Shift Console Beverage Holder Stowed and Extended Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicles like vans and minivans with a front seat row for three people, it is challenging to provide a beverage holder for the central passenger without restricting the driver's range of motion or compromising safety, as the typical regions are occupied by control elements.
Innovation Solution
A shift console with a built-in beverage holder that can be stowed in a compact position within the console and adjusted horizontally into a use position adjacent to the shift console, utilizing pivot axes and a base element to support beverage containers without obstructing the driver's access to controls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a beverage holder is provided for the central passenger, then passenger convenience is improved, but the driver's range of motion may be restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage holder is designed as a movable component that can be adjusted between a stowed position (integrated into the shift console) and a use position (extended outward). This dynamic configuration allows the beverage holder to provide convenience to the central passenger when needed while remaining retracted to avoid restricting the driver's range of motion when not in use.
2Volume of moving object
If a beverage holder is integrated into the shift console, then space utilization is improved, but the console's structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage holder is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a storage container for beverages and an integrated part of the shift console structure. The base element can function as part of the console's structural framework while also supporting the beverage container, thereby achieving multi-functionality without significantly increasing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The beverage holder is nested within the shift console structure, with the base element integrated into the console's framework and the beverage container fitting within a designated recess. This nesting arrangement maximizes space utilization while maintaining a compact overall design that does not excessively increase structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A shift console for a motor vehicle includes a receiving region for a shift lever. In order to provide a beverage holder for the central seat of a front seat row of a motor vehicle, the shift console comprises a beverage holder which is able to be stowed in a stowed position in the shift console and which is able to be adjusted into a use position horizontally adjacent to the shift console.