TWI719729B - Resting handle and bicycle handle assembly with the rest - Google Patents

Abstract

A rest handle and a bicycle handle assembly with the rest handle. The bicycle handle assembly includes a control handle, a rest handle and two back cushions. The control handle is rotatably combined with a frame; the rest handle includes: Two extension tubes are connected to the control handle. Each extension tube includes a joining section, a lifting section, a contacting section and a holding section which are arranged in sequence. The lifting section raises a first included angle and the holding section relative to the joining section. The abutting section is raised by a second angle relative to the coupling section; the upper surface of the abutting section is recessed to form a abutting arc, and the two abutting pads are connected to the control handle and each have a concave arc for users Leaning against.

Description

Resting handle and bicycle handle assembly with the rest

The invention relates to bicycles; in particular, it refers to a rest handle for bicycles and a bicycle handle assembly with the rest handle.

It is known that in recent years, as energy conservation and carbon reduction have gradually received attention, bicycles have become increasingly popular for competition, sports, and commuting purposes. Riders often use their bicycles to achieve higher riding efficiency during long-distance competitions or sports. The directional control handles are equipped with auxiliary control devices such as rest handles or cushions, so that during long-distance riding, the rider’s arms can lean on the rest handles or cushions to support the weight of the body part for proper rest and relaxation. This enables riders to maintain better physical fitness during long-distance competitions or sports.

The conventional rest handle is generally a round tube, which usually has a straight section and an upwardly curved section for the rider to lean on and grasp. However, the aforementioned rest handle is not based on the structure and shape of the human arm. The design, therefore, when the rider leans his upper arm against the conventional resting handle for a long time, it is easy to feel tired or uncomfortable, and thus cannot meet the rider's demand for resting against it. Therefore, it can be known from the above content that the structural design of the conventional resting handle is still not perfect, and there is still room for improvement.

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a rest handle and a bicycle handle assembly having the rest handle, which can improve the comfort of the rider when resting on the rest handle.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a rest handle including two extension tubes, each extension tube includes a connecting section, a lifting section, a supporting section and a holding section arranged in sequence, wherein the connecting section It has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the gripping section is for the hand of a bicycle rider to hold, the lifting section has a first central axis, the abutting section has a second central axis, the The holding section has a third central axis; wherein the first central axis and the base axis sandwich a first included angle, the second central axis and the base axis sandwich a second included angle, wherein the first included angle Greater than the second included angle.

The effect of the present invention is that by the design that the lifting section raises the first included angle relative to the joining section and the abutting section raises the second included angle relative to the joining section, the rider can rest on the rest handle At the same time, maintain a more comfortable riding posture.

The present invention also provides a bicycle handle assembly with the rest handle, including a control handle, a rest handle and two abutment pads. The control handle is rotatably coupled to a frame; the rest handle includes two extension tube connections In the control handle, each extension tube includes a joining section, a lifting section, a abutting section, and a holding section arranged in sequence, wherein the joining section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle. The section is connected to the joining section and is arranged at an elevation angle, the abutting section is connected to the lifting section, and the gripping section is for the hand of a bicycle rider to hold; wherein the upper surface of the abutting section is recessed to form an abutting arc A surface for the user’s forearm to lean against; the two abutment pads are combined with the rest control handle and each have a concave arc surface; wherein a coronal plane and a sagittal plane are defined to pass through the pivot axis of the control handle; the two extensions The abutting arc surface of each abutting section of the tube has an inner end point and an outer end point projected on the coronal plane, and the inner end point is lower than the outer end point, and the inner end point is relative to the The outer end point is close to the sagittal plane, each of the concave arc surfaces of the two abutment pads has a proximal end point and a distal end point projected on the coronal plane, and the proximal end point is relative to the distal end The point is close to the sagittal plane, where a fifth extension line is defined to pass through the inner end point and the outer end point, a sixth extension line passes through the proximal end point and the distal end point, and the fifth extension line is defined An acute angle is sandwiched with the sixth extension line.

The effect of the bicycle handle assembly with the rest handle of the present invention is that when the rider rests against the rest handle, the abutting arc surface of each extension tube can fit the rider's arm, which improves The problem of poor fit between the round tubular rest handle and the rider's arm.

