US20090212527A1 - Base of shock-absorbing front fork for bicycle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
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- B62K25/04—Axle suspensions for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork
- B62K25/06—Axle suspensions for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork with telescopic fork, e.g. including auxiliary rocking arms
- B62K25/08—Axle suspensions for mounting axles resiliently on cycle frame or fork with telescopic fork, e.g. including auxiliary rocking arms for front wheel
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- the present invention relates generally to a bicycle, and more specifically to a base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle, which has advantages of high structural strength and long service life such that the base is suitable to be mounted on a mountain bicycle especially.
- a conventional shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle includes an upper frame and a base.
- the upper frame has an upright tube, a fork crown connected with a bottom end of the upright tube, and two branch tubes respectively extending downward from each of two ends of the fork crown.
- the base has two straight tubes for receiving the branch tubes of the upper frame, and a bridge connected with the straight tubes.
- a front wheel is pivotally mounted to bottom ends of the straight tubes. Silicone oil and/or a spring are received inside each straight tube to provide a shock-absorbing effect.
- the straight tubes and the bridge are manufactured individually and connected with each other by adhesive. After the base is used for a long time, the adhesive between the straight tubes and the bridge will easily generate crevices due to the fatigue or the decline of the adhesive, causing separation of the straight tubes and the bridge.
- the present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-noted circumstances. It is one objective of the present invention to provide a base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle, which has high structural strength.
- the base comprises two straight tubes and a bridge.
- the bridge has two ends connected integrally with an upper section of each of the straight tubes, and a chamber therein.
- the base of the present invention has high structural strength and long service life.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of the base according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the base according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a lateral view of the base according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4 - 4 of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5 - 5 of FIG. 1 .
- a base 10 of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention is made of fiber reinforced resin.
- the fiber can adopt, but not limited to, carbon fiber, glass fiber, boron fiber or Kevlar fiber.
- the resin can adopt, but not limited to, thermosetting resin or thermoplastic resin.
- the base 10 comprises two straight tubes 20 and a bridge 30 .
- the straight tubes 20 each have a large diameter portion 22 located at an upper section 21 thereof for accommodation of an oil seal (not shown), and a small diameter portion 24 for receiving a branch tube of an upper frame (not shown).
- the bridge 30 has two ends connected integrally with the upper section 21 of each of the straight tubes 20 , a chamber 32 therein, and a foamed core 34 inside the chamber 32 .
- the two straight tubes 20 are cured first, and then pre-pregs are wound around the upper sections 21 of the straight tubes 20 to form a model of the bridge 30 having the foamed core 34 therein.
- the model of the bridge 30 and the foamed core 34 are placed in a mold (not shown) to be cured into its desired shape with heat treatment such that the pre-pregs are abutted against an inner wall of the mold due to inflation of the foamed core 34 .
- the bridge 30 and the straight tubes 20 can be connected integrally with each other without any gap between the bridge 30 and the straight tubes 20 , as shown in FIG. 5 . Therefore the structure strength of the base 10 is high enough to bear high stress, and the service life of the base 10 is long such that the base 10 is suitable to be mounted on a mountain bicycle especially.
- the base 10 of the shock-absorbing front fork of the present invention can be made with various kinds of design on the basis of the spirit of the present invention.
- the foamed core 34 can be replaced by other liquids or solids, which can be changed to gas after heat treatment.
- the shape of the large diameter portions 22 and the small diameter portions 24 of the straight tubes 20 are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, even the large diameter portions 22 and the small diameter portions 24 can be eliminated subject to the actual need.
Abstract
A base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle includes two straight tubes and a bridge. The bridge has two ends connected integrally with an upper section of each of the straight tubes. The bridge has a chamber therein. Thus, the base of the shock-absorbing front fork has the advantages of high structural strength and long service life.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to a bicycle, and more specifically to a base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle, which has advantages of high structural strength and long service life such that the base is suitable to be mounted on a mountain bicycle especially.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A conventional shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle includes an upper frame and a base. The upper frame has an upright tube, a fork crown connected with a bottom end of the upright tube, and two branch tubes respectively extending downward from each of two ends of the fork crown. The base has two straight tubes for receiving the branch tubes of the upper frame, and a bridge connected with the straight tubes. A front wheel is pivotally mounted to bottom ends of the straight tubes. Silicone oil and/or a spring are received inside each straight tube to provide a shock-absorbing effect.
- However, the straight tubes and the bridge are manufactured individually and connected with each other by adhesive. After the base is used for a long time, the adhesive between the straight tubes and the bridge will easily generate crevices due to the fatigue or the decline of the adhesive, causing separation of the straight tubes and the bridge.
- The present invention has been accomplished in view of the above-noted circumstances. It is one objective of the present invention to provide a base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle, which has high structural strength.
- It is another objective of the present invention to provide a base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle, which has long service life.
- To achieve these objectives of the present invention, the base comprises two straight tubes and a bridge. The bridge has two ends connected integrally with an upper section of each of the straight tubes, and a chamber therein.
- Accordingly, the base of the present invention has high structural strength and long service life.
- Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
- The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given herein below and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not limitative of the present invention, and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a front view of the base according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a top view of the base according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a lateral view of the base according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 ofFIG. 1 , and -
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 ofFIG. 1 . - As shown in
FIGS. 1-4 , abase 10 of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention is made of fiber reinforced resin. The fiber can adopt, but not limited to, carbon fiber, glass fiber, boron fiber or Kevlar fiber. The resin can adopt, but not limited to, thermosetting resin or thermoplastic resin. Thebase 10 comprises twostraight tubes 20 and abridge 30. - The
straight tubes 20 each have alarge diameter portion 22 located at anupper section 21 thereof for accommodation of an oil seal (not shown), and asmall diameter portion 24 for receiving a branch tube of an upper frame (not shown). - The
bridge 30 has two ends connected integrally with theupper section 21 of each of thestraight tubes 20, achamber 32 therein, and afoamed core 34 inside thechamber 32. - During the actual manufacture, the two
straight tubes 20 are cured first, and then pre-pregs are wound around theupper sections 21 of thestraight tubes 20 to form a model of thebridge 30 having thefoamed core 34 therein. Next, the model of thebridge 30 and thefoamed core 34 are placed in a mold (not shown) to be cured into its desired shape with heat treatment such that the pre-pregs are abutted against an inner wall of the mold due to inflation of thefoamed core 34. As a result, thebridge 30 and thestraight tubes 20 can be connected integrally with each other without any gap between thebridge 30 and thestraight tubes 20, as shown inFIG. 5 . Therefore the structure strength of thebase 10 is high enough to bear high stress, and the service life of thebase 10 is long such that thebase 10 is suitable to be mounted on a mountain bicycle especially. - The
base 10 of the shock-absorbing front fork of the present invention can be made with various kinds of design on the basis of the spirit of the present invention. For example, thefoamed core 34 can be replaced by other liquids or solids, which can be changed to gas after heat treatment. Further, the shape of thelarge diameter portions 22 and thesmall diameter portions 24 of thestraight tubes 20 are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, even thelarge diameter portions 22 and thesmall diameter portions 24 can be eliminated subject to the actual need. - The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
Claims (4)
1. A base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle, comprising:
two straight tubes; and
a bridge having two ends connected integrally with an upper section of each of said straight tubes, and a chamber therein.
2. The base as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said bridge is provided with a foamed core inside said chamber.
3. The base as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said two straight tubes and said bridge are made of fiber reinforced resin.
4. The base as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said straight tubes has a large diameter portion located at said upper section thereof, and a small diameter portion.
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