EP4126642A1

EP4126642A1 - Bicycle lift

Info

Publication number: EP4126642A1
Application number: EP21713939.3A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Tanja FRIEDRICH
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: VELOVIO GMBH
Priority date: 2020-03-25
Filing date: 2021-03-19
Publication date: 2023-02-08
Also published as: AT523759A1; AT523759B1; WO2021191087A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a bicycle lift, comprising: a support column (2) which is or can be connected to a stand (4); a transport carriage (3) which forms a receptacle for a front wheel (51) of a two-wheeled vehicle (50), in particular a bicycle, and which is movable along the support column (2) from a first position, in which the front wheel can be introduced into the transport carriage (3), into a second position, in which the two-wheeled vehicle (50) has assumed a storage position; a drive (6) which assists a movement of the transport carriage (3) from the first position into the second position; and a mechanism (8) which is arranged on the transport carriage (3). The mechanism (8) has a securing element (10), which is connected to the transport carriage (3) in a pivot joint (D) having a pivot axis (21) which runs substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) of the support column (2), the securing element (10) having a gripping arm (22) to hold a wheel of a two-wheeled vehicle (50), and the support column (2) having a recess (43) in which a projection (9) of the securing element (10) can engage in the first position of the transport carriage (3) in order to secure said carriage in its position on the support column. When the projection (9) engages in the recess (43), the securing element (10) is pivoted out about the pivot axis until the gripping arm (22) releases a wheel located in the transport carriage and, when the projection (9) is deflected out of the recess (43) and the transport carriage (3) moves away from the first position, the projection (9) is arranged at such a small distance from the surface of the support column (2) that the securing element (10) cannot pivot back, so that a wheel (50) held by means of the gripping arm (22) cannot escape from the transport carriage (3).

Description

Bicycle lift

The invention relates to a bicycle lift and a modular two-wheeler storage device with which one or more two-wheelers, in particular bicycles, can be stored in a space-saving manner. The bicycle lift comprises a support column which is connected or can be connected to a stand, a transport slide which forms a receptacle for a front wheel of a bicycle and which moves along the support column from a first position in which the front wheel can be inserted into the transport slide into a second Position in which the bike has assumed a storage position can be moved. Furthermore, the bicycle lift comprises a drive which supports a movement of the transport slide from the first position into the second position, and a mechanism which is arranged within the transport slide. The mechanism has a securing element which is connected to the transport slide in a swivel joint with a swivel axis that runs essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support column and comprises a locking nose that is inserted into an opening to secure the transport slide in the first position engages on the support column.

Bicycling is spreading more and more and it is politically desirable that more and more road users switch to bicycles or other non-powered or electrically powered two-wheelers in order to avoid a traffic collapse, especially in cities. The same applies to train stations, where bicycles are increasingly being parked. In order to prevent bicycles from being parked on wall walls or street signs, trees, traffic lights, etc. and being secured with a lock, special two-wheeler parking spaces are increasingly being designated. If it concerns the known solutions for bicycles, in which the bicycle stands just right and the front tire stands in a kind of channel, this requires a lot of space and the bicycles can tip over and fall over. With these known bicycle stands, the bicycles can get misled and the rim can bend as a result. Due to chaotic parking and unclear setting positions, bicycles are often damaged by other bicycles. Theft and vandalism are also promoted by chaotic conditions.

Numerous solutions have already been proposed how to better organize the parking of two-wheelers, especially bicycles, in cities and at hot spots such as train stations. From DE 195 00 094 A1, for example, a bicycle safe is known with several boxes, with a single two-wheeler hanging vertically in each box can be included. From WO 93/07043 A a device is known on which several bicycles with the front wheel can be hung on hooks on a kind of carousel NEN. EP 1 162 131 A1 shows a similar device.

KR 20090053775 A relates to a bicycle holder, whereby a bicycle is fixed with a front wheel and is moved into a vertical position by means of an automatic lift mechanism and is thus parked. Two laterally attached bolts move together between the spokes of the front wheel and fix it as soon as the front wheel is lifted in the device. When the bike is lowered, the two bolts come into engagement with two Kei sources that drive the bolts apart and release the front wheel again.

A bicycle parking device emerges from WO 2011/010878 A2. Here, a front wheel of a bicycle is fixed and the bicycle is moved into a vertical position by means of an automatic lift mechanism and parked in this way. The front wheel is primarily held by a fork element which completely encloses the front wheel from below. Two bolt elements each engage laterally between the spokes of the front wheel and fix it as soon as the front wheel is pulled upwards.

DE 102004005365 Al shows a bicycle stand in which a front wheel of a bicycle is fixed and the bicycle is moved into a vertical posi tion by means of a lift mechanism and is parked in this way. To fix the front wheel, two pedals are provided at an angle to one another. When the front wheel of the bicycle is pressed against the pedals, two gripping hooks move from the side between the spokes of the front wheel and hold it in place.

WO 9607581 A1 has a bicycle holder for a bicycle lift with which a front wheel of a bicycle is fixed. The bicycle holder has two side walls and a flexible base. Due to the flexible base, the side walls are pulled together from the weight of the bike placed in it, so as to fix the front wheel.

CH 711614 A2 shows a bicycle parking system with mechanical, vertical lifting support for parking bicycles in a vertically hanging position. Here, the front wheel of a bicycle is hung with the rim on a hook on a slide. A counterweight supports the transfer of the bicycle into the vertical position.

The FR 2546123 Al relates to a device for parking light vehicles, in particular bicycles. The device has an arc segment into which a front wheel of a bicycle is manually clamped. With the help of a counterweight, the bicycle becomes few Feet in the air in a vertical position. The bike is pulled down again by manually pulling a handle.

From US Pat. No. 5,031,085 a mast with a lighting device emerges. The mast includes a circulating chain with a weight, with which a height adjustment of the lighting device is made possible.

No. 1,450,051 shows a device with several hooks, the hooks being adjustable in height. A chain with a weight is provided for height adjustment.

DE 19905385 A1 describes a box lock for securing bicycles against theft. The box lock is attached in a stationary manner and has a trap into which a front or rear wheel of a bicycle can be inserted and locked in a theft-proof manner.

WO 2008/153380 A1 has a locking system for a bicycle frame, the locking system comprising a U-shaped gripping hook. If the bicycle frame is pressed against the rear part of the gripping hook, it is moved against a spring tension and surrounds the frame. A snap-in element ensures that the hook remains in place.

No. 572,770 shows a bicycle holder, the bicycle holder being attachable to a wall, for example. The bicycle holder includes a U-shaped opening and a circular segment. If a bicycle tire is pushed into the opening, it presses against a rear part of the circular segment, with the result that a front part of the circular segment encloses the bicycle tire. A locking element for the circle segment ensures that the bicycle tire remains fixed.

