JP2017154625A - Saddle cover device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a saddle cover device capable of restraining a saddle cover drawn out from a storage case at an arbitrary position and storing the saddle cover again in the storage case by releasing the restraint at the position.SOLUTION: A saddle cover device comprises: a saddle cover 12; a storage case 10 having a left side plate 10a, a right side plate 10c, and a partition plate 10b; a rotary shaft 15 for winding a saddle cover 12; a spring 20 for rewinding the rotary shaft 15, which is installed at one end of the rotary shaft 15; a first ratchet mechanism installed at the other end of the rotary shaft 15; a second ratchet mechanism installed on the right side plate 10c, having a button part 5c penetrating the right side plate 10c, and connected to the first ratchet mechanism; and a coil spring 3 for biasing the first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism. A restraint state of the first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism is released by pressing the button part 5c.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a saddle cover device capable of covering a bicycle saddle with a cover at any time.

  If you park your bicycle outdoors and try to ride it again later, your bicycle saddle will get wet in the rain and your clothes will get wet and dirty. I often feel unpleasant. In such a case, the passenger may wipe the wet bicycle saddle with a handkerchief or the like, but there is also a problem that the handkerchief becomes dirty.

  In order to solve such a problem, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a saddle cover device that can cover a saddle cover on a saddle. The saddle cover device of Patent Document 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.

  7 (a) is an exploded perspective view of the saddle cover device of Patent Document 1, FIG. 7 (b) is a plan sectional view, and FIG. 7 (c) is a detailed end view of the winding roll. In the saddle cover device of Patent Document 1, the saddle cover 53 is wound around the winding roll 52 and is stored in the storage case 51. A locking tool 61 is installed at one end of the saddle cover 53, and the locking tool 61 is locked in the locking groove 65 of the winding roll 52. A gripping portion 81 having a locking hole 85 is installed at the other end of the saddle cover. The grip portion 81 is used when the saddle cover 53 around which a bicycle occupant is wound is pulled out. When the saddle cover 53 is stored in the storage case 51, the saddle cover 53 is stored in a state of being inserted into the insertion / exit opening 58. In addition, after the winding roll 52 is stored in the storage case 51, the end portion is closed by the cap 57.

  Support shafts 67 and 68 are provided at both ends of the take-up roll 52 and are engaged with predetermined positions inside the storage case 51. The winding roll 52 rotates around the support shafts 67 and 68. Further, a coil spring 73 is inserted into the support shaft 67, one end of the coil spring 73 is sandwiched by a sandwiching piece 74 on the end surface of the take-up roll 52, and the other end of the coil spring 73 is a pair of sandwiched projections projecting from the inner surface of the cap 57 It is clamped and fixed between the pieces 75. The saddle cover device is installed at the lower part of the saddle of the bicycle by a holder 87.

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  However, in the above-described saddle cover device, when the saddle cover 53 is put on the bicycle saddle, the bias of the coil spring 73 is always applied to the saddle cover 53, and the saddle cover 53 is easily damaged. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The saddle cover pulled out from the storage case is restrained at an arbitrary position, and the restraint is released at that position so that the saddle cover is again attached to the storage case. An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle cover device that can be stored.

  The present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.

(1) Saddle cover,
A storage case having a first side plate, a second side plate, and a partition plate;
A rotary shaft that is installed through the first side plate and the partition plate and winds up the saddle cover;
A spring for rewinding the rotating shaft installed at one end of the rotating shaft;
A first ratchet mechanism installed at the other end of the rotating shaft;
A second ratchet mechanism installed on the second side plate, having a button portion penetrating the second side plate, and coupled to the first ratchet mechanism;
An elastic body for biasing the first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism;
The saddle cover device is characterized in that the restrained state of the first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism is released by pressing the button part.

(2) The first ratchet mechanism is
A first ratchet bar having a ratchet portion on the outer peripheral surface;
The saddle according to (1), further comprising a ratchet cap that has a ratchet portion that meshes with a ratchet portion of the first ratchet rod on an inner bottom surface portion and is screwed into the other end portion of the rotating shaft. Cover device.

