Vehicle Door Weather Protector Device Holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle occupants face inconvenience in transporting and storing personal weather protector devices like umbrellas and snow brushes, as they occupy space and can become wet and soiled, potentially transferring moisture to the vehicle interior.
Innovation Solution
A personal weather protector device holder integrated into vehicle assembly components, featuring a device entrance opening with enlarged portions connected by a narrower bridge opening, allowing for secure storage and drainage, accommodating multiple devices and orthogonal shapes, and optionally including a retractable mechanism for easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If personal weather protector devices are stored in the vehicle cabin, then they are easily accessible, but they occupy space and may transfer moisture to the vehicle interior
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the storage function for wet weather protector devices from the main vehicle cabin space by providing dedicated holders in door assemblies. This separation allows devices to be stored outside the primary cabin environment, preventing moisture transfer while maintaining accessibility through door-mounted locations.
2Ease of operation
If personal weather protector devices are stored in the vehicle cabin, then they are easily accessible, but they occupy valuable space
Solution Approach 1:
The storage function is extracted from the vehicle cabin interior and relocated to door assemblies. The holders are integrated into door structures, utilizing otherwise underutilized space and removing the volume occupation from the cabin environment while preserving easy access via door-mounted positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from storing devices within the three-dimensional cabin space to utilizing the door assembly structure as an alternative storage dimension. By mounting holders on door assemblies, the system exploits the vertical and lateral dimensions of the door structure rather than consuming horizontal cabin volume.
3Quantity of substance
If the device holder accommodates multiple devices, then storage capacity increases, but device separation and organization become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The holder assembly is segmented into multiple independent holder portions, each capable of accommodating a separate weather protector device. This segmentation allows devices to be stored in discrete, organized compartments while maintaining easy access to individual items through the segmented structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Different holder portions are positioned at different locations on the door assembly, creating local variations in storage zones. This local differentiation allows for organized storage of multiple device types while maintaining ease of access to each specific holder portion based on its location.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle includes a vehicle assembly component and a personal weather protector device holder having a device entrance opening provided in the vehicle assembly component. The personal weather protector device holder providing a device holding volume that receives a personal weather protector device through the device entrance opening. The device entrance opening includes an enlarged opening portion and a bridge opening portion that intersects the enlarged opening portion. The enlarged opening portion of the device entrance opening having a width that is greater than a width of the bridge opening portion.