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Function combined method for design innovation of children’s bike

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As children mature, bike products for children in the market develop at the same time, and the conditions are frequently updated. Certain problems occur when using a bike, such as cycle overlapping, repeating function, and short life cycle, which go against the principles of energy conservation and the environmental protection intensive design concept. In this paper, a rational multi-function method of design through functional superposition, transformation, and technical implementation is proposed. An organic combination of frog-style scooter and children’s tricycle is developed using the multi-function method. From the ergonomic perspective, the paper elaborates on the body size of children aged 5 to 12 and effectively extracts data for a multi-function children’s bike, which can be used for gliding and riding. By inverting the body, parts can be interchanged between the handles and the pedals of the bike. Finally, the paper provides a detailed analysis of the components and structural design, body material, and processing technology of the bike. The study of Industrial Product Innovation Design provides an effective design method to solve the bicycle problems, extends the function problems, improves the product market situation, and enhances the energy saving feature while implementing intensive product development effectively at the same time.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hohai University, Changhzou, 213022, China

    Xiaoli Wu & Huijuan Chen

  2. Changzhou Key Digital Manufacturing Technology Laboratory, Hohai University, Changzhou, 213022, China

    Xiaoli Wu

  3. Suning Appliance Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 211100, China

    Tingting Qiu

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This project is supported by Social Science Fund for Young Scholar of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No. 12YJC760092), and Changzhou Key Digital Manufacturing Technology Laboratory Foundation of China (Grant No. CM2007301)

WU Xiaoli, born in 1980, is currently a PhD candidate at Southeast University, China. She is also a lecturer at School of Mechanical and Electricals Engineering, Hohai University, China. She received her BS and MS degrees in industrial design from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China, in 2003 and 2006, respectively. Her research interests include industrial design and product development, methods and theory for user-centred design, human factors, and psychology in design.

QIU Tingting, born in 1986, is currently an engineer at Suning Appliance Co., Ltd., China. She received her master degree in mechanics from Hohai University, China, in 2012.

CHEN Huijuan, born in 1989, is currently a master candidate at School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineerical, Hohai University, China.

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Wu, X., Qiu, T. & Chen, H. Function combined method for design innovation of children’s bike. Chin. J. Mech. Eng. 26, 242–247 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3901/CJME.2013.02.242

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