JP3107620U - Bicycle handle unit and bicycle equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A bicycle handle unit that can be used as an antitheft lock and a bicycle including the same are provided.
In a bicycle handle unit comprising a handle stem and a handle member held by a rider's hand, the handle member has a substantially rod-like shape having a hollow end. The first rod 31 is substantially U-shaped and has two ends, and one end of the first rod 31 is pivotally supported by the other end of the first rod, and the other end is the first. A second rod 32 that is detachably inserted into the hollow end of the rod, and is housed in the hollow end of the first rod, and the other end of the second rod is in the hollow end. The locking member can be moved to the unlocking position where the locking is released or returned to the locking position again while being in the locked locking position. Remove the bicycle wheel from the top of the Can be an anti-theft lock is attached to the upper.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a bicycle handle unit and a bicycle including the same.

  Bicycles are small and light, so they have good mobility and are convenient to park. Therefore, bicycles are widely used as a means of transportation that is most closely attached to daily life, such as commuting, schooling, and shopping. However, it is easy to be stolen because of its good mobility. Therefore, when a bicycle is parked, an anti-theft lock is usually added on the wheel of the bicycle to reduce the possibility of being stolen.

  However, in this case, the anti-theft lock must always be carried, and there is a drawback that the weight of the bicycle is increased and the advantages of small size and light weight are reduced.

  Therefore, in view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle handle unit that can solve the above-described problems, and a bicycle including the same.

  In order to achieve the above object, the inventor first has a handle stem having upper and lower ends, the lower end of which is connected to the head tube of the bicycle, and the rider's hand supported by the upper end of the handle stem. A handle unit for a bicycle comprising a handle member gripped by the handle stem, wherein the handle member is substantially rod-shaped with at least one end being hollow, and the handle stem is substantially perpendicular to the handle stem. A first rod removably provided at the upper end of the first rod and a substantially U-shaped rod having two ends, one end of which is pivotally supported by the other end of the first rod. A second rod inserted into the hollow end of the first rod in a detachable manner; a second rod housed in the hollow end of the first rod; and While the other end of the rod 2 is in the locked position where it is locked in the hollow end, it can be moved to the unlocked position where the lock is released or returned to the locked position again. The bicycle handle unit is characterized by comprising a lock member configured as described above.

  As a result, the entire handle member can be removed from the upper end of the handle stem and mounted on the wheel of the bicycle to form an anti-theft lock.

  Based on the bicycle handle unit, the inventor further provides a bicycle including the bicycle handle unit.

  In the bicycle handle unit of the present invention and the bicycle equipped with the bicycle handle unit, the handle member can be a normal handle and can also be used as an anti-theft lock, so the rider carries the anti-theft lock. There is no need to ride easily.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a bicycle handle unit of the present invention and a bicycle including the same will be described in detail. In the following description, regardless of the size, components having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is performed only when necessary.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a bicycle handle unit of the present invention and a bicycle including the same. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the bicycle handle unit in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view after assembly of FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the first embodiment of the bicycle according to the present invention comprises a bicycle frame 9 with two wheels mainly including a head tube 91 and a handle unit 1 connected to the head tube 91.

  The handle unit 1 has upper and lower ends 21 and 22, and a lower end 22 of the handle unit 1 is connected to the head tube 91, and the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2 is supported by the rider's hand. And a handle member 3 to be gripped.

  More specifically, the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2 is provided with a fixing plate 23 extending in the left-right direction. The left and right ends of the fixed plate 23 are provided with truncated cone-shaped projecting columns 24 and 25, respectively. The protruding column 24 on the left side is provided with a lateral slit 241 whose opening is directed forward.

  The handle member 3 includes a first rod 31, a second rod 32, and a lock member 33.

  The first rod 31 is substantially rod-shaped with at least one end portion 311 being hollow, and is attached to and detached from the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2 so that the central portion thereof is substantially perpendicular to the handle stem 2. It is possible.

  In the present embodiment, the entire first rod 31 has a hollow tubular shape, and has the one end 311 and the other end 312 facing the one end 311.

  The left and right frustoconical through holes 313 and 314 corresponding to the left and right frustoconical protrusions 24 and 25 are formed at a substantially central portion of the first rod 31. Rings 315 and 315 are provided around the two upper and lower openings of the two through holes 313 and 314, respectively. The left and right protruding pillars 24 and 25 are detachably inserted into the first rod 31 through the two left and right through holes 313 and 314, respectively. That is, the first rod 31 is stably supported above the fixed plate 23 via the rings 315 and 315.

  The second rod 32 is substantially U-shaped having two end portions 321 and 322, and is positioned below the first rod 31 so as to be substantially parallel to the first rod 31. The long bar portion 323 includes two long extending portions 324 and 325 extending upward from both ends of the long rod portion 323 and having the two end portions 321 and 322.

  The one end 322 of the second rod 32 is pivotally supported by the other end 312 of the first rod 31, and the other end 321 is a tube of the one end 311 of the first rod 31. It is detachably inserted into the first rod 31 through a through hole 316 formed in the lower surface of the wall.

