Wire Panel Holder with Support Bracket for Crash Force Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle seat panels face structural instability and material deformation during crashes, particularly in regions where the safety belt's lap belt section applies forces, leading to potential destabilization and material damage.
Innovation Solution
A panel holder made of a wire frame with a support bracket is integrated into the panel in critical regions, featuring clip elements that absorb and redirect crash forces, ensuring the panel's stability and preventing deformation or material destruction by distributing forces to adjacent structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the panel is reinforced with expanding polypropylene inserts in critical regions, then the structural stability of the panel is improved, but the complexity of the panel structure and manufacturing process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local reinforcement only in the critical region where the lap belt contacts the panel, rather than reinforcing the entire panel. The support bracket is specifically positioned at the critical section to provide localized structural stability where crash forces are most intense, avoiding unnecessary complexity in non-critical areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the panel material with a support bracket structure to create a composite reinforcement system. The support bracket integrates with the panel structure to form a hybrid construction that enhances crash resistance in the critical region while maintaining the original panel properties in other areas.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the panel holder is configured with a support bracket in the critical region, then the panel stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the support bracket with the panel holder structure, making them an integrated assembly rather than separate components. The support bracket is formed as part of the wire frame panel holder, reducing the number of discrete parts while providing enhanced stability in the critical region.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire frame panel holder serves multiple functions: it secures the panel to the seat structure, provides structural support, and incorporates the support bracket for critical region reinforcement. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate reinforcement components.
3Ease of manufacture
If the wire frame panel holder is used to secure the panel, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the structural stability in critical regions deteriorates under crash forces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the simple wire frame panel holder by adding localized reinforcement at the critical region where crash forces act. The support bracket is positioned specifically at the critical section to provide enhanced structural stability without changing the manufacturing process for the entire panel holder.
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AI summary
A panel holder made of at least one wire which features at least one element for fastening the panel holder to a fixed structure adjacent to the panel holder, and at least one element for fastening the panel holder to a panel. The wire forms a support bracket which in the assembled state of the panel holder and the panel is arranged in a critical region of the panel in which in the event of a crash, a strong crash force acts on the panel.