Vehicle Storage with Image Capture for Deep Compartment Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle storage devices with multiple compartments are difficult to navigate, especially during travel, as users often need to rely on tactile recognition to find specific objects due to the deep design and lack of visual access.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle storage device equipped with a receptacle space, adjustable storage units, an electronic memory, an image-capturing device, and a control unit that allows users to visually select and access compartments via a display device, enabling the storage and retrieval of images and objects with ease.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If compartments are designed to be deep for increased storage capacity, then storage volume is improved, but visual access to contents deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an image-capturing device to create visual copies (images) of the compartment contents and displays them on a display device. This allows users to view the contents of deep compartments without needing direct visual access, effectively resolving the contradiction between deep storage design and visual accessibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple storage units are provided for organized storage, then classification capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the adjustment device serve multiple functions: it not only moves storage units for access but also works in coordination with the image-capturing device to enable visual identification and selection of compartments. This multi-functionality approach manages complexity by integrating control systems rather than adding separate mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If adjustment device is added to move storage units, then accessibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback system where the image-capturing device provides visual information about compartment contents, and the control unit uses this information along with user input to automatically control the adjustment device. This feedback loop simplifies user interaction while managing the complexity of the adjustment mechanism through automated control.
4Ease of operation
If image-capturing device and display are added for visual access, then ease of finding objects is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual copies of compartment contents through the image-capturing device and displays them on a display device. This allows users to identify objects and select compartments for access without physically searching through deep compartments, significantly improving ease of finding objects while managing electronic complexity through integrated control.
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AI summary
A storage device for a vehicle which has a plurality of compartments for storing objects is provided. The device comprises a receptacle space with a removal opening, at least one storage unit which is accommodated inside the receptacle space and has at least one compartment, an adjustment device by means of which the at least one storage unit can be adjusted within the receptacle space, with the result that whether a specific compartment of the storage device is accessible to a user via the removal opening depends on the position of the storage unit, an electronic memory, an image-capturing device by means of which at least one image of contents of one of the compartments can be produced and stored in the memory and a control unit by means of which an image produced by the image-capturing device and stored in the memory can be displayed on a display device.