Bicycle Bottle Holder With Rollers to Prevent Surface Wear
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bicycle bottle holders cause wear and deterioration of bottle surfaces due to incorrect insertion, and they are structurally weak, requiring manual operation for locking/unlocking and are inconvenient to use.
Innovation Solution
A bottle holder with a retaining cage and rollers that allow smooth insertion along an axis, preserving the bottle's surface integrity and enhancing structural strength, while being easy to use and assemble.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a wire frame housing is used to support the bottle, then the device is simple to construct, but the bottle surface wears and deteriorates due to incorrect insertion and rubbing against the housing mouth
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a guide element as an intermediary component between the bottle and the wire frame housing. This guide element directs the bottle along the correct insertion path, preventing it from rubbing against the housing mouth and causing wear. The guide element mediates the interaction, ensuring proper alignment without requiring complex mechanisms.
2Weight of moving object
If a metal wire frame is used for the supporting part, then the device is lightweight and simple, but it has poor structural strength and can be permanently deformed by incorrect bottle insertion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a composite structure combining a rigid support base with a flexible wire frame. The support base, made of stronger material, provides structural strength to prevent permanent deformation, while the wire frame maintains lightweight properties and simplicity. This composite approach resolves the contradiction between strength and weight.
3Strength
If a rigid annular element with switchable stop element is used, then structural strength is improved, but the device requires manual operation for locking/unlocking and is inconvenient to use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-latching mechanism where the guide element automatically engages with the wire frame housing when the bottle is correctly inserted. This eliminates the need for manual operation of stop elements, allowing cyclists to quickly insert and remove bottles without complex locking mechanisms, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining structural strength.
4Ease of manufacture
If a wire frame housing is used, then the device is simple to construct, but incorrect insertion can result in permanent deformation of the frame
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a guide element that performs preliminary alignment of the bottle before it enters the wire frame housing. This preliminary action ensures correct insertion path, preventing incorrect insertion that could cause permanent deformation of the frame. The guide element prepares the insertion process in advance, protecting the wire frame structure.
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 maintains bottle surface integrity, improves structural strength, and simplifies usage by allowing easy insertion and locking/unlocking without manual operation.
Implementation Method 1
at least one roller for sliding the bottle into the seat along the insertion axis through the axial opening
Data Source
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AI summary
Bottle holder (1) for bicycles defining a seat (2) for receiving a bottle along an insertion axis (X), the bottle holder comprising a retaining cage (3) with a reticular structure including a plurality of interconnected sections (30), the retaining cage (3) defining an axial opening (4) for inserting the bottle into the seat, and at least one roller (R1, R2, R3) for sliding the bottle into the seat along the insertion axis through the axial opening, the plurality of interconnected sections comprising at least one support section (31, 32, 33) extending tangentially to the periphery of the axial opening in a respective plane (P1, P2) transverse to the insertion axis, wherein the at least one support section defines a respective rotation axis (Y1, Y2, Y3) at which the at least one roller is rotatably associated, thereby enabling the roller to roll on the bottle due to an interaction between the bottle and the roller during the insertion of the bottle through the axial opening, wherein the retaining cage and the rotation axis of the at least one roller are in a single body.