Collapsible Storage Box for Heavy Vehicle Cab Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Heavy vehicle cabs face space constraints due to storage lockers, which limit habitable space and flexibility for other accessories.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible storage box system that can be configured between an extended and collapsed state, allowing objects to be stored orderly without occupying excessive space, and can be easily converted for use as additional space when needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If storage lockers are installed inside the cab, then objects can be stored orderly and easily accessed, but the habitable space available for users is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is designed with collapsible side walls that can transition between extended and collapsed configurations. This dynamic structure allows the storage box to adapt its volume based on user needs, providing storage space when required and minimizing space occupation when not in use, thereby resolving the contradiction between storage organization and habitable space availability
2Quantity of substance
If fixed storage lockers are installed, then storage capacity is maximized, but the flexibility to use space for other accessories is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible side walls enable the storage box to dynamically adjust its capacity. When the side walls are extended, storage capacity is maximized; when collapsed, the space can be used for other accessories or purposes. This dynamic adaptability resolves the contradiction between storage capacity and space flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The storage box structure serves multiple functions: it provides storage capacity when the side walls are extended, and it releases space for other uses when collapsed. This multi-functionality allows the same structure to satisfy different user needs at different times, resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and space versatility
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AI summary
A cab (2) for a heavy vehicle (1) includes a structure (3, 4), which internally defines a habitable volume (5) and is provided with an opening (6) selectively establishing a communication between the habitable volume (5) and the outside, and a storage box (10) arranged inside the habitable volume (5) and supported by the structure (4, 3), wherein the box (10) can be configured between an extended configuration, in which it delimits a space (11) selectively accessible by means of the opening (6), and a collapsed configuration, in which it occupies a reduced space.