Front Fork Suspension Adapter for Easy Bike Fork Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
The conventional combination of bike front fork and suspension device requires special tools for disassembly, leading to potential damage and is time-consuming, making replacement of individual components difficult and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A locking device with an adapter that connects between the front fork and suspension device, allowing for individual replacement and maintenance by using threaded bolts through bores and axial holes, facilitating easy detachment and protection of bolts with protrusions and extensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional tight-fitted combination of front fork and suspension device is used, then structural integrity is improved, but ease of replacement and maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces an adapter as a separate intermediate component that segments the connection between the front fork and suspension device. This allows the system to be divided into replaceable modules (front fork, adapter, suspension device) that can be independently serviced while maintaining overall structural integrity during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter serves as an intermediary component between the front fork and suspension device. It provides standardized connection interfaces (threaded holes for bolts, contact surfaces) that enable easy assembly and disassembly while maintaining stable connection during use, resolving the contradiction between tight fit and ease of replacement.
2Reliability
If special tools are used for disassembly of conventional combination, then reliability of connection is improved, but loss of time and complexity of operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter design enables self-service replacement by using standard bolt connections that can be assembled and disassembled with common tools. The threaded holes in the adapter and front fork, along with the contact surfaces, create a self-contained connection system that doesn't require specialized disassembly tools or procedures.
3Strength
If conventional tight-fitted assembly is used, then strength of connection is improved, but ease of operation for maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter incorporates pre-designed connection features (threaded holes, contact surfaces, positioning structures) that are prepared in advance during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation of connection interfaces allows for strong, reliable connections during assembly while enabling easy maintenance later, as the connection points are already optimized for both strength and accessibility.
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AI summary
A locking device for connecting a suspension device to a front fork of a bike, and includes an adapter which is connected between the suspension device and the front fork. A first part and a second part respectively extend from the top face and the bottom face of the adapter. The second part is inserted in the front fork. Multiple bores are defined through the adapter, and are located around the first part and the second part. An axial hole is defined through the first part and the second part, the steerer tube extends through the axial hole. Multiple bolts extend through the bores and are threadedly connected to threaded holes defined in the crown of the front fork. The suspension device and the front fork can be individually replaced and maintained.