Vehicle Center Console Hinge Linkage for Ergonomic Seat Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing center console designs in vehicles are complex and not ergonomically advantageous for people of all sizes, requiring multiple adjustments when passengers change, and involve costly and heavy electric motors for individual adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A center console system with a support structure and vehicle seat connected via hinges, allowing the seat and console to move in multiple directions, with a single drive mechanism adjusting both, ensuring ergonomic positioning without additional motors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the armrest position is designed to be movable to support arms of both large and small persons, then the ergonomic adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the center console with the vehicle seat into a single integrated assembly. The center console is firmly connected to the vehicle seat such that when the seat position is adjusted, the center console moves together with it. This merging eliminates the need for separate adjustment mechanisms for the center console, reducing device complexity while maintaining ergonomic adaptability for users of different sizes.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple drive components are used to adjust the vehicle seat and center console individually, then the adjustment precision is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the center console adjustment function with the vehicle seat adjustment mechanism. A single drive component adjusts both the seat and the center console simultaneously since they are firmly connected. This eliminates the need for multiple separate drive components while maintaining precise adjustment capability through the unified mechanism.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple drive components are used to adjust the vehicle seat and center console individually, then the adjustment functionality is improved, but the weight and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the center console and vehicle seat into one adjustable unit, eliminating the need for separate drive components. This reduction in the number of motors and mechanical elements directly decreases the overall weight of the moving assembly while preserving full adjustment functionality for both seat and console positions.
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AI summary
A center console system for use in a vehicle interior can comprise a support structure, a center console, and a vehicle seat movable relative to the support structure along a first direction and a second direction. The center console can be arranged next to the vehicle seat and can be connected to the vehicle seat via a first hinge such that a movement of the vehicle seat is transmitted to the center console. The center console can be connected to the support structure via a second hinge in a rotating manner.