Saddle Girth With Pivoting Joint Rings for Chest Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Saddle girths tend to move forward behind the forehand of a riding animal due to changes in the chest's circumference during movement, leading to discomfort and the need for excessive tightening, which further compromises the animal's comfort.
Innovation Solution
A saddle girth divided into three parts with rigid joint rings spaced along its length, allowing adjustable belt sections to pivot relative to the middle piece, maintaining effective length and distributing tension force across the chest's surface, preventing movement towards the forehand.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the saddle girth is tightened to prevent movement forward, then the position stability is improved, but the comfort of the riding animal deteriorates due to excessive tightening
Solution Approach 1:
The girth is designed with movable belt sections that can pivot relative to the middle piece through joint rings. This dynamic structure allows the girth to adapt to changes in the animal's chest circumference during movement and breathing, maintaining position stability without requiring excessive tightening that would harm comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The girth is divided into multiple independent parts: a middle piece and at least two belt sections connected via joint rings. This segmentation allows each belt section to move independently, accommodating chest shape changes while maintaining overall girth stability and distributing tension forces evenly.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the saddle girth is made elastic to accommodate chest expansion during breathing, then the comfort is improved, but the position stability deteriorates as the girth moves forward
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using elastic materials throughout, the invention employs rigid joint rings with movable connections that provide dynamic adaptation. The belt sections can pivot and adjust their position relative to the middle piece, accommodating chest expansion during breathing while preventing forward movement through the geometric constraints of the joint ring mechanism.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the girth sections are rigidly connected to the middle piece, then the position stability is improved, but the adaptability to chest shape changes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between belt sections and the middle piece is made movable through joint rings, allowing the girth to adapt to chest shape changes during movement and breathing. The movable connection maintains position stability through geometric constraints while providing the necessary adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The girth is segmented into independent belt sections connected to the middle piece via joint rings. This segmentation allows each section to move and pivot independently, providing adaptability to chest shape changes while the overall structure maintains position stability.
4Device complexity
If the girth is made as a single piece, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different chest circumferences and positions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The girth is divided into a middle piece and at least two belt sections that can move relative to each other through joint rings. This segmentation provides adaptability to different chest circumferences and positions while keeping the overall structure relatively simple and the number of components minimal.
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AI summary
Described is a girth (1) for strapping a saddle to the back of a riding animal, which girth 1 is divided into three parts and comprises a middle piece (2) and two belt portions (3, 4) connected thereto, which belt portions (3, 4) are connected to different sides of the saddle in order to connect the girth (1) to a saddle. The belt portions (3, 4) are connected to the middle piece (2), there being intermediately disposed on each side a rigid joint ring (9) fastened to the middle piece 2 by at least one connection strap (13, 14). The joint rings (9) are arranged spaced apart from one another in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the girth (1). The connection of the connection straps (13, 14) and/or the belt portions (3, 4) to the respective joint ring (9) is designed such that the belt portions (3, 4) can be pivoted with respect to the middle piece 2 in the plane of the middle piece (2).