DE20000745U1 - Saddle and seat post system - Google Patents
Saddle and seat post systemInfo
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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
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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
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Description
Beschreibung
Sattel und Sattelstütze bilden die ergonomische Schnittstelle zwischen Gesäß und Fahrrad.Description
The saddle and seat post form the ergonomic interface between the buttocks and the bike.
Zur Einstellung der horizontalen Position des Sattels sowie der Neigung des Sattels befindet sich zwischen Sattel und Sattelstütze ein verdrehbarer und gegenüber dem Sattelgestell verschiebbarer Klemmmechanismus. Dieser muss bei Fahrbahnunebenheiten relativ große Verdrehmomente aufnehmen können. Bei einem Versagen kann der Sattel wegkippen und ein Sturz des Radfahrers kann die Folge sein.To adjust the horizontal position of the saddle and the inclination of the saddle, there is a clamping mechanism between the saddle and the seat post that can be rotated and moved relative to the saddle frame. This must be able to absorb relatively large twisting moments when the road surface is uneven. If it fails, the saddle can tip over and the cyclist could fall as a result.
Bei herkömmlichen Sattelstützen ist der Abstand der beiden Kräfte des Kräftepaares relativ(s.o.)gering d.h. aus dem durch das Gesäß eingeleiteten Kippmoment resultieren hohe Kräfte. Oft sind auch noch die Kontaktstellen zwischen Sattelstütze und Sattelgestell sehr klein, so dass sich große Spannungsspitzen ergeben. Dies wurde empirisch durch größere Materialstarken aufgefangen, was jedoch schwere Sattelgestelle und Sattelstützen ergibt.In conventional seat posts, the distance between the two forces in the force pair is relatively small (see above), i.e. the tipping moment introduced by the buttocks results in high forces. The contact points between the seat post and the saddle frame are often very small, resulting in large stress peaks. This has been empirically compensated for by using thicker materials, but this results in heavy saddle frames and seat posts.
Die geringe Federwirkung eines Sattels wurde durch aktive Federungssysteme wie z. B. Spiralfedern verbessert. Diese sind jedoch sehr schwer und daher für den Rennsportbereich eher uninteressant.The low spring effect of a saddle has been improved by active suspension systems such as coil springs. However, these are very heavy and therefore not particularly interesting for racing.
Eine Aufgabe der Erfindung besteht darin, die Belastung der Materialien von Sattelgestell und Sattelstütze aufgrund des Kippmomentes zu verringern. Dies wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, dass der Abstand der Verbindungspunkte von Sattelgestell und Sattelstütze deutlich vergrößert wird und die Kontaktflächen im Klemmbereich zwischen Sattelgestell und Sattelstütze deutlich vergrößert werden.One object of the invention is to reduce the load on the materials of the saddle frame and seat post due to the tipping moment. This is achieved according to the invention by significantly increasing the distance between the connection points of the saddle frame and seat post and significantly increasing the contact surfaces in the clamping area between the saddle frame and seat post.
Eine weitere Aufgabe besteht darin, das Gesamt-System- Gewicht Sattel / Sattelstütze zu verringern. Dies wird erfindungsgemäß durch eine technische Gestaltung, welche die Anwendung von Faserverbundwerkstoffen erlaubt, erreicht.A further object is to reduce the overall system weight of the saddle/seat post. This is achieved according to the invention by a technical design that allows the use of fiber composite materials.
Eine weitere Aufgabe besteht darin, die passiven Federungseigenschaften zu verbessern. Dies wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch erreicht, dass die Sattelsitzfläche SF zusammen mit den
Befestigungslaschen BL als federnd nachgebende Struktur FNS ausgeführt wird. Eine weitere Aufgabe besteht darin, die bei herkömmlichen Sattel / Sattelstütz-Systemen doch rechtA further object is to improve the passive suspension properties. This is achieved according to the invention by the saddle seat surface SF together with the
Fastening tabs BL are designed as a spring-loaded structure FNS. Another task is to provide the rather difficult
eingeschränkte horizontale Verschiebbarkeit der Sattelsitzfläche SF relativ zum Fahrrad-Rahmen zu vergrößern.limited horizontal movement of the saddle seat SF relative to the bicycle frame.
