WO2009093124A1 - Structure de selle personnalisable pour vélo - Google Patents

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WO2009093124A1
WO2009093124A1 PCT/IB2009/000101 IB2009000101W WO2009093124A1 WO 2009093124 A1 WO2009093124 A1 WO 2009093124A1 IB 2009000101 W IB2009000101 W IB 2009000101W WO 2009093124 A1 WO2009093124 A1 WO 2009093124A1
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polymeric material
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thermoformable
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Stefano Segato
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Selle Royal S.P.A.
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Publication of WO2009093124A1 publication Critical patent/WO2009093124A1/fr

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J1/00—Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J1/00—Saddles or other seats for cycles; Arrangement thereof; Component parts
    • B62J1/18—Covers for saddles or other seats; Paddings
    • B62J1/26—Paddings involving other resilient material, e.g. sponge rubber with inflatable compartments

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  • This invention is applicable to the field of accessories for sports and leisure time, and refers in particular to a customisable saddle structure for bicycle .
  • saddles in particular those for bicycle or the like, comprise a support frame and a padding element adapted to support the load of a user.
  • the padding element is usually composed of one or more layers of polymeric materials such as, e.g., polyurethane foam and gel.
  • polymeric materials such as, e.g., polyurethane foam and gel.
  • the object of this invention is to overcome the above- described drawbacks, providing a saddle structure which presents characteristics of high efficiency and relative low costs.
  • One specific object is to provide a saddle structure in which the shape of the padding element can be adapted to the various needs of individual users.
  • the saddle structure according to the invention assures the customisation of the shape of the padding.
  • Figure 1 is a top view of a saddle structure according to the invention
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of the saddle structure shown in Fig. 1, taken along a
  • Figure 3 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the saddle structure shown in Fig. 1, taken along a II-II track plane.
  • the saddle structure according to the invention can be advantageously fixed to the frame of any cycle, and in particular of a bicycle, not shown in the figure as it is known in itself.
  • the saddle structure 1 comprises essentially a support frame 2, a padding element 3 and a covering element 4.
  • the support frame 2, which can be rigid or semi-rigid, can e.g. be made in thermoplastic polymeric material, or in composite material composed by one or two layers of materials, such as, e.g., fibre glass, carbon, Kevlar® or the like, sunken in a polymeric, thermoplastic or thermo-hardening matrix, or otherwise, in metallic material.
  • the frame 2 and the padding element 3 are adapted to support the load of the user, while the covering element 4, placed above the padding 3 and usually made in PVC (polyvinyl chloride) , PU (polyurethane) , leather, fake leather, Lycra® or similar material, is intended to come into contact with the seat of the user.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • PU polyurethane
  • the padding element 3 comprises a layer 5 of thermoformable polymeric material, such as e.g. polyolefinic foam, such as e.g. EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) , polyurethane foam or polyetheramide foam, e.g. the commercial product called Pebaxfoam®.
  • polyolefinic foam such as e.g. EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate)
  • polyurethane foam or polyetheramide foam e.g. the commercial product called Pebaxfoam®.
  • thermoformable polymeric material of the layer 5 can be made of a polyolefinic-based foam, such as e.g. the commercial product called Rolexplus®, which is made of a blend of polyolefinic foam with a titanium additive.
  • this thermoformable polymeric material can have a relatively high density, e.g. between 70 kg/m 3 or 90 kg/m 3 , measured according to ISO 844.
  • This thermoformable polymeric material furthermore, can present a resistance to compression (50%) of between 120 KPa and 200 KPa, preferably between 155 KPa and 185 KPa and, even more preferably, around 170 KPa.
  • the layer 5 of thermoformable polymeric material can or can not be coextensive with the frame 2.
  • the saddle structure 1 can comprise padding in which one or more portions, e.g., localised by the ischial and/or prostatic area of the saddle, can comprise the layer 5 of thermoformable polymeric material, while the remainder of the padding 3 of the saddle can be of a traditional type.
