Center Console Tray Attachment for Easy Vehicle Storage Retrofit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicles lack a convenient and easily installable tray accessory that can be positioned between the center console and the instrument panel to utilize the often-empty space in the passenger compartment.
Innovation Solution
A center console accessory with a tray body and attachment structure that includes a floor, side walls, and wall structures, which are designed to attach to the vehicle's floor and center console, utilizing a hook-and-loop fastening system and snap-fitting mechanism for secure installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a tray accessory is installed between the center console and instrument panel, then storage capacity is enhanced, but the complexity of installation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tray accessory is divided into multiple components: a tray body, a forward wall structure with lower surface portion, and a rearward wall structure. This segmentation allows each part to be independently manufactured and assembled, simplifying the overall installation process while maintaining storage functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The forward wall structure includes a lower surface portion pre-shaped and dimensioned to connect to the vehicle floor structure, and the rearward wall structure is pre-configured to attach to the center console. This preliminary preparation of connection interfaces reduces installation complexity during actual assembly.
2Ease of operation
If a removable tray accessory is designed for easy installation, then ease of operation is improved, but the strength of attachment may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing the tray accessory to be easily installed and removed by users while maintaining secure attachment during vehicle operation. The removable nature provides operational flexibility without permanently compromising attachment strength.
Solution Approach 2:
By separating the tray body from the wall structures that provide attachment functions, the design allows easy removal of the tray portion while the anchored wall structures remain secured to the vehicle floor and center console, maintaining overall attachment strength.
Data Source
AI summary
A center console accessory includes a tray body having a floor, a pair of side wall structures, a forward wall structure and a rearward wall structure that together define a concaved storage area. The forward wall structure includes a lower surface portion shaped and dimensioned to connect to a vehicle floor structure of a vehicle. The rearward wall structure is dimensioned and shaped to attach to a front area of a center console of the vehicle.