Vehicle Door Storage Bin with Dual Covers and UV Disinfection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle door storage bins lack accessibility, security, and cleanliness features, making them inefficient for delivering and retrieving items while ensuring environmental protection and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A door-integrated storage bin with a reinforcement assembly, dual covers, UV light disinfection, and a controller system for secure and sanitary item handling, allowing access from both inside and outside the vehicle, with features like sound absorption and lockable mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a storage bin is integrated into the door between inner and outer panels, then item storage capability is improved, but structural strength and rigidity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The storage bin is segmented into multiple compartments (first storage compartment, second storage compartment, third storage compartment) that can be independently accessed from different sides. This segmentation allows the storage function to be distributed throughout the door structure without compromising overall structural integrity, as each compartment is contained within reinforced sections of the door panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage bin is nested within the door structure between the inner and outer panels, with the reinforcement assembly integrated into the same space. The first cover and second cover are nested within the door assembly, allowing the storage bin to occupy the existing door thickness without adding external bulk or compromising the door's structural framework.
2Ease of operation
If dual covers with biasing members are used to allow access from both inside and outside, then accessibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The first cover and second cover are designed as movable components that can dynamically transition between open and closed positions. The biasing members provide automatic dynamic response, causing the covers to return to the closed position after being opened, eliminating the need for manual resetting or complex locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The biasing members enable the covers to self-close automatically after opening, providing a self-service function that maintains security without requiring user intervention. The system serves itself by automatically returning to the closed state, reducing the complexity of control mechanisms while improving ease of operation.
3Strength
If a reinforcement assembly is added between panels, then structural strength is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement assembly is merged with the storage bin structure, where the reinforcement ribs and cross-members serve dual purposes of both strengthening the door panel and forming the storage compartments. This consolidation reduces the number of separate manufacturing steps and assembly operations required.
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcement assembly performs multiple functions simultaneously: it strengthens the door panel structure, provides mounting surfaces for the storage bin and covers, and creates the framework for the compartments. This multi-functionality reduces the overall component count and simplifies the manufacturing process by eliminating the need for separate reinforcement brackets or mounting structures.
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
Enhances security, cleanliness, and ease of use by providing accessible, secure, and sanitized storage for items, while maintaining environmental protection and user convenience through dual access and UV disinfection.
Implementation Method 1
the vehicle includes an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to emit UV light within the storage bin to disinfect an item within the storage bin
Implementation Method 2
the inner cover includes a sound absorbing panel, and the outer cover includes a sound absorbing panel
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure relates to storage bin for a door of a motor vehicle. In an example, a door, which provides a boundary between a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an exterior of the motor vehicle, includes a storage bin configured such that an item in the storage bin is accessible both from the passenger compartment and from the exterior.