Adjustable Car Seat Gap Filler for Irregular Gaps and Safe Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing car seat gap fillers are inflexible, occupy excessive seat space, and fail to securely store items, particularly small and sharp objects, due to fixed thickness, instability, and lack of organization.
Innovation Solution
A user-adjustable gap filler with elastic bands or inflatable airbags, clips for sharp items, and a rotating layer board for small items, along with a foldable cup holder, to adapt to seat gaps and provide organized storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed thickness filling parts are used, then manufacturing is simple, but the device cannot adapt to irregular gaps of car seats
Solution Approach 1:
The filling part uses an adjustable thickness mechanism that allows dynamic modification of the filler's dimensions. Users can adjust the thickness to match different gap sizes in various car seats, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one that adapts to different conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameter of thickness from a fixed value to an adjustable range. By allowing users to modify the thickness parameter according to actual gap requirements, the device achieves adaptability without requiring completely different structures for each gap size.
2Ease of operation
If cup holder structure is added to main body, then water cup placement is facilitated, but the product becomes very wide occupying seat space
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holder is designed as a nested structure that integrates within the existing main body of the gap filler. Rather than adding external protrusions that increase width, the cup holder is positioned within the available space, allowing water cup placement functionality without significantly increasing the overall footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of expanding the product width horizontally to accommodate a cup holder, the invention utilizes the vertical dimension or depth direction. The cup holder structure is arranged to fit within the existing width constraints by utilizing space in another dimensional direction.
3Reliability
If filling parts are made thicker to ensure stability, then installation stability improves, but the device occupies more seat space
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable thickness mechanism allows the filling part to be optimized for each specific installation location. Users can set the thickness to the minimum required for stability in each gap, avoiding excessive material usage and space occupation while maintaining adequate stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention allows different sections or configurations of the filling part to have different thicknesses according to local requirements. Rather than uniformly thickening the entire device, the thickness is optimized locally at each gap position to provide just enough stability without unnecessary space consumption.
4Quantity of substance
If all items are stored in one chamber, then storage capacity is maximized, but items become mixed together difficult to find
Solution Approach 1:
The storage chamber is divided into multiple compartments or sections that separate different types of items. This segmentation maintains overall storage capacity while organizing items into logical groups, making it easier to locate specific items without searching through a single undifferentiated space.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions within the storage chamber are designated for different types of items based on their characteristics or usage frequency. This local differentiation of storage zones allows users to quickly identify and access specific items while maintaining efficient use of the total storage volume.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution allows for adjustable thickness and secure storage, minimizing seat space usage and ensuring items are easily accessible and safe during vehicle travel.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic band configured onto a single layer board, the elastic band is divided into plurality sections, forming plurality elastic, fillable spaces between the single-layer board
Implementation Method 2
an airbag which is configured as plurality inflatable small airbags, and the filling material is the air
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AI summary
A universal use car seat gap filler with user adjustable gap filling device, for the user to be able to actively fill the gaps of their vehicle seats as needed; a sharp or strip shaped items organizing device, for the user to store dangerous items safely; a tiny or small item organizing device, for the user to prevent item loss; a functional expansion apparatus, providing additional features for users.