Motorcycle Foot Peg Mounting Assembly with Adjustable Angular Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The development of after-market products for motorcycles, such as pegs and armrests, is challenging due to the need for adaptability with specific motorcycle designs, requiring complex design modifications to fit existing parts.
Innovation Solution
A foot peg assembly with a mounting flange and arm system that includes a mounting plate and peg mount, allowing for adjustable angular positioning through a system of teeth and slots, enabling secure attachment to the motorcycle frame while accommodating different rider preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If after-market products are designed to fit specific motorcycle designs, then compatibility with particular motorcycles is improved, but design complexity and adaptability requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting flange is designed with a non-orthogonal angle between the front face and lower surface that can accommodate multiple motorcycle frame configurations. This universal design allows the same after-market product to fit different motorcycle models without requiring custom design modifications for each specific motorcycle, thereby improving adaptability while maintaining manageable design complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly incorporates adjustable positioning mechanisms that allow the product to adapt dynamically to different installation scenarios. This dynamic adaptability enables the same product design to work across various motorcycle types by allowing position and orientation adjustments during installation, resolving the contradiction between specificity and complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If after-market products require complex design modifications to fit existing parts, then compatibility is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is divided into separate modular components including the mounting flange, mounting plate, and arm sections. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using standard manufacturing processes, improving ease of manufacture while maintaining compatibility with existing motorcycle parts through the standardized interface design of the mounting flange.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting flange with its specific non-orthogonal geometry serves as a universal interface that can attach to various motorcycle frame configurations. By concentrating the adaptability function in this single standardized component rather than requiring complex modifications throughout the entire product, the design maintains ease of manufacture while achieving broad compatibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting flange uses a non-orthogonal angle between front face and lower surface, then adaptability to different motorcycle configurations is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The design specifies a particular non-orthogonal angle parameter for the mounting flange that optimizes adaptability to different motorcycle frame configurations. By carefully selecting and standardizing this angular parameter, the design achieves broad compatibility while keeping manufacturing precision requirements within normal tolerances, avoiding excessive complexity in the manufacturing process.
Data Source
AI summary
A foot peg assembly for a motorcycle includes a mounting assembly including a mounting flange having an outer wall with a substantially planar front face and a lower surface extending from the outer wall. A mounting plate is configured to be coupled to the mounting flange to secure the mounting assembly to the motorcycle. An arm includes an elongated body extending from a first end coupled to the outer wall of the mounting assembly to a second end. A peg is coupled to the second end of the arm.