Vehicle Console Cord Management Channel and Cover
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic device cords in vehicle center consoles often become tangled and unmanageable, hindering passenger convenience and safety.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle console design featuring a compartment with a channel and removable cover to route and secure cords, preventing tangling by guiding them from a port to a storage area, and including a channel cover to keep the cords organized.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cords are allowed to extend freely between port and storage area, then ease of connection is improved, but cord tangling and unmanageability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
A cord management system is introduced as an intermediary component between the port and storage area. This system includes a cord receptacle with a channel that guides the cord along a predetermined path, and a cord retention member that secures the cord in place. The intermediary structure prevents random cord movement and tangling while maintaining easy connection by providing a dedicated routing path.
Solution Approach 2:
The cord management system divides the cord into segmented sections: a first portion extending from the port to the cord management system, a second portion extending from the cord management system to the storage area, and a third portion within the storage area. This segmentation allows each section to be independently managed and routed through specific pathways, preventing tangling while maintaining connectivity.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If cord management structures are added to prevent tangling, then cord organization is improved, but device complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The cord management system is merged with the existing console structure. The cord receptacle is integrated into the console, and the channel is formed as part of the console's internal geometry. The cord retention member is incorporated into the existing port or storage area structure. This merging approach provides effective cord management while minimizing additional structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cord management system serves multiple functions: it guides the cord along a predetermined path, retains the cord in place to prevent tangling, and provides a structured routing solution that accommodates both the connection and storage operations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each function.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments are directed to a vehicle console for use with an electronic device having a cord. The vehicle console can be disposed adjacent a storage area for storing the electronic device. The vehicle console can include a compartment that is defined by a front portion, a bottom portion, and a back portion, the front and back portions being spaced apart so as to define an open area therebetween, the back portion defining an opening that is contiguous with the storage area such that the opening is configured to receive the cord therethrough, the bottom portion defining a channel that is configured to receive the cord. The vehicle console can also include a port disposed at the front portion of the compartment and configured to connect with the cord. The vehicle console can further include a removable cover overlaid across the channel.