Vehicle Storage Drawer with Pivoting Plate for Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicles' center console storage units occupy unnecessary space when not in use, restricting interior space, as their installation space remains constant regardless of the storage unit's requirement.
Innovation Solution
A storage unit with a drawer that pivots and moves along the vehicle's longitudinal direction, allowing the plate to change its angle, enabling it to be fully enclosed when not needed, thus saving space for other components, and featuring a pivot mechanism with guide rails and pins to adjust the plate's position, allowing it to serve as a storage or drink holder.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the storage unit is designed with a fixed installation space, then the storage function is always available, but the available space in the vehicle interior is unnecessarily restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The storage unit employs a dynamic design where the drawer can move along the vehicle longitudinal direction and the plate can pivot about a pivot axis. The pivot mechanism changes the pivot angle of the plate relative to the vehicle longitudinal direction, allowing the storage unit to transform between extended and retracted states, thus optimizing space utilization while maintaining storage functionality.
2Ease of operation
If the drawer is moved in the vehicle forward direction to open, then the storage compartment is accessible, but the installation space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention utilizes angular movement in addition to linear movement. The plate pivots about a pivot axis extending along the vehicle transverse direction, changing its angle relative to the vehicle longitudinal direction. This angular dimension allows the storage compartment to become accessible without requiring proportional increases in longitudinal installation space.
3Volume of moving object
If the plate is positioned at a lower level in the closed state, then the storage unit is compact, but the plate may not be visible when open
Solution Approach 1:
The plate is designed to dynamically change its position and orientation. In the closed state, the plate is at a lower level and completely received in the drawer interior. When the drawer opens, the pivot mechanism raises the plate to a higher position and adjusts its angle, making it visible and accessible while maintaining a compact closed state.
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AI summary
A storage device for a vehicle includes a housing, a drawer which can be moved relative to the housing along a vehicle longitudinal direction between a closed state and an open state when used as intended, and a plate which is mounted by way of a bearing device attached to the drawer such that the plate can be pivoted about a pivot axis extending along a vehicle transverse direction.