Cycling Seat Pad Segmented Attachment for Pedaling Comfort
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cycling trousers with seat pads often compromise comfort and movement due to uniform attachment methods that restrict the pad's ability to adapt to pedaling motions and provide adequate support to the perineal area.
Innovation Solution
A skin-tight sports garment with a seat pad featuring a front and rear attachment region and a central, loose bridge portion that allows the pad to move freely, enhancing comfort and support by maintaining attachment only at these regions, thereby allowing the pad to follow pedaling movements without impairment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the seat pad is uniformly attached to the garment across the entire crotch area, then the pad is securely fixed to the garment, but the pad's ability to adapt to pedaling movements and provide perineal support is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The seat pad attachment is segmented into distinct front and rear attachment regions, with a central bridge portion left unattached. This segmentation allows the front and rear regions to be securely fixed while the central portion remains free to adapt to pedaling movements and provide perineal support, resolving the contradiction between secure fixation and movement adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the seat pad are given different attachment qualities: the front and rear regions have secure attachments for stability, while the central bridge portion has no attachment for freedom of movement. This local differentiation of attachment quality allows simultaneous achievement of secure fixation where needed and adaptability where required.
2Reliability
If the seat pad is made skin-tight to provide close fit and support, then perineal support is improved, but the pad cannot follow pedaling movements freely
Solution Approach 1:
The seat pad structure is segmented into attached front/rear regions that provide support and an unattached central bridge that provides movement freedom. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by providing both perineal support through secure attachment zones and movement freedom through the loose central bridge portion.
Solution Approach 2:
The seat pad incorporates a dynamic element in the form of the loose bridge portion that can move and deform freely during pedaling motions, while the attached regions maintain their structural integrity. This dynamic design allows the pad to adapt to changing body positions and movements during cycling.
3Ease of operation
If the seat pad is fully attached to maintain padding action, then comfort is improved, but the pad restricts natural body movements and pedaling motion
Solution Approach 1:
The seat pad is segmented into attached and unattached portions, allowing it to provide comfort through secure fixation at the boundaries while enabling natural body movements and pedaling motion through the loose central bridge. This segmentation resolves the contradiction between comfort and movement freedom.
Solution Approach 2:
The loose bridge portion acts as a flexible element that can deform and move with body motions during pedaling, while the attached regions provide structural stability. This flexible design allows the pad to maintain comfort through secure attachment while adapting to dynamic movements during cycling.
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AI summary
A sports garment, for example a cycling suit, comprises a seat pad located in a crotch area, the seat pad is attached to the garment in a front attachment region and in a rear attachment region of the seat pad, and a central portion of the seat pad is free from attachment to the garment and forms as a loose portion in the inner crotch area of the garment; said attachment regions are made with attachment lines or several attachment points, made by stitching, glueing or other techniques.