Rear tray for vehicle having energy harvesting elements

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10109783-B2
Application number	US-201514958713-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2015
Priority date	Feb 5, 2015
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

A rear tray for a vehicle with structures having energy harvesting elements may include a first energy harvesting element structure installed around a speaker of the rear tray for generating electric energy from friction force, and a second energy harvesting element structure installed at a rear portion of the rear tray for generating electric energy from solar light, driving vibration of the vehicle or both the solar light and the driving vibration of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rear tray for a vehicle with structures having energy harvesting elements, the rear tray comprising:
a first energy harvesting element structure installed around a speaker of the rear tray for generating electric energy from friction force; and
a second energy harvesting element structure installed at a rear portion of the rear tray for generating electric energy from solar light, driving vibration of the vehicle or both the solar light and the driving vibration of the vehicle.

2. The rear tray of claim 1 , wherein the first energy harvesting element structure includes:
a support frame fixedly installed to a vehicle body around the speaker at a bottom of the rear tray;
a first tribo element installed at a speaker edge of the rear tray and vibrating when the speaker operates;
a second tribo element disposed to friction-contact an outer diameter of the first tribo element while contacting the support frame and the bottom of the rear tray to transfer vibration; and
a spring connected between the second tribo element and the support frame.

3. The rear tray of claim 1 , wherein the second energy harvesting element structure includes:
a mounting hole formed at a rear portion of the rear tray in a width direction of the vehicle;
a textile solar cell or a piezoelectric energy harvesting element inserted into the mounting hole to generate electric energy from the solar light or the driving vibration of the vehicle; and
a support plate coupled with a bottom of the rear tray while supporting a lower portion of the textile solar cell or the piezoelectric energy harvesting element.

4. The rear tray of claim 3 , wherein the textile solar cell is installed at a rear curtain which is installed on the rear tray and able to ascend and descend to cover a rear glass.

5. The rear tray of claim 1 , wherein a controller and a battery for storing the electric energy are connected to the first energy harvesting element structure and the second energy harvesting element structure.

6. The rear tray of claim 1 ,
wherein the second energy harvesting element structure includes:
a mounting hole formed at a rear portion of the rear tray in a width direction of the vehicle;
a textile solar cell and a piezoelectric energy harvesting element inserted into the mounting hole to generate electric energy from the solar light and the driving vibration of the vehicle; and
a support plate coupled with a bottom of the rear tray while supporting lower portions of the textile solar cell and the piezoelectric energy harvesting element, and

wherein the textile solar cell and the piezoelectric energy harvesting element are alternately arranged and installed in the mounting hole in a hybrid form.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Univ Industry Cooperation Group Kyung Hee Univ

Inventors

• Hwang Jin Ho
• Choi Duk Hyun
• Lee Young Hoon

Classifications

• B60R11/0217

  for loud-speakers · CPC title

• H02N1/04 Primary

  Friction generators · CPC title

• B60R2011/0024

  Rear shelves · CPC title

• B60R5/044 Primary

  luggage covering means, e.g. parcel shelves · CPC title

• Y02E10/549

  Organic PV cells · CPC title