US 12,296,908 B2
Saddle for vehicles, such as bicycles or motorcycles
Barbara Bigolin, Vicenza (IT); and Marco Malfatti, Vicenza (IT)
Assigned to SELLE ROYAL GROUP S.P.A., Pozzoleone (IT)
Appl. No. 18/012,123
Filed by SELLE ROYAL GROUP S.p.A, Pozzoleone (IT)
PCT Filed Jun. 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/055435
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 21, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/260520, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020000014929 (IT), filed on Jun. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0234662 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B62J 33/00 (2006.01); B62J 1/18 (2006.01); B62J 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC B62J 33/00 (2013.01) [B62J 1/28 (2013.01); B62J 1/18 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A saddle for vehicles comprising a seat component defining a support surface for a user and a base component to which said seat component is constrained or connected, said base component comprising a first internal face facing towards said seat component and defining therewith an internal zone (IZ) of said saddle and a second face facing away from said seat component, further comprising at least one printed circuit, at least one heating and/or cooling element and/or at least one sensor as well as at least one connector designed to wire or electrically connect said at least one printed circuit and said at least one heating and/or cooling element and/or said at least one sensor, said at least one heating and/or cooling element and/or said at least one sensor being interposed between said seat component and said base component or connected to or embedded in or disposed within said seat component,
said saddle comprising at least one casing or lid attached to said base component, said at least one casing or lid and said base component defining among them at least one housing seat (HZ), said at least one printed circuit being housed in said at least one housing seat (HZ),
said at least one casing or lid is constrained to said first internal face of said base component, so that said at least one housing seat (HZ) is within said internal zone (IZ) or said at least one casing or lid is constrained to said second face of said base component, so that said at least one housing seat (HZ) is outside of said internal zone (IZ),
said saddle comprising a padding within said internal zone (IZ) obtained by pouring or injecting a liquid or fluid into said internal zone (IZ) and subsequent hardening or solidification of the same,
wherein said at least one housing seat (HZ) is fluid tight so as to prevent the passage or entry thereinto from the internal zone (IZ) of the liquid or fluid for making the padding before it hardens or solidifies.