3D Lattice Grips for Shock Absorption and Moisture Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional handlebar grips fail to effectively reduce impact forces, moisture accumulation, and provide customizable comfort due to inefficient manufacturing processes and material limitations, leading to user fatigue and discomfort.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing additive manufacturing to create 3D lattice grips with enhanced airflow, customizable patterns, and materials to enhance grip security, impact absorption, and moisture mitigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional manufacturing processes are used for grip production, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but impact absorption and shock reduction capabilities are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a 3D lattice structure with controlled porosity that absorbs impact forces through deformation of the lattice struts. The porous architecture allows energy dissipation through material compression and air entrapment, achieving superior shock absorption compared to solid conventional grips while maintaining manufacturability through additive manufacturing processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines multiple materials with complementary properties - typically a rigid outer shell material for structural integrity and a softer inner material for comfort and additional shock absorption. This composite approach enables the grip to handle both high-impact forces and user comfort requirements simultaneously.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional solid grip structures are used, then structural integrity is maintained, but moisture accumulation and airflow are problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The 3D lattice structure inherently provides channels for air circulation and moisture evaporation throughout the grip volume. The porous architecture allows sweat to escape from the user's hand while maintaining structural integrity through the geometric arrangement of lattice struts that are optimized for both strength and permeability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from conventional 2D surface textures to a 3D volumetric lattice structure. This dimensional change creates internal pathways for airflow and moisture management that extend through the entire grip volume, enabling effective sweat evacuation while preserving structural strength through the three-dimensional geometry of the lattice framework.
3Adaptability or versatility
If generic grip designs are produced, then manufacturing efficiency is high, but user comfort and customization options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The additive manufacturing process enables dynamic customization of grip parameters including lattice cell size, strut thickness, wall density, and material composition. These parameters can be adjusted based on user-specific requirements for impact tolerance, moisture management, and comfort preferences, allowing each grip to be optimized for individual users while maintaining efficient manufacturing through automated design-to-manufacturing workflows.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The 3D lattice grips provide improved shock absorption, reduced fatigue, enhanced grip security, and customizable comfort, allowing for better handling and reduced sweat accumulation.
Implementation Method 1
enhanced impact absorption of the end-product, enhanced mitigation of impact transference to the user's body and appendages
Implementation Method 2
introducing increased airflow and surface area... capability to mitigate moisture collection under and around the user's grip
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention utilizes additive manufacturing in conjunction with 3D lattice patterns and shapes to achieve grips and wraps that embody enhanced grippiness, e.g. the ease in which a user may maintain a secure hold or contact of the handle or gripping surface of an object, enhanced impact absorption of the end-product, enhanced mitigation of impact transference to the user's body and appendages, and the capability to mitigate moisture collection under and around the user's grip on the grip or wrap via introducing increased airflow and surface area.