Flexible Divider Glove Box for Vibration Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Items stored in vehicle glove boxes tend to become mixed and damaged due to vibrations during vehicle motion, making them difficult to locate and increasing the risk of breakage for sensitive items.
Innovation Solution
A glove box with a flexible divider pivotally hinged at the lower portion, featuring a frame with a stretchable material and a latch system that secures the divider between the rear wall and the door, preventing items from moving and reducing vibration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If items are stored in a conventional glove box without dividers, then the storage volume is easily accessible, but items become mixed and damaged due to vehicle vibrations
Solution Approach 1:
The glove box storage space is divided into multiple compartments using a flexible divider that can be positioned at different locations. This segmentation prevents items from mixing and reduces vibration damage while maintaining the overall simplicity of the glove box structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The divider is designed to be flexible and movable rather than fixed, allowing it to adapt to different storage needs. The divider can be repositioned along the rear wall to accommodate various item sizes and quantities, providing dynamic adaptability without adding complex mechanisms.
2Reliability
If a fixed divider is used to separate items, then item stability is improved, but the flexibility to adjust storage configuration is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The divider incorporates a flexible element that allows it to be moved to different positions along the rear wall of the glove box. This dynamic design enables the divider to provide stable separation when needed while also allowing reconfiguration for different storage requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The divider uses a flexible material or thin film structure that can bend and move to different positions. This flexible construction maintains item stability when positioned while allowing easy repositioning to adapt to various storage configurations.
3Ease of operation
If the glove box door is opened frequently to locate items, then item accessibility is improved, but the risk of inadvertent removal of other items increases
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the glove box into separate compartments, items are organized in distinct sections. This segmentation allows users to access specific items in one compartment without disturbing items in other compartments, reducing the risk of inadvertent removal while maintaining easy accessibility.
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 flexible divider effectively secures objects within the glove box, minimizing vibration and damage, while the latch system ensures the divider can be easily positioned to maintain object stability during vehicle movement.
Implementation Method 1
Items stored within the glove box tend to become mixed with one another with the smaller and heavier items migrating to the lowermost point or rattling throughout the glove box
Implementation Method 2
The arm is responsive to the slider moving in a lateral direction to pivot between a latching position and an unlatching position
Data Source
AI summary
A glove box for a vehicle includes a glove box door pivotally hinged to an instrument panel in a vehicle, a pair of side walls extending rearwardly from the glove box door, a rear wall connected to rearward edges of the pair of side walls. The glove box door, the pair of side walls, and the rear wall define a storage volume between them. The glove box further includes a flexible divider pivotally hinged at a lower portion of the storage volume.