Bicycle Accessory Mount With Adjustable Plug-Locking Socket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for mounting bicycle accessories to racks lack versatility and adjustability, particularly for accessories without integrated mounting means or those with fixedly positioned mounts.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device with an attachment structure, socket, and locking mechanism that allows for adjustable and secure attachment of bicycle accessories to bicycle racks with mounting plugs, enabling various positions and orientations, and includes features like tapered guiding structures and locking elements for easy use and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a bicycle accessory is mounted using fixed mounting plugs on a bicycle rack, then the mounting is secure and reliable, but the versatility and adjustability of mounting positions and orientations are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is divided into separate functional sections: a front section with the socket entrance opening, a middle section with the locking mechanism, and a rear section with the attachment structure. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently while maintaining overall functionality, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting device is designed as a universal adapter that can accommodate various bicycle accessories with different mounting configurations. The socket and locking mechanism provide a standardized interface that works with multiple accessory types, enhancing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the socket entrance opening is normally directed horizontally, then the receiving direction of the plug is constrained and reliable, but the ease of mounting in constrained spaces is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device allows dynamic adjustment of the accessory position and orientation after initial mounting. The releasable locking mechanism enables the user to adjust the accessory to the correct position before locking, providing both ease of operation during adjustment and reliability during use.
Data Source
AI summary
Mounting device for releasably mounting a bicycle accessory, for example a bag or a basket, to a bicycle rack which is provided with a mounting plug, the mounting device comprising: an attachment structure configured for attaching the mounting device to the bicycle accessory: a socket configured for receiving the mounting plug of the bicycle rack therein; and a locking mechanism for releasably locking the mounting plug in the socket when the mounting plug is received in the socket. One or more of such mounting devices may be comprised by a mounting system which further comprises the bicycle accessory, the bicycle rack, a guide rail, a securing pin, and/or a support device.