JP2942941B2 - Bicycle transport device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle transport apparatus for transporting a bicycle from a lower floor to an upper floor in a three-dimensional bicycle parking lot, for example, and more particularly to a structure for transporting a bicycle without holding it by human power or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional bicycle transport device, a bicycle passage for descending a fixed floor and a bicycle passage for ascending with a belt conveyor are provided on both sides of a stair provided from a lower floor to an upper floor. There is (Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-2054)
No. 6). In such a device, when entering a bicycle from a lower floor to an upper floor, after getting off the bicycle, the driver puts the front wheel of the bicycle into the guide groove and holds the bicycle upright. Then, the driver climbs the stairs with the bicycle in accordance with the conveyor speed while the brakes are operated.

In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-109550,
A transport conveyor is endlessly stretched from the lower-floor carry-in entrance to the upper-floor carry-out exit, and a wheel-slip member is provided on the transport surface of the transport conveyor to prevent the bicycle from moving backward in the transport direction. Is described. On both sides in the width direction of the transport conveyor, treads are formed along the transport direction. In such an apparatus, when a bicycle is stored from a lower floor to an upper floor, the driver enters the bicycle on the conveyor while riding the bicycle. During transport of the bicycle by the transport conveyor, the driver holds the bicycle upright by touching both feet on the tread.

In Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-8261, as shown in FIG. 3, a ramp 61 is formed between a lower floor and an upper floor, and a belt conveyor 6 is formed in the ramp 61.
It is described that a guide groove 64 having a zero and a concave shape is provided. The belt conveyor 60 is provided with an endless belt 62 that is circulated and moved over the entire length of one side of the ramp 61, and the bicycle 63 is transported as the endless belt 62 moves. The bottom of the guide groove 64 is parallel to the upper track of the endless belt 62, and the height from the bottom to the upper track is higher than the height of the rotation axis of the bicycle pedal from the bottom.
In such a bicycle transport device, when entering the bicycle 63 from the lower floor to the upper floor, after getting off the bicycle 63, the driver enters the wheel 68 of the bicycle 63 into the guide groove 64. When the wheel 68 of the bicycle 63 enters the guide groove 64,
One pedal 65 of the bicycle 63 contacts the upper surface of the endless belt 62, and the bottom of the guide groove 64 is
Since the pedal 65 is relatively low with respect to the upper track, the pedal 65 is pushed upward, and the other coaxial pedal 66 also contacts the upper surface of the endless belt 62. Therefore, the bicycle 63 is guided by the guide grooves 64 and the pedals 65 and 66 on both sides are supported by the upper surface of the endless belt 62, so that the bicycle 63 is kept upright without falling down. Thus, the bicycle 63 can be transported by the endless belt 62 without being held by human power or the like.

[0005]

However, among the above-described conventional bicycle transport devices, in the device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-20546, the driver always stands the bicycle upright while the bicycle is transported. It must be held in place, the brakes must be activated, and the bicycle must be climbed up the stairs to match the conveyor speed. Therefore, there has been a problem that storing the bicycle requires a great deal of labor.

In the apparatus described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-109550, when a bicycle is entered from the lower floor to the upper floor, the driver puts both feet on the tread while riding the bicycle and transports the bicycle. The bike must be kept upright at all times. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes a lot of labor to store the bicycle, and it is difficult to ensure safety because the driver remains on the bicycle even during transportation.

Further, in the device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-8261, the bicycle 63 is arranged so that the pedals 65, 66 on both sides of the bicycle 63 are supported on the upper surface of the endless belt 62.
In order to smoothly enter, the positional relationship between the bottom of the guide groove 64 and the upper track of the endless belt 62 is determined by the relationship between the rotation axes 67 of the pedals 65 and 66 of the bicycle 63 and the dimensions of the ground surface of the wheels 68. It must be strictly set accordingly. However, in practice, the outer diameter of the wheel 68 of the bicycle 63 is subdivided so that it can be selected according to the height of the driver, and the dimensions of the rotating shaft 67 of the pedals 65 and 66 and the ground surface of the wheel 68 are provided. Also,
It varies greatly depending on the outer diameter of the wheel 68. In other words, it is extremely difficult to set the positional relationship between the bottom of the guide groove 64 and the upper trajectory of the endless belt 62 assuming a bicycle of any size. And so forth.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle transporting apparatus which can easily enter a bicycle without requiring positioning or the like, and which can transport the bicycle reliably without being held by human power or the like. .