Dies wird erfindungsgemäß durch eine sehr lange gemeinsame Berührungsfläche zwischen den Befestigungslaschen BL und den Befestigungsflächen BFT der Sattelstütze ST erreicht.This is achieved according to the invention by a very long common contact surface between the fastening tabs BL and the fastening surfaces BFT of the seat post ST.
Dazu ist rechts und links an der Sattelstütze ST außen oder innen oder außen und innen eine zur Ebene , in der die Hauptrohre eines Rahmens liegen, ungefähr parallel liegende Ebene als Befestigungsfläche BFT ausgebildet.For this purpose, a plane approximately parallel to the plane in which the main tubes of a frame lie is formed on the right and left of the ST seat post, on the outside or inside or on the outside and inside, as a fastening surface BFT.
Jeweils eine oder mehrere rechts und links von der Sitzfläche SF nach unten ausgehende Befestigungs-Laschen BL werden innerhalb und / oder außerhalb der Sattelstütze ST an den Befestigungsflächen BFT mit der Sattelstütze verbunden.One or more fastening tabs BL extending downwards to the right and left of the seat surface SF are connected to the seat post ST at the fastening surfaces BFT inside and/or outside the seat post ST.
Fig.l bis 14 und 17 zeigen Anordnungen, bei denen die Befestigungslaschen BL außerhalb der Sattelstütze ST angeschlossen werden.Fig.1 to 14 and 17 show arrangements in which the fastening tabs BL are connected outside the seat post ST.
Fig. 15 und 16 zeigen Anordnungen, bei denen die Befestigungslaschen BL innerhalb der Sattelstütze ST angeschlossen werden.Fig. 15 and 16 show arrangements in which the fastening tabs BL are connected inside the seat post ST.
Fig. 1 zeigt eine Anordnung, bei denen die Befestigungslaschen BL sowohl innerhalb als auch außerhalb der Sattelstütze ST angeschlossen werden. Der Einfachheithalber ist nur eine Seite eines Schnittes durch ein erfindungsgemäßes Sattel- Sattelstütz- System dargestellt.Fig. 1 shows an arrangement in which the fastening tabs BL are connected both inside and outside the seat post ST. For the sake of simplicity, only one side of a section through a saddle-seat post system according to the invention is shown.
Fig. 1 zeigt des weiteren eine Anordnung bei der die Befestigungslaschen BL an mehreren Befestigungsflächen BFT angeschlossen sind. Bei dieser Ausführung kann durch Versetzen der Befestigungslaschen BL nach außen oder innen die Breite der Sitzfläche SF verändert werden.Fig. 1 also shows an arrangement in which the fastening tabs BL are connected to several fastening surfaces BFT. In this design, the width of the seat surface SF can be changed by moving the fastening tabs BL outwards or inwards.
Fig. 16 zeigt eine Anordnung bei der die rechte und linke Befestigungslasche BL zu einer Befestigungslasche BL zusammengefasst sind.Fig. 16 shows an arrangement in which the right and left fastening tabs BL are combined to form one fastening tab BL.
An mindestens zwei oder aber mehreren Stellen sind Befestigungsflächen BFT und Befestigungslaschen BL mit einander verschraubt, wobei aufgrund von Langlöchern LL anAt least two or more points, the fastening surfaces BFT and fastening brackets BL are screwed together, whereby due to the elongated holes LL at
der Befestigungsfläche BFT und jeweils dazu senkrechten Langlöchern LL an den Befestigungslaschen BL die horizontale Verschiebbarkeit und die Veränderung der Sattelneigung möglich ist. Da mehrere Langloch-Paare LLP vorhanden sein können ist eine extrem große horizontale Verschiebbarkeit möglich und die Langlöcher LL werden lediglich zur Feineinstellung benötigt. Dies ist aufgrund der erfindungsgemäßen großen Ausdehnung parallel zur Fahrtrichtung möglich. Wegen besagter horizontaler Ausdehnung können auch die Lochabstände LA zwischen den Langloch-Paaren LLP sehr groß gewählt werden. Dadurch wird erfindungsgemäß der Betrag der Kräfte des Kräfte-Paars, welches aus dem durch das Gesäß eingeleiteten Kippmoment herrührt, verringert, und somit sind geringere Klemmkräfte zwischen Befestigungsfläche BFT und Befestigungslaschen BL erforderlich, was wiederum kleinere Schraubendurchmesser und damit leichtere Schrauben erlaubt.the fastening surface BFT and the perpendicular elongated holes LL on the fastening tabs BL, horizontal displacement and changing the saddle inclination are possible. Since several pairs of elongated holes LLP can be present, extremely large horizontal displacement is possible and the elongated holes LL are only required for fine adjustment. This is possible due to the large expansion parallel to the direction of travel according to the invention. Due to the said horizontal expansion, the hole spacing LA between the pairs of elongated holes LLP can also be chosen to be very large. As a result, the amount of the forces of the force pair, which arises from the tipping moment introduced by the seat, is reduced according to the invention, and thus lower clamping forces are required between the fastening surface BFT and the fastening tabs BL, which in turn allows smaller screw diameters and thus lighter screws.
