JP2515664B2 - Auto-bye carrier - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrier suitable for carrying a motorcycle to a remote place for the purpose of touring.

2. Description of the Related Art When touring or the like in a remote place, a rider and a motorcycle are separately sent to meet at a destination. The absolute condition of the carrier used for such a purpose is that the carrier is efficient and can be used for various vehicle types having different sizes. However, the known vehicles are for the manufacturers and distributors to carry a large number of specific vehicle types, and there has been no efficient way to carry a large number of motorcycles of various vehicle types. .

[0002]

As described above, since there is no carrier for efficiently carrying a large number of various motorcycles of different vehicle types, there is a problem that the transportation cost is high. An object of the present invention is to provide a motorcycle carrier capable of efficiently carrying a large number of motorcycles of different vehicle types.

[0003]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of side members are made parallel to each other with a predetermined spacing, and a front member and a rear member are fixed before and after the side members so that each side member is fixed. A pallet frame is formed by partitioning a loading area surrounded by a member and a rear member, and a front wheel riding portion is provided at a front corner portion of the loading area, and a rear wheel is provided on a rear side facing the front wheel riding portion. A riding portion is provided, a band hanging portion is provided on the front member and a side member adjacent to the front wheel riding portion, and a band hanging portion is also provided on the side member and the side member opposite thereto, and the motorcycle side stand is positioned. A supporting mechanism that is movable in the front-rear direction and expandable and contractible is rotatably provided on the side member on the side where the It supports the side stand near the motorcycle by the support mechanism, characterized by the arrangement of fixing while inclining the vehicle body.

A second aspect of the present invention is to set up a support on a pallet frame,
It is characterized in that another pallet is placed on this pillar to form two tiers. A third aspect of the invention is to provide a beam member on the front side of the pallet frame, provide the beam member with a front wheel rest portion, and raise the beam member other than the portion corresponding to the front wheel rest portion to a position higher than the front wheel rest portion. When the vehicle body placed on the pallet frame is tilted, the upper part of the motorcycle is located below the raised portion. A fourth aspect of the invention is characterized in that a case into which a helmet or the like is put is provided above the raised portion provided on the beam member. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an angle member including a vertical piece and a horizontal piece is fixed to a side member, a shaft of a support mechanism is provided along a ridge where the vertical piece and the horizontal piece intersect, and the shaft is made of carbon. It is made of fiber, and the base end cylinder part of the support arm of the support mechanism is separated from the vertical piece and the horizontal piece, and when the shaft is bent by the load acting on the support arm, the base end cylinder part It is characterized in that it is configured to contact both the vertical piece and the horizontal piece.

[0005]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the front and rear wheels are placed on the front wheel riding portion and the rear wheel riding portion, and the band is hung and temporarily tightened. In this state, temporarily lower the motorcycle side stand and tilt it. next,
The support mechanism is moved in the front-rear direction so that the frame supporting the side stand and the support mechanism face each other, and the length thereof is adjusted. After this, the side stand is raised again, the band is slightly loosened, the motorcycle is further tilted, and the frame supporting the side stand is supported by the support mechanism. Fully lean the motorcycle onto the support mechanism and then tighten the band to secure the motorcycle. Also, if you put multiple motorcycles on the pallet frame as described above,
While lifting it with a fork or the like, another pallet frame is placed underneath it, and columns are placed between the upper and lower pallets to form the pallet frame in two stages. Then, the motorcycle is fixed to the pallet frame below it in the same manner as above.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the support mechanism rotatably provided on the side member is movable in the front-rear direction and is expandable and contractible, it can be applied to motorcycles of different vehicle types. Further, since the motorcycle mounted on the pallet frame is temporarily fixed by the band and leaned against the support mechanism, even a person with weak strength can fix the motorcycle to the pallet frame. According to the second aspect of the invention, the pallet frame can be provided in two stages, so that the transport efficiency can be improved accordingly.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the motorcycle mounted on the lower pallet frame is tilted, the upper portion of the motorcycle is positioned below the raised portion. Also, the overall height can be kept low. According to the fourth aspect, equipment such as a helmet can be put in the case, which is convenient for touring at a distance. According to the fifth aspect, since the shaft of the support mechanism is made of carbon fiber, it can be bent when a load acts on the support mechanism. Therefore, at this time, the base end tube portion of the support mechanism comes into contact with both the vertical piece and the horizontal piece, and becomes extremely stable.
Also, because the shaft is made of carbon fiber, its weight can be greatly reduced.

[0008]

EXAMPLE In this example, as shown in FIG. 1, a motorcycle m is placed on a pallet frame F, and the pallet frame F is stacked in two stages. The pallet frame F is
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, four side members 1 are arranged in parallel, and three auxiliary members 2 to 4 are arranged below the side members 1 at predetermined intervals. And
The auxiliary members 2 to 4 are fixed to the side member 1 by fitting end face U-shaped fixing fittings 5 to 7 to the auxiliary members 2 to 4 and the side member 1 and tightening them with bolts.

