Tipless Saddle with Pelvic Support for Pressure Relief
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bicycle saddles with a nose portion can cause discomfort, numbness, and pressure issues for riders, especially during long rides or aggressive postures, due to the pressure exerted on sensitive areas and restricted movement.
Innovation Solution
A tipless saddle design with a pelvic support arrangement that eliminates the nose portion, providing support to the ischial tuberosity, ischial ramus, and acetabulum, while maintaining a stable and comfortable riding position through a rail frame and buttock support surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a nose portion is added to the saddle to support pubic bones in athletic posture, then athletic performance is improved, but pressure on perineal region increases causing discomfort and numbness
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle is divided into functionally distinct zones: a nose portion for athletic support and a pelvic support portion for comfort, allowing each segment to serve its specific purpose without compromising the other
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the saddle have different structural characteristics - the nose portion is designed for athletic posture support while the pelvic support portion features increased width and cushioning to reduce pressure on sensitive areas
2Power
If a nose portion is extended on the saddle for aggressive posture, then power transfer is improved, but rider mobility is restricted making position shifting difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle design allows riders to dynamically shift between different riding positions by providing both a nose portion for aggressive postures and a wider pelvic support portion for relaxed positions, enabling flexible adaptation to varying riding conditions
3Reliability
If a traditional saddle with nose is used, then athletic posture is supported, but anatomical differences between genders cause discomfort particularly for women
Solution Approach 1:
The saddle is designed to serve multiple functions and accommodate different anatomies by combining a nose portion for athletic support with a wider, more cushioned pelvic support portion that better suits female anatomy and reduces pressure on sensitive areas
Data Source
AI summary
A tipless saddle with pelvic support arrangement includes a saddle body, a rigid bottom base and a rail frame. The saddle body has a front pelvic support portion, a concave central recess extending from a rear end of the saddle body to the front pelvic support portion, and two buttock support surfaces gradually and symmetrically extended sidewardly and upwardly from two longitudinal sides of the central recess respectively, wherein the two buttock support surfaces have two curved retention surfaces inclinedly and upwardly extended to two tips of two sides of the saddle body respectively and symmetrically, wherein the front pelvic support portion and two front portions of the two buttock support surfaces integrally form a pelvic support arrangement of the tipless saddle. The rigid bottom base is coupled to an underside of the saddle body and the rail frame is secured to the bottom shell for mounting a saddle clamp.