Front Trunk Moveable Platform for Storage-to-Workspace Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
The transition to electrified vehicles creates unused space in the engine compartment, which is not efficiently utilized for storage or functionality in existing designs.
Innovation Solution
A motor vehicle with a moveable platform in the front trunk that can slide between retracted and deployed positions, featuring a panel that serves as a floor or work surface, supported by a recess, and includes a drawer and storage compartments, with a powered assembly for movement and a closure assembly with a light source for illumination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the platform is deployed to provide a work surface, then the usability for workspaces is improved, but the vehicle stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is designed to be movable between deployed and retracted positions, allowing the vehicle to dynamically adapt its configuration. When deployed, it provides a work surface for enhanced versatility; when retracted, it maintains vehicle stability. This dynamic transformation resolves the contradiction by allowing the system to have different configurations for different operational requirements.
2Area of moving object
If the platform is made extendable to increase workspace area, then the work surface area is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is segmented into modular components including the main platform body, the panel that forms the work surface, and the powered assembly for movement. This segmentation allows the work surface area to be extended when needed while keeping each component relatively simple in design, thereby reducing overall system complexity compared to a monolithic extendable structure.
3Volume of stationary object
If the front trunk space is expanded for storage, then the cargo capacity is improved, but the available space for other components is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The front trunk is designed with multi-functionality to resolve the space contradiction. The same front trunk space serves dual purposes: it provides storage volume when the platform is retracted, and it transforms into a workspace when the platform is deployed. This eliminates the need for separate dedicated spaces for storage and work functions, maximizing the utilization of the available engine compartment area.
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AI summary
This relates to a front trunk including a moveable platform. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a motor vehicle, including: a front trunk including a platform configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position, wherein, when the platform is in the retracted position, a panel on a top of the platform provides a floor of the front trunk, and wherein, when the platform is in the deployed position, the panel provides a work surface.