Vehicular Console Tray With Vertical Wall For Article Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicular console devices face issues with small articles falling into storage spaces and tall items tipping over, while also lacking security as contents are easily visible from outside.
Innovation Solution
A vehicular console device with a tray that includes a vertical wall extending upward from its rear portion to prevent small articles from falling and stabilize tall items, while also being removable and stowable to conceal contents and reduce vibrations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the peripheral wall of the tray is formed in a comparatively low height, then the tray structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but small articles placed on the tray may drop into the storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The tray is divided into two functional parts: a low peripheral wall for simple manufacturing and a separate high tray vertical wall extending from the rear portion for article retention. This segmentation allows each part to fulfill its specific function optimally.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of increasing the height of the peripheral wall in the horizontal plane, the solution adds a vertical dimension by extending the tray vertical wall upward from the rear portion of the tray body, creating a multi-level structure that prevents article dropout while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
2Reliability
If the peripheral wall height is increased to prevent small articles from dropping, then article retention is improved, but the tray structure becomes more complex and difficult to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
The tray structure is segmented into the peripheral wall and the tray vertical wall as separate components, allowing the peripheral wall to remain low and simple while the tray vertical wall provides the necessary height for article retention.
Solution Approach 2:
The tray vertical wall is positioned specifically at the rear portion of the tray body where article retention is most needed, rather than uniformly increasing the height of the entire peripheral wall, thus maintaining overall structural simplicity.
3Reliability
If the tray vertical wall extends upward from the rear portion of the tray body, then small articles are prevented from dropping and tall articles are stabilized, but the tray cannot be easily removed and housed in the console box
Solution Approach 1:
The tray is designed with movable support on slide rails, allowing it to be dynamically positioned between usable and housed states. The tray vertical wall maintains its height for article retention while the entire tray assembly can be easily removed and repositioned.
4Reliability
If the tray vertical wall is formed to extend upward, then articles stored in the console box are concealed from the outside, but the overall device height increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tray vertical wall is positioned specifically at the rear portion of the tray body to provide concealment where needed, rather than uniformly increasing the height of the entire tray structure, thus providing security while minimizing overall height increase.
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AI summary
A vehicular console device includes a console outer casing disposed in the interior of a vehicle, a console box disposed in the console outer casing, and a tray supported in the console box. The tray includes a tray body and a tray vertical wall. The tray body is supported in the console box to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The tray vertical wall is formed to extend upward from a tray rear wall of the tray body.