Adjustable Vehicle Console Assembly With Sliding Height and Length
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle consoles lack adjustability in height and length, and lack additional features and functions.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable console assembly with a console lower member, intermediate member, and upper member that allows for height and length adjustment through sliding mechanisms and a driving device, incorporating inclined surfaces, sliding grooves, and rails for precise positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the console is made as a fixed single-piece structure, then the manufacturing and installation are simple, but the adjustability in height and length is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The console is divided into multiple independent members (console lower member, console intermediate member, and console upper member) that can slide relative to each other. This segmentation enables height and length adjustment while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, as each member retains a basic console form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The console transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic adjustable structure through sliding mechanisms. The intermediate member slides vertically within the lower member, and the upper member slides horizontally on the intermediate member, allowing the console to adapt to different spatial requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If sliding mechanisms are added for adjustability, then height and length customization is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The console intermediate member acts as an intermediary between the lower and upper members, providing a sliding interface that enables vertical adjustment. This intermediate structure simplifies the overall mechanism by distributing the adjustment functions across multiple simple sliding interfaces rather than requiring complex integrated mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The console intermediate member is nested within the lower member's receiving portion, and the upper member is nested on the intermediate member. This nesting arrangement allows compact storage when not in use and simplifies the structural layout by having smaller components fit within larger ones.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the console structure is made more complex to enable adjustment, then functionality is improved, but the manufacturing difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The console enables parameter changes in height and length through simple sliding movements rather than requiring complex transformation mechanisms. The inclined surfaces and sliding grooves guide the movement along predetermined paths, simplifying the manufacturing of each component while achieving variable dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the console into standardized members with simple sliding interfaces, each component can be manufactured independently using relatively simple processes. The receiving portion with inclined surface and sliding groove in the lower member, and corresponding features in the intermediate and upper members, can be produced as separate modules.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables customizable console height and length adjustments, enhancing user comfort and functionality with features like cup holders and wireless charging.
Implementation Method 1
a first sliding groove may be provided on one of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, and a first sliding rail may be provided on the other of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, and the first sliding rail may be mounted to be slidable along the first sliding groove
Implementation Method 2
a second sliding groove is provided on one of a lower portion of the console upper member and the upper portion of the console intermediate member, a second sliding rail is provided on another of the lower portion of the console upper member and the upper portion of the console intermediate member, and the second sliding rail is slidably mounted along the second sliding groove
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AI summary
An adjustable console assembly and a vehicle provided with the same includes: a console lower member fixed to a vehicle and including a receiving portion provided therein; a console intermediate member slidably mounted to the receiving portion to move up or move down along the receiving portion of the console lower member; and a console upper member horizontally slidably mounted on an upper portion of the console intermediate member, wherein the console lower member, the console intermediate member, and the console upper member jointly form an overall appearance of the adjustable console assembly. The console intermediate member of the adjustable console assembly is configured for moving up or moving down, so that a height of the console assembly is adjustable, and the console upper member is horizontally slidably mounted on the upper portion of the console intermediate member, so that a length of the console assembly is adjustable.