Vehicle Console Lid Guiding Assembly for Smooth Arc Motion
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle consoles lack efficient guiding assemblies for smoothly transitioning the lid between closed and open positions, affecting user convenience and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A console with a guiding assembly featuring spaced apart first and second guiding rods, including an arc-shaped segment for the first rod, pivot ends, and receiving grooves to minimize interference and ensure smooth, controlled movement of the lid between positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional guiding assembly is used for the lid, then the lid can move between positions, but the movement is not smooth or controlled, affecting user convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The first guiding rod incorporates an arc-shaped segment that guides the lid along a curved path during movement. This arc-shaped guidance ensures smooth transition between closed and open positions while maintaining controlled movement throughout the opening sequence, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and movement control.
2Productivity
If the guiding assembly components are positioned close to the top opening, then the lid movement is efficient, but the guiding rods interfere with the storage area
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding assembly utilizes the depth dimension by positioning receiving grooves at the rear of the body, spaced apart from the top opening. This allows the guiding rods to operate in a dimension that does not interfere with the storage area, while still providing efficient lid movement guidance through the arc-shaped path.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding assembly is divided into multiple components: first and second guiding rods spaced apart, with receiving grooves positioned at different locations. This segmentation allows each component to perform its function independently without interfering with the storage area, maintaining both movement efficiency and storage accessibility.
3Shape
If the lid is large enough to cover the guiding rods when closed, then the appearance is clean, but the guiding rods must be positioned in a way that complicates the structure
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving grooves are positioned at the rear of the body, distant from the top opening, utilizing the depth dimension. This allows the lid to cover the guiding rods effectively when closed, maintaining a clean appearance, while the guiding rods are positioned in a way that does not complicate the overall structure.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the arc-shaped segment has a large central angle to provide sufficient movement range, then the lid can open fully, but it may interfere with items in the storage area
Solution Approach 1:
The arc-shaped segment is positioned in the depth dimension, with receiving grooves located at the rear of the body. This spatial arrangement allows the lid to achieve full opening range through the arc-shaped path without the guiding rods interfering with items stored in the main storage area.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient, aesthetically pleasing, and functional transitions of the lid, providing access to storage and serving as a table without interfering with the storage area or console appearance.
Implementation Method 1
the first guiding rod has an arc-shaped segment and is configured to pivot around a first pivot end to move the lid from the first position to the second position
Data Source
AI summary
A console for a vehicle comprises a body with a top opening, a lid configured to move between a first position, in which the top opening is closed, and a second position, in which the top opening is at least partially exposed, and a guiding assembly engaged between the body and the lid. The guiding assembly includes a first guiding rod and a second guiding rod that are spaced apart, and the first guiding rod has an arc-shaped segment and is configured to pivot around a first pivot end to move the lid from the first position to the second position.