Work Vehicle Seat Storage Segmentation and Sliding Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work vehicles with storage spaces under seats lack a rational arrangement, leading to inefficient access and protection of these spaces.
Innovation Solution
A work vehicle design featuring pivotable seats with a storage box between the vehicle body and seats, where the driver's seat is slidable and the passenger's seat is not, allowing for upward access to separate storage sections with varying lengths and heights, ensuring protection and easy maintenance access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the driver's seat is made slidable to improve comfort and adaptability, then the driver's comfort and adaptability are improved, but the storage space under the driver's seat becomes difficult to protect and access
Solution Approach 1:
The storage space is segmented into two separate sections: a first storage space section under the driver's seat and a second storage space section under the passenger's seat. This segmentation allows the driver's seat to slide independently while the storage spaces remain protected and accessible through separate access mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
A cover mechanism is introduced as an intermediary element between the driver's seat and the first storage space section. The cover can be opened to access the storage space while remaining closed to protect it, resolving the conflict between seat mobility and storage protection.
2Ease of operation
If the storage space is made accessible by upwardly pivoting seats, then access to storage space is simplified, but the protection of storage space when seats are in normal position is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The storage space access mechanism is made dynamic through the cover that can transition between closed (protecting storage) and open (accessing storage) states. The cover's movement is coordinated with seat movement, allowing automatic opening when seats are pivoted upward for access while maintaining protection when seats are in normal position.
3Ease of operation
If the first storage space section is made shorter to accommodate driver's seat movement, then the driver's seat can slide freely, but the storage capacity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage capacity compensation is achieved by utilizing the vertical dimension through the cover mechanism and the horizontal dimension through the second storage space section under the passenger's seat. While the first storage space section is shortened to allow driver's seat sliding, the overall storage capacity is maintained by these dimensional extensions.
4Volume of stationary object
If the second storage space section is made longer to increase storage capacity, then storage capacity is enlarged, but the complexity of the storage box structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is segmented into two separate sections under different seats, each with different lengths optimized for their respective purposes. This segmentation allows the second storage space section to be longer for increased capacity while the first section remains shorter for driver's seat compatibility, reducing overall structural complexity compared to a single unified storage space.
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AI summary
A work vehicle includes a vehicle body, an occupants' section provided in the vehicle body and having a driver's seat and a passenger's seat and a storage space that is provided under seats and opened upwards, the storage space having a first storage space section disposed under the driver's seat and a second storage space section disposed under the passenger's seat. The seats are supported to be pivotable about an axis extending along the width direction of the vehicle body and access to the first storage space section and the second storage space section is made possible by upwardly pivoting these seats. The driver's seat is slidable along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The first storage space section has a front-rear length shorter than the front-rear length of the second storage space section.