KR102274631B1 - A bicycle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bicycle saddle, and to be more specific, when a rider sits on the saddle and maintains rigidity while riding by pedaling, there is almost no cushioning, and when an instantaneous impact is generated on the tire during riding, instantaneous buffering is provided to the saddle. Of course, this buffering is made so that the degree of buffering can be easily adjusted and used according to the rider's physical condition and riding conditions by pedaling.
To this end, in the present invention, in a state where both ends of the leaf spring are in close contact with the back surface of the saddle panel and the center part is spaced apart, the leaf spring is in close contact with the rear end of the saddle rail on the back surface of the center part of the leaf spring to generate an impact. It is made possible to buffer by bending inward.

Description

Bicycle saddle with support and cushioning power.{A BICYCLE SEAT}

The present invention relates to a bicycle saddle, and to be more specific, when a rider sits on the saddle and maintains rigidity while riding by pedaling, there is almost no cushioning, and when an instantaneous impact is generated on the tire during riding, instantaneous buffering is provided to the saddle. Of course, this buffering is made so that the degree of buffering can be easily adjusted and used according to the rider's physical condition and riding conditions by pedaling.

In general, the saddle of a bicycle is made of a panel made of thick leather or injection-molded plastic or carbon to form the basic frame of the saddle, and vinyl, leather, artificial leather, or carbon covering the panel, or to implement softness here. It consists of a cover to which an elastic sheet is laminated, and a saddle rail that is fixed to the back surface of the panel to support the saddle, and the saddle rail is detachably mounted to the seat post by a seat clamp.

In addition, the overall shape of the saddle is that a narrow saddle nose is provided in the front, and wide saddle wings are provided in the rear of the saddle nose to support both hips of the rider on the saddle wings.

Therefore, the structure of such a saddle is the length or width of each saddle nose or the angle of bending forward of the saddle nose depending on the case of a road bike, mountain bike, triathlon, or racing bike, or depending on the rider's body type or riding situation. will change, and the width of the saddle wing will also change.

In addition, the structure of this saddle has recently been removed to prevent pain caused by the compression of the prostate when riding a bicycle for a long time and to relieve pain in the center of the perineum caused by the physiological structure of women. The saddle is provided in the form of a cutaway (a form that spreads wide in one direction) or a form that opens in a rectangle, so that pressure on the prostate does not occur, which prevents blood flow to the prostate from falling even when riding for a long time. As a result, the saddle rail also uses a rail type in which the wire is bent in a form spaced apart from the removed part of the saddle.

Therefore, according to this structure, the pressure on the prostate of the rider has been relieved to some extent, but the pain on both sides of the buttocks, which is the most complaint among the pain of the saddle, is not resolved.

Therefore, by installing a coil spring on the lower layer of the wing of the saddle, that is, the back side of the panel, it was possible to cushion the impact generated during riding on the buttocks supported by the wing of the saddle.

However, the pain on both sides of the buttocks is not only the impact, but also the pain caused by the poor circulation of blood due to the pressure generated when riding a bicycle for a long time on the buttocks that are in close contact with the saddle wings.

Therefore, such a coil spring exerts a buffering effect to some extent during a short riding time, but when riding for a long time, it may cause more severe pain due to the adverse effect of concentrating the contact between the seat bone and a specific part of the saddle wing. .

In addition, these coil springs are made in the form of a coil and the form of cushioning is repeated in the form of a wave, so it is pointed out as a complaint for riders who require quick instantaneous acceleration or instantaneous acceleration when stopped, especially for triathlon or racing.

In addition, such a coil spring has a problem that it cannot satisfy the buffering and the maintenance of the acceleration state due to repeated sloshing for instantaneous strong buffering, and it is also impossible to arbitrarily adjust the degree of buffering.

In other words, because the coil spring repeats contraction and expansion as much as each coiled play, the saddle that supports most riders' weight is repeated up and down during an instantaneous impact, causing the rider's center of gravity to shake, resulting in saddle burping (BObbing). It may also be the cause of the slowdown due to the phenomenon

Therefore, recently, while the saddle rail bent with wire is attached to the back of the panel of the saddle, the saddle rail is directly attached to the seat post using a seat clamp, but the disadvantage of this is that when an impact occurs, the impact is the rider's buttocks. that is transmitted to

Therefore, recently, as an elastic induction means for this structure, a wire bent in a ⊃ shape is additionally used by connecting it to the saddle rail, but this elastic induction means uses a certain thickness to support the rider's weight, etc. Of course, the effect is halved, and the saddle and the seat post are separated too much by this elastic induction means, and the possibility of unnecessary flow and assembly due to a large number of connection parts (saddle rail and elastic induction means, elastic induction means and seat post) Inconvenience of the seat, as well as a problem that harms the aesthetics, and the height between the seat post and the saddle unnecessarily increases, safety problems may also occur.

