Vehicle Glove Box Linkage Structure for Collision-Free Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing glove box designs face challenges such as wasted space due to collisions with dashboard surfaces, limited extraction due to structural constraints, and inconvenience in inserting or removing items.
Innovation Solution
A glove box design featuring a cover, housing, and transfer links that allow the housing to selectively open and close through a preset transfer trajectory, maximizing storage space and improving user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the depth of housing is increased to maximize storage space, then storage capacity is improved, but the rear upper edge of housing collides with the inner upper surface of dashboard
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the static housing structure into a dynamic one that can change its position and orientation. The housing is equipped with a transfer mechanism including transfer links and hinge shafts that enable it to move along a preset trajectory from a retracted position to an extended position, allowing the housing to achieve maximum storage depth without colliding with the dashboard in its retracted state.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dimensionality change by introducing a new movement dimension for the housing. Instead of being fixed in a single position, the housing can now move along a trajectory that includes both extension and retraction movements. This allows the housing to utilize the vertical space more effectively by moving up and down along the transfer trajectory, thereby increasing storage capacity without causing collision with the dashboard.
2Volume of moving object
If the housing is extracted to utilize all inner unused space, then storage space is maximized, but the glove box may be caught on a knee of an occupant
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling the housing to move dynamically between extended and retracted positions along a preset transfer trajectory. The transfer mechanism includes controlled movement that allows the housing to be extracted to maximize storage space when needed, while also being able to retract to a safe position that prevents it from catching on the occupant's knee. The hinge shafts and transfer links provide controlled, smooth motion throughout the trajectory.
3Ease of operation
If the housing is fixed in position to simplify structure, then device complexity is reduced, but it is inconvenient to insert or remove items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by providing the housing with a transfer mechanism that enables it to move along a preset trajectory. The housing can be extended to provide easy access for inserting and removing items, and retracted when not in use. The transfer links and hinge shafts work together to provide smooth, controlled movement, making the operation convenient for users while maintaining a relatively compact structure when retracted.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design achieves maximized storage space and enhanced user convenience by optimizing the transfer trajectory and structural angles of the transfer links, addressing the limitations of previous glove box types.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of transfer links that are arranged between two outer ends of the housing and two inner ends of the cover and provide a transfer trajectory of the housing
Implementation Method 2
a first hinge shaft that connects a first end of the first connecting bar to the inner lower part of the cover, and a first movable shaft that connects a second end of the first connecting bar to the outer upper part of the housing
Data Source
AI summary
A glove box includes a cover that is mounted in a dashboard of a vehicle in a state in which a front surface of the cover is open, a housing accommodated in a state in which an open surface thereof is covered by the cover and configured for selectively opening or closing the open front surface of the cover along a preset rotational trajectory, a plurality of transfer links that are arranged between first and second outer ends of the housing and first and second inner ends of the cover and transfer the housing along the preset rotational trajectory, and a damper that is connected between the cover and the transfer links and corrects a rotational force of the housing through length expansion/contraction.