Stackable Reconfigurable Compartment Bins with Movable Dividers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional center console designs in motor vehicles lack organization features and efficient storage solutions, leading to disorganization within the storage bins.
Innovation Solution
A storage compartment assembly with stackable, reconfigurable compartment bins featuring angled walls, foot portions, support members, and dividers made from various materials, allowing for customizable storage configurations and accommodation of electrical devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional box-shaped bins are used in center consoles, then the construction is simple and low-cost, but the organization and storage efficiency are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The bin is divided into multiple compartments using dividers that can be positioned at different locations along the bin's length, creating segmented storage spaces for better organization of different items while maintaining a simple overall bin structure
Solution Approach 2:
The dividers are designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing users to dynamically reconfigure the compartment sizes and positions based on storage needs, thereby improving adaptability without significantly complicating the manufacturing process
2Ease of manufacture
If fixed storage configurations are used, then the manufacturing is simple, but the adaptability to different storage needs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage configuration is made dynamic through movable dividers that can be repositioned along the bin, allowing the same bin to adapt to different storage requirements (e.g., storing long items vs. multiple small items) while keeping the bin structure itself simple and easy to manufacture
Solution Approach 2:
The bin design provides multi-functionality by enabling a single bin to serve multiple storage purposes through reconfigurable dividers, accommodating various item types and sizes without requiring multiple specialized bins
3Productivity
If more organization features are added to bins, then the storage efficiency improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bin is segmented into compartments using simple divider elements that create organized storage spaces, improving storage efficiency without requiring complex mechanical or electronic organization systems
Solution Approach 2:
Organization is achieved through local addition of dividers at specific positions within the bin, providing targeted compartmentalization where needed while leaving other areas simple and uncluttered
Data Source
AI summary
A storage compartment assembly for a motor vehicle includes a plurality of compartment bins, each having a first wall connected at an angle to a second wall connected at an angle to a third wall connected at an angle to a fourth wall also connected at an angle to the first wall, the first, second, third, and fourth walls connected at an angle to a base portion, the first, second, third, fourth walls, and the base portion partially enclosing a volume, a plurality of foot portions extending from the base portion at intersections of the first, second, third, and fourth walls, a plurality of support members extending from the intersections of the first, second, third, and fourth walls and displaced vertically directly above the foot portions, each of the plurality of compartment bins stackable atop each of the others of the plurality of compartment bins in a plurality of permutations.