JP2006347362A - Sliding type bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slide type bicycle parking device capable of turning slide lock of a rack ON/OFF only by exiting/entering the bicycle without requiring specific operation and realizing enhancement of exiting/entering work easiness by fixing the rack during exiting/entering of the bicycle. <P>SOLUTION: In the slide type bicycle parking device, a plurality of racks 3 sliding along a slide rail 2 is provided and the bicycle is placed/stored one by one in the respective racks 3. Stopper device 11 in which ON/OFF of a lock mechanism 10 for locking sliding along the slide rail 2 of the rack 3 is performed interlocking to exiting/entering action of the bicycle to the rack 3 are provided on the respective racks 3. The stopper devices 11 are provided on ends at exiting/entering port sides of the bicycle of the respective racks 3 and the lock mechanism 10 is alternately turned ON/OFF every time when a front wheel and a rear wheel of the bicycle pass on it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sliding bicycle parking apparatus that houses one bicycle in each of a plurality of racks that slide along a slide rail.

  This type of sliding bicycle parking apparatus is installed in a bicycle parking lot such as around a station or in a condominium, for example, and by providing a plurality of racks slidable along a slide rail, the distance between adjacent bicycles is increased. Can accommodate a large number of bicycles.

  By the way, in such a sliding type bicycle parking device, when a bicycle is taken in and out of the rack, the adjacent bicycle is moved sideways together with the rack. At this time, the rack for accommodating the bicycle to be taken in and out is fixed by a stopper device. However, it is necessary to prevent this from moving along the slide rail. Otherwise, taking in and out of the bicycle rack is not easy, and the workability of taking in and out is seriously impaired.

  By the way, various proposals have been made so far as stopper devices for locking sliding along the slide rail of the rack when the bicycle is taken in and out.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a rack stopper 114 formed into a frame shape by a pipe can be turned up and down around a shaft 115 at the end of a rack 103 that slides along the slide rail 102. In addition, a stopper device 111 is used in which the rack stopper 114 is urged upward by a coil spring (not shown). 8 is a partial plan view of a rack end portion showing a conventional stopper device, and FIG. 9 is a partial side view thereof.

  Thus, in this stopper device 111, the rack stopper 114 maintains a substantially horizontal state as shown by a solid line in FIG. 9 except when the bicycle is taken in and out, allowing the rack 103 to slide, and taking in and out the bicycle. In this case, the rider steps on the rack stopper 114 with his / her foot, and as shown by a chain line in FIG. 9, the rack stopper 114 is rotated downward about the shaft 115 and pushed down, and the stopper rubber provided on the rack stopper 114 is pressed. The sliding of the rack 103 is locked and fixed by pressing the 122 against the ground.

  As another stopper device, Patent Document 1 discloses that when a front wheel steps on a stepping plate provided at an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the rack when the bicycle is put in and out, the stepping plate and a lifting rod connected to the stepping plate are attached to the coil spring by its own weight. There has been proposed a stopper device that locks the sliding of the rack by being pushed down against the urging force and the anti-slip member attached to the lower end of the elevating rod being pressed against the upper surface of the slide rail.

Further, in Patent Document 2, when a pedal provided on a rack is stepped on and out of a bicycle, the rotation operation is converted into a push-down operation of a rubber roller by a rod, a link mechanism, and a cam mechanism. A stopper device has been proposed in which sliding of the rack is locked by being pressed against the upper surface, and the lock is released by a timer mechanism such as a spring when a predetermined time has elapsed after locking.
JP 2005-047399 A JP 2005-022518 A

  However, the conventional stopper device 111 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 requires a stepping operation of the rack stopper 114 in order to lock / unlock the rack 103, and thus there is a problem that the work of putting in and out the bicycle is troublesome. .

  Further, in the stopper device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the sliding of the rack is locked only when the front wheel steps on the stepping plate provided at the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the rack, and the middle locking is performed while taking in and out the bicycle. Because it is not done, there was a problem that the workability of putting in and out the bicycle was not necessarily good.

