Rotatable Cooling Box Integrated in Vehicle Door Panel
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Solution Overview
Problem
In van-type vehicles, drivers must exit the vehicle to retrieve items from a vehicle-mounted refrigerator, and placing a cooling box in the passenger compartment makes it difficult for passengers to access.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle design featuring a cooling box integrated into the door or seat, allowing it to be easily accessed by passengers, with the box being rotatably or slidably mounted to facilitate reachability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a vehicle-mounted refrigerator is disposed in the vehicle, then cooling functionality is provided, but passengers must exit the vehicle to retrieve items
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling box is integrated into the door structure rather than being placed on the floor or dashboard, utilizing the vertical and lateral space of the door panel. This dimensional repositioning brings the cooling box within arm's reach of seated passengers, eliminating the need to exit the vehicle while maintaining cooling functionality.
2Ease of operation
If the cooling box is mounted on the door, then passenger accessibility is improved, but the door structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The door structure is segmented into functional modules: the cooling box unit with its own mounting bracket, rotation mechanism, and sliding mechanism. This modular segmentation allows the cooling box to be independently installed and adjusted without redesigning the entire door structure, managing complexity through functional decomposition.
Data Source
AI summary
According to the present disclosure, a vehicle includes: a main body; a first inner side surface and a second inner side surface of the main body located in a widthwise direction of the main body; and a cooling box provided at the first inner side surface.