Vehicle Storage Drawer With Retractable Wall for Space Recovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
The available space in vehicles is unnecessarily limited due to fixed storage devices in central consoles, which do not adapt when not in use.
Innovation Solution
A storage device with a movable drawer and a mechanism that includes a rotary disk and torsion spring, allowing the movable wall to change positions from retracted to extended, enabling the storage device to be closed and freeing up space for other components when not in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed storage device is installed in the central console, then storage functionality is provided, but the available space in the vehicle interior is unnecessarily limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device is designed with a movable drawer that can transition between extended and retracted positions. The drawer includes a movable wall that can be positioned in different locations, allowing the storage device to adapt its configuration based on whether it is in use or not, thereby resolving the contradiction between providing storage functionality and maximizing available space.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable wall is arranged in a cavity of the drawer wall when retracted, allowing the storage device to nest its components compactly. This nesting arrangement enables the storage device to occupy minimal space when not in use, while still providing full storage functionality when the drawer is extended.
2Area of stationary object
If the drawer is closed when not required for storing objects, then installation space is freed up, but the movable wall requires space for accommodation
Solution Approach 1:
The movable wall is designed to be arranged in a cavity of the drawer wall when the drawer is in the closed state. This nesting arrangement allows the movable wall to occupy minimal space during the closed state, maximizing the installation space available in the vehicle interior while still enabling the drawer to extend fully when needed for storage.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution increases usable space in the vehicle by allowing the storage device to retract, enabling the space to be utilized for other components when not storing an object, thus optimizing interior space utilization.
Implementation Method 1
the torsion spring is designed to exert a force on the rotary disk in order to rotate the rotary disk about the axis of rotation in a first direction of rotation, and thus to change the position of the movable wall from the retracted position at least into the first extended position
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AI summary
A storage device for a vehicle has a housing, a drawer, which in normal use can be moved relative to the housing in a vehicle longitudinal direction between a closed state and an open state, a movable wall, and a movement mechanism, which is designed to change the position of the movable wall from the closed state of the drawer, in which closed state the movable wall is in a retracted position, at least into a first extended position in the open state of the drawer. In the retracted position, the movable wall is arranged in a cavity of a wall of the drawer. In the first extended position, the movable wall is at least partially arranged in an interior of the drawer.