DE202015008816U1 - Elbow sliders for use by cyclists - Google Patents

Abstract

Multi-part constructed elbow slider (1) for use for motorcyclists, at least consisting of a abrasive wear wear body (2) in the form of a shell-like wooden element and locking means (3) for fixing the elbow (1) directly or indirectly on the elbow of the motorcyclist, characterized that either a. the wear body (2) has an at least partially curved upper side (2.1) in temporary surface contact with the roadway and a lower side (2.2) curved along several axes and pointing to the elbow of the cyclist, or b. the wear body (2) has at least one partially curved top side (2.1) in temporary surface contact with the roadway and a bottom side (2.2) designed as a contact surface, the underside (2.2) being operatively connected to a coupling element (9) which is specifically adapted to the anatomy of the elbow ( 5) stands.

Description

The invention relates to an elbow rider for use for motorcyclists in racing as part of a body worn protective equipment, which is intended to better protect both the motorcyclist and his clothing in sporty or progressive driving, especially in extreme curvature.

The parts of the body that are particularly vulnerable to road racing include the knees, shins, back, wrists, and elbows.

Elbow sliders are among the most important items of protective equipment besides knee sanders, protectors and body protection elements, as they are of a safety-relevant nature. They can be single-layered or multi-layered and constructed with a hard shell and shock-absorbing padding. As is known, different models are available in a wide variety of designs on the market.

Protectors, for example, permanently connected to the clothing or be integrated into this. In addition, protectors are also available as an accessory for clothing, which are worn separately above or below the clothing.

The DE 100 14 025 B4 discloses a protective clothing, in particular for motorcyclists, consisting of a jacket and a pair of pants, which are integrally connectable to each other by a connecting means, which is provided in a parting plane between the jacket and the pants, and with protectors for shoulder, elbow and knee, at least partially in the jacket and the pants are incorporated, is stocked. Characteristic of this invention is that on the pants and on the jacket protectors and at least one of the dividing plane between the jacket and pants covering the protector for the spine are provided, which form a multi-part back protector in one-piece arrangement of jacket and pants. A disadvantage of this invention is to mention that the protectors are not formed changeable and so in the event of a fall or an undesirable or knee-side desired road contact of the motorcyclist protective clothing as such is no longer fully usable.

Also known are flat or plate-shaped exchangeable protectors, which are held in zippers or Velcro closures to be closed pockets of motorcycle clothing in the area of particularly vulnerable parts of the body. This invention also has the disadvantage that the motorcycle clothing in the region of the knee protector can only be used to a limited extent in the event of a knee contact of the motorcyclist in steep cornering.

From the DE 20 2004 018 504 U1 a fall protector is previously known. The fall protector, in particular for motorcycles, comprises a replaceable friction body arranged in a housing, the friction body having a friction surface formed on the outside of the housing. The essence of this protector is that it protects the motorbike and not the motorcyclist.

The DE 2006 043 051 A1 discloses a method for producing a protector or abrasion protection element for a protective garment. Formed on the basis of a shock-absorbing or abrasion-resistant material, wherein the material has a plastic portion and a uniformly distributed therein proportion of moisture-storing natural material. To indicate such a method for producing a protector or protective element with advantageous properties, it is proposed that a proportion of bulk material is first incorporated into the natural material portions and thereafter extruded into the mold cavity of a corresponding forming tool together with a plastic granulate portion corresponding to the plastic matrix.

Finally, also available on the market knee sanders should be mentioned, in which the curvature of the underside extends only along one axis, which appears advantageous in the use of the knee grinder exclusively at the knee. The use of these knee sliders as elbow sliders is hereby eliminated, since the elbow joint is designed differently as a hinge joint than a knee joint, which is designed as Radwinkelgelenk in the sense of a hinge joint and thus requires specific protection.

The object of the invention is now to propose an elbow sliders for use for motorcyclists, which can be easily changed after a caused by progressive driving style of the rider abrasion, which reduces extreme stickiness in extreme curvature and reduces the anatomy of the protected Body parts of the motorcycle rider is optimally adapted accordingly.

According to the concept of the invention, the multi-part elbow sliders designed for use for motorcyclists at least from a abrasive wear wear body in the form of a shell-like wooden element and locking means for fixing the elbow rider directly or indirectly on the elbow of the cyclist. Characteristic of the The invention is that either the wear body has an at least partially curved, standing in temporary surface contact with the road top and a curved along several axes, pointing to the elbow of the motorcyclist underside or the wear body at least a partially curved, standing in temporary surface contact with the road top and an underside designed as a contact surface, the underside being in operative connection with a coupling element which is specifically adapted to the anatomy of the elbow.

Preferably, the curved underside of the wear body is curved along two axes, wherein the two axes are substantially orthogonal to each other, so that the curved bottom forms an elliptical paraboloid as a surface.

While in a knee sander with parabolically shaped cylinder according to the prior art, the curvature of the underside extends only along one axis, which appears advantageous in the use of the (knee) grinder knee, in an elliptical paraboloid according to the invention two curvatures are present extend along two orthogonally aligned axes, so that the underside of the wear part optimally follows the anatomy of a pivoted-in elbow joint.

