JP3078489U - Bicycle carrier mounting device and carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To stably attach a carrier to a bicycle and smoothly carry luggage by the carrier. SOLUTION: A mounting portion (2) mounted on a bicycle body (27) and a stay (3) mounted on a carrier (15) mounted on the bicycle are detachably connected to each other to connect the carrier (15). A carrier mounting device (1) for mounting on the vehicle body (27), wherein the stay (3) connects a pair of supports (8, 8) to each other and connects the supports (8, 8) to each other. Connecting body (9) attached to carrier (15)
And a U-shaped portion (13) formed in a U-shape with the engaging portion (11) provided on the mounting portion (2) on the pair of supports (8, 8). ) Is provided, and the engaging portion (10) and the engaged portion (11) are engaged / disengaged by expanding / contracting the width of the U-shaped portion (13). It is characterized by being operable.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a carrier mounting device for a bicycle and a carrier.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 A luggage stand (also referred to as a carrier) 31 as shown in FIG. 5 may be attached to the front of the handle post of the bicycle in addition to a luggage basket. The carrier 31 is detachably hooked to a handle 35 by a hook 32 having an S-shape in a side view provided at an upper end portion 31A thereof, and is attached to the vehicle body 30. A load 37 is placed on the carrier 31, and the load 37 is fixed to the carrier 31 with a cord 36 so as not to drop from the carrier 31 during running of the bicycle.

When the handle 35 is moved, the carrier 31 swings right and left due to the weight of the load 37 and is unstable. Therefore, the string member 40 is wound around the carrier 31 and the handle post 38 in a ring shape, and the carrier 31 is fixed to the vehicle body 30.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, there is a possibility that the knot 40A of the string member 40 as described above may be released. When the load is heavy, the carrier 31 swings in the left-right direction with a larger force, and the string member 40 cannot support the carrier firmly. That is, it was difficult to stably attach the carrier to the vehicle body with the conventional string member. Further, when attaching and detaching the carrier, if the carrier is fixed with the string member 40, it takes time to unwind or cut the string member 40, and if necessary, it is necessary to freely attach and detach the carrier to and from the vehicle body. Inconvenient.

On the other hand, if attention is paid to the conventional carrier, the load 37 cannot be stably placed on the carrier 31 unless the string 36 shown in the drawing is used, and the amount of load to be loaded is limited. . The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a carrier mounting device for stably and detachably mounting a bicycle carrier on a bicycle, and a carrier suitable for transporting articles. .

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention employs the following solutions. That is, in the bicycle carrier mounting device according to the present invention, the mounting portion 2 mounted on the bicycle body 27 and the stay 3 mounted on the carrier 15 mounted on the bicycle are detachably connected. A carrier mounting device 1 for mounting the carrier 15 to the vehicle body 27, wherein the stay 3 connects a pair of supports 8, 8 to each other and is mounted on the carrier 15. A U-shaped portion 13 having a U-shaped configuration including a connector 9 is provided. The pair of supports 8, 8 is engaged with an engaged portion 11 provided on the mounting portion 2. A mating engaging portion 10 is provided, and the engaging portion 10 and the engaged portion 11 are configured to be operable to engage and disengage by expanding and contracting the width of the U-shaped portion 13. According to this means, the carrier is provided with a stay having a U-shaped portion, The stay is attached to the vehicle body by an attachment portion detachably connected to the stay, and a pair of supports constituting the stay are provided with an engagement portion that engages with an engaged portion provided on the attachment portion. The engagement portion and the engaged portion are configured to be operable to engage and disengage by increasing or decreasing the width of the U-shaped portion, so that only the width of the U-shaped portion of the stay is enlarged or reduced. Thus, the stay and the connecting portion can be easily attached and detached.

In other words, when a carrier is required, the carrier is attached to the connecting member of the stay, and the engaging portion of the stay is engaged with the engaged portion of the attaching portion, so that the carrier is stably attached to the vehicle body. Can be. On the other hand, when the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion is released and the stay is detached from the mounting portion, the carrier can be removed from the vehicle body. Therefore, the carrier can be stably mounted on the vehicle body, and the carrier can be easily attached and detached as necessary.