The frontmost auxiliary member 2 of the above auxiliary members
Makes the front member 8 rest on the protruding portion while making the side member 1 and the front surface of the auxiliary member 2 flush with each other. After mounting the front member 8 in this manner, the end face U-shaped fixing metal fitting 9 is fitted from the front thereof. The fixing member 9 reaches the side member 1 when it is fitted from the front member 8 side. The fixing member 9 thus configured is bolted to fix the three members of the front member 8, the auxiliary member 2, and the side member 1 integrally.

A front beam member 10 is bridged between the frontmost auxiliary members 2 facing each other. As is apparent from FIGS. 2 and 3, the front beam member 10 has a front wheel riding portion 10a whose one side, that is, the left side in FIGS. 2 and 3, is substantially aligned with the lower surface of the auxiliary member 2, and
A plate material 11 made of expanded metal is mounted on the front wheel mounting portion 10a. In addition, the other side of the front beam member 10, that is, the right side in FIGS. 2 and 3 is made to substantially coincide with the upper surface of the side member 1 to form a raised portion 10b. As shown in FIG. 7, a case 12 for holding a helmet or the like is provided.

Between the rearmost auxiliary member 4, a horizontal rear beam member 13 which substantially coincides with the lower surface of the auxiliary member 4 is bridged, and an expanded metal is provided at a position facing the front wheel mounting portion 10a. The plate material 14 is formed as a beam, and the portion of the plate material 14 is used as the rear wheel mounting portion 13a. And
A portion defined by the pair of side members 1 and the front and rear beam members 10 and 13 is a loading area E of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an angle member 15 is attached to each of the fixing brackets 6 except the fixing bracket fixed to the leftmost side member in FIGS. It is fixed. The fixed position of the angle member 15 is the side facing the side stand of the motorcycle when the front wheel of the motorcycle m is placed on the front wheel rest portion 10a. The angle member 15 includes a vertical piece 15a and a horizontal piece 15b, and support pieces 15c are fixed to both ends thereof. A shaft 16 made of carbon fiber is fixed between the support pieces 15c, and the shaft 1
6 is parallel to the ridge where the vertical piece 15a and the horizontal piece 15b intersect.

A proximal end cylindrical portion 17a of a support arm 17 is slidably and rotatably fitted on the shaft 16, and the cylindrical portion 17a is usually composed of a vertical piece 15a and a horizontal piece 15b. A small gap of about 0.5 mm is formed between the two. However, when a load is applied to the support arm 17, the carbon fiber shaft 16 bends, so that the tubular portion 17a is pressed against both the pieces 15a and 15b to maintain a stable state. The support arm 17 is
By rotating the knob 17b provided at the intermediate portion, the length can be freely adjusted. A receiving portion 17c is provided at the tip of the support arm 17, and the receiving portion 17c holds the frame 18 of the motorcycle m. The shaft 16 and the support arm 17 thus configured constitute the support mechanism of the present invention. A side stand 19 of the motorcycle m is provided on the frame 18.

The pallet frame F as described above,
The three band hooking parts 20 made of eye nuts or eye bolts are fixed to the metal fitting 3 for fixing the auxiliary member 3, and one band is provided for each of the front side of the side member 1 and the front member 8 divided into each area E. The hooks 21 and 22 are fixed.

Next, a motorcycle m is added to the carrier of the above embodiment.
The case of carrying a vehicle will be described. First, the support arm 17
Are set upright as shown in FIGS. In this state, the motorcycle m is put into the loading area E, and the wheels 23, 2 of the motorcycle m are attached to the front and rear wheel mounting portions 10a, 13a.
Put 4 on. After this, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the front wheel 23 is cut to the right, and the front wheel 23 is attached to the corner portion formed by the side member 1 and the front member 8.
Next, the side stand 19 is lowered and the vehicle body 25 is stood upright. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, the band hanging member 2
A band 26 having both ends attached to 0 is hung on the seat 27, and a band 28 having both ends attached to the band hooks 21 and 22 is attached.
Then, hang it on the bracket 29 of the front fork and temporarily fix the vehicle body 25.

From the above state, the side stand 19 is raised, and the cylindrical portion 17a of the support arm 17 is moved in the front-rear direction to adjust its position.
Is rotated to bring the receiving portion 17c into contact with the frame 18. Then, after loosening the bands 26 and 28 a little, the knob 17b of the support arm 17 is rotated to gradually shorten the length thereof, and the body 25 is tilted further than when the side stand 19 is lowered. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, after tilting the vehicle body 25 about 30 degrees, the bands 26 and 28 are fully tightened. When the vehicle body 25 is leaned toward the support arm 17 as described above, the shaft 16 bends due to the action of the load, and the cylindrical portion 17a moves toward the vertical piece 15.
It is pressed against both a and the horizontal piece 15b. Therefore, the cylindrical portion 17a is kept in a stable state.

