Inflatable Motorcycle Lifting Device with Segmented Pneumatic Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motorcycles, especially two-wheeled variants, are prone to falling and are difficult for users, including those with disabilities or smaller stature, to lift due to their weight, necessitating a portable and assistive lifting device.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle lifting device comprising a main body with inflatable sections and adjustable straps that can be removably attached to a motorcycle, allowing for incremental elevation and stabilization, utilizing an air inflation unit that can inflate independently or simultaneously and automatically detect weight for assistance in lifting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If a motorcycle is designed to be lightweight for ease of handling, then it becomes easier for users to lift, but it reduces the structural strength and durability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an inflatable lifting device as an intermediary tool between the user and the motorcycle. This device provides the necessary lifting force without requiring the motorcycle itself to be lighter or the user to exert more strength, thus resolving the contradiction by adding a separate assistance system rather than modifying the motorcycle's fundamental weight-strength balance
2Strength
If the motorcycle is made heavier to improve structural strength, then it becomes more durable, but it becomes more difficult for users to lift when fallen
Solution Approach 1:
The inflatable lifting device serves as a mediator that compensates for the weight of heavier, more durable motorcycles. When the motorcycle falls, the device is positioned underneath and inflated to provide lifting force, allowing users to recover even heavy motorcycles without directly lifting them, thus maintaining both structural strength and ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The lifting device is designed to be portable and easily deployable, allowing users to quickly position it under the fallen motorcycle before inflation. This preliminary positioning ensures that the lifting action can begin immediately, reducing the time and effort required to recover a heavy motorcycle
3Adaptability or versatility
If a lifting device is made more powerful to lift heavier motorcycles, then it can assist more users, but it increases the device complexity and portability difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs pneumatic inflation as the lifting mechanism. By using compressed air or gas to inflate the lifting sections, the device generates substantial lifting force without requiring heavy mechanical components or complex hydraulic systems. This pneumatic approach provides high lifting capacity while maintaining device simplicity and portability
Solution Approach 2:
The lifting device is divided into multiple independent inflatable sections that can be positioned at different locations under the motorcycle. This segmentation allows the device to adapt to various motorcycle types and weight distributions, increasing versatility without requiring a single overly complex high-capacity mechanism
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables safe and effortless lifting of motorcycles by users of varying strengths and sizes, providing a portable solution that reduces the risk of injury and facilitates easy storage on the vehicle.
Implementation Method 1
a first section removably disposed on at least a portion of a motor vehicle to elevate the motor vehicle to a first predetermined angle in response to inflating the first section
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AI summary
A vehicle lifting device, including a main body, including a first section removably disposed on at least a portion of a motor vehicle to elevate the motor vehicle to a first predetermined angle in response to inflating the first section, a second section disposed on at least a portion of the first section to elevate the motor vehicle to a second predetermined angle in response to inflating the second section, a third section disposed on at least a portion of the second section to elevate the motor vehicle to a third predetermined angle in response to inflating the third section, and a fourth section disposed on at least a portion of the third section to elevate the motor vehicle to a fourth predetermined angle in response to inflating the fourth section, an air inflation unit disposed on at least a portion of at least one of the first section, the second section, the third section, and the fourth section to inflate at least one of the first section, the second section, the third section, and the fourth section, and a plurality of adjustable straps disposed on at least a portion of the first section to removably connect the first section, the second section, the third section, and the fourth section to the motor vehicle.