Rotatable Window-Mounted Luggage Carrier for Door Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luggage carriers for cars are cumbersome to mount and occupy storage space when not in use, and they often impede the opening of car doors when carrying elongated objects.
Innovation Solution
A luggage carrier with rotatable luggage holders that detachably engage the top edge of a car's side window pane, allowing the holders to pivot and fit into the glove box when not in use, ensuring doors can be opened even with elongated objects attached.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a luggage carrier is permanently mounted on the car to carry elongated objects, then the carrying capability is improved, but the car door opening is impeded and storage space is occupied when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The luggage holder is designed with a rotatable connection allowing it to pivot between a horizontal carrying position and a vertical storage position. This dynamic capability enables the holder to adapt its orientation based on whether it is being used for carrying or being stored, resolving the contradiction between carrying capability and door opening accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The luggage carrier is divided into separable components including the holder body, mounting brackets, and connection elements. This segmentation allows the carrier to be easily assembled and disassembled, enabling it to be mounted when needed and removed or stowed when not in use, thus maintaining both carrying capability and door accessibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If a luggage carrier is permanently mounted on the car, then the carrying capability is improved, but storage space is occupied when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The luggage holder is designed to nest within the car's existing structure or dedicated storage compartments when not in use. The rotatable mechanism allows the holder to be positioned vertically against the window frame, utilizing otherwise wasted space, thus maintaining carrying capability while minimizing storage space occupation
3Ease of manufacture
If the luggage holder is designed to engage the top edge of the side window pane, then the mounting simplicity is improved, but the door opening is impeded when elongated objects are carried
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable connection mechanism allows the luggage holder to pivot from a horizontal carrying position to a vertical storage position. When elongated objects are being carried, the holder remains horizontal for accessibility. When not in use, it rotates vertical to clear the door opening path, thus maintaining both mounting simplicity and door operability
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AI summary
The luggage carrier is adapted to be removably mounted on a car. The luggage carrier includes a set of two luggage holders adapted to be arranged on the car at a distance from each other so that an elongate object may be carried by the luggage holders. Each luggage holder extends in a vertical direction in its mounted state on the car, and each luggage holder has a luggage carrying part and a car engagement part. The luggage carrying part is adapted to detachably engage a part of the elongated object, and the car engagement part is adapted to engage a top edge of a side window pane of the car. The luggage carrying part is arranged rotatably on the car engagement part about an axis being at least substantially vertical.