In order to achieve a defined abrasive wear or defined abrasion of the wear body, a hardwood, especially oak wood is provided as wood. Oak wood is heavy and hard and has a low shrinkage. In addition, with regard to the contouring of the underside to form an elliptical paraboloid surface, the oak wood is well, for example by milling to edit. Oak wood also has the advantage of low noise on road contact.

Especially in racing, the elbow sliders for faster driving through the curves. With the elbow the driver feels the maximum possible tilt. He can feel this limit better with his elbow than with his knee and drive through the corner faster. Should the machine slip away, it can be straightened up with the rubbing elbow. On the one hand, the elbow rider protects the driver in these deliberate actions from injuries and on the other hand protects his clothing from damage.

The material wood is better than plastic. The soil contact sought by the driver is not ideal for the friction combination of plastic body asphalt. It comes, according to drivers, to "stick-slip" effects, through which a fast driving through curves in extreme oblique position is at least hindered. The driver will intuitively reduce the lane contact when the stick-slip effects occur by straightening up his machine, which in turn causes him to lose speed and time.

It has proven to be particularly practicable when the coupling element according to the invention consists of a permanently flexible material, such as plastic, or of a liquid, but soon solidifying substance (cast) or a moldable solid material (impression). To produce such a coupling element, the casting or impression of the elbow of the driver is first removed and after hardening in the region of the contact surface with the wear body, preferably connected by means designed as a Velcro locking means releasably connected.

In a first advantageous embodiment of the invention as arresting means is designed as a band-like Velcro. In the final assembly position, the Velcro fastener surrounds the area of the elbow so that the wear body is locked indirectly on the elbow of the cyclist. Such a configuration is desired especially in the summer at high temperatures, in which the motorcyclist without Motorradkombi or without covering the entire body covers leather clothing.

In a second preferred embodiment of the invention, the locking means is formed in two parts with a first, fixed to the elbow sling Velcro and a complementary second, attached to the top tricot or protective clothing of the rider in the elbow Velcro, the two interlocking Velcro in the functional Cooperation together form a hook and loop fastener and thus lock the wear body directly on the elbow of the cyclist.

At this point, one of the core ideas of the invention becomes very clear. On the one hand, the wear body can be easily exchanged by means of his hook and loop fastener as needed. On the other hand, the Velcro closure produces sufficient adhesion of the wearing part to the protective clothing when the motorcyclist touches the road with his elbow in steep cornering and the wearing part is placed in abrasive contact with the road.

It has proven to be particularly practical if the first Velcro fastened to the underside of the wear body by means of an adhesive bond, tacker connection or riveted joint is made as a sheet-like structure, which has both the contour of the underside of the wear body corresponding contour as well as opposite tabs includes engagement. The corresponding contours of Velcro and underside ensure the greatest possible surface contact, while the tabs provided with intervention allow the motorcyclist to take without further ado or without outside help the (first) Velcro and change the wear body itself quickly.

The second Velcro, however, is formed as an ellipse, wherein in each case two extending on the two main axes of the ellipse incisions are provided, each extending from the edge region of the ellipsoid into the central region of the ellipsoid without cutting each other. Through these cuts, an optimal attachment of the second Velcro, for example, by sewing or sticking, Obertrikotage, pants or motorcycle clothing can be achieved if a predefined curvature - required for elbow area - to be formed.

Practical tests have shown that a wear body with a production height of 20 mm, a production length of 80 mm and a production width of 70 mm is optimally suited to the anatomical conditions of a cyclist with average body dimensions. Regardless, however, the riders also have at their disposal a series of elbow pads of different sizes.

In order to achieve a good feel and handling of the elbow sliders, the surface of the wear body is completely ground at the factory, so that it has an edgeless smooth surface. If necessary, the surface can be provided with a water-repellent coating or imprint.

In addition, the wear body may have various metal components in the form of pins or inlays that produce a desired metallic flying sparks on the surface of the wear body at road contact.

The foregoing features and advantages of this invention should be better understood and appreciated after a thorough study of the following detailed description of the preferred non-limiting example embodiments of the invention herein, together with the accompanying drawings, in which:

1a : a perspective view of the wear body with its multiply curved underside,

1b : a smoothed representation of the wear body with its underside,

1c : a perspective view of the wear body with one of its side surfaces,

1d a top view of the wear body,

2 : a sectional view of the first Velcro strip,

3 a sectional view of the second Velcro tape and

4 : A perspective view of the elbow slider in mounting position.

