CN103003136A

CN103003136A - Saddle

Info

Publication number: CN103003136A
Application number: CN2011800318926A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 芭芭拉·比戈林; 克劳迪奥·凯金
Original assignee: Selle Royal SpA
Current assignee: Selle Royal SpA
Priority date: 2010-05-25
Filing date: 2011-04-15
Publication date: 2013-03-27
Also published as: EP2582568A1; IT1400190B1; ITVR20100109A1; TW201210876A; WO2011148272A1

Abstract

Support structure (1) comprising a padding (2), characterised in that it comprises at least one interchangeable insert (3) formed from materials with characteristics of differentiated rigidity.

Description

Saddle

Technical field

The present invention relates to supporting construction, for example be the saddle in the vehicle that are suitable for being used in bicycle and having various pedals, or more generally, relating to a kind of seat and/or backrest that the stiffness variable zone is housed, it can be with respect to user's body weight and physical characteristics and guarantees the bearing force of differentiation.According to the present invention, these zones with stiffness variable can be changed and can carry out as required personalization based on bearing force and appearance characteristics that the user wants.

The invention still further relates to a kind of method that obtains described supporting construction.

Background technology

Usually, in bicycle saddle or seat field, the known integral type that is formed by foam and/or polyurethane gle and non-exchange gasket construction in these structures, provide the zone of stiffness variable by the existence that is arranged in the material with differentiation density and/or intensity in the overlapping layer.

Described a supporting construction that meets human engineering in the European patent application EP 1846282 of Selle Royal S.p.A, it comprises main body, and main body is equipped with the insert of being made and forever anchored to main body by visco-elastic material.

On the other hand, in the International Patent Application WO 2008/126052 of Selle Royal S.p.A, a kind of saddle has been proposed, it comprises the continuous element of one deck, and continuously element comprises having deformation rigidity and the less zone of thickness, this zone location with the zone of the close contact of user in.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is the prior art level is improved.

Other purpose of the present invention provides a kind of supporting construction, for example saddle and/or seat and/or backrest, and it is equipped with the zone with stiffness variable, and it can carry out personalization according to individual bearing force, comfort level and aesthetic demands by the user.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of supporting construction, for example saddle and/or seat and/or backrest, and its different materials that will have different elastic behaviors combines.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of supporting construction that removable zone of comfort is housed, for example saddle and/or seat and/or backrest.

According to an aspect of the present invention, these purposes can realize that supporting construction for example is saddle and/or seat and/or backrest by supporting construction a kind of as that limit in claim 1.

Another object of the present invention is to make to have shape-variable and size and differentiation degree of compression hatch region.

These purposes and other purpose realize by the dependent claims 2-17 that mentions preferred and favourable embodiment of the present invention.

Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of method for the manufacture of described supporting construction, supporting construction for example is saddle and/or seat and/or backrest, it is equipped with the zone of stiffness variable, and can carry out personalization according to individual bearing force, comfort level and aesthetic demands by the user.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of for the manufacture of the method such as the supporting construction that replaceable zone is housed of restriction in independent claims 18, and supporting construction for example is saddle and/or seat and/or backrest.

Description of drawings

By to the detailed description of shown for illustration purposes supporting constructions such as saddle and/or seat and/or backrest in the accompanying drawings, it is clearer that other features and advantages of the invention will become, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the birds-eye view that is equipped with according to the saddle of replaceable insert of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the birds-eye view according to the replaceable insert of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the birds-eye view according to the replaceable insert of the another kind of type of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the birds-eye view according to the replaceable insert of another type of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is along the longitudinal cross-section view according to the axis Y of the saddle of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is along the viewgraph of cross-section according to the axis X of the saddle of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is along the longitudinal cross-section view according to the axis Y of replaceable insert of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the side isometric view that is equipped with according to seat and the backrest of replaceable insert of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is equipped with according to the another kind of seat of replaceable insert of the present invention and the side isometric view of another kind of backrest;

Figure 10 is the birds-eye view that is equipped with according to the saddle of the replaceable insert of another kind of the present invention.

The specific embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, Reference numeral 1,11 and/or 18 is used to refer to generation according to supporting construction of the present invention, supporting construction for example for be used in bicycle or have the vehicle of various pedals and/or the support of seat and/or other type in saddle and/or seat and/or backrest.

With reference to Fig. 1-7 and 10, supporting construction 1 is equipped with liner 2, and liner 2 usually forms foam and/or is suitable for other material of this purpose.

