Groove Guide Seating Anchor for Flexible Vehicle Interiors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing passenger transport vehicle seating configurations are inflexible, requiring seat removal and reinstallation for significant changes, and existing rotating seat solutions impose high loads on vehicle structures and limit seat orientation.
Innovation Solution
A seating group system with anchoring points that can be inserted into a groove guide, allowing for variable displacement and rotation without disassembly, featuring a slot nut connection for secure locking and rotational mobility, enabling seats to be rearranged without loose parts and maintaining anchoring during configuration changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If seats are mounted on a rotating platform with ball bearings, then user comfort is improved, but the system cannot achieve variable seating configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the seating arrangement into modular seating groups that can be independently positioned and oriented. Each seating group can be separately adjusted along the groove guide, allowing flexible configuration changes without affecting other seats.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchoring point incorporates a locking mechanism that enables dynamic transition between fixed and movable states. The seating group can be locked in place for stability or unlocked for repositioning, allowing the system to adapt between comfort and reconfigurability as needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the support is attached to a side wall of the vehicle, then seat orientation can be changed, but high loads are imposed on the bearing and side wall
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating mechanism is extracted from the side wall mounting and relocated to the floor-mounted groove guide system. This transfers the load-bearing function from the side wall to the floor structure, reducing stress on the side wall and bearing while maintaining orientation flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The groove guide acts as an intermediary element between the floor and the seating group. It provides a guided path for movement and rotation while distributing loads along its length, reducing peak stresses on both the floor and the seating mounting points.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fundamental changes to row layout or seat grouping are made by removing and reinstalling seats, then seating configuration can be changed, but extensive disassembly and reassembly is required
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism enables quick transition between locked and unlocked states, allowing seating groups to be rapidly repositioned without tools or extensive disassembly. The dynamic nature of the system permits frequent reconfiguration with minimal effort and time investment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses simple, standardized anchoring points and groove guides that can be easily repositioned or replaced if needed. These components are designed for repeated use in different configurations rather than permanent installation, reducing the cost and time of reconfiguration.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the anchoring point is detachably locked in the groove guide, then the seating group can be fixed in position, but the system must manage locking and unlocking mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is designed to be operated by the user without external assistance or complex control systems. The simple lock/unlock design allows the seating group to secure itself in position while maintaining ease of repositioning, balancing stability with operational simplicity.
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AI summary
A technique for the variable arrangement of seating in the passenger compartment of a passenger transport vehicle is described. One aspect of the technique relates to a seating group (100) comprising at least two seats (102) and a substructure (104) supporting the at least two seats (102). The substructure (104) includes an anchoring point (106) on its underside, which, in a released state, can be inserted into a groove guide and, in a locked state, is detachably locked in the groove guide. In the released state, the seating group (100) is displaceable and rotatable with respect to the groove guide. In the locked state, the seating group (100) is fixed in position and rotation with respect to the groove guide.