Pivoting Seat Console for Third-Row Access and Amenities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current motor vehicles with three rows of seating lack a versatile console solution that can easily transition between providing access to the third row and offering amenities to second row occupants, failing to meet user preferences for either pass-through or center console configurations.
Innovation Solution
A folding console with a support, pivot-connected panel, and flap that can be displaced between stowed and use positions, incorporating a storage pocket, device holder, and cup holder, allowing for enhanced versatility and user convenience by adjusting its configuration to suit user needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a center console is provided between second row captain's chairs, then amenities for second row occupants are enhanced, but access to third row seating becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The console is designed with movable components including a panel that pivots between stowed and deployed positions, and a flap that rotates to reveal storage compartments. This dynamic structure allows the console to transition from blocking access to providing amenities, resolving the contradiction between ease of access and amenities provision
Solution Approach 2:
The console is divided into multiple functional segments: a support base, a pivoting panel, a rotating flap, and separate storage compartments. This segmentation allows each component to move independently, enabling the console to provide both unobstructed access when needed and organized storage when in use
2Ease of operation
If a pass-through is provided between second row captain's chairs, then access to third row seating is easy, but amenities for second row occupants are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The console structure serves multiple functions: it provides a pass-through for access when the panel is stowed, creates storage compartments when the panel is deployed, and offers both open and covered storage options through the rotating flap. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by providing both easy access and comprehensive amenities within a single integrated structure
3Adaptability or versatility
If storage compartments are added to the console, then amenities for second row occupants are enhanced, but device viewing angle becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The flap connecting the storage compartments is designed to rotate through a specific angular range (95°-130°), dynamically adjusting the viewing angle of devices stored within. This rotational movement allows users to access stored items while maintaining an ergonomic viewing position, resolving the contradiction between storage capability and viewing convenience
Data Source
AI summary
A folding console is provided. That folding console includes a support, a panel connected by a first pivot to the support and a flap connected by a second pivot to the panel.