Bicycle Luggage Rack for Vertical Ski and Snowboard Carrying
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Transporting elongated items like skis, snowboards, or ski poles by bicycle poses safety risks and hinders pedaling and steering when attached lengthwise, and existing solutions do not provide a safe and efficient means for carrying such items.
Innovation Solution
A modular luggage carrier for bicycles with detachable and interchangeable holding devices that secure elongated items vertically or transversely to the side of the rear wheel, utilizing a support structure with parallel struts and positive-locking connections, allowing for balanced weight distribution and adaptability to different items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If elongated pieces of luggage are held by hand on the handlebars perpendicular to the direction of travel, then the cyclist can transport the items, but safety risks increase for both pedestrians and the cyclist
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the orientation dimension of luggage transport from horizontal (handlebars) to vertical (rear wheel side), allowing elongated items to be carried without interfering with the cyclist's control or endangering pedestrians while maintaining transport capability
2Adaptability or versatility
If elongated pieces of luggage are attached lengthwise to the bicycle, then transport is achieved, but pedaling and steering are hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The invention reorients luggage from longitudinal attachment to vertical attachment at the rear wheel side, transferring the luggage from the cyclist's control zone to the rear periphery, thus eliminating interference with pedaling and steering motions
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the luggage from the central bicycle structure and positions it at the rear wheel side, separating the luggage transport function from the cycling control functions to eliminate operational hindrance
3Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional bicycle is converted to transport elongated items, then transport capability is improved, but the conversion process should be as simple as possible
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the luggage carrier into modular components (support structure, holding devices, mounting mechanisms) that can be independently assembled and detached, enabling simple conversion of conventional bicycles without complex integration
Solution Approach 2:
The invention designs a universal mounting system that can be attached to various bicycle types using standard attachment points, making the conversion process applicable to conventional bicycles without requiring model-specific modifications
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
AI summary
The invention relates to a luggage carrier (1) for a bicycle, wherein the luggage carrier (1) has a support structure (2), which is in particular detachably or interchangeably connected or connectable to a frame of the bicycle or to an integrated luggage carrier structure of the bicycle, and has at least one holding device (3) arranged on one side of the support structure (2), which is designed to receive and hold at least partially or in sections an elongated piece of luggage, in particular in the form of a ski, a ski set, a snowboard or in the form of ski or hiking poles.