JP2006281910A - Lift carrier with two-wheeled vehicle carrying function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lift carrier with a two-wheeled carrying function which has simple structure and reduces the amount of protruding of the two-wheeled vehicle from a frame as much as possible. <P>SOLUTION: The lift carrier is equipped with the approximately rectangular frame 3 mounted to a lift hanger, a riding part 3d formed on the front surface of the frame 3, and a two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism 9 formed on the back surface of the frame 3. The two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism 9 has a first wheel holding part 11 which is provided at further the position close to one side than the center in the upper side frame 3a of the frame 3, and holds the front wheel 25 or the rear wheel 27 of the two-wheeled vehicle 23, and a second wheel holding part 13 which is provided on a vertical side frame 3b at the opposite side to the first wheel holding part 11 with respect to the center line of the frame 3, and holds the rear wheel 27 or the front wheel 25. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lift carrier with a two-wheeled vehicle carrying function that can carry and carry a two-wheeled vehicle together with a passenger.

When the ski season is off, sports using a motorcycle such as a mountain bike are performed at the ski resort.
It is considered that a two-wheeled vehicle such as a mountain bike used at this time is transported by a lift carrier. As such an example, there has been proposed a mountain bike transport device comprising a connecting portion provided on a carrier body of a slope lift and a hook portion for hooking a frame portion of the mountain bike (see Patent Document 1). ).
And in said proposal, a horizontal arm member is provided in the back side of the flame | frame of a lift, and the hook part which suspends the horizontal frame of a mountain bike is provided in this horizontal arm member.
A vertical member is provided to support the horizontal arm member, and the vertical member and the horizontal arm member form a substantially T-shaped member.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-47271

  In the thing of said patent document 1, since the substantially T-shaped member protrudes and attaches to the back side, the weight of a lift carrier becomes heavy. When the weight of the lift carrier becomes heavy, measures such as increasing the number of ropes are required, and there is a problem that the existing lift cannot be used as it is.

  Moreover, since the thing of patent document 1 hold | maintains a mountain bike to a lift in the horizontal state, ie, the state at the time of normal riding, the front-and-rear wheel of a mountain bike will protrude from the flame | frame of a lift. Therefore, there is a possibility that the mountain bike may come into contact with the lift column during transportation, which is dangerous.

This point will be described in more detail.
FIG. 4 is a general view of a general lift, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the lift and the support. As shown in FIG. 4, the lift is hung by a rope 45 between the driving wheel 41 and the driven wheel 43, and a plurality of columns 47 are erected between the driving wheel 41 and the driven wheel 43, and are roped by the rope 49. 45 is supported. A plurality of lift carriers 51 are attached to the rope 45.

In the lift as described above, when the lift carrier 51 passes through the side of each column 47, the side of the lift carrier 51 and the column 47 are close to each other as shown in FIG.
For this reason, if the mountain bike protrudes to the side of the lift transporter 51, it will come into contact with the support column 47, which is dangerous. In addition, in the plateau where the lift is installed, the lift carrier 51 may sway due to the influence of wind or the like, so this danger is even greater.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the related art, and provides a lift carrier with a two-wheeled vehicle transport function that has a simple structure and minimizes the amount of the two-wheeled vehicle protruding from the frame of the lift carrier. It is aimed.

(1) A lift carrier with a motorcycle transport function according to the present invention includes a substantially rectangular frame attached to a lift hanger, a riding part formed on the front surface of the frame, and a two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism formed on the back surface of the frame. The two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism is provided at a position closer to one side than the center of the upper frame of the frame, and holds a front wheel or a rear wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle, and a center of the frame It has a 2nd wheel holding part which is provided in the vertical frame on the opposite side to the 1st wheel holding part to a line, and holds a rear wheel or a front wheel.

(2) Further, in the above-described (1), the first wheel holding portion is substantially C-shaped at the tip of a rod-like member provided so as to protrude from the upper frame to the back side, and the opening is directed upward. The second wheel holding portion is formed by a bar-like member protruding from the frame to the back side.

