Foldable Wing Work Surface for Vehicle Seating Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle seating solutions lack flexibility and mobility, failing to adapt to various applications and meet the needs of both front and rear seat occupants for work or personal use, particularly in providing adaptable work surfaces for modern technology like laptops and tablets.
Innovation Solution
A flexible motor vehicle work surface is designed with a deployable support structure and foldable wings that can be angled obliquely, transforming from a stored position to a deployed horizontal surface, integrated with the seating assembly to provide a continuous work area that can be used by both driver and passenger sides, including storage compartments and adjustable orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed work surface is provided in the motor vehicle, then the structure is simple and stable, but it lacks flexibility and cannot adapt to various applications or serve both front and rear seat occupants
Solution Approach 1:
The work surface is divided into multiple independent segments including a base structure, foldable wings, and movable horizontal surfaces. Each segment can be independently positioned to create different configurations, enabling the surface to adapt to various applications while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The work surface transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic adjustable system. The foldable wings and movable horizontal surfaces can be deployed or stowed as needed, allowing the same structure to serve multiple functions and occupants without requiring separate fixed surfaces for each application
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed work surface is provided, then the structure is stable, but it cannot provide mobility solutions for using current technology in the vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The work surface incorporates movable components including foldable wings and adjustable horizontal surfaces that can be easily deployed or stowed. This dynamic design provides mobility solutions for technology use while maintaining ease of operation through intuitive mechanical movements rather than complex control systems
Solution Approach 2:
The work surface utilizes vertical and angular dimensions in addition to horizontal space. By folding wings and adjusting surface angles, the system creates multiple usable configurations within the limited vehicle interior space, providing mobility solutions without requiring additional floor space
3Adaptability or versatility
If foldable wings are added to create a flexible work surface, then adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into integrated components. The foldable wings serve both as structural support and as the work surface itself, while the movable horizontal surfaces combine storage and work functions. This merging reduces the number of separate components needed, maintaining flexibility while controlling overall complexity
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AI summary
A flexible motor vehicle work surface is operably coupled with a motor vehicle seating assembly and includes a deployable support structure operably coupled with the motor vehicle seating assembly, the deployable support structure comprising a base disposed on an upper surface thereof. A foldable wing is operably coupled with the deployable support structure, the foldable wing having a first stored position and a deployed second position forming a movable horizontal surface.