From WO 2018/104800 A1 a bicycle lift emerges in which a slide that can hold a front derrad of a bicycle has a front stop plate that can activate a gripping mechanism that is designed similar to a rim brake.

With such a bicycle lift, it is important that the bicycle is reliably held in its raised position so that neither the bicycle nor the people operating the bicycle lift are harmed.

It is an object of the invention to provide a space-saving and inexpensive device for temporarily stowing a two-wheeler, in particular a bicycle, wherein the two-wheeler cannot be separated from the device in the stowed position. This object is achieved by the bicycle lift according to claim 1, the modular bicycle storage device according to claim 13 and the method according to claim 17. The subclaims dependent on claim 1 and claim 13 relate to advantageous developments of the corresponding objects.

A first aspect of the invention relates to a bicycle lift with a support column that is connected or can be connected to a stand, a transport slide that forms a receptacle for a front wheel of a two-wheeler, in particular a bicycle, and that moves along the support column from a first position in which the front wheel is insertable into the carriage, in a second position in which the two-wheeler has taken a storage position, ver is movable, a drive that supports a movement of the transport carriage from the first posi tion in the second position, and a mechanism that is arranged on the transport slide, the mechanism being a securing element that is connected to the transport slide in a rotating or Schwenkge steering with a pivot axis that runs essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support column, the securing element having a gripping arm for holding a Has a wheel of a two-wheeled vehicle, and the support column has a recess or Ö Has opening into which a nose of the securing element can engage in the first position of the transport carriage to secure it in its position on the support column, the securing element being pivoted about the pivot axis so far when the nose engages in the recess that the Gripping arm releases a wheel located in the transport slide and when the nose is deflected out of the recess and the transport slide is pushed away from the first position, the nose is arranged at such a small distance from the surface of the support column that the securing element cannot pivot back, which means a wheel held by the gripper arm cannot escape from the transport carriage.

Because the nose is arranged in a raised position of the transport slide at such a small distance from the surface of the support column that the securing element cannot pivot back, a wheel held in the transport slide cannot escape from here and is therefore in a resp first position raised position reliably held. This is absolutely reliable and the structure of the securing element and the support column are very simple.

As a result, the securing element has a double securing function. In a receiving position or swiveled-out position of the securing element, the gripping arm is swiveled out of a wheel located in the transport carriage and the nose engages in the recess of the support column. In a gripping position or swiveled-in position of the Securing element, the gripper arm is pivoted into a wheel located in the transport carriage, but the nose is pivoted out of the recess in the support column.

In the pivoted-out position, the securing element secures the transport slide in the first position, since the nose engages in the recess of the support column, so that the transport slide cannot be moved out of this first position. In the pivoted position, the gripper arm engages a wheel located in the transport slide and is secured by the nose against unintentional pivoting of the gripper arm out of the wheel when the transport slide is in a position above the first position of the transport slide.

The transport carriage can have side limits that accommodate the front wheel between them. The side boundaries can be identical or mirrored parts with, for example, grid-shaped recesses that stabilize the front wheel and hold it in position. At the same time, the side boundaries can form a guide for at least part of the securing element so that the front wheel cannot move sideways in the secured position in the transport slide. In particular, the transport slide can have a conical shape that narrows steadily in the direction of the support column and tightly surrounds the front tire introduced into the transport slide at its end facing the support column, that is, receives it in a substantially form-fitting manner.

The securing element preferably comprises a locking device which additionally locks the securing element in the pivoted-in position. The Arretierungsein direction is preferably designed such that it is automatically released in the first position of the transport slide and automatically locks the securing element in another position of the transport slide.

The locking device can be an automatic or semi-automatic mechanical device, such as a bolt or a rocker arm with or without elastic preload, a manual fixation, for example by means of a manually insertable bolt or a screw cap, or an electrical device, for example by means of an app can be locked and unlocked. Part of such a device can be a magnet, in particular an electromagnet.

The locking device can comprise a first locking opening formed on the locking element, for example a locking hole, and a locking element, for example a locking bolt, which is connected to the transport slide. The locking element is resiliently biased to engage in the first safety opening, when the front wheel is inserted into the transport carriage and the transport carriage is raised compared to the first position.

The locking element is preferably connected to the transport slide in such a way that the locking element can be moved relative to the transport slide and relative to the safety element. The direction of movement of the locking element can run parallel to the pivot axis of the pivot joint and thus at least substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support column. The locking element can be movably guided in a guide sleeve which is firmly connected to the transport carriage. The elastic element, which elastically biases the locking element in the direction of the safety opening, can be arranged within the guide sleeve. Preferably, the locking element engages from above into the securing opening, that is, the guide sleeve for the locking element is arranged with the transport carriage in a position above the securing element. In principle, locking from below is also possible. A lock from above has the advantage that it remains in the securing position due to gravity and does not come off accidentally.

The purpose of the mechanism is that the securing element for the front wheel, which is formed in the transport slide by the securing element, cannot be released in the second position of the transport slide. The safety device is preferably only released by moving the transport slide from the second position to the first position, so that the front derrad can only be removed from the bicycle lift when the transport slide is in the first position.

Instead of a linearly displaceable locking bolt, another locking element, such as a pivot lever, can also be provided.

This locking device is used to keep the nose at a slight distance from the support column, so that the nose does not scratch the support column when the transport slide is moved in the vertical direction.

The nose can also be provided with a lubricant for sliding along the support column. This lubricant can be, for example, a plastic block made of a material that glides easily, such as PTFE, or a ball bearing.

A two-wheeler is primarily understood here as a bicycle, regardless of whether it has an electric drive or not. Two-wheelers also include mopeds, small mopeds or scooters, provided they have a spoke front wheel. But mainly it's about them Storage of bicycles, which is why the invention is described in the following text mainly using the example of the bicycle.

The support column can consist, for example, of a C-profile or two interconnected L-profiles, which is made of a metal such as steel and, like all metallic parts of the bicycle lift, can have a weatherproof coating, for example a KTL - or a powder coating.

A linear guide can be built into the support column, in or on which the transport slide, in particular the transport slide with the bicycle held in the transport slide, can be moved from the first position to the second position. The bicycle can be oriented horizontally in the first position so that the front wheel is arranged on the floor next to the flint wheel from the viewer, whereas in the second position it is vertical, i.e. the front wheel is above the rear wheel from the viewer. When the transport carriage is in the second position, the two-wheeled vehicle can consequently assume a vertical position.

The linear guide is preferably made of a material or can have a coating that reduces friction and / or adhesive forces between the linear guide and the transport slide when the transport slide is released from the first position or the second position and moves into the second position on the linear guide or the first position moved. The linear guide can be connected to the transport slide for example via an adapter plate.

The support column can comprise a brush seal which in particular protects the linear guide from contamination in the area in which the transport carriage is moved on the linear guide.

