JP2001130684A - Container for motor bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container for a motor bicycle, excellent in general-purpose properties, capable of fixing and arranging various motor bicycles without being almost affected by the kind or size of the motor bicycle. SOLUTION: A container is equipped with a base stand 2 on which a plurality of motor bicycles B can be arranged in such a state that a center stand CS is erected, the receiving member fixed to the base stand in a freely detachable manner and catching the front wheels FT of the arranged motor bicycles B from the front, the first fixing means 4A engaged with the base part of the center stand CS of each motor bicycle or the vicinity thereof and drawing near the motor bicycle B to bring the front wheel FT thereof into contact with the receiving member 3 and the second fixing means 4B drawing near the chassis of the motor bicycle downward between the center stand CS and the front wheel FT.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle container suitable for transporting a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a motorcycle container for fixedly installing and transporting a plurality of motorcycles, see, for example,
In Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 1-147532, four hook members are provided in a protruding manner at regular intervals on a front portion and a rear portion of a base.
The motorcycle is positioned between adjacent hook members, the front wheel of the motorcycle is fixed by a fixed band locked by a front hook member, and the motorcycle is positioned by a fixed band locked by a rear hook member. It describes that three motorcycles can be fixedly installed on a base by fixing the wheels. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-95431 discloses a motorcycle in which a groove for fitting to a front wheel and a rear wheel of a motorcycle is formed on an upper surface of a base, and a front wheel and a rear wheel of the motorcycle are fitted to the groove, respectively. A container is described in which a fixing belt is hung on a center portion of a vehicle body to fix the vehicle body on a base.

[0003]

By the way, in the motorcycle container described in the above-mentioned publication, basically, since the installation position of the motorcycle with respect to the base is set in advance, it is set according to the vehicle body size. The number cannot be changed, and it is necessary to prepare a plurality of types of containers according to the body size. It is also possible to use a container for a large car as a container for a small car.However, the number of motorcycles installed on the base cannot be changed. There is a problem of lowering. Moreover, since it is configured such that only a motorcycle of the same vehicle type can be fixedly installed, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of containers for each vehicle type, and there is a problem that storage and management of the containers become complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a motorcycle container excellent in versatility, in which a variety of motorcycles can be fixedly installed without being substantially affected by a vehicle type and a vehicle body size.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems and Action Thereof As a result of diligent studies to develop such a highly versatile container, the present applicant has made use of a stand provided on a motorcycle to mount it on a base. By holding the vehicle body in the upright posture and fixing the motorcycle to the base with a fixing device such as a belt in this state, it is possible to change the number of motorcycles installed by omitting protrusions and grooves on the base. I got the idea. But,
In the case of such a configuration, for example, in a motorcycle such as a Wreck shield type or an underbone type motorcycle, which is held in a standing position using a center stand, since the rear wheel is not installed, the motorcycle is moved in the front-rear direction. It has been found that it is necessary to enhance the stability against the load, and various studies have been made in order to solve this, and the present invention has been made.

A motorcycle container according to the present invention comprises a base on which a plurality of motorcycles can be installed in a stand-up state, and a detachably fixed front wheel of the installed motorcycle. A first fixing means locked at or near the base of the center stand of the motorcycle to draw the motorcycle forward and press the front wheel against the receiving member; and between the center stand and the front wheel. Second fixing means for pulling the vehicle body downward.

In this container, the motorcycle is fixedly installed with the center stand upright. At this time, the first fixing means is locked at the base of the center stand, and the motorcycle is pulled forward. Since the front wheel is pressed against the receiving member fixed to the base, it is possible to sufficiently secure the stability of the motorcycle against a load in the front-rear direction. In addition, since the vehicle body is pulled downward between the center stand and the front wheels by the second fixing means, the lower end of the center stand is sufficiently pressed against the base to sufficiently secure the stability of the motorcycle in the up-down direction and the lateral fall. Thus, the motorcycle can be fixedly installed on the base with good stability.

Further, the motorcycle can be set on a stand by setting it up on a base, and the motorcycle can be fixed to the base by fixing means such as a belt, so that the base is used to lock the end of the fixing means. It is only necessary to provide a ring-shaped, hook-shaped or rod-shaped locking member, and there is no need to provide a large projecting protrusion on the base top or a groove for fixing wheels. The number of installations can be easily changed.

