Deployable Rigid Seatback Pocket for Protected Heavy Item Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional amenity pockets in vehicle seats lack sufficient protection and load-bearing capacity to accommodate larger and heavier items such as personal computers and electronic devices, requiring improved stiffness and protection.
Innovation Solution
Amenity pockets with a rigid structure, deployment mechanism, and mounting system that includes gussets and a pivotable design, coupled to the vehicle surface, providing adjustable deployment angles and a protective filler and cover for enhanced protection and versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional pocket designs are used, then the pocket can accommodate small items like books and literature, but the pocket lacks sufficient protection and load-bearing capacity for larger and heavier items such as personal computers and electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The pocket is designed with a deployable mechanism that transitions from a stowed position (flush with seat back) to a deployed position (protruding forward), allowing the same structure to accommodate both small items in normal use and larger items when deployed, while maintaining protection through the rigid structure and cushioning materials
Solution Approach 2:
The pocket structure is divided into multiple components including a rigid structure, cushioning material, cover, and deployment mechanism with gussets, allowing each component to be optimized for its specific function while working together to provide both protection and adaptability
2Strength
If the pocket is designed to accommodate larger items requiring greater volume and load-bearing capacity, then the protection capability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deployment mechanism serves multiple functions: it provides the structural framework for the pocket, acts as the mounting system to the seat back, enables the transition between stowed and deployed positions, and provides structural reinforcement through the gussets, thereby reducing the need for separate components and simplifying the overall design
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides enhanced protection and increased load-bearing capacity, allowing for the secure storage of larger items while maintaining convenience and adaptability, such as functioning as a table or storage compartment.
Implementation Method 1
The deployment mechanism may include at least two gussets, wherein each gusset is coupled to the vehicle surface and coupled to one side of the rigid structure. In some embodiments, the deployment mechanism provides a non-zero deployment angle of the rigid structure relative to the vehicle surface.
Implementation Method 2
a mounting structure comprising a base may pivotally coupled to the base of the rigid structure and coupled to the vehicle surface
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention include an amenity pocket comprising a rigid structure, a vehicle surface, and a deployment mechanism. The deployment mechanism provides a non-zero deployment angle of the rigid structure relative to the vehicle surface. In some embodiments, the amenity pocket is coupled to a passenger seat back. In other embodiments, a mounting structure comprising a base may be pivotally coupled to the base of the rigid structure and coupled to the vehicle surface. An interior surface of the rigid structure may be coupled to a filler. In some embodiments, the filler may be coupled to a protective surface. In other embodiments, an exterior surface of the rigid structure may be coupled to a cover.