Motorcycle Dual Radiator Mounting Base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motorcycles with partially air-cooled and partially water-cooled or oil-cooled engines often face inadequate cooling in special operating situations due to insufficient cooling capacity of standard coolers, and adding additional coolers is hindered by space constraints and installation challenges.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device that allows for the easy installation of two radiators on a motorcycle, one below the other, using a base body with distinct fastening elements to secure both coolers, ensuring increased cooling capacity without requiring extensive assembly work and optimizing space for fluid connectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a second cooler is mounted on the motorcycle to increase cooling capacity, then the cooling performance is improved, but the space constraints and installation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mounting functions for both the first and second coolers into a single integrated base body. The base body includes a first mounting area for the first cooler and a second mounting area for the second cooler, allowing both coolers to be mounted simultaneously on one motorcycle frame location rather than requiring separate mounting operations at different locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The base body serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for mounting both coolers, acts as a fluid distribution manifold with multiple fluid connections, and serves as a common mounting interface to the motorcycle frame. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components and simplifies the overall installation.
2Reliability
If a second cooler is mounted at a different mounting point to increase cooling capacity, then the cooling performance is improved, but the line routes become longer and installation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mounting functions for both the first and second coolers into a single integrated base body. The base body includes a first mounting area for the first cooler and a second mounting area for the second cooler, allowing both coolers to be mounted simultaneously on one motorcycle frame location rather than requiring separate mounting operations at different locations.
3Area of stationary object
If the base body cross section is reduced to accommodate fluid connectors, then the installation space is optimized, but the structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating a recess in the base body at the specific location where fluid connectors need to pass through. This recess locally reduces the cross-section of the base body only where necessary for connector accommodation, while the rest of the base body maintains its full cross-sectional dimensions and structural integrity. The recess is strategically positioned to minimize impact on overall structural strength.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mounting device for mounting a first radiator and a second radiator on a motorcycle, wherein the mounting device has a base body with a first opening which can be penetrated by a first fastening element by means of which the first radiator and the base body can be fastened at a fastening point, wherein a second fastening element is arranged on the base body spaced apart from the first opening, by means of which the second radiator can be fastened adjacent to the first radiator.