Cycling Trainer Support Leg Drawer for Accessory Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cycling training devices often require specific accessories that are small and easily misplaced, leading to time wasted searching for them and potential damage or injury if makeshift solutions are used.
Innovation Solution
A cycling training device with an integrated drawer system that stores accessories within a support leg, featuring a faceplate that abuts a support hub and a carriage that extends into the leg, allowing easy access and secure storage of tools and adapters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If accessories are stored separately outside the training device, then accessibility is improved, but risk of loss and misplacement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates a storage drawer directly into the support leg of the cycling training device, combining the storage function with the structural support function. This merging ensures accessories are always stored in a designated location within the device itself, eliminating the risk of loss while maintaining easy accessibility through the drawer mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawer is nested within the support leg structure, with the carriage extending into the leg's internal space. This nesting approach allows the storage compartment to be contained within the existing structural element without adding external bulk, while still providing secure storage space for accessories.
2Ease of operation
If accessories are stored in a separate storage unit, then organization is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage drawer is integrated into the support leg structure, merging two functions (support and storage) into one component. The drawer utilizes the internal space of the support leg, eliminating the need for separate external storage units while maintaining organization capabilities through dedicated storage compartments.
Solution Approach 2:
The support leg serves dual purposes: providing structural support for the device and housing the storage drawer for accessories. This multi-functionality reduces overall device complexity by eliminating the need for separate storage components while maintaining organizational capabilities.
3Reliability
If a drawer system is integrated into the support leg, then storage security is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer system is designed as a separate carriage assembly that can be manufactured independently and then integrated into the support leg. This segmentation allows for specialized manufacturing of the drawer components using appropriate techniques while keeping the overall manufacturing process manageable through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawer carriage is designed to nest within the support leg's internal cavity, utilizing the existing structural space. This nesting approach minimizes the need for additional manufacturing steps and material usage, as the drawer integrates with the existing leg structure rather than requiring separate external attachments.
Data Source
AI summary
A cycling training device includes a support assembly configured to the cycling training device on a surface. The support assembly includes a support hub, a primary support leg coupled to and supported by the support hub, and a drawer translatable between a closed state in which the drawer is contained within the primary support leg and an open state in which the drawer extends at least partially from the primary support leg, thereby permitting access to the drawer.