Sliding Vehicle Storage Console for Front and Rear Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle storage console designs are bulky and inefficient, failing to provide adequate storage access for both front and rear passengers, especially in vehicles with limited space.
Innovation Solution
A compact storage console with a sliding housing that can be moved between two positions, allowing simultaneous access to storage compartments by both front and rear passengers, and featuring a foldable armrest unit to configure a tray for holding articles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a sliding mechanism or secondary storage compartment is provided on the centre console to make it accessible to second-row passengers, then accessibility for rear passengers is improved, but the centre console assembly becomes complex and bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The storage console is divided into a fixed central console portion and a movable sliding console portion. The sliding console can be independently moved by rear passengers to access storage compartments, while the fixed console remains stable and simple in structure. This segmentation allows rear accessibility without making the entire assembly complex.
2Ease of operation
If a telescopic sliding console is provided that extends behind the seat, then storage accessibility for rear passengers is improved, but the arrangement consumes more space and becomes bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding console is designed to be movable along guide rails rather than fixed or telescopic. It can be dynamically positioned by users to access storage compartments at different locations. This dynamic design provides accessibility without requiring the console to extend significantly behind the seat, thus reducing space consumption.
3Device complexity
If the storage console is arranged to be accessible only for front row passengers, then the structure remains simple and compact, but accessibility for rear row passengers is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is segmented into multiple independent storage compartments distributed along the console length. Front passengers can access compartments in the fixed console area, while rear passengers can access compartments in the sliding console area. This segmentation allows both groups to access storage simultaneously without complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding console acts as an intermediary element between the fixed console and rear passengers. It provides a simple mechanical interface that rear passengers can operate to access storage, without requiring complex automated mechanisms or significantly increasing overall structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a storage console (100) for a vehicle. The storage console (100) has atleast one storage unit (110) arranged adjacent/beside a front row seat of the vehicle. The storage unit (110) is partially enclosed by a housing (200). The housing (200) is slidably arranged on the storage unit (110) to slide linearly along a longitudinal plane of the storage unit (110) between a first position (200a) and a second position. The housing (200) has a lid (220) for covering the storage unit (110). The lid (220) is moveable along with the housing (200) when the housing (200) moves between first position (200a) and second position. The lid (220) is movably arranged on a portion of the housing (200), in the first position (200a) of the housing (200) the lid (220) pivot around a pivotal axis to provide access to the storage unit (110).