Vehicle Cargo Storage with Sliding Cover Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle body structures lack a practical and removable storage solution for the rear interior cargo area that effectively conceals and exposes storage spaces, particularly for spare tires, while allowing for easy installation and removal.
Innovation Solution
A storage structure with a combination of fixed and sliding covers that can be installed in the rear interior cargo area, featuring an upper panel with openings, a lower section with storage spaces, and elongated track portions for sliding covers, allowing for complete concealment or exposure of the storage spaces, and designed for easy installation and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a storage structure with sliding cover is installed in the rear interior cargo area, then the storage space can be effectively concealed and exposed, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage structure is divided into multiple components: a storage bin, a sliding cover that moves along elongated tracks, and fixed covers. This segmentation allows the sliding cover to independently move between concealed and exposed positions, providing versatility while keeping each component relatively simple in design
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding cover is designed to be movable along elongated track portions rather than fixed, allowing it to dynamically transition between concealing and exposing the storage space. This dynamic element provides adaptability without requiring complex mechanical systems, as the sliding mechanism follows a simple linear path guided by the tracks
2Ease of operation
If a removable storage structure is designed for easy installation and removal, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of secure installation may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The storage structure is designed as a separable assembly that can be independently installed and removed from the vehicle's rear interior cargo area. The structure includes discrete components (storage bin, covers, tracks) that can be assembled and disassembled as a unit, facilitating easy installation and removal while maintaining structural integrity during use
Solution Approach 2:
The storage structure is designed with universal installation characteristics that allow it to be easily mounted and removed from the vehicle's cargo area. The elongated tracks and cover mechanisms serve multiple functions: guiding the sliding cover during operation and providing installation interfaces for securing the structure to the vehicle, thereby achieving both ease of operation and reliable installation
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AI summary
A vehicle body structure that includes a storage structure, at least one fixed cover and at least on sliding cover. The storage structure defines at least one opening and at least one storage space, the at least one opening exposing the at least one storage space. The fixed cover is non-movably fitted to the storage structure covering a first portion of the opening. The sliding cover is installed to the storage structure for sliding movement along the opening such that in a closed orientation, the sliding cover covers a second portion of storage space such that the fixed cover and the sliding cover completely conceal the storage space, and, in an open orientation the sliding cover exposes the second portion of the storage space. The storage structure is dimensioned and contoured to removably install to a rear interior cargo area of a passenger vehicle.