(3) The second ratchet mechanism is
A second ratchet bar having a ratchet portion on the outer peripheral surface;
The saddle cover device according to (1) or (2), wherein the saddle cover device includes a ratchet portion that meshes with a ratchet portion of the second ratchet rod, and the ratchet plate is installed on the second side plate. .

(4) The second ratchet mechanism is
A first ratchet piece having a shaft in the center;
The saddle according to (1) or (2), wherein the shaft includes a second ratchet piece that penetrates the center and is disposed on the second side plate and meshes with the first ratchet piece. Cover device.

  (5) The saddle cover device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the spring for rewinding the rotating shaft is a spring.

  (6) The saddle cover device according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the storage case is installed on a saddle post below a saddle of a bicycle.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a saddle cover device capable of restraining a saddle cover pulled out from a storage case at an arbitrary position and releasing the restraint at that position to store the saddle cover again in the storage case. can do.

The figure which shows the external appearance of the saddle cover apparatus of Example 1. The top view which shows the internal structure of the saddle cover apparatus of Example 1. The figure for demonstrating the components which comprise the saddle cover apparatus of Example 1. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a saddle cover device according to a first embodiment. The figure which shows the installation state to the saddle of the bicycle of the saddle cover apparatus of Example 1. FIG. The figure for demonstrating the structure of the saddle cover apparatus of Example 2. FIG. The figure which shows the structure of the conventional saddle cover apparatus

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1A and 1B are views showing the appearance of a saddle cover device 30 according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view, FIG. 1B is a front view, and FIG. 1C is a right side view. The saddle cover device 30 has an outer housing composed of a main body case 10 and an upper lid 11, and the upper lid 11 is fixed to the main body case 10 by four fixing screws 40.

  In the saddle cover device 30 of this embodiment, the stopper plug 13 is slightly exposed in front of the front surface, and the locking string 13 a is installed at the center of the stopper plug 13. The user can pull out the saddle cover housed in the lock string 13a by putting his / her finger in and pulling it. Further, the button portion 5c protrudes on the right side of the front, and the spring case 21 and the cap 22 are exposed on the left side. Details of the internal structure will be described later.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the saddle cover device 30 with the upper lid 11 removed. The structure of the saddle cover device 30 will be described below with reference to FIG.

  One end of the saddle cover 12 having the stopper plug 13 at the tip is fixed to the rotary shaft 15 and is wound around the rotary shaft 15. FIG. 2 shows a state where the saddle cover 12 is completely pulled out. A spring 20 is attached to the left end of the rotating shaft 15. The outer end of the spring 20 is fixed to the inner wall of the spring case 21, and a cap 22 is screwed into the spring case 21.

  The main body case 10 has a left side plate 10a (first side plate) and a right side plate 10c (second side plate) as shown in the figure, and a partition plate 10b in the middle. The rotating shaft 15 is installed through the left side plate 10a and the partition plate 10b. Moreover, the rotating shaft 15 is a cylindrical body, and in the drawing, a male screw is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the right end portion, and a disk 15a is installed inside. The first ratchet bar 4 into which the coil spring 3 is inserted is inserted from the right end portion of the rotating shaft 15 and the ratchet cap 2 is screwed into the rotating shaft 15. The first ratchet bar 4 and the ratchet cap 2 form a ratchet mechanism (first ratchet mechanism). Further, the second ratchet bar 5 is connected to the first ratchet bar 4, the ratchet plate 6 is fixed to the left side plate 10a, and the second ratchet bar 5 and the ratchet plate 6 form a ratchet mechanism (second ratchet mechanism). Note that the ratchet mechanism of the first ratchet bar 4 and the ratchet cap 2 and the ratchet mechanism of the second ratchet bar 5 and the ratchet plate 6 both rotate when the saddle cover 12 is pulled out, and stop in the opposite direction. It is also assumed that the ratchet mechanism is in a restrained state.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the saddle cover 12 is completely pulled out as described above. By pressing the button portion 5c in this state, the ratchet mechanism of the first ratchet bar 4 and the ratchet cap 2, and the second ratchet The restraint state of the ratchet mechanism of the rod 5 and the ratchet plate 6 is released, the rotating shaft 15 rotates, and the saddle cover 12 can be wound around the rotating shaft 15. In this case, the rotating shaft 15 rotates, but the first ratchet bar 4 and the second ratchet bar 5 do not rotate.