The stand can be formed from a sheet metal plate or several sheet metal plates, for example cut out or lasered, bent and welded, and can comprise a connecting element in order to be connected to the support column.

The pivotable securing element preferably has a stop lever which is arranged approximately parallel to the gripping arm and, together with the gripping arm and a base section arranged in between, a recess which is approximately U-shaped in plan view. The stop lever has one end in the vicinity of the pivot axis of the securing element and the gripping arm is arranged around the base portion at a distance from the pivot axis. In the receiving position, the securing element on the transport slide is angeord net such that the mouth of the U-shaped recess is located in a drive-in area of a front wheel of a bicycle that is pushed into the transport slide, so that a tire and a rim of the front wheel in the U -shaped recess can be added. Flierdurch strikes the front wheel on the stop lever and presses this and thus the securing element into the gripping position in which the gripper arm engages the front wheel. At the same time, through the pivoting movement of the securing element, the transport slide can be released for an upward movement in the first position.

When the securing element is pivoted from the receiving position into the gripping position, the securing element or the gripping arm is pivoted in such a way that it engages through a front wheel. The securing element can be pivoted, for example, by an angle of at least 30 ° or at least 40 ° or at least 50 ° or at least 60 °. The securing element or the gripping arm is preferably pivoted by no more than 90 °, no more than 70 ° or no more than 60 °.

The gripping arm can have a soft covering, such as a rubber coating, at least in the section with which it reaches through the front wheel, in order to prevent damage to the spokes or the rim of the front wheel. At the front free end of the gripping arm can have an elastic section which facilitates a gentle insertion of the gripping arm between two adjacent spokes.

The securing element can essentially be formed in one piece, for example punched out, cut out, lasered out from a plate material, or manufactured in a casting or sintering process.

The securing element is preferably elastically biased into a receiving position in which the transport slide is ready in the first position for the introduction of the front wheel. The elastic bias can be generated by a spring element, such as a torsion spring, which moves the securing element into a receiving position in which it does not hinder the introduction of the front wheel into the transport carriage. If the safety element includes the stop lever for the front wheel, it protrudes into the transport slide when the safety element is in the receiving position, so that the safety element can be pivoted in the swivel joint when the front wheel is inserted. Within the transport carriage, the stop lever is preferably arranged closer to the support column than on the open end of the transport carriage pointing away from the support column.

The bicycle lift can further comprise a safety latch which is connected in the swivel joint to the transport slide and comprises a second locking nose which fixes the transport slide in an opening of the support column in the first position, the Safety bar is preferably pivotable independently of the securing element in a Schwenkge articulation. The safety bar can have a second securing hole into which the locking bolt can engage.

A pivot axis of the pivot joint is preferably aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support column. In particular, the pivot joint for the safety bolt can coincide with the pivot joint for the securing element. The opening in the support column for the safety bar can be identical to the opening in the support column for the security element.

The safety bar can be pivoted independently of the safety element. As a result, the transport slide can be secured in the first position by the safety bolt, even if the securing element is unintentionally pivoted from the receiving position into the Greifpo position, for example by someone touching the protruding gripper arm.

A movement of the transport slide with the two-wheeler or bicycle from the first posi tion is possible when the locking element engages in the first safety hole or safety opening and / or in the second safety hole. In the case of a mechanism which comprises the securing element and the safety bolt, the movement is preferably only possible if the locking element engages in the first securing opening and the second securing opening.

The locking element can comprise a bolt which, when the transport slide is moved from the second position to the first position before reaching the first position, moves against a stop element connected to the support column or formed by the support column, so that when the first position is reached the Locking element from the A handle with the first locking opening and / or the second locking opening is released. The bolt is preferably firmly connected to the locking element, so that the Ar retierungselement and the bolt move only together. The locking element preferably moves essentially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the support column, that is, in or against the direction of movement of the transport carriage. The locking element can be biased by an elastic element, for example a spring element such as a spiral spring, in the direction of the securing element and / or the safety bar and can be moved against the spring force of the spring element when the bar is held on the stop element while the transport slide is completely is moved back to the first position.

The base can be wedge-shaped with a wedge tip pointing away from the support column.

The transport carriage can in the first position with a bottom on a top of the stand, for example, form-fit. The base can be prepared to be connected to a substrate by dowelling or anchoring to the who.

In the longitudinal direction of the wedge, the base can have a substantially central groove or bar-shaped recess which forms a receptacle for the rear wheel of the bicycle when the transport slide is in the second position. Barrier bars can be connected to the stand to the right and left of the groove, which prevent the rear wheel from being placed on the stand next to the groove. To prevent theft of the two-wheeler in the bicycle wheel lift, the rear wheel can be attached to the safety bar with a known bicycle lock. By locking the rear wheel to the barriers, the bicycle cannot be moved from the second position to the first position and is therefore locked in the second position.

In addition, the transport carriage can be locked in the second position, that is to say, for example, in the vertical position of the two-wheeler. This can, for example, be a mechanical lock that is released by means of a key, which is released, for example, when the transport slide is locked in the second position, so that the user can take the key with him. Release can mean unlocking the key in a lock so that the key can be pulled out of the lock and / or the mechanical opening of a cover through which the first access to the key is possible.

The drive can comprise an elastic element which is connected at a first end to the support column and a second end to the transport carriage and is pretensioned in the direction of the second position. Less preferably, the drive can also be an electrical drive or a pneumatic or hydraulic drive, which acts on the transport carriage via a known transmission in order to move it from the first position to the second position and back. The elastic element can be, for example, a spring balancer. The spring balancer can be protected against environmental influences at least on the support column by a cover. The cover is preferably arranged in the longitudinal direction of the support column Rich above the brush seal and can partially overlap the brush seal device. The brush seal can also have the intended additional benefit that it brakes the transport carriage, in particular when moving from the second position to the first position.

However, the drive can also be an electric motor that drives a rotary spindle or a cable pull or chain hoist, for example. The drive can, for example, be controlled again via the app mentioned above, i.e. at least switched on and off. In the two end positions of the transport slide, the motor can be locked for additional security against theft. By registering via the app, only the user can unlock and switch on the motor to remove the bike from the bike lift.

The drive, in particular the elastic element, can have a tensile force which is determined such that it can lift a front wheel of a commercially available two-wheeler weighing approx. 15 kg. However, the drive can also have a higher tractive force in order to lift e-bikes that have a weight of 20-25 kg. To additionally support the initial movement from the first position, the bicycle lift can have a compression spring in the base, which amplifies the first movement impulse of the two-wheeler in the direction of the second position.

The bicycle lift can be colored so that it can be seen from a distance whether the bicycle lift is occupied or free.

The individual parts of the bicycle lift can be made from commercially available materials. Before given, the barriers connected to the base and the moving parts of the mechanism are made of hardened, preferably stainless steel.

