MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM RIDING SADDLE

Abstract

A multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle including a support portion configured to be connected to a bicycle frame and two seat plates disposed respectively corresponding to two thighs on two sides of a rider. A linkage portion is between the two seat plates and the support portion. The linkage portion to control front ends of the two seat plates in a riding direction to rise and fall in an alternating reciprocation linkage mode and control a front end of one of the seat plates in the riding direction to push, during falling, the other seat plate to rise entirely. Through the foregoing arrangement, during riding, the two seat plates can not only achieve rising and falling of the front ends in the alternating reciprocation linkage mode, but also achieve entire rising and falling of the seat plates during the rising and falling of the front ends, thereby improving comfort and saving labor.

Claims

1. A multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle, comprising a support portion configured to be connected to a bicycle frame and two seat plates disposed respectively corresponding to two thighs on two sides of a rider, wherein each of the two seat plates is hinged to two connecting rods, a linkage portion is provided between the two seat plates and the support portion, two swing cross rods being provided for the linkage portion, wherein two ends of one of the two swing cross rods are respectively matched with one of the two connecting rods on a corresponding seat plate, and two ends of the other swing cross rod are respectively matched with the other connecting rod on the corresponding seat plate, being configured to control front ends of the two seat plates in a riding direction to rise and fall in an alternating reciprocation linkage mode and control a front end of one of the seat plates in the riding direction to push, during falling, the other seat plate to rise entirely.

2. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 1, wherein the linkage portion comprises a first swing cross rod rotatably disposed on the support portion and a first fixed cross rod fixed onto the support portion, wherein two ends of the first swing cross rod can swing with a riding direction as a central axis; two ends of the first swing cross rod are hinged to one end of a first connecting rod through a first universal ball joint mechanism, wherein the other end of the first connecting rod is hinged to a seat plate on a corresponding side, a hinge point between the first connecting rod and the seat plate on the corresponding side being located on a front end of the seat plate near the riding direction, and through matching of the first swing cross rod and the two first connecting rods, a front end of one of the two seat plates in the riding direction pushes, during falling, a front end of the other seat plate in the riding direction to rise; a second connecting rod is respectively rotatably provided at two ends of the first fixed cross rod, wherein one end of the second connecting rod is hinged to the seat plate on the corresponding side, a hinge point between the second connecting rod and the seat plate on the corresponding side being located on a rear end of the seat plate near the riding direction, and a second swing cross rod is further rotatably provided on the support portion, wherein two ends of the second swing cross rod are respectively matched with ends the two second connecting rods so that a rear end of one of the seat plates in the riding direction pushes, during falling, a rear end of the other seat plate in the riding direction to rise.

3. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 2, wherein the support portion comprises a first support column, the first fixed cross rod being vertically fixed onto the top of the first support column, the first swing cross rod being rotatably disposed at a bottom end of the first support column, and the second swing cross rod being rotatably disposed in a middle portion of the first support column.

4. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 3, wherein a limiting cross rod parallel to the first fixed cross rod is fixedly provided in the middle portion of the first support column, the limiting cross rod being disposed at a position at which one end of two second connecting rods away from the seat plate is opposite to a side of the second swing cross rod.

5. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 4, wherein a first rotating shaft is vertically fixed at the bottom end of the first support column, a first shaft sleeve being rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft, the first shaft sleeve being fixedly connected to a middle portion of the first cross rod a second shaft sleeve is rotatably provided at a middle portion of the first support column, the second shaft sleeve being fixedly connected to a middle portion of the second swing cross rod; a front end at a bottom of the seat plate in the riding direction is fixedly provided with a third shaft sleeve, a third rotating shaft being rotatably provided in the third shaft sleeve, and the third rotating shaft being fixedly connected to one end of the first connecting rod away from the first swing cross rod; a rear end at the bottom of the seat plate in the riding direction is fixedly provided with a fourth shaft sleeve, a fourth rotating shaft being rotatably provided in the fourth shaft sleeve, and the fourth rotating shaft being fixedly connected to one end of the second connecting rod away from the second swing cross rod; and an eleventh shaft sleeve is respectively rotatably provided at two ends of the first fixed cross rod, the eleventh shaft sleeve being fixedly connected to a middle portion of the second connecting rod.

6. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 5, wherein the second connecting rod comprises a hinge portion fixed onto the eleventh shaft sleeve and fixed to a fourth rotating shaft, and a deflector rod portion fixed onto the eleventh shaft sleeve and matched with a limiting cross rod, an included angle between the hinge portion and the deflector rod portion being 150-160°.

7. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 2, wherein the first universal ball joint mechanism comprises a ball fixed to one end of the first swing cross rod and a ball sleeve fixed to one end of the first connecting rod and having a cavity corresponding to a shape of the ball.

8. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 1, wherein the linkage portion comprises a third swing cross rod rotatably disposed on the support portion and located at a front end of a travel direction, a fourth swing cross rod rotatably disposed on the support portion and located at a rear end of the travel direction, and a second fixed cross rod fixed onto the support portion and located between the third swing cross rod and the fourth swing cross rod, wherein two ends of the third swing cross rod and the fourth swing cross rod swing with the riding direction as a central axis, and the second fixed cross rod is disposed horizontally and perpendicular to the riding direction; two ends of the third swing cross rod are respectively hinged to one end of a third connecting rod through a second universal ball joint mechanism, wherein the other end of the third connecting rod is hinged to a seat plate on a corresponding side, a hinge point between the third connecting rod and the seat plate on the corresponding side being located on a front end of the seat plate near the riding direction; two ends of the fourth swing cross rod are respectively hinged to one end of the fourth connecting rod through a third universal ball joint mechanism, and the other end of the fourth connecting rod is hinged to the seat plate on a corresponding side, a hinge point between the fourth connecting rod and the seat plate on the corresponding side being located at a rear end on the seat plate near the riding direction; and two ends of the second fixed cross rod are respectively hinged to one end of a fifth connecting rod, wherein the other end of the fifth connecting rod is hinged to a seat plate on a corresponding side, a hinge point between the fifth connecting rod and the seat plate on the corresponding side being located at a rear end of the seat plate near the riding direction.

9. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 8, wherein the support portion comprises a second support column disposed along the riding direction.

10. The multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle according to claim 9, wherein a fifth shaft sleeve is rotatably provided at a front end of the second support column in the riding direction, the fifth shaft sleeve being fixedly connected to a middle portion of the third swing cross rod; a sixth shaft sleeve is rotatably provided at a rear end of the second support column in the riding direction, the sixth shaft sleeve being fixedly connected to a middle portion of the fourth swing cross fed rod; a seventh shaft sleeve is rotatably provided at two ends of the second fixed cross rod, the seventh shaft sleeve being fixedly connected to one end of the fifth connecting rod, the other end of the fifth connecting rod being fixedly provided with an eighth rotating shaft, wherein the eighth rotating shaft is rotatably disposed in an eighth sleeve fixed at a bottom of the seat plate and located at the rear end in the riding direction, and one end of the fourth connecting rod away from the fourth swing cross rod is provided with a ninth shaft sleeve rotatably matched with the eighth rotating shaft; and a front end at the bottom of the seat plate in the riding direction is fixedly provided with a tenth shaft sleeve, a tenth rotating shaft being rotatably provided in the tenth shaft sleeve, wherein the tenth rotating shaft is fixedly connected to an end of the third connecting rod away from the third swing cross rod.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional diagram according to an implementation of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 2 is a schematic three-dimensional diagram according to another implementation of the present invention.

