Vehicle Lounge Console with Rotating Carousel Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle lounge consoles lack advanced storage solutions that provide easy access and customizable configurations to enhance passenger experience and legroom in vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle lounge console with a storage compartment featuring a selection mechanism for motorized and remote-controlled storage container management, including a movable platform and revolving carousel, allowing for hidden storage and convenient retrieval of items, enhancing passenger comfort and legroom.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the front passenger seat is removed to create a lounge console, then additional legroom and amenity space are provided, but the vehicle loses a functional passenger seat
Solution Approach 1:
The lounge console is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides legroom for rear passengers, acts as a storage system with rotating carousel, offers amenity placement surfaces, and can be configured in different arrangements. This multi-functionality compensates for the loss of the front passenger seat while providing enhanced rear passenger experience.
2Ease of operation
If storage containers are made visible and accessible in the lounge console, then passenger access is improved, but the aesthetic design and hidden storage are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a rotating carousel mechanism that pre-positions selected storage containers at an accessible location. The carousel rotates to bring the desired container to the front opening before the passenger needs to access it, enabling easy retrieval while keeping the main storage compartment hidden and aesthetically pleasing.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating carousel acts as an intermediary between the hidden storage compartment and the passenger access point. It mediates the contradiction by providing a mechanism that allows containers to be selectively presented for access while the bulk of the storage remains concealed within the console's aesthetic housing.
3Ease of operation
If the storage compartment is placed within easy reach of the passenger, then access is improved, but legroom and configuration options are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a movable platform that can dynamically extend toward the passenger and a rotating carousel that brings selected containers to the access opening. This dynamic mechanism allows the storage system to be positioned at an optimal distance from the passenger, providing easy access while maintaining sufficient legroom and allowing flexible configuration of the console space.
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a vehicle lounge console configured to be arranged in front of a vehicle passenger seat, the vehicle lounge console comprising: a storage compartment comprising a plurality of storage locations, each storage location being configured to contain a storage container; a first opening configured to receive a storage container; a second opening configured to eject a storage container; wherein the storage compartment comprises a selection mechanism configured to arrange a received storage container in a storage location, and to eject a selected one of the plurality of storage containers through the second opening upon request.