JP2002000790A - Skateboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skateboard capable of standing by itself even when there is no wall, or the like, to lean the skateboard on. SOLUTION: In a skateboard comprising wheels 5 and 16 for traveling provided at a front and a rear ends of a skateboard body 1, and a handle bar 2 extended upward from the wheel 5 at the front end, a stand 20 one end part of which is rotatably supported in such a way that it can be contained on the back side of the skateboard body 1 is provided at least on one side part of the skateboard body 1, so the stand 20 is rotated from a contained state till the other end part of the stand 20 is applied to the ground where the skateboard is kept standing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a skateboard provided with running wheels at both front and rear ends of a board body and a handle bar extending upward from the front wheel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a board body on which one foot rests is provided with running wheels at front and rear ends thereof, a handlebar extending upward from a front end wheel, and a handlebar is provided at an upper end of the handlebar. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a skateboard that runs by placing one foot on the board body while holding a handle and kicking the ground with the other foot.
In such a skateboard, it is good to fold it up when not in use or lean it against a wall, but if you are taking a break while using it, it is troublesome to fold it every time, so lean it up close If there are no walls, skateboards are laid on the ground.

[0003] However, there is a problem that if a skateboard is laid on the ground, it may disturb a walking person.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a skateboard which can stand alone even when there is no wall or the like leaning against it.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this problem, the present invention relates to a skateboard provided with running wheels at both front and rear ends of a board body and a handlebar extending upward from the front end wheel. A stand having one end rotatably supported so as to be stowable on the back side of the board body is provided on at least one side of the board body, and this stand is rotated from the stowed state and the other end of the stand abuts on the ground. The gist of the present invention is that the skateboard can be kept standing in the state. The gist of the present invention is that the stand is provided at a position forward of a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the board body.

As described above, by providing a stand that can be stored on the back side of the board main body at least on one side of the board main body, the skate board can be self-supported even when there is no nearby wall on which the skate board stands.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described. Reference numeral 1 denotes a board body on which one foot rests, and a handle for attaching a telescopic handle bar 2 to the front end of the board body 1. A bar mounting member 3 is provided. Inside the cylindrical portion 4 of the handlebar attaching member 3, a substantially inverted U-shaped when viewed from the front for rotatably supporting the front end side wheel 5 at the lower end around the horizontal axis. The lower end of the handlebar 2 for fixing the upper end of the front fork 6 is inserted into the screw portion of the handlebar 2 at the position of the handlebar 2 protruding upward from the upper end of the cylindrical portion 4, and a nut 7 for preventing loosening. 8 is screwed. The front fork 6 is fixed to the lower end of the handle bar 2 and supported by a shaft 9 rotatably around a horizontal axis with a front end wheel 5 interposed between plate portions 6a on both sides.

[0008] By the way, the handlebar 2 is attached to the handlebar mounting member 3 in a state where it is inclined rearward at a slight angle.
Is supported by the cylindrical portion 4. The handlebar 2 is composed of a plurality of handlebar portions and is of an extendable type. A handlebar 10 is attached to the upper end of the handlebar 2 at a right angle to the handlebar 2. As described above, the handlebar 2 composed of a plurality of handlebar portions can be freely rotated integrally with the tubular portion 4. Then, the handlebar 2 having such a configuration is attached to the handlebar mounting member 3 in a contracted state.
To be folded on the board main body 1 integrally. More specifically, the connection frame 11 has a hollow interior and is integrally provided with the handlebar mounting member 3 inclined backward and downward from the cylindrical portion 4 of the handlebar mounting member 3.
Are guided by a locking shaft 13 that moves along an arc-shaped guide hole 12a of a pair of left and right guide brackets 12 fixed to the front end of the board main body 1 so as to sandwich the connecting frame 11 therebetween. It is swingably supported around a horizontal axis (not shown), the shaft 13 is fitted into one end recess 12b of the arc-shaped guide hole 12a, and the handlebar 2 is used in an upright state. The handlebar 2 is fitted into the recess 12c at the other end of the guide hole 12a.
The handlebar mounting member 3 and the folded state with the handlebar mounting member 3 resting on the board body 1 are locked. Reference numeral 14 denotes the shaft 13 when the handlebar mounting member 3 is raised and lowered.
2b and an operation lever lifted from the other end recess 12c,
Reference numeral 15 denotes a pair of the left and right guide brackets 12 for locking the use state in which the handlebar 2 is erected and the state in which the handlebar 2 and the handlebar mounting member 3 are folded on the board body 1. A lock lever attached to one end of the shaft 13 so that the flanges at both ends of the shaft 13 are pressed against the outer surface.

At the rear end of the board body 1, a wheel mounting member 17 for mounting a wheel 16 on the rear end side is provided so as to protrude rearward from the board body 1. A rear end side wheel 16 is attached to the member 17 by a shaft 18 so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis. Board body 1 as described above
The upper ends of the wheels 5 and 16 provided at the front and rear ends project upward from the upper surface of the board body 1 when the handlebar 2 is used upright. A cover-like brake plate 19 is attached to the rear end of the board body 1 so as to cover the upper side of the wheel 16 on the rear end side. The brake plate 19 is urged by a spring (not shown) in a direction slightly rising from the upper end of the rear end side wheel 16, and the upper end of the rear end side wheel 16 is pressed by stepping on the brake plate 19. Hold down the brakes.

