Scooter Handguard Grip Structure for Protected Maneuvering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional movable scooters lack protection for users' hands when transporting freight or engaging in amusement rides, as the hands are exposed and prone to injury from hitting walls or rigid objects.
Innovation Solution
A handguard structure with a longitudinal or transverse inner bar is integrated into the grip of the scooter, allowing users to grasp the inner bars and position their hands inside the grips for protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users grasp the side frame bars of the grips to move the scooter, then the scooter can be easily maneuvered, but the hands are exposed and prone to injury from hitting walls or rigid objects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the nesting principle by placing an inner bar inside the grip structure. The inner bar is nested within the frame-typed grip, creating a protective configuration where the hand grasping the inner bar is positioned inside the outer grip frame, thus protecting the hand from external impacts while maintaining maneuverability
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a handguard structure with inner bar is added to the grip, then hand protection is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the grip into distinct components: an outer frame-typed grip structure and an inner bar. This segmentation allows each component to serve its specific function - the outer frame provides structural support and protection, while the inner bar provides a grasping surface and additional protection, thereby reducing overall complexity through functional decomposition
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the protective function with the existing grip structure. The inner bar is integrated into the frame-typed grip, combining the grasping function and protection function into a unified structure, thereby improving hand protection without requiring a completely separate handguard device
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a wheeled scooter having a main body with a bottom, a front side, a rear side and two opposite lateral sides. A plurality of engagement lugs are formed on the front side of the main body. A plurality of engagement grooves are formed in the rear side of the main body and are adapted to engage with engagement lugs on a main body of an additional scooter to connect the main body of the scooter to the main body of the additional scooter. The scooter includes a grip mounted to each respective lateral side of the main body, each grip including an inner bar and an outer bar operably mounted to the respective lateral side of the main body by front and rear bars. The outer bar of each grip is configured to shield and protect a user's hand while holding the inner bar.