Pivotable Vehicle Console Receiving Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle receiving compartments pivot into the displacement area of seats, risking collision and damage when the seat is moved, leading to potential damage and impaired functionality.
Innovation Solution
The receiving compartment is mounted on a vehicle console, pivotable around a vertical axis, positioned to project obliquely into the occupant footwell, allowing the seat to slide over it without causing damage, with a cover that runs flush with the side wall in the closed position and a locking mechanism to prevent unintentional actuation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the receiving compartment is arranged within an opening in the side wall of the vehicle console and made pivotable into the occupant footwell, then accessibility and ease of operation are improved, but the receiving compartment enters the displacement area of the seat and may collide with it during seat displacement
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving compartment is designed to be pivotable around a vertical axis, transitioning between a retracted position (within the opening) and an extended position (projecting into the footwell). This dynamic configuration allows the compartment to adapt its position based on operational needs while minimizing collision risk with the seat during displacement.
2Ease of operation
If the receiving compartment projects into the occupant footwell for easier access, then ease of operation is improved, but the seat displacement area is reduced and collision risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving compartment is arranged at the height of the receiving shaft of the car radio and is mounted on the transmission tunnel, utilizing the vertical dimension and lateral space rather than encroaching on the longitudinal seat displacement area. This spatial reconfiguration allows the compartment to project into the footwell without significantly reducing the seat's displacement area.
3Ease of operation
If the receiving compartment is made pivotable around a vertical axis on the transmission tunnel, then accessibility is improved, but the complexity of the mounting mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving compartment serves multiple functions: it provides accessibility to the handheld operating element, conceals the operating element when folded in, and integrates with the existing vehicle console structure. This multi-functionality justifies the pivot mounting mechanism while maximizing the utility of the added complexity.
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AI summary
A motor vehicle having a receiving compartment, which is mounted on a vehicle console, pivotable around a vertical axis, in the area of a side wall of the vehicle console delimiting an occupant footwell of the motor vehicle. It is provided that, with regard to a line of vision, oriented in the vehicle longitudinal direction of a vehicle occupant located on a seat of the motor vehicle assigned to the relevant occupant footwell, the vertical axis is arranged on an end or end section of the receiving compartment situated counter to the aforementioned line of vision, and the receiving compartment is mounted on the vehicle console in such a way, pivotable around the aforementioned vertical axis, and is positioned in the open state in such a way, that the open receiving compartment is oriented obliquely with respect to a displacement direction of the aforementioned seat.