If the bicycle lift includes devices or devices that require electrical energy, the bicycle lift can include a battery or be designed to be connected to a power supply system. To connect to the Internet, the bicycle lift can include the necessary electronic elements, such as WLAN. The bicycle lift can also be equipped as a flotspot to enable access to a cloud or the Internet.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a modular two-wheel storage device, in particular a bicycle storage device, for a plurality of two-wheelers or bicycles, the two-wheel storage device being formed from a plurality of individual modules.

Each of the individual bicycle lift modules comprises a support column that is connected to a stand, a transport slide which forms a receptacle for a front wheel of a bicycle and which runs along the support column from a first position in which the front wheel can be inserted into the transport slide, is movable into a second position in which the bicycle has assumed a storage position, a drive that supports a movement of the transport slide from the first position into the second position, and a mechanical system that is arranged on the transport slide, the Mechanics a safety element that is connected to the transport slide in a swivel or swivel joint with a swivel axis which runs essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support column wherein the securing element has a gripping arm for holding a wheel of a two-wheeler, and the support column has a recess or opening into which a nose of the securing element can engage in the first position of the transport carriage in order to secure it in its position on the support column, wherein when the nose engages in the recess, the securing element is swiveled out around the pivot axis so far that the gripping arm releases a wheel located in the transport carriage and, when the nose is deflected out of the recess and the transport carriage is moved away from the first position, the nose with a such a small distance from the surface of the support column is arranged that the securing element cannot pivot back, so that a wheel held by means of the gripping arm cannot escape from the transport slide.

The securing element can furthermore have a locking element in order to engage in at least one first securing opening which is encompassed by the securing element when the front wheel is inserted into the transport slide. As a result, the securing element is secured against pivoting back into its starting position, in which a front wheel can be pushed into the transport carriage, in the engagement position in which it engages the front wheel or the front wheel passes through between the spokes.

The feet of the modules can be connected to each other and preferably additionally via a band, whose shape is adapted to the shape of the assembled modular two-wheel storage device and preferably at least partially overlaps an underside of the feet, for example screwed or positively connected. The modules of the modular two-wheeled storage device can be bicycle lift according to the first aspect.

The modular two-wheeled storage device can comprise a module with a charging station for charging a battery of an e-bike and / or a module with an integrated bench and / or with an air pump and tools or a surface for the presentation of various information materials. Finally, the bicycle lift can also include a bank and credit card reader with which parking fees can be paid and / or an information module, with which, for example, the location of the bicycle lift can be saved on a smartphone to allow a long search for the location to avoid in a strange environment.

The modular bicycle storage device can comprise a roof structure which is also of modular construction. A roof module is preferably assigned to each of the modules, the individual roof modules connecting to form a closed roof structure in the fully assembled Fahrradaufbewahrungsvor device. The roof structure protects the modules and the two-wheelers stored in them from rain, snow and intense sunlight. The modules can be connected to one another in a circular, oval, linear or other arrangement. The module arrangement is preferably stabilized in that adjacent modules are connected to one another in the area of the base and / or in the area of the support pillars, preferably near an upper free end of the upright pillars. In addition, the feet and / or the roof structure can be connected to one another via a band in the form of a polygon that is adapted to the shape of the Modulan arrangement. On a solid base, such as a concrete foundation, the feet can be screwed to the base directly or together with the tape.

The shape of the modular bicycle storage device can be chosen, for example, so that it encloses a tree and thus protects the tree as a side effect. The modules can also be arranged around a street lamp or free-standing in the round shape. If two trees are close together, the modules can have an oval, for trees that are further away an S-shape or the shape of an 8 open on the inside. The imagination knows no limits.

The modules that make up a modular bicycle storage device need not be identical. Modules with a charging station for the batteries of e-bikes can be mixed with modules without a charging station. Modules can have an integrated bench seat, other modules cannot have a bicycle lift, but only the bench seat.

The modular bicycle storage device can include integrated video surveillance in order to document the theft of two-wheelers or damage, in particular deliberate damage, or to deter potential perpetrators. The modular two-wheeled storage device can include a lighting system to facilitate operation in the dark.

In the modular bicycle storage device with the bicycle lifts, two-wheelers can be parked vertically and space-saving in public spaces or elsewhere.

It is expressly pointed out that all features relating to the first aspect and all features relating to the second aspect can also advantageously develop the subject matter of the second or first aspect, mutatis mutandis.

A third aspect relates to a method for parking and unparking a two-wheeler in a bicycle lift. The front wheel of the two-wheeler is introduced into a transport slide of the bicycle lift in a receiving position. When the front wheel is imported, an actuating lever of a securing element is swiveled mechanically against an elastic restoring force by the front wheel about a swivel axis connected to the transport slide such that the front wheel is penetrated within the rim between the spokes by a gripping arm of the securing element and a locking device is preferably elastic is inserted into a fuse opening in or on the fuse element. Now the two-wheeler is gripped by the handlebars and saddle, lifted by the handlebars and at the same time pushed on the saddle in the direction of a support column of the bicycle lift, which forms a linear guide for the transport slide. As a result, the front wheel with the transport slide is moved upwards along the linear guide and the rear wheel is rolled on the floor in the direction of the support column. The rear wheel is placed in a holding device for the rear wheel, which is formed by a base of the support column, so that the two-wheeler is now arranged in a vertical position on the bicycle lift.

To unpark the two-wheeler, the two-wheeler is gripped by the saddle and the rear wheel is moved out of the holding device away from the support column. By shifting the weight of the wheel, the front wheel is moved downwards with the transport slide along the linear guide. Shortly before reaching the end position, the locking element is held back by, for example, a stop element connected to the support column, so that the locking element moves mechanically against an elastic restoring force out of the securing opening and the securing element with the gripping arm is elastically back in when the transport carriage is moved further down a starting position is moved. When the transport slide is back in its receiving position, the front wheel is moved out of the transport slide.

It also applies to the method described in relation to the third aspect that features that are described only in relation to the first aspect or only in relation to the second aspect — mutatis mutandis — can advantageously develop the method further.

In the following, exemplary embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to figures, without thereby limiting the scope of the invention to the exemplary embodiments shown.

