Dual-Purpose Camper Steering Structure for Stable Bicycle Towing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional camping bicycles face capacity limitations and safety issues during towing due to inadequate control mechanisms, leading to physical exertion and potential safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A dual-purpose camper design that allows both bicycle towing and manual dragging, featuring a complex system of interconnected rods, brackets, and wheels, enabling adjustable stability and directional control, as well as foldability for reduced storage space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional camping trailers are used to satisfy capacity demand, then the transportation capacity is improved, but the physical exertion required for manual towing increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The camper is designed with dual towing capabilities - it can be towed by bicycle through a bicycle beam attachment system or manually dragged through a handrail system. This multi-functionality allows the same camper structure to serve different user needs and physical capacity levels, resolving the contradiction between transportation capacity and ease of operation.
2Quantity of substance
If traditional campers are designed for manual towing, then the capacity demand is met, but the control function is insufficient leading to safety problems
Solution Approach 1:
The camper incorporates a rotatable steering wheel connected to directional control rods that can dynamically adjust the towing direction. This dynamic control system allows the user to actively manage the camper's movement direction, significantly improving control safety compared to traditional static trailer designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate control components including directional control rods, steering wheels, and limiting plates that act as mediators between the user and the camper movement. These intermediary elements provide mechanical advantage and control precision, enhancing safety while maintaining transportation capacity.
3Ease of operation
If bicycle towing is attempted without proper control mechanisms, then the physical exertion problem is solved, but the control during running becomes difficult leading to safety issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediate control components including directional control rods, steering wheels, and limiting plates that act as mediators between the user and the camper movement. These intermediary elements provide mechanical advantage and control precision, enhancing safety while maintaining transportation capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The camper incorporates a rotatable steering wheel connected to directional control rods that can dynamically adjust the towing direction. This dynamic control system allows the user to actively manage the camper's movement direction, significantly improving control safety compared to traditional static trailer designs.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the camper structure is made stable for towing, then the towing stability is improved, but the storage space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camper structure is divided into separable components including the vehicle frames, brackets, wheels, and towing mechanisms. This segmentation allows the stable structure to be assembled when needed for towing and disassembled or folded into a compact configuration for storage, resolving the contradiction between towing stability and storage space requirements.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a dual-purpose camper capable of being towed by a bicycle and manually, including vehicle frames and a bicycle beam; a pull rod is rotatably connected between the two vehicle frames; a front bracket and a rear bracket are rotatably connected between the front end and the rear end of one side of the vehicle frames opposite to the pull rod; a fixing rod is rotatably connected in a fixing block; and the top end of the fixing rod penetrates through and is slidably connected with a sliding rod. A stable triangular structure is formed by a supporting rod and a second connecting rod; and the downward pressure of the vehicle frames after heavy loading is supported. The direction can be rotated and adjusted arbitrarily by a fisheye bearing to ensure the stability and directional control in the towing process of a bicycle.