(3) Further, in the above (2), the first wheel holding part and the second wheel holding part are attached obliquely so that the tip side is at a high position when the lift carrier is empty. It is a feature.

(4) Further, in the above (2) or (3), the second wheel holding portion is attached so as to be rotatable in a substantially vertical vertical direction.

(5) Further, in the above (2) to (4), the second wheel holding portion is provided with a detachable stopper for preventing the wheel from coming off at the tip thereof. It is.

  In the present invention, it comprises a substantially rectangular frame attached to a lift hanger, a riding part formed on the front surface of the frame, and a two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism formed on the back surface of the frame, the two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism comprising: A first wheel holding portion that is provided at a position closer to one side than the center of the upper frame of the frame and holds a front wheel or a rear wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle; and the first wheel holding portion with respect to the center line of the frame By providing the second wheel holding portion that is provided on the vertical frame on the opposite side to hold the rear wheel or the front wheel, the amount of the two-wheeled vehicle protruding from the lift frame can be reduced as much as possible with a simple structure.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a state when the lift carrier according to the present embodiment is viewed from the side, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state when the lift carrier shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The lift carrier 1 is composed of a substantially rectangular frame 3, which has at least an upper frame 3a and vertical frames 3b, 3c on both sides. A lower portion of the frame 3 is curved toward the front surface to form a riding portion 3d. A seat plate 5 is installed in the riding portion 3d, and handrail frames 7a and 7b are formed on both sides of the riding portion 3d. A two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism 9 that holds the two-wheeled vehicle is provided on the back side of the frame 3.
The two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism 9 is attached to a position closer to one side than the center of the upper frame 3a (a position according to the right side in FIG. 2) and holds a front wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle 11 and a frame 3 And a second wheel holding portion 13 which is attached to a vertical frame 3b located on the opposite side of the center from the first wheel holding portion 11 and holds the rear wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle.
Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

(1) 1st wheel holding | maintenance part The 1st wheel holding | maintenance part 11 consists of a rod-shaped member extended on the back side diagonally upward from the flame | frame 3, The one end side is attached to the upper frame 3a so that attachment or detachment is possible, and an opening is carried out at the other end side. An approximately C-shaped hook 15 facing upward is provided.
The inclination angle of the first wheel holding unit 11 is the state shown in FIG. 1 (in FIG. 1, the doll is shown by a two-dot chain line in order to express an image when a person gets on the vehicle. Etc. show a state in which no person is in the vehicle) and is inclined so that the hook side is at a high position. The reason for this is that when a person gets on, the lift carrier 1 swings forward due to the weight of the person, and the vertical frame 3c shown in FIG. 1 becomes substantially vertical. In this state, the hook side of the first wheel holding unit 11 is This is to prevent it from going downward.
By doing so, the two-wheeled vehicle can be securely held even when a person gets on. Further, the rear wheel side of the two-wheeled vehicle that is being held is prevented from coming into contact with the ground.

  In the present embodiment, the vertical frame 3c is inclined in the direction of about 13 ° from the vertical direction to the clockwise direction in the state shown in FIG. 1, and the first wheel holding portion 11 is in relation to the vertical frame 3c. Are attached at almost right angles.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper frame 3 c and the first wheel holding portion 11 are connected by providing a U-shaped metal fitting 17 on one end side of the first wheel holding portion 11, and the U-shaped metal fitting 17 allows the upper side frame 3 c to be connected. In this state, both ends of the U-shaped metal fitting 17 are tightened with bolts 19.
If it is the above structures, the 1st wheel holding | maintenance part 11 can be easily removed when there is no need for conveyance of a two-wheeled vehicle like the season of skiing, for example.

(2) 2nd wheel holding part The 2nd wheel holding part 13 is comprised from the rod-shaped member which attaches one end side to the vertical frame 3b so that attachment or detachment is possible, and extends diagonally upward on the back side.
The inclination of the rod-like member is set in substantially the same manner as the inclination of the first wheel holding portion. That is, the tip is directed upward in the state shown in FIG.