[0021] Reference Numerals 1. Limiting cross rod, 2. First support column, 3. First rotating shaft, 4. First shaft sleeve, 5. First swing cross rod, 6. Second swing cross rod, 7. First universal ball joint mechanism, 701. Ball sleeve, 702. Ball, 8. Sliding rod, 9. Seat plate, 10. Third rotating shaft, 11. Third sleeve, 12. First connecting rod, 13. Fourth rotating shaft, 14. Fourth shaft sleeve, 15. Second connecting rod, 1501. Hinge portion, 1502. Deflector rod portion, 16. First fixed cross rod, 17. Second shaft sleeve, 18. Third universal ball joint mechanism, 19. Fourth swing cross rod, 20. Sixth shaft sleeve, 21. Second support column, 22. Fourth connecting rod, 23. Ninth shaft sleeve, 24. Eighth shaft sleeve, 25. Eighth rotating shaft, 26. Fifth connecting rod, 27. Seventh shaft sleeve, 28. Tenth rotating shaft, 29. Tenth shaft sleeve, 30. Third connecting rod, 31. Fifth shaft sleeve, 32. Third swing cross rod, 33. Second universal ball joint mechanism, 34. Second fixed cross rod, 35. Eleventh shaft sleeve.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] A multi-degree-of-freedom riding saddle of the present invention includes a support portion and two seat plates 9. Two sliding rods 8 are fixedly provided on the support portion at intervals along a travel direction. The two sliding rods 8 may be connected to a bicycle frame, so that a distance between the present invention and a handlebar may be adjusted. The two seat plates 9 are separated from each other and disposed corresponding to two thighs on two sides of a rider. Through the two separate seat plates 9, continuous pressure on a perineum of the rider by a central protrusion of a traditional bicycle riddle is prevented.

[0023] A linkage portion is further disposed on the support portion. The linkage portion is connected to the two seat plates 9 respectively. Through the linkage portion, rising and falling of front ends of the two seat plates 9 in the travel direction in an alternating reciprocation linkage mode are controlled, and a front end of one of the seat plates (9) in the travel direction during falling is controlled to push the other seat plate 9 to rise entirely. For example, a right thigh exerts force for pedaling, the right thigh exerts force and presses down, and a left thigh rises without exerting force. At this time, first the front end and the whole of a seat plate 9 on a right side fall sequentially, and then a front end and the whole of a seat plate 9 on a left side rise sequentially. As a result, the seat plate 9 on the left side supports the height-increased left thigh, and weight of a body of the rider still rests on the two seat plates 9, preventing the intermittent reciprocating and excessive pressure of the two seat plates 9 on thighs on the corresponding sides, improving comfort of the rider. In addition, a height of the left thigh is higher than a height of the right thigh under the support of the overall rising of the seat plate 9 on the left side, forming a tendency to incline toward the right thigh, reducing a barrier of force transmission from a waist to pedaling feet, significantly saving labor.

[0024] The present invention is further described in detail through two embodiments below. Obviously, the linkage portion of the present invention can adopt a plurality of structural forms. Embodiments described below are only a part of embodiments of the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art can further obtain linkage portions of other structures or a combination of the linkage portions of other structures with the seat plate 9 and the support portion according to the main technical concept of the present invention without contributing creative labor, but such implementations obtained from the main technical concept of the present invention still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0025] First embodiment: As shown in FIG. 1, a support portion in this embodiment includes a first support column 2. The first support column 2 is inclined vertically or slightly forward or rearward along the riding direction. Sliding rods 8 are respectively fixedly provided on two sides of the first support column 2 along the riding direction. The sliding rods 8 may be matched with and be fixedly mounted on a joint on a bicycle frame, so that a distance between the present invention and a handlebar may be adjusted.

[0026] The linkage portion includes a first swing cross rod 5 rotatably disposed at a lower end of the first support column 2 and a first fixed cross rod 16 fixed at an upper end of the first support column 2. The first swing cross rod 5 and the first fixed cross rod 16 are main linkage components of the linkage portion in this embodiment. The first fixed cross rod 16 is disposed horizontally and perpendicularly to the riding direction. A middle portion of the first fixed cross rod is fixedly connected to an upper end of the first support column 2 by welding. A first rotating shaft 3 is vertically fixed at a lower end of the first support column 2. A first shaft sleeve 4 is rotatably sleeved on the first rotating shaft 3. The first shaft sleeve 4 is fixedly connected to a middle portion of the first swing cross rod 5, so that two ends of the first swing cross rod 5 may swing up and down with the riding direction as a central axis.

