JP3005748U - Bicycle parking equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] Make it easy to store the bicycle in the upper row. [Structure] Support frame 3 fixed to the upper end of column 1.
A balance mechanism 4 having a stationary roller and a movable roller biased by a pulling spring is attached to the front end of the bicycle, and a bicycle storage frame 5 is mounted on the support frame 3 and the above-mentioned roller. It is installed so that it can be moved back and forth and tilted with the la in between. When the storage frame 5 is tilted, the weight load in the operation is reduced by the pulling force of the pulling spring.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking device, and more particularly to a bicycle parking device that allows a bicycle to be stored in and taken out from an upper stage safely and easily.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking device has been widely used as a device for storing a bicycle. In this type, generally, the upper storage frame is supported by a fixed frame fixed to the upper end of the column so that it can be moved back and forth and tilted.When storing and taking out the bicycle, the storage frame is fixed. The storage frame on which the bicycle is placed can be manually raised and lowered while it is pulled out to the end.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In such a bicycle parking device, there is a problem that a considerable amount of labor is required because the weight of the bicycle and the storage frame must be tilted while supporting the weight of the bicycle manually. For this reason, a structure has been developed in which the storage frame is supported via leaf springs or gas springs to reduce labor. However, the one using a leaf spring has a drawback that the spring function is deteriorated in a short period of time, and the one using a gas spring is expensive because of the gas spring itself and the structure, and thus the cost of the device is high. There are drawbacks.

In view of this, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and enables a tilting operation for raising and lowering the storage frame while the bicycle is mounted to be light and safe, and can be manufactured without increasing the cost. Is to provide.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to the drawings corresponding to the embodiments. In the present invention, the pillar 1 is horizontally fixed and the balance mechanism 4 is attached to the front end. The balance mechanism 4 includes a support frame 3 and an upper storage frame 5 having a bicycle guide holding frame 22 on the upper surface. The balance mechanism 4 includes a pair of stationary rollers 14 and 14 on the rear upper portion of the frame plate 11. 3, a pair of movable rollers 17, 17 provided at the tip of a swing arm 15 axially attached to the frame plate 11 are urged toward the stationary roller 14 by a pulling spring 18. The storage frame 5 is provided so as to be movable and tiltable on the support frame 3 by engaging the rollers 14 and 17 of the balance mechanism 4 with each other. It is a feature.

[0006]

[Action]

 The device of the present invention is configured as described above. When storing a bicycle, the upper storage frame 5 is pulled out as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 and tilted as shown by the solid line in FIG. -Ground the mum 26 and put the bicycle on the storage frame 5, then pull the storage frame 5 up to the position shown by the chain line in the figure and push it backward.

To take out the bicycle, contrary to the above, the storage frame 5 may be pulled out and tilted, the grounding frame 26 may be grounded, and then the bicycle may be taken out.

The tilting operation of the storage frame 5 is performed against the tensile force of the pulling spring 18 when the storage frame 5 is lowered, and assists the pulling force of the pulling spring 18 when pulling up the storage frame 5. Therefore, the operation is performed safely and easily.

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5, a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention includes a column 1, a lower storage frame 2 fixed to a lower portion of the column, and a support frame horizontally attached to an upper end of the column. 3, a balance mechanism 4 attached to the front end of the supporting frame 3, and an upper storage frame 5 which is attached to the supporting frame 3 so as to be movable and tiltable in the longitudinal direction thereof.

The lower storage frame 2 is formed to have a U-shaped cross section so that the wheels a and b of the bicycle can be movably mounted, and a holding frame 6 that supports both sides of the wheels projects upward at its rear part. Is provided. The storage frame 2 is detachably fixed to the column 1 at the rear portion in a tilted state with its front end grounded.

The support frame 3 has a quadrangular cross section or a U-shape with an open lower side, and a stopper plate 7 and a protrusion 8 for restraining the movement of the storage frame 5 are provided at the rear end of the support frame 3 upward. The balance mechanism 4 is provided so as to project and is fixed to the front end. Then, the supporting frame 3 is mounted by using a bolt or the like with the lower surface of the rear end thereof being placed on a mounting plate 9 provided on the upper end of the column 1.

In the balance mechanism 4, a pair of frame plates 11 and 11 are projected forward and downward from both ends of the mounting plate 10 with the support frame 3 at the same intervals as the width of the support frame 3, and Support shafts 12 and 13 are laid across in the transverse direction at the rear upper part and the front lower part respectively, and both sides of the support frame 3 are located at the portions of the rear upper support shaft 12 protruding outward from the frame plates 11 and 11. Stationary rollers 14 and 14 are mounted so as to project in one direction. Further, the base ends of the swing arms 15, 15 are attached to the support shaft 13 at the front lower part, and the roller shafts 16 provided with movable rollers 17, 17 are provided at the tips of the swing arms 15, 15. Has been erected. A tension spring 18 is stretched between the support shaft 12 and the roller shaft 16, and rocking arms 15 and 15 are normally provided at predetermined positions on the frame plates 11 and 11 and the frame plates 11 and 11, respectively. A stopper pin 19 that suppresses the rotation of the swing arms 15, 15 is provided so as to form a V shape. This balance mechanism is fixed to the front end of the support frame 3 via the mounting plate 10.