  Next, the first ratchet bar 4, the ratchet cap 2, the second ratchet bar 5, and the ratchet plate 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (a1), the first ratchet bar 4 has a female thread portion 4a formed inside the right end portion in the drawing, and has a disc-shaped ratchet portion 4c. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (a2), the first ratchet bar 4 has a hole 4b inside the left end portion in the drawing. The coil spring 3 is inserted into the hole 4b as described above.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the ratchet cap 2 has a female screw portion 2a inside and a ratchet portion 2b on the inner bottom surface portion. The ratchet cap 2 is fixed to the rotary shaft 15 by the female screw portion 2a being screwed into the male screw portion of the rotary shaft 15, and the ratchet portion 2b is connected to the ratchet portion 4c of the first ratchet bar 4 and the ratchet mechanism (first ratchet mechanism). Configure.

  As shown in FIG. 3C, the second ratchet bar 5 has a male screw portion 5a at one end, a button portion 5c at the other end, and a ratchet portion 5b. The male screw portion 5 a is screwed into the female screw portion 4 a of the first ratchet bar 4. As shown in FIG. 3 (d), the ratchet plate 6 has a boss portion 6b and a hole 6c at the center, and a ratchet portion 6a on the outside thereof. The ratchet portion 6a constitutes a ratchet portion 5b of the second ratchet bar 5 and a ratchet mechanism (second ratchet mechanism). The button portion 5c of the second ratchet bar 5 is inserted into the hole 6c.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the saddle cover device 30 described above. A notch 15 c for fixing the inner end of the spring 20 is provided at the left end of the rotary shaft 15, and the rotary shaft 15 inserted into the hole of the left side plate 10 a passes through the hole of the spring case 21. The spring 20 is connected. Although not shown, the inner wall of the spring case 21 has a fixing portion for fixing the outer end portion of the spring 20.

  As described above, after the coil spring 3 is inserted into the first ratchet bar 4, the ratchet cap 2 is screwed onto the rotary shaft 15. One end of the coil spring 3 is in contact with the disk 15a. Next, the second ratchet bar 5 is screwed into the first ratchet bar 4. The second ratchet bar 5 penetrates the ratchet plate 6 and protrudes outside the right side plate 10c.

  The installation of the saddle cover device 30 of the present embodiment on a bicycle saddle will be described below with reference to FIG. A mounting tool 24 for installing the saddle cover device 30 on the bicycle saddle 26 is shown in FIGS. The fixture 24 is fixed to the back side of the saddle cover device 30 by a fixing screw 25. You may fix by adhesion | attachment or welding instead of fixing with a screw. The fixture 24 may have various shapes, and the fixture according to the present embodiment is an example. FIG. 5C is a view showing a state in which the saddle cover device 30 of this embodiment is installed on the lower side of the saddle 26 of the bicycle. The saddle cover device 30 is fixed to the upper portion of the saddle post 28 by a fixture 24, and the user pulls out the saddle cover 12 of the saddle cover device 30, and then fixes the locking string 13 a to the hook 27.

  In the saddle cover device of the present embodiment, the ratchet mechanism (second ratchet mechanism) of the second ratchet bar 5 and the ratchet plate 6 of the saddle cover device 30 of the first embodiment is constituted by two elongated ratchet pieces. It is characterized by. The ratchet mechanism of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the ratchet mechanism of the present embodiment is configured by a first ratchet piece 8 a having a hole 9 in the center and a second ratchet piece 8 b having a shaft 7. The shaft 7 is fixed to the second ratchet piece 8b. The shaft 7 is inserted into the hole 9 of the first ratchet piece 8a. The first ratchet piece 8a is fixed to the wall W. The first ratchet piece 8a and the second ratchet piece 8b have a vertical surface V and an inclined surface S as shown in the figure.