Here, a plurality of fixing portions for detachably fixing the receiving member to the base are formed, and the mounting position of the receiving member can be changed according to the size and the number of motorcycles to be installed. May be. Although a plurality of receiving members can be provided in accordance with the number of the installed members, it is preferable that the receiving members are detachably fixed so that unused receiving members can be prevented from being in the way.

A motorcycle can be installed on the base with the side stand upright, and third and fourth motorcycles for fixing the front and rear wheels of the motorcycle to the base.
A fixing means may be provided. In this case, a motorcycle having a side stand can also be fixedly installed, so that motorcycles of different types can be transported in one container. In addition, the motorcycle can be fixed to the base by using third and fourth fixing means such as a belt, and a protrusion which protrudes largely on the base and a groove for fixing wheels are formed. Since there is no need, the number of motorcycles installed on the base can be easily changed.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the front, rear, left and right are defined and described based on the motorcycle B installed in the container. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the motorcycle container 1 is provided with a base 2 on which a plurality of motorcycles B can be installed in a state where a stand S is set up, and is detachably fixed to the base 2. A receiving member 3 for receiving the front wheel FT of the motorcycle B from the front side, and fixing means 4 for fixing and holding the motorcycle B on the base 2.

The receiving member 3 includes a receiving plate 5 for receiving the front wheel FT of the motorcycle B, and a pillar 6 fixed to the back side of the receiving plate 5.
And is detachably attached to a fixing member 7 described later provided on the base 2.

The fixing means 4 is, as shown in FIGS.
A belt member 8 and a well-known lashing belt having a tightening tool 9 for tightening the belt member 8;
A hook member is attached to the end as needed. However, it is also possible to employ a fixing means having a flexible cord other than the belt member 8. In the present embodiment, as will be described later, the fixing means 4 is hung on or near the base of the center stand CS and the step BS with respect to the motorcycle B having the center stand CS, and is attached to the motorcycle B having the side stand SS. Front wheel FT
And the rear wheel RT, these four types of fixing means 4 may have the same structure or may have different structures.

The structure of the base 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, five horizontal frames 10 to 14 extending in the left-right direction and four vertical frames 15 to 18 extending in the front-rear direction are provided as frames of the base 2.
The three horizontal frames 10, 11, and 13 have a length extending over both left and right ends of the base 2, and the two horizontal frames 12, 14 are divided into three. The two left and right vertical frames 15 and 18 are divided into three parts, and the two central vertical frames 16 and 17 are divided into two parts. These frames 10 to 18 are connected via welding or bolts. However, any configuration other than the illustrated example can be adopted as the configuration of the frames 10 to 18 as long as it has sufficient strength.

Both ends of the second and fourth horizontal frames 11 and 13 are opened so that claws of a forklift can be inserted from both left and right sides, and rear ends of the second and third vertical frames 16 and 17 are opened. The forklift claw can be inserted from the rear. In this way, the handleability of the base 2 is improved by configuring the forklift claws to be inserted from three sides.

A front wheel support floor 20 is set between the first and second horizontal frames 10 and 11 for mounting the front wheel FT of the motorcycle B. The front wheel support floor 20 is set one step lower. An inclined surface 21 for facilitating the taking in and out of the motorcycle B is formed.

On the front side of the first horizontal frame 10 of the base 2, a locking rod 22 is arranged in parallel with the first horizontal frame 10,
A substantially rectangular fixing member 7 is fixed between the first horizontal frame 10 and the locking rod 22, and the receiving member 3 is provided inside the fixing member 7.
Are detachably fixed. The fixing member 7
A plurality of motorcycles B are provided corresponding to the motorcycle B installed on the base 2. In this embodiment, the center line of the motorcycle B is arranged on the dotted line L1 according to the size of the motorcycle B as shown in FIG. Twelve units are provided at predetermined intervals so that four units can be placed and five units placed on the alternate long and short dash line L2 can be installed at the same time, and units having different vehicle sizes can be installed simultaneously. In this embodiment, the pillar 6 of the receiving member 3 is made of L-shaped steel, and the fixing member 7 is made of L-shaped steel. If it is, you may comprise arbitrary shapes, for example, a column shape and a tube shape, a prism shape, and a square tube shape. The number of motorcycles B installed on the base 2 can be arbitrarily set according to the size of the base 2.

