Powered Handlebar Adjustment via Telescopic Actuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing handlebar adjustment systems for vehicles like motorcycles are cumbersome, require mechanical adjustment by hand, and offer only discrete position options, failing to accommodate rider changes in condition or comfort over time.
Innovation Solution
A compact, powered handlebar adjustment assembly with telescopic supports and actuators, allowing continuous position adjustment via a switch-activated mechanism, including a handlebar clamp and pressure levers for secure rotation and elevation changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If mechanical hand adjustment is used, then device complexity is reduced, but adjustment speed and continuity are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment with an electric motor-driven system. The motor assembly converts electrical energy to mechanical motion, enabling automated handlebar position adjustment. This substitution increases adjustment speed and allows continuous positioning while maintaining reasonable system complexity through integrated motor design.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment system is designed to be self-operating through motor automation. The rider can control handlebar position via simple controls without manual manipulation of adjustment mechanisms. The system serves itself by automatically executing the adjustment based on rider input, eliminating the need for complex manual adjustment procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If discrete position options are provided, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic adjustment system where the handlebar position can be continuously varied rather than fixed at discrete settings. The motor-driven mechanism allows real-time position changes, enabling the handlebars to adapt to different rider preferences, riding conditions, and physical states. This dynamic capability provides continuous adaptability across a wide position range.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables continuous change in the positional parameter of the handlebars. By using motor-driven telescopic supports, the system can adjust both the height and angle of the handlebars smoothly and continuously. This parameter change capability allows the handlebar position to be optimized for different riding scenarios without requiring complex mechanical linkages.
3Volume of moving object
If compact design is implemented, then device complexity is reduced, but adjustment capability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a telescopic support design where one section of the support is nested within another. The inner telescopic section can extend and retract within the outer section, allowing compact storage when not in use while providing sufficient adjustment range when needed. This nesting arrangement achieves both compactness and adjustability by utilizing the extension space of the telescopic mechanism.
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AI summary
A powered handlebar adjustment assembly adapted for use with a vehicle having first and second forks aligned in a parallel relation along a first longitudinal axis, first and second triple tree supports aligned in a second axis transverse to the first axis, and a set of handlebars mounted parallel to the first and second triple trees and transverse to the first and second forks. The assembly includes a first and second telescopic supports, each having a first section thereof mounted between and in parallel with the first axis of the first and second forks and between and transverse to the axis of the first and second triple tree supports. A second section is mounted between the first triple tree and the handlebars at a proximal end of the second section and concentric with the first section at a distal end of the second section for translation relative thereto between the first and second forks and parallel thereto. First and second actuators are mounted between the first and second forks and between the first and second triple tree supports. Each actuator is operationally coupled to the second section of a telescopic support via the first section thereof. Actuation of the actuators via a switch mounted on the handlebars is effective to cause the second sections of the telescopic supports to translate relative to the first sections thereof and thereby move the handlebars from a first position to a second position.