Vehicle Console Lid Assembly With Multi-Directional Hinged Opening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional console lid designs in vehicles limit the ability to open and close the lid from multiple directions, hindering user access and convenience, particularly for passengers in different seating positions.
Innovation Solution
A console assembly with a box member, lid member, bracket, and joint parts allowing the lid to be opened and closed from multiple intersecting directions using pivotable joints and displacement mechanisms, enabling access from the driver seat, passenger seat, and second-row seating.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional console lid design is used, then the structure is simple, but the lid can only be opened from limited directions (left and right sides only)
Solution Approach 1:
The joint mechanism is divided into two separate joint parts: a first joint part that enables left-right opening and a second joint part that enables front-rear opening. This segmentation allows each joint to handle a specific direction of movement, achieving multi-directional lid opening while maintaining manageable complexity in each individual joint component.
Solution Approach 2:
The console lid assembly is designed to perform multiple functions through a single integrated system: it can open from the left side, right side, front, and rear. The bracket and joint mechanism serve as a universal connection system that accommodates various opening directions, making the lid accessible from multiple seating positions within the vehicle.
2Ease of operation
If a conventional console lid design is used, then the manufacturing process is straightforward, but user access from multiple seating positions is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket serves as an intermediary component that connects the lid to the console box and interfaces with both joint parts. This mediator element enables the lid to pivot in multiple directions by providing connection points for both the first joint part (left-right movement) and the second joint part (front-rear movement), thereby facilitating easy access from various seating positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid assembly incorporates dynamic joint mechanisms that allow the lid to move freely in multiple directions based on user needs. The first joint part enables rotational movement for left-right opening, while the second joint part enables rotational movement for front-rear opening. This dynamic design adapts to different user positions and access requirements.
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
Enhances user satisfaction by allowing flexible access to storage compartments from various seating positions, providing a more user-friendly and adaptable automotive environment.
Implementation Method 1
The first joint part pivotably couples the bracket and the box member about a first rotational axis extending along a first direction
Implementation Method 2
The second joint part pivotably couples the lid member and the bracket about a second rotational axis extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction
Data Source
AI summary
A console assembly includes a box member, a lid member, a bracket, a first joint part, and a second joint part. The box member defines an opening. The lid member covers the opening of the box member. The bracket is disposed between the box member and the lid member. The first joint part pivotably couples the bracket and the box member about a first rotational axis extending along a first direction to switch the lid member between a closed position and a first open position in which the bracket is attached to the lid member. The second joint part pivotably couples the lid member and the bracket about a second rotational axis extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to switch the lid member between the closed position and a second open position in which the bracket is attached to the box member.