Telescopic Pick-Up Box Storage with Sliding Hooks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage solutions for vehicles with pick-up boxes fail to securely and easily store and access smaller items, particularly breakables and crushables, due to movement issues and limited accessibility during vehicle operation, and often require expensive and heavy add-on units that are not easily removable.
Innovation Solution
A storage device with a telescopic slide mechanism mounted to the pick-up box sidewall, featuring a C-shaped outer slide member, inner slide member with hooks and a handle, and a locking mechanism, allowing easy installation and removal, and providing secure storage and accessibility for smaller items without the need for additional heavy units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If add-on storage units are used, then storage capacity is improved, but weight and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into modular components: an outer slide member that attaches to the pick-up box and an inner slide member that telescopes within it. This segmentation allows the storage capacity to be increased while keeping each component lightweight and manageable, avoiding the need for heavy monolithic storage units.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner slide member is nested within the outer slide member, creating a telescopic structure. This nesting arrangement maximizes storage capacity within a compact footprint, providing substantial storage volume without requiring a large, heavy external unit.
2Quantity of substance
If add-on storage units are used, then storage capacity is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the storage unit into attachable outer and telescoping inner members, the system achieves enhanced storage capacity through simple, standardized components rather than complex integrated structures, reducing overall device complexity.
3Quantity of substance
If tool boxes are mounted adjacent the cab, then storage capacity is improved, but accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The inner slide member can telescope outward from the pick-up box, dynamically changing the position of stored items from a retracted position within the box to an extended position that protrudes outward. This dynamic adjustment brings items within easy reach of the operator, dramatically improving accessibility compared to fixed mounted boxes.
4Ease of operation
If items are stored in the cab, then accessibility is improved, but storage capacity for bulky items deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic inner slide member allows the storage device to dynamically extend outward from the pick-up box, bringing items within easy reach of the operator while keeping the storage capacity within the pick-up box area, thus maintaining both accessibility and storage capacity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The storage device securely stores and accesses smaller items, including breakables and crushables, from outside the vehicle, reducing movement issues and offering flexibility and cost-effectiveness by being easily installed and removed, while maintaining access from a stowed position within the pick-up box.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of bearings in rolling engagement with the inner and outer slide members
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle having a pick-up box includes a front wall, first and second sidewalls, and a tailgate forming a pick-up box. A first slide member is longitudinally mounted to one of the first and second sidewalls and a second slide member is disposed for telescopic movement between a stowed position and an extended position within the first slide member. The first slide member is mounted such that at least a portion of the second slide member extends outside of the pick-up box in the extended position for ease of access by a vehicle operator standing behind or near the tailgate. At least one hook is attached to or supported by the first slide member for supporting bags of groceries or the like. A handle is attached to an end of the first slide member for moving the slide member between the stowed and the extended positions and a bumper is mounted to the second slide member to limit its movement.