  In addition, a stopper 26 that is in contact with the long bar portion 323 is provided between the fixing plate 23 on the outer peripheral surface of the handle stem 2 and the long bar portion 323. Thereby, the upward movement of the second rod 32 during riding can be prevented.

  Further, a lateral slit 3211 that is the same as the opening direction of the lateral slit 241 is opened at the other end 321 of the second rod 32.

  The locking member 33 is accommodated in the one end 311 of the first rod 31. When riding, the other end 321 of the second rod 32 and the protruding column 24 are connected to the first rod 31. It locks in the rod 31 and is positioned at the locking position. And it is comprised so that it can move to the unlocking position where this latching is cancelled | released, or it can be made to return to the said locking position again.

  More specifically, the lock member 33 includes a lock cylinder 331 with a keyhole, an elongated stopper piece 332 having a curved surface, and a circular support piece 333.

  The lock cylinder 331 is rotatably provided at an end edge in the one end portion 311 of the first rod 31 and has the key hole exposed to the outside on one side surface thereof. .

  The long stopper piece 332 having the curved surface is formed from the peripheral portion near the front of the other side surface of the lock cylinder 331 toward the other end 312 of the first rod 31. The other end portion 321 and the protruding column 24 are extended to beyond. The stopper piece 332 is positioned on the front side of the other end 321 of the second rod 32 and the protruding column 24.

  When the lock cylinder 331 is rotated, the stopper piece 332 can be rotated along a locus of an arc. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the locking piece 332 is rotated from the unlocked position (FIGS. 4 and 5) to the locked position (FIGS. 6 and 7). At the same time, the two slits 241 and 3211 are simultaneously entered to lock the other end 321 of the projecting column 24 and the second rod 32, and when the second end 321 is rotated to the unlocked position, the 2 The two slits 241 and 3211 are separated from each other.

  The circular support piece 333 is fixed to the stop piece 332, and the stop piece 332 can be smoothly rotated.

  As a result, when the bicycle is ridden, the handle unit 1 becomes a normal handle as shown in FIG. 1, and when the bicycle is parked, the lock cylinder 331 is moved to the unlocked position by the key 8 as shown in FIG. After the rotation, the entire handle member 3 can be removed from the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2 and mounted on the wheel of the bicycle to form an antitheft lock.

Second Embodiment FIGS. 9 and 10 show a second embodiment of a bicycle handle unit of the present invention and a bicycle including the same. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that only one rectangular columnar protruding column 27 is provided on the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2, and a lateral slit 271 is formed in the protruding column 27. There is. Further, a through hole 317 to be inserted into the protruding column 27 is formed on the lower surface of the tube wall at a substantially central location of the first rod 31.

Third Embodiment FIGS. 11 and 12 show a third embodiment of a bicycle handle unit of the present invention and a bicycle including the same. The main point of the present embodiment that is different from the second embodiment is that the protruding column 28 provided on the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2 has a quadrangular frustum shape and is configured to be able to appear and retract, In addition, the length of the stopper piece 332 of the lock member 33 is short so that only the other end 321 of the second rod 32 is locked.

  Further, since only the one end portion 311 of the first rod 31 is hollow, a rectangular frustum-shaped concave hole for locking with the quadrangular frustum-shaped projecting column 28 at a substantially central portion thereof. 318 is formed.

  Further, the handle stem 2 is further provided with a switch 29 for controlling the protruding column 28 to protrude from the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2.

  When the handle member 3 is a normal handle, the switch 29 protrudes from the handle stem 2 by the switch 29 and is locked to the first rod 31 to be taken as an antitheft lock. In this case, it can be sunk in the handle stem 2.

Fourth Embodiment FIGS. 13 and 14 show a bicycle handle unit of the present invention and a bicycle having the same according to a fourth embodiment. The main point that this embodiment differs from the first to third embodiments is that the lock cylinder 331 is slidably provided in the one end portion 311 of the first rod 31. The stopper piece 332 is slid left and right as the lock cylinder 331 slides.

  The slit 3211 formed in the other end 321 of the second rod 32 is vertically oriented with the opening facing the lock cylinder 331. A through hole 334 corresponding to the other end 321 of the second rod 32 is opened at one end of the stopper piece 332, and a locking piece 335 protrudes from the other end. .

  When in the locked position, as shown in FIG. 14, the edge of the through hole (334) enters the slit 3211 of the other end 321 of the second rod 32 to lock the other end 321. At the same time, the locking piece 335 is inserted into the slit 241 of the protruding column 24 at the upper end 21 of the handle stem 2 to lock the protruding column 24.

  The bicycle handle unit of the present invention and the bicycle including the bicycle handle unit can be used as an ordinary handle and can also be used as an anti-theft lock, and thus have industrial applicability.

