Telescopic Pet Restraint Partition for Vehicle Seat Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Unrestrained pets in vehicles during travel can become projectiles during collisions, posing risks to themselves and other occupants due to the lack of effective restraint systems that adapt to varying seat sizes and shapes.
Innovation Solution
A pet restraint system featuring a telescopic partition and cushion supported by a frame with adjustable attachments, which engages with the vehicle's seatbelt assembly to absorb energy and control the pet's kinematics, ensuring safety by preventing impact with other objects within the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a rigid fixed-length partition is used, then the structural strength is improved, but the adaptability to different seat configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The partition is designed with telescopic capability, allowing it to dynamically adjust its length between extended and retracted positions. This enables the partition to adapt to different seat configurations while maintaining structural integrity through its telescopic mechanism, resolving the contradiction between fixed strength and variable adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The partition's length parameter is made variable through the telescopic mechanism, allowing it to change between different lengths depending on the seat configuration. This parameter change capability enables the partition to maintain both strength (when extended) and adaptability (when retracted), resolving the technical contradiction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the partition is made telescopic for adjustability, then the adaptability to different seats is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic mechanism introduces dynamic adjustability to the partition, enabling it to adapt to different seat configurations. While this increases device complexity, it provides the necessary adaptability to work with various seat types and sizes, making the benefit worth the added complexity.
3Area of stationary object
If the partition extends fully to reach the seat, then the protection coverage is improved, but the risk of impact with the seat deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic partition can dynamically adjust its position between extended (for maximum protection coverage) and retracted (to avoid impact) states. This dynamic capability allows the system to optimize between coverage area and impact risk depending on the operational context.
Solution Approach 2:
The system can preemptively retract the partition before potential impact occurs, preventing the harmful effect of impact with the seat while maintaining protection coverage when needed. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction between coverage and impact risk.
Data Source
AI summary
A pet restraint system includes a vehicle floor and a vehicle seat supported by the vehicle floor. The vehicle seat defines a seat-rearward direction. A pet restraint device includes a frame having a lower portion disposed on the vehicle floor and an upper portion supported by the lower portion. The pet restraint device includes a partition supported by the upper portion and is elongated in the seat-rearward direction from the upper portion to the vehicle seat. The partition is telescopic in the seat-rearward direction.