  Furthermore, the stopper device disclosed in Patent Document 2 requires a pedal stepping operation for locking / unlocking the rack, so that the work of putting in and out the bicycle is troublesome, as well as a rod, a link mechanism, and a cam. Since a mechanism, a timer mechanism, and the like are necessary, there is a problem that the structure is complicated and the cost is increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to be able to turn on / off the sliding lock of the rack simply by taking in and out the bicycle without requiring a special operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a slide-type bicycle parking apparatus capable of fixing a rack and improving workability of taking in and out.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a plurality of racks that slide along the slide rail, and each bicycle is mounted and stored one by one in a rack type bicycle parking apparatus. Each rack is provided with a stopper device that performs ON / OFF of a lock mechanism that locks the sliding of the rack along the slide rail in conjunction with the operation of putting the bicycle into and out of the rack.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the stopper device is provided at the end of the rack on the side where the bicycle enters and exits, and each time a front wheel and a rear wheel of the bicycle pass above the stopper device. The lock mechanism is alternately turned ON / OFF.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the stopper device is configured such that one end of the stopper device is pivotally attached to the rack so as to be pivotable up and down, and the stopper pedal is biased upward. It is characterized by including an urging means and the lock mechanism attached to the stopper pedal.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lock mechanism extends downward from the rack of the stopper fitting and the stopper fitting attached to the stopper pedal. A stopper that is inserted and supported at the lower end so as to be movable up and down, and a cam mechanism that fixes the rotation position of the stopper pedal to a lock ON position where the stopper is grounded and a lock OFF position where the grounding of the stopper is released. It is characterized by comprising.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4, wherein the cam mechanism includes a cam shaft slidably held on the stopper pedal, and a cam groove fixed to the rack and engaged with the cam shaft. It is characterized by including the cam member provided with.

  According to the present invention, since the stopper device turns on / off the lock mechanism in conjunction with the operation of putting in / out the bicycle, the rack can be fixed while taking in / out the bicycle without requiring a special operation. The bicycle can be taken in and out with good workability.

  Specifically, when a bicycle is stored in a rack, when the front wheel passes the stopper device, the stopper device turns on the lock mechanism by the weight of the front wheel and the rack is fixed, and the rear wheel of the bicycle passes the stopper device. Then, the stopper device turns off the lock mechanism by the weight of the rear wheel, and the rack is released. In addition, when taking out the bicycle stored in the rack, when the rear wheel of the bicycle passes the stopper device, the stopper device turns on the lock mechanism by the weight of the rear wheel and the rack is fixed. When the front wheel passes through the stopper device, the stopper device turns off the lock mechanism by the weight of the front wheel and the rack is released.

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

  1 is a side view of a sliding bicycle parking device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sliding bicycle parking device, FIG. 3 is a broken side view of a rack end showing the configuration and operation of a stopper device, and FIG. Is a plan view of the rack end, FIG. 5 is a front view showing the shape of the cam groove of the cam member, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 5, and FIG. is there.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a sliding bicycle parking apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes two slide rails 2 arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 2) at an appropriate interval. These slide rails 2 support a plurality of racks 3 (six sets in the illustrated example) that are long in the front-rear direction so as to be slidable along the slide rails 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of racks 3 are obliquely inclined so as to rise forward (upward in FIG. 1), but the bicycles W accommodated therein are adjacent to each other. In order to avoid interference between objects and increase the storage efficiency, the inclination angles thereof are alternately changed and are alternately offset in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 2).

  Here, each rack 3 is configured by attaching a holder 5 formed by bending a pipe material into a U shape in a plan view at the tip of a channel-shaped rack body 4 that opens upward. A front wheel support bracket 6 formed by bending a sheet metal into a U-shape is bound.

  As shown in FIG. 1, two columns 7 are vertically extended from two positions in the length direction of each rack 3, and a slider that slides on the slide rail 2 at the lower end of each column 7. 8 is attached. Accordingly, each rack 3 is slidably supported along the slide rail 2 via the slider 8.

  Incidentally, as shown in detail in FIG. 3, guide grooves 2 a that are inclined so as to open upward from each other on both sides in the width direction of each slide rail 2 are long in the length direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 3). Is formed. In addition, both side portions 8a in the width direction of the sliders 8 are inclined so as to close downward, and a total of four (two on each side) guide rollers 9 are rotatably supported on the inner side. These guide rollers 9 are engaged with the guide grooves 2a formed on the slide rail 2 so as to be able to roll. Accordingly, each slider 8 is slidably supported along the guide rail 2 via the guide roller 9. Therefore, as described above, each rack 3 is along the slide rail 2 via the slider 8. It is slidably supported. 3 shows only the support structure for the one slide rail 2 of the rack 3, the support structure for the other slide rail 2 is also the same, and illustration and description thereof are omitted.

  Thus, in the sliding bicycle parking device 1 according to the present embodiment, the rear end portion of each rack 3 (the end portion on the side of the entrance / exit of the bicycle W) slides along the slide rail 2 of the rack 3. A stopper device 11 is provided for turning on / off the lock mechanism 10 for locking the bicycle in conjunction with the operation of putting the bicycle W in and out of the rack 3.

