Resilient Cargo Floor Bracket with Integrated Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cargo compartment floor holding devices in vehicles often require user intervention to maintain the open position, and they do not provide adequate illumination of the cargo area, especially when the floor is in its closed position.
Innovation Solution
A bracket with a resiliently swingable or pushable holding device that projects from the cargo compartment lining, equipped with a lighting device that illuminates the cargo compartment floor and stowage space, featuring curved and slanted edges to facilitate securement and automatic return to the initial position, allowing for easy loading and unloading without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a holding device is used to maintain the cargo compartment floor in an open position, then the floor can be held open during loading and unloading, but the holding device requires additional user intervention and does not provide illumination
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is designed to automatically maintain the cargo compartment floor in its open position without requiring user intervention. The resilient element automatically engages with the floor edge to hold it open, and the lighting device automatically illuminates the cargo area when the floor is opened, making the system self-sufficient once activated.
2Volume of moving object
If the cargo compartment floor is positioned close to the rear end for space efficiency, then space conditions are optimized, but the floor assumes an angle of less than 90° which limits accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device acts as an intermediary mechanism that enables the floor to maintain an optimized angled position (less than 90°) while still providing adequate cargo accessibility. By mechanically holding the floor in its open position, it mediates between the space-efficient angled configuration and the need for cargo loading/unloading access.
3Reliability
If the holding device projects from the cargo compartment lining, then it can effectively secure the floor, but it creates a protrusion that may interfere with cargo space
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is designed to be resiliently movable, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position. It can project from the cargo compartment lining when needed to engage with the floor edge for securement, and then retract or deform to minimize interference with cargo space when not actively holding the floor open.
4Illumination intensity
If a lighting device is added to illuminate the cargo area, then visibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device is merged with the holding device structure, integrating the illumination function into the existing floor securement mechanism. This combination allows the lighting device to be mounted on or near the holding device, sharing the same installation location and potentially some structural elements, thereby reducing overall complexity compared to separate systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a simple and safe method for securing the cargo compartment floor in an open position while ensuring illumination of the cargo area, enhancing user convenience and safety by maintaining the open position without additional user action and providing effective lighting.
Implementation Method 1
a holding device which in an installed state is resiliently swingable or pushable from an initial position, in which it projects from a surface of a cargo compartment lining
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket for releasable securement of a cargo compartment floor, which is swingable about an axis in a vehicle in the opened position includes a holding device which, in an installed condition, can be swiveled or pushed from a starting position in which it projects from a surface of a cargo compartment lining elastically at least partially into the cargo compartment lining. A lighting device is provided in the part of the holding device which, in the starting position, projects from the cargo compartment lining.