Vehicle Container Securement Frame With Sliding Tray Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a secure and efficient mechanism to transport delivery items within vehicles, particularly in ride-sharing and autonomous vehicle settings, where items must be protected from damage and easily accessible without compromising the vehicle's interior.

Innovation Solution

A structural base and securement mechanism for an interior delivery container, comprising a frame removably attached to the vehicle's chassis, with attachment fixtures like hooks and loops, and a sliding tray platform, allowing secure positioning and easy access to the delivery container between the driver-side and passenger-side of the vehicle.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a securement mechanism is installed to protect delivery items during vehicle motion, then item security and damage prevention are improved, but the complexity of the device increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveitem securityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The securement mechanism is divided into separate modular components including a base frame with attachment fixtures, a container frame, and individual securement devices. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies installation and removal procedures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The base frame with attachment fixtures is designed to be universally compatible with different container sizes and shapes. The same securement mechanism can accommodate various delivery container configurations, reducing the need for multiple specialized systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If a frame structure is added to secure the delivery container, then item protection during motion is improved, but the vehicle interior space is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveitem protectionVSAvoidvehicle interior space

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The frame structure uses thin-walled tubular members that provide necessary structural strength for securing containers while minimizing the space occupied by the securement system itself, preserving maximum vehicle interior volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

3Reliability

If attachment fixtures are installed on the vehicle chassis, then the securement mechanism becomes more reliable, but the ease of manufacture and installation decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurement reliabilityVSAvoidease of installation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment fixtures are designed with self-aligning features and tool-free fastening mechanisms that enable straightforward installation and removal without requiring specialized tools or complex assembly procedures, allowing the securement system to be easily installed and removed by the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11833964B2Structural base and securement mechanism for an interior delivery container in a vehicle

Publication Date: 2023.12.05 GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC

AI summary

There is disclosed herein examples of a securement structure for a delivery container in a vehicle, the securement structure comprising a frame removably attached to a chassis of the vehicle, and the frame supports the delivery container securely when the vehicle is in motion. In some embodiments, the frame comprises tubes in a shape that conforms to a space corresponding to a rear-seat of the vehicle, the frame comprising a front frame, a base frame, and a back frame.