Bicycle Handlebar Grip Assembly with Integrated Coupling and Clamp
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bicycle handlebar grip assemblies are prone to detachment during use, offering inadequate security and rigidity, and lack a compact, practical design.
Innovation Solution
A bicycle handlebar grip assembly featuring a mounting structure with a coupling connection, such as a moulded or glued connection, that securely attaches the handgrip body to the handlebar, incorporating protruding tongues and locking elements to prevent rotational movement, and a clamp connection for additional stability, allowing for a compact and rigid design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional handgrip fixation methods (clamping, gluing, or friction-based) are used, then the handgrip can be attached to the handlebar, but the attachment is easily detached during use or by vandals, lacking sufficient security and rigidity
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into separate functional elements: a clamp connection for secure attachment to the handlebar, and a coupling connection for joining the handgrip body. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the clamp connection and coupling connection into a single integrated mounting structure. This merging reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifies the overall design, and maintains secure attachment while reducing device complexity.
2Reliability
If multiple separate mounting structures are used to secure the handgrip and bicycle components, then attachment security is improved, but the design becomes less compact and rigidity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is designed as a universal platform that can secure both the handgrip body and various bicycle components (such as brake levers) simultaneously. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple separate mounting structures, achieving compactness while maintaining reliable fixation.
3Device complexity
If a simple handgrip attachment is used, then device complexity is reduced, but the handgrip is prone to detachment and lacks rigidity
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is pre-configured with integrated clamp and coupling connections that are prepared in advance to ensure stable attachment. The clamp connection is pre-positioned to engage with the handlebar, and the coupling connection is pre-formed to join the handgrip body, eliminating the need for complex assembly steps while ensuring stability.
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 solution provides a secure, rigid, and compact handlebar grip assembly that prevents detachment during use, enhancing user safety and reducing the need for multiple mounting structures, thereby improving durability and reducing component count.
Implementation Method 1
the coupling connection is formed by means of a moulding of the handgrip body at the fixing means during shaping of the handgrip body
Implementation Method 2
the coupling connection is formed by means of a glue connection between the mounting structure and the handgrip body
Implementation Method 3
the handgrip body has an inner surface for cooperating with an outer surface of the handlebar, wherein these are configured to prevent rotation of the handgrip around the handlebar
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a bicycle handlebar grip assembly for mounting on a handlebar of a bicycle handlebar, the bicycle handlebar grip assembly including at least one handgrip body for arranging on a handlebar, such as the end thereof, for a rider to thereby hold the handlebar, fixing means for fixing the bicycle handlebar grip assembly to the handlebar, such as for the purpose of securing or clamping this, and a coupling connection for coupling the handgrip body to the fixing means