Saddle for bicycles or motorcycles
AssigneeSelle Royal S.P.A.
InventorBarbara Bigolin
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Abstract
A saddle for bicycles includes a support body, having a front portion and a rear portion, a pair of pins spaced apart from one another, which project downwards from the bottom of the support body at the rear portion thereof, a saddle rail, an interchangeable damping system, first connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the front portion and second connection elements for connecting the saddle rail to the rear portion, wherein the second connection elements include a pair of bushes and respective adjustment ring nuts, suitable for compressing at least one elastic element stacked along the pins.
Claims19
A saddle for bicycles or motorcycles comprising a support body having a front portion and a rear portion, a pair of pins spaced apart from one another, said pins projecting outwardly from a bottom of said support body at said rear portion, a saddle rail for connecting said saddle to a support frame, said saddle rail comprising a pair of arms that project towards said rear portion each provided with an end portion, an interchangeable damping system, first connection means, of the removable type, for connecting said saddle rail to said front portion, second connection means, of the removable type, for connecting each of said arms to said rear portion, at said pair of pins, and at least one elastic element mounted along at least one of said pins and arranged between said support body and said second connection means, said second connection means being configured for compressing said at least one elastic element and comprise a pair of bushes and a pair of respective adjustment ring nuts, each of which are slidingly engaged along a respective one of said pins, wherein each of said adjustment ring nuts is arranged between one of said bushes and said at least one respective elastic element and each of said adjustment ring nuts is rotatable along a longitudinal axis of each of said pins for adjusting the preload of said at least one elastic element, each of said adjustment ring nuts being operatively associated to a respective one of said bushes so that the relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and said respective one of said bushes modifiable due to a direction of rotation of the adjustment ring nut, wherein an increase of relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and a respective one of said bushes corresponding in an increase of the preload of said at least one elastic element and a reduction of said relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and a respective of said bush corresponding in a reduction of the preload of said at least one elastic element.
A saddle for bicycles or motorcycles comprising a support body having a front portion and a rear portion, a pair of pins spaced apart from one another, said pins projecting outwardly from a bottom of said support body at said rear portion, a saddle rail for connecting said saddle to a support frame, said saddle rail comprising a pair of arms that project towards said rear portion each provided with an end portion, an interchangeable damping system, first connection means, of the removable type, for connecting said saddle rail to said front portion, second connection means, of the removable type, for connecting each of said arms to said rear portion, at said pair of pins, and at least one elastic element mounted along at least one of said pins and arranged between said support body and said second connection means, said second connection means being suitable for compressing said at least one elastic element and comprise a pair of bushes and a pair of respective adjustment ring nuts, each of which are slidingly engaged along a respective one of said pins, wherein each of said adjustment ring nuts is arranged between one of said bushes and at least one respective elastic element and each of said adjustment ring nuts is configured for enabling the adjustment of the preload of said at least one elastic element, each of said adjustment ring nuts being operatively associated to respective one of said bushes so that the relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and said bush is modifiable, wherein an increase of relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and a respective of said bushes corresponding in an increase of the preload of said at least one elastic element and a reduction of said relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and a respective of said bush corresponding in a reduction of the preload of said at least one elastic element,
- wherein each of said adjustment ring nuts has a plurality of elements in relief, projecting from a bottom of said adjustment ring nut, operatively engaged with a respective one of said bushes, and
- wherein each of said bushes has, at an upper portion, a shaped circumferential seat, comprising a plurality of spaces alternated with a plurality of crests, for housing said elements in relief.
A saddle for bicycles or motorcycles comprising a support body having a front portion and a rear portion, a pair of pins spaced apart from one another, said pins projecting outwardly from a bottom of said support body at said rear portion, a saddle rail for connecting said saddle to a support frame, said saddle rail comprising a pair of arms that project towards said rear portion each provided with an end portion, an interchangeable damping system, first connection means, of the removable type, for connecting said saddle rail to said front portion, second connection means, of the removable type, for connecting each of said arms to said rear portion, at said pair of pins, and at least one elastic element mounted along at least one of said pins and arranged between said support body and said second connection means, said second connection means being suitable for compressing said at least one elastic element and comprise a pair of bushes and a pair of respective adjustment ring nuts, each of which are slidingly engaged along a respective one of said pins, wherein each of said adjustment ring nuts is arranged between one of said bushes and at least one respective elastic element and each of said adjustment ring nuts is configured for enabling the adjustment of the preload of said at least one elastic element, each of said adjustment ring nuts being operatively associated to a respective one of said bushes so that the relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and said bush is modifiable, wherein an increase of relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and respective one of said bushes corresponding in an increase of the preload of said at least one elastic element and a reduction of said relative distance between said adjustment ring nut and respective one of said bushes corresponding in a reduction of the preload of said at least one elastic element,
- wherein each of said adjustment ring nuts has, at a top, a generally flat surface in abutment against said at least one elastic element and, at the bottom, a plurality of elements in relief, projecting from said adjustment ring nut, operatively engaged with a respective one of said bushes, and
- wherein each of said bushes has, at an upper portion, a shaped circumferential seat, comprising a plurality of spaces alternated with a plurality of crests, for housing said elements in relief.
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