Retrofit Scooter Balance and Battery Fireproofing Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electric scooters lack balancing and fireproofing features, posing increased risks of injury and fire damage, especially for elderly, disabled, or untrained users, and existing scooters are difficult to modify safely and cost-effectively.
Innovation Solution
A balance assistance and fireproofing device that can be retrofitted onto existing scooters, featuring training wheels for stability and fire-suppressant materials for battery protection, with adjustable and removable components for easy installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If training wheels are added to improve stability, then balance assistance is provided, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate modular components: a clamp mechanism that attaches to the scooter, a rod assembly, and training wheels that can be independently assembled and adjusted. This segmentation allows the stability function to be added without permanently complicating the base scooter design.
Solution Approach 2:
The training wheels are designed with adjustable positioning along the rod, allowing users to modify the wheel placement and angle based on their balance needs. This dynamic adjustability provides stability assistance while maintaining flexibility and avoiding permanent structural modifications to the scooter.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If fire-suppressant materials are integrated into the standing platform, then fire safety is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fire-suppressant materials are integrated within the clamp mechanism structure itself, nesting the safety function inside the existing attachment device. This approach provides fire protection without requiring separate manufacturing processes for the scooter platform, as the clamp serves dual purposes: attachment and fire suppression.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp mechanism acts as an intermediary component that bridges the user and the scooter while incorporating fire-suppressant materials. This mediator approach allows fire safety to be added through the attachment device rather than requiring modification of the scooter's original manufacturing process.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the device is made permanently fixed, then stability is maximized, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp mechanism incorporates adjustable components that allow users to modify the rod position and training wheel placement based on their balance needs. This dynamic adjustability maintains stability while significantly improving ease of operation, as users can adapt the device to their specific requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to be easily assembled, adjusted, and disassembled by users without requiring specialized tools or expertise. The self-adjusting features allow users to service and modify the device themselves, maximizing both stability and ease of operation.
4Ease of operation
If the training wheels are made removable, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The training wheel assembly is segmented into removable components that can be easily detached from the rod while maintaining secure attachment when installed. This segmentation allows users to remove the wheels for storage or transport while ensuring reliable operation when the wheels are attached, as each component is designed for secure engagement.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are exemplary devices that provide balance assistance and fireproofing to electric scooters. The devices described herein can be clipped onto existing scooters, providing balance improvements via one or more training wheels and providing fireproofing improvements via one or more units containing fire-suppressant materials. A device may be attached to the center of a scooter's standing platform to improve the stability of the scooter and to provide fireproofing to the batteries. The device can include two training wheels, each positioned to an opposite side of the standing platform, to provide the vehicle with stability. The training wheels may be connected to an axle that is mounted to a fireproofing unit. The fireproofing unit, which contains fire-suppressant materials, can clamp to the standing platform, which contains at least a portion of the batteries. Users can adjust, reposition, and/or remove portions of the balance assistance and fireproofing device.