Vehicle Center Console Wall Retainers for Modular Item Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern vehicle center consoles often lack effective organization and accessibility due to their single open design, leading to clutter, difficulty in reaching items, and items becoming jostled during vehicle operation.
Innovation Solution
A modular storage system for vehicle center consoles, featuring a compartment with a lid and a retainer that can be removably coupled to the inside wall via attachment features, allowing for customizable positioning and secure storage of items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a single open space design is used in the center console, then the console can accommodate multiple items, but the items become difficult to organize and reach
Solution Approach 1:
The single open space is divided into multiple compartments using dividers and retainers. These segments create organized sections that allow items to be easily located and accessed without moving other items, resolving the contradiction between storing multiple items and maintaining ease of access.
2Quantity of substance
If items are stacked in the center console, then more items can be stored, but it becomes difficult to reach the lowest items
Solution Approach 1:
Vertical dividers and retainers create multiple stacked compartments instead of a single deep space. Items are organized in separate sections at different heights, allowing easy access to items at any level without requiring removal of items above them.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage space is organized using multiple dimensions (vertical, horizontal, and depth) through the use of retainers that attach to side walls and dividers. This creates a three-dimensional organizational structure that maximizes accessibility while increasing storage capacity.
3Device complexity
If a single open space is used, then the console geometry is simple, but items have a tendency to move around and get jostled during operation
Solution Approach 1:
The open space is segmented into multiple compartments using dividers and retainers that attach to the console walls. This segmentation creates individual item holders that prevent items from moving around during vehicle operation, while the retainers themselves provide the necessary structural complexity to ensure item stability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If retainers are removably coupled to the inside wall, then organization is flexible and accessible, but the attachment mechanism adds complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The retainer incorporates a universal attachment mechanism with projections that fit into corresponding recesses in the console wall. This standardized interface allows the same retainer design to be positioned at multiple locations and provides both secure attachment and easy removal, achieving versatility without excessive complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a vehicle include a compartment having an edge surrounding a cavity and an inside wall at least partially defining the cavity, a lid coupled to the compartment, and a retainer sized and configured to removably couple to the inside wall. A plurality of wall apertures can be disposed in the inside wall. The wall apertures can be configured to receive an attachment feature for securing the retainer to the inside wall. The retainer can be selectively disposed at various wall apertures for configuring a position of the retainer with respect to the inside wall for retaining one or more items in the cavity. The retainer can subdivide the cavity.