Sliding Vehicle Bumper Box for Utility and Impact Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle bumpers have limited functionality, failing to meet users' diverse needs for outdoor environments, particularly in terms of protection and utility.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional vehicle bumper with a sliding box body and folding box cover that can transition between a flush and open position, incorporating a foldable kitchen utensil and support platform, providing impact absorption and additional functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional integrated bumper assembly is used, then the bumper provides basic protection and maintains vehicle aesthetics, but it lacks additional functionality for outdoor activities
Solution Approach 1:
The bumper assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a protective bumper and a mounting structure for outdoor activity equipment. The box body can accommodate various devices such as kitchen utensils, storage items, or safety equipment, allowing the same structural component to fulfill both safety and utility roles.
Solution Approach 2:
The box body is nested within the bumper assembly structure, with the box body positioned inside the bumper's opening. This nesting arrangement allows the bumper to maintain its protective function while housing additional functional components within its structure, effectively combining multiple functions in a space-efficient manner.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the box body is positioned to provide functionality, then additional features are accessible, but the bumper appearance is compromised when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The box body is designed to be movable between different positions: it can slide into a retracted position where its outer surface is substantially flush with the bumper body, maintaining aesthetic appearance, or slide into an extended position where it provides access to functional features. This dynamic positioning allows the bumper to adapt between aesthetic and functional states.
Solution Approach 2:
The box body is pre-positioned in a retracted state during normal vehicle operation to maintain aesthetic appearance. When functionality is needed, the box body can be smoothly extended from its prepared position, allowing users to access stored items or equipment without permanently altering the bumper's appearance.
3Ease of operation
If the box body is made movable for access, then functionality is improved, but the structural reliability may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The box body incorporates a self-locking mechanism that automatically engages when the box body is in the extended position. The locking structure includes locking protrusions and locking grooves that automatically lock the box body in place during movement, ensuring structural integrity is maintained during operation without requiring external intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding connection device incorporates cushioning elements that absorb shock and reduce impact forces during the movement of the box body between retracted and extended positions. This cushioning mechanism protects the structural integrity of the bumper assembly by mitigating sudden forces that could compromise reliability during operation.
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AI summary
A multifunctional vehicle bumper is provided, which includes a bumper body having an opening formed on the side thereof distant from a vehicle body; and a box body provided with a folding box cover, the box body being arranged at the opening and connected to the bumper body so that the box body is operable to slide between first and second positions in a direction along the opening away from or approaching the vehicle body. With the box body in the first position, an outer side end cover thereof is substantially flush with the side face of the bumper body distant from the vehicle body. With the box body in the second position, the box body is in an open state, with the folding box cover being operable to be unfolded, thus allowing a user to use an internal device and/or space of the box body.