Universal Rear Rack Base With Sliding and Tilting Frame Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional rear-mounted bicycle racks, ski racks, baggage racks, and baggage carriers for motor vehicles are not universal, as they do not allow the rear door of all types of motor vehicles to be opened, necessitating the purchase of multiple types of apparatus and increased storage space for retailers.
Innovation Solution
A universal base for rear-mounted bicycle racks, ski racks, baggage racks, and baggage carriers, featuring a frame that can translate horizontally and rotate about a substantially horizontal axis, allowing the rear door of any motor vehicle to be opened, regardless of the door's opening axis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If two different types of bases are stocked to serve different vehicle types, then all vehicle customers are satisfied, but storage space requirements for retailers increase
Solution Approach 1:
By providing a single base that can operate in both horizontal translation and tiltable modes, retailers only need to stock one type of base to serve all vehicle types, eliminating the need for separate inventories for different vehicle configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functionality of two separate base types (horizontally sliding and tiltable) into a single unified base structure, allowing one product to replace two previously separate products in retailer inventories.
Data Source
AI summary
A base for a rear-mounted bicycle rack, ski rack, baggage rack, or baggage carrier for a motor vehicle includes: a portion for association with a tow hook of the motor vehicle; and a frame. The base includes means for a horizontal translation of the frame, and means for a rotation of the frame about a substantially horizontal axis.