[0027] Two ends of the first swing cross rod 5 are hinged to one end of the first connecting rod 12 through a first universal ball joint mechanism 7 respectively. The first universal ball joint mechanism 7 includes a ball 702 fixed to one end of the first swing cross rod 5 and a ball sleeve 701 fixed to one end of the first connecting rod 12 and having a cavity corresponding to a shape of the ball 702, so that the ball 702 may turn freely in the ball sleeve 701 without leaving the ball sleeve 701. The other end of the first connecting rod 12 is hinged to a seat plate 9 on a corresponding side. The first connecting rod 12 is hinged to the seat plate 9 on the corresponding side in the following manner: a third shaft sleeve 11 is fixedly provided at a bottom of the seat plate 9 and at a front end in the riding direction. A third rotating shaft 10 is rotatably provided in the third shaft sleeve 11. The third rotating shaft 10 is vertically and fixedly connected to one end of the first connecting rod 12 away from the first swing cross rod 5. Therefore, through matching of the first swing cross rod 5 and two first connecting rods 12, a front end of one of the seat plates 9 in the riding direction pushes, during falling, a front end of the other front seat plate 9 in the riding direction to rise.

[0028] An eleventh shaft sleeve 35 is respectively provided at two ends of the first fixed cross rod 16. The eleventh shaft sleeve 35 is fixedly connected to a middle portion of the second connecting rod 15, so that the second connecting rod 15 may be rotated with the first fixed cross rod 16 as a central axis. In other words, two ends of the second cross rod 15 may swing freely toward or opposite to the riding direction. An upper end of the second connecting rod 15 is hinged to a seat plate 9 on a corresponding side in the following manner: A fourth shaft sleeve 14 is fixed at a bottom of the seat plate 9 and at a rear end in the riding direction. A fourth rotating shaft 13 is rotatably provided in the fourth shaft sleeve 14. The fourth rotating shaft 13 is vertically and fixedly connected to the upper end of the second connecting rod 15. In this embodiment, a second swing cross rod 6 and a limiting cross rod 1 are respectively provided on two sides of a lower end of the second connecting rod 15. A middle portion of the second swing cross rod 6 is fixed onto the second shaft sleeve 17. The second shaft sleeve 17 is rotatably disposed in the middle portion of the first support column 2. The limiting cross rod 1 is parallel to the first fixed cross rod 16. A middle portion of the first fixed cross rod is fixedly connected to the first support column 2. A travel space at which ends of two second connecting rods 15 away from the seat plate 9 moves is formed between the second swing cross rod 6 and the limiting cross rod 1, so that two ends of the second swing cross rod 6 may be respectively matched with ends of the two second connecting rods 15 away from the seat plate 9. For example, a right thigh still exerts force for pedaling during riding, a front end of a seat plate 9 on a right side falls and a front end of a seat plate 9 on a left side rises through the linkage of the first swing cross rod 5 and the two first connecting rods 12. As the right thigh continues to press down, a rear end of the seat plate 9 on the right side also falls, causing the seat plate 9 on the right side to fall entirely. At this time, a lower end of the second connecting rod 15 on the right side pushes a right end of the second swing cross rod 6, so that the second swing cross rod 6 rotates counterclockwise. Then, a left end of the second swing cross rod 6 pushes a lower end of the second connecting rod 15 on the left side, so that a rear end of the seat plate 9 on the left side rises, further causing the seat plate 9 on the left side to rise entirely to match the seat plate 9 on the right side that falls entirely, so that the rider is inclined toward the right side.

[0029] The second connecting rod 15 in this embodiment includes a hinge portion 1501 fixed onto an eleventh shaft sleeve 35 and fixed to a fourth rotating shaft 13, and a deflector rod portion 1502 fixed onto the eleventh shaft sleeve 35 and matched with the limiting cross rod 1. An included angle between the hinge portion 1501 and the deflector rod portion 1502 is 150°-160°, so that a space can be utilized effectively and a height difference between the seat plates 9 on the left and right sides can be increased.

[0030] Second embodiment: As shown in FIG. 2, a support portion in this embodiment includes a second support column 21 disposed along a riding direction or with both ends slightly inclined upward or downward. Sliding rods 8 are respectively fixedly provided on two sides of the second support column 21 along the riding direction. The sliding rods 8 may be matched with and be fixedly mounted on a joint on a bicycle frame, so that a distance between the present invention and a handlebar may be adjusted.

