Vehicle Luggage Access Flap with Foldable Covering Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing covering devices for vehicle luggage compartments are bulky and lack stability, making them difficult to store and transport when increasing the compartment volume, leading to complexity and wasted space.
Innovation Solution
An access flap with a basic body and bearing device for reversible movement, featuring a fastening portion for securing a covering device, allowing it to be easily stored within the vehicle without occupying additional luggage compartment space, and a receiving volume with a form-fitting connection for compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed covering device is used to protect the luggage compartment, then protection against inspection and flying objects is improved, but the device becomes bulky and difficult to store when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The covering device is divided into multiple panels that can be folded relative to each other. This segmentation allows the covering device to be collapsed into a compact configuration for storage while maintaining its protective function when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The covering device transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic foldable structure. The panels can be folded and unfolded to change between a deployed protective state and a compact storage state, providing adaptability for different usage scenarios.
2Volume of stationary object
If the covering device is removed to increase luggage compartment volume, then the volume is improved, but the device becomes awkward to store outside the garage
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the covering device into foldable panels, the device can be collapsed into a compact form that is easier to transport and store in various locations, not just in a garage.
Solution Approach 2:
The covering device utilizes folding mechanisms that change its spatial configuration from a large flat structure to a compact three-dimensional folded form, enabling easier storage in limited spaces.
3Ease of operation
If a roller blind style covering device is used, then storage space is reduced, but the device lacks stability on the upper side
Solution Approach 1:
The covering device is constructed from multiple rigid panels rather than a flexible continuous material. These segmented panels provide structural stability and rigidity, particularly on the upper side, while still allowing the device to be folded for storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The covering device combines rigid panel materials with hinge connections to create a composite structure that maintains stability when deployed while enabling folding for compact storage.
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AI summary
An access flap for a luggage compartment of a vehicle includes a basic body configured to close an access opening to the luggage compartment of the vehicle in a closure position and to open up the access opening in an opening up position, and a bearing device configured to mount the basic body for a reversible movement between the closure position and the opening up position. The basic body has a fastening portion for the fastening of a covering device for covering the luggage compartment in the interior of the vehicle.