  Here, the detail of a structure of the stopper apparatus 11 is demonstrated based on FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an end cap 12, which is a resin channel-like member that opens upward and rearward, is inserted into the rear end of each rack 3 and fixed by a plurality of screws 13. The front end of the stopper pedal 14 is supported by the shaft 15 so as to be vertically rotatable at a position in front of the end cap 12 in the rack 3.

  The stopper pedal 14 is formed with a wide rear end portion, and the rear end portion is bent downward in an arc shape, and an end surface of the stopper pedal 14 protrudes somewhat rearward from the end cap 12. The front half of the stopper pedal 14 has a flat plate shape, and brackets 14a are integrally formed at the left and right ends of the front end of the stopper pedal 14 and the stopper pedal 14 is inserted into the bracket 14 by the shaft 15. As described above, the front end of 14 is supported by the rack 3 so as to be rotatable up and down. The stopper pedal 14 is always urged upward by a coil spring 16 that is compressed between the stopper pedal 14 and the bottom surface of the rack 3.

  Further, the upper end of the stopper fitting 17 constituting the locking mechanism 10 is fixed to the rear position of the coil spring 16 of the stopper pedal 14 by two screws 18 on the left and right. The stopper fitting 17 passes through a through hole 3a (see FIG. 3) that opens at the bottom of the rack 3, extends downward from the rack 3, and is bent at a right angle to the lower end thereof to hold a rectangular plate. As shown in FIG. 7, a channel-shaped shaft guide 19 having a U-shape in side view is attached to the portion 17 a by a screw 20 so that the height can be adjusted. That is, a long hole 17b that is long in the vertical direction is formed in the holding portion 17a of the stopper metal 17, and if the screw 20 inserted through the long hole 17b is loosened, the height position of the shaft guide 19 is set to the stopper metal 17. If the shaft guide 19 is fixed by tightening the screw 20, the height adjustment of the shaft guide 19 is completed.

  A rod 21 is inserted into the shaft guide 19 so as to be movable up and down, and a stopper 22 made of an elastic material such as rubber is attached to the lower end of the rod 21. The rod 21 is always urged downward by a coil spring 23 that is compressed between the stopper 22 and the shaft guide 19, and the rod 21 is removed from the shaft guide 19 at its upper end. It is blocked by the attached snap ring 24.

  By the way, the lock mechanism 10 includes a cam mechanism 25 in addition to the stopper fitting 17 and the stopper 22. Here, the cam mechanism 25 releases the grounding of the stopper pedal 14 as indicated by a solid line and a lock ON position where the stopper 22 is grounded as shown by a chain line in FIG. And a pair of cam members 26 attached to the left and right of the rear end portion of the rack 3 and the stopper pedal 14 movably held at both ends of the cam members. The cam shaft 27 is engaged with a cam groove 26 a formed in the cam 26.

  That is, a rectangular bracket 14b bent downward at a right angle is integrally formed on the left and right sides of the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the stopper pedal 14 (the position behind the mounting position of the stopper fitting 17). A long hole 14c that is long in the front-rear direction is formed in the bracket 14b. A channel-shaped shaft guide 28 is disposed inside the left and right brackets 14 b, and the camshaft 27 is formed in the elongated holes 17 c formed in the left and right brackets 17 b of the stopper pedal 14 and the shaft guide 28. End portions that are inserted and protrude outward from the left and right brackets 17b are engaged with cam grooves 26a formed on inner surfaces of the pair of left and right cam members 26 facing each other.

  Here, each cam member 26 is fitted into a rectangular hole 3b (see FIG. 3) formed at opposite positions on both sides of the rear end of the rack 3, and the rack 3 is screwed into the lower portion thereof by screws 29. It is fixed to. A closed-loop cam groove 26 a as shown in FIG. 5 is formed on the inner surface of each cam member 26, and the stopper pedal 14 is rotated as the stopper pedal 14 rotates up and down around the shaft 15. The end of the camshaft 27 held so as to move is moved along the cam groove 26a. still. At the bottom of the cam groove 26a, two discharge grooves 26b are formed for discharging foreign matter such as dust that stays in the cam groove 26a. As shown in FIG. 6, a circular hole 26d through which the screw 29 is inserted is formed in the lower end flange portion 26c of the cam member 26.

  Thus, the stopper device 11 having the above configuration alternately turns on / off the lock mechanism 10 every time the front wheel W1 and the rear wheel W2 of the bicycle W pass over the stopper pedal 14, and The operation will be specifically described.

