Vehicle Headrest Webbing Pocket for Secure Item Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a headrest storage pocket in vehicle seats that allows for easy storage and quick access to items like cell phones, with a design that is economical to manufacture and incorporates webbing or netting with an elastic band for secure storage, particularly in the rear portion of the headrest.
Innovation Solution
A headrest storage pocket made of webbing or netting attached to the rear surface of the headrest with an elastic band at the top edge, secured via seams, and optionally featuring a hard trim frame or flap with a stiffener, allowing for secure storage and easy access to items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a storage pocket is added to the headrest, then storage functionality is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage pocket is designed as a separate, modular component that can be independently manufactured and then attached to the headrest. This segmentation allows the pocket to be produced using simple webbing or netting materials without complicating the headrest manufacturing process, resolving the contradiction between added functionality and manufacturing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The storage pocket is designed with universal attachment methods (seams, fasteners) that can be integrated into various headrest designs without requiring custom manufacturing processes for each application. This universal approach enables storage functionality to be added across different vehicle models while maintaining economical manufacturing
2Ease of manufacture
If webbing and elastic are used for the storage pocket, then ease of manufacture is improved, but securing items during movement becomes challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic band is strategically positioned at the top opening of the storage pocket to provide localized securing force where it is most needed. This local application of elastic material allows the rest of the pocket to remain simple webbing or netting for ease of manufacture, while the elastic top edge reliably secures items during vehicle movement
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic band provides dynamic adaptation to different item sizes and weights, automatically adjusting the securing force based on the stored object. This dynamic property maintains reliability across various usage scenarios while keeping the overall structure simple and easy to manufacture
3Reliability
If a flap with stiffener is added to create a pocket, then storage security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stiffener is nested within the flap structure, with the flap material surrounding and protecting the stiffener. This nested configuration provides the necessary structural support for storage security while keeping the overall design compact and avoiding excessive complexity in the assembly process
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides an improved headrest with a secure and accessible storage pocket for various items, enhancing user convenience while being economical to manufacture and integrate into existing headrest designs.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic band is attached to a top edge of the pocket. The webbing pocket, having a first edge, a second edge and a bottom edge, wherein the first edge, second edge and bottom edge are secured to the rear surface of the headrest via at least one joining seam. The top edge of the pocket is free to move with respect to the rear surface of the vehicle headrest to allow for storage of items within the webbed pocket, wherein the elastic band is used to help secure the items within the pocket during movement of the vehicle.
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AI summary
A headrest storage pocket for use in a vehicle headrest seat is disclosed. The headrest storage pocket for use in a vehicle seat comprises a pocket made of a webbing, wherein that pocket is attached to a rear surface of the headrest of the vehicle seat. The headrest storage pocket also comprises an elastic band attached to a top edge of the pocket, wherein the pocket having a first side edge, a second side edge and a bottom edge. The first side edge, second side edge and bottom edge are secured to the rear surface of the headrest via at least one sewn seam. The headrest storage pocket may allow for storage of objects in the back rear surface of the vehicle headrest thus preventing the objects from being thrown around the interior compartment of the vehicle during driving thereof and keeping the objects in an easy to reach area of the vehicle.