Modular Trunk Caddy Insert for Vehicle Cargo Adaptability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicular storage solutions fail to efficiently organize and secure various items in vehicle trunks, leading to clutter and inefficient use of space, as they lack flexibility and adaptability to different vehicle configurations and user needs.

Innovation Solution

The Trunk Caddy Insert, a modular storage system made of hardened plastic or rubber, consists of interlocking components that can be easily assembled and configured to fit various trunk sizes, featuring removable and adjustable partitions, bins, and mesh covers to create customizable compartments for secure and accessible storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing vehicular storage solutions are used, then basic storage capacity is provided, but flexibility and adaptability to different vehicle configurations and user needs deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility and adaptabilityVSAvoidcomplexity of storage system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The storage system is divided into multiple independent components including a base unit, removable bins, adjustable partitions, and modular wall sections. Each component can be independently configured, removed, or repositioned to adapt to different vehicle trunks and storage needs, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity by making the system modular rather than monolithic

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The storage system incorporates movable and adjustable elements such as repositionable bins, sliding partitions, and flexible wall configurations that can be dynamically reconfigured based on user needs and vehicle type, allowing the system to adapt without requiring a completely different design for each application

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If fixed configuration storage systems are used, then structural stability is improved, but ease of reconfiguration and accessibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of reconfiguration and accessVSAvoidstructural stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

Bins and storage compartments are designed to nest within the base unit and can be easily inserted or removed without disrupting the overall structural integrity of the storage system, allowing quick reconfiguration while maintaining stability through the nested modular design

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

Individual bins and partitions can be extracted from the storage system for easy access to items or for reconfiguration, while the remaining structure maintains its stability through the interlocking modular framework that supports independent component removal and reattachment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS9227570B2Trunk caddy insert

Publication Date: 2016.01.05 FLEET SR CLYDE V

AI summary

The Trunk Caddy Insert (TCI) is an essentially rectangular storage system having a small rectangle along one long side to accommodate the tapered shape of many trunks and cargo areas. The Trunk Caddy Insert components interlock and snap together easily and securely to accommodate a variety of trunk spaces, cargo areas and personal preferences. TCI is manufactured in a variety of lengths, widths and configurations to accommodate the schematics of various motor vehicles on the market.