Expandable Vehicle Chassis With Pivoting Body Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current motorized vehicles are inefficient, expensive, and difficult to maneuver due to their large size, which leads to excessive energy use, traffic congestion, and safety concerns, especially when designed for single or dual passengers.
Innovation Solution
A compact motorized vehicle with a chassis and pivotable front and rear portions, allowing for easy entry and exit, and a sliding mechanism for the rear portion, enabling lane-sharing and lane-splitting capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If motorized vehicles are designed to carry several passengers with seats for four to eight people, then the vehicle capacity increases, but the vehicle size becomes larger and more expensive to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle body is divided into modular sections that can be selectively assembled. The chassis supports optional addition of front and rear portions, allowing the vehicle to be configured for 1, 2, or multiple passengers depending on demand, rather than always being a large multi-passenger vehicle
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle configuration is made dynamic through selective assembly and disassembly of body portions. The front portion can pivot and the rear portion can slide, allowing the vehicle to transform between compact and extended states, adapting size to actual passenger needs
2Quantity of substance
If motorized vehicles are made larger to carry multiple passengers, then the passenger capacity increases, but the vehicle becomes more prone to traffic congestion and difficult to park
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle is segmented into a chassis and optional body portions. When only one or two passengers are present, the vehicle operates in a compact configuration without unnecessary body sections, improving maneuverability and reducing traffic congestion while maintaining adequate capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle dynamically adjusts its physical configuration through pivotable front portions and sliding rear portions, transitioning between compact and extended states based on passenger load, thereby optimizing both capacity and maneuverability for current conditions
3Ease of manufacture
If motorized vehicles are designed with fixed body structures, then the manufacturing process is simpler, but the ease of entry and exit for passengers is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle body is segmented into separate pivotable front portion and sliding rear portion that can be independently assembled to the chassis. This modular approach maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling easy entry and exit through movable access points
Solution Approach 2:
The front portion pivots and the rear portion slides to create open access points for passengers. These dynamic movements provide convenient entry and exit while the underlying modular architecture keeps manufacturing processes relatively simple
4Use of energy by moving object
If motorized vehicles use compact designs similar to motorcycles, then energy efficiency improves, but the vehicle lacks enclosed protection and safety
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle combines a compact chassis for energy efficiency with selectively attachable enclosed body portions for safety. The modular design allows the vehicle to have motorcycle-like efficiency when bodies are removed, while providing enclosed protection when bodies are attached based on weather or safety needs
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle dynamically adjusts between open and enclosed configurations. The pivotable front portion and sliding rear portion can be positioned to provide enclosed protection when needed while maintaining the compact, efficient chassis design, allowing adaptation to different safety and comfort requirements
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AI summary
A motorized vehicle having a chassis, a front portion disposed at a first end of the chassis, and a rear portion disposed at a second end of the chassis. The front portion is configured to be selectively moved relative to at least one of the rear portion and the chassis between a front closed position and a front opened position, and the rear portion is configured to be selectively moved relative to at least one of the front portion and the chassis between a rear closed position and a rear opened position.