Foldable Electric Vehicle Cover and Control Bar for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Small electric vehicles are often too large and cumbersome for users to store and operate, lacking adequate storage space and navigability in restricted areas, which reduces their ownership and usage.
Innovation Solution
A compact electric vehicle that can transform from a stowed position to an extended position, featuring a foldable control bar and cover, allowing autonomous operation and storage, with a processor controlling motors for movement without user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the electric vehicle is designed with a larger size to provide adequate storage space, then the storage capacity is improved, but the vehicle becomes too large and cumbersome for users to store and navigate in restricted areas
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle employs a transformable structure that transitions between extended and stowed configurations. The cover rotates relative to the base, and the control bar extends or retracts, allowing the vehicle to dynamically adapt its size and shape based on operational or storage needs, resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle utilizes dimensional transformation by extending its profile vertically when in stowed position (reducing footprint for storage) and horizontally when in extended position (increasing usable space for operation). This dimensional switching allows the vehicle to satisfy both storage constraints and operational requirements at different times
2Ease of operation
If the electric vehicle is designed to be compact for easy storage, then the storability is improved, but the vehicle lacks adequate storage space when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle's transformable structure allows it to switch between compact stowed configuration for easy storage and extended configuration that provides adequate storage space. The dynamic reconfiguration enables the vehicle to have both compact storage footprint and sufficient cargo capacity at different operational states
3Ease of manufacture
If the electric vehicle is designed with traditional fixed structure, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the vehicle cannot transform between compact and extended positions for versatile operation and storage
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle is divided into separable components including a base, a rotatable cover, and an extendable control bar. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using conventional methods while enabling the overall system to achieve transformability between extended and stowed positions through their relative movements
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle includes a body and a cover rotatably connected to the body. The vehicle further includes a control bar rotatably connected to the cover. The cover is rotatable onto the body to put the cover in the stowed position from an extended position. The bar is between the cover and the body when the bar is in the stowed position.