Bicycle Repair Clamp Rail Stabilizer Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bicycle repair and transportation equipment often cause damage to bicycle frames due to excessive pressure and moment forces, and existing designs restrict access and adjustability, leading to increased risk of material damage and extended maintenance times.
Innovation Solution
A bicycle repair clamp with a rail system featuring adjustable stabilizers that provide multi-point contact support, allowing for secure positioning and access to various frame areas without causing damage, and a transportation assembly with cantilevered arms and clamps that distribute force evenly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single-point clamping device is used to secure the bicycle, then the clamping device can be simple in structure, but it causes damage to the bicycle frame due to excessive pressure and moment forces
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping device is segmented into multiple contact points along the rail, distributing the clamping force across several locations on the bicycle frame rather than concentrating it at a single point. This reduces pressure at each contact point and minimizes moment forces that could damage the frame.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail provides different contact points at various locations along its length, allowing the clamping force to be applied at optimal positions on the bicycle frame. This enables localized support that adapts to the frame geometry while distributing stress appropriately.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple-point contact structure is used to prevent moment forces, then frame damage is reduced, but the device complexity increases with cantilevered arms
Solution Approach 1:
The rail combines multiple contact points and support functions into a single integrated component. Instead of using separate cantilevered arms for each contact point, the rail provides continuous support along its length, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining multiple-point contact benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The rail serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, distributes clamping force across multiple points, allows positional adjustment, and maintains bicycle stability. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate components for each function.
3Stability of the object's composition
If fixed-position stabilizers are used to support the bicycle, then the bicycle is securely positioned, but access to various frame areas is restricted and adjustment is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer position along the rail is made adjustable rather than fixed, allowing the user to dynamically reposition the stabilizer to access different areas of the bicycle frame. The rail provides a guide that maintains stable support while accommodating positional changes.
4Ease of operation
If adjustable stabilizer position is allowed, then access to frame areas is improved, but the bicycle may be loosely positioned increasing damage risk
Solution Approach 1:
The rail acts as an intermediary between the stabilizer and the support structure, providing a guided pathway that constrains the stabilizer's movement. This ensures the stabilizer remains properly positioned and secured while still allowing adjustment to different locations, preventing loose positioning that could cause damage.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a bicycle clamp including a rail having an elongated orientation having a first end opposite a second end. A first stabilizer is attached to the rail adjacent to the first end, the first stabilizer configured to at least partially receive an associated frame of a bicycle and a second stabilizer is operably attached to the rail and movable along the rail between the first stabilizer adjacent the first end and the second end. The second stabilizer is adapted to be rigidly attached to the rail at a support position. The second stabilizer is configured to at least partially receive the associated frame of a bicycle wherein the bicycle repair clamp is configured to be placed against the associated frame of a bicycle to support the bicycle in a maintenance position.