Tilting Vehicle Seat Assembly with Transforming Wall Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing seat assemblies for tilting vehicles require either replacement or additional luggage carriers when transitioning from passenger to object transport, which is cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A seat assembly with a bench featuring a first seat area for the rider and a second seat area for passengers, equipped with movable wall elements that can transform from a seat surface to a receiving position, allowing for the accommodation of objects on both sides and above, with cushion and hard-shell bodies for comfort and stability, and a recessed receiving unit with transverse walls and a detachable fixing mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate luggage carrier is added to the seat assembly, then object transport capability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to mounting and dismounting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The second seat area is designed with dual functionality: it can serve as a seating surface for passengers or transform into a receiving area for objects. The wall elements can be moved between a seat position (forming a seat surface) and a receiving position (defining boundaries of a receiving area), allowing the same structure to perform multiple functions without requiring separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall elements are made movable rather than fixed, allowing the seat assembly to dynamically reconfigure between passenger transport mode and object transport mode. The wall elements can be shifted along the bench to transform the second seat area from a seating surface to a receiving area with defined boundaries.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the bench is replaced to switch between two-seater and luggage carrier options, then adaptability is improved, but ease of operation and time efficiency worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The bench is designed with movable wall elements that can be repositioned along the bench structure. This dynamic configuration allows the second seat area to transform from a passenger seating area to an object receiving area without replacing the entire bench, significantly reducing the time and effort required for configuration changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench structure itself is designed to be multi-functional, with the second seat area capable of serving both as passenger seating and as object storage. This eliminates the need for separate two-seater and luggage carrier benches, as one universal bench design handles both configurations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If wall elements are moved to receiving position, then object transport capability is improved, but seat comfort for passengers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The wall elements are designed to be movable between two distinct positions: a seat position where they form a continuous seat surface for passenger comfort, and a receiving position where they are spaced apart to define boundaries for object storage. The system dynamically adapts to the required function.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall elements serve dual purposes: when in seat position, they provide structural support and form the seat surface for passenger comfort; when in receiving position, they define the boundaries of the receiving area while maintaining structural integrity. The same components fulfill different functions based on their position.
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AI summary
A seat assembly for a tilting vehicle includes at least a seat bench which has a first seat region in which a rider can be located for riding and operating the tilting vehicle, and which has at least a second seat region in which a passenger, such as a pillion passenger, can be located, and includes a receiving unit which has at least two opposing wall elements which are movable from a seat position in which at least one of the at least two wall elements forms a seat base, extending in a seat plane, of the second seat region of the seat bench, into a receptacle position in which the at least two wall elements, extending substantially transversely or obliquely in relation to the seat plane and mutually contactlessly spaced, delimit a receiving region on at least two sides, in which receiving region at least one object can be disposed. The passenger can be located on the seat base, directly in contact therewith.