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a water supply system comprising:
Provided at low and high places with a predetermined space in the horizontal direction
And a pair of guide frames,
An endless band is provided movably stretched around the outer periphery of the side surface, and a pair of endless bands are provided at a predetermined interval , and the endless band is held in a state where the endless band holds a bicycle wheel from both sides. And the bicycle is transported synchronously to transport the bicycle. It is preferable that the endless belt-shaped body has a holding member made of an elastic body capable of holding the wheel by abutting on both side surfaces of the wheel of the bicycle at mutually opposing portions.

[0010]

In bicycle carrier apparatus according to the present invention, horizontal direction
At predetermined intervals in low and high places
Around the outer circumference of the pair of guide frames.
The pair of endless belts movably stretched are synchronously moved in a predetermined direction while holding the wheel of the bicycle, and transport the bicycle from a low place to a high place or from a high place to a low place. The worker only needs to perform the introduction work of loading the bicycle between the endless belts when transporting the bicycle, and other operations such as alignment and holding the bicycle are unnecessary, and the bicycle can be transported easily. .

Further, in the bicycle transport apparatus according to the present invention, the endless belt-shaped body is provided with the gripping member made of an elastic body, whereby the wheels of the bicycle are securely gripped in close contact, and stable transport can be guaranteed.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a three-dimensional bicycle parking lot to which a bicycle transport device according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied. In this figure, a bicycle 10 to be stored is entered between the transport chains 30 and 31 as an endless band by a driver or a bicycle parking manager (hereinafter referred to as a driver or the like) on the first floor of a bicycle parking lot.
The wheels 11 are sandwiched by the transport chains 30 and 31 from both sides in the transport direction, and are moved along the guide frames 20 and 21 as the transport chains 30 and 31 move. As a result, the bicycle 10 is transported from the first floor of the bicycle parking lot to the second floor. On the second floor of the bicycle parking lot, the bicycle 10 is delivered from the transport chains 30, 31 to the discharging mechanism 40,
The bicycle is taken out from the discharge mechanism 40 by a driver or the like and parked at a predetermined place.

A pair of left and right guide frames 20, 21 are provided at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction, and are gently inclined from the first floor to the second floor of the bicycle parking lot. As shown in FIG. 2, rails 22 and 23 are provided on the outer periphery of the side surfaces of the guide frames 20 and 21, respectively. Each rail 2
Plastics (not shown) such as ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene are provided on the inner surfaces of the transfer chains 30 and 23.
31 sliding surfaces.

The transport chains 30 and 31 are respectively shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the guide frames 20 and 21 are provided so as to be movable along the rails 22 and 23 so as to surround the outer periphery of the side surfaces of the guide frames 20 and 21 in a loop shape. The bicycle 10 is moved in a predetermined direction by a motor or the like (not shown) in a state where the bicycle 10 is abutted and pinched from both sides in the transport direction, and transports the bicycle 10 from the first floor to the second floor of the bicycle parking lot.

