Sliding Cargo Tray with Grooved Bedliner Guide
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cargo storage systems for pickup trucks are often complex, costly, and limited in accessibility and security, failing to provide a convenient and secure storage solution for the open bed of vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A slidable and retractable cargo tray assembly with wheels and rollers that fit into bedliner grooves, adjustable mounting, and handles for easy deployment and retraction, along with a telescoping back bracket for varying truck widths, and a deployable latch handle for temporary storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a cargo storage system is provided for pickup truck beds, then storage capacity is improved, but accessibility and ease of operation deteriorate due to complex structures
Solution Approach 1:
The cargo storage system is divided into modular components: a bedliner with integrated grooves, a separate cargo tray with wheels and rollers, and independent mounting mechanisms. This segmentation allows the tray to be easily deployed and retracted independently from the bed structure, improving accessibility while maintaining storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cargo tray incorporates wheels at the forward end and rollers at the rearward end, enabling dynamic movement between stowed and deployed positions. The telescoping back bracket provides adjustable width adaptation, and the deployable latch handle allows temporary storage outside the bed. These dynamic features enhance ease of operation while preserving storage volume.
2Quantity of substance
If existing cargo storage systems are used, then storage function is provided, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the bedliner and cargo tray into an integrated unit where the tray operates within grooves formed in the bedliner. The wheels and rollers are combined into a single mounting assembly that attaches to the tray, reducing the number of separate components. This merging simplifies the overall system while maintaining storage functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The bedliner serves multiple functions: it provides the base storage surface and simultaneously forms guide grooves for the cargo tray movement. The cargo tray can be positioned in multiple configurations (stowed, partially extended, fully deployed) to accommodate different storage needs. The telescoping back bracket allows the system to adapt to various truck bed widths, enhancing universality.
3Reliability
If cargo storage systems are installed in pickup trucks, then storage security is improved, but adaptability to different truck bed dimensions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping back bracket allows the cargo tray width to be adjusted by changing the extension length of the bracket. This parameter adjustment enables the same tray design to fit multiple truck bed widths while maintaining secure storage through the consistent groove-guided movement mechanism.
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AI summary
According to this invention, there is provided a cargo storage system for use with a vehicle having a load carrying bed, above the load carrying bed, and a movable including: (a) a grooved bedliner, (b) a cargo tray having opposite lateral sides and opposite longitudinal sides, including a pair of wheels at the forward end and a pair of rollers at the rearward end, the wheels seated in the grooves, rollers riding atop the grooves and support the tray for movement relative to the bedliner and outward extension onto the tail gate, and (c) a tether limiting outward and retraction movement of the tray relative to the bed.