  The attachment portion of the second wheel holding portion 13 to the vertical frame 3 b is configured such that the vertical frame 3 b is sandwiched by a half-shaped metal fitting and the half-shaped metal fitting is tightened with a bolt 21. By adopting such a structure, as with the first wheel holding portion 13, it can be easily removed when not in use.

  In the present embodiment configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is placed on the hook 15 so that the front wheel 25 faces upward and the inside of the front wheel 25 is hung on the hook 15. In this state, the second wheel holding portion 13 is inserted inside the rear wheel 27 so that the inside of the rear wheel 27 contacts the second wheel holding portion 13. In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is in an inclined state, so that the rear wheel tries to move in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2 due to gravity, and the two-wheeled vehicle 23 strongly moves against the second wheel holding unit 13. It will be pressed and held firmly.

  1 shows a state in which the front wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is hung on the hook 15 and the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is held by hand. When the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is released, the two-wheeled vehicle 23 supports the portion held by the hook 15 as a fulcrum. 1 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1 and a part of the vehicle body of the two-wheeled vehicle 23 comes into contact with the frame 3 to be held at a predetermined position.

According to the present embodiment, as can be seen from FIG. 2, the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is almost contained in the frame 3 of the lift carrier 1, and the portion protruding outside the frame 3 is slight. For this reason, the danger that the two-wheeled vehicle 23 collides with the support | pillar of a lift at the time of operation of a lift can be prevented, and it is safe.
In addition, the two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism 9 of the present embodiment is composed of the first holding member 11 and the second wheel holding portion 13, each of which is extremely simple and has a reduced weight. Even if it is attached to the cable, it is not necessary to change the specification such as increasing the number of ropes, and it is suitable for mounting on an existing lift carrier.

  Further, when actually mounting on the lift carrier, the front wheel 25 side of the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is hooked on the hook 15 of the first holding portion 11, and the rear wheel side of the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is brought close to the frame 3 using this as a fulcrum. Therefore, the operation is extremely simple, and it is suitable for mounting on a constantly moving lift.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment relates to a modification of the second wheel holding unit 13 in the first embodiment. That is, the second wheel holding portion 13 shown in the first embodiment is in a state of always extending from the vertical frame 3b, but in the second embodiment, the second wheel holding portion can be rotated. By doing so, it is designed to extend backward only when it is used.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The second wheel holding portion 31 of the present embodiment is attached to the attachment portion 33 for attaching the second wheel holding portion 31 to the vertical frame 3b, and one end side is attached to the attachment portion 33 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow C in FIG. It is comprised from the stopper member 37 comprised by the rod-shaped member 35 and the front-end | tip part of the rod-shaped member 35 so that attachment or detachment was possible.

As in the first embodiment, the attachment portion 33 can hold the vertical frame 3b with a half metal fitting (only one half metal fitting is shown in FIG. 3). One end portion of the rod-like member 35 is attached to the protruding piece 33 a of the attachment portion 33 so as to be rotatable by a shaft 39.
The rod-shaped member 35 is made of a square tube material, and the tip thereof is an opening 35a that opens.
The stopper member 37 includes a rod-shaped portion 37a that can be inserted into the opening 35a of the rod-shaped member 35, a hook-shaped retaining ring 37b, and a handle 37c. The rod-shaped portion 37 a is provided with a leaf spring 39 for firmly fixing the rod-shaped portion 37 a to the rod-shaped member 35 when the rod-shaped portion 37 a is inserted into the opening 35 a of the rod-shaped member 35. That is, the leaf spring 39 is contracted to the surface side of the rod-shaped portion 37a when the rod-shaped portion 37a is inserted, and the rod-shaped portion 37a can be inserted into the rod-shaped member 35 in the insertion state. The rod-shaped portion 37a is prevented from coming off from the rod-shaped member 35 by being pushed up from above.

