Modular Weighted Base Bicycle Stand with Adjustable Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern bicycle stands lack universal adaptability and stability, particularly for various types of bicycles and environmental conditions, as they are often designed for specific types or materials, leading to instability and impracticality in dynamic cycling scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A modular weighted base bicycle stand with removably attachable and extendable arms, featuring a durable weighted planar base and telescoping arms that pivot and lock, providing counterbalance and adjustable support for different bicycle sizes and shapes, while being portable and adaptable to uneven terrain and weather conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single arm extension with clamping means is used to suspend the bicycle, then the stand achieves portability and compact design, but the stand becomes unstable and causes warping or bending of softer frame materials
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple independent arms (front arm, rear arm, and additional support arms) that can be separately positioned and adjusted. Each arm provides independent support contact points on the bicycle, distributing the suspension load across multiple locations rather than concentrating it on a single clamping point, thereby enhancing stability while maintaining portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand incorporates a heavy weighted base that acts as a counterweight to balance the suspended bicycle. The base weight creates a counterbalancing moment that prevents tipping and instability, allowing the stand to remain portable yet stable by strategically placing the center of gravity low and far from the suspension point.
2Reliability
If bicycle stands are designed for specific types or materials, then the stand achieves optimized performance for that specific use, but the stand lacks universal adaptability for various bicycle types and environmental conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is designed with multiple adjustable arms of varying lengths and angles, along with interchangeable contact components (such as different sized pads or clamps), enabling it to accommodate various bicycle frame types, sizes, and materials. The modular arm configuration allows the same stand to adapt to road bikes, mountain bikes, and other bicycle varieties without requiring model-specific designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand features adjustable and movable components including telescoping arms with lockable positions, rotatable joints, and movable contact points. These dynamic elements allow the stand to be reconfigured for different bicycle geometries and suspension requirements, providing universal adaptability while maintaining optimized support for each specific bicycle type through adjustable positioning.
3Ease of manufacture
If the stand arms are fixed in position, then the stand achieves structural simplicity and manufacturing ease, but the stand cannot accommodate different bicycle sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The arms are segmented into multiple telescoping sections that can slide relative to each other and lock at various positions. This segmentation allows each arm to be manufactured from standardized modular components rather than custom-length pieces, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while enabling adjustment to accommodate different bicycle sizes and arm length requirements.
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Function Achieved in This Case
The modular stand ensures stability and adaptability for diverse bicycle types, preventing tipping and allowing easy access for adjustments, with the weighted base and adjustable feet providing counterbalance and fine-tuned leveling, enhancing usability in various cycling environments.
Implementation Method 1
The weighted base and adjustable feet providing counterbalance
Implementation Method 2
The weighted base and adjustable feet providing counterbalance and fine-tuned leveling
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AI summary
A modular weighted base bicycle stand having cross over and adjustable application. Said bicycle stand is comprised of light weight weather enduring durable material. The device of this invention having a removably attachable weighted planar base and several removably attachable extendable arms.