Dashboard Cup Holder Layout for Clear View and Leg Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicles lack a convenient and symmetric arrangement of cup holders for occupants, leading to obstructed views and reduced accessibility for both left and right-side seated passengers.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle design featuring a dashboard with symmetrically aligned left and right cup holders positioned to the left and right of the vehicle-width middle, respectively, allowing each occupant to easily access their cup holder without obstructing the view or leg space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cup holders are positioned centrally on the dashboard, then they are easily accessible, but they obstruct the occupant's view and reduce leg space
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holder system is segmented into multiple independent units positioned at different locations on the dashboard. Rather than a single centralized cup holder, the patent provides separate cup holders on the left and right sides of the dashboard, allowing occupants to access them without reaching across the center, thus avoiding obstruction of view and leg space while maintaining ease of access.
2Device complexity
If a single cup holder is provided, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate both left and right side occupants simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the dashboard are assigned different functions to serve specific user needs. The patent positions cup holders in locations optimized for left and right side occupants respectively, with each cup holder positioned within easy reach of the corresponding occupant. This local optimization allows both occupants to access their respective cup holders simultaneously without interference, improving convenience while maintaining reasonable structural simplicity.
3Ease of operation
If cup holders are positioned far from the center, then they are accessible to side occupants, but they become difficult to reach for center occupants
Solution Approach 1:
The dashboard cup holder system is designed to serve multiple user groups simultaneously. By positioning cup holders on both the left and right sides of the dashboard, the system becomes universally accessible to occupants regardless of their seating position - whether on the left, right, or center. Each cup holder is positioned to be easily reachable from its corresponding side while still being visible and accessible to other occupants, thus achieving multi-functional adaptability.
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AI summary
A vehicle includes: a car body; wheels rotatably supported by the car body; a steering wheel steering the wheels; a seat more rearward than the steering wheel; and a dashboard including a dashboard body, a left cup holder, and a right cup holder. The dashboard body is more forward than the seat, the left cup holder is located to the left of a middle in a vehicle-width direction, and the right cup holder is located to the right of the middle in the vehicle-width direction.