Vehicle Seat Anchoring System with Self-Locking Stud
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anchoring systems for vehicles, such as those described in prior art, are complex and difficult to handle, requiring multiple manipulations to secure and release seats, and often involve trial and error for proper alignment.
Innovation Solution
A simplified anchoring system design featuring a movable stud and tenons with a toggle mechanism and foot-operated actuation, allowing for easy and secure attachment to a rail using a single manipulation handle, which automatically locks into place and can be easily released without external assistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional anchoring system with multiple manipulation systems is used, then the anchoring function is achieved, but the device complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple manipulation functions into a single manipulation handle that controls both the movable stud and the tenons simultaneously. This merging of control mechanisms simplifies the user interface and reduces the number of separate systems the operator must manage, directly improving ease of operation while maintaining anchoring functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The single manipulation handle serves multiple functions: it actuates the movable stud to engage/disengage from the rail, and simultaneously controls the tenons to lock/unlock the anchoring system. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate manipulation systems, reducing device complexity without sacrificing anchoring capability.
2Ease of operation
If a simplified anchoring system with single manipulation handle is used, then the ease of operation improves, but the reliability of anchoring may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The movable stud is designed to preliminarily engage with the rail and press the tenons into position before final locking occurs. This preliminary action ensures proper alignment and engagement of all anchoring components before the system reaches its fully locked state, maintaining reliability while simplifying the manipulation sequence.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable stud acts as an intermediary element between the manipulation handle and the tenons. It translates the single manipulation input into coordinated movement of multiple anchoring components, ensuring reliable engagement while maintaining the simplified single-handle control interface.
3Productivity
If manual alignment and trial and error manipulation is required, then the anchoring system can be implemented, but the time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring system is designed to self-align and self-lock through the coordinated action of the movable stud and tenons actuated by the single manipulation handle. The system automatically guides the tenons into the correct positions and secures them without requiring manual alignment or trial-and-error manipulation, significantly reducing time loss and improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchoring system incorporates mechanical feedback through the engagement of the movable stud with the rail and the tenons with the support. This feedback mechanism provides tactile and positional information to the operator, confirming proper engagement without requiring external verification or repeated manipulation attempts, thereby reducing time consumption.
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AI summary
The assembly has an actuating device (17) for displacing a stud (10) of an anchoring system (1), in a retracted position, on a support (5) for allowing sliding of bodies (8a-8c) of fixed tenons (6a-6c) into a groove (15) of a rail (2) or alternatively, in an active position in which the stud is engaged in one of passage openings (16) of the rail. The actuating device comprises returning units e.g. springs (26), that automatically insert the stud in the passage openings when the stud and the passage openings coincide with each other. An independent claim is also included for a vehicle.