Vehicle Cargo Cover With Elastic Screen for Rear Seat Gaps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle cargo space covers in hatchback-type vehicles with sliding and reclining rear seats create gaps, compromising the concealment function and allowing foreign substances to enter the luggage area.
Innovation Solution
A cover apparatus with a main body part, side hinge parts, and a screen part that rotates and is selectively drawn out by elasticity, interlocking with the tailgate and accommodating rear seat movements to cover the gap between the cover and rear seat.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed cover structure is used to shield the luggage space, then the concealment function is improved, but the adaptability to rear seat movements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the fixed cover structure into a movable one. The cover body is connected to the tailgate through wires, enabling it to move synchronously with the tailgate opening/closing. Additionally, the screen part can be selectively drawn out to adapt to rear seat position changes, ensuring the concealment function remains effective while accommodating dynamic vehicle interior configurations.
2Ease of operation
If the cover is connected to the tailgate by wires for automatic opening, then the ease of operation is improved, but the ability to cover gaps created by rear seat sliding deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the cover into two functional parts: a cover body connected to the tailgate via wires for automatic opening, and a separate screen part that can be selectively drawn out. This segmentation allows the cover body to handle the automatic opening function while the screen part specifically addresses gap coverage when the rear seat slides or reclines, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability of gap coverage.
3Device complexity
If a simple cover structure is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the functionality to adapt to both tailgate opening and rear seat movement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the universality principle by designing the cover apparatus to perform multiple functions: the cover body provides automatic opening/closing synchronized with the tailgate, while the screen part provides adaptive coverage for gap formation during rear seat sliding or reclining. This multi-functional design allows a single cover apparatus to address both tailgate operation and rear seat position adaptation without requiring separate systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Prevents foreign substances from entering the luggage space and effectively conceals luggage by adapting to rear seat movements, maintaining a sealed cargo area.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member coupled to the side pin by being fixedly disposed inside the case member and provided so that an elastic force acts thereon as the side pin rotates
Data Source
AI summary
A cover apparatus for a vehicle includes a main body part configured to shield a luggage space of the vehicle and connected to a tailgate and includes a pair of side hinge parts coupled to the main body part and, as the tailgate is opened, guiding the main body part to rotate in a direction in which the main body part and the tailgate are opened together by being interlocked with each other. The cover apparatus includes a screen part mounted on the pair of side hinge parts and configured to be selectively drawn out to hook on a rear seat. An elastic force acts on the screen part in a direction to be drawn out. The elastic force is provided by the pair of side hinge parts.