  6 (b1) to 6 (b3) show a state in which the second ratchet piece 8b is sequentially rotated while the first ratchet piece 8a is fixed. In FIG. 6 (b1), the second ratchet piece 8b rotates in the A direction. In FIG. 6B1, the second ratchet piece 8b cannot rotate in the direction opposite to the A direction. This is because the vertical surface V of the first ratchet piece 8a and the vertical surface V of the second ratchet piece 8b collide to prevent rotation.

  FIG. 6 (b2) shows a state in which the second ratchet piece 8b is rotated by approximately 90 ° from the state of FIG. 6 (b1). Even if the second ratchet piece 8b further rotates in the A direction from the state of FIG. 6 (b2), the second ratchet piece 8b rotates smoothly to the state of FIG. 6 (b3). That is, the inclined surface S of the second ratchet piece 8b is placed on the inclined surface S of the first ratchet piece 8b smoothly. Thus, in the ratchet mechanism of the first ratchet piece 8a and the second ratchet piece 8b, the second ratchet piece 8b rotates smoothly in the A direction and cannot rotate in the reverse direction of the A direction.

  FIG. 6C shows the internal structure of the saddle cover device to which the ratchet mechanism described above is applied. Note that the saddle cover 12 is not shown.

  The first ratchet piece 8a is fixed inside the right side plate 10c. The left end portion of the shaft 7 of the second ratchet piece 8 b is fixed to the center of the end surface of the first ratchet bar 4. By pushing the right end of the shaft 7 with a finger, the ratchet mechanism of the first ratchet bar 4 and the ratchet cap 2 and the ratchet mechanism of the first ratchet piece 8a and the second ratchet piece 8b are released. When the pushing of the right end portion of the shaft 7 is interrupted, the two ratchet mechanisms are in a restrained state, and the rotation of the rotating shaft 15 is stopped. In addition, in the state in which the rotating shaft 15 is rotating, the shaft 7 does not rotate.

  According to the saddle cover apparatus of the present invention, the saddle cover pulled out from the storage case can be restrained at an arbitrary position, and the saddle cover can be stored again in the storage case by releasing the restraint at that position.

2 ratchet cap 3 coil spring 4 first ratchet bar 5 second ratchet bar 6 ratchet plate 7 shaft 8a first ratchet piece 8b second ratchet piece 10 main body case 10a left side plate (first side plate)
10b Partition plate 10c Right side plate (second side plate)
12 Saddle cover 15 Rotating shaft 20 Spring spring

Claims (6)

A saddle cover,
A storage case having a first side plate, a second side plate, and a partition plate;
A rotary shaft that is installed through the first side plate and the partition plate and winds up the saddle cover;
A spring for rewinding the rotating shaft installed at one end of the rotating shaft;
A first ratchet mechanism installed at the other end of the rotating shaft;
A second ratchet mechanism installed on the second side plate, having a button portion penetrating the second side plate, and coupled to the first ratchet mechanism;
An elastic body for biasing the first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism;
The saddle cover device is characterized in that the restrained state of the first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism is released by pressing the button part. The first ratchet mechanism is
A first ratchet bar having a ratchet portion on the outer peripheral surface;
2. The saddle cover according to claim 1, further comprising: a ratchet cap that has a ratchet portion that meshes with a ratchet portion of the first ratchet rod on an inner bottom surface portion and is screwed into the other end portion of the rotating shaft. apparatus. The second ratchet mechanism is
A second ratchet bar having a ratchet portion on the outer peripheral surface;
3. The saddle cover device according to claim 1, wherein the saddle cover device includes a ratchet portion that meshes with a ratchet portion of the second ratchet rod, and is configured of a ratchet plate that is installed on the second side plate. The second ratchet mechanism is
A first ratchet piece having a shaft in the center;
3. The saddle cover device according to claim 1, wherein the shaft includes a second ratchet piece that penetrates the center and is disposed on the second side plate and meshes with the first ratchet piece. 4.   The saddle cover device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the spring for rewinding the rotating shaft is a spring.   The saddle cover device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the storage case is installed on a saddle post below a saddle of a bicycle.

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