The figures show in detail:

Figure la: bicycle lift in a perspective view;

FIG. 1b: a bicycle lift in a side view with a transport carriage in a first position ready for receiving a front wheel of a two-wheeler; FIG. 1c: a bicycle lift in a side view with a transport carriage in the second position and a two-wheeler held in the bicycle lift;

FIG. 1d: bicycle lift in a frontal view; FIG. 2: Detailed view of the stand and the transport slide on the way to the second position;

FIG. 3a: detailed views of the mechanics without cladding of the transport slide in the first position;

FIG. 3b: perspective view of the mechanism of FIG. 3a in the first position; FIG. 3c: side view of the mechanism in the position of FIG. 3b; FIG. 4a: lower part of the bicycle lift without cladding of the transport sled with the front wheel held after leaving the first position;

FIG. 4b: perspective view of the lower part of the bicycle lift with the front wheel of FIG. 4a held from the engagement side of the securing element;

FIG. 4c: side view of the lower part of the bicycle lift with the front wheel of FIG. 4b held;

FIG. 5: Compression spring support for moving the transport carriage from the first position; FIG. 6: modular bicycle storage device in a first view from the side; FIG. 7: the modular bicycle storage device of FIG. 6 in a second view from below; FIG. 8: modular bicycle storage device with bicycle lifts and other modules; FIG. 9: side view of the transport carriage with a securing rocker; Figure 10: Detailed view of the safety rocker.

The figure la shows a bicycle lift 100 in a perspective view

The bicycle lift 100 of the exemplary embodiment comprises a support column 2 which is connected to a stand 4. The bicycle lift 100 further comprises a transport slide 3, which forms a conical receptacle for a front wheel 51 of a two-wheeler, in particular a bicycle 50. A mechanism 8, which will be dealt with in detail later, is arranged in the transport carriage 3. In the figure la the mechanism 8 is shown with a securing element 10 with a locking nose 9 and a stop lever 23 for the front wheel 51, which extends from the side into the transport carriage 3. The locking lug 9 engages in a recess or opening 43 which is formed in the support column 2, in order to hold the transport slide 3 in the receiving position for the front wheel 51 shown in FIG The transport carriage 3 can be moved back and forth along the support column 2 between the lower receiving position, as shown in FIG is explained.

The support column 2 of the embodiment consists of a C-profile that surrounds a spring balancer. The support column 2 comprises two angle profiles 44 which are connected to the open ends of the C-profile. At the opposite free ends, the Winkelpro files can have 44 brushes that form a brush seal to protect the linear guide on which the transport carriage 3 runs from contamination. Over the angle profiles 44, the support column 2 has a cover 20 which covers the spring balancer in the upper area, where it is firmly connected to the support column 2. In the embodiment shown, the cover 20, which adjoins an upper end of the angle profiles 44 and can overlap with the En of the angle profiles 44. The cover 20 has two side walls 7 and forms a housing which protrudes from the support column 2 and is detachably connected to the support column 2. The housing contains a drive 6 in the form of a spring balancer, with wel chem the transport carriage is subjected to an upward bias. When the cover 20 is removed from the support column 2, the transport carriage 3 can be removed from the line arführung for maintenance, repair or replacement.

In the exemplary embodiment, the stand 4 is a wedge-shaped sheet metal construction 13, in which the wedge tip points away from the support column 2. At the opposite end, the base 4 is connected to the support column 2, for example screwed, riveted, welded and / or connected by a form fit. The base 4 of the exemplary embodiment is designed to be _{conical transversely to the longitudinal direction L S} F (FIG. 3b) of the base 4.

The underside of the stand 4 can be connected to a surface. As can be seen in FIGS. 1 a, 1 b and 1 c and in FIGS. 3a-c, 4b-c, the base 4 has connecting tabs 14 on the side. Two bicycle lifts 100 or other modules (bench seat, service module, etc.) arranged next to one another can be connected to one another via the connecting straps 14. The transport slide 3 sits in the receiving position of the slide 3 in a form-fitting manner on the base 4.

The figure lb shows the transport slide 3 in a first, lower position on the support column 2, in which a front wheel 51 of a bicycle 50 can be pushed into the transport slide 3. The figure lc shows the transport carriage 3 in a second, upper position on the support column 2. The front wheel 51 of the bicycle 50 is secured in the transport carriage 3, the Flinterrad 52 of the bicycle 50 is in or on the stand 4. The bicycle 50 is in the shown vertical position held in the bicycle lift 100 space-saving and parked.

FIG. 1d shows a front view of the bicycle lift 100 in the first position.

In the figure 2, a lower part of the bicycle lift 100 with the stand 4 and the transport slide 3 is shown in an enlarged view, the transport slide 3 is already in an upward movement along the longitudinal axis L of the support column 2, whereby a view of the stand 4 is given free from above.

The transport slide 3 comprises a running surface 32 for the front wheel 51, two Seitenbe limits 12 and a connecting element 33, via which the two side limits 12 are connected at the upper ends and which prevents the front wheel 51 from escaping upwards when sliding into the transport slide 3 can. The transport slide 3 forms a rigid receptacle for the front wheel 51.

In addition to the sheet metal structure 13, the stand 4 comprises two barrier bars 17, which are connected to the sheet steel 13 on the right and left of a bar-like recess 16 or groove. The barriers 17 are identical components in the embodiment, which serve to support a received in the bar-like recess 16 rear wheel 52 of the GE in the bicycle lift 100 parked two-wheeler 50 (see Figure lc). At the same time, the rear wheel 52 of the two-wheeler 50 can be secured to one of the or two barrier brackets 17 by means of a conventional chain-shaped wheel lock.

When the transport carriage 3 moves along the support column 2, the locking lug 9 rests close to the support column 2, so that the support column 2 reliably prevents the securing element 10 from being set back when the locking lug 9 is outside the area of the opening 43 next to the support column can pivot into the position shown in Figure la. That is, solely through the geometry of the bicycle lift 100, specifically the arrangement of the securing element 10 relative to the support column 2, prevents the securing lever from being disengaged from the front wheel 51 if the locking lug 9 of the securing element 10 is not next to it the opening 43 is located.

In FIG. 2, one of the two curved connecting straps 14 can be clearly seen, with which two bicycle lifts 100 butting against one another or other modules in the area of the feet 4 can be connected to one another. In its rear side facing the support column 2 34, the base 4 has a central recess 15 (FIG. 3 a) which comprises or forms connecting elements for connecting the base 4 to the support column 2.

In FIG. 2, the front wheel 51 is completely retracted into the transport slide 3 and has moved the stop lever 23 (FIG. 4b) in the direction of the support column 2, so that the gripping arm 22 of the securing element 10 has been moved into a position in which the gripping arm 22 engages in the spokes 53 of the front wheel 51, or reaches through between adjacent spokes 53. The engagement of the gripping arm 22 in the front wheel 51 secures the front wheel 51 in the transport carriage 3.

The mechanism 8 is shown in six views in Figures 3a-c) and 4a-c).

The mechanism 8 of the exemplary embodiment comprises the securing element 10 with the stop lever 23 for the front wheel, a gripping arm 22 that holds the front wheel 51 when the transport carriage 3 is moved, a first locking lug 9 (FIG. 3b) and a base 35 (FIG. 4a). The securing element 10 is pivotably connected to the transport slide 3 in a swivel joint D (FIG. 3b) with a pivot axis 21 (FIG. 3b), which is aligned essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the support column 2. The pivot axis 21 is rotatably mounted in an upper bearing element 36 and a lower bearing element 37, each with a sliding bush 29; the two bearing elements 36, 37 are firmly connected to the transport carriage 3. The securing element 10 further comprises a first securing hole 38 in the base 35, which is visible in FIG. 4a.