US 20-0403782 Y1 US 10-2011-0005585 A US 10-2007-0029081 A US 10-1549787 B1

Therefore, the present invention is to solve the problem of the prior art by supporting the saddle to be supported at a certain strength without up-and-down sloshing during maneuvering and by allowing only instantaneous buffering in response to the impact and not repeating the buffering in response to the impact.

In addition, it is intended to be able to easily adjust the degree of buffering according to the rider's physical condition or pedaling condition.

To this end, in the present invention, in a state where both ends of the leaf spring are in close contact with the back surface of the saddle panel and the center part is spaced apart, the leaf spring is in close contact with the rear end of the saddle rail on the back surface of the center part of the leaf spring to generate an impact. It is made possible to buffer by bending inward.

In addition, an inner inlet by an outer wall is provided to separate the central portion while both ends of the leaf spring are in close contact with the back surface of the seat panel, and both ends of the leaf spring are in close contact with the inner wall forming the inner inlet, so that the central portion of the leaf spring is separated from the seat panel. it was made to be separated.

In addition, in the case of forming the inner inlet by the outer wall, both ends of the leaf spring are made of paper or horizontal depending on the shape of the rear end of the saddle rail. The rear end of the saddle rail is provided with an opening so that the rear end of the saddle rail can be raised and lowered, while providing a support surface or a support groove as much as possible.

In addition, the rear end of the saddle rail, which is in close contact with the back surface of the leaf spring inserted into the inner mouth, is fixed while being wrapped around the cover.

In addition, a filling material of a bufferable material is inserted into the inner portion to prevent unnecessary buffering of the leaf spring and to prevent separation.

Therefore, in the present invention, the rear end of the saddle rail fixed to the seat post is in close contact with the center portion to support the leaf spring mounted on the back surface of the saddle panel with the center portion spaced apart from each other, so that when an impact occurs on the wheel, it is transmitted to the saddle rail and delivered to the saddle rail. The leaf spring attached to the rear end of the engine is bent toward the saddle panel and buffered, resulting in cushioning in the saddle, and the rider feels the shock to a minimum. Also, due to the nature of the leaf spring, the cushioning is not repeated, and the Since there is no sway, instantaneous acceleration can be maintained.

In addition, this buffering is to be able to arbitrarily control the desired buffering force by varying the thickness or the number of stacked leaf springs according to the conditions of maneuvering or the rider's weight conditions.

In addition, by filling the inner mouth where the center of the leaf spring is spaced apart with a filler, it is possible to improve the fixing power of the leaf spring while removing the fine buffering of the leaf spring.

1 is an embodiment of a state in which an inner inlet is formed by an outer wall of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an exterior perspective view assembled with a cover of the inner mouth of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.
Figure 4 is an operating state diagram of the leaf spring of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a state in which the filling material is filled in the inner mouth of the present invention.
Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the inner part of the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.
Figure 8 is an embodiment composed of a protrusion facing the inner mouth of the present invention
9 is an embodiment to which the saddle of the present invention is applied;
Figure 10 is an embodiment constituting an inner inlet at the rear end of another saddle rail of the present invention;
11 is an embodiment to which the cover in FIG. 10 is applied;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 , in the configuration of the present invention, both ends of the leaf spring 40 are placed in close contact with the back surface of the saddle panel 10 on which the rider sits, and the center of the leaf spring 40 is the saddle. It is spaced apart from the back surface of the panel, and the rear end of the saddle rail 20 is placed in close contact with the rear surface of the center of the spaced leaf spring, and the rear end of the saddle rail 20 is fixed with the back surface of the center of the leaf spring. A fixing means for this is used.

That is, in the coupling structure of the present invention, only both ends of the leaf spring 40 are in close contact with the back surface of the saddle panel 10, and the central portion thereof is spaced apart from the back surface of the saddle panel, and the central portion of the leaf spring 40 is On the back side, the rear end 21 of the saddle rail 20 is fixed in a state in which it is in close contact.

In this case, various means for fixing may be used.

Therefore, in a state in which both ends of the leaf spring are in close contact with the rear surface of the seat panel 10, only the central portion thereof is spaced apart from the rear surface of the seat panel 10, and the rear end of the saddle rail 20 is located on the rear surface of the central portion of the leaf spring. Since it is fixed in close contact, when an impact is generated on the wheel while riding, the rear end 21 of the saddle rail 20 pushes up only the central portion of the leaf spring 40 upward, and the leaf spring inside the seat panel 10 By the bending of the seat panel, cushioning is possible.

