A window deflector assembly which can be installed within a window channel of a window frame of a vehicle. The window deflector assembly can include a window deflector and a mounting clip. The mounting clip can provide greater securement to the window deflector by securing to both sides of a window channel and can include structure which can grip a portion of the window deflector on both sides. The mounting clip can be curved to aid installation of the clip into the window channel and to better distribute the load from the window deflector to sides of the window channel.