Mirror Adapter Mount With Pivot Bracket for Handlebar Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motorcycle handlebars have limited real estate for mounting after-market accessories, necessitating innovative solutions to maximize utilization.
Innovation Solution
A novel mounting device featuring a pivot connector with a coupler interface, adjustable rotational stiffness, and a ball component, which includes a substantially rigid bracket for securing accessories to the handlebar, utilizing a pivot joint and adjustable nut system to enhance mounting flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a rigid bracket is used to secure accessories to the handlebar, then structural integrity is improved, but adaptability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot joint transforms the rigid bracket from a static connection into a dynamic one, allowing the bracket to rotate and adjust to different angles while maintaining structural strength. This enables the same rigid structure to provide both strength and adaptability.
2Device complexity
If a fixed mirror mount is used, then device complexity is reduced, but versatility is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is segmented into distinct functional components: a coupler for attachment to the handlebar mirror mount, a rigid bracket for supporting accessories, and a pivot joint for adjustment. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot joint introduces a dynamic adjustment capability to an otherwise simple fixed mount structure, allowing the bracket to be positioned at various angles to maximize utilization of available handlebar real estate without significantly increasing device complexity.
3Productivity
If multiple accessories are mounted on limited handlebar space, then productivity is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The rigid bracket is designed with multiple apertures that can accommodate different accessory types and mounting configurations. This universal design allows a single bracket structure to support various accessories, maximizing handlebar space utilization without requiring multiple specialized mounting devices.
Data Source
AI summary
A novel mirror adapter mount for mounting between a handlebar mirror mount and a mirror normally secured thereto. According to one embodiment, the mirror adapter mount having a substantially rigid bracket with a first and second spaced-apart apertures each structured to receive a threaded shaft of the mirror, a threaded coupler having a shaft having a threaded portion thereof that is sized to be received through the first aperture in the bracket; a first securing means for securing the threaded portion of the shaft of the coupler to the handlebar mirror mount with a portion of the bracket secured there between; and a second securing means for securing the threaded shaft of the mirror to the second aperture of the bracket.