Vehicle Dashboard Housing for Portable Electronic Device Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable electronic devices attached to vehicle windshields using suction caps often experience unstable coupling and obstruct external visibility.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle dashboard with an integrated housing that securely supports portable electronic devices, such as tablets or smartphones, with a pocket system and connector for stable positioning and easy access, while maintaining the dashboard's appearance and structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If portable electronic devices are attached to the windscreen using a suction cap, then the device is easily accessible and visible, but the coupling becomes unstable and external visibility is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dashboard housing as an intermediary structure between the vehicle interior and the portable electronic device. This housing provides a stable mounting location on the dashboard surface, replacing the unreliable suction cap attachment to the windscreen. The housing acts as a mediator that maintains both device accessibility and coupling stability simultaneously.
2Ease of operation
If portable electronic devices are attached to the windscreen using a suction cap, then the device is easily accessible, but external visibility through the windscreen is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the device mounting function from the windscreen area and relocates it to the dashboard housing. By removing the suction cap attachment from the windscreen, the obstruction to external visibility is eliminated while the device remains easily accessible through the dashboard housing opening.
3Reliability
If the portable electronic device is integrated directly into the dashboard, then coupling stability is improved, but the dashboard appearance and structural features are excessively compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating a specialized housing structure at the specific location where device mounting is needed, rather than modifying the entire dashboard. The housing integrates seamlessly with the dashboard surface, providing stable device coupling while maintaining the overall dashboard appearance and structural integrity.
4Reliability
If the portable electronic device is integrated directly into the dashboard, then coupling stability is improved, but the device insertion and removal becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a movable door element that can open and close to provide dynamic access to the device housing. This allows the housing to transition between a closed stable state (when door is closed) and an open accessible state (when door is opened), enabling both stable coupling and easy device insertion/removal operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle dashboard has a fixed structure and a casing defining a pocket having a substantially rectangular perimeter, which is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge and two side edges so as to house a portable electronic device having a screen which remains visible through a window defined by a front frame of the casing; at one of the aforesaid edges, the casing has an opening which is used to insert/remove the portable electronic device along a sliding direction and is closed by a closing element.