In order to explain the present invention more clearly, preferred embodiments are described in detail in conjunction with the drawings as follows. Please refer to Figures 1 to 4, which is a preferred embodiment of the bicycle handle assembly 1 of the present invention, which includes a control handle 10, a rest handle 20 and two abutment pads 30, the control handle 10 is combined on a frame , And the control handle 10 can rotate relative to the frame with a pivot axis C, and defines a sagittal plane A and a coronal plane B passing through the pivot axis C of the control handle 10, and the sagittal plane A and the coronal plane B are perpendicular to each other to On the sagittal plane A as the center, rest handles 20 and abutment pads 30 are provided as mirror images on both sides.

The rest handle 20 includes two extension tubes 22, which are respectively connected to the control handle. Each extension tube 22 includes a joining section 221, a lifting section 222, a contact section 223, and a gripping section arranged in sequence. Section 224, in which the coupling section 221 has a base axis La and is connected to the control handle 10, the lifting section 222 is connected to the coupling section 221 and is disposed at an elevation angle relative to the coupling section 221, the abutting section 223 is connected to the lifting section 222, and the holding section 224 The connecting and abutting section 223 is for the hand of the bicycle rider to hold; wherein the upper surface of the abutting section 223 is recessed to form an abutting arc surface 223a for the user's forearm to abut, thereby, the rider's forearm It can stably and comfortably rest against the curved surface 223a, so as to improve the problem of poor fit between the conventionally-used round tubular rest handle and the rider's arm. In other embodiments, the upper surface of the abutting section can also be a abutting plane, which also has the effect of improving the problem of poor fit between the conventionally-used round tubular rest handle and the rider's arm.

Please cooperate with FIG. 4, the lifting section has a first central axis L1, the abutting section 223 has a second central axis L2, the holding section 224 has a third central axis L3, the base axis La and the first central axis L1 intersects at a first node N1, the first central axis L1 and the second central axis L2 intersect at a second node N2, the second central axis L2 and the third central axis L3 intersect at a third node N3, the first center The axis L1 and the base axis La of the coupling section 221 sandwich a first included angle θ1, and the second central axis L2 and the base axis La of the coupling section 221 sandwich a second included angle θ2, wherein the first included angle θ1 is greater than the second included angle θ2, whereby the rider can maintain a more comfortable riding posture when resting against the rest handle 20. It is worth mentioning that the length D1 from the second node N2 to the third node N3 is 5 cm ≤ D1 ≤ 20 cm. Preferably, the length D1 from the second node N2 to the third node N3 is 8 cm ≤ D1 ≤ 16 Cm, the best, the length D1 from the second node N2 to the third node N3 is 12 cm. In this embodiment, the connecting section 221 is described as being horizontally arranged. In other embodiments, the connecting section may also be arranged at an angle inclined upward or downward relative to the horizontal plane.

In this embodiment, one end of the gripping section 224 of each extension tube 22 is connected to the abutting section 223, and the other end has a free end Nf. The third central axis L3 passes through the third node N3 and the free end Nf. An elevation angle θ3 is sandwiched between the central axis L3 and the second central axis L2. The angle range of the elevation angle θ3 is 0˚≤θ3≤90˚, which means that the grip section 224 is raised upwards for the rider's hands. Department holding. It is worth mentioning that the gripping section 224 is formed by extending the third node N3 to the free end Nf, and the free end Nf is closer to the sagittal plane A than the third node N3, that is, two gripping sections 224 The settings are not parallel to each other.

In other embodiments, the gripping section 224 of the bicycle handle assembly 2 can also be bent downward relative to the abutting section 223 as shown in FIG. The section 224 further includes a bending portion 224a and an extension portion 224b. One end of the bending portion 224a is connected to the abutting section 223, and the other end is connected to the extension portion 224b. The extension portion 224b is formed by extending away from the bending portion 224a and extending The portion 224b and the abutting section 223 have a height difference between each other, the bending portion 224a has a fourth central axis L4, the fourth central axis L4 and the second central axis L2 have a depression angle θ4, the depression angle θ4 is an acute angle, and Preferably, the depression angle range is 0˚≤θ4≤60˚, and the fourth central axis L4 intersects the second central axis L2 and the base axis limit La at a fifth node N5 and a fourth node N4, respectively. The distance between the fourth node N4 and the fifth node N5 is less than or equal to 10 cm, so that the rider's hand can hold it.

