Hinged Trunk Floor Mounting Structure With Suspended Open Position
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing trunk floor structures in vehicles are inconvenient to operate as they require lifting the entire floor to access items in the lower space, leading to difficulties in fetching and resetting, especially when the outer floor is flipped inside the boot.
Innovation Solution
A trunk floor mounting structure with a reversible front and rear floor configuration, utilizing a suspension mechanism with a stop member and a limiting member, allowing the rear floor to be flipped and suspended at a predetermined angle, enabling easy access and resetting without lifting the entire floor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the trunk floor is designed as an integrated structure, then the structural strength is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because the entire floor must be lifted to access items in the lower space
Solution Approach 1:
The trunk floor is divided into two independent segments: an inner floor and an outer floor, connected by a hinge. This allows the outer floor to be flipped open independently to access items in the lower space without lifting the entire floor assembly, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining structural integrity through the hinge connection
2Ease of operation
If the outer floor is flipped completely onto the inner floor to access items in the lower space, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases and resetting becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
A suspension mechanism is introduced that allows the outer floor to be dynamically positioned at multiple angles relative to the inner floor. The stop member and limiting member work together to create stable suspended positions, enabling the outer floor to be flipped to various angles for convenient item access while automatically returning to its original position through the elastic restoring force, thus avoiding the need for complex manual resetting operations
3Ease of operation
If the outer floor is flipped to access items in the lower space, then the ease of operation is improved, but the stability deteriorates as items on the inner floor may slide into the boot
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension mechanism with stop member and limiting member creates defined stable positions for the outer floor. When flipped to a predetermined angle, the outer floor is securely held in place by the stop member abutting the limiting member, preventing excessive movement that would cause items on the inner floor to slide, while still allowing convenient access to items in the lower space
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure relates to a trunk floor mounting structure for a vehicle, and a vehicle. The trunk floor mounting structure is configured to be arrangeable in a boot of the vehicle, and includes: a floor including a front floor and a rear floor reversibly fixed to the front floor; and a suspension mechanism including a stop member and a limiting member cooperating with each other, the stop member having a fixed end fixed to a lower surface of the rear floor and a movable end capable of extending to a lower surface of the front floor, and the limiting member being configured to be arrangeable on at least one of a left side wall and a right side wall of the boot, wherein when the rear floor is flipped by a predetermined obtuse angle relative to the front floor from an initial position, the movable end abuts against the limiting member such that the rear floor is suspended in a suspended position. By using the trunk floor mounting structure described above, the vehicle of the disclosure enables a user to conveniently fetch items in a lower space of the boot, and also allows the rear floor to be conveniently reset, thereby improving the ease of operation and the user experience.