Sliding Front Trunk Drawer Layout for Accessible EV Cargo Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
The front trunk area of electric vehicles, previously occupied by propulsion systems, remains underutilized for cargo storage, necessitating innovative solutions to enhance cargo carrying capacity and usability.
Innovation Solution
A front trunk cargo storage system featuring a main body with a primary storage compartment and a slidable load floor drawer, equipped with slide mechanisms, latches, and convenience features like power panels and tie-down points, allowing for easy access and secure storage of cargo.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the front trunk area is used for cargo storage in electric vehicles, then cargo carrying capacity is enhanced, but the space utilization and usability need improvement
Solution Approach 1:
The front trunk storage space is segmented into multiple compartments including a primary storage compartment and a secondary storage compartment. The load floor drawer divides the primary compartment into accessible zones, allowing cargo to be organized and accessed in segments rather than requiring access to the entire storage volume, thereby enhancing usability while maximizing cargo capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The load floor drawer is designed to be slidable and movable between retracted and extended positions. This dynamic configuration allows the storage compartments to adapt their accessibility and effective volume based on cargo size and user needs, improving ease of operation while maintaining maximum cargo carrying capacity when the drawer is retracted.
2Ease of operation
If a slidable load floor drawer is added to the front trunk, then accessibility and ease of operation are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Slide mechanisms serve as intermediary components that enable the load floor drawer to move smoothly between positions. These mechanisms mediate between the user's pulling action and the drawer's movement, providing controlled accessibility without requiring complex mechanical systems. The latch mechanisms similarly act as intermediaries to secure the drawer in desired positions, enhancing accessibility while maintaining relatively simple overall structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple storage compartments and features are implemented, then cargo handling capacity and versatility are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The load floor drawer serves multiple functions: it acts as a division between primary and secondary storage compartments, provides a accessible loading surface when extended, and can be secured in intermediate positions using latch mechanisms. The power panels and tie-down points are integrated into the drawer structure, allowing a single component to provide versatile cargo handling capabilities without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
Provided is a front trunk cargo storage system. The system includes a main body that defines a primary storage compartment, and a load floor drawer mounted upon a floor of the primary storage compartment. The primary storage compartment includes a forward opening, and the load floor drawer is configured to be slidable outwardly from the primary storage compartment through the forward opening.