As shown in FIG. 6, the abutting arc surface 223a of the abutting section 223 of each extension tube 22 has an inner end point P1 and an outer end point P2 projected on the coronal plane B, each of which abuts against the arc surface The inner end point P1 of 223a is closer to the sagittal plane A relative to the outer end point P2, and the inner end point P1 of each abutting arc surface 223a is located lower than the outer end point P2. In this embodiment, the inner end point P1 is close to the outer end point P2. The distance between the end points P2 and W1 is 2 cm ≤ W1 ≤ 6 cm, the better, the distance between the inner end P1 and the outer end P2 is 3 cm ≤ W1 ≤ 5 cm, the best one, the inner end The distance between the point P1 and the outer end point P2 is 4 cm from W1. Two abutment pads 30 are combined with the control handle 10 and each have a concave arc surface 30a. Each concave arc surface 30a has a proximal end point P3 and a distal end point P4 projected on the coronal plane B. The lateral end point P3 is close to the sagittal plane A relative to the distal end point P4, where a fifth extension line L5 passes through the inner end point P1 and the outer end point P2, and a sixth extension line L6 passes through the proximal end point P3 and The distal end point P4, and the fifth extension line L5 and the sixth extension line L6 form an acute angle, the angle θ5 between the fifth extension line L5 and the sixth extension line L6 satisfies 0˚≤ θ5≤ 45˚, which is better, It satisfies the condition of 0˚≤ θ5≤ 30˚, and the best one satisfies the condition of 0˚≤ θ5≤ 15˚. In this embodiment, the sixth extension line is parallel to the axis of the base, and the sixth extension line L6 is The horizontal plane is arranged in parallel. In practice, it is not excluded that the sixth extension line L6 is not arranged in parallel with the horizontal plane.

It is worth mentioning that, in this embodiment, the bicycle handle assembly 1 further includes a connecting seat 40 connected to the control handle 10, and the connecting seat 40 is connected to the rest handle 20 and the back cushion 30. In connection, the rest handle 20 and the abutment pad 30 are connected to the manipulation handle 10. In other embodiments, the manipulation handle 10, the rest handle 20 and the abutment pad 30 may also be integrally formed, and are not limited to the above.

The above are only the preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention. Any equivalent changes made by applying the specification of the present invention and the scope of the patent application should be included in the patent scope of the present invention.

[this invention] 1: Bicycle handle assembly 10: Control handle 20: rest handle 22: Extension tube 221: combined segment 222: Uplift 223: Abutment Section 223a: against curved surface 224: Grip Segment 224a: Bending part 224b: Extension 30: Cushion 30a: concave arc 40: connecting seat A: Sagittal plane B: coronal plane C: pivot axis D1: length L1~L4: central axis L5~L6: extension line La: pedestal axis N1~N5: Node Nf: free end P1~P4: Endpoint W1: Spacing θ1~θ5: included angle

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle handle assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bicycle handle assembly of the above preferred embodiment. Figure 3 is a top view of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a side view of Figure 1. Figure 5 is a side view of a bicycle handlebar according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the bicycle handle assembly of Figure 1 projected onto the coronal plane.

1: Bicycle handle assembly

10: Control handle

20: rest handle

22: Extension tube

221: combined segment

222: Uplift

223: Abutment Section

223a: against curved surface

224: Grip Segment

30: Cushion

30a: concave arc

40: connecting seat

Claims (18)