A plurality of rod-like locking members 23 are fixed between the second and third horizontal frames 11 and 12 at predetermined intervals by welding or the like. Are connected to each other. However,
The number of locking members 23 can be set arbitrarily according to the number of motorcycles B installed on the base 2 and the like. Also. Locking members 23 on the second and third vertical frames 16 and 17 as necessary
May be provided. Further, as the locking member 23, any shape can be adopted as long as it can be connected to the fixing means 4, for example, a rod-shaped member bent into a U-shape or a ring-shaped member Alternatively, a hook-shaped locking member may be provided.

A rear floor 24 made of expanded metal is formed between the fourth and fifth horizontal frames 10-14. The rear floor 24 is used when the motorcycle B is moved onto the base 2 and is used as a floor for supporting the rear wheel RT of the motorcycle B.
When the motorcycle B having S is fixedly installed on the base 2, it is used as a locking portion for connecting the end of the fixing means 4 to the expanded metal. However, instead of the expanded metal, a bar-shaped locking member may be provided as described above. Further, a floor plate may be arranged from the upper surface of the second horizontal frame 11 to the upper surface of the fifth horizontal frame 14, and the locking member may be provided on this floor plate in a protruding manner. Note that reference numeral 25
Is a non-slip rubber sheet for preventing the rear wheel RT of the motorcycle B from skidding.

At the four corners of the base 2, fixed pillars 26 are erected and fixed, and movable pillars 27 are fixed to the fixed pillars 26 in a standing posture shown by a solid line in FIG. It is mounted so that the posture can be switched. When transporting the motorcycle B, as shown in FIG. 1, the movable column 27 is held in the upright posture, the adjacent movable columns 27 are connected by the connecting rods 28, and the motorcycle B is By being fixedly installed on the upper part, a plurality of containers 1 on which the motorcycle B is fixedly installed can be stacked. When storing the container 1, the movable column 27 is rotated to the folding position,
By stacking the containers 1, a large number of containers 1 can be stored compactly.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a through hole 30 is formed at the distal end of the movable column 27, and a positioning pin 31 is provided at the base end of the fixed column 26 so as to protrude downward. By fitting the pins 31 into the through holes 30, the upper and lower containers 1 are positioned immovably laterally. In addition, in the vicinity of the positioning pin 31, the fixed column 26 is attached to the positioning pin 31.
A guide surface 32 for guiding to the side is formed.
It is configured so that the stacking work of can be easily performed.

Next, a method of fixing the motorcycle B to the container 1 will be described. As a fixing method of the motorcycle B, a different method is adopted between a vehicle having a center stand CS and a vehicle having a side stand SS. In both vehicles, the stand S is set up and the motorcycle B is locked in a state where the steering wheel is locked. Is fixed on the base 2 by using two fixing means 4.

More specifically, in a vehicle type having a center stand CS, such as a Lecshield type or underbone type motorcycle, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, both ends of the first fixing means 4A are connected to each other. The base of the center stand CS of the motorcycle B is engaged with the locking rod 22,
The motorcycle B is pulled forward by the first fixing means 4A to press the front wheel FT against the receiving member 3, and both ends of the second fixing means 4B are stretched over the step BS of the motorcycle B. Are respectively fixed to the base 2 by engaging with the locking members 23 and pulling the step BS downward. That is, the center stand C
When the motorcycle B is set on the base 2 with the S upright, the rear wheel RT is in a floating state. Therefore, the step BS disposed between the center stand CS and the front wheel FT is replaced with the second fixing means 4B.
By pulling downward, the step BS and the front wheel FT can be brought into close contact with the base 2 to improve the stability of the motorcycle B against rolling. In addition, since the movement of the motorcycle B in the front-rear direction is regulated by the first fixing means 4A and the receiving member 3, the motorcycle B having the center stand CS such as a Lecshield type or an underbone type is stable. It can be fixed and installed well.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a vehicle having a side stand SS such as road sports, American, dual purpose, road racer, and motocrosser.
As shown in the figure, the motorcycle B is installed with the side stand SS upright, and the middle of the third fixing means 4C is connected to the front wheel F.
T, the both ends of the third fixing means 4C are connected to the locking rod 2
In this state, the motorcycle B is pulled forward by the third fixing means 4C and the front wheel FT is received by the receiving member 3.
The front wheel FT is pulled downward while pressing against the front wheel FT.
Is fixed to the base 2, the middle part of the fourth fixing means 4 D is hung on the rear wheel RT, and both ends of the fourth fixing means 4 D are engaged with the rear floor 24, respectively. The motorcycle B is fixedly installed on the base 2 by pulling the rear wheel RT downward by 4D and bringing the rear wheel RT into close contact with the base 2.

