Universal Accessory Mounting Panel for Vehicle Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Two- and three-wheeled vehicles typically have limited aftermarket storage options due to fixed storage features integrated during design, leaving consumers with few flexible solutions for additional storage needs.
Innovation Solution
A universal accessory mounting system integrated into a vertical panel in front of the rider and aft of the steering tube, featuring standard mounting/attachment features such as threaded fasteners, tracks, and snaps, allowing for a variety of storage accessories like glove boxes, bins, holders, and soft storage products to be easily mounted and configured according to user needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If storage features are integrated with vehicle plastics during design, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but storage flexibility and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into separate modular components (glove boxes, bins, compartments) that can be independently selected and installed. The vertical panel is segmented with multiple discrete attachment points rather than integrated as a single fixed structure, allowing flexible configuration while maintaining simple manufacturing of individual parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical panel is designed as a universal mounting structure with standardized attachment points that can accommodate multiple types of storage accessories. This multi-functional design allows the same panel to support various storage configurations (glove boxes, bins, compartments) without requiring custom integration for each storage type, thus providing adaptability while keeping the panel itself simple to manufacture.
2Device complexity
If fixed storage features are integrated during design, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different storage needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system transitions from a fixed, static configuration to a dynamic, reconfigurable system. Accessories can be mounted, removed, and repositioned at different locations on the vertical panel using standardized attachment points, allowing the storage configuration to adapt to changing user needs while the underlying panel structure remains simple and unchanged.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical panel with standardized attachment points serves as an intermediary structure between the vehicle frame and various storage accessories. This mediator provides a simple, universal interface that connects diverse storage options to the vehicle without requiring complex integration of each accessory directly into the vehicle plastics, thus maintaining structural simplicity while enabling variety.
3Adaptability or versatility
If standardized mounting features are provided, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical panel is equipped with homogeneous, standardized attachment points distributed at regular intervals. All attachment points use the same mounting mechanism (threaded fasteners, tracks, or snaps), creating a uniform interface that simplifies the mounting process. This homogeneity provides high adaptability for mounting various accessories while avoiding the complexity that would arise from multiple different mounting systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A universal accessory mounting system for at least one of a two-wheeled vehicle and a three-wheeled vehicle including a rider area and a steering assembly including a steering tube, includes a vertical panel located in front of the rider area and aft of the steering tube, and a plurality of standard attachment features mountable to the vertical panel for mounting a plurality of different storage option accessories to the vertical panel.