JP2001187591A - Bicycle storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bicycle storage device capable of storing a large number of bicycles in a small space and easily putting in and out the bicycles. SOLUTION: This bicycle storage device is composed of a placing means for placing the bicycle on the upper part, a moving means for making the placing means movable, and a guide means for regulating a track of the placing means. The guide means comprises two guide rails arranged linearly parallel, and the guide rails are provided with upper and lower plates spaced from each other. The moving means is provided with a roller rolling along the guide means, and the roller rolls while abutting on at least the lower plate at the inner bottom face of the guide rail. The placing means has a placing base having a recessed part conformed to the tire width of the bicycle, at the upper face. The placing base is alternately provided with front placing bases installed on the front side, and rear placing bases installed on the rear side, and the adjacent bicycles can be brought close to the width of one pedal when the bicycles are placed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle storage device, which is capable of storing a large number of bicycles in a small space, allows easy insertion and removal of bicycles, and is easy for women and children. Another object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle storage device capable of taking a bicycle in and out, and in which the device moves lightly and quietly when taking the bicycle in and out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a bicycle storage device for parking a large number of bicycles in a small space is installed in a place where many bicycles are parked, such as in front of a station or an apartment house, in which traffic obstacles caused by abandoned bicycles have become a social problem. It is often done. As such a bicycle storage device, there is a bicycle storage device which is configured in a two-stage manner in which the bicycle can be stored in each of the upper and lower stages. As another type of bicycle storage device, there is a bicycle storage device in which a bicycle mounting table is installed obliquely upward and a swingable support is provided below the bicycle mounting table.

[0003]

The above two-tiered bicycle storage device is an excellent device that can park a large number of bicycles in a narrow space because the space can be used three-dimensionally. However, storing the bicycle in the upper tier requires considerable force, and it is difficult for a weak person such as a woman or a child to store the bicycle in the upper tier of the storage device. In addition, since many women and children usually use bicycles, if a two-tiered bicycle storage device is installed, the upper part is almost unused and the unstored bicycles are left around. There were many things.

On the other hand, in the latter bicycle storage device, the force required for storing the bicycle is smaller than that of a two-stage type storage device, and a swingable support is provided below the bicycle mounting table. Although it is an excellent device that can easily take out the bicycle by tilting it even if the distance between the bicycles is close, there are the following disadvantages. First of all, because the mounting table is inclined, it is necessary to lift the front of the bicycle slightly upward with the handle and saddle when storing the bicycle, which is difficult for women and children to use, and it also has a certain beat If the tire comes off the mounting table, there is a danger that the bicycle will fall backward. Second, the swingable support provided at the bottom of the bicycle mounting table plays an excellent role in facilitating the removal work after the bicycle is once mounted on the mounting table,
When placing the bicycle, the mounting table swayed to the left and right, making it difficult to store the bicycle.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has a mounting means for mounting a bicycle on an upper part thereof and a movable mounting means. Moving means, and guide means for regulating the trajectory of the mounting means, the guide means comprising two guide rails arranged in parallel and linearly, and the guide rails are separated from each other. A roller that rolls along the guide means is provided on the moving means, and the roller rolls while contacting at least a lower plate on the inner bottom surface of the guide rail; On the upper surface, there is a mounting table having a recess corresponding to the width of the tire of the bicycle, and the mounting table is provided with a front mounting table installed on the front side and a rear mounting table installed on the rear side alternately. Bicycles that are next to each other when placed Judges are by providing a bicycle apparatus characterized by the accessible to pedal the width of one to entirely solve the conventional problems described above.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a bicycle storage device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a bicycle storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. As shown in the drawing, the bicycle storage device according to the present invention comprises: a mounting means (1) for mounting a bicycle on the upper part thereof; a moving means (3) capable of moving the mounting means (1); And a guide means (2) for regulating the trajectory of the placing means (1).

In the illustrated example, the mounting means (1) is provided on a mounting table (12) having a concave portion corresponding to the width of a bicycle tire on an upper surface, and on a front portion and a rear portion of the mounting table (12). The bicycle mounted on the mounting table (12) includes a front wheel support (13) and a rear wheel support (14). As shown in FIG. 2, the front wheel has a front wheel support (13) and the rear wheel has a rear wheel support ( 14). Mounting means (1)
The mounting table (12) is provided substantially horizontally and at a low position as shown in FIG. 2, so that the entire mounting table (12) can be easily mounted on the mounting table (12) without greatly lifting the bicycle.

The mounting table (12) is composed of a front mounting table (12a) installed on the front side and a rear mounting table (12b) installed on the rear side, and these are provided alternately. The displacement of the front mounting table (12a) and the rear mounting table (12b) in the front-rear direction can be caused by the adjacent mounting tables (12a) and (12).
b) When the bicycles are placed, the distance between the handles of the bicycles or between the handles and the front basket is set so that they do not interfere with each other. And can be stored at approximately pedal intervals.

The mounting means (1) having the above-mentioned structure can be easily and quietly moved by moving means constituted by using rolling elements such as rollers and spheres. The moving trajectory is regulated by the guide means (2). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the guide means (2) is a flat plate having two track grooves (24). FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1. In this illustrated example, the moving means (3) includes a mounting piece (32) having a mounting table fixing part (31) mounted thereon, 32) and a roller (33) rotatably attached to the roller.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the moving means (3).