Fig. 11a bis c zeigen eine Ausführung, bei welcher in einer mittleren Stellung Sitzfläche SF und Sattelstütze ST an vier Stellen miteinander verbunden (z. B. verschraubt) sind. In einer um ein Langloch-Paar LLP nach vorne bzw. nach hinten verschobenen Position sind noch drei Verschraubungen vorhanden und in einer hinteren bzw. vorderen Extremposition, d. h. bei einer Verschiebung um zwei Langloch-Paare LLP sind noch zwei Verschraubungen vorhanden. Der Verschiebeweg der in Fig. 11a bis c gezeigten Ausführungen beträgt ca 170 mm. Dies ist ein extrem hoher Wert und deckt mit Sicherheit alle denkbaren Sitzpositionen ab.Fig. 11a to c show a design in which the seat surface SF and seat post ST are connected (e.g. screwed) to one another at four points in a middle position. In a position shifted forwards or backwards by one pair of long holes LLP, there are still three screw connections and in a rear or front extreme position, i.e. shifted by two pairs of long holes LLP, there are still two screw connections. The displacement path of the designs shown in Fig. 11a to c is approximately 170 mm. This is an extremely high value and certainly covers all conceivable seating positions.
Zwischen den Befestigungsflächen BFT und den Befestigungslaschen BL können verschieden dicke Distanz-Stücke DS angebracht sein, um wie in Fig.2 bis 5 dargestellt verschiedene Verformungen der Sitzfläche SF herbeizuführen und um somit unterschiedliche Komforteigenschaften der Sitzfläche SF herbeizuführen. Mit besagten Distanz-Stücken DS kann bei einem aus einer rechten und einem linken und evtl. zusätzlich einem mittleren Segment bestehenden Sitzflache die Breite B der Sitzfläche SF eingestellt werden. Bei einer zusätzlich in ein vorderes und ein hinteres und ein oder mehrere mittlere Segmente aufgeteilten Sitzfläche SF kann durch verschieden dicke Distanz-Stücke DS die Sitzfläche SF individuell dem Gesäß angepasst werden indem die Breite B der einzelnen Segmente separat eingestellt werden kann.Spacers DS of different thicknesses can be fitted between the fastening surfaces BFT and the fastening tabs BL in order to bring about different deformations of the seat surface SF as shown in Fig. 2 to 5 and thus to bring about different comfort properties of the seat surface SF. With said spacers DS, the width B of the seat surface SF can be adjusted for a seat surface consisting of a right and a left and possibly also a middle segment. With a seat surface SF that is additionally divided into a front and a rear and one or more middle segments, the seat surface SF can be individually adapted to the buttocks using spacers DS of different thicknesses by adjusting the width B of the individual segments separately.
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(Fig. 1) 1. Saddle and seat post system characterized in that the seat surface SF merges on the right and left into one or more right and one or more left fastening tabs BL, which are connected to one or more right or left fastening surfaces BFT of the saddle post ST, further characterized in that said fastening surfaces BFT of the saddle post ST are in turn connected to one or more right or left fastening surfaces BFR of the bicycle frame R.
( Fig. 1)
(Fig. 2 bis 6) 2. Saddle and saddle support system according to claim 1, characterized in that one or more spacers DS can be present between the fastening tabs BL and the saddle-side area of the fastening surfaces BFT and between the frame-side area of the fastening surfaces BFT and the fastening surfaces BFR, such that the width and/or shape and/or preload of the seat surface SF can be adjusted by different spacers DS or different arrangement and/or installation position of said spacers DS.
( Fig. 2 to 6)
(Fig. 3) 3. Saddle and seat support system according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the fastening tabs BL and/or the fastening surfaces BFT are held between spacer pieces DS with contact surfaces AF that are not parallel to the bicycle's vertical axis H, in such a way that the inclination N of the fastening tabs BL and/or the fastening surfaces BFT can be changed by turning said spacer pieces DS.
