Rotatable Bike Mount Adapter for Multiple Axle Types
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing bike mount adapters are not versatile enough to accommodate multiple bike axle mount types, leading to the need for multiple adapters and resulting in lost or misplaced unused adapters due to their small size.
Innovation Solution
A multiway adapter that can be fixed to a bike mount, allowing it to change dimensions to support at least two different bike axle mount types, including thru axle and quick release skewer types, by using adapter sections that can be rotated and positioned to align with different bike wheel rotational axes, providing a secure fixation option.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple distinct adapters are provided for different bike axle mount types, then each specific bike axle mount type can be accommodated, but the quantity of adapters increases and they are prone to being lost
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter is designed as a multi-functional unit that can accommodate multiple bike axle mount types (thru axle and quick release skewer) through different mounting orientations. The adapter body includes multiple adapter sections that can be positioned to provide different fixation options, allowing a single adapter to replace multiple specialized adapters.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter incorporates movable adapter sections that can be rotated or repositioned relative to the adapter body. This dynamic configuration allows the adapter to change its dimension and fixation option based on the specific bike axle mount type being used, providing adaptability without requiring multiple static adapters.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple distinct adapters are provided for different bike axle mount types, then each specific bike axle mount type can be accommodated, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple adapter functions are merged into a single integrated adapter body. The adapter includes multiple adapter sections that can be positioned to provide different fixation options for different bike axle mount types, consolidating what would traditionally require multiple separate adapters into one unified device.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter is designed as a universal mounting solution that handles both thru axle and quick release skewer mount types through different orientations of the same adapter body, reducing the overall system complexity by eliminating the need for multiple specialized adapters.
3Volume of moving object
If adapters are made small for portability, then they are easy to store, but they are more likely to be lost
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple adapter functions are combined into a single larger adapter unit, which reduces the total number of small components that need to be managed. This consolidation maintains portability while reducing the risk of loss by eliminating multiple small individual adapters that could easily be misplaced.
Data Source
AI summary
An adapter for a bike mount including a coupling plate, a first adapter section coupled to the coupling plate, and a second adapter section coupled to the coupling plate. The first adapter section is configured to receive a first bike axle. The second adapter section is configured to receive a second bike axle different than the first bike axle.