Telescoping Bed Platform for Variable-Dimension Vehicle Cargo Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed platforms for vehicles are typically fixed in length and height, making them difficult to install in vehicles with non-standard cargo spaces, leading to instability and fit issues due to uneven cargo walls, which requires precise installation and can be time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A modular telescoping bed platform with adjustable panels that can expand or retract to fit various widths and heights, using coupling mechanisms like bed rails and tracks to secure the panels to the vehicle's interior, allowing for easy adjustment and installation in differently configured cargo spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional bed platform is made with a fixed length to simplify installation, then the installation process becomes easier, but the platform cannot adapt to different vehicle cargo space dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The bed platform incorporates telescoping panels with adjustable lengths that can be extended or retracted to match different cargo space dimensions. The panels include telescoping mechanisms with rails and carriers that allow dynamic adjustment of panel length, enabling the platform to adapt to various vehicle configurations while maintaining stable installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The bed platform is divided into multiple modular panels that can be independently adjusted. Each panel can be customized in length to fit specific cargo space requirements, and the modular design allows for flexible configuration to adapt to different vehicle dimensions and cargo space shapes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional bed platform is made height adjustable to fit different cargo spaces, then adaptability improves, but the uneven cargo walls cause the platform to be too long or too short, leading to instability
Solution Approach 1:
The platform incorporates adjustable height mechanisms through L-brackets that can be positioned at different heights on the cargo walls. Combined with the telescoping panel lengths, this dynamic adjustment capability allows the platform to compensate for uneven cargo wall profiles while maintaining proper fit and stability against the vehicle walls.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform allows independent adjustment of multiple parameters including panel length, panel height position, and mounting location. These parameter changes enable the platform to adapt to uneven cargo walls by adjusting the length and height of individual panels to match the specific profile of the vehicle's cargo space.
3Stability of the object's composition
If precise installation is required to avoid margins that permit lateral motion, then platform stability improves, but the installation process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping panels with adjustable lengths allow installers to quickly configure the platform to fit the cargo space without requiring precise measurements and adjustments. The dynamic adjustment capability enables rapid fitting by simply extending or retracting panels to the appropriate lengths, reducing installation time while ensuring stable contact with the cargo walls.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform's multiple adjustable parameters (panel length, height, mounting position) allow for quick adaptation to different cargo spaces. Installers can make gross adjustments to these parameters to achieve proper fit without requiring time-consuming precision work, as the design accommodates a range of dimensions through its adjustable features.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a bed platform and system for use in an enclosed or partly enclosed space, such as, a cargo space of a vehicle, such as, a van, camper, or truck, among others. By one approach, the bed platform consists of interleaved portions of panel portions that permit relative lateral motion of the panels. In some configurations, the panel portions are adjustable such that the bed platform can be fit into differently sized vehicle cargo spaces. In addition, the systems described herein also may permit the bed platform to be adjusted or moved to different heights even though the wall configurations may be different along the height thereof.