Deployable Vehicle Workstation With Pivoting Dual-Screen Desk
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a deployable workstation in motor vehicles that can provide a functional workspace within the cabin interior, allowing passengers to utilize a display screen and desk during travel, while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
Innovation Solution
A deployable workstation is designed with a trim panel, a first display screen extending from the panel, and a second display screen that pivots from a stowed position to an extended deployed position, coupled with a control arm and a deployable desk that pivots between stowed and deployed positions, allowing the second display screen and desk to be aligned and used as a workspace.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a deployable workstation with multiple display screens is provided in the vehicle cabin, then passenger utility and workspace functionality are enhanced, but device complexity and structural requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The workstation is divided into separate functional modules: a first display screen fixed to the trim panel, a second display screen mounted on a deployable desk, and a control arm mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while providing comprehensive workspace functionality when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The second display screen and desk are designed to be dynamically deployable between stowed and extended positions. The control arm mechanism with pivot axis enables smooth transitions between configurations, allowing the workspace to adapt from a compact stowed state to an extended working state without permanent structural complexity.
2Area of stationary object
If a deployable desk and second display screen are stowed within the trim panel recess, then space utilization is improved, but ease of operation increases due to manual deployment requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The second display screen and desk are nested within a recess in the trim panel when stowed. The control arm mechanism allows the desk to pivot from within the recess to an extended deployed position, maximizing space utilization in the stowed state while enabling easy deployment through simple pivoting motion.
3Ease of operation
If the control arm pivots about a pivot axis to deploy the second display screen, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases due to mechanical linkage
Solution Approach 1:
The control arm acts as an intermediary mechanical linkage between the pivot axis and the second display screen. This simple pivot-based control arm mechanism provides intuitive ease of operation while maintaining relatively low structural complexity compared to more complex actuation systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A workstation includes a dashboard for a vehicle having a recess on an upper surface, a first display screen extending from the dashboard, and a second display screen that is deployable between a stowed position within the recess in the dashboard and an extended deployed position aligned proximate to the first display screen. A control arm operatively couples the first display screen with the second display screen, wherein the control arm pivots about a pivot axis to deploy the second display screen proximate to the first display screen. The workstation has a deployable desk that pivots between a stowed position proximate to the dashboard and an extended deployed position forward of the dashboard, wherein the desk in the stowed position covers the second display screen.