Sliding Center Console Rail Structure With Locking Tray Positions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle consoles are fixed in position between the driver's seat and front passenger seat, limiting their use for rear seat passengers and complicating the structure with additional functions, necessitating a simpler and more versatile design.
Innovation Solution
A three-stage rail structure comprising a first rail fixed to the vehicle body, a second rail slidably connected to the first rail, a first stopper to fix the second rail's position, a tray rail connected to the second rail, and a second stopper to fix the tray rail's position, with elastic members and guide wheels for controlled sliding and locking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional fixed console is used, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability for different passengers is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The console is transformed from a fixed structure to a dynamically adjustable one through the rail system. The console body can slide along the first rail in the longitudinal direction, and the tray can slide along the second rail in the lateral direction, allowing the structure to adapt to different passenger needs while maintaining a relatively simple overall design.
Solution Approach 2:
The console is divided into separable components: the console body, the tray, and the rail system. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component's position, improving adaptability for different passengers without requiring complex integrated mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a sliding console is added to improve adaptability, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rail system serves multiple functions: it enables sliding movement, provides positioning through stoppers, and allows easy assembly and disassembly. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate mechanisms for each feature, thereby limiting the increase in overall device complexity despite adding sliding functionality.
3Measurement precision
If stoppers are added to fix sliding positions, then the positioning precision improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stoppers are designed to automatically engage with the rails at specific positions without requiring additional control mechanisms. The elastic stoppers naturally contact the rails and provide positioning feedback, achieving precise positioning through the inherent mechanical properties of the components rather than complex control systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates sliding and locking of the center console and tray, preventing collisions, simplifying the structure, and enhancing user convenience by allowing adjustable sliding speeds and forces, thus improving usability for all passengers.
Implementation Method 1
a first stopper mounted on the second rail to be slid together with the second rail, and engaged with the first rail to selectively fix a sliding position of the second rail
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AI summary
A console device for vehicles, includes a first rail fixed to a vehicle body, a second rail combined with the first rail to be selectively slid in forward and rearward directions, and combined with a center console, a first stopper mounted on the second rail to be slid together with the second rail, and engaged with the first rail to selectively fix a sliding position of the second rail, a tray rail combined with the second rail to be slid in the forward and rearward directions, and combined with a tray provided in the center console, and a second stopper mounted on the tray rail to be slid together with the tray rail, and engaged with the second rail to selectively fix a sliding position of the tray rail.