Bicycle Frame Display With Pressure-Driven Expandable Screen

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Solution Overview

Problem

Riders face safety risks and disrupted cycling experiences when using mobile devices to view information while riding, as it diverts attention and wastes time, and existing solutions for displaying information on bicycles are cumbersome and require additional components.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle-mounted display system integrated into a bicycle's frame, utilizing a flexible display screen and pressure control unit that allows the display to expand and contract, eliminating the need for external brackets and enabling easy opening and closing of the display for information access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a rigid display structure with external brackets is used, then the display is stable and secure, but the device complexity increases and ease of operation decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay stabilityVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the display support function directly into the bicycle frame structure, eliminating separate external brackets. The frame tubes serve dual purposes as both structural support and display mounting, merging previously separate components into an integrated system that reduces overall complexity while maintaining stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The bicycle frame is designed to serve multiple functions: providing structural support for the vehicle and simultaneously serving as the mounting structure for the display unit. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for dedicated display brackets, reducing device complexity while ensuring reliable display support

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If a fixed display structure is used, then the display is stable, but the ease of operation decreases due to inability to quickly open and close

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay stabilityVSAvoiddisplay accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from a fixed display structure to a dynamic one that can be easily opened and closed. The display unit is designed to rotate or fold relative to the frame, allowing riders to quickly access the display when needed and secure it when not in use, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining stability during use through proper mechanical constraints

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If additional external components are added for display support, then the display functionality is achieved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay functionalityVSAvoidcomponent quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the display mounting function with the existing bicycle frame structure. Instead of adding separate external brackets and support components, the frame tubes are designed to directly accommodate and support the display unit, achieving full display functionality while minimizing additional components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The bicycle frame is designed to serve multiple functions including structural support, rider support, and display mounting. This universal design allows the same structural elements to perform multiple roles, eliminating the need for dedicated display support components and reducing overall device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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

Facilitates safe and convenient access to information during cycling by allowing riders to control the display without additional components, enhancing the riding experience and safety by keeping hands free and minimizing distractions.

Implementation Method 1

an elastic air mattress (102) arranged on a rear housing of the flexible display screen (101)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Implementation Method 2

a pressure control unit (20) arranged within the vehicle, the pressure control unit (20) being configured to enable the display unit (10) to expand or contract

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPressure generation: Pressurisation

Data Source

PatentEP3624091B1Display system and vehicle
Publication Date: 2023.03.01 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A display system and a vehicle comprising said display system, the display system comprising: a display unit (10) and a pressure control unit (20), the pressure control unit (20) being configured to be able to switch the display unit (10) between at least a first state and a second state, the first state being an expanded state, and the second state being a retracted state; the display unit (10) is configured to switch between states on the basis of the control of the pressure control unit (20). By means of the present vehicle display system, the cyclist can view required information at any time, reducing the cumbersome process of mounting and dismounting brackets.