ES1066678U - Parking for bikes, with electrical connection and lighting powered by renewable energy (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Parking for bicycles, with electrical connection and lighting powered by renewable energy, characterized in that it comprises a mast-like structure, provided with a lower hole in which the wheel of a bicycle (6), which has a coupling, is accommodated. Ball type (1) in combination with a retaining means (2) disposed in said structure or vice versa (that the coupling (1) is fixed to the structure and (2) is coupled to the bicycle); while above said structure or frame has means for generating electrical energy, by means of solar panels (3) and/or a wind turbine (5), which is used in public lighting by means of a spotlight or luminaire (4) that supports and/or in the recharge of the bicycle battery (6), when it is electric. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Bicycle parking, with connection electric and lighting powered by renewable energy.

Object of the invention

The present invention, as its own title indicates, refers to a bicycle parking lot, which carries a ball type hitch system, which also incorporates a connection electric in case you want to use said parking for electric bicycles.

The fixed part of the hitch is located in a mast. Said mast can be the base of a streetlight, or constitute an easel or bollard. So, this mast carries on the top part a spotlight or luminaire that is powered by renewable energy, either through a solar panel or through a wind turbine that, apart from serving to supply current to the focus, it also serves to recharge the battery of a bicycle electric that was parked in the aforementioned parking.

Background of the invention

There are more and more parking for bicycles since these types of vehicles have more and more acceptance within a city and for short trips. In certain cities have implemented a bicycle system of public use found in public car parks located in central places and that can be rented or used temporarily by users who leave them in any other point where there is another parking of this type.

The document U200602449, of the own applicant of this model, describes a bicycle parking electrical, which has a connection for recharging the battery of the vehicle, while parked at that point.

Description of the invention

The bicycle parking lot object of this model shares with the previous one the fact that it also has an electrical connection so that if bicycles were parked electric assisted pedaling said connection can be used to recharge the battery while these bicycles are parked; in In this case, the parking configuration includes a mast-like structure, provided with a base or lower hole in which the wheel of a bicycle has space and has a ball coupling for immobilization. This mast has superiorly to means of generating electricity, by means of solar panels and / or a wind turbine, which is used in public lighting in a lamppost arranged in the upper zone and / or when recharging the bicycle, when it is electric.

According to the invention, the same coupling mechanic who keeps the bike locked in the parking lot also the electrical connection with the bicycle, when it is electric (assisted pedaling) and it is required to charge your batteries at the same time which features an anti-theft mechanism that is operated by a key, Card or similar item.

The bicycle fixing system in the base or lower hollow of the structure can also be performed with easel type frame or in a bollard.

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a plane in which, for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

Figures 1 and 2 show paths seen in parking perspective, for a parking unit, respectively before and after the coupling of the bicycle in the same.

In these figures the following are used references to the elements necessary to understand the object of the invention:

(one)

Hitch - ball type connector (male).

(2)

Hitch - ball type connector (female) With disconnection mechanism.

(3)

Solar panels.

(4)

Focus or luminaire.

(5)

Wind turbine

(6)

Bicycle.

(7)

Rack or mast parking with base or lower hole.

(8)

Mains connection, for emergency power supply or to market with energy surplus.

The invention consists of a parking for bicycles with a ball-type hitch with electrical connection. At example represented the part of the hitch type "female" (2) it is housed in the mast and the "male" (1) is coupled in the bicycle; however this provision can be made to the inverse The activation of said coupling can be carried out in manually or automatically using a system electronic.

The car park is equipped with a power supply system based on renewable energy; For this, it has solar panels (3) and / or a mini-wind turbine (5) that provides the system with electric current. The energy generated is used to power the parking lighting with the spotlight or luminaire (4) and to provide the system with a DC outlet to recharge the batteries of the bicycles (6) parked in the event that these are electric bicycles, the connection being made through the mechanical ball coupling itself
(one).

As shown in the figures the Parking (7) is shaped like a mast, with a lower pocket suitable for attaching the front wheel of the bicycle (6), conveniently immobilized by the coupling electro-mechanical ball (1-2). The base of this frame has an electrical connection (8) by the that receives power from the network in case of emergency, or is transferred the excess energy produced by the renewable systems located at the top of the parking frame.

Claims (5)

1. Parking for bicycles, with electrical connection and lighting powered by renewable energy, characterized in that it comprises a mast-like structure, provided with a lower hole in which the wheel of a bicycle (6) has a place, which has a coupling ball type (1) in combination with a retention means (2) arranged in said structure or vice versa (that the coupling (1) is fixed to the structure and the (2) is coupled to the bicycle); while above said structure or frame has means of generating electricity, by means of solar panels (3) and / or a wind turbine (5), which is used in public lighting by means of a spotlight or luminaire (4) that supports and / or when recharging the bicycle battery (6), when it is electric. 2. Parking, according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the same mechanical coupling (1-2) that keeps the bicycle locked in the parking lot also makes the electrical connection with the bicycle, when it is electric and its batteries are required to be charged. 3. Parking, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that said retention means (1-2) of the bicycle in the parking have an anti-theft mechanism that is operated by means of a key, card or a similar element. 4. Parking, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that the base or lower hollow of the structure of the bicycle fixing system constitutes a frame of an easel or a bollard. 5. Parking, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that said structure or frame has a connection to the electrical network, which is used for emergency power or to provide the network with excess energy.