Further, the guide means (2) can be constituted by two guide rails arranged in parallel and linearly. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the guide rail (21) is formed in a box shape having a cross section with a slit on the upper part, and two upper and lower rollers are provided in the moving means, the upper roller is on the ceiling surface inside the rail, and the lower roller is on the rail. By making contact with the bottom of the rail, the upper roller serves as a stopper for the upper part, and the upper and lower rollers roll while abutting on the upper and lower plates of the guide rail. Can be smoothly moved along the guide rail.

The guide means (2) and the moving means (3) according to the present invention have another configuration as long as the moving means (3) can move along the guide means (2) without deviating from the track. May be adopted.

Further, in order to prevent dust from entering the inside of the guide rail (21), a configuration in which a film-like dust cover is attached above the guide groove on which the roller rolls can be suitably used.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention, and shows a state in which the spacing of the placing means (1) is closest. As shown in the figure, the closest approach interval of the placing means (1) is:
Since it is determined by the width of the mounting piece (32), the mounting piece (3
If you set the width of 2) slightly longer than the pedal interval,
The adjacent bicycles can be stored close to each other without being hit by the pedals.

In the bicycle storage device according to the present invention,
It is also possible to store not only ordinary bicycles but also bicycles with motorcycles for children and motorcycles. In these cases, the storage width between adjacent mounting means (1), that is, the storage width is slightly wider than that of ordinary bicycles. There is a need to. The width of the mounting table (12) of the mounting means (1) may be appropriately determined according to the type of vehicle to be mounted. For example, when a motorcycle is stored, the width is widened according to the tire width of the motorcycle. Just set it.

In the present invention, the method of disposing the placing means (1) with respect to the guiding means (2) is not particularly limited, and various modifications are possible. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the guide means are two rails arranged in parallel, and the mounting means (1) is provided. Are disposed obliquely to the guide means (2).

In the present invention, the guide means (2)
Preferably, a stopper is provided at regular intervals to limit the movement of the placing means (1) at a constant distance. Although the form of the stopper is not limited, a configuration in which a plate-shaped stop member is provided so as to block the raceway groove (24) of the guide rail (21) can be exemplified. The interval at which the stoppers are provided is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to provide the stoppers every time four to seven mounting means (1) are provided. The reason is that if the interval at which the stoppers are provided is too wide, the placement means (1) can move to any position as long as the guide means (2) continues, so the position where the placement means (1) is present is biased, This is because the user may feel inconvenience.

The guide means (2) is preferably formed in a short block having a length capable of disposing four to seven mounting means (1) for convenience of manufacture, installation and use. ,
Although the short guide means (2) may be connected linearly, it is preferable that a plurality of guide means (2) are connected and connected with their ends (23) overlapping as shown in FIG. . This is because, for convenience of manufacture and installation, it is necessary to provide a play portion having no mounting means at the end of the block for a fixed length. However, as shown in FIG. The mounting means (1) can be continuously arranged at substantially equal intervals without wasting the length of the portion.

Hereinafter, a method of using the bicycle storage device according to the present invention will be described. First, when storing the bicycle, the front wheel of the bicycle is slightly lifted and mounted on the rear end of the mounting table (12) of the mounting means (1), and the bicycle is pushed forward as it is by pushing the bicycle forward as shown in FIG. The mounting table (1
2) The bicycle is placed on top. At this time, since the mounting means (1) is provided horizontally and at a low position, a large force is not required, and a woman or a child can easily store the bicycle. If the mounting table (12) on which the bicycle is already mounted is close to the mounting table (12) on which the user is to mount, and it is difficult to perform the storing operation, May be moved along the guide means (1) so that the storing operation can be easily performed.

Next, when taking out the bicycle, the user places the next mounting table or his / her own mounting table (12) along the guide means (1) to facilitate the removal operation, and then holds the bicycle handle. The bicycle can be removed from the mounting table by simply pulling it backwards.

[0020]

As described above, the bicycle storage device according to the present invention has a placing means for placing a bicycle on the upper part thereof, a moving means capable of moving the placing means, and the placing means. Guide means for regulating the trajectory of the placing means, the guide means comprising two guide rails arranged in parallel and linearly, said guide rails comprising upper and lower plates separated from each other, The moving means is provided with a roller which rolls along the guide means, and the roller rolls while contacting at least the lower plate on the inner bottom surface of the guide rail. A mounting table having a recessed portion, wherein the mounting table is provided with a front mounting table installed on the front side and a rear mounting table installed on the rear side alternately, and the bicycles adjacent to each other when the bicycle is mounted Each other up to one pedal width Because it is configured to be accessible, it is possible to store a large number of bicycles in a small space, and it is easy to put in and out the bicycle, and even women and children can easily put in and out of the bicycle In addition, there is an extremely excellent effect that the movement of the device required for taking in and out is light and quiet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a bicycle storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the moving means.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a guide rail.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 mounting means 2 guide means 3 moving means 12 mounting table 12a front mounting table 12b rear mounting table 21 guide rail

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle comprising: mounting means for mounting a bicycle on an upper part thereof; moving means for allowing the mounting means to move; and guide means for regulating a trajectory of the mounting means. The guide means comprises two guide rails arranged in parallel and in a straight line, the guide rails comprising upper and lower plates separated from each other, and the moving means provided with rollers which roll along the guide means. And the roller rolls while abutting at least against the lower plate on the inner bottom surface of the guide rail, and the mounting means has a mounting table having a concave portion corresponding to the width of the bicycle tire on the upper surface, and the mounting table has a front surface. A front mounting table installed on the side and a rear mounting table installed on the rear side are provided alternately, so that when mounting a bicycle, adjacent bicycles can approach each other up to one pedal width. Bicycle storage device.