In the present invention, the U-shaped portion includes a V-shaped portion. The mounting portion 2 has a fixing portion 5 for fixing the mounting portion 2 to the vehicle body 27 and a holding portion 6 provided with the engaged portion 11, and the fixing portion 5 is a bicycle. The carrier 15 is preferably attached to the vehicle body 27 by being fixed to the hanger 29. According to this means, the mounting portion has a fixing portion for fixing the mounting portion to the vehicle body and a holding portion provided with the engaged portion, and the fixing portion is formed on a hanger of the bicycle. And the carrier is attached to the vehicle body. Therefore, the carrier can be stably attached to the vehicle body, especially on the front wheel side of the bicycle.

The fixing portion 5 includes a mounting plate 7 mounted on the bottom portion 29 B of the hanger 29, and a fitting body held on the mounting plate 7 and elastically closely fitted to the inner surface 29 A of the hanger 29. Preferably, the mounting plate 7 is formed to extend from the holding portion 6 to the rear of the holding portion 6. According to this means, at the same time that the mounting plate is mounted to the hanger bottom from below, the fitting body is fitted to the inner surface of the hanger, and the fitting part is closely attached to the inner surface of the hanger, so that the fixing part is formed on the vehicle body. Firmly adhered to. As a result, the mounting portion can be easily and firmly mounted on the vehicle body.

[0010] Further, since the mounting plate is configured to extend rearward from the holding portion for holding the stay, the holding portion and the fixing portion are adjacent to each other at the mounting portion, and the mounting portion itself is compact. The structure is preferable. Preferably, the fitting body 4 is detachably fitted to the hanger inner surface 29A from below the hanger 29. According to this means, the attachment / detachment of the fixed portion to / from the vehicle body can be performed by a simple operation of attaching / detaching the fitting body. Also, the carrier 15 attached to the vehicle body 27 by the above-described bicycle carrier attaching device 1 is provided with a cargo car mounting portion 17 capable of detachably attaching a bicycle car to the carrier 15. Features.

According to this means, since the carrier is provided with a car mounting portion on which the bicycle car can be detachably attached, the bicycle car separate from the carrier is provided with the carrier. And carry a sufficient amount of luggage. Further, since the above-mentioned car is detachably mounted on the carrier, the car can be easily removed when unnecessary. Further, the carrier 15 has a rear portion 18 that is disposed upright in front of the handle post 28 of the bicycle, and a bottom portion 19 that extends forward from the rear portion 18. It is preferable that the car mounting portion 17 is provided on both of the bottom portions 19.

[0012] According to this means, the carrier has a back surface portion standing upright in front of the handle post, and a bottom surface portion extending forward from the back surface portion, and the back surface portion and the bottom surface portion. Are provided with the above-mentioned car mounting parts, so that the car mounted on the carrier can be stably mounted at two places, the rear part and the bottom part of the carrier. In addition, a front portion 19A of the bottom portion 19 is provided with a front portion 20 which forms a car body 21 capable of storing luggage together with the rear portion 18 and the bottom portion 19 in an upright state. And is detachably attached to the front portion 19A of the bottom portion 19 so as to be freely switchable between a loading position in which the loading cage 21 is formed in the upright state and a stacking position overlapped with the bottom portion 19. Is preferred.

According to this means, the front portion of the bottom portion is provided with a front portion that forms a car body capable of accommodating luggage together with the back portion and the bottom portion in an upright state. Since it is attached to the front of the bottom part so that it can be switched between the car posture that forms the car body in the upright state and the stacking posture that is superimposed on the bottom part, the front part is overlapped with the car posture. By simply switching to the posture, the carrier can be formed into a car body or returned to the carrier shape as required. Further, since the front portion is detachably attached to the front portion of the carrier bottom portion, the front portion can be detached from the carrier when there is no need to form a basket.

