Side-Opening Deck Storage for Personal Watercraft
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal watercraft designs lack convenient and accessible storage solutions that allow for easy item transfer without requiring users to get on the watercraft, particularly for items that need to be stored around the steering mechanism.
Innovation Solution
A personal watercraft with a side-opening storage recessed into the deck, featuring lids that pivot outward in the width direction, allowing for easy access and storage of items while maintaining a compact design by utilizing the space around the steering shaft, and including a pocket for small items with a watertight seal and electric power supply connector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If storage is formed in the region anterior to the handle at the center of the region in the width direction, then storage capacity is provided, but accessibility and ease of item transfer are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage opening is reoriented from a vertical arrangement to a horizontal side-opening configuration. This dimensional change allows users to access items from the side of the watercraft rather than from above or in front, significantly improving accessibility and ease of item transfer without reducing storage capacity.
2Quantity of substance
If storage is added to the deck, then storage capacity is improved, but the watercraft size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is recessed into the deck structure rather than protruding outward. This nesting approach allows the storage space to be contained within the existing deck volume, increasing storage capacity without increasing the overall watercraft footprint or size.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage is configured with a side-opening orientation that utilizes the lateral dimension of the deck. This allows the storage compartment to extend in the width direction rather than increasing the length or height, thereby adding capacity without proportionally increasing the watercraft's overall size.
3Ease of operation
If the storage opening faces outward in the width direction, then ease of item transfer is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deck structure is segmented to create a dedicated storage recess with a separate opening mechanism. This segmentation allows the storage function to be independently designed with a side-opening configuration, improving ease of item transfer while keeping the overall structure modular and manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
A personal watercraft includes a watercraft body including a deck. The deck includes a side-opening storage recessed inward to accommodate items. The side-opening storage has an opening facing outward in a width direction of the watercraft body.