Tubular Bracket Cover With Zipper Coupling for Bicycle Brake Levers
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bracket covers for bicycle brake levers are difficult to attach and detach due to their folding mechanism, which complicates their use and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A bracket cover with a tubular shape and a coupling mechanism, such as a zipper or snap-fit, that allows for easy attachment and detachment without folding, along with additional opening parts and fixing mechanisms to secure the cover in place, ensuring easy handling and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the bracket cover uses a folding mechanism for attachment and detachment, then the cover can be secured to the bracket, but the attachment and detachment process becomes complex and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket cover is divided into a cover main body and a separate coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism includes a coupling member that can be independently attached to the bracket, allowing the cover to be secured without folding the entire structure. This segmentation enables simpler attachment while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
A coupling mechanism acts as an intermediary between the bracket cover and the bracket. The coupling mechanism includes a coupling member that interfaces with the bracket, providing a mediating structure that simplifies the attachment process while ensuring secure connection.
2Reliability
If the bracket cover requires folding the tubular shaped portion for attachment, then the cover can be fastened, but the detachment process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the coupling mechanism from the cover main body, the detachment process no longer requires folding the entire tubular structure. Only the coupling mechanism needs to be detached, significantly reducing the time required while maintaining secure fastening during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism is designed to be dynamically attachable and detachable without requiring the cover main body to be folded. This dynamic design allows for quick attachment and detachment operations while maintaining reliable fastening when engaged.
3Device complexity
If the bracket cover uses a simple tubular structure without opening parts, then the structure is simple, but the cover cannot be easily attached or detached
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket cover is segmented into a simple tubular cover main body and a separate coupling mechanism. This segmentation allows the cover to maintain structural simplicity while the coupling mechanism provides the attachment functionality, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism serves as an intermediary that adds attachment capability to the simple tubular cover structure. This intermediary component enables easy attachment and detachment without complicating the overall structure, as the coupling mechanism handles the complex attachment logic separately.
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket cover is configured to cover at least a portion of a bracket that is attachable to a handlebar of a bicycle. The bracket cover comprises a cover main body. The cover main body is formed in a tubular shape having a first end portion and a second end portion. The cover main body has an opening part extending from at least one of the first end portion and the second end portion such that the opening part forms a first edge portion and a second edge portion.