The mechanism 8 further comprises a safety bolt 26, which is arranged above half of the securing element 10 in the exemplary embodiment and is also pivotably connected to the transport slide 3 in the swivel joint D. The safety bar 26 comprises a second locking lug 25 (Figure 3b) and a second securing hole 28 (Figure 3a).

The first locking lug 9 of the securing element 10 and the second locking lug 25 of the safety bar 26 can both engage in the opening 43 (FIG. 4 b) which is formed on or by the support column 2. The edges of the opening 43 can be protected by edge coverings 24 (FIG. 3b), which can simultaneously form a guide for the locking lugs 9, 25 in order to facilitate the introduction of the locking lugs 9, 25 into the opening 43.

The pivot axis 21 is pretensioned by means of a spring element 39 (FIG. 4c) into a receiving position for the front wheel 51, in which the stop lever 23 protrudes into the transport carriage 3 from the side and the gripping arm 22, for example, essentially outside of the Side boundaries 12 of the transport slide 3 is arranged so that it does not prevent the front wheel 51 from being introduced into the transport slide 3.

The safety bar 26 is U-shaped in the exemplary embodiment and can be pivoted independently of the securing element 10. But it is also possible that the safety bar

26 interacts with the securing element 10 in such a way that pivoting the safety bar 26 at least also causes the securing element 10 to be pivoted before the front wheel 51 is removed from the transport slide 3.

Finally, the mechanism 8 has a locking bolt 27, which is pretensioned by an elastic element (not shown) in the direction of the base 4 and is linearly guided in a bore at least in the upper bearing element 36. At an upper end, the locking bolt 27 has a bolt 30 which cooperates with a stop element 40 (FIG. 4a) that is firmly connected to the support column 2, as will be described below.

The front wheel 51 hits the stop lever 23 when it is pushed into the transport slide 3 and, when pushed in further, swivels the securing element 10 and the safety bolt 26 from the position of the empty transport slide 3 shown in FIG. 3a into the position shown in FIGS. 4a-c, in which a front wheel 51 is taken in the transport slide 3, so that the securing element 10 and the safety bolt 26 are now essentially parallel to a transverse axis Q of the support column 2.

As long as the transport carriage 3 is in the receiving position and is positively connected to the stand 4 (Figure lb), the locking bolt 27 cannot engage in the first locking hole 38 and the second locking hole 28, since the bolt 30 rests against the stop element 40 and a linear movement of the locking bolt 27 into the locking holes 28 and 38 is prevented. Only when the transport carriage 3 is moved upwards on the support column 2 can the locking bolt 27 engage in the securing holes 28, 38 and thereby prevent the securing element 10 and the safety bolt 26 from pivoting back into the receiving position for the Secure front wheel 51.

If the transport slide 3 is moved back towards the stand 4, the bolt 30 of the locking bolt 27 comes into contact with the stop element 40 before the transport slide 3 is positively seated on the stand 4. This will release the locking bolt

27 moved linearly relative to the transport carriage 3 and pulled out of the securing holes 28, 38. The securing element 10 and the safety bolt 26 in the swivel joint D can now be swiveled elastically back into the position shown in FIG. 3 a and the front wheel 51 can be removed from the transport slide 3. FIG. 5 shows a version of the bicycle lift 100 with a compression spring 31 which is supported in the base 4 and on an underside of the transport slide 3. The compression spring 31 is compressed in the first position of the transport carriage 3 and is prevented from expanding in that the locking lugs 9, 25 or the locking lugs 9, 25 engage in the opening 43 on the support column 2. If the securing element 10 or the securing element 10 and the safety bolt 26 or their locking lugs 9, 25 are released from the locking in the opening 43 by the front wheel 51 inserted into the transport slide 3, the compression spring 31 can relax and gives the transport slide 3 thereby an initial impulse, so that the transport carriage 3 can pass from the static first position to the upward movement along the support column 2 with little effort. If the transport carriage 3 is moved back into the first position, an additional force must be applied in order to compress the compression spring 31 again. This force can, however, at least partially be applied by the weight of the downward sliding two-wheeler who, in addition to the brush seal, reduces the speed at which the transport slide 3 moves in the direction of the first position.

FIG. 5 also shows a band 11 with which a multiplicity of bicycle lifts 100 or other modules can be connected to one another. The belt 11 is further elaborated in the following figures.

Another exemplary embodiment is described below (FIGS. 9 and 10). The same parts have the same reference numerals as in the previous exemplary embodiment. In addition, the above explanations apply equally to the parts of the further exemplary embodiment.

The further exemplary embodiment differs from the previous exemplary embodiment in that the mechanism 8 does not have a safety bolt 26 above the securing element 10, but instead has a securing rocker 56 (FIG. 10) in an area below the mechanism 8 (FIG. 9). The safety rocker 56, like the safety bar 26 before, is an additional safety device.

The mechanism 8 and a securing rocker 56 are arranged on the transport carriage 3. The securing rocker 56 is essentially a thin rectangular metal plate which is arranged below the mechanism 8.

The securing rocker 56 has a front side 57 and a rear side 58. On the rear side 58, the securing rocker 56 has two struts 59 in each case in an outer longitudinal area. The struts 59 have an elevation with a roughly in their longitudinal center Through opening 60 for receiving an axis 61 which is arranged transversely to the longitudinal extension of the securing rocker 56.

The axis 61 is mounted horizontally between the two side limits 12 of the transport slide 3 and is arranged adjacent to a vertical end wall 62 of the transport slide 3, which extends between the side limits 12 and merges into the running surface 32 at the bottom. As a result, the securing rocker 56 is tiltable about the axis 61 Gela Gert.

At a lower end of the rear side 58, a locking lug 63 is provided, which protrudes approximately perpendicular to the rear side 58 and can engage in the recesses provided between rule stopper projections 64 on the support column 2. The stopper projections 64 are preferably downwardly pointing prongs which protrude from the support column 2.

In an upper area on the rear side 58, a spring 65 is attached, which is connected to the end wall 62 of the transport carriage 3 at a point opposite the rear side 58. The spring 65 can be a leaf spring or a compression spring.

In a relaxed state, the spring 65 ensures that, in an initial position of the securing rocker 56, an upper part of the securing rocker 56 projects away from the end wall 62 of the transport carriage 3, as shown in FIG. 9.

