Zero-Point Body Part Holder for Fast Vehicle Attachment Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for attaching vehicle attachment elements to carrier elements are complex and costly, especially when maintenance or replacement is required, due to restricted accessibility and the need for decoupling data or media transmission systems.
Innovation Solution
A body part holder arrangement utilizing a zero-point clamping system actuated by a clamping medium, which disconnects from the clamping medium in the mounted state, allowing for easy release and replacement of the holder arrangement, and enabling vehicle data or medium transmission through an interface in the clamping medium circuit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a friction-locking, positive-locking or material-locking system is used to fasten vehicle attachment elements, then the attachment elements can be securely fastened to the carrier element, but the replacement and maintenance becomes complex and costly due to restricted accessibility and the need to decouple data or media transmission systems
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping system is divided into separate components: chamber elements mounted on the carrier element and pin elements integrated with the vehicle attachment element. This segmentation allows the clamping mechanism to be independently actuated without requiring disconnection of data or media transmission systems, thereby simplifying maintenance and replacement procedures while maintaining secure fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The data and media transmission interfaces are extracted from the mechanical fastening system. The electrical or media contacts are separately connected to the vehicle attachment element, allowing the clamping action to be performed independently without decoupling transmission systems, thus reducing the complexity of replacement and maintenance operations.
2Extent of automation
If the clamping system remains connected to clamping media in the mounted state, then continuous actuation control is maintained, but the system complexity increases and replacement operations become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping system is designed with dynamic connectivity: the chamber elements are connected to the clamping medium circuit when the vehicle attachment element is in the mounted state, enabling automated actuation control. When the element is removed, the connection is automatically disconnected. This dynamic behavior provides automated control during operation while simplifying replacement procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The chamber elements act as intermediaries between the clamping medium circuit and the pin elements. They provide the necessary connection to the clamping medium only when needed (in the mounted state), and automatically disconnect when the vehicle attachment element is removed, thus enabling automated control without permanently increasing system complexity or complicating replacement operations.
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AI summary
A body part holder arrangement for fastening vehicle attachment elements at a carrier element by way of at least one clamping system including a chamber element and a pin element. The clamping system is configured as a zero point clamping system that can be actuated by a clamping medium, wherein the zero point clamping system in the mounted state is disconnected from the clamping medium. The zero point clamping system includes an interface in a clamping medium circuit, which, in the mounted state, can be connected to a connecting element on the vehicle attachment element, such that the zero point clamping system can be used for vehicle data or vehicle medium transmission.