Bicycle Switch Mount With Multi-Directional Orientation Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Human-powered vehicle operating devices often have usability issues due to variations in vehicle shape and user hand size, requiring adjustable orientations that existing technologies fail to accommodate effectively.
Innovation Solution
An operating device with a base member, a switch unit, and a coupling structure that allows adjustable orientation through a movable intermediate member and fastener, enabling users to adjust the switch unit's position relative to the vehicle body in multiple directions, improving usability with a simple structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the switch device is fixed in a predetermined orientation, then the structure is simple, but the usability is poor for different vehicle shapes and user hand sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling structure enables dynamic adjustment of the switch unit's orientation through a movable intermediate member that can be positioned in multiple angular positions (e.g., 0°, 45°, 90°) relative to the base member, allowing the device to adapt to different user needs and vehicle configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling structure is divided into separate components including a base member, intermediate member, and fastener, allowing the intermediate member to be independently adjusted and secured at different orientations while maintaining overall structural integrity
2Adaptability or versatility
If the switch device is designed to be adjustable in multiple directions, then the usability is improved, but the structure becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate member is designed to be movable relative to the base member, enabling adjustment of the switch unit's orientation in multiple directions to accommodate different vehicle shapes and user hand sizes
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate member serves as a mediator between the base member and the switch unit, providing the adjustment functionality while keeping the overall structure relatively simple through its coupling mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
An operating device comprises a base member, a first switch unit, and a first coupling structure. The first switch unit includes a first base and a first operating member. The first coupling structure couples the base member and the first base such that the first base is adjustable relative to the base member in a first direction and is adjustable relative to the first coupling structure in a first additional direction different from the first direction. The first coupling structure includes a first intermediate member and a first fastener. The first intermediate member is at least partially provided between the base member and the first base to guide the first base relative to the base member in at least one of the first direction and the first additional direction.