In the skateboard described above, in this embodiment, a stand 20 is provided which can be turned up and down at a position slightly forward of a longitudinally intermediate portion of the board body 1. The mounting portion of the stand 20 will be described in detail. The board main body 1 is formed with reinforcing portions 21 and 21 each having a substantially inverted triangular shape and having a hollow inside on both right and left sides facing the front-rear direction. 21 (in the embodiment shown in the drawing, the reinforcing portion 21 on the right side when the skateboard is viewed from the front) is mounted on a shaft support block 22 such that one end 20a of the stand 20 is oriented horizontally in the front-rear direction of the board body 1. It is rotatably supported by a shaft 23. One of the reinforcing portions 21 at a portion supporting the one end portion 20a of the stand 20 is cut out, and the shaft support block 22 in the notch portion 21a is also cut out according to the notch portion 21a. Notch 22a of shaft support block 22
One end 20a of the stand 20 fits into the shaft 2
3 supported. The stand 20 is locked in a state where the other end portion 20b is in contact with the ground so that the skateboard can be held upright and a state where the skateboard is stored on the back surface of the board body 1 between the left and right reinforcing portions 20 and 21. It is designed to be locked by a mechanism. The locking mechanism will be described. In the notch 22a of the support block 22, a spherical body 25 urged downward by a spring 24 is built in the support block 22 above the cutout 22a, One end 20a of the stand 20 has a concave portion 26 which engages the spherical body 25 when the other end 20b of the stand 20 is in contact with the ground and the skateboard is standing, and the stand 20 has left and right reinforcing portions. 21,21
Concave portions 27 that engage with the spherical body 25 when housed on the back surface of the board main body 1 are formed therebetween. When the other end 20b of the stand 20 is in contact with the ground and the skateboard is standing, the lower end 21b outside the cutout 21a of the one reinforcing portion 21 is located near the one end 20a of the stand 20. The abutment surface 28 comes into contact with the skateboard so that the skateboard can maintain its self-standing state in accordance with the engagement between the spherical body 25 and the concave portion 26. Reference numeral 29 denotes a screw for fixing the shaft support block 22 to the one reinforcing portion 21.

Next, a second embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 will be described. In this embodiment, the stand 2 is located at a position slightly forward of a longitudinally intermediate portion of the board body 1 in the front-rear direction.
One end 2 so as to be rotatable about an axis 30 that tilts the left and right
0a is embedded in one reinforcing portion 21 and is fixed to one reinforcing portion 21 with screws 29.
2 and the stand 20 is accommodated in a narrow opening 31 formed at the lower end of the one reinforcing portion 21 at the rear of the notch portion 21a of the one reinforcing portion 21 at the rear. I have. That is, by rotating the stand 20 to the outside from the opening 31 and pulling it out, the other end 20b of the stand 20 comes into contact with the ground and the skateboard can be kept standing. Of course, also in the second embodiment, the lock mechanism is locked in a state where the stand 20 is stored in the opening 31 and a state where the other end 20b of the stand 20 is in contact with the ground and the skateboard stands. It has become so. The lock mechanism according to the second embodiment will be described. In the notch 22a of the shaft support block 22, a spring 24 biases the inside of the shaft support block 22 in front of the notch 22a. A spherical body 25 is built in, and the other end 20b of the stand 20 abuts on the ground at one end 20a of the stand 20 and the spherical body 25
And a recess 27 that engages with the spherical body 25 when the stand 20 is housed in the opening 31. When the other end portion 20b of the stand 20 is in contact with the ground and the skateboard is standing, the notch portion 21a of the one reinforcing portion 21 is provided.
The abutment surface 32 near the one end 20a of the stand 20 abuts the front end 21c on the outer side of the
The skateboard is maintained in an independent state in accordance with the engagement with the skateboard.

Although the two embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these, and it is sufficient that the skateboard is provided with a stand capable of holding the self-standing state.

When the stand 20 is provided on one side of the board body 1 (in the embodiment shown in the drawing, on the right side of the reinforcing portion 21 when the skateboard is viewed from the front) as described above, the skateboard stands upright. In the case where the skateboard is held in a skateboard state, it is possible to stabilize the independence state of the skateboard by turning the handle 10 clockwise or counterclockwise and tilting the wheel 5 at the front end of the lower end clockwise or counterclockwise. Stands 2 are provided on both sides of the board body 1, that is, on the reinforcing portions 21 and 21 on the left and right sides when the skateboard is viewed from the front.
It is also possible to provide 0, and by doing so, it is possible to stabilize the self-supporting state of the skateboard without tilting the front end side wheel 5 to the right or left.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, a skate can be provided even if there is no nearby wall on which the skateboard stands by providing a stand that can be stored on the back side of the board body on at least one side of the board body. The board can be independent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a self-supporting state of a skateboard according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state where the stand is stored on the back side of a board body.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing the stand taken out from the back side of the board body.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the stand mounting portion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the stand mounting portion as viewed from the back side of the board body.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state in which a skateboard stand according to a second embodiment of the present invention is stored on the back side of a board body.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing the stand taken out from the back side of the board body.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the stand mounting portion.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of the stand lock mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Board main body 2 Handlebar 5 Wheel 10 Handle 16 Wheel 20 Stand 20a One end 20b Other end 21 Reinforcement 21a Notch 21b Lower end 21c Front end 22 Shaft support block 22a Notch 23 axis 24 spring 25 spherical body 26, 27 recess 28 contact surface 31 opening 32 contact surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claims 1. A skateboard provided with running wheels at both front and rear ends of a board body and a handlebar extending upward from a wheel at a front end, wherein the skateboard is housed on at least one side of the board body behind the board body. A stand whose one end is rotatably supported is provided so that the stand can be rotated from the stowed state and the skateboard can be held up when the other end of the stand is in contact with the ground. A skateboard characterized by that. 2. The skateboard according to claim 1, wherein a stand is provided at a position forward of an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the board body.