Sliding Armrest Box with Hinged Cover for Large Item Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing armrest box structures in vehicles are inconvenient for storing large-sized items, as they obstruct the driver's armrest and pose safety hazards during emergency braking, and are not easily accessible when placed on the back seats.
Innovation Solution
An armrest box structure with a sliding armrest and a hinged cover that can open to accommodate large items, featuring elastic components for stability and a guide rail for sliding motion, allowing the armrest to move backward and providing a secure storage space with support for the items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If large-sized items are deposited on the armrest, then storage capacity is improved, but the driver's armrest functionality is obstructed and safety hazards occur during emergency braking
Solution Approach 1:
The armrest box is divided into two distinct storage spaces: an upper storage box accessible when the cover is open for large-sized items, and a lower storage box for smaller items. This segmentation allows simultaneous storage of different item sizes without obstructing the armrest surface, resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and armrest functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes vertical dimension by stacking storage boxes (upper and lower levels) within the armrest box structure. This multi-level arrangement increases storage capacity for large items without expanding the horizontal footprint that would obstruct the driver's armrest, effectively resolving the space conflict.
2Ease of operation
If large-sized items are placed on the back seats, then armrest functionality is maintained, but accessibility for the driver is reduced and items may be forgotten
Solution Approach 1:
The armrest box is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides a resting surface for the driver's arm, stores large-sized items in the upper storage box, and stores smaller items in the lower storage box. This multi-functionality eliminates the need to transfer items to back seats, maintaining armrest functionality while improving accessibility right at the driver's location.
3Ease of operation
If the armrest cover is open to expose the storage box, then accessibility for storing items is improved, but structural stability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The armrest cover is equipped with a hinge mechanism that enables it to be opened and closed by the user without additional tools or assistance. This self-service design improves accessibility for storing and retrieving items while the hinge provides stable structural support when the cover is in either open or closed position, balancing accessibility and stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient storage of large items without obstructing the driver's armrest or affecting passenger travel, ensuring safety by stabilizing the items and allowing easy access, while maintaining the armrest's functionality for resting.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic component is mounted between the armrest cover and the armrest, one end of the elastic component connects with the armrest, and the other end of the elastic component connects with the armrest cover, elastic resilience of the elastic component endows the armrest cover a tendency to close when it is open
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AI summary
An armrest box structure and a vehicle, the armrest box structure includes an armrest and an armrest box, the armrest is arranged on the armrest box, the armrest can slide backward relative to the armrest box, an armrest storage box is mounted at the backend of the upper surface of the armrest, and an armrest cover is set on the armrest storage box. When the armrest cover is open, an article area is confined on the armrest by the armrest storage box and the armrest cover, which is used for containing articles therein. By arranging the article area at the backend of the upper surface of the armrest, which is confined by the armrest storage box and the armrest cover, when the armrest cover is open, the article area can contain large-sized articles such as handbag, plastic bags etc.