In addition, the front part 20 is in the position of the car, and the side part 22 of the car body 21 formed with the bottom part 19 and the back part 18 has the front part 20 and the back part. It is preferable that a band structure 25 to be bridged between the first and second parts 18 is provided. The car body is configured such that the bottom is closed from the carrier bottom part, the front direction of the car body is closed by the front part, and the rear part of the car body is closed by the carrier back part.

However, the side of the car body is in an open state without any closing member, and when using the car body, there is a risk that the load may fall from the side. According to the above means, since the band structure is provided on the side of the car body between the front part and the back part, the band structure allows the car body to be viewed from the side. It is preferable because it is possible to regulate the fall of the luggage. In the present invention, “forward” means the traveling direction of the bicycle, and “rear” means the direction of the bicycle driver.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a carrier mounting device (hereinafter referred to as a mounting device) 1 for a bicycle according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a use state of the mounting device 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the carrier according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the carrier in a state where a cage is formed. The mounting device 1 includes a mounting portion 2 mounted on a bicycle body (hereinafter, simply referred to as a vehicle body) 27 and a metal stay 3 mounted on a carrier (hereinafter, simply referred to as a carrier) 15 mounted on the bicycle. The carrier 15 is attached to the vehicle body 27 by the attachment portion 2 and the stay 3.

The stay 3 has a pair of parallel supports 8, 8, and a connecting body 9 connecting the rear ends 8 C, 8 C of the supports 8, 8 to each other and attached to the carrier 15. It is configured to have a U-shaped portion 13. In the present embodiment, the stay 3 has a U-shape as a whole to form a U-shaped portion 13. The connecting body 9 is attached to the carrier 15 by an attaching bracket 14 at a substantially central portion 9A thereof. Each of the pair of supports 8 is provided with an engaging portion 10 for engaging with an engaged portion 11 provided on the mounting portion 2. The engaging portion 10 and the engaged portion 11 are formed in a U-shaped portion. The engagement / disengagement operation can be performed by expanding / contracting the width W 1 of the thirteen.

The engaging portion 10 is configured such that the support 8 is bent at a substantially right angle near the front end 8A so that the front end 8A of the support faces outward. Is constituted by an insertion hole 12 through which the distal end portion 8A of the support is inserted. Since the distal end portion 8A can be inserted into and removed from the insertion hole 12, the operation of engaging and disengaging the engaging portion 10 and the engaged portion 11 is performed. The mounting portion 2 has a fixing portion 5 for fixing the mounting portion 2 to the vehicle body 27 and a holding portion 6 provided with the engaged portion 11. The fixing portion 5 is attached to a hanger (hereinafter simply referred to as a hanger) 29 of the bicycle, thereby attaching the carrier 15 to the vehicle body 27 (see FIG. 2).

The fixing portion 5 has a mounting plate 7 mounted on the bottom portion 29 B of the hanger 29, and a fitting body 4 held on the mounting plate 7 and elastically closely fitted to the inner surface 29 A of the hanger 29. The mounting plate 7 is formed so as to extend from the holding portion 6 to the rear of the holding portion 6, and the fitting body 4 is held on the mounting plate 7. Therefore, when the mounting plate 7 is mounted on the hanger bottom portion 29B. At the same time, the fitting body 4 can be fitted into the hanger inner surface 29A. In addition, since the holding portion 6 for holding the stay 3 is located immediately in front of the hanger 29, the mounting portion 2 itself has a compact configuration, which is preferable.

In the present embodiment, the fitting 4 is formed of an elastomer. As a result, the fitting body 4 is detachably fitted to the hanger inner surface 29A from below the hanger 29, and when fitted, firmly adheres to the hanger inner surface 29A. . The mounting portion 2 is fixed to the hanger 29 by the fixing portion 5 described above, and the stay 3 is held by the holding portion 6 integrally formed on the front side of the fixing portion 5, and the carrier 15 is fixed by the stay 3 to the vehicle body 27. It will be attached to. With this configuration, the carrier 15 is stably attached to the vehicle body 27.

