Design and Fabrication of a Mounting Device for Connecting a Motorcycle and a Sidecar

Abstract

The fabricated mounting device was a utility model whose function was to connect and attached a motorcycle to its sidecar in seconds. This study employed a developmental type of research. A mounting device for connecting a motorcycle to a sidecar, comprising: a post having a pair of bores mounted to a motorcycle chassis; a support bar having a pair of dowels attached to a reinforce bar of the said sidecar and fasten to the bores of the said post; a sleeve connector having an opposing side opening forming thereon an inside C-channel adapted to slide and interconnect said post and support bar; and a threaded locking bore provided on one side of said sleeve connector and fastening means screwably mounted to said threaded locking bore; wherein said means include a bolt threaded to said bore to secure the sleeve connector to said post and support bar. The demonstration, interview, and consultation with the experts, particularly the faculty members of the Mechanical Technology Department of Pangasinan State University-Lingayen Campus, and the end-users, a group of veteran tricycle users, the said utility model can be forceful and advantageous compared to the conventional way of connecting a motorcycle to its sidecar. The mounting device for connecting a motorcycle and a sidecar was patented under Industrial Design and Utility Model Categories by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.