Each of the transport chains 30, 31 is wound around a sprocket (not shown) rotatably provided at both ends of each of the guide frames 20, 21, respectively. (Not shown), and is rotated in a predetermined direction by rotation of a motor or the like transmitted via a motor (not shown). That is, the sprocket provided on the left guide frame 20 is rotated as shown in FIG.
Rotate the left conveying chain 30 to the rail 22
It moves counterclockwise in FIG. 1 along (FIG. 2). The sprocket provided on the right guide frame 21 rotates clockwise in FIG. 1 with the rotation of the motor and the like, and moves the right transport chain 31 clockwise in FIG. 1 along the rail 23 (FIG. 2). .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the elastic body 32 is formed of a hollow rubber pad or the like having a semicircular cross section, and the transport chains 30, 31 are moved on the outer surfaces of the transport chains 30, 31. A large number are provided along the direction, and the longitudinal direction is provided so as to be orthogonal to the moving direction of the transport chains 30 and 31. The interval between the opposing elastic bodies 32 of the transport chains 30, 31 is substantially the same as the width of the rubber tire portion of the wheel 11 of the bicycle 10 in the transport section A where the rubber tire portion of the wheel 11 of the bicycle 10 is sandwiched. In the introduction section B on the first floor of the bicycle parking lot into which the wheels 11 enter, it gradually expands toward the ends of the guide frames 20 and 21 (to the left in the figure). By introduction section B, bicycle 1
0 wheel 11 is more smoothly and reliably transport chain 30,
Enter between 31.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, in the discharge mechanism 40 provided on the second floor of the bicycle parking lot, a pair of linearly formed guide frames 41 and 42 are connected to the guide frame 2.
0 and 21, rails (not shown) are provided on the outer periphery of the side surfaces of the guide frames 41 and 42, and transport chains 45 and 46 are provided.
However, it is provided movably along the rail so as to surround the outer periphery of the side surface of each guide frame 41, 42 in a loop shape. That is, except that the guide frames 41 and 42 are linear and that the transport chains 45 and 46 are not driven by a motor or the like and are always in a free state, the above-described guide frames 20 and 21 and the transport chains 30 and 31 are used.
The configuration is the same as Between the transport chains 45 and 46,
Wheels 11 of the bicycle 10 by the transport chains 30, 31
, And the rubber chains are held by the transport chains 45 and 46 from both sides in the transport direction. As a result, the bicycle 10 is held between the transport chains 45 and 46 and is kept upright.

Sensors 50 for detecting the wheels 11 of the bicycle 10 are provided at a total of three places near the ends of the second floor of the bicycle parking lot in the guide frames 20 and 21 and near both ends of the discharge mechanism 40. The motors and the like that drive the transport chains 30 and 31 are controlled by a control device (not shown) based on the signals from the sensors 50, and stop rotating when the bicycle 10 stays in the discharge mechanism 40. That is, the control device detects the sensors 50 near both ends of the discharging mechanism 40.
Detects the front and rear wheels 11 of the bicycle 10, and also detects the front wheels 11 of the bicycle 10 by the sensor 50 provided near the end of the second floor of the bicycle parking space in the guide frames 20, 21, that is, the bicycle 10 stays in the discharging mechanism 40. In this case, the rotation of the motor or the like is stopped to stop the movement of the transport chains 30, 31, and the transport of the bicycle 10 is temporarily stopped. When the sensors 50 near both ends of the discharge mechanism 40 no longer detect the front and rear wheels 11 of the bicycle 10, that is, when the bicycle 10 is taken out from the discharge mechanism 40, the motors and the like are rotated again to rotate the transport chains 30, 31.
Is moved, and the transport of the bicycle 10 is restarted. This allows the driver to release the bicycle 10 at any time with the discharge mechanism 4.
It can be taken out from zero, so that it can be used easily and safely regardless of age or gender.

The operation of this embodiment will be described. The bicycle 10 to be stored enters the wheel 11 between the transport chains 30 and 31 by the driver or the like on the first floor of the bicycle parking lot. The wheel 11 that has entered between the transport chains 30 and 31 sandwiches the rubber tire portion from both sides in the transport direction by the transport chains 30 and 31 via the elastic body 32 and guides the wheels 11 as the transport chains 30 and 31 move. Frame 2
It is moved along rails 22 and 23 of 0 and 21. As a result, the bicycle 10 is transported from the first floor of the bicycle parking lot to the second floor. On the second floor of the bicycle parking lot, the bicycle 10 is transported by the transport chains 30 and 31 so that the wheels 11 are inserted between the transport chains 45 and 46 of the discharging mechanism 40 and are nipped and held upright. Then, the bicycle 10 is taken out of the discharge mechanism 40 by a driver or the like who has climbed to the second floor of the bicycle parking lot by using the stairs 12 or the like, and is parked at a predetermined place.

