Bicycle Parking Structure with Segmented Frame Assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
In crowded bicycle storage environments, limited space and disordered placement of various bicycle types lead to overcrowding and safety passage issues, making it difficult for consumers to observe and navigate through the bicycles effectively.
Innovation Solution
A bicycle parking structure comprising a base assembly, front and rear frame assemblies, and a middle frame assembly with adjustable auxiliary rods and telescopic rods, allowing for flexible positioning and stable support of bicycles in different configurations to optimize space usage and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If bicycles are displayed in a traditional single-direction placement manner, then the structure is simple, but the space utilization is poor and the environment becomes crowded
Solution Approach 1:
The parking device is divided into multiple independent frame assemblies (first frame assembly, second frame assembly, third frame assembly, fourth frame assembly) that can be independently configured. Each frame assembly can be positioned at different locations and oriented in different directions, allowing flexible segmentation of the display space to accommodate various bicycle types while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional single-direction placement to multi-dimensional arrangement by positioning frame assemblies at different locations (front, rear, left, right) and orientations. This spatial dimensionality change allows bicycles to be displayed in multiple directions simultaneously, dramatically improving space utilization without requiring a complex monolithic structure.
2Productivity
If more bicycles are accommodated in limited space, then space utilization improves, but safety passages may be blocked and observation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display into multiple distributed frame assemblies rather than one large centralized structure, the patent creates natural gaps and pathways between assemblies. This segmentation allows consumers to navigate through the display area and observe bicycles from multiple angles while still accommodating a high capacity of bicycles across the distributed frames.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-dimensional arrangement of frame assemblies creates three-dimensional display pathways that allow consumer movement around and between bicycle displays. This spatial distribution ensures that safety passages remain open while maximizing bicycle accommodation capacity through vertical and horizontal space utilization.
3Ease of operation
If traditional single-direction placement is used, then the structure is simple, but the environment becomes overly crowded and safety passages are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The complex multi-frame structure is broken down into standardized, modular frame assemblies that can be independently positioned and configured. This segmentation allows the system to achieve complex spatial arrangements for improved consumer browsing while maintaining relative structural simplicity through repetition of standardized components.
Solution Approach 2:
Each frame assembly is designed as a universal module that can serve multiple functions: displaying different bicycle types, creating display pathways, defining safety passages, and accommodating various observation angles. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by using standardized components rather than specialized structures for each function.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a bicycle parking structure, which includes a base assembly, having a front end portion and a rear end portion; a front frame assembly, pivotally mounted at the front end portion for supporting a front wheel or a rear wheel of a bicycle; a rear frame assembly, disposed at the rear end portion and including a base rod, at least one auxiliary rod and a telescopic rod, wherein the at least one auxiliary rod is detachably mounted at a top end of the base rod, and the telescopic rod is directly assembled to the top end of the base rod or to a top end of the at least one auxiliary rod; and a middle frame assembly, disposed between the front and rear frame assemblies and including two middle connecting plates, two side upright rods, and a bracing member.