Luggage Compartment Cover Panel With U-Shaped Anti-Rotation Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for covering a motor vehicle's luggage compartment are fragile due to protruding fingers that can easily interfere with their environment and risk damage during handling when dismantled.
Innovation Solution
A system with a covering panel comprising a front and rear flap articulated by a transverse hinge, where receiving means are located at the front of the trim pieces and reciprocal means are in the front corners of the front flap, forming non-projecting lateral U-shaped housings with horizontal flats that block the front flap's rotation, allowing secure attachment and easy assembly/disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If protruding fingers are used as reciprocal means on the front flap, then the attachment to trim pieces is achieved, but the panel becomes fragile and the fingers risk damage during handling when dismantled
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of having the reciprocal means (fingers) protrude from the front flap, the invention inverts the design by making the reciprocal means substantially non-projecting laterally from the front flap. The receiving means are provided with housings that have U-shaped sections open towards the rear, with the front corner of the front flap fitted into these housings. This inversion eliminates the protruding fingers while maintaining the attachment function.
2Ease of operation
If protruding fingers are used as reciprocal means, then the front flap can be attached to trim pieces, but the fingers interfere with their environment and risk damage during dismantling
Solution Approach 1:
The invention inverts the traditional protruding finger design by making the reciprocal means substantially non-projecting laterally from the front flap. The receiving means incorporate housings with U-shaped sections that receive the front corner of the front flap, eliminating the harmful protruding elements while preserving the assembly and disassembly functionality.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the front flap is securely attached to prevent rotation, then the panel remains stable, but the assembly and disassembly process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention inverts the attachment approach by providing receiving means with housings that have U-shaped sections open towards the rear, into which the front corner of the front flap is fitted. This inverted design achieves stable positioning (the front corner is constrained within the U-shaped housing) while maintaining simplicity in the assembly and disassembly process (the flap can be easily inserted and removed by moving it laterally).
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system (1) for covering a motor vehicle luggage compartment, the system comprising a covering panel (2) and trim pieces (6) provided with means (7) for receiving, in an interlocking manner, reciprocal means (8) provided on the front flap (3) of the panel, the receiving means being in the general shape of a recumbent U, the branches of which correspond to two upper and lower parallel horizontal faces that are generally planar, the reciprocal means being formed by two upper and lower horizontal flats arranged in each of the corners (9), the flats each being arranged against one of the faces in such a way as to prevent the front flap from rotating.