When inserting a front wheel 51 of a bicycle into the transport slide 3, the front wheel 51 presses against an upper area of the front 57 of the securing rocker 56 and presses the upper part of the securing rocker 56 against the spring force of the spring 65 in the direction of the support column 2 or end wall 62 Securing rocker 56 is mounted tiltably about axis 61, a lower part of securing rocker 56 moves in the direction of front wheel 51 and thus away from end wall 62. As a result, locking lug 63 disengages from the recesses between stopper projections 64 on support column 2. The safety rocker 56 has been transferred from the starting position to a release position.

Only when the securing rocker 56 is in the release position is it possible to move the transport carriage 3 along the support column 2.

If a bicycle is removed from the transport slide 3, then the pressure of the front derrad 51 is released on the upper area of the front 57 of the safety rocker 56 and the spring force of the spring 65 ensures that the upper part of the safety rocker 56 is in the direction of the front wheel 51 and thus moved away from the end wall. Since the Securing rocker 56 is tiltable about axis 61, the lower part of securing rocker 56 moves in the direction of support column 2 or end wall 62 and locking lug 63 engages one of the recesses between stopper projections 64 on support column 2. The safety rocker 56 was transferred from the release position to the starting position.

When the securing rocker 56 is in the starting position, it is not possible to move the transport carriage 3 along the support column 2.

The fixing of the front wheel 51 takes place in the same way with the securing element 10, which has the gripping arm 22, as in the exemplary embodiment explained above.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show, in two views, a modular two-wheel or bicycle storage device 1, which is formed from a plurality, ten in the exemplary embodiment, of bicycle lifts 100. The bicycle lifts 100 correspond to the bicycle lifts 100 described in Figures la to 5 and are arranged in a circle in the illustrated embodiment of the modular bicycle storage device 1.

The modular bicycle storage device 1 comprises a roof structure 5, a roof surface 18 being assigned to each individual bicycle lift 100 and adjacent roof surfaces 18 being connected to terminal strips 19. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the roof structure 5 comprises a substructure 41 which comprises a decagonal band 11 which is connected to supports 42 (FIG. 7) for the clamping strips 19 and the upper ends of the support columns 2.

Another decagonal band 11 connects the feet 4 of the bicycle lift 100 to the ends of the support legs 4 facing the support columns 2, wherein the band 11 can at least partially overlap with the underside of the support legs 4.

Even if the modular bicycle storage device 1 is shown in the exemplary embodiment in egg ner circular arrangement, which can be arranged around a tree or a lantern, for example, it is obvious that the individual modules or bicycle lifts 100 can be put together in any shape, for example as an oval or in a straight or curved line, etc. In order to be able to represent different shapes, the circumferential shape of the feet 4 can be changed in the top view or corresponding intermediate foot parts can be provided so that a connection of the bicycle lifts 100 in the foot area is possible. However, sufficient strength of the montier th bicycle storage device 1 can also be guaranteed if the modules are essentially connected to one another in the area of the support columns 2. After all, it is too It is possible to attach a bicycle lift 100 or other modules directly to a wall, for example on the facade of a shopping center or company, in order to offer cyclists, customers or employees a suitable cycling infrastructure. FIG. 8 shows a variant of the two-wheel storage device 1 with different modules, some of which are designed as bicycle lifts 100, while others can serve as bench modules 200, a seat for pedestrians and for taking a snack. The bench seats 201 can also be connected to the bicycle lift 100 in a swivel joint, in a manner different from that shown, so that they can be swiveled into a horizontal position in order to free the bicycle lift 100 for importing a bicycle 50.

Instead of the seat modules 200, modules for charging e-bikes, modules with an information terminal, modules that can hold two-wheelers without a spoke front wheel, modules with a machine for drinks and / or snacks, ATM modules, etc. can also be part of a two-wheel storage device 1, for example . Such special modules can also be larger than a single bicycle lift 100, for example take up the space of two or more bicycle lifts 100 lying next to one another.

List of accessories for bicycle lift, single module 33 Connection element for two-wheeled storage device 34 Back of support column 35 Base transport carriage 36 Bearing element for pedestal 37 Bearing element for roof structure 38 Safety opening, safety hole for spring balancer, drive 39 Spring element, side wall 40 Stop element, mechanism 41 Substructure, locking lug 42 Support, safety element 43 Opening band 44 Angle profile, side delimitation 50 Bicycle, two-wheeler sheet metal construction , steel sheet 51 front connecting plate 52 rear recess 53 spoke recess 54 handlebar barrier elements 55 gabled roof surface 56 securing rocker terminal strip 57 front cover 58 rear axle 59 strut gripping arm 60 through aperture stop lever 61 axis edge cover 62 front wall locking lug 63 locking lug safety bolt 64 stopper projection locking element, catch, bolt ^¬ 65 spring 200 Seat module safety opening, safety hole 201 Seat sliding bush D Swivel joint L Longitudinal axis support column compression spring LSF Longitudinal axis pedestal running surface Q transverse axis

Claims

1. Bicycle lift with a) a support column (2) which is or can be connected to a stand (4), b) a transport slide (3) which has a receptacle for a front wheel (51) of a two-wheeler

(50), in particular a bicycle, and which forms along the support column (2) from a first position in which the front wheel can be inserted into the transport slide (3) into a second position in which the two-wheeler (50) is a storage position has taken, is movable, c) a drive (6), which supports a movement of the transport carriage (3) from the first Po position into the second position, and d) a mechanism (8) which is arranged on the transport carriage (3) , e) the mechanism (8) having a securing element (10) which is connected to the transport slide (2) in a swivel joint (D) with a pivot axis (21) which runs essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) of the support column (2). 3) is connected, f) wherein the securing element (10) has a gripping arm (22) for holding a wheel of a two-wheeler (50), and g) the support column (2) has a recess (43) into which a nose ( 9) of the hedging element (10) in the first position of the transport carriage (3) fen to secure this in its position on the support column, with the engagement of the nose (9) in the recess (43), the securing element (10) is pivoted about the pivot axis so far that the gripping arm (22) is in Releases the wheel located on the transport slide and when the nose (9) is deflected out of the recess (43) and the transport slide (3) is moved away from the first position, the nose (9) is arranged at such a small distance from the surface of the support column (2) is that the securing element (10) cannot pivot back, so that a wheel (50) held by means of the gripping arm (22) cannot escape from the transport slide (3).

2. Bicycle lift in particular according to claim 1 with a) a support column (2) which is connected or connectable to a stand (4), b) a transport slide (3) which forms a receptacle for a front wheel (51) of a two-wheeler (50), in particular a bicycle, and which moves along the support column (2) from a first position in which the front wheel is inserted into the transport slide (3 ) can be introduced into a second position in which the two-wheeler (50) has assumed a storage position, c) a drive (6) that moves the transport carriage (3) from the first position into the second position supports, and d) a mechanism (8) which is arranged on the transport carriage (3), e) wherein the mechanism (8) has a securing element (10) which is in a swivel joint (D) with a pivot axis (21), which is in Running essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) of the support column (2) to which the transport carriage (3) is connected, f) the securing element (10) having a gripping arm (22) for holding a front wheel (51) of a two-wheeler (50) and a first securing opening (38), and the bicycle lift (100) furthermore e in locking element (27) to engage in the first safety opening (38) when the front wheel (51) of the two-wheeler (50) is inserted into the trans port slide (3).