A rest handle, which is combined with a pivotable control handle of a bicycle, is characterized in that: the rest handle includes two extension tubes, and each extension tube includes a coupling section, a lifting section, and an abutting section arranged in sequence And a gripping section, wherein the coupling section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the gripping section is for the cyclist's hand to hold, the lifting section has a first central axis, and the abutting section The backing section has a second central axis, the holding section has a third central axis; wherein the first central axis and the base axis sandwich a first angle, and the second central axis and the base axis sandwich A second included angle, wherein the first included angle is greater than the second included angle; wherein the base axis and the first central axis intersect at a first node, and the first central axis and the second central axis intersect at a second A node, where the second central axis and the third central axis intersect at a third node; a pivot axis through which a sagittal plane passes through the control handle is defined; each of the gripping sections of the two extension tubes has a free end, The free end of each of the gripping segments is close to the sagittal plane with respect to the third node. The rest handle according to claim 1, wherein it is defined that the third central axis passes through the third node and the free end, the third central axis and the second central axis sandwich an elevation angle, and the elevation angle is greater than or equal to 0° and Less than or equal to 90°. A rest handle, which is combined with a pivotable control handle of a bicycle, is characterized in that: the rest handle includes two extension tubes, and each extension tube includes a coupling section, a lifting section, and an abutting section arranged in sequence And a grip section, wherein the coupling section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the grip section is for the hand of the bicycle rider to hold, and the lifting section has A first center axis, the abutting section has a second center axis, the holding section has a third center axis; wherein the first center axis and the base axis sandwich a first angle, the second center A second included angle between the axis and the base axis, wherein the first included angle is greater than the second included angle; wherein the base axis and the first central axis intersect at a first node, and the first central axis and the first central axis intersect at a first node. The two central axes intersect at a second node, and the second central axis and the third central axis intersect at a third node; wherein the length from the second node to the third node is greater than or equal to 5 cm and less than or equal to 20 cm. The rest handle according to claim 3, wherein the length from the second node to the third node is greater than or equal to 8 cm and less than or equal to 16 cm. A rest handle, which is combined with a pivotable control handle of a bicycle, is characterized in that: the rest handle includes two extension tubes, and each extension tube includes a coupling section, a lifting section, and an abutting section arranged in sequence And a gripping section, wherein the coupling section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the gripping section is for the cyclist's hand to hold, the lifting section has a first central axis, and the abutting section The backing section has a second central axis, the holding section has a third central axis; wherein the first central axis and the base axis sandwich a first angle, and the second central axis and the base axis sandwich A second included angle, wherein the first included angle is greater than the second included angle; wherein each of the gripping sections includes a bent portion and an extended portion, wherein the bent portion has a fourth central axis, and the fourth central axis is connected to A depression angle is sandwiched between the second central axis, and the depression angle is an acute angle. The rest handle according to claim 5, wherein the depression angle is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 60°. The rest handle according to claim 6, wherein the fourth central axis and the second central axis intersect at a fifth node, the fourth central axis and the base axis intersect at a fourth node, and the first The distance between the fourth node and the fifth node is less than or equal to 10 cm. A rest handle, which is combined with a pivotable control handle of a bicycle, is characterized in that: the rest handle includes two extension tubes, and each extension tube includes a coupling section, a lifting section, and an abutting section arranged in sequence And a gripping section, wherein the coupling section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the gripping section is for the cyclist's hand to hold, the lifting section has a first central axis, and the abutting section The backing section has a second central axis, the holding section has a third central axis; wherein the first central axis and the base axis sandwich a first angle, and the second central axis and the base axis sandwich A second included angle, wherein the first included angle is greater than the second included angle; wherein the upper surface of each of the abutting sections of the two extension tubes is recessed to form an abutting arc for the user's forearm to abut; a vector is defined therein The shape surface and a coronal surface respectively pass through a pivot axis of the control handle; the abutting arc surfaces of the abutting sections of the two extension tubes have an inner end point and an outer end point projected on the coronal surface, wherein The inner end point is close to the sagittal plane relative to the outer end point, and the position of the inner end point is lower than the outer end point. The rest handle according to claim 8, wherein the distance between the inner end point and the outer end point is greater than or equal to 2 cm and less than or equal to 6 cm. The rest handle according to claim 9, wherein the distance between the inner end point and the outer end point is greater than or equal to 3 cm and less than or equal to 5 cm. A bicycle handle assembly, comprising: a control handle, which is rotatably coupled to a frame; a rest handle, including two extension tubes connected to the control handle, each extension tube includes a coupling section arranged in sequence, A lifting section, an abutting section and a gripping section, wherein the coupling section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the elevating section is connected to the coupling section and is arranged at an elevation angle, and the abutting section is connected to the elevating Section, the grip section is for the hand of the bicycle rider to hold; wherein the upper surface of the abutment section is recessed to form an abutment arc surface for the user's forearm to abut; two abutment pads are connected to the The control handles each have a concave arc surface; wherein a coronal plane and a sagittal plane respectively pass through a pivot axis of the control handle; the abutment arc surfaces of the abutment sections of the two extension tubes have projections on the crown An inner end point and an outer end point on the surface, and