Windshield Partition Member for Camera Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle structures require a fixing device to mount cameras on windshields, which obstructs the cabin space and complicates camera installation on both front and rear vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle structure with a partition member dividing the windshield into upper and lower portions, allowing cameras to be mounted on the partition member without a fixing device, incorporating a reinforcement connected to the skeletal structure for strength and rigidity, and featuring a vehicle outside view camera and cabin view camera for dual recording capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixing device is used to mount the camera on the windshield, then the camera can be securely mounted, but the cabin space is obstructed and the installation becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The camera mounting function is extracted from the windshield and transferred to the partition member (divisional bar). The partition member itself is designed to incorporate the camera, eliminating the need for separate fixing devices on the windshield. This extraction resolves the contradiction by removing the complex fixing device while maintaining secure mounting through the partition member's integrated design.
2Ease of operation
If the windshield is divided into upper and lower portions with a partition member, then the camera can be mounted without a fixing device, but the structural strength must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The partition member is constructed as a composite structure combining a bar-shaped main body with integrated reinforcement members. The reinforcement members extend in the vehicle width direction and connect to the skeletal structure of the pillar, creating a composite structure that maintains sufficient strength while enabling easy camera mounting on the partition member without additional fixing devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If cameras are mounted on both front and rear windshields with fixing devices, then dual view recording is achieved, but the overall device complexity and space obstruction increase
Solution Approach 1:
The partition member is designed as a multi-functional component that serves both as a structural divider and as a camera mounting platform. By making the partition member universal for both structural and camera mounting functions, the system achieves dual view recording capability while eliminating the need for separate fixing devices, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
A division bar that extends in a vehicle width direction and divides at least one of a vehicle front windshield and a vehicle rear windshield into an upper windshield and a lower windshield is included, and cameras and are arranged on the division bar.