Scooter Deck Extension With Rollers for Lateral Anti-Tipping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobility scooters lack effective lateral stabilization mechanisms, posing a risk of tipping over, especially for users with limited mobility.
Innovation Solution
A stabilization device comprising an extension plank with a cutout to accommodate the scooter deck, clamps to secure it, and rollers on the plank to prevent lateral tipping, enhancing stability and user safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional mobility scooter design is used, then the scooter is simple in structure, but it lacks lateral stabilization and risks tipping over
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilization device is segmented into distinct functional components: an extension plank that provides the lateral stabilizing structure, clamps that secure the plank to the scooter deck, and rollers that contact the ground for stabilization. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while contributing to overall lateral stability without requiring complete redesign of the scooter.
Solution Approach 2:
The extension plank extends laterally beyond the sides of the scooter deck, adding a lateral dimension to the stabilization mechanism. This lateral extension creates a wider base of support and enables the rollers to contact the ground at points outside the scooter's original footprint, providing effective lateral stabilization.
2Reliability
If stabilization mechanisms are added to mobility scooters, then lateral stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The extension plank serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the lateral stabilizing structure, supports the clamps for securing, and mounts the rollers for ground contact. By merging these functions into a single integrated plank component, the design achieves effective stabilization while minimizing the total number of separate parts that would increase complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The extension plank is designed as a multi-functional component that combines structural support, attachment mechanisms, and stabilizing elements. This universal design approach allows a single component to fulfill multiple roles in the stabilization system, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively inhibits lateral tipping, ensuring user safety by allowing the scooter to maneuver in crowded areas without the risk of overturning, especially at slow speeds.
Implementation Method 1
A pair of rollers is each rotatably disposed on the extension plank such that the pair of rollers rolls along a support surface
Implementation Method 2
a pair of clamps which is each slidably attached to the extension plank for compressing against the deck to secure the extension plank to the deck
Data Source
AI summary
A scooter stabilization device includes a scooter that has a deck and a pair of wheels which roll along a support surface. An extension plank has a cut out which accommodates the deck of the scooter and the extension plank extends laterally beyond opposite sides of the deck. A pair of clamps is each slidably mounted to the extension plank to compress against the deck of the scooter for securing the extension plank to the deck. A pair of rollers is each rotatably disposed on the extension plank to roll along the support surface when the extension plank is attached to the deck of the scooter. Each of the pair of rollers is spaced laterally away from opposing sides of the deck thereby inhibiting the scooter from tipping laterally. In this way the pair of rollers inhibits the user from tipping over when the user is riding the scooter.