Snowboard Mounting Device with Pivotable Damping for Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing snow sports equipment does not allow for a seamless transition between skateboard-style riding and snow skiing, lacking flexibility and control during use.
Innovation Solution
A gliding apparatus comprising a riding platform styled like a skateboard and a snow ski, with pivotable mounting devices and damping members to enhance flexibility and control, allowing the platform to pivot relative to the snow ski while restricting unwanted movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the riding platform is rigidly fixed to the snow ski, then structural stability is improved, but flexibility and control during transition between skating and skiing modes deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device incorporates a pivotable connection between the riding platform and snow ski, allowing the platform to rotate relative to the ski. This dynamic connection enables the system to adapt between rigid fixation (for stability during skiing) and flexible movement (for control during skating transitions), resolving the contradiction between structural stability and adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting device allows free pivoting, then flexibility and control are improved, but unwanted movements and instability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The damping member is pre-installed in the mounting device to counteract unwanted pivoting movements before they occur. This preliminary anti-action restricts excessive rotation and stabilizes the riding platform during use, preventing instability while preserving the necessary flexibility for controlled transitions between skating and skiing modes.
3Stability of the object's composition
If damping members are added to restrict unwanted movements, then stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The damping member is integrated into the mounting device structure, merging the damping function with the existing pivotable connection components. This combination approach provides stability control without requiring separate, additional mechanisms, thereby minimizing the increase in device complexity while achieving the desired stability improvement.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables improved flexibility and control during use, allowing users to transition smoothly between skateboard-style riding and snow skiing, enhancing the overall riding experience.
Implementation Method 1
a damping member configured to absorb energy when the riding platform is pivoted relative to the snow ski
Data Source
AI summary
A gliding apparatus for use in snow is provided. The gliding apparatus may include a riding platform, the riding platform having a top surface to support a rider's feet and a bottom surface. The gliding apparatus may also include a snow ski, a first mounting device and a second mounting device, each positioned between the riding platform and the snow ski and each having a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the first mounting device is pivotably coupled about a first axis to the snow ski and the bottom portion of the second mounting device is pivotably coupled about a second axis to the snow ski. The top portion of the first mounting device is pivotably coupled to the riding platform about a third axis and the top portion of the second mounting device is pivotably coupled to the riding platform about a fourth axis.