Coupled Mobility Unit with Dynamic Rear Glass and Energy Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current subminiature mobility solutions lack concepts for aggregate travel or coupled travel, leading to issues such as battery-related burdens and fatigue during long-distance driving, as they are primarily designed for short distances and do not facilitate energy sharing or internal space connectivity/isolation between vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A mobility unit with a driving portion connected to a driveshaft, a rear glass portion for isolation, and an integrated controller that manages the connection and energy distribution between coupled vehicles, allowing for either energy sharing or isolation of internal spaces, and prioritizing driving force and glass transparency based on vehicle configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If subminiature mobility is designed for short-distance travel with limited battery capacity, then the vehicle size and battery requirements are reduced, but the vehicle cannot perform long-distance driving without battery replacement or charging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple subminiature mobility vehicles into a coupled travel system where vehicles can connect via connection portions (front connection portion 120, rear connection portion 140). This merging allows vehicles to share battery resources and distribute energy consumption, enabling the group to travel longer distances than a single vehicle could achieve alone, while each vehicle maintains its compact design suitable for short-distance capabilities.
2Duration of action of moving object
If multiple subminiature mobility vehicles are coupled together for aggregate travel, then the driving distance and battery sharing are improved, but no hardware concept or control system for coupled travel has been established
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universal connection portions (front connection portion 120 and rear connection portion 140) that can connect to any other subminiature mobility vehicle regardless of the specific vehicle model or configuration. This multi-functional interface handles both mechanical coupling and electrical connection for battery sharing, simplifying the overall system complexity while enabling flexible aggregate travel arrangements among different vehicles.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection portion acts as an intermediary element between vehicles, providing a standardized interface that facilitates both mechanical coupling and electrical connection. This intermediary structure manages the complexity of inter-vehicle communication and power sharing, allowing vehicles to couple and travel together without requiring complex direct integration between each vehicle pair.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the rear glass portion becomes opaque to isolate the rear portion, then privacy and security are improved, but visibility and natural light are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The rear glass portion is designed as a dynamic element that can change its transparency state between transparent and opaque. This dynamic characteristic allows the glass to adapt to different driving conditions and user preferences, providing privacy protection when needed while maintaining visibility and natural light when the isolation function is not required, thus resolving the contradiction between privacy and illumination.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobility unit may include a driving portion connected to a driveshaft of a vehicle for providing driving force to the vehicle, a rear glass portion provided at a rear portion of the vehicle to be operable to isolate the rear portion of the vehicle, a front connection portion or a rear connection portion provided at the front or at the rear of the vehicle to be fastened to another vehicle, and an integrated controller for controlling the operation of the front connection portion or the rear connection portion depending on the direction in which the vehicle is coupled to another vehicle and controlling the operation of the rear glass portion and the driving portion when the vehicle is coupled to another vehicle.