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| Description: | Under Seat Storage System | Model: | Dodge Dakota |
| OEM: | Chrysler LLC | Model Year: | 2008 |
| System Supplier: | Vikeda | Generic Resin Type: | PP, 20%talc |
| Molder/Processor: | Depo (Shanghai, China) | Resin Trade Name: | N/A |
| Toolmaker: | N/A | Grade: | N/A |
| Material Supplier: | N/A | Other Innovative Features: | Folds and hides away under rear seats when not in use. Snaps into vehicle and snaps together tightly to eliminate BSR potential while driving of vehicle. |
| Most Innovative Feature: | First time any vehicle has had a foldable, removable, storage system creating convenience for the customer. | Forming Process: | Injection Molding |
| Weight Savings: | N/A | First Time Process Used? | No |
| Cost Savings: | N/A | Previous Process: | N/A |
| Cost Avoidance: | If other proposal was implemented, would have cost us $32 per vehicle more in piece price and would not have been as innovative and convenient for the customer | Transferable to Other Vehicles: | Can be built into any trunk area/cargo area of any vehicle with simple flat area and holes into floor pan sheet metal so as to mount the tray which the crates snap into. |
| Benefits to Consumer: | |||
| Customer convenience to hold and contain groceries and other items inside truck while driving so as not to travel and create mess. Can remove crates and bring into store and into house with you. Eliminates need for bags, and cardboard ex. Costco | |||
| Method Comments: | |||
| N/A | |||
| Innovations/Improvements: | |||
| Typical tooling design used for interior plastic injection molded components with some lifter action in rim areas of crates. | |||
| Safety Improvements: | |||
| N/A | |||
| Environmental Comments: | |||
| Could eliminate the need for grocery bags and thus reduce waste. | |||
| Additional Comments: | |||
| Very rapid tooling program where production tooling was built in China and functional parts to build into pilot vehicles in a total of 8 weeks. First parts were exceptional due to excellent design work from John Clarke at Vikeda. | |||
| Summary: | |||
| This injection-molded Crate ‘n Go storage system securely snaps into the vehicle to hold gear securely, then can be removed to carry contents out of vehicle for greater customer convenience. When not in use, it collapses and can be stored under the seat. Components snap together tightly to reduce BSR potential. An alternative, less innovative design, would have cost $32 USD/ vehicle more and been less convenient for the customer. | |||