Supporting construction 1 has at least one recess 10 in described liner 2.Be suitable for holding at least one replaceable insert 3 with a part or whole at least one recess 10 with same size of liner 2.

At least one replaceable insert 3 can be positioned on the zones of different of liner 2 and can guarantee the user than high degree of comfort.

These zones of locating therein replaceable insert 3 are that the user needs the zone of high degree of comfort more or bears zone from more loads of user self.Especially, the lumbar region of these zones such as the zone line that can think saddle, backrest or the supporting zone of seat etc.These zones can have different positions and can be different quantity under the prerequisite that does not break away from protection domain of the present invention.

At least one replaceable insert 3 is made by one or more materials that the other parts with respect to supporting construction 1 have different elastic behaviors, and can carry out personalization according to physical characteristics, its bearing force and comfort level demands such as its weight and/or body shape even according to its aesthstic taste by the user.In fact at least one replaceable insert 3 can have shades of colour and comprise element figure and/or the tool aesthetic feeling within it according to user's demand.

Variable shape and size can be changed and have at least one replaceable insert 3 as required and easily.

As shown in figure 10, the size of recess 10 and replaceable insert 3 can less than, more than or equal to the size of liner 2.

At least one replaceable insert 3 can have and is suitable for holding and around the shell 4 of replaceable insert 3 self.Shell 4 is for framing member, fabric, nonwoven fabrics or hold replaceable insert 3 and/or the film that connects replaceable insert 3 and made by the various materials that are suitable for this purpose, and film is such as being polycarbonate, polyurethane-base poly-mer etc.

Shell 4 forms protection and accommodating layer, and it is adhered to replaceable insert 3 and/or is adhered to the material that is present in the insert 3, thereby forms monomer spare with insert 3.

Shell 4 be anti-air medium with sun-resistant, and it is easy to clean, to guarantee maximum traveling comfort and wholesomeness.

For hold and/or around and/or protect replaceable insert 3, as the substitute of shell 4, can predict the use protective coat, for example be fit to the coating of this purpose.

At least one replaceable insert 3 can be self-support type, thereby does not need shell 4 or protective coat.

At least one replaceable insert 3 can be made by one or more materials with different elastic behaviors, this elastomeric material for example is visco-elastic material, polyurethane gle, air, low viscogel, silicone, the material that contains air micro-bubbles and/or the material that undergoes phase transition and/or other packing material 5 with differentiation elastic behavior under serviceability temperature, other packing material 5 is such as for cork, timber, by be arranged as microsphere that the material that gives user's maximal comfort and difformity consist of etc. in optimal mode.

Be included in the possible air micro-bubbles in the material that forms replaceable insert 3 and/or the material that under serviceability temperature, undergoes phase transition and/or other packing material 5 and have different section shapes and size, with comfort level and/or the elasticity of guaranteeing different qualities.

Possible air micro-bubbles and/or the material that undergoes phase transition under serviceability temperature and/or other packing material 5---are arranged in the shell 4 and/or in the replaceable insert 3 with as shown in Figure 7 this sandwich structure---can have different elastic behaviors.These air micro-bubbles and/or the material that undergoes phase transition under serviceability temperature and/or other packing material 5 also can be taked layout at random and/or that part is stacked under the prerequisite that does not break away from protection scope of the present invention, and still make this layout be suitable for guaranteeing user's maximal comfort most.

In shell 4 and/or at least one replaceable insert 3, also be positioned with poor rigidity alienation element (rigidity differentiation element) 6.Poor rigidity alienation element 6 can have cavity, cavity can be filled with air and/or the material that undergoes phase transition and/or other packing material 5 under serviceability temperature, and element 6 is made by the various materials such as visco-elastic material, polyurethane gle with differentiation density, thereby so that the rigidity of differentiation element 6 changes and the rigidity of replaceable insert 3 is changed.In addition, differentiation element 6 can have graphic elements, picture, advertisement, decoration element and/or multiple color, can be carried out by the user aesthetic characteristic of personal settings to give at least one replaceable insert 3 and supporting construction 1.

At least one replaceable insert 3 has connecting

device

8,8 ＇.These connecting devices 8,8 ＇ can consist of for mechanical device 8 and/or by 8 ＇ of undercutting system, and mechanical device 8 for example can be the brand name of a Velcro(velcro) hook-loop formula tightening member and/or metal or the plastics clip of the form of bar.