Further, since the engaging portion 10 and the engaged portion 11 can be engaged and disengaged by increasing or decreasing the width W of the U-shaped portion 13, the mounting portion 2 and the stay 3 can be detachably attached. Since the stay 3 is connected, even when the stay 3 is mounted on the carrier 15 by the mounting bracket 14, the stay 3 can be attached to and detached from the connecting portion 2 only by increasing or decreasing the width W of the U-shaped portion 13. The carrier 15 can be easily attached to and detached from the vehicle body 27. Next, the carrier 15 mounted on the vehicle body 27 by the mounting device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The carrier 15 is provided with a car mounting portion 17 capable of detachably mounting a bicycle car (not shown, hereinafter simply referred to as a "car") to the carrier 15. More specifically, the carrier 15 has a rear portion 18 disposed upright in front of the handle post 28 and a bottom portion 19 extending forward from the rear portion 18. , Are provided on both the back portion 18 and the bottom portion 19 (see FIG. 3). The car mounting portion 17 in the present embodiment includes a plurality of through holes 23, 23,... If a string or the like is passed through these through holes 23, the car can be detachably attached to the carrier 15.

In the present embodiment, since the car mounting portions 17 are provided on both the rear surface portion 18 and the bottom surface portion 19 of the carrier 15, the car is stably mounted. In addition, a front portion 19A of the bottom portion 19 is provided with an upright front portion 20 that forms a car body 21 capable of storing luggage together with the back portion 18 and the bottom portion 19. The front handle portion 20 is attached to the front portion 19A of the bottom surface portion 19 by the mounting handle 24 so that the front surface portion 20 can be switched between a load position in which the load cage body 21 is formed in the upright state and a stacking position overlapping the bottom surface portion 19. It is attached detachably (see FIG. 4).

When it is necessary to store the luggage, the front part 20 is attached to the front part 19A of the bottom part in an upright state, and the back part 18, the bottom part 19 and the front part 20 form a car body 21. . In the present embodiment, the front surface portion 20 is rotatably mounted on the bottom surface portion 19 with the mounting handle 24 as a fulcrum, so that the rising angle Y of the front surface portion 20 with respect to the bottom surface portion 19 is appropriately adjusted. Can be set. When the front part 20 is switched to the overlapping position in which the front part 20 is superimposed on the bottom part 19, the front part 20 is folded and integrated with the bottom part 19, and the structure of the loading cage 21 is Will be resolved. Furthermore, when the front part 20 is not used at all, the attachment handle 24 may be removed and detached from the front part 19A of the bottom part.

According to the front portion 20, when it is desired to store a load, there is no need to separately prepare and attach a separate basket from the carrier 15, and the load storage portion can be easily performed without any trouble. Can be formed. Further, in the present embodiment, the front portion 20 is in the above-described cargo posture, and the side 22 of the cargo cage 21 formed together with the bottom portion 19 and the back portion 18 includes the front portion 20 and the back portion 18. There is provided a band structure 25 which is bridged between them (see FIG. 4).

A pair of upper and lower mounting holes 25 B for inserting the band 25 A and attaching the band 25 A to the back surface 18 are provided at the side end 18 A of the back part 18. A band 25A is bridged between the pair of mounting holes 25B, 25B and the side end portion 20A of the front surface portion 20 to form a band structure 25. As shown in FIG. 4, the side surface 22 of the cargo body 21 composed of the back surface portion 18, the bottom surface portion 19, and the front surface portion 20 is open. If the luggage is stored, the luggage may slide down from the side 22 while being transported by bicycle. Here, if the band structure 25 as described above is provided, it is possible to restrict the falling of the load from the side 22.

When the carrier 15 described above is used, an S-shaped engaging member 26 provided at the upper end of the carrier 15 is hooked on a handle, and a stay attached to the carrier 15 is used. The carrier 15 can be easily attached to the vehicle body 27 by connecting the carrier 3 to the attachment portion 2 attached to the hanger 29. On the other hand, when the carrier 15 is unnecessary, the width W of the U-shaped portion 13 of the stay 3 is reduced so that the stay 3 is detached from the mounting portion 2 and the hook 26 is detached from the handle. 27 can be easily removed.

