Vehicle Center Console with Insertable Storage Container and Roller Shutter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle center consoles lack individual configurability and versatility in terms of storage and functionality, limiting user customization and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A center console with a storage trough and a storage container featuring a roller shutter, which is insertable and configurable with movable parts, including a table element, and integrated features like beverage holders and induction charging units, allowing for customizable configuration and enhanced storage options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional fixed center console is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the configurability and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage container is divided into multiple compartments separated by dividers that can be moved independently. This segmentation allows each compartment to be customized for different storage needs while keeping the overall structure relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The center console incorporates movable elements including slide-out drawers, adjustable dividers, and retractable table surfaces. These dynamic components enable the console to transform between different configurations without requiring complete structural redesign.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed center console design is used, then manufacturing is simple, but user customization options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The console is constructed from modular components including separate drawers, dividers, and storage bins that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This modular approach maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling extensive customization through different component combinations.
Solution Approach 2:
The center console design incorporates universal elements such as standardized drawer units, adjustable shelving, and multi-purpose compartments that can serve different functions. These universal components simplify manufacturing through standardization while providing users with versatile customization options.
3Ease of operation
If storage compartments are made accessible, then ease of access is improved, but security and protection of stored items are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple separate compartments and drawers, allowing users to access only the specific compartment needed while leaving other compartments secure and closed. This segmentation provides both ease of access to individual items and security for stored belongings.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the center console provides extensive storage options, then versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage container is divided into multiple compartments separated by dividers that can be moved independently. This segmentation allows each compartment to be customized for different storage needs while keeping the overall structure relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The center console incorporates nested storage solutions where smaller compartments, drawers, and organizers fit within larger storage spaces. This nesting provides extensive storage options without significantly increasing the overall footprint or structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A center console for a vehicle has a storage trough, which extends over at least a predominant part of a length of the center console, and a storage container, which is insertable into the storage trough and which has an upper entrance opening. In order to provide a center console and front seat assembly for a vehicle that are individually configurable in terms of their characteristics, the storage container has a roller shutter for closing the entrance opening.