Front Trunk Screen Assembly With Retractable Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
The space created by the removal of internal combustion engine components in electrified vehicles is not effectively utilized for additional cargo storage and entertainment purposes, such as displaying images or videos, due to the lack of integrated solutions for a front trunk with a screen.
Innovation Solution
A motor vehicle design that incorporates a front trunk with a moveable electronic visual display or projection screen, which can be retracted and deployed automatically, integrated with a closure assembly that allows for the display of still images or videos using a projector mounted to the grille section, enhancing usability for events like tailgating.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a screen is integrated into the front trunk, then entertainment functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the screen, housing, and closure assembly into an integrated front trunk system. The screen is mounted within the closure assembly structure, merging storage, entertainment, and closure functions into a single unified system, thereby improving versatility while managing complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The front trunk assembly serves multiple functions: it provides cargo storage space, displays entertainment content on the screen, and maintains vehicle closure functionality. The closure assembly acts as both a structural component for sealing the trunk and as a mounting structure for the entertainment system, demonstrating multi-functionality that addresses the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the electronic visual display is moveable between retracted and deployed positions, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic visual display is designed to be moveable between retracted and deployed positions, transforming from a static to a dynamic configuration. This dynamic capability allows the screen to adapt to different operational states (stored vs. in-use), improving ease of operation while the movement mechanism is integrated into the closure assembly to manage complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic visual display is nested within the closure assembly structure. When retracted, the screen fits within the housing of the closure assembly, similar to a nested doll configuration. This nesting approach allows the display to be stored compactly within the existing structural envelope, reducing the need for additional space and simplifying the overall system architecture.
3Illumination intensity
If the screen projects out of the housing when deployed, then screen visibility is improved, but it may impede closure assembly movement
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamic positioning where the screen projects outward only when the closure assembly is in the open position. When the closure assembly moves to the closed position, the screen retracts back into the housing. This dynamic behavior ensures full screen visibility during entertainment use while preventing interference with closure assembly movement during storage or transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The screen retraction action is performed preliminarily before the closure assembly closes. By ensuring the screen is retracted into the housing before the closure assembly moves to the closed position, the system prevents any potential interference with the closure mechanism, maintaining ease of operation for both functions.
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AI summary
This disclosure relates to a front trunk including a screen for displaying still images or video. Among other benefits, which will be appreciated from the below description, the disclosed features increase the usability of the front trunk, and, in turn, the vehicle overall. In particular, many of the features discussed below are intended to make the front trunk more usable at worksites, tailgating events, etc.