[0031] The linkage portion includes a third swing cross rod 32 rotatably disposed at a front end of the second support column 21, a fourth swing cross rod 19 rotatably disposed at a rear end of the second support portion, and a second fixed cross rod 34 fixed onto the second support column 21 and located between the third swing cross rod 32 and the fourth swing cross rod 19. The third swing cross rod 32, the fourth swing cross rod 19, and the second fixed cross rod 34 are main components of the linkage portion in this embodiment. A fifth shaft sleeve 31 is rotatably provided at a front end of the second support column 21. The fifth shaft sleeve 31 is fixedly connected to a middle portion of the third swing cross rod 32. A sixth shaft sleeve 20 is rotatably provided at a rear end of the second support column 21. The sixth shaft sleeve 20 is fixedly connected to a middle portion of the fourth swing cross rod 19, so that two ends of the third swing cross rod 32 and the fourth swing cross rod 19 can swing up and down with the riding direction as a central axis. The second fixed cross rod 34 is disposed horizontally and perpendicularly to the riding direction. A middle portion of the second fixed cross rod is fixedly connected to the second support column 21 by welding.

[0032] Two ends of the third swing cross rod 32 are hinged to one end of a third connecting rod 30 through a second universal ball joint mechanism 33. The second universal ball joint mechanism 33 is similar to the first universal ball joint mechanism 7 in the first embodiment. The other end of the third connecting rod 30 is hinged to a seat plate 9 on a corresponding side in the following manner: A tenth shaft sleeve 29 is fixedly provided and at a bottom of the seat plate 9 and at a front end in the riding direction. A tenth rotating shaft 28 is rotatably disposed in the tenth shaft sleeve 29. The tenth rotating shaft 28 is vertically and fixedly connected to one end of the third connecting rod 30 away from the third swing cross rod 32.

[0033] Two ends of the fourth swing cross rod 19 are respectively hinged to one end of a fourth connecting rod 22 through a third universal ball joint mechanism 18. The third universal ball joint mechanism 18 is similar to the first universal ball joint mechanism 7 in the first embodiment. The other end of the fourth connecting rod 22 is hinged to the seat plate 9 on the corresponding side.

[0034] A seventh shaft sleeve 27 is respectively rotatably provided at two ends of the second fixed cross rod 34. The seventh shaft sleeve 27 is fixedly connected to one end of the fifth connecting rod 26. The other end of the fifth connecting rod 26 is hinged to a seat plate 9 on the corresponding side. A joint point between the fifth connecting rod 26 and the fourth connecting rod 22 and the seat plate 9 on the corresponding side is a common node. The hinging is performed in the following manner: An eighth rotating shaft 25 is fixedly provided at one end of the fifth connecting rod 26 away from the seventh shaft sleeve 27. The eighth rotating shaft 25 is rotatably disposed in the eighth shaft sleeve 24 fixed at the rear end at the bottom of the seat plate 9 in the riding direction. A ninth shaft sleeve 23 rotatably matched with the eighth rotating shaft 25 is provided at one end of the fourth connecting rod 22 away from the fourth swing cross rod 19.

[0035] During implementation of the second embodiment, for example, the right thigh still exerts force for pedaling during riding. Through the linkage of the third swing cross rod 32 and the two third connecting rods 30, after a front end of the seat plate 9 on the right side falls and a front end of the seat plate 9 on the left side rises, as the right thigh continually presses down, a rear end of the seat plate 9 on the right side also falls, so that the seat plate 9 on the right side falls entirely. At this time, the fourth connecting rod 22 on the right side is matched with the fifth connecting rod 26, so that a lower end of the fourth connecting rod 22 pushes a right end of the fourth swing cross rod 19, and the fourth swing cross rod 19 rotates clockwise. Then, a left end of the fourth swing cross rod 19 pushes a lower end of the fourth connecting rod 22 on the left side, causing a rear end of the seat plate 9 on the left side to rise, further causing the seat plate 9 on the left side to rise entirely, to be matched with the seat plate 9 on the right side that falls entirely, thereby causing the rider to form a tendency to incline toward the right side.

[0036] In the two embodiments of the present invention, a thrust bearing may be disposed between each rotating shaft and teach shaft sleeve, and between each support column and each shaft sleeve, so as to reduce frictional pause and improve flexibility of linkage of various accessories in the present invention.