In this way, three motorcycles m are placed on the two pallet frames F, and one pallet frame F is directly above the other pallet frame F by the front fork 30 as shown in FIG. Lift up to. The front fork 30 is provided between the auxiliary members 2 and 3, 3 and 4.
The fork 30a is inserted. When one pallet frame F is lifted as described above, a plurality of columns 31, 32 are interposed between the two pallet frames F. However, the support column 31 that supports the corner portion on the side opposite to the side into which the fork 30a is inserted has two supporting projections 31a at right angles to increase the holding force thereof, as shown in FIG. The other supporting protrusions 32a of the columns 32 are composed of only one piece, and priority is given to their ease of attachment and detachment.

When the columns 31 and 32 are erected as described above, the columns and the side members 1 and the columns and the front member 8 are fixed by turnbuckles (not shown). Then, when the pallet frames F are stacked in two stages as described above, the highest part of the motorcycle m, usually the rearview mirror or the windshield, is located below the raised part 10b as shown in FIG. Will be located.

According to the carrier of the above embodiment, the support arm 17 as a support mechanism provided on the side member is movable in the front-rear direction and is expandable and contractible, so that it can be applied to motorcycles of different vehicle types. Also, while temporarily fixing the motorcycle on the pallet frame with a band, support it with the support arm 1
As I leaned toward 7, it is possible for even weak people to
The motorcycle m can be fixed to the pallet frame F. Moreover, since the pallet frame can be provided in two stages, the transport efficiency can be improved accordingly.

Further, when the motorcycle mounted on the lower pallet frame F is tilted, the upper portion of the motorcycle is raised 1
Since it is located below 0b, the overall height can be kept low even if the pallet frames are stacked in two stages. Moreover, you can put helmets and other equipment in the case,
This is convenient for touring in the distance. Furthermore, since the shaft 16 of the support arm 17 is made of carbon fiber, it can be bent when a load is applied to the support arm. Therefore, at this time, the base end cylindrical portion 17a of the support arm comes into contact with both the vertical piece 15a and the horizontal piece 15b, and becomes extremely stable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which pallet frames are stacked in two stages.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pallet frame.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a pallet frame.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a support mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a process of stacking pallet frames with the vehicle body tilted.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an initial stage of putting a motorcycle in a pallet frame.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the state of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the front wheels of the motorcycle placed in a pallet frame are bent to the right.

9 is a plan view of the state of FIG. 8. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state where a motorcycle side stand placed in a pallet frame is lowered.

11 is a plan view of the state of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a motorcycle in a pallet frame supported by a support arm.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the state of FIG.

[Sign]

 F Pallet frame m Motorcycle 1 Side member 8 Front member 10 Front beam member 10a Front wheel rest part 10b Raised part 12 Case 13a Rear wheel rest part E Loading area 15 Angle member 15a Vertical piece 15b Horizontal piece 16 Shaft 17 Support arm 17a Tube part 19 Side stand 20 Band hanging part 21 〃 22 〃

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pallet frame in which a plurality of side members are arranged in parallel with each other with a predetermined spacing, and a front member is fixed in front of and behind the side members to define a loading area surrounded by the side members. On the other hand, a front wheel riding portion is provided at a front corner portion of the loading area, a rear wheel riding portion is provided on a rear side facing the front wheel riding portion, and a front member and a side member adjacent to the front wheel riding portion are provided. In addition to providing a band hanging portion on the side member, a band hanging portion is also provided on this side member and a side member opposite to the side member, and the side member on the side where the motorcycle side stand is located is movable in the front-back direction and expandable / contractible. A support mechanism is rotatably provided, the body is fixed by the band passed through the band hanging portion, and the support mechanism supports the vicinity of the side stand of the motorcycle. A motorcycle carrier that holds the body in a tilted position. 2. The motorcycle carrier according to claim 1, wherein a stanchion is set up on a pallet frame, and another pallet is placed on the stanchion to form two stages. 3. A beam member is provided on the front side of the pallet frame, a front wheel rest portion is provided on the beam member, and the beam member other than the portion corresponding to the front wheel rest portion is raised from the front wheel rest portion, and The motorcycle carrier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an upper portion of the motorcycle is positioned below the raised portion when the vehicle body placed on the pallet frame is tilted. 4. The motorcycle carrier according to claim 3, further comprising a case for accommodating a helmet or the like provided above the raised portion provided on the beam member. 5. An angle member composed of a vertical piece and a horizontal piece is fixed to the side member, and a shaft of a supporting mechanism is provided along a ridge where the vertical piece and the horizontal piece intersect, and the shaft is made of carbon fiber. In addition, the base end cylinder portion of the support arm of the support mechanism is slidably provided on the shaft, and the base end cylinder portion maintains a slight distance from the vertical piece and the horizontal piece, while the support arm The motorcycle carrier according to claim 1, wherein when the shaft bends due to a load applied to the base, the base end tubular portion contacts both the vertical piece and the horizontal piece.