Cargo Accessory Rail with Movable Protectors for Secure Mounting
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle cargo systems struggle to provide versatile and secure support configurations for transporting diverse accessories, as they often lack efficient mechanisms for attaching and detaching accessories to side walls and ensuring secure locking.
Innovation Solution
An accessory rail system with extendable rails along side walls, movable protectors, and actuatable accessory attachment sliders that allow for secure mounting and locking of accessories, enabling multiple configurations and secure attachment to side walls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rails are securely fixed to side walls with mount interfaces, then attachment security is improved, but accessibility for removing or attaching rails and accessories deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the rail system configurable between fixed and movable states. The mount interfaces are designed to be permanently secured to the side walls while allowing temporary accessibility through removable covers or protective elements. This enables the system to dynamically transition between a secure fixed state during transport and an accessible state for loading/unloading accessories.
2Reliability
If accessories are securely locked to rails, then cargo security is improved, but ease of attachment and detachment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the attachment system into modular components: rails mounted on side walls, removable covers protecting mount interfaces, and accessories with separate attachment mechanisms. This segmentation allows each component to be independently secured or removed, enabling secure cargo locking while maintaining ease of operation through simple cover removal and accessory attachment/detachment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple support configurations are provided for diverse accessories, then versatility is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a standardized rail system with consistent mount interfaces and attachment mechanisms that can accommodate multiple types of accessories. The rails serve multiple functions: providing structural support, enabling accessory attachment at various positions, and allowing different configuration arrangements. This universal design achieves versatility without increasing complexity, as the same basic components serve diverse accessory needs.
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes a first rail extendable along a first side wall defining a cargo area and a second rail extendable along a second side wall defining the cargo area. The first rail and the second rail each include at least one mount interface to attach to a respective one of the first side wall and the second side wall. One or more accessories are selectively mountable to at least one of the first rail and the second rail. At least one protector is associated with the first rail and the second rail, wherein the at least one protector is moveable between an accessible position and a non-accessible position. When in the accessible position, each mount interface is accessible to remove or attach the first rail and the second rail, or each of the first rail and second rail are accessible to remove or attach the one or more accessories. When in the non-accessible position, each mount interface is inaccessible to remove or attach the first rail and the second rail, or each of the first rail and second rail are inaccessible to remove or attach the one or more accessories.