Flying Wing Bicycle Saddle with U-Shaped Trough and Bow Buffer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bicycle saddles are small with hard sitting pads that cause discomfort, pressure on the perineum, and risk of sports injuries due to lack of shock absorption and ventilation, especially on bumpy roads.
Innovation Solution
A flying wing-shaped saddle structure with a U-shaped trough and butterfly wings for airflow, combined with a bow comprising fixing, buffering, and supporting parts to absorb shock and provide ventilation, made from materials like metal, plastic, or flexible fibers, ensuring flexibility and ergonomic design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a traditional streamlined saddle with hard sitting pad is used, then the saddle structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it causes perineum pressure, friction damage, and lacks shock absorption capability
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle is divided into multiple functional parts: a U-shaped trough structure for perineum relief, butterfly wings for ventilation, and a bow structure with buffering part. This segmentation allows each part to address specific harmful effects independently while maintaining overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bow structure with its buffering part acts as an intermediary element between the rider and the saddle body, absorbing shock and reducing the transmission of harmful forces to the rider's body, thereby mitigating friction damage and pressure effects.
2Device complexity
If a hard sitting pad is used, then the saddle structure is simple, but it has little shock absorption effect causing sports injuries on bumpy roads
Solution Approach 1:
The bow structure incorporates a buffering part that can dynamically deform and absorb shock energy when subjected to impacts from bumpy roads. This dynamic response allows the saddle to adapt to varying road conditions and provide consistent shock absorption protection.
3Area of stationary object
If a small front end saddle is used, then the saddle size is compact, but it causes pain in the crotch and damage to perineum organs and nerves
Solution Approach 1:
The U-shaped trough structure creates a localized void space directly under the perineum area, providing targeted relief in the critical zone while maintaining a compact overall saddle size. This local structural modification addresses perineum damage without requiring a complete increase in saddle dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The butterfly wings extend laterally from the trough, creating additional ventilation channels in the horizontal dimension. This dimensional approach provides cooling and friction reduction without significantly increasing the forward-backward length of the saddle.
4Ease of manufacture
If traditional saddle structure is used, then manufacturing is simple, but it has no thermolysis nor ventilating effect causing riding discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The butterfly wing structure creates a porous, open-framework design that allows air to pass through the saddle structure. This porous configuration provides natural ventilation and cooling effects without requiring complex active cooling systems, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while improving thermal management.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The saddle structure reduces friction and pressure on the perineum, absorbs road shocks, and provides a comfortable riding experience by distributing weight evenly and maintaining airflow, minimizing the risk of injuries and discomfort.
Implementation Method 1
a plate body with a U-shaped cross section, said U-shaped cross sectional part is a trough with a diversion ability
Implementation Method 2
a bow, which is formed by a bent rod, comprises of a fixing part; a buffering part and a supporting part
Data Source
AI summary
A flying wing-shaped saddle comprises a saddle integrally formed by a plate body with a U-shaped trough for guiding airflow, a butterfly wings symmetrically extended from the left and right end of said trough respectively, which is used for sitting thereon, and a bow formed by a bent rod which comprises a fixing part, a buffering part and a support part, said fixing part formed by two rods disposed in parallel and fixed on the seat post of the bicycle, said buffering part formed by two rods extending from two front ends of said fixing part, said supporting part formed by two rods which are extended outwardly, diagonally and symmetrically from the two back ends of said fixing part.