Adjustable Motorcycle Fairing for Airstream Protection and Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motorcycle fairings do not fully optimize aerodynamic adjustment and protection from airstreams, particularly at high speeds, and lack effective cooling solutions.
Innovation Solution
A motor vehicle, particularly a motorcycle, incorporates lateral adjustable fairing parts that can be displaced along a vertical axis from a first to a second position, providing enhanced protection and airflow direction, with mechanisms like kinematics, linkages, and drives for adjustment, and can be manually, electrically, or automatically controlled.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If fixed fairings are used to protect the driver from airstream, then aerodynamic protection is provided, but adaptability to different speeds and conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the fairing parts movable and adjustable rather than fixed. The fairing parts can be displaced between a first position (close to the motorcycle body) and a second position (farther from the body), allowing the aerodynamic characteristics to change dynamically based on riding conditions, thereby resolving the contradiction between providing protection and adapting to different speeds.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If fairing parts are displaced to second position for aerodynamic protection, then driver protection from airstream is improved, but cooling of driver is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The movable fairing design allows dynamic adjustment between protection mode (second position) and cooling mode (first position), enabling the system to adapt to different thermal requirements while providing aerodynamic protection when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The fairing parts can be periodically adjusted between positions to alternate between providing maximum protection and maximum cooling, allowing the driver to experience both benefits at different times based on environmental conditions and personal comfort requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable fairing parts are added to motorcycle, then aerodynamic performance and adaptability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the fairing into multiple independently adjustable segments (first fairing part, second fairing part, third fairing part) that can be adjusted separately. This segmentation allows for fine-tuned aerodynamic optimization without requiring a completely complex reconfiguration system, as each segment can be adjusted independently to achieve the desired aerodynamic characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment mechanism is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides aerodynamic protection, enables cooling airflow, and can be configured for different riding positions and conditions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems for each function, thereby managing complexity while achieving versatility.
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 solution offers improved aerodynamic performance and cooling, protecting the driver from airstreams and optimizing airflow, with adjustable fairing parts that enhance safety and comfort at various speeds.
Implementation Method 1
The lateral fairing part thus expediently acts as an air directing element which, in particular in the second position, is configured to guide an airstream in such a manner that the latter is directed about a driver
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AI summary
A motor vehicle, in particular a motorcycle or other type of tilting vehicle, has at least one lateral adjustable fairing part which is movable translationally from a first position into a second position, wherein the second position is offset relative to the first position at least along a vertical axis of the motor vehicle.