As described above, according to each of the above-described embodiments, the transport chains 30, 31 are formed in a loop shape around the side surfaces of the pair of guide frames 20, 21, which are gently inclined from the first floor to the second floor of the bicycle parking lot. Surrounding the rails 22,2
3 are provided so as to be movable along each other, and are moved synchronously around predetermined directions in a state where the wheels 11 of the bicycle 10 are abutted and held from both sides in the transport direction via the elastic body 32. As a result, the bicycle 10 can easily enter without any need for positioning, etc.
The bicycle can be securely transported from the first floor to the second floor without being held by human power or the like.

In the above embodiment, each transport chain 3
Although 0 and 31 are configured to indirectly clamp the wheel 11 of the bicycle 10 via an elastic body 32 such as a rubber pad,
Without providing the elastic body 32, each of the transport chains 30, 31 is configured to directly sandwich the wheel 11 of the bicycle 10, and the rails 22, 23 of each of the guide frames 20, 21 are provided.
The sliding surface may have elasticity. According to this, since each of the transport chains 30 and 31 directly contacts the wheel 11 of the bicycle 10, only the cushioning effect due to the elasticity of the tire rubber occurs between each of the transport chains 30 and 31 and the wheel 11 of the bicycle 10. However, the elasticity of the sliding surfaces of the rails 22 and 23 causes a buffering action between each of the transport chains 30 and 31 and the sliding surfaces of the rails 22 and 23, so that there is no hindrance particularly when the wheels 11 enter. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the bicycle 10 is used as a transport device for storing the bicycle from the first floor to the second floor of the bicycle parking lot. However, the moving direction of the transport chains 30, 31 by the driving mechanism is set to the opposite direction. Thereby, the bicycle 10 can be used as a transport device for taking out the bicycle from the second floor to the first floor of the bicycle parking lot, and can also be used as a transport device for entering or leaving a storey between high-rise bicycle parking lots. By providing two pairs of the transport chains 30 and 31, the transport chains 30 and 31 can be used as a transport device for entry and exit, respectively.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to move between a low place and a high place and to set a predetermined horizontal position.
A pair of gaps provided at low and high places
Movably stretched around the outer circumference of the side of the id frame
The pair of endless strips provided are moved in synchronization with each other in a predetermined direction while holding and holding the bicycle wheels from both sides in the transport direction, so that the bicycle can be easily introduced without any need for positioning, etc. It is possible to carry the sheet from a low place to a high place or from a high place to a low place without holding it by human power or the like. Further, according to the present invention, the endless belt-shaped body is synchronously moved in a predetermined direction in a state where the endless belt-like body abuts and holds the bicycle wheel from both sides in the transport direction via the elastic body, so that the bicycle is securely held. Can be
Stable transportation can be guaranteed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a bicycle transport device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of a transport chain and an elastic body of the bicycle transport device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional bicycle transport device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bicycle 11 Wheel 12 Stairs 20 and 21 Guide frame 22 and 23 Rail 30 and 31 Transport chain (endless belt-like body) 32 Elastic body (clamping member) 40 Discharge mechanism 41 and 42 Guide frame 45 and 46 Transport chain 50 Sensor

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A low place and a high place at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction.
Guide frames (20,
21) and the outer periphery of the side surface of the guide frame
Endless strips (30, 31) which are movably stretched and provided at a predetermined interval (W), and the endless strips are used to move the wheels (11) of the bicycle (10) on both sides. Endless band-like body (30, 31)
A bicycle transport device for transporting a bicycle by synchronously moving the bicycle. 2. The endless strips (30, 31) oppose each other by holding a holding member (32) made of an elastic body capable of holding the wheel (11) by abutting on both side surfaces of the bicycle wheel (11). The bicycle transport device according to claim 1, wherein the bicycle transport device is provided in a part.