Angle adjusting device for bicycle saddle
View Patent ↗An angle adjusting device for a bicycle saddle is disclosed. The device includes a frame coupling block, which is coupled at a lower end thereof to an upper portion of a height adjustment unit. A saddle coupling post is coupled at a lower end thereof to an upper end of the frame coupling block and is coupled at an upper end thereof to the saddle, with a through hole formed in the upper portion of the saddle coupling post. An angle fixing unit includes a pair of fan-shaped plates attached to left and right sides of the frame coupling block, and a pair of rectangular plates coupling front and rear edges of the fan-shaped plates to each other. An angle adjusting unit is coupled to the saddle coupling post, and is detachable from holes in the angle fixing unit to control the rotation of the saddle coupling post.
1. A saddle angle adjusting device for a bicycle having a height adjustment unit between a frame and a saddle, the saddle angle adjusting device comprising:
a frame coupling block coupled at a lower end thereof to an upper portion of the height adjustment unit;
a saddle coupling post coupled at a lower end thereof to an upper end of the frame coupling block in such a way that the saddle coupling post rotates forwards and backwards, and coupled at an upper end of the saddle coupling post to the saddle, with a through hole formed in an upper portion of the saddle coupling post;
an angle fixing unit comprising a pair of fan-shaped plates attached to left and right sides of the frame coupling block, and a pair of rectangular plates respectively coupling front and rear edges of the fan-shaped plates to each other, with a plurality of holes formed along an arc of each of the fan-shaped plates; and
an angle adjusting unit coupled to the saddle coupling post, a predetermined part of the angle adjusting unit being detachable from the holes in the angle fixing unit to control rotation of the saddle coupling post,
wherein the angle adjusting unit comprises:
a coupling rod coupled to the saddle coupling post;
one or more angle fixing rods inserted into the angle fixing unit;
a link for connecting an end of the coupling rod to an end of each of the one or more angle fixing rods in such a way that the coupling rod is parallel to the one or more angle fixing rods;
an elastic member, which is made of a material having elasticity, and is fitted over the coupling rod; and
a stopper coupled to an end of the coupling rod, which is not connected to the link, and supporting the elastic member,
wherein the angle adjusting unit is operated so that, when the coupling rod, coupled to the saddle coupling post, is moved in a direction of the link by external force so that the one or more angle fixing rods connected to the link are removed from the angle fixing unit, the saddle coupling post moves forwards and backwards to be adjusted to a desired angle, and, when the force moving the coupling rod is eliminated at a desired angle, the coupling rod is moved in a direction of the stopper by elastic force of the elastic member, and simultaneously, the one or more angle fixing rods are inserted into the angle fixing unit, thus holding the saddle coupling post at the desired angle.
2. The saddle angle adjusting device according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling rod is inserted into the through hole in the saddle coupling post, a first end of the coupling rod being coupled to the link, and a second end of the coupling rod being coupled to the stopper, the elastic member being positioned between the stopper and the saddle coupling post in such a way as to surround the coupling rod.
3. The saddle angle adjusting device according to claim 1 , wherein the link comprises:
a horizontal bar for connecting the one or more angle fixing rods to each other; and a vertical bar for connecting the horizontal bar to the coupling rod.