People who travel a lot, sometimes for days, need extra space for their luggage. Most of them choose to have a rooftop cargo carrier but it doesn't come without disadvantages: 1) Due to the wind drag effect the vehicle gets a way poorer gas (electricity in this case) mileage. 2) Crosswinds affect the stability of the vehicle and will tend to drift to one particular side.
The ideal solution would be to have a rooftop carrier on your car only when you need it and only as big as you need it to be.
The Exparrier is an expandable cargo carrier integrated into the roof of the ID Buzz. It increases and decreases in size depending on how much luggage you have in it. It has 4 motorized hinges (2 on each side) that bring it to the right shape and size. The lateral elastic shell of the carrier is 3D printed. + because the ID BUZZ has a transparent roof, the carrier could also be transparent, allowing light to come in when empty.
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Hi Alex, Great idea.. Good and useful use of 3D printing. Well done :)
Hi Alex, cool idea, as others already pointed out.
If I get it right, the telescopic mechanism is the core of this idea. Would you have the whole rooftop cargo carrier 3D printed or just the telescopic mechanism? Maybe you can use the 2nd slide to elaborate on the telescopic mechanism even further.
I also consider the "transparent" version you mentioned an idea worth following.
Best, Markus
I love the idea with regulated hight. Very practical idea. Good Luck :)
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