Multifunctional Vehicle Seating Assembly with Sliding Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle seating assemblies lack multifunctionality, failing to provide adequate storage, electrical connectivity, and convenient access to vehicle systems in a single integrated solution.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional seating assembly with a slidable base that includes a pivotable seat and seatback, allowing access to a storage compartment and enabling wireless electrical connectivity with portable devices, which can also connect to the vehicle's information communication system for controlling various vehicle functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional single-function seat is used, then the structure is simple, but it lacks storage capability and electrical connectivity features
Solution Approach 1:
The seat assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides seating, includes a storage compartment accessible when the seat is in the stowed position, and incorporates electrical connectivity features for charging devices. The base unit integrates these diverse functions into a single assembly that can serve as both a seat and a console with storage and charging capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The seat assembly incorporates movable components including a pivotable seat portion and a movable base that can slide between stowed and extended positions. This dynamic design allows the same structure to provide different functions at different times - when stowed it provides access to storage, when extended it provides seating and charging capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functions are integrated into one assembly, then versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines storage compartment, electrical charging features, and seating functionality into a single integrated base assembly. The electrical connectivity features are built into the base, and the storage compartment is formed within the base structure, merging multiple functions that would traditionally require separate components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the base is fixed to the vehicle, then structural stability is improved, but mobility and reconfigurability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The base is designed with sliding and pivoting capabilities, allowing it to move between stowed and extended positions while maintaining structural stability during use. The base can be positioned at different locations along the vehicle interior and locked into place, providing both mobility for reconfiguration and stability when in use.
Data Source
AI summary
A multifunctional seating assembly for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The seating assembly includes a base slidably coupled to the vehicle. A storage compartment is defined by the base. A seat is pivotably coupled to the base and is operable to pivot about a first pivot axis that is proximate to a seating assembly-forward end of the seat from a first seat position to a second seat position. A seatback is pivotably coupled to the seat and is operable to pivot about a second pivot axis that is proximate to a seating assembly-rearward end of the seat from a first seatback position to a second seatback position. Movement of the seat from the first seat position to the second seat position provides access to the storage compartment defined by the base.