It is possible to install the same type of motorcycle B on the base 2 or to use a different type of motorcycle B
It is also possible to set up. Further, it is possible to switch between every four vehicles and every five vehicles according to the vehicle body size, and it is also possible to install a plurality of types of motorcycles having different vehicle types and vehicle body sizes in the container 1.

[0026]

According to the container for a motorcycle according to the present invention, the motorcycle having the side stand can be fixedly installed on the base with high stability by the first and second fixing means. In addition, the motorcycle can be set on a stand by setting it up on a base, and this can be fixed to the base with fixing means such as a belt, so that the base has a ring shape for locking the end of the fixing means. It is only necessary to provide hook-shaped or rod-shaped locking members, and there is no need to provide large protrusions on the top surface of the base, so the number of motorcycles installed can be easily changed according to the vehicle width etc. Become.

Here, if the mounting position of the receiving member can be changed according to the size and the number of motorcycles, the unused receiving members protrude upward from the base, so that the motorcycle can be fixedly installed or transported. It is preferable because it can be prevented from getting in the way.

The motorcycle can be installed on the base with the side stand upright, and third and fourth fixing means for fixing the front and rear wheels of the motorcycle to the base are provided. Also, a motorcycle having a side stand can be fixedly installed, so that motorcycles of different types can be transported in one container. Further, for fixing the motorcycle to the base, it is possible to employ the third and fourth fixing means composed of a belt or the like, and it is not necessary to form a projection protruding largely on the base. It is also possible to easily change the number of motorcycles installed on the base.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a motorcycle container.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a motorcycle container.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an installation state of a motorcycle.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the installation state of the motorcycle.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the installation state of the motorcycle.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an installation state of a motorcycle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B motorcycle FT front wheel RT rear wheel BS step S stand CS center stand SS side stand 1 motorcycle container 2 base 3 receiving member 4 fixing means 4A first fixing means 4B second fixing means 4C third fixing means 4D fourth fixing Means 5 Receiving plate 6 Leg 7 Fixed member 8 Belt member 9 Tightening tool 10-14 Horizontal frame 15-18 Vertical frame 20 Front wheel support floor 21 Inclined surface 22 Lock rod 23 Lock member 24 Rear floor 25 Rubber sheet 26 Fixed column 27 movable column 28 connecting rod 30 through hole 31 positioning pin 32 guide surface

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Fumihiko Kawano 2-92-90 Sakaigawa, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture Inside Kondo Tech Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toru Nakai 941-1 Morii Tech House, Asaba-cho, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture Limited term F term (reference) 3E037 AA20 BA07 BB20 3E063 AA02 AA18 EE01 FF06

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A base on which a plurality of motorcycles can be installed with a stand upright; a receiving member detachably fixed to the base and receiving a front wheel of the installed motorcycle from a front side; First fixing means locked at or near the base of the center stand of the motorcycle to draw the motorcycle forward and press the front wheel into contact with the receiving member; and second fixing for pulling the vehicle body downward between the center stand and the front wheel. Means for a motorcycle. 2. A plurality of fixing portions for detachably fixing a receiving member to the base are formed, and a mounting position of the receiving member can be changed according to the size and the number of motorcycles to be installed. The motorcycle container according to claim 1. 3. The motorcycle can be installed on the base with the side stand upright, and third and fourth fixing means for fixing front and rear wheels of the motorcycle to the base are provided. A motorcycle container according to claim 1 or 2.