JP3125094U - Bicycle direction indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direction indicator device for a bicycle that is less likely to fail.
SOLUTION: A left turn display colored translucent panel 7 and a right turn display color translucent panel 8 are arranged on the left and right sides of a main body case 2 of a sealable cylindrical direction indicating device main body 1 in which a battery is built, and A light-emitting diode 9 for left-turn display and a light-emitting diode 10 for right-turn display are arranged behind the colored translucent panel 7 for left-turn display and the colored translucent panel 8 for right-turn display inside the main body case 2. A direction indicating operation device for performing a direction indicating operation is attached to the handle of the bicycle, and a left turn display light emitting diode 9 or a right turn display light emitting diode 10 of the direction indicating device main body 1 is attached according to the direction indicating operation by the direction indicating operation device. Selectively flashes. When the cylinder 13 of the attachment member 11 protruding from the main body case 2 is fitted and fixed to the seat post 51 under the saddle 50, the main body 1 is positioned on the lower surface of the saddle 50.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a direction indicator for a bicycle, and more particularly to a direction indicator for a bicycle that can ensure waterproofness in rainy weather.

  Bicycle direction indicating devices have been developed that send a left / right turn signal to the vehicle behind the bicycle. Conventionally, a direction indicator lamp body is attached to the lower end of the rear wheel mudguard (Patent Document 1), or a light emitting diode is mounted on the rear wheel support frame (Patent Document 2).

  The conventional direction indicator device for bicycles has a drawback that the direction indicator light body and the light emitting diode are wet in the rain when it rains or hits the ground at the time of falling down and easily breaks down.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-18983 Utility Model Registration No. 3078136

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle direction indicating device that is less likely to fail.

The invention of claim 1 is a main body case made of a sealable colored translucent member or a transparent member containing a battery, a left turn display light emitting means and a right turn display light emitting means disposed inside the main body case, and a main body. A direction indicating operation comprising: a direction indicating device main body comprising a mounting member that is detachably mounted on a seat post under a saddle of a bicycle; and a direction indicating operation device that can be attached to a bicycle handle and performs a direction indicating operation. In accordance with the direction indication operation on the device, the pair of left-turn display light-emitting means or right-turn display light-emitting means of the direction indication device main body blinks, and when the main body case is attached to the seat post under the saddle, It is characterized by being located on the lower surface.
The invention described in claim 4 is a sealable main body case containing a battery, and a colored translucent panel or a transparent panel for left-turn display and a translucent panel for right-turn display disposed on the left and right sides of the main body case. A panel or transparent panel, a colored translucent panel or a transparent panel for left-turn display inside the main body case, a light-emitting means for left-turn display and a right-turn display arranged on the back side of the colored translucent panel or transparent panel for right-turn display A light emitting means, a mounting member that detachably attaches a main body case to a seat post under a saddle of a bicycle, a direction indicating device main body, a direction indicating operation device that can be attached to a bicycle handle and performs a direction indicating operation, In accordance with the direction indicating operation with the direction indicating operation unit, the pair of left turn display light emitting means or the right turn display light emitting means of the direction indicating device main body blinks. And, when fitted with a body case to the seat post under the saddle, the body case has to be positioned on the lower surface of the saddle is characterized.
The inventions of claims 2 and 5 are characterized in that the attachment member has a cylindrical