  When the rider stores the bicycle W in the predetermined rack 3, the other rack 3 adjacent to the rack 3 is moved sideways along the slide rail 2, and the bicycle W is pushed to place it on the rack 3 from the rear end. Put it on. At this time, in the stopper device 11, the stopper pedal 14 is biased upward by the coil spring 16 and is in the upper position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the lock mechanism 10 is in the OFF state, and the stopper 22 is Since the rack 3 is separated from the ground (GL), the rack 3 is freely movable along the slide rail 2. At this time, the end of the camshaft 27 is at the position a shown in FIG. 5 of the cam groove 26a of the cam member 26.

  Thus, when the front wheel W1 of the bicycle W is placed on the stopper petal 14 of the stopper device 11, the stopper pedal 14 resists the urging force of the spring 16 by its own weight, and moves downward along the shaft 15 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The lock mechanism 10 is turned on to rotate to the position, the stopper bracket 17 attached to the stopper pedal 14 is also rotated in the same direction, and the stopper 22 supported by this is grounded, and the slide rail 2 of the rack 3 is grounded. Lock and fix the sliding along Here, since the stopper 22 is attached to the lower end of the rod 21 and the rod 21 is biased downward by the coil spring 23, when the stopper 22 is grounded as shown by a chain line in FIG. 3, the rod 21 is pushed up. The coil spring 23 is compressed, and the stopper 22 is pressed against the ground with a predetermined force by the compression reaction force of the coil spring 23. At this time, as the stopper pedal 14 rotates downward, the cam shaft 27 moves the cam groove 26a of the cam member 26 from the position a shown in FIG. 5 to the position d through the positions b and c.

  When the front wheel W1 of the bicycle W passes over the stopper pedal 14 and the load acting on the stopper pedal 14 is removed, the stopper pedal 14 rotates upward about the shaft 15 by the biasing force of the coil spring 16. However, since the cam shaft 27 moves from the d position shown in FIG. 5 to the f position through the e position and stops at the f position in the cam groove 26 of the cam member 26, the stopper pedal 14 is slightly raised. After the movement, the rotation is prevented, the ON state of the lock mechanism 10 is maintained, and the rack 3 is fixed while the stopper 22 is grounded.

  Therefore, after the front wheel W1 of the bicycle W passes the stopper pedal 14, the rack 3 is maintained in a fixed state, and the rider can push the bicycle W forward on the rack 3 to store it (see FIG. 1).

  Then, when the rear wheel W2 of the bicycle W is next placed on the stopper pedal 14, the stopper pedal 14 is pushed down around the shaft 15 against the urging force of the coil spring 16 by its own weight, and the camshaft 27 The cam groove 27a is disengaged from the position f in FIG. 5 and the cam shaft 27 moves from the position f in FIG. 5 to the position g in the cam groove 26a. Thereafter, when the rear wheel W2 of the bicycle W passes through the stopper pedal 14 and the load acting on the stopper pedal 14 is removed, the stopper pedal 14 rotates upward about the shaft 15 by the biasing force of the coil spring 16. To do. At this time, since the camshaft 27 returns to the a position through the h, i, j position from the position g shown in FIG. 5 and stops at the position a in the cam groove 26a, the stopper pedal 14 is positioned at the solid line position in FIG. The locking mechanism 10 is turned off and the stopper 22 is separated from the ground as shown by a chain line in FIG. 3, and the rack 3 is released from being fixed to the slide rail 3 of the rack 3. Sliding along is possible.

  As described above, in the sliding bicycle parking apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the bicycle W is stored in the rack 3, the lock mechanism 10 is turned on after the front wheel W1 of the bicycle W first passes the stopper pedal 14. Then, the rack 3 is fixed, and then, when the rear wheel W2 of the bicycle W passes the stopper pedal 14 and the storage of the bicycle W in the rack 3 is completed, the lock mechanism 10 is turned off and the rack 3 is released from being fixed. Therefore, the rack 3 can be fixed while the bicycle W is stored without requiring a special operation, and the bicycle W can be stored in the rack 3 with good workability in this state.

  Conversely, when taking out the bicycle W stored in the rack 3, the other rack 3 adjacent to the rack 3 is moved sideways along the slide rail 2, and the bicycle W is moved on the rack 3. . At this time, in the stopper device 11, the stopper pedal 14 is biased upward by the coil spring 16 and is in the upper position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the lock mechanism 10 is in the OFF state, and the stopper 22 is Since the rack 3 is separated from the ground, the rack 3 is freely movable along the slide rail 2. At this time, the end of the camshaft 27 is at the position a shown in FIG. 5 of the cam groove 16a of the cam member 26.

