Modular Vehicle Console Attachment for Customizable Cabin Functions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle consoles lack versatility and functionality, failing to provide enhanced features for storage, convenience, and adaptability to various user needs.
Innovation Solution
A modular vehicle console design featuring interchangeable modules with attachment assemblies, including module holders and securing clips, allowing for removable modules such as storage bins, coolers, and media devices, along with integrated power and ventilation systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional fixed console design is used, then the structure is simple and reliable, but the versatility and adaptability to various user needs are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The console is divided into a base and multiple interchangeable modules (storage module, cooling module, media module). Each module can be independently installed or removed from the base, allowing the console to adapt to different user needs without redesigning the entire system. This segmentation enables versatility while keeping each individual component relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate different types of modules. The attachment assembly uses a standardized mechanism (securing clips and retention detents) that works across all module types, allowing a single base to support multiple functions through module interchangeability rather than requiring dedicated structures for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If modules are made removable for customization, then adaptability improves, but the reliability of module attachment may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment assembly incorporates a dynamic securing mechanism where securing clips can be actuated to engage or disengage from retention detents. This allows the connection to transition between a secure locked state (when engaged) and a removable state (when disengaged), providing both reliability during use and ease of customization when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The securing clips act as intermediary elements between the module and the base. These clips provide a mechanical mediation that ensures reliable attachment when engaged, while still allowing controlled removal when the user intends to reconfigure the system. The clips transfer and distribute the attachment forces to ensure stable connection.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple module holders are provided for different functions, then versatility increases, but the device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple module holders are arranged in a nested or stacked configuration within the console base. The holders are positioned to utilize vertical space and overlapping footprints, allowing multiple functional modules to be installed in a compact arrangement that minimizes the overall console footprint while still providing access to each module.
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AI summary
A vehicle console includes a base, a first module holder provided in the base, first removable module configured to be received in the module holder and removable from the module holder, and an attachment assembly configured to removably attach the module to the module holder.