Multi-Stage Vehicle Storage Cover for Adjustable Opening Angles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicular storage compartments restrict the opening angle of the cover, preventing the accommodation of large-volume articles and hindering effective cleaning due to insufficient opening.

Innovation Solution

A multi-stage open-type vehicular storage compartment with a rotatable inner cover and a control lever guided by a guide slot with multiple sections of varying radii, allowing adjustable opening angles and facilitating cleaning and accommodation of larger items.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If the opening angle of the cover is restricted to prevent occupant interference, then occupant safety is improved, but the ability to accommodate large-volume articles deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoccupant interferenceVSAvoidarticle accommodation capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The cover opening angle is made dynamically adjustable through a control lever mechanism with multiple positioning sections. The cover can be held at different angles (first position for normal use, second position for large articles) depending on the section where the control lever stops, allowing the system to adapt between safety and accommodation needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Object-affected harmful factors

If the opening angle of the cover is restricted to prevent occupant interference, then occupant safety is improved, but cleaning accessibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoccupant interferenceVSAvoidcleaning accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If the cover is opened to a larger angle to accommodate large-volume articles, then article accommodation capability is improved, but the risk of occupant interference increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvearticle accommodation capabilityVSAvoidoccupant interference

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The opening angle parameter of the cover is changed between two discrete values based on user need. The control lever mechanism allows switching between a first opening angle (smaller, safer) and a second opening angle (larger, for accommodation), thereby changing the system parameter to suit different operational requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

4Ease of operation

If the cover is opened to a larger angle to facilitate cleaning, then cleaning accessibility is improved, but the risk of occupant interference increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecleaning accessibilityVSAvoidoccupant interference

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250229720A1Multi-stage open-type vehicular storage compartment

Publication Date: 2025.07.17 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD

AI summary

An embodiment multi-stage open-type storage compartment for a vehicle includes a housing disposed inside the vehicle, an accommodation space defined within the housing, wherein the accommodation space is configured to accommodate an article, an inner cover rotatably disposed in the housing, the inner cover being configured to open and close a front surface of the housing, a guide slot disposed in the housing, the guide slot including a plurality of sections arranged as portions, respectively, of circles having different radii and centered around a rotational center of the inner cover, the plurality of sections being connected to each other, and a control lever rotatably disposed on a lateral surface of the inner cover, wherein the guide slot is configured to guide a movement of the control lever.