The 1a to 1d show perspective views and views of the wear body 2 with its curved bottom 2.2 , its curved top 2.1 and one of its side surfaces. The wear body provided for abrasive wear 2 is here of oak wood in the form of a shell-like wooden element with a curved, standing in temporary surface contact with the road surface top 2.1 and a curved, pointing to the elbow of the motorcyclist and there adjacent bottom 2.2 educated. The curved bottom 2.2 of the wear body 2 forms an elliptical paraboloid as a surface and thus follows the anatomical contour of a pivoted-in elbow. As you can see, this is at the bottom 2 of the wear body 2 by means of staples 3.1.2 attached first Velcro tape 3.1 is made as a sheet-like structure, which is one of the contour of the bottom 2.2 of the wear body 2 has corresponding contour, as well as two opposite tabs 3.1.1 includes with intervention.

Of the 2 is a sectional view of the first Velcro tape 3.1 refer to. That at the bottom 3.1 of the wear body 2 attached first Velcro tape 3.1 is made as a sheet-like structure, which is both one of the contour of the bottom 2.2 of the wear body 2 has corresponding contour, in the illustrated example as a basic shape an ellipse, as well as opposite tabs 3.1.1 includes with intervention. The dimensions are for the example shown 116 mm × 124 mm.

The 3 shows a sectional view of the second Velcro 3.2 , which is also exemplified as an ellipse, with two each running on the two major axes of the ellipsoid cuts 3.2.1 are provided, each extending from the edge region of the ellipsoid into the central region of the ellipsoid without cutting each other. The dimensions are for the example shown 147 mm × 99 mm.

The 4 Illustrates a perspective view of the three-part constructed elbow sliders according to the invention 1 in final assembly position. As can be seen, the first Velcro tape 3.1 firmly on the wear body 2 attached. The second Velcro tape 3.2 however, with the motorcycle jacket 4 sutured. Both Velcro straps 3.1 and 3.2 are directly in engagement with each other and form together in functional interaction a hook and loop fastener as a releasable locking means 3 out. The curved bottom 2.2 of the wear body 2 is designed as an elliptical paraboloid and thus follows the contour of a pivoted-in elbow joint.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

elbow Slider

2

wear body

2.1

top

2.2

bottom

3

locking

3.1

first Velcro tape

3.1.1

flap

3.1.2

staple

3.2

Second Velcro tape

3.2.1

incision

4

motorcycle jacket

5

coupling element

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 10014025 B4 [0005]
• DE 202004018504 U1 [0007]
• DE 2006043051 A1 [0008]

Claims (9)

Multi-part elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use by motorcyclists, at least consisting of a wear body intended for abrasive wear ( 2 ) in the form of a shell-like wooden element and locking means ( 3 ) for fixing the elbow sliders ( 1 ) indirectly or directly on the elbow of the motorcyclist, characterized in that either a. the wear body ( 2 ) an at least partially curved, in temporary surface contact with the roadway top ( 2.1 ) and a curved along several axes, pointing to the elbow of the motorcyclist underside ( 2.2 ), or b. the wear body ( 2 ) at least one partially curved, in temporary surface contact with the roadway upper side ( 2.1 ) and formed as a contact surface underside ( 2.2 ), wherein the underside ( 2.2 ) in operative connection with a coupling element specifically adapted to the anatomy of the elbow ( 5 ) stands. Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use for motorcyclists according to claim 1, characterized in that the curved underside ( 2.2 ) of the wear body ( 2 ) is formed curved along two axes, wherein the two axes are substantially orthogonal to each other, so that the curved bottom surface forms an elliptical paraboloid. Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use for motorcyclists according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the wear body ( 2 ) consists of a hardwood, especially oak wood. Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use for motorcyclists according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the coupling element ( 5 ) a. made of a permanently flexible material, such as plastic, or b. consists of a liquid but soon solidifying substance (cast) or a malleable solid material (impression). Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use for motorcyclists according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the locking means ( 3 ) a. are integrally formed as a band-like Velcro, or b. two-piece with a first, on elbowslider ( 1 ) fixed Velcro tape ( 3.1 ) and a complementary second Velcro fastened to the upper tricot or the protective clothing of the cyclist in the area of the elbow ( 3.2 ) are formed, wherein the two mutually engaged Velcro strips ( 3.1 . 3.2 ) in the functional interaction together form a hook and loop fastener and thus the wear body ( 2 ) lock directly on the elbow of the cyclist. Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use for motorcyclists according to claim 5, characterized in that the at the bottom ( 2 ) of the wear body ( 2 ) attached first Velcro tape ( 3.1 ) is made as a sheet-like structure, which a. both one of the contour of the underside ( 2.2 ) of the wear body ( 2 ) has corresponding contour, b. as well as opposing tabs ( 3.1.1 ) with engagement. Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use for motorcyclists according to claim 5, characterized in that the second Velcro strip ( 3.2 ) is formed as an ellipse, wherein in each case two extending on the two main axes of the ellipsoid cuts ( 3.2.1 ) are provided, each extending from the edge region of the ellipsoid into the central region of the ellipsoid without intersecting each other. Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use by motorcyclists according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the wear body ( 2 ) has a production height of 20 mm, a production length of 80 mm and a production width of 70 mm. Elbow sliders ( 1 ) for use for motorcyclists according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the wear body ( 2 ) Has metal components in the form of pins or inlays that produce a desired metallic spark during road contact.

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