At this time, it is preferable that the front end 22 of the saddle rail 20 is usually fixed so that flow does not occur with the front end of the saddle panel 10, and this fixation is performed by the leaf spring 40 according to the rider's physical condition or riding condition. It is good that the saddle rail 20 is fixed so that it can be easily detached for adjusting the elastic force.

In addition, in order for the central part of the leaf spring 40 to be spaced apart from the back surface of the saddle panel 10, in an embodiment of the present invention, the leaf spring 40 is located on the back surface of the saddle panel 10 in the shape of the saddle rail. Therefore, it is to be provided with the inner inlet portion 31 that can be selectively inserted in the longitudinal form in paper or horizontally so as not to be separated.

10 and 11 show that the rear end of the saddle rail is longitudinal and the leaf spring is mounted horizontally so that it intersects it, and FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 6 show that the rear end of the saddle rail is horizontally formed so that it intersects with it. It shows a state in which it is positioned and mounted.

In the present invention, the inner inlet 31 is integrally formed with the protruding outer wall 30, and the outer wall has an opening 32 so that the saddle rail 20 can be lifted while pressing the leaf spring 40 when an impact occurs. It is optionally provided on both or either one.

In this case, the inner surface 32a constituting the opening 32 may guide the rear end of the saddle rail 20 while being in close contact with the seat rail 20 so as to be able to ascend and descend at the correct position.

In addition, the opening 32 should be opened with a width to accommodate the rear end of the saddle rail.

In addition, the inner wall of the inner inner wall of the inner inner wall of the inner inner wall of the inner inner wall of the inner inner wall of the inner wall of the leaf spring (31) to prevent the leaf spring from being inserted in the form of a paper or horizontal plate spring, the support surface 33 on which both ends of the leaf spring are supported, has a constant width. will do

At this time, the support surface 33 is configured in the form of a support groove 33a so that the three sides of both ends of the leaf spring 40 are inserted so that they do not flow. In particular, when the shock is transmitted to the saddle rail 20, the cushioning is irregular. Even when it acts, the leaf spring 40 can block the flow from side to side from occurring.

At this time, the bending of the leaf spring 40 can be induced more flexibly by configuring the boundary portion at which the support surface 33 or the support groove extends to the inner mouth portion is formed with the curved surface 34, thereby further reducing the occurrence of friction noise. it will be possible

In addition, in this state, the leaf spring 40 is supported while being supported from below by the rear end of the saddle rail 20 and is also supported by the supporting surface or the supporting groove 33a, so that the leaf spring 40 is supported downward as well as left and right to prevent separation. However, the cover 50 is provided in order to induce aesthetics or close contact between the saddle rail and the leaf spring while preventing the occurrence of repeated impacts or possible detachment of the leaf spring.

In this case, the cover is coupled to the rear end of the saddle rail, which is in close contact with the rear surface of the central part of the leaf spring, if possible, so that unnecessary flow can be blocked during the buffer action.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, when the insertion of both ends of the leaf spring into the support surface or the support groove provided on the inner wall of the inner mouth of the cover is not formed deeply, for example, the shape of the saddle panel is manufactured to be sharp. In this case, when the outer wall is configured to protrude from the back surface of the saddle panel to form the inner mouth, if the protrusion is formed to be low, the rear end of the saddle rail in close contact with the rear surface of the central part of the leaf spring is formed by the outer wall. If it protrudes upward even in a state inside the part, it can be solved by protruding and fixing the inner groove 51 so that the rear end of the saddle rail can be inserted into the cover.

In addition, in the case of configuring the inner mouth 31 in the present invention, the inner mouth is formed to be inclined downward without separately forming a support surface or a support groove on the inner wall of the inner mouth, and the leaf spring is positioned at the upper end of the leaf spring. When the rear end 21 of the saddle rail is placed on the back surface of the central part and then fixed with a cover, the bending of the leaf spring can be further facilitated.

At this time, when the filling material 60 is filled in the inner mouth to enable a more robust fixation of the leaf spring, the flow of the leaf spring is prevented and a buffering force is not generated even when a minute impact is transmitted, and another supplementable buffering force is not generated. It becomes possible to implement the function and to prevent the unexpected movement of the leaf spring.

Of course, these fillers can be applied even in a state in which a support surface or a support groove is provided on the inner wall of the inner mouth.

