JP2000159176A - Bracket for bycycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the constraint of handle position of a user by fitting a longitudinal bracket main body of a bracket for bicycle to be fitted to a handle of a bicycle to the handle along the longitudinal direction of the handle. SOLUTION: A pair of fittings 13a, 13b for handle 20 of a general bicycle have parts 14a, 14b formed into the same shape with the handle 20 and nut parts 15a, 15b for receiving screw parts 16a, 16b for fixing a bracket 10. As a result, the bracket 10 and the handle 20 are unified in the condition that the bracket 10 is fitted to the handle 20. A user can hold a normal grip part of the handle at the time of drive, or a grip part of the bracket 10. When the user holds the grip part of the bracket 10, the user can easily operate a cycle computer operating part provided near the grip part of the bracket 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle bracket mounted on a bicycle handle, and more particularly, to a bicycle bracket capable of improving the degree of freedom of a user's handle position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A bicycle bracket for attaching a device having a display unit such as a cycle computer to a handle of a bicycle is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-218061. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a bicycle bracket disclosed in the publication and a state of attachment to a handlebar. Referring to FIG. 5, a conventional bracket 30 is provided substantially at the center of the handle 20 and has a display unit 3 thereon.
An instrument with 1 is attached. The display unit 31 is swingably supported by a swing shaft 32 and can be set at any position in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

[0003]

The conventional bicycle bracket has been mounted as described above. For example, in order to attach the instrument 31 having a display unit such as a cycle computer to the bicycle handle 20, the bicycle user occupies a part of the grip when the handle 20 is gripped. As a result, there is a problem that the handle position of the user on the handle 20 is restricted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its object to provide a bicycle bracket that does not restrict the handle position of a bicycle user.

[0005]

A bicycle bracket to be mounted on a bicycle handle according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a long bracket body and a mounting tool for mounting the bracket body along the longitudinal direction of the handle. including.

Since the bracket body is separately attached along the longitudinal direction of the handle of the bicycle, accessories such as a display unit are attached to parts other than the handle body if necessary. As a result, the steering wheel position of the driver is not restricted.

[0007] Preferably, the elongated bracket body is attached to the handle at least in front of the handle.

[0008] Since the display unit is mounted in front of the steering wheel, there is no change in the line of sight when looking at the display unit, and the visibility is improved.

[0009] More preferably, the bracket body includes a display unit mounting bracket for mounting the display unit. Since the display unit can be attached to the bracket body, it is not necessary to attach the display unit to the handle body even when attaching the display unit.

[0010] More preferably, the display unit includes a display unit of a cycle computer. Since the display unit of the cycle computer is provided ahead of the steering wheel, the display of the cycle computer can be more clearly seen even when the vehicle is driven in the forwardly inclined posture during traveling.

Preferably, the display unit has a switch for switching display contents, and a grip unit is provided adjacent to a position of the bracket body where the display unit is provided.

Since the grip section is provided adjacent to the display section, the display can be switched by operating the switch of the display section as needed while holding the grip section.

Preferably, the display unit is detachable.
Since the display unit can be attached and detached, the display unit can be attached or detached as necessary.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which a bicycle bracket 10 according to the present invention is mounted on a handlebar 20, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing details of the mounting.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of mounting brackets 13a and 13b are attached to a handlebar 20 of a general bicycle.
Attach in place. The mounting brackets 13a and 13b are portions 14a and 14b along the shape of the handle 20, respectively.
16a and 16b for fixing the bracket 10 and the bracket 10
Nut portions 15a and 15b for receiving the nuts. A concave portion along the shape of the handle 20 and mounting brackets 13a and 13b are provided in a portion of the bracket 10 facing the handle 20.
Is provided. As a result, when the bracket 10 is mounted on the handle 20, the bracket 10 and the handle 20 are integrated as described later with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view (A) and a plan view (B) of a state in which the bracket 10 shown in FIG.
And a side view (C). As shown, the bracket 10 is attached so as to be integrated with the handle 20.

A meter bracket 11 is provided at the center of the bracket 10. A cycle computer 12 having a liquid crystal display section 12a is attached to the meter bracket 11, as shown in FIG. The cycle computer 12 is detachably attached to the meter bracket 11. Since the bracket 10 is mounted around the stem 21 of the handle 20, the cycle computer 1
2 is also attached to the center of the handle.

As can be seen from FIGS. 3A to 3C, the bracket 10 has a shape excellent in aerodynamics such that the resistance in the traveling direction of the bicycle is as small as possible.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the mounting state of the bracket 10, the cycle computer 12 mounted thereon and the handle 20, and corresponds to FIG. 3B.
The display unit 12a of the cycle computer 12 is
Since it is provided on the front side with respect to 0, there is no need to provide the display unit of the cycle computer 12 on the handle 20 body as in the related art.

Referring to FIG. 4, cycle computer 1
2 is provided with a display unit 12a and an operation unit 12b, and data necessary for display is transmitted from a sensor provided in each part of the bicycle or the user by a cable (not shown).

The user may grip the normal grip of the handle 20 when driving the bicycle, or grip the grip 10a of the bracket 10. By gripping the grip portion 10a of the bracket 10, the operation portion 12b of the cycle computer 12 in the immediate vicinity can be easily operated.

Display section 12a of cycle computer 12
Is attached to the front of the steering wheel, the line of sight changes little when looking at the cycle computer 12, and the visibility is improved, and the display is easy to see even when the user is in a forward leaning posture during traveling.

In the above embodiment, the bracket 10 is mounted on the same plane as the handle 20. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It goes without saying that it is possible. Further, the example in which the meter bracket 11 is provided on the bracket 10 has been described, but the meter bracket 11 may not be provided. When the meter bracket 11 is provided, the meter bracket 11 is not fixed to the bracket 10,
As described in the related art, the mounting may be swingable.
Further, in the above embodiment, the display unit 12a of the cycle computer 12 is shown as the display unit. However, the display unit is not limited to this, and the display unit may be any data display unit including a liquid crystal display panel, a light emitting diode, a mechanical type, and the like. Good.

In the above embodiment, the bracket 1
Although 0 was fixed to the handle 20 using screws, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this and may be fixed by any method.

In the above embodiment, the bracket 1
Although 0 is configured to be integral with the handle 20, the present invention is not limited to this, and a bracket may be provided at a position away from the handle 20 so that the display unit comes to a desired position.
Further, the shape of the bracket is not limited to a symmetric shape with respect to the handle stem, but may be asymmetric.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a mounting state of a handle on a bicycle bracket according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a bicycle bracket is attached to a handlebar.

FIG. 3 is a three-view drawing showing a state in which a bicycle bracket is attached to a steering wheel.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where a cycle computer is attached to a bracket.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a mounting state of a conventional bicycle bracket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 bracket 11 meter bracket 12 cycle computer 13 bracket 14 screw 15 grip 20 handle

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bicycle bracket attached to a bicycle handle, the bicycle bracket comprising: a longitudinal bracket body; and a fixture for attaching the bracket body along a longitudinal direction of the handle. 2. The bicycle bracket according to claim 1, wherein the bracket body is attached to the handle at least in front of the handle. 3. The bicycle bracket according to claim 1, wherein the bracket body includes a display unit mounting bracket for mounting a display unit. 4. The bicycle bracket according to claim 3, wherein the display unit includes a cycle computer. 5. The bicycle bracket according to claim 3, wherein the display unit has a switch for switching display contents, and the bracket body has a grip unit at a position adjacent to the display unit. 6. The bicycle bracket according to claim 3, wherein the display unit is provided detachably with respect to the display unit mounting bracket.