The upper storage frame 5 is formed in a lip groove shape in cross section so as to cover the rollers 14, 14, 17, 17 of the balance mechanism 4 and the upper part of the support frame 3, and at the rear end thereof, Stopper pieces 20, 20 that can contact the rear ends of the stationary rollers 14, 14 are provided, and wheels 21 that contact the upper surface of the support frame 3 and travel and move the storage frame 5 at the rear end of the upper surface. Is provided. Further, on the upper surface of the storage frame 5, there are provided a guide holding frame 22 for guiding the traveling of the front wheels a of the vehicle and holding the front wheels a, and subsequently a handle 23 projecting forward from the storage frame 5. Further, a rear wheel holding frame 24 for holding the rear wheel b and a U-shaped rear wheel receiver 25 are provided on the upper surface of the front end of the storage frame. Further, the handle 23 is provided with a grounding frame 26 that projects obliquely downward.

The storage frame 5 is engaged with the rollers 14, 14, 17, 17 by sandwiching the rollers 14, 14, 17, 17 between the upper and lower sides of the storage frame 5 so as to contact the upper surface of the support frame 3 with the wheels 21. On the other hand, it is mounted so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. In the storage state in which the rear end of the storage frame 5 is brought into contact with the stop plate 7 as shown in FIG. 2, the lower portion of the wheel 21 is located between the stop plate 7 and the protrusion 8 and is stored. The frame 5 is designed so as not to move easily, and the movable rollers 17, 17 are engaged with the front end of the storage frame 5. Further, when the storage frame 5 is pulled out, the stopper pieces 20, 20 come into contact with the stationary rollers 14.14 and move further forward so as not to escape.

Next, a usage mode of the upper storage frame 5 will be described. To mount the bicycle on the storage frame 5, first, from the state shown by the dotted line in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, pull out to the front with the handle 23, and as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 and FIG. Comes into contact with the stationary rollers 14 and 14 and pulls it out until it cannot be pulled forward. As a result, the storage frame 5 tends to tilt so as to lower the front part with the stationary rollers 14, 14 as fulcrums. However, since the movable rollers 17, 17 resist this due to the action of the pulling spring 18, the storage frame 5 extends the pulling spring 18 and tilts the swinging arms 15, 15 gently while tilting. As shown in the solid line in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 8, the ground frame 26 is grounded.

In this state, the front wheel a of the bicycle is lifted up and placed in the guide holding frame 22 to move forward, and the rear wheel b is raised up and placed in the rear wheel holding frame 24 and the rear wheel bridge 25. As a result, the bicycle holds the front wheels a and the rear wheels b, is prevented from falling, and is placed on the storage frame 5. After that, hold the handle 23 and pull it up until the storage frame 5 becomes horizontal as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 and as shown in FIG. In this case, the pulling spring 18 exerts a restoring force on the swing arm 15 and the movable rollers 17 and 17, so that the storage frame 5 can be easily returned to the horizontal state. When the storage frame 5 is pushed backward, the rollers 14, 14, 17, 17 move forward by rolling, the wheel 21 rides over the projecting body 8, and the front end stops by hitting the stop plate 7 in FIG. When the bicycle reaches the original position as shown by the dotted line and FIG. 6, the bicycle will be stored and parked. It should be noted that the operation of lowering the vehicle from the storage frame 5 can be easily performed by performing the reverse operation of the above-described raising operation.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the balance mechanism having the stationary roller and the movable roller swinging against the pulling spring is provided at the front end of the support frame that supports the upper storage frame. Since the storage frame is engaged with the rollers in between and is movably and tiltably mounted on the support frame, it is possible to easily move the storage frame forward and backward with the bicycle mounted, and to mount and store the bicycle. The weight load of the tilting operation of the storage frame at the time of taking out is reduced, and the work can be performed easily. In addition, the balance mechanism has a simple structure and can be manufactured at low cost. Moreover, since a tension spring is used to urge the balance mechanism, the spring function does not deteriorate and the durability is excellent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the bicycle parking state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the respective parts separately.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a balance mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the engaged state of the balance mechanism and the storage frame.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an essential part showing a state in which the storage frame is stored on the support frame.

FIG. 7 is a side view of an essential part showing a state in which a storage frame is pulled out.

FIG. 8 is a side view of an essential part showing a state where the storage frame is in an inclined position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Support 2 Lower storage frame 3 Support frame 4 Balance mechanism 5 Upper storage frame 7 Stop plate 8 Protrusion 11 Frame plate 12, 13 Spindle 14 Stationary roller 15 Swing arm 16 Roller shaft 17 Movable roller 18 Pull spring 19 Stopper Pin 20 Stopper piece 21 Wheel 22 Guide holding frame 23 Handle 25 Rear wheel support 26 Grounding frame

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The support frame is fixed to the upper end of the column in a horizontal state and has a balance mechanism attached to the front end, and the upper storage frame provided with a bicycle guide holding frame on the upper surface. , A pair of stationary rollers are provided so as to project outward of the support frame, and a pair of movable rollers provided at the tip of a swing arm pivotally attached to the frame plate urges the stationary rollers toward the stationary roller. The storage frame is provided so as to be capable of traveling and tilting on the support frame, with the rollers of the balance mechanism being sandwiched and engaged with each other.
Bicycle parking device.