  The embodiments described above are merely intended to clarify the technical contents of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to such specific examples and is not interpreted in a narrow sense. It can be implemented with various modifications within the scope described in the spirit and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a bicycle handle unit of the present invention and a bicycle including the same. The disassembled perspective view which shows the handle unit for bicycles in FIG. The front view which shows the state after the assembly of the bicycle handle unit shown in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the protrusion column of the handle stem upper end when the lock member in a handle unit exists in an unlocking position. Sectional drawing which shows the edge part of the 2nd rod when the lock member in a handle unit exists in an unlocking position. Sectional drawing which shows the protrusion column of the handle stem upper end when the locking member in a handle unit exists in a locking position. Sectional drawing which shows the edge part of the 2nd rod when the locking member in a handle unit exists in a locking position. The perspective view which shows the state by which a handle unit is made into an antitheft lock. The disassembled perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the handle unit for bicycles of this invention. The front view which shows the state after the assembly of the bicycle handle unit shown in FIG. The disassembled perspective view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the handle unit for bicycles of this invention. The front view which shows the state after the assembly of the bicycle handle unit shown in FIG. The plane sectional view showing the state where the 4th embodiment of the handle unit for bicycles of the present invention exists in the unlocking position. FIG. 14 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 13 is in a locked position.

Explanation of symbols

9 Frame 91 Head tube 8 Key 1 Handle unit 2 Handle stems 21 and 22 Upper and lower ends 23 Fixing plate 24 Projection column 25 Projection column 27 Projection column 28 Projection column 241 Slit 271 Slit 26 Stopper 29 Switch 3 Handle member 31 First rod 311 One end 312 The other end 313 Through hole 314 Through hole 315 Ring 316, 317 Through hole 318 Recessed hole 32 Second rod 321 Other end 3211 Slit 322 One end 323 Long bar 324 Extending part 325 Extending part 33 Tablet Member 331 Lock cylinder 332 Stop piece 333 Support piece 334 Through hole 335 Lock piece

Claims (8)

A bicycle handle unit comprising a handle stem having upper and lower ends, the lower end of which is connected to the head tube of the bicycle, and a handle member supported by the upper end of the handle stem and held by the rider's hand In
The handle member is
A first rod that is substantially rod-shaped with at least one end being hollow, and is detachably provided on the upper end of the handle stem so as to be substantially perpendicular to the handle stem;
It has a substantially U-shape with two ends, one end of which is pivotally supported by the other end of the first rod, and the other end within the hollow end of the first rod. A second rod which is removably inserted;
It is accommodated in the hollow end of the first rod, and the other end of the second rod is positioned in a locked position where the other end is locked in the hollow end. It is composed of a lock member configured to be moved to the lock position or to be returned to the lock position again,
Thus, the bicycle handle unit is characterized in that the entire handle member can be removed from the upper end of the handle stem and mounted on the wheel of the bicycle to form an anti-theft lock. The second rod of the handle member extends from both ends of the long rod portion and a long rod portion positioned below the first rod so as to be substantially parallel to the first rod. And two extending portions having the two ends,
A stopper is provided between the first rod and the long rod portion on the outer peripheral surface of the handle stem so as to be in contact with the long rod portion and prevent the second rod from moving up. The bicycle handle unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first rod has a hollow tubular shape, and a through hole is formed in each of the substantially intermediate portion and the one end,
In addition, a protrusion column is provided at the upper end of the handle stem, and the other end portion of the protrusion column and the second rod passes through a through hole at the substantially intermediate position and the one end portion, respectively. The bicycle handle unit according to claim 1, wherein the bicycle handle unit is detachably inserted into the first rod.   When the locking member is in the locked position, the protruding column is also locked in the first rod, and when the locking member is in the unlocked position, the locking is also released. The bicycle handle unit according to claim 3, wherein the bicycle handle unit is configured so as to be in a state of being attached. A slit is opened in each of the other end of the protruding column and the second rod,
The locking member is
A lock cylinder rotatably provided in the one end of the first rod;
The lock cylinder extends from the lock cylinder to the other end of the first rod, and when the lock cylinder is rotated to the locking position, the lock cylinder enters the two slits to enter the protruding column and the first rod. A locking piece configured to lock the other end of the two rods and be separated from the two slits when rotated to the unlocked position. Item 5. A bicycle handle unit according to item 4. A slit is opened in each of the other end of the protruding column and the second rod,
The locking member is
A lock cylinder provided in the one end of the first rod so as to be slidable left and right;
The lock cylinder extends from the lock cylinder to the other end of the first rod, and when the lock cylinder is slid to the locking position, the lock cylinder enters the two slits to enter the protruding column and the first rod. A locking piece configured to lock the other end of the rod 2 and to be separated from the two slits when being slid to the unlocking position. Item 5. A bicycle handle unit according to item 4.   When the stop piece has a through hole and is in the locked position, the through hole edge enters the slit of the other end portion of the second rod to lock the other end portion. The bicycle handle unit according to claim 6.   A bicycle comprising the bicycle handle unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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