  • the ischial area of the saddle is the part which is intended to come into contact with the ischial area of the user
  • the prostatic area of the saddle is the part which is intended to come into contact with the prostatic area of the user.
  • thermoformable polymeric material is a thermoplastic polymeric material which at the thermoforming temperature has mechanical characteristics of rigidity and resistance which assure a variation of the shape of the part being made with the aforementioned material, through the action of appropriate pressures.
  • the form given to the part at a temperature equal to or slightly higher than the thermoforming temperature is preserved even at a temperature lower than the thermoforming temperature.
  • heating means 6 are provided to heat the thermoformable material composing the layer 5 able to heat it to a working temperature near or higher than the thermoforming temperature, in order to make it become soft.
  • the “thermoforming temperature” is the temperature at which the material has characteristics of resistance and rigidity which allow the part made using the thermoformable material to change its shape under the action of pressure and/or depression, conserving the integrity of the structure even in the presence of large deformations.
  • the heating means 6 can be selectively activated by the user to thermoform the thermoformable material which forms the layer 5 using his own load, and can be deactivated once the material has taken on the shape of the seat of the user.
  • the heating means 6, which can be of a resistive type, and wait for them to heat the material composing the layer 5 to the working temperature, which will be near to or higher than the thermoforming temperature of the material. Through this heating process, the material of the layer 5 will begin to soften.
  • the weight of the user will impart to the material a force F from above which will deform it, and conform its surface to fit the particular configuration of his own seat.
  • the user simply has to de-activate the heating means 6, and maintain the load until the material making up the layer 5 returns to ambient temperature, maintaining the shape it has just taken.
  • the above-described process can be repeated over time.
  • the choice of the material that composes the layer 5 also affects the relative thermoforming temperature.
  • thermoforming temperature of at least 50 0 C, or at least 70 0 C, or at least 80 0 C or even 90 0 C depending on the use the saddle is intended for.
  • thermoformable polymeric material with a relatively high thermoforming temperature prevents the saddle from being deformed by the prolonged exposure to high ambient temperatures.
  • a thermoformable polymeric material can be chosen which has a thermoforming temperature which can be close to 80 0 C and preferably to 90°C.
  • the heating means 6 can be made of a layer 7 of resistive polymeric material, e.g. conductive silicone, preferably silicone loaded with graphite or similar material, placed below the layer 5 of thermoformable material.
  • the thickness of the layer 7 of resistive polymeric material can be between 0.5 mm and 2 mm, and preferably close to 1 mm.
  • Such layer 7 of resistive polymeric material can be connected to powering means 8 of an electrical power supply, e.g., electrical wires 9, 9' connected to a battery 10.
  • powering means 8 can be integrated into the saddle and/or the bicycle and/or external to it.
  • the saddle structure 1 can comprise electrical contacts connected to the heating means 6, e.g. a pair of electrical wires connected to the layer 7 of resistive polymeric material, in turn connectable to the electricity mains, possibly through a transformer, or an external battery, e.g. that of a car.
  • switching means 11 can be provided, which can selectively be handled by the user, and which in turn can be integrated on the saddle and/or on the bicycle and/or external to it.
  • the heating means 6 can be manually activated and de-activated by the user using the switching means 11 .
  • the heating means 6 can be manually activated by the user and automatically de-activated once a temperature value and/or the required time is reached.
  • the powering means 8 can comprise control means 20, e.g. a programmable logic unit, connected to means for measuring the temperature reached in the layer 5 of thermoformable polymeric material and/or in the layer 7 of resistive polymeric material, e.g. a thermocouple 21.
  • the logic unit 20 can act retroactively to control the time and/or the temperature for thermoforming the thermoformable polymeric material of the layer 5, in order to automatically de-activate the heating means 6 once the temperature value and/or time set by the user have been reached.
  • the logic control unit 20 can be set to act on the switch 11 and/or on the battery 10, controlling the voltage and/or the intensity of the delivered current.