3. Bicycle lift according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the securing element (10) further comprises: a) a first locking nose (9) for fixing the transport carriage (3) in the first position in an opening (43) of the support column (2) , b) a stop lever (23) for the front wheel, which the front wheel contacts when it is inserted into the transport slide (3) and is pivoted in the swivel joint (D), c) a gripping arm (22) which is released when the securing element (10) is pivoted a receiving position is pivoted into a gripping position in which it grips the front wheel (51).

4. Bicycle lift according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the securing element (10) is formed essentially in one piece, for example punched out of a plate material, lasered out, made in a casting or sintering process.

5. Bicycle lift according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the securing element (10) is elastically biased into a receiving position in which the transport slide (3) is ready for the insertion of the front wheel (51).

6. Bicycle lift according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the bicycle lift (100) comprises

- A safety bolt (26) which is connected to the transport slide (3) in the swivel joint (D) and comprises a second locking lug (25) which holds the transport slide (3) in one, in particular the opening (43) of the support column ( 2) in the first position, the safety bar (26) preferably being pivotable in the rotary joint (D) independently of the securing element (10) and having a second securing opening (28) into which the locking element (27) can engage, or

- A securing rocker (56), which is tiltable about a horizontal axis (61) on the transport slide (3) and comprises a locking means (63), which the transport slide (3) in an initial position of the securing rocker (56) on the support column ( 2), the securing rocker (56) having a spring (65) which biases the securing rocker (56) into the starting position.

7. Bicycle lift according to claim 2 or claim 6, wherein the locking element (27) ei NEN bolt (30), the when moving the transport carriage (3) from the first posi tion in the second position before reaching the first position against a with The stop element (40) connected to the support column (2) or formed by the support column (2) moves so that when the first position is reached, the locking element (27) disengages from the first securing opening (38) and / or the second securing opening (28 ) is solved.

8. Bicycle lift according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the stand (4) is wedge-shaped, with a wedge tip pointing away from the support column (2) and the transport slide (3) in the first position with an underside on an upper side of the stand (4 ) rests.

9. Bicycle lift according to the preceding claim, wherein the base (4) has a substantially central recess (16) in the longitudinal direction of the base which forms a receptacle for a Flinter wheel (52) of the two-wheeler (50) when the transport carriage (3) is in the second position is.

10. Bicycle lift according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the drive (6) comprises an elastic element which is connected at a first end to the support column (2) and a second end to the transport carriage (3) and is biased towards the second position .

11. Bicycle lift according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the bicycle lift (100) comprises an elastic pressure generating device comprised by the base (4), for example a compression spring (31) which supports a movement of the transport carriage (3) out of the first position.

12. Modular bicycle storage device for a plurality of bicycles (50), wherein the bicycle storage device (1) is formed from a plurality of individual modules (100), at least one of the individual modules (100) comprising: a) a support column (2) which is connected to a Stand (4) is connected, b) a transport slide (3) which has a receptacle for a front wheel (51) of a bicycle

(50) and the along the support column (2) from a first position in which the front wheel

(51) can be introduced into the transport slide (3), can be moved into a second position in which the bicycle (50) has assumed a storage position, c) a drive (6) which enables the transport slide (3) to move from the first posi tion supported in the second position, and d) a mechanism (8) which is arranged on the transport carriage (3), e) wherein the mechanism (8) has a securing element (10) in a swivel joint (D) with a Pivot axis (21), which runs essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis (L) of the support column (2), is connected to the transport slide (3), f) the securing element (10) having a gripping arm (22) for holding a wheel Has two-wheelers (50), and g) the support column (2) has a recess (43) into which a nose (9) of the hedging element (10) in the first position of the transport slide (3) can engage in its Secure position on the support column, with the engagement of the nose (9) in the recess (43) the securing element (10) is pivoted about the pivot axis so far that the gripping arm (22) releases a wheel located in the transport slide and when the nose (9) is deflected out of the recess (43) and the transport slide ( 3) away from the first position, the nose (9) is arranged at such a small distance from the surface of the support column (2) that the securing element (10) cannot pivot back, whereby a wheel (50) held by means of the gripping arm (22) ) cannot escape from the transport carriage (3).

13. Modular bicycle storage device according to claim 13, wherein the feet (4) of the individual modules (100) with each other and preferably additionally via a band (11), the Shape is adapted to the shape of the assembled modular bicycle storage device (1), are connected.

14. Modular bicycle storage device according to one of claims 12 or 13, wherein the modular bicycle storage device (1) comprises a roof surface (18) to protect the stored bicycles (50) from precipitation.

15. Modular bicycle storage device according to one of claims 12 to 14, wherein at least one of the individual modules (100) is a bicycle lift (100) according to one of claims 1 to 11.

16. A method for parking and unparking a two-wheeler (50) in a bicycle lift (100), wherein for parking the two-wheeler (50) with its front wheel (51) first in a transport slide (3) of the bicycle wheel lift (100) is inserted when Insertion of the front wheel (51) a stop lever (23) of a securing element (10) is mechanically pivoted through the front wheel about an axis of rotation (D) connected to the transport carriage (3), so that the front wheel (51) is within the rim between the spokes (53) is penetrated by a gripping arm (22) of the securing element (10), the two-wheeler (50) gripped on the handlebar (54) and on the saddle (55), lifted on the handlebar (54) and at the same time on the saddle (55) in the direction a support column (2) of the bicycle lift (100), which forms a linear guide for the transport carriage (3), is pushed in such a way that the front wheel (51) with the transport carriage (3) moves upwards along the support column (2) and that Flinter wheel (52) on the ground in the direction of the support column (2) is rolled, shortly after the upward movement of the transport carriage (3) a locking element (27) is inserted into a securing opening (38) in the securing element (10) so that the securing element (10) is in the position in which the Gripping arm (22) the front wheel (51) is secured by engages and then the transport carriage (3) is moved into an upper end position in which the rear wheel (52) is arranged close to the support column (2); whereby for unparking the two-wheeler (50) is gripped by the saddle (55) and the rear wheel (52) is moved away from the support column (2) and the front wheel (51) with the transport carriage (3) is moved downwards along the support column (2) , shortly before reaching a removal position, the locking lever (27) is held back by a stop element (40) connected to the support column (2), so that the The locking lever (27) is moved mechanically out of the securing hole (38) when the transport slide (3) is further downwardly moved and the securing element (10) with the gripping arm (22) is moved elastically back into the starting position in which the transport slide ( 3) is ready to accept a front wheel of a two-wheeler.