Integrated Meter Stay Reduces Front Weight in Saddle Riding Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing meter support structures in saddle riding vehicles are complex and large, leading to a cumbersome and heavy front end, which complicates the vehicle's design and increases weight, thereby affecting maneuverability.
Innovation Solution
A simplified front structure featuring a meter stay with a proximal portion fastened to the top bridge, a first arm portion extending forward, and a second arm portion extending upwardly, which supports the meter and meter visor, reducing the number of support components and allowing for integrated support of the headlight, thus minimizing weight and complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a complex meter support structure with separate meter cover and support structures is used, then the meter can be supported, but the front of the vehicle becomes complicated and large in size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the meter support function and meter cover function into a single integrated meter stay structure. The meter stay includes a support portion that supports the meter and a cover portion that covers the meter, eliminating the need for separate support structures and reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The meter stay is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs meter support, meter covering, and structural integration with the front fork assembly. This universal component replaces multiple specialized parts, simplifying the front structure.
2Reliability
If a complex meter support structure is used, then the meter can be supported, but the weight of the front increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the meter support and cover functions into a single meter stay component, the patent reduces the total material required and eliminates redundant structures, thereby reducing the weight of the front assembly while maintaining reliable meter support.
3Reliability
If multiple support structures are used for meter and headlight, then both components can be supported, but the front structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The meter stay is designed as a universal support structure that integrates both meter support and headlight support functions. The structure includes a meter support portion for the meter and a headlight support portion for the headlight, allowing a single component to support multiple elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the previously separate meter support structure and headlight support structure into a single integrated meter stay assembly, reducing the number of components and simplifying the overall front structure while maintaining reliable support for both the meter and headlight.
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
This arrangement reduces the weight and complexity of the front end, enhances maneuverability, and improves cooling efficiency of the meter while maintaining accurate positioning and maintainability of the meter visor, resulting in a more streamlined and efficient vehicle design.
Implementation Method 1
The meter includes a heat sink disposed on a front surface thereof. The heat sink cools the meter. The meter visor has an opening formed therein between the left and right meter support portions. The opening allows traveling air to flow onto the heat sink.
Data Source
AI summary
A top bridge 11 supports upper portions of a pair of left and right front forks 10 that rotatably support a front wheel. A handlebar 14 is fixed above the top bridge 11. A meter 30 and a meter visor 18 that covers the meter 30 are supported via a meter stay 40 at a position anterior to the top bridge 11. The meter stay 40 includes a proximal portion 41 that is fastened to a front surface of the top bridge 11, a first arm portion 42 that extends forwardly from the proximal portion 41, a visor support portion 43 disposed at a front end of the first arm portion 42, and second arm portions 45 that extend obliquely upwardly toward a rear from the visor support portion 43.