Connecting device 8,8 ＇ allow replaceable insert 3 is fixed in the recess 10 of liner 2.

Accommodating device 9,9 ＇ are positioned in the recess 10.These accommodating devices 9,9 ＇ and connecting device 8,8 ＇ are corresponding and complementary, and it can be mechanical accommodating device 9 and/or 9 ＇ of undercutting system, machinery accommodating device 9 for example can be the hook-loop formula tightening member of Velcro strips, the complementary bearing that is used for described clip, spring element, buckle type fastener, the seat that is used for the insertion pin or other similar known system etc., accommodating device 9,9 ＇ allow to introduce/hook/be out of shape connecting device 8,8 ＇, and pin them in reversible mode.

Connecting device 8,8 ＇ and accommodating device 9,9 ＇ use known mechanism, for example insert, hook member, solution suspension member, buckle type fastener, will be inserted in the pin in the suitable bearing, the insert by deformation, adhesive etc.

Fig. 8 has showed

recess

12,15 the seat 11 and the backrest 18 that are used for seat, arm chair, sofa etc. has been housed.Recess 12,15 is placed in the

liner

13,16 of seat 11 and backrest 18.

In

groove

12,15, can be positioned with at least one replaceable insert 14,17.Described replaceable insert has the characteristic identical with the replaceable insert 3 of supporting construction 1.

Connecting device 8,8 ＇ and accommodating device 9,9 ＇ can be positioned at respectively in

replaceable insert

3,14,17 the rear portion and/or

replaceable insert

3,14, any other position of 17 in, and be positioned in the

recess

10,12,15, perhaps recess 10,12,15 can be positioned at connecting device 8,8 ＇ and bearing device 9,9 ＇.

Fig. 9 has showed seat 11 and backrest 18, and it is equipped with respectively and

liner

13,16 measure-alike replaceable insert 14,17.By this way, the whole liner 16 of the whole liner 13 of seat 11 and backrest 18 becomes and can change.

At least one

replaceable insert

14,17 is with at least one replaceable insert 3 of supporting construction 1, can be included in the zones of different of seat 11 and/or backrest 18 and/or in whole seat 11 and/or whole backrest 18, make by at least one

replaceable insert

14,17 comfort properties that provide to be removable and can to carry out Extraordinary.

Replaceable insert

14,17 and recess 12,15 size can equal, less than and/or slightly greater than

whole liner

13,16 size.

The invention still further relates to a kind of supporting construction 1,11, method of 18 made.

Liner

2,13,16, at least one

recess

10,12,15 are equipped with in manufacturing, and more

insert

3,14,17 supporting

construction

1,11,18 method comprise the steps: to provide and at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17 corresponding moulds with at least one; Provide and consist of at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17 material; With consist of at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17 material is cast; Closing molding; Cooling and/or solidify at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17.

Also comprise the steps: to before consisting of the step that at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17 material cast and/or before the step of closing molding self shell 4 and/or protective coat to be positioned in the described mould implementing according to method of the present invention; Close shell 4 and/or protective coat to encase

replaceable insert

3,14,17 fully.

Also comprise the steps: poor rigidity alienation element 6 is positioned at the top of the foundry goods that consists of at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17 material according to method of the present invention, and/or optional air micro-bubbles and/or the material that undergoes phase transition under serviceability temperature and/or other packing material 5 be incorporated into consist of at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17 the described material and/or in the poor rigidity alienation element 6; Can cover with the filling mo(u)lding.

This method also comprise connecting device 8,8 ＇ are positioned at or mold at least one

replaceable insert

3,14,17 bottom or the step at least one replaceable insert 3, any other position of 14,17, and will be positioned at the step in the

recess

10,12,15 with accommodating device 9,9 ＇ of connecting device 8,8 ＇ complementations.

Thus, the present invention can envision multiple remodeling and distortion, and whole protection domains by claim of these remodeling and distortion cover.

Claims

1. a supporting construction (1,11,18) that comprises liner (2,13,16) is characterized in that, described supporting construction (1,11,18) comprises at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) of being made by the material with different-stiffness characteristic.

2. supporting construction according to claim 1, wherein, described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is positioned at least one recess (10,12,15) at least a portion that is arranged at described liner (2,13,16).

3. supporting construction according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) have variable shape and its size less than, equal and/or greater than the size of whole described supporting construction (1,11,18).

4. each described supporting construction in 3 according to claim 1, wherein, described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is provided with decoration element and/or shades of colour.