As the metal constituting the stay, stainless steel, rust-proofed metal, or the like can be used. In addition, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, or the like can be used as the elastomer forming the fitting body. Further, the carrier and the front part are formed of an appropriate material such as a synthetic resin. The band 25A in the band structure 25 can be made of an appropriate material such as cloth, rubber, vinyl, or the like.

[0029]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, the bicycle carrier can be attached to and detached from the bicycle body as required, and the carrier can be stably mounted. In addition, it is possible to secure sufficient space for storing luggage. Therefore, the carrier can smoothly carry the luggage without the unexpected movement of the carrier and hindering the operation of the bicycle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a bicycle carrier mounting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a use state of the bicycle carrier mounting device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the carrier according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a carrier is formed by the carrier shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 carrier mounting device 2 mounting part 3 stay 4 fitting body 5 fixing part 6 holding part 7 mounting plate 8 support 9 connecting body 10 engaging part 11 engaged part 13 U-shaped part 15 carrier 17 load cage mounting part 18 back part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Bottom part 20 Front part 21 Cargo body 22 Side 25 Band structure 27 Body 28 Handle post 29 Hanger

Claims (8)

[Utility model registration claims] An attachment (2) attached to a bicycle body (27) and a stay (3) attached to a carrier (15) attached to the bicycle are detachably connected to the carrier (15). A carrier mounting device (1) for mounting the vehicle body (27) to the vehicle body (27), wherein the stay (3) connects the pair of supports (8, 8) to each other and A connector (9) attached to the carrier (15)
And a U-shaped portion (13) configured in a U-shape with the engaging portion (11) provided on the mounting portion (2) on the pair of supports (8, 8). ) Is provided, and the engaging portion (10) and the engaged portion (11) are engaged / disengaged by expanding / contracting the width of the U-shaped portion (13). A carrier mounting device for a bicycle, which is configured to be operable. 2. The mounting part (2), wherein the mounting part (2) is provided.
Fixing part (5) for fixing to the vehicle body (27)
And a holding part (6) provided with the engaged part (11), wherein the fixing part (5) is a hanger (29) for a bicycle.
The carrier mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier (15) is mounted on the vehicle body (27) by being fixed to the bicycle. 3. The fixing part (5) is provided with the hanger (2).
9) a mounting plate (7) mounted on the bottom portion (29B), and the hanger (29) held on this mounting plate (7)
And a fitting body (4) elastically and closely fitted to the inner surface (29A) of the first member. The mounting plate (7) extends rearward from the holding part (6) from the holding part (6). 3. The carrier mounting device for a bicycle according to claim 2, wherein the carrier mounting device is formed as follows. 4. The fitting body (4) is provided with the hanger (2).
The carrier mounting device for a bicycle according to claim 3, characterized in that the carrier mounting device is detachably fitted to the inner surface (29A) of the hanger from the lower side of (9). 5. A bicycle (15) mounted on the vehicle body (27) by the bicycle carrier mounting device (1) according to claim 1, wherein a bicycle basket can be detached from the carrier (15). Car mounting part (1
7) A carrier, wherein the carrier is provided. 6. The carrier (15) has a rear portion (18) standing upright in front of the handle post (28) of the bicycle and a bottom portion (18) extending forward from the rear portion (18). A carrier according to claim 5, characterized in that the carrier mounting part (17) is provided on both the rear part (18) and the bottom part (19). 7. A standing state in which a cargo body (21) capable of accommodating luggage is formed at a front portion (19A) of the bottom portion (19) together with the back portion (18) and the bottom portion (19). A front portion (20) of the front surface portion (20).
The front portion (19) of the bottom portion (19) can be switched between a cage position forming the cargo body (21) in the upright state and a superposed position overlapped on the bottom portion (19).
7. The carrier according to claim 6, wherein the carrier is detachably attached to A). 8. A side (22) of the car body (21) formed with the bottom part (19) and the back part (18), wherein the front part (20) is in the car posture. The carrier according to claim 7, characterized in that the carrier is provided with a band structure (25) spanned between the front part (20) and the back part (18).