The retaining ring 37 b is a disk-shaped member having a diameter larger than that of the rod-like member 35, thereby preventing the rear wheel 27 of the two-wheeled vehicle 23 from coming off the rod-like member 35.
The shape of the retaining ring 37b is not particularly limited, and is not limited to the circular shape as shown in FIG. 3, but may be a rectangular shape, a polygonal shape, or the like.

In the present embodiment configured as described above, the rod-shaped member 35 can be rotated to the frame side of the lift carrier 1 when the two-wheeled vehicle is not mounted, and the rod-shaped member 35 does not get in the way.
And what is necessary is just to rotate so that it may be in the state shown in FIG. When the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is mounted, the rod-shaped member receives force in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. 2, but this direction is different from the direction of arrow C in which the rod-shaped member 35 rotates. Can hold the motorcycle 23 without rotating due to the weight of the motorcycle 23.

Further, after the rod-like member 35 is inserted into the rear wheel 27 of the two-wheeled vehicle 23, the stopper member 37 is inserted into the rod-like member 35, so that the rear wheel 27 can be reliably prevented from coming off the rod-like member 35.
In addition, as operation at the time of mounting of a two-wheeled vehicle, after inserting a rear wheel in the rod-shaped member 35, the stopper member 37 is inserted.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the rod-like member 35 constituting the second wheel holding portion 31 is pivotally attached to the vertical frame 3b and the stopper member 37 is detachably attached to the distal end portion of the rod-like member 35. Since it did in this way, when not using the 2nd wheel holding | maintenance part 31, it can avoid getting out of the way by rotating to the lift carrier side. Further, by attaching the stopper member 37 so as to be detachable, it is possible to reliably prevent the rear wheel 27 from being detached from the second wheel holding portion 31, which is safe.

In the second embodiment, the plate spring 39 is used as means for fixing the rod-shaped portion 37a of the stopper member 37 to the rod-shaped member 35. However, a magnet may be used instead of the plate spring 39.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the front wheel side of the two-wheeled vehicle 23 is held upward, but it is also possible to hold the front wheel side downward.

It is explanatory drawing of the state which looked at the lift carrier which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the side surface. It is explanatory drawing of the state which looked at the lift carrier which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the back surface. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of other embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the subject of this invention, and is a figure which shows the whole lift. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the subject of this invention, and is a figure which shows the positional relationship of a lift carrier and a support | pillar.

Explanation of symbols

  1 lift carrier, 3 frame, 3a upper frame, 3b, 3c vertical frame, 9 two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism, 11 first wheel holding unit, 13, 31 second wheel holding unit, 15 hook, 21 two-wheeled vehicle, 25 front wheel, 27 rear ring.

Claims (5)

A substantially rectangular frame attached to a lift hanger, a riding part formed on the front surface of the frame, and a two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism formed on the back surface of the frame, wherein the two-wheeled vehicle holding mechanism is an upper side of the frame A first wheel holding portion which is provided at a position closer to one side than the center of the frame and holds a front wheel or a rear wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle, and is opposite to the first wheel holding portion with respect to the center line of the frame; A lift carrier with a two-wheeled vehicle transport function, comprising: a second wheel holding portion that is provided on a vertical frame and holds a rear wheel or a front wheel. The first wheel holding portion is composed of a hook that is substantially C-shaped with the opening facing upward at the tip of a rod-like member provided protruding from the upper frame to the back side, and the second wheel holding portion extends from the frame. It consists of a rod-shaped member which protrudes in the back side, The lift carrier with a motorcycle conveyance function of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. The lift carrier with a two-wheeled vehicle transfer function according to claim 2, wherein the first wheel holding part and the second wheel holding part are attached obliquely so that the tip side is at a high position when the lift carrier is empty. . The lift carrier with a two-wheeled vehicle transfer function according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the second wheel holding portion is attached so as to be rotatable in a substantially vertical vertical direction. The lift carrier with a two-wheeled vehicle conveyance function according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the second wheel holding portion is provided with a stopper at its tip to prevent the wheel from coming off.

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