( Fig. 3)
(Fig. 5a, b, c, d,). 5. Saddle and saddle support system according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the spacers DS are interrupted between the screwing points or clamping points VS of the fastening tabs BL on the fastening surfaces BFT, so that the change in the width and/or the shape and/or the preload of the seat surface SF can be made to varying degrees at the various screwing points VS and thus over the length of the saddle.
( Fig. 5a, b, c, d,).
(Fig. 11 bis 13). 6. Saddle and seat support system according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that two or more seat surface segments SFS are arranged one behind the other with respect to the direction of travel, such that each seat surface segment SFS has one or more fastening tabs BL, so that by adjusting the height of the individual seat surface segments SFS to different levels, the seat surfaces can be optimally adapted to the cyclist's buttocks.
( Fig. 11 to 13).
(Fig. 12). 7. Saddle and saddle support system according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the seat surface segments SFS are not completely separated from one another, but that individual or several or all of them can be connected via thin elastic webs or bands SB to the respective neighboring seat surface segments SFS or also to other seat surface segments SFS that are not directly adjacent.
( Fig. 12).
(Fig. 6 bis 9). 8. Saddle and saddle support system according to claims 1 to 7, characterized in that between the seat surface SF and the fastening pockets BL there is a resiliently yielding structure FNS which has a large elastic deformability, e.g. several leaf springs layered on top of each other.
( Fig. 6 to 9).
(Fig. 16). 12. Saddle and seat support system according to claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the fastening tabs BL are attached directly to the frame R.
( Fig. 16).
(Fig. 11 bis 15). 14. Saddle and saddle support system according to claims 1 to 8 and 13, characterized in that the connection between the fastening tab BL and the fastening surfaces BFT as well as the connection between the fastening surfaces BFT and the fastening surfaces BFR is made by two or more clamping areas VB, e.g. screwing points VS, such that at least the distance between the clamping areas VB furthest apart from each other is at least 20% of the total saddle length.
( Fig. 11 to 15).
(Fig. 11 bis 15). 15. Saddle and seat support system according to claims 1 to 8 and 13, characterized in that at least 3 or more clamping areas VB, e.g. screwing points VS, are present and are arranged in such a way that different hole combinations of the screwing points VS between the fastening tab BL and fastening surfaces BFT are possible in such a way that by moving the fastening tab BL forwards or backwards and/or up or down, different screwing points VS are covered and thus the position of the seat surface SF can be varied within a wide range.
( Fig. 11 to 15).
(Fig. 16). 31. Saddle and seat support system according to claim 1 to 30, characterized in that the right and left fastening tabs BL are combined into a single one.
( Fig. 16).
(Fig. 9). 32. Saddle and saddle support system according to claims 1 to 31, characterized in that the seat surface SF or the seat surface segments SFS individually or also the resilient structure FNS can be equipped with a covering UZ.
( Fig. 9).
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Cited By (4)
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WO2005009829A1 (en) * | 2003-07-30 | 2005-02-03 | Branislav Meres | Saddle assembly |
WO2016029931A1 (en) * | 2014-08-26 | 2016-03-03 | Bmc Switzerland Ag | Bicycle seat |
IT201800010753A1 (en) * | 2018-12-03 | 2020-06-03 | Carbonmade S R L | SADDLE FOR BICYCLE |
DE102019000882A1 (en) * | 2019-02-07 | 2020-08-13 | Horst Hohmuth | Process for the production of an individual saddle shell, saddle shell, saddle and bicycle with saddle |
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Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO2005009829A1 (en) * | 2003-07-30 | 2005-02-03 | Branislav Meres | Saddle assembly |
WO2016029931A1 (en) * | 2014-08-26 | 2016-03-03 | Bmc Switzerland Ag | Bicycle seat |
IT201800010753A1 (en) * | 2018-12-03 | 2020-06-03 | Carbonmade S R L | SADDLE FOR BICYCLE |
WO2020115660A1 (en) * | 2018-12-03 | 2020-06-11 | Carbonmade S.R.L. | Saddle for a bicycle |
DE102019000882A1 (en) * | 2019-02-07 | 2020-08-13 | Horst Hohmuth | Process for the production of an individual saddle shell, saddle shell, saddle and bicycle with saddle |
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