Motorcycle Side-Mounted Storage Compartment with Hinged Lid
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motorcycle riders face difficulties in accessing stored personal items like handguns, flashlights, or wallets while riding due to the design of existing storage solutions, which require dismounting to retrieve items even when stationary, and are inaccessible while in motion.
Innovation Solution
A lockable storage compartment is secured to the motorcycle frame below the seat level, featuring a hinged top surface that can be opened manually by the rider while seated and in motion, using a key-operated or electronic lock, and filled with compressible synthetic resin foam blocks with slits to securely hold and protect items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If personal articles are stored in saddle bags mounted on the rear wheel, then storage capacity is provided, but the rider must stop, dismount, and unlatch devices to access articles
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple compartments within the storage box, with each compartment accessible through separate openings. This allows the rider to access specific items without opening the entire storage box, enabling quick retrieval while maintaining security for other items.
Solution Approach 2:
A latch mechanism serves as an intermediary device that can be operated from the rider's position to open the storage box. The latch includes a movable element that the rider can actuate with one hand while seated, providing remote access without requiring dismounting.
2Reliability
If a safe is affixed to the motorcycle frame under the seat, then secure storage is provided, but the rider cannot access contents while the motorcycle is in motion
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is designed with movable components including a hinged lid and sliding compartments that can be opened and closed while the motorcycle is in motion. The dynamic design allows the rider to access items during riding without compromising the secure attachment of the storage box to the frame.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage box is positioned on the side of the motorcycle rather than under the seat, changing the spatial dimension of access. This side-mounted position with front and rear openings allows the rider to reach in and retrieve items while seated, eliminating the need to dismount while maintaining secure storage.
3Ease of operation
If articles are stored in pockets of rider's clothing, then immediate access is possible, but articles can be dislodged and lost during acceleration or bumps
Solution Approach 1:
Compressible foam material is placed at the bottom of each compartment to cushion and secure stored items. The foam absorbs shocks from bumps and acceleration, preventing articles from being dislodged while allowing the rider to access them through openings in the storage box.
4Ease of operation
If the storage compartment is located below seat level on the frame, then it is reachable by the rider while mounted, but access may be difficult while the motorcycle is in motion
Solution Approach 1:
The latch mechanism is extracted as a separate, independently operable component from the main storage box structure. The latch includes a movable element that can be actuated from the rider's position without requiring the rider to physically open the entire storage box, simplifying the opening operation while maintaining secure storage.
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AI summary
A compartment for containing a handheld article, is secured to the motorcycle frame and located on one side of the motorcycle and below the level of the seat. The compartment has a hinged closure on its top surface, and is positioned and configured to allow the rider to open the closure and remove articles while mounted and in motion. The hinge for the closure is located adjacent an edge of the top surface of the compartment so that the edge of the closure opposite the hinge moves upward and away from the motorcycle frame when the closure is opened. The closure readily clears the seat as it is opened, and can move past a vertical condition so that it can remain open. The interior of the compartment is provided with a block of compressible foam formed with slits for receiving articles to be stored.