Vehicle Console Lid Slide Rail Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle consoles lack a versatile and durable design that allows for both rotational and translational movement of the lid, providing insufficient workspace and storage flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle console design featuring a base structure with a pivotally movable lid connected via a hinge member for rotational movement and a slide mechanism for translational movement, allowing the lid to cover the opening and extend for increased workspace and storage capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the lid is fixed to the base structure, then the structure is simple and durable, but the workspace and storage flexibility are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is transformed from a fixed static structure to a dynamic movable structure through the integration of a slide rail mechanism. The lid can now move between retracted and extended positions along the slide rail, providing variable workspace and storage flexibility while maintaining structural integrity through the durable slide rail attachment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lid is made pivotally movable only, then the structure allows rotational access, but translational movement for workspace expansion is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two movement mechanisms - a hinge member for rotational movement and a slide rail mechanism for translational movement - into a single integrated lid assembly. This merging of rotational and translational capabilities allows the lid to both pivot for access and slide for workspace expansion, achieving multiple functions without requiring separate independent mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If the lid is made slidingly movable only, then the workspace can be expanded, but rotational access for storage bin access is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates both hinge-based rotational movement and slide rail-based translational movement into a single lid assembly. This allows the lid to perform both rotational access for storage bins and translational workspace expansion, achieving multiple functions of ease of operation without requiring entirely separate mechanisms.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a slide mechanism is added to the lid, then the workspace and storage capacity are enhanced, but the attachment durability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The slide rail mechanism is segmented into separate components - a slide rail member fixed to the base structure and a slide member attached to the lid. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall durability through proper distribution of mechanical stresses across multiple attachment points and components.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of a vehicle console comprise a base structure defining a cavity and having an opening permitting access to the cavity, a lid having a surface area sufficient to cover at least a portion of the opening when the lid is in a closed position at the base structure, a hinge member connected between the base structure and the lid and configured to allow rotational movement of the lid between the closed position and an open position, a slide coupled to the lid and configured to allow translational movement of at least a portion of the lid between a retracted position and an extended position spaced apart from the retracted position and a slide mounting member including a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, the first mounting portion coupled to the hinge member and the second mounting portion coupled to the slide.