External Bicycle Suspension Control Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bicycle suspension control setting devices are integral to the suspension control apparatus, limiting their applicability and requiring separate devices for each suspension control apparatus, which restricts flexibility and versatility in setting operations.
Innovation Solution
A bicycle suspension control setting device comprising a control device, an indicating unit, a selecting unit, and a communication unit that allows for wireless or wired communication with the suspension control apparatus, enabling a single device to set and control multiple suspension control apparatuses, with features like operation setting sections for changing suspension states and methods based on user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the setting device is provided as an integral part of the suspension control apparatus, then the control system is simplified and mounted to the bicycle, but the applicability is limited and separate devices are required for each suspension control apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The setting device is separated from the suspension control apparatus into an independent external device. This segmentation allows the setting device to be used with multiple different suspension control apparatuses, improving general applicability while the suspension control apparatus maintains its integrated control system when mounted to the bicycle.
Solution Approach 2:
The setting device is designed as a universal external device that can interface with multiple suspension control apparatuses through standardized communication protocols. This multi-functionality enables a single setting device to configure various suspension control apparatuses, resolving the contradiction between integration simplicity and broad applicability.
2Device complexity
If a separate setting device is provided for each suspension control apparatus, then the control system is simplified, but flexibility and versatility in setting operations are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
A communication unit serves as an intermediary between the external setting device and the suspension control apparatus. This intermediary enables flexible setting operations through wireless or wired connections while maintaining the simplicity of the integrated control system within the suspension apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the setting device and suspension control apparatus is made dynamic and detachable rather than fixed. This allows the setting device to be connected or disconnected as needed, providing operational flexibility while keeping the control system structure simple when the apparatus is mounted on the bicycle.
3Device complexity
If the setting device is integrated with the suspension control apparatus, then the system is compact, but a single device cannot manage multiple suspension control apparatuses
Solution Approach 1:
The setting functionality is extracted from the suspension control apparatus and placed in a separate external device. This extraction enables the setting device to manage multiple suspension control apparatuses simultaneously, while each apparatus maintains its compact integrated control system when mounted on the bicycle.
Solution Approach 2:
The setting device creates and transmits setting information to multiple suspension control apparatuses through communication units. This copying mechanism allows a single external setting device to configure multiple apparatuses, resolving the contradiction between system compactness and multi-apparatus management capability.
4Ease of operation
If wireless or wired communication is used for detachable connection, then the setting device can be easily separated from the control apparatus, but communication complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical connection system is replaced with wireless or wired communication systems. This substitution enables easy detachable connection between the setting device and suspension control apparatus while managing communication complexity through standardized communication units that can operate in either mode.
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AI summary
A bicycle suspension control setting device includes a control device, an indicating unit, a selecting unit and a communication unit. The control device includes a plurality of setting information relating to a plurality of operating states for a bicycle suspension device. The indicating unit is operatively connected to the control device to indicate the setting information to a user. The selecting unit is operatively connected to the control device to selectively select at least one of the setting information that is to be indicated by the indicating unit. The communication unit includes at least one of a wireless connection section and a wired connection section configured to detachably connect to a bicycle suspension control apparatus to transmit the setting information selected by the selecting unit to the bicycle suspension control apparatus.