Rotating Bicycle Parking Assembly for Compact Vehicle Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bicycle parking devices are bulky, difficult to adapt to vehicles, limited in size/height/weight compatibility, and cause bicycles to be pressed against each other, making it hard to access individual bicycles.
Innovation Solution
A bicycle parking assembly with a column that rotates between angular positions, a wheel fixing element that slides along the column, and a translation device allowing the supporting elements to translate, enabling adaptable and accessible bicycle storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If bicycles are pressed against each other for space gain, then space utilization is improved, but accessibility to individual bicycles deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bicycle parking device incorporates a supporting element that can translate along a third axis (perpendicular to both the column axis and receptacle axis), allowing the entire parking device to move dynamically. This translation capability enables bicycles to be accessed by moving adjacent devices, solving the accessibility problem while maintaining compact space utilization when devices are positioned closely together.
2Area of stationary object
If known bicycle parking devices are designed for space gain, then space efficiency is improved, but adaptability to different bicycle sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The column is designed to rotate between different angular positions, and the wheel fixing element can slide along the column between first and second axial positions. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the device to adapt to various bicycle sizes, heights, and weights while maintaining a compact footprint for space-efficient parking.
Solution Approach 2:
The device allows changing of geometric parameters including the angular position of the column (forming a tilt angle between 10° and 35°), the axial position of the wheel fixing element, and the translation position of the supporting element. These parameter changes enable the device to accommodate different bicycle dimensions while maintaining compact space utilization.
3Stability of the object's composition
If wheel fixing element is positioned to secure bicycle, then bicycle stability is improved, but ease of bicycle removal deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The wheel fixing element is designed to slide along the column between a first axial position (for securement) and a second axial position (for release). This dynamic positioning allows the element to provide stable bicycle securing when needed, while easily moving to the release position for quick bicycle removal, resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a bicycle parking device (30) comprising : a column (34) ; a wheel fixing element (36), able to slide along the column between an upper and a lower positions ; a supporting element (32), the column being able to rotate relative to said supporting between a first and a second positions ; and a wheel receptacle (38), integral with the column and extending from said column. The bicycle parking device is configured so as to receive a bicycle (24) with a frame (25) and a first (26) and a second (27) wheels, the first wheel being fixed to the wheel fixing element in the upper position, the second wheel being in contact with the wheel receptacle, so that the bicycle is able to rotate relative to the supporting element, together with the column.