  Thus, when the rear wheel W2 of the bicycle W is placed on the stopper petal 14 of the stopper device 11, the locking mechanism 10 is turned on in the same manner as when the bicycle is stored, and the stopper 22 is grounded as shown by a chain line in FIG. The rack 3 is fixed. When the rear wheel W2 passes over the stopper pedal 14 and the load acting on the stopper pedal 14 is removed, the lock mechanism 10 is maintained in the ON state, and the rack 3 is fixed while the stopper 22 is grounded. Is done.

  Therefore, after the rear wheel W2 of the bicycle W passes the stopper pedal 14, the state in which the rack 3 is fixed is maintained, and the rider can pull the bicycle W backward on the rack 3 and take it out from the rack 3. it can.

  Next, when the front wheel W1 of the bicycle W is placed on the stopper pedal 14, the stopper pedal 14 resists the urging force of the coil spring 16 by the dead weight of the front wheel W1 and lowers the shaft 15 around the shaft 15 as in the case of the storage. When the front wheel W1 passes through the stopper pedal 14 and the load acting on the stopper pedal 14 is removed, the stopper pedal 14 moves upward about the shaft 15 by the urging force of the coil spring 16. Then, the stopper pedal 14 is stopped at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 3 and this state is maintained, the lock mechanism 10 is turned off, and the stopper 22 is separated from the ground as shown by a chain line in FIG. Is released, and sliding along the slide rail 2 of the rack 3 becomes possible.

  As described above, in the sliding bicycle parking apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the bicycle W is removed from the rack 3, the lock mechanism 10 is turned on after the rear wheel W2 of the bicycle W first passes the stopper pedal 14. Then, the rack 3 is fixed, and then, when the front wheel W1 of the bicycle W passes over the stopper pedal 14 and the storage of the bicycle W from the rack 3 is completed, the lock mechanism 10 is turned off and the rack 3 is fixed. Therefore, the rack 3 can be fixed while the bicycle W is being taken out without requiring any special operation, and the bicycle W can be taken out from the rack 3 with good workability in this state.

1 is a side view of a sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention. 1 is a plan view of a sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention. It is a fracture | rupture side view of the rack edge part which shows the structure and effect | action of the stopper apparatus of the slide type bicycle parking apparatus based on this invention. It is a top view of the rack edge part of the slide type bicycle parking apparatus based on this invention. It is a front view of the cam member of the stopper device of the slide type parking device according to the present invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3. It is a fragmentary top view of the rack edge part which shows the conventional stopper apparatus. It is a partial side view of the rack edge part which shows the conventional stopper apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slide-type bicycle parking apparatus 2 Slide rail 3 Rack 4 Rack main body 5 Holder 6 Front wheel support bracket 7 Post column 8 Slider 9 Guide roller 10 Lock mechanism 11 Stopper device 12 End cap 13 Screw 14 Stopper pedal 15 Shaft 16 Coil spring (biasing means)
17 Stopper bracket 18 Screw 19 Shaft guide 20 Screw 21 Rod 22 Stopper 23 Coil spring 24 Snap ring 25 Cam mechanism 26 Cam member 26a Cam groove 27 Camshaft 28 Shaft guide 29 Screw W Bicycle W1 Front wheel W2 Rear wheel

Claims (5)

In a slide type bicycle parking apparatus that includes a plurality of racks that slide along slide rails, and stores and stores one bicycle in each rack,
A slide-type bicycle parking device, wherein each rack is provided with a stopper device that performs on / off of a locking mechanism that locks the sliding of the rack along the slide rail in conjunction with the operation of taking in and out the bicycle to and from the rack. .   The stopper device is provided at an end portion of each rack on the side of a bicycle entrance and exit, and alternately turns on and off the lock mechanism every time a front wheel and a rear wheel of the bicycle pass over the rack device. 1. A sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to 1.   The stopper device includes a stopper pedal having one end pivotally attached to the rack so as to be pivotable up and down, an urging means for urging the stopper pedal upward, and the lock mechanism attached to the stopper pedal. The sliding bicycle parking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sliding bicycle parking device is configured.   The lock mechanism includes a stopper fitting attached to the stopper pedal, a stopper inserted and supported at a lower end portion extending downward from the rack of the stopper fitting, and a rotation position of the stopper pedal. The slide according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a cam mechanism that is fixed to a lock ON position where the stopper is grounded and a lock OFF position where the stopper is grounded. Type bicycle parking device.   The cam mechanism includes a cam shaft slidably held on the stopper pedal, and a cam member having a cam groove fixed to the rack and engaged with the cam shaft. The sliding type bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 4.

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