Motorcycle Luggage Tilting Support With Accessible Hook Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing tilting and support kits for motorcycle luggage have accessibility issues with the release sliding block, making it difficult to lock the tilting device in the hooking position and changing between hooking and unhooking positions is not easily accessible or visible.
Innovation Solution
A tilting and support kit with a hook-shaped element that rotates between unhooking and hooking positions, featuring a torsion spring and lever mechanism to facilitate easy locking and unlocking, ensuring the luggage remains engaged with the support frame even when tilted, allowing the lid to open fully.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the release sliding block is used to lock the tilting device, then the tilting device can be locked in hooking position, but the release sliding block is not easily accessible and not visible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cam mechanism as an intermediary between the user's accessible lever operation and the release sliding block's locking function. The cam translates the lever's rotational motion into linear motion that actuates the release sliding block, making the locking mechanism accessible while maintaining reliable locking.
Solution Approach 2:
The release mechanism is moved from a linear sliding operation (difficult to access) to a rotational lever operation (easy to access). The cam mechanism converts the rotational motion into the necessary linear motion for releasing the sliding block, changing the dimension of user interaction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the hook-shaped element is designed to rotate between hooking and unhooking positions, then the luggage can be tilted, but it becomes necessary to ensure secure engagement in both positions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a spring-loaded cam mechanism that maintains constant pressure on the release sliding block, ensuring that the hook-shaped element remains securely engaged in either the hooking or unhooking position. The spring provides a cushioning force that prevents accidental disengagement while allowing controlled release through lever operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The cam mechanism provides mechanical feedback through its profile design, creating distinct stable positions for the hook-shaped element. The cam's geometry ensures that the system settles into definite engaged or disengaged states, providing tactile and positional feedback to confirm secure engagement.
3Reliability
If the support frame has two spaced portions arranged along parallel axes, then the luggage can be supported, but the lid opening may be blocked when luggage is mounted with top support frame
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables dynamic reconfiguration of the support system by allowing the hook-shaped element to transition between hooking and unhooking positions. When the lid needs to be opened, the lever mechanism can rotate the hook-shaped element to the unhooking position, clearing the path for lid access while maintaining stable support when hooked.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame is divided into two spaced portions arranged along parallel axes, creating separate engagement points. This segmentation allows the luggage to be supported at multiple locations while providing clearance for lid opening, as the spaced portions do not interfere with each other or the lid movement path.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures secure support and easy access to change between hooking and unhooking positions, allowing the luggage lid to open completely while maintaining engagement with the support frame, even when tilted.
Implementation Method 1
featuring a torsion spring and lever mechanism to facilitate easy locking and unlocking
Data Source
AI summary
A tilting and support kit for at least one luggage of a motorcycle including a support frame adapted to be associated with a frame of the motorcycle. The support frame includes at least two tubular elements, a first tubular element and a second tubular element, a support mounted with the support frame and adapted to be separably engaged with the at least one luggage, at least one tilting device including a support base mounted with the at least one luggage and at least a hook-shaped element including at least one spacer arm including a first end hinged with the support base and a second end which includes a hook portion adapted to hook the first tubular element. The at least a hook-shaped element is adapted to rotate hinged from an unhooking position to a hooking position.