Vehicle Resting Surface Layout With Under-Bed Storage Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle storage spaces, such as the beds of pickup trucks, lack a convenient and comfortable resting surface for occupants, limiting their utility and comfort during extended use.
Innovation Solution
A resting surface accessory with a main body featuring a central region of sleeves and connectors that attach to the vehicle's lateral side walls, creating a support surface and defining a storage space below, allowing for comfortable seating or sleeping and storage integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a resting surface accessory is installed in the vehicle bed, then occupant comfort is improved, but the available storage space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The resting surface accessory is divided into a main body portion and connector portions. The main body provides the resting surface while the connectors attach to lateral side walls, segmenting the structure to achieve both comfort and storage capability
Solution Approach 2:
The resting surface is positioned at an elevated level above the vehicle bed floor, creating vertical dimensionality. This elevation allows storage space to exist beneath the resting surface, effectively utilizing three-dimensional space rather than sacrificing horizontal storage area
2Stability of the object's composition
If connectors extend along the lateral sides to attach to vehicle walls, then stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connectors serve multiple functions: they attach the resting surface accessory to the vehicle lateral side walls, provide structural support, and extend along the lateral sides to ensure stable positioning. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components
3Volume of stationary object
If the resting surface is elevated above the floor to create storage space, then storage capability is improved, but structural strength requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The structure is segmented into the main body providing the resting surface and connector portions providing attachment and support. This segmentation distributes structural loads to the connectors and attachment points on the vehicle walls, reducing the strength requirements of the main body
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AI summary
A resting surface accessory can be used within a vehicle space to provide a resting surface for one or more vehicle occupants. As an example, the resting surface accessory can be used in the bed of a pickup truck. The resting surface accessory includes a main body. The main body can have a first lateral side and an opposite second lateral side. The main body can include a central region with a plurality of sleeves. Each of the sleeves can define a cavity. The plurality of sleeves can be spaced from the first lateral side and the second lateral side. The resting surface accessory includes a first connector. The first connector can be operatively connected to the main body and can extend along the first lateral side. The resting surface accessory can include a second connector operatively connected to the main body and extending along the second lateral side.