Rotating Seat Back Holder for Multi-Item Aircraft Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aircraft economy seats lack sufficient stowage options and space for passengers to store their belongings comfortably, leading to the use of non-optimal storage solutions like under the seat.
Innovation Solution
A seat back holder with a mount and a body that can repeatably rotate between a mated and deployed position, featuring a plate with a recess and arms with tabs and magnets, designed to hold various items like bottles, phones, and bags, while occupying minimal space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a seat back holder is designed to hold multiple items, then storage capacity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder body is divided into multiple functional zones: a first recess for bottles, a second recess for phones, and a third recess for bags. Each recess is specifically shaped and positioned to accommodate different item types, allowing the holder to store multiple items simultaneously while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder is designed with multiple recesses that can accommodate various items (bottles, phones, bags), making it a multi-functional storage solution. This universal design allows a single device to serve multiple storage purposes, improving storage capacity without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Quantity of substance
If the holder body is made larger to accommodate more items, then storage capacity is improved, but the space occupied on the seat back increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder utilizes the vertical space on the seat back by positioning the body below the tray table. The recesses are arranged to nest items efficiently within the available volume, maximizing storage capacity while minimizing the horizontal footprint on the seat back surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder transitions from horizontal space utilization to vertical space utilization by placing the storage body below the tray table attachment point. This dimensional shift allows the holder to accommodate multiple items without occupying excessive horizontal space on the seat back.
3Area of stationary object
If the holder is designed to be compact, then space occupied is reduced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holder employs selective material properties in different regions: the body and recesses use materials with appropriate friction characteristics to secure items, while the attachment mechanism uses materials optimized for bonding to the seat back. This local quality approach allows compact dimensions without uniformly high manufacturing precision across all components.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder may utilize composite material construction, combining materials with different properties to achieve both compact size and adequate manufacturing tolerances. The use of composite materials allows for flexibility in design while maintaining precision requirements within achievable limits.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The seat back holder provides a compact, multi-purpose storage solution that allows passengers to securely store multiple items without occupying excessive space, enhancing passenger comfort and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
each of the tabs may include a magnet configured to mate to a corresponding mount magnet on the mount
Implementation Method 2
the pivoting mechanism may include at least one spring configured to bias the body towards the mated position from the deployed position
Data Source
AI summary
A seat back holder is disclosed, which may be configured for holding multiple items. The seat back holder includes a body couplable to a mount. The body may be configured to repeatably rotate around an axis between a mated position adjacent to the mount and a deployed position via a pivoting mechanism of the seat back holder. The body may include a plate defining a recess configured to receive an object. The plate may include a first arm and a second arm on opposing sides of the recess. The first arm and the second arm may each include a tab extending up from an inner-top surface of the body. Various other features may be included that may be in a compact format that allow multiple items to be held simultaneously.