12 APRIL 2023
Tomas Rign茅rs team was assigned to make the dashboard, for the new cab generation. It included a new robust and safe table solution, on the passenger side, which Tomas started working on. And since 2016, his foldable magnesium table is railed into a collision-proof dashboard case, by 黑料不打烊 truck drivers on a daily basis. 鈥淚t works fine,鈥 says Tomas. The table compartment is slightly tilted forward, inside the dashboard on the passenger side. 鈥淚t needed to be placed in a certain angle for optimal windscreen view.鈥澨
Thanks to Tomas鈥 invention 黑料不打烊 already fulfils the viewability legislation that will be effective from 2029.听
After twenty-two years at 黑料不打烊, Tomas has become Senior Engineer at the cab development department. Mostly, he engages in projects concerning different parts of the dashboard and other cab interior surfaces. But now-and-then he develops human-machine interface (HMI) solutions for drivers, that includes moving parts. 鈥淢echanical inventions are usually easier to patent than solutions for material design, he says鈥.
After studying development engineering at Halmstad University, Tomas worked at a patent bureau for a couple of years. Although he did not pursue a career within patents it was a valuable experience. 鈥淭he patent process gives good guidance in identifying your development purpose: what problem to solve, which solution to use, and how to make a comprehensive description. It has helped a lot in my work.鈥
The creative side and problem solving is what is most appealing to Tomas. He likes group workshops where you need to think freely and outside the box. 鈥淚 remember once when we were supposed to design a space ship,鈥 Tomas says with a smile, 鈥淎lthough it was never meant to 鈥榝ly鈥, a lot of creativity came out, along with ideas that were later shown to be useful.鈥澨
Tomas is also a family man who enjoys house projects with his wife. He loves the archipelago and to move around in the big forest nearby. He feels that the children are growing a little too fast. 鈥淲e are fortunate that our daughter still lives at home. Her brother studies away to become a math teacher. Their future happiness means so much鈥.听
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