the inner end point is lower than the outer end point, the inner end point is close to the sagittal plane with respect to the outer end point, and each of the two abutting pads is concave The arc has a proximal end point and a distal end point projected on the coronal plane, the proximal end point is close to the sagittal plane relative to the distal end point, and a fifth extension line is defined to pass through the The inner end point and the outer end point, a sixth extension line passes through the proximal end point and the distal end point, and the fifth extension line and the sixth extension line sandwich an acute angle; wherein the fifth extension line The angle between the sixth extension line is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 45°. The bicycle handle assembly according to claim 11, wherein the angle between the fifth extension line and the sixth extension line is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 30°. The bicycle handle assembly according to claim 12, wherein the angle between the fifth extension line and the sixth extension line is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 15°. A bicycle handle assembly, including: A control handle is rotatably coupled to a frame; a rest handle, including two extension tubes connected to the control handle, each extension tube includes a coupling section, a lifting section, and an abutting section arranged in sequence And a grip section, wherein the joint section has a base axis and is connected to the manipulation handle, the lift section is connected to the joint section and is arranged at an elevation angle, the abutment section is connected to the lift section, and the grip section is provided for Hand grip of a bicycle rider; wherein the upper surface of the abutting section is recessed to form an abutting arc surface for the user's forearm to abut; two abutting pads are combined with the control handle and each have a concave arc Wherein, a coronal plane and a sagittal plane are defined respectively through a pivot axis of the control handle; the abutting arcs of the abutting sections of the two extension tubes have an inner end point projected on the coronal plane and An outer end point, and the inner end point is lower than the outer end point, the inner end point is close to the sagittal plane relative to the outer end point, and each of the concave arc surfaces of the two abutment pads has a projection on the coronal plane A proximal end point and a distal end point on the upper end, the proximal end point is close to the sagittal plane relative to the distal end point, and a fifth extension line is defined to pass through the inner end point and the outer end point , A sixth extension line passes through the proximal end point and the distal end point, and the fifth extension line and the sixth extension line sandwich an acute angle; wherein the sixth extension line is parallel to the axis of the base. A bicycle handle assembly, comprising: a control handle, which is rotatably coupled to a frame; a rest handle, including two extension tubes connected to the control handle, each extension tube includes a coupling section arranged in sequence, A lifting section, an abutting section and a gripping section, wherein the coupling section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the elevating section is connected to the coupling section and is arranged at an elevation angle, and the abutting section is connected to the elevating Section, the grip section is for the hands of the bicycle rider to hold; The upper surface of the abutment section is recessed to form an abutment arc for the user's forearm to abut; two abutment pads are combined with the control handle and each have a concave arc; wherein, a coronal surface and a sagittal surface are defined The shape surfaces respectively pass through a pivot axis of the control handle; the abutting arc surfaces of the abutting sections of the two extension tubes have an inner end point and an outer end point projected on the coronal surface, and the inner end point The position is lower than the outer end point, the inner end point is close to the sagittal plane relative to the outer end point, and each of the concave arc surfaces of the two abutment pads has a proximal end point and a far end projected on the coronal surface Lateral endpoint, the proximal endpoint is close to the sagittal plane relative to the distal endpoint, wherein a fifth extension line is defined to pass through the inner endpoint and the outer endpoint, and a sixth extension line passes through the proximal end End point and the distal end point, and the fifth extension line and the sixth extension line sandwich an acute angle; wherein the lifting section has a first central axis, the abutting section has a second central axis, the grip The holding section has a third central axis, defining that the first central axis and the second central axis intersect at a second node, the second central axis and the third central axis intersect at a third node, and the second node The length to the third node is greater than or equal to 5 cm and less than or equal to 20 cm. The bicycle handle assembly according to claim 15, wherein the length from the second node to the third node is greater than or equal to 8 cm and less than or equal to 16 cm. A bicycle handle assembly, comprising: a control handle, which is rotatably coupled to a frame; a rest handle, including two extension tubes connected to the control handle, each extension tube includes a coupling section arranged in sequence, A lifting section, an abutting section and a gripping section, wherein the coupling section has a base axis and is connected to the control handle, the elevating section is connected to the coupling section and is arranged at an elevation angle, and the abutting section is connected to the elevating Section, the grip section is for the hand of the bicycle rider to hold; wherein the upper surface of the abutment section is recessed to form an abutment arc surface for the user's forearm to abut; Two abutment pads are combined with the control handle and each have a concave arc surface; wherein a coronal plane and a sagittal plane respectively pass through a pivot axis of the control handle; The arc surface has an inner end point and an outer end point projected on the coronal plane, and the inner end point is lower than the outer end point, and the inner end point is close to the sagittal plane with respect to the outer end point, Each of the concave arc surfaces of the two abutment pads has a proximal end point and a distal end point projected on the coronal plane, and the proximal end point is close to the sagittal plane with respect to the distal end point, wherein, It is defined that a fifth extension line passes through the inner end point and the outer end point, a sixth extension line passes through the proximal end point and the distal end point, and the fifth extension line and the sixth extension line sandwich a Acute angle; wherein the distance between the inner end point and the outer end point is greater than or equal to 2 cm and less than or equal to 6 cm. The bicycle handle assembly according to claim 17, wherein the distance between the inner end point and the outer end point is greater than or equal to 3 cm and less than or equal to 5 cm.

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