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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2023
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Paul A. Gilmore, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Umesh N. Gandhi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ryohei Tsuruta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Paul Rowe, Pinckney, MI (US);
Christian Arthur Trager, Canton, MI (US);
Brian J. Pinkelman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A bicycle saddle system can include a saddle body. The system can include a vibration isolator including a stack of a plurality of conical springs. An intermediate structure can be operatively positioned between the saddle body and the vibration isolator. In some instances, the vibration isolator can be located within a portion of the bicycle frame. In some instances, the vibration isolator can be configured to exhibit a non-linear stiffness profile including a region of quasi-zero stiffness. The system can be used to provide improved vibration isolation performance when using a bicycle saddle.