Removable Vehicle Storage Basket for Wheelbase Space Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage solutions for electric vehicles, such as bicycles and motorcycles, lack a removable and adaptable basket design that can efficiently utilize the space between the front and rear wheels, providing stable and secure storage while conforming to the vehicle's shape and allowing easy installation and removal.
Innovation Solution
A reticulated storage basket with a flat bottom, vertically extending left and right walls, a front and rear wall, and an interface system for mounting, featuring a ratio of dimensions that conform to the vehicle's shape, with fastener mounting apertures and openwork construction, designed for mirror-symmetrical installation and stable attachment to the frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a storage basket is designed to be removable and adaptable for installation between front and rear wheels, then the ease of operation and adaptability are improved, but the structural stability and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage basket is divided into modular components including a basket body, mounting brackets, and fastening mechanisms. This segmentation allows the basket to be easily assembled and disassembled while maintaining structural integrity, resolving the contradiction between removability and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting interface is designed with universal mounting brackets that can accommodate different vehicle types and wheel configurations. The interface system with standardized mounting holes and attachment mechanisms enables the same basket design to be adapted across multiple vehicle models, improving versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If the storage basket uses an openwork construction with reticulated structure, then the ease of manufacture and material efficiency are improved, but the strength and load-bearing capacity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The basket employs a reticulated framework with strategically placed cross bars and mesh panels that provide sufficient structural strength while maintaining an openwork construction. This design allows for easy manufacturing through standardized components while achieving the required load-bearing capacity through optimized structural geometry.
3Shape
If the storage basket is designed with specific dimension ratios (longitudinal to lateral > 1.15, longitudinal to height > 1.15), then the conformability to vehicle shape is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The basket dimensions are designed with standardized ratio relationships (longitudinal to lateral > 1.15, longitudinal to height > 1.15) that optimize space utilization and conformability to vehicle shapes. These parameter relationships are established through design phase calculations and can be maintained through standard manufacturing tolerances, balancing conformability with manufacturability.
4Ease of operation
If the storage basket includes an interface system with fastener mounting apertures, then the ease of operation for installation and removal is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface system incorporates self-aligning mounting brackets and straightforward fastening mechanisms that enable users to install and remove the basket independently without specialized tools or complex procedures. The design includes features such as positioning guides and snap-fit connections that simplify the operation while maintaining secure attachment.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a storage basket. The storage basket includes: a bottom wall, a left wall, a right wall, a front wall, a rear wall. Wherein the left wall extending substantially vertically upward from a left end of the bottom wall, the right wall extending substantially vertically upward from a right end of the bottom wall.