5. each described supporting construction in 4 according to claim 1, wherein, described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is centered on by shell (4) and/or enamelled coating and/or protective coat.

6. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described shell (4) is formed by framing member and/or fabric, nonwoven fabrics, film, and described film is formed by material and other similar material of for example polycarbonate, polyurethane-base poly-mer.

7. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described shell (4) and/or enamelled coating and/or protective coat are the medium of anti-the atmosphere and/or capable of washing.

8. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described shell (4) comprises the material with different elastic behaviors, it for example is visco-elastic material, polyurethane gle, air, the low viscosity (LV) gel, contain material and/or the material that undergoes phase transition of air micro-bubbles and/or give other packing material (5) of differentiation elastic behavior under serviceability temperature, described other packing material (5) for example is cork, timber, by the microsphere that is arranged as the material that gives user's optimum reelability quality and difformity in optimal mode and forms, silicone and other similar material.

9. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described shell (4) and/or described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) comprise poor rigidity alienation element (6).

10. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described differentiation element (6) comprises one or more materials, for example is visco-elastic material, polyurethane gle and other similar material.

11. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described differentiation element (6) comprises the cavity that is filled with air and/or the material that undergoes phase transition and/or other packing material (5) under serviceability temperature.

12. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described differentiation element (6) comprises decoration element and/or color.

13. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) comprises the connecting device (8,8 ＇) that is connected to described supporting construction (1,11,18).

14. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described connecting device (8,8 ＇) comprises mechanical device (8) and/or undercutting system (8 ＇), for example for being configured as alternatively the hook-loop formula retaining element of Velcro bar and/or the pin of being made by metal or plastic material, described connecting device (8,8 ＇) allows described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is fixed in the described recess (10,12,15) of described liner (2,13,16) described mechanical device (8).

15. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described supporting construction (1,11,18) comprises the bearing device (9,9 ＇) corresponding and complementary with described connecting device (8,8 ＇).

16. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described bearing device (9,9 ＇) comprise mechanical bearing device (9) and/or undercutting system (9 ＇), described mechanical bearing device (9) is for example for being configured as alternatively the hook-loop formula retaining element of Velcro bar, seat with described pin complementation, spring element, hasp, be used for inserting the seat of described pin, other similar well known elements etc., described bearing device (9,9 ＇) allow to introduce/hook/be out of shape described connecting device (8,8 ＇) and in reversible mode lock described connecting device (8,8 ＇).

17. according to each described supporting construction in the aforementioned claim, wherein, described connecting device (8,8 ＇) is positioned in the bottom of described replaceable insert (3,14,17) or in any other position of described replaceable insert (3,14,17), described bearing device (9,9 ＇) is positioned in the described recess (10,12,15), and perhaps described recess (10,12,15) is positioned at described bearing device (9,9 ＇).

18. the method for the manufacture of supporting construction (1,11,18), described supporting construction (1,11,18) comprise liner (2,13,16) and at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17), it is characterized in that described method comprises the steps:

The mould corresponding with described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is provided;

The material that consists of described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is provided;

The described material that will consist of described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is cast;

Close described mould;

Cooling and/or solidify described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17).

19. method according to claim 18 comprises the steps:

The described step of casting at the described material of implementing to consist of described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) is placed into shell (4) and/or protective coat in the described mould before and/or before closing the described step of described mould;

Close described shell (4) and/or described protective coat, be used for encasing fully described replaceable insert (3,14,17).

20. according to claim 18 or 19 described methods, comprise the steps:

Poor rigidity alienation element (6) is placed into described at least one the replaceable insert (3 of formation, 14,17) in the described material, and/or optional air micro-bubbles and/or the material that undergoes phase transition under serviceability temperature and/or other packing material (5) of giving different elastic behaviors be incorporated into consist of described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) in the described material and/or in the described poor rigidity alienation element (6), described other packing material (5) for example is cork, timber, by the microsphere that is arranged as the material that gives user's optimum reelability quality and difformity in optimal mode and consists of;

Cover the described material that consists of described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) with filling mo(u)lding.

21. each described method in 20 comprises the steps: according to claim 18

Connecting device (8,8 ＇) is positioned at or mold in the bottom of described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17) or in any other position of described at least one replaceable insert (3,14,17);

To be positioned in the recess (10,12,15) with the bearing device (9,9 ＇) of described connecting device (8,8 ＇) complementation.