Split Vehicle Instrument Desk Creates Escape Routes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle instrument desks occupy a large space, limiting the availability of escape routes in vehicles, particularly in unmanned driving scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle instrument desk device comprising a left and right instrument desk body arranged with an interval to form an escape route, equipped with a control device and an isolation door, and featuring a slide cover for the control device to minimize space occupation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If an instrument desk is integrally arranged to occupy the entire width of the driving cab, then the control functions are complete and accessible, but the occupied space is large and escape routes are blocked

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoccupied space of instrument deskVSAvoidsafety performance

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The instrument desk is divided into separate left and right instrument desk bodies arranged at intervals, creating a gap between them. This segmentation reduces the total occupied space while maintaining control functionality, and the gap can serve as an escape route to improve safety.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control device is extracted from the traditional integral instrument desk structure and placed within an accommodating recess on one of the instrument desk bodies. This allows the instrument desk to occupy less space while still providing access to control functions through the recess.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Ease of operation

If the instrument desk occupies large space, then all operating devices can be disposed on it, but the escape route availability is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to control deviceVSAvoidescape route availability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLength of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The control device is placed within an accommodating recess on one of the instrument desk bodies, allowing localized access to control functions without requiring the entire width to be occupied by the instrument desk. This maintains ease of operation while freeing up space for escape routes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of operation

If the slide cover is opened to access the control device, then the control device is accessible, but the instrument desk body structure is exposed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to control deviceVSAvoidaesthetics of instrument desk body

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The slide cover is designed to be movable along the accommodating recess, allowing it to be opened when control device access is needed and closed when aesthetics are prioritized. This dynamic element enables the instrument desk body to adapt between operational and aesthetic states.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12371074B2Vehicle instrument desk device and vehicle

Publication Date: 2025.07.29 BYD CO LTD

AI summary

A vehicle instrument desk device includes a left instrument desk body and a right instrument desk body. The left instrument desk body and the right instrument desk body are arranged at an interval to form an escape route between the left instrument desk body and the right instrument desk body, and at least one of the left instrument desk body and the right instrument desk body is equipped with a control device.