The filler in the present invention uses a rubber material or silicone that can buffer while performing a filling function if possible, and it is of course possible to select and use various materials for the same function and use.

Although it is formed as an outer wall for the purpose of implementing the inner mouth in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the outer wall is provided in a form facing a pair of protrusions 30a having a support surface or a support groove, and is spaced apart by the length of the leaf spring The same effect can be generated even when the cover is formed to be such that, in this case, when the cover is provided with the outer wall and the opening 51 is provided, the leaf spring can be prevented from separating as well as the lifting and lowering of the saddle rail. Of course, it is possible to sufficiently achieve the object of the present invention.

10: saddle panel
20: saddle rail
30: outer wall
40: leaf spring
50: cover

Claims (11)

delete In a state where the front end of the saddle rail is fixed to the back surface of the saddle panel 10 on which the rider sits, the rear end is in close contact with the central part of the leaf spring to enable buffering.
On the back surface of the saddle panel, an outer wall provided with an opening through which the rear end of the saddle rail can enter and exit is protruded correspondingly to provide an inner inlet therebetween,
In a state where both ends of the leaf spring are positioned on the upper end of the outer wall constituting the inner mouth, the central part of the leaf spring is spaced apart from the back surface of the seat panel.
When an impact occurs while driving with the rear end of the saddle rail in close contact with the back surface of the central portion of the leaf spring, the rear end of the saddle rail presses the center of the leaf spring, and the support force to buffer the center portion of the leaf spring as it enters the inner portion and Bicycle saddle with cushioning capacity. 3. The method of claim 2,
In order to prevent the leaf spring from being inserted into the inner mouth 31 in the form of paper or lateral to be separated during the buffering action, the inner wall of the inner mouth 31 comprises a support surface 33 on which both ends of the leaf spring are supported with a certain width. Bicycle saddle with support and cushioning capacity. 4. The method of claim 3,
The support surface 33 of the inner inlet is configured in the form of a support groove 33a, so that the three sides of both ends of the leaf spring 40 are inserted so that they do not flow. 5. The method of claim 3 or 4,
A bicycle saddle having support and cushioning power so that the support surface (33) of the inner mouth portion into which the leaf spring is inserted or the boundary portion where the support groove extends to the inner mouth portion is configured as a curved surface (34). According to any one of claims 2 to 4,
When the leaf spring 40 is supported while being supported by the rear end of the saddle rail 20 from the lower side to the upper side, the leaf spring 40 is prevented from being separated from the lower side as well as from the left and right, but it is possible to prevent the leaf spring from being separated when a repeated impact occurs. A bicycle saddle with support and cushioning power to provide a cover 50 that covers the inner mouth in order to induce aesthetics or close adhesion between the saddle rail and the leaf spring while preventing it. 7. The method of claim 6,
Insertion of both ends of the plate spring into the support surface or support groove provided on the inner wall of the inner wall of the cover is not deep, so that the rear end of the saddle rail that is in close contact with the back surface of the central part of the plate spring is inserted into the inner mouth formed by the outer wall. A bicycle saddle having support and buffering power to protrude and fix the inner groove 51 so that the rear end of the saddle rail can be inserted into the cover when it protrudes upward even in the state. 3. The method of claim 2,
In the case of configuring the inner mouth 31, the inner mouth is formed to be inclined downward without separately forming a support surface or a support groove on the inner wall of the inner mouth portion, and the leaf spring is placed on the upper end, and then the plate spring is seated on the back surface of the central part of the leaf spring. A bicycle saddle with support and cushioning power so that the rear end 21 of the rail is placed and then fixed with a cover. According to any one of claims 2 to 4 or claim 8,
By filling the inner part with the filler 60, the flow of the leaf spring is prevented and the buffering force is not generated even when a minute impact is transmitted. saddle. 10. The method of claim 9,
The filling material is a bicycle saddle with support and cushioning power using silicone or rubber that can be buffered while performing the filling function of the inner mouth. 3. The method of claim 2,
In order for the central portion of the leaf spring 40 to be spaced apart from the back surface of the saddle panel 10, the leaf spring 40 forms an outer wall on the back side of the saddle panel 10 depending on the shape of the saddle rail. A pair of protrusions (30a) having a support surface or a support groove are provided in a form facing each other and are formed to correspond to each other by the length of the leaf spring,
A bicycle saddle equipped with support and cushioning power to prevent the leaf spring from coming off as well as to enable the elevating of the saddle rail as well as preventing the leaf spring from coming off by combining the cover with an opening 51 on the outer wall after having an outer wall.

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