  • thermoforming temperature The electrical power will vary according to the thermoforming temperature to be reached. Experimentally, it has been seen that to reach the temperature of 90 0 C in an appropriate time, a continuous voltage of 24V should appropriately be applied .
  • thermal and/or electrical insulation means can be provided for the layer of resistive polymeric material 7 and/or the layer of thermoformable polymeric material 5, generally indicated by numeral 12.
  • insulation means 12 can comprise one or more layers of electrically and/or thermally insulating polymeric materials, which can be placed above and/or below the layer of resistive polymeric material 7 and/or the layer of thermoformable polymeric material- 5, or interposed between the two.
  • insulation means 12 can comprise one or more layers 15, 15' of an electrically insulating and, preferably, heat conductive material, e.g. a fabric in fibre glass, polyester or polyamide, placed in contact below and above the layer 7 of resistive polymeric material.
  • the resistive polymeric material forming the layer 7 will have a vitreous transition temperature which is higher than the thermoforming temperature of the overlying layer 5.
  • the insulating means 12 can comprise a layer 13 of a first electrically and thermally insulating polymeric material, e.g. silicone, polyurethane foam, low density EVA, polyetheramide foam, e.g. the commercial product called Pebaxfoam®, polyurethane gel, compact polyurethane interposed between the 'frame 2 and the layer 7 of resistive polymeric material.
  • a first electrically and thermally insulating polymeric material e.g. silicone, polyurethane foam, low density EVA, polyetheramide foam, e.g. the commercial product called Pebaxfoam®, polyurethane gel, compact polyurethane interposed between the 'frame 2 and the layer 7 of resistive polymeric material.
  • This first electrically and thermally insulating polymeric material can be of a compact type and can have a resistance to compression and a density which is much higher than the density of the thermoformable polymeric material which forms the layer 5.
  • this first electrically and thermally insulating polymeric material can have a density of between 300 Kg/m 3 and 700 Kg/m 3 , and preferably close to 500 Kg/m 3 .
  • the layer 13 will have the effect of preventing the elastic return of the layer 5 of thermoformable polymeric material after that the load F given by the weight of the user has been removed from the layer 5.
  • the insulating means 12 can also comprise a layer 14 of a second electrically and thermally insulating polymeric material, which can be identical to the first electrically insulating material, interposed between the layer 5 of thermoformable polymeric material and the covering element 4 .
  • the second polymeric material which forms the layer 14 can be chosen from those which have a lower hardness than the hardness of the thermoformable polymeric material which forms the layer 5.
  • This hardness can be of type Shore A, 0 or 00.
  • the first and/or second electrically and thermally insulating polymeric material which respectively form the layers 13 and 14 can have a thermoforming temperature which is higher than the thermoforming temperature of the layer 5 which is interposed between the two.
  • the first and/or second electrically and thermally insulating polymeric material which ' respectively form the layers 13 and 14 can have chemical - physical and/or mechanical characteristics, such as e.g. density and/or cellular size, which are different from those of the layer 5 which is interposed between the two.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne une structure de selle pour vélo, comportant un cadre support (2) et un élément de rembourrage (3) destiné au support de la charge d'un utilisateur. L'élément de rembourrage (3) comporte au moins une couche (5) d'un matériau polymère thermoformable. La structure comporte des moyens de chauffage (6) permettant de réchauffer le matériau thermoformable qui servent à le réchauffer jusqu'à une température de travail proche ou supérieure à la température de thermoformage. Les moyens de chauffage (6) peuvent être activés de manière sélective par l'utilisateur pour thermoformer le matériau polymère thermoformable à l'aide de son propre poids et peuvent être désactivés lorsque le matériau a épousé la forme du siège de l'utilisateur.
PCT/IB2009/000101 2008-01-23 2009-01-22 Structure de selle personnalisable pour vélo WO2009093124A1 (fr)

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ITVI2008A000014 2008-01-23
ITVI20080014 ITVI20080014A1 (it) 2008-01-23 2008-01-23 Struttura di sella personalizzabile per bicicletta.
ITVI20080085 ITVI20080085A1 (it) 2008-04-08 2008-04-08 Struttura di sella personalizzabile per bicicletta.
ITVI2008A000085 2008-04-08

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