Nowadays, as soon as a mobile phone, tablet or laptop is introduced and announced, its creators immediately start thinking about the next model. Just last week, in the last week of 2023, Xiaomi finally showed the world its car Xiaomi SU7. And a patent spotted this week shows they already have it.I keep an eye on SU8.

And we are talking about a patent with a technology that the Xiaomi SU7 does not have, so we have to think about its possible successor in a few years. An interesting patent I focused on the car doors.

‘Invisible’ handle patent

If we see a photo of the Xiaomi SU7, we will see the door handles to open them and gain access to the interior. And all the openings in the side doors of a car They require the use of pulls or handles that can be divided into convex, semi-concealed and concealed. And it is precisely this last design, the hidden one, that can reduce the drag of the entire car.

According to a new car door patent registered by Xiaomi on June 14, 2023, “A hidden retractable handle requires space to accommodate its retraction. After the arm is retracted, another area is created that is completely independent of the arm retraction area. “This is where the relevant structure is positioned upwards to open the car door.”

This ‘invisible’ handle”Comes with two independent areas” and for this to work, an electrical mechanism is needed, which “the handle folds for retraction, making the overall structure complex, costly and heavy“. But this is not Xiaomi has it in mind, but it’s a more efficient and cheaper alternative.

Two independent areas for possible use of Xiaomi SU8

The patent abstract shows:Xiaomi’s patented hidden mechanical arm eliminates the need for an electrically powered device. It allows automatic readjustment of the hidden position of the handle assembly, has a simple structure, reduces weight while reducing costand is more comfortable to use.

Does this mean we will see the Xiaomi SU8 with a hidden handle? It is possible that even a future review of the Xiaomi SU7 will include this. The complicated thing about patents is that just because they are registered doesn’t mean we’ll see them implemented.

Maybe not, perhaps this patented technology forms the basis of the revision of the SU7. But what’s clear is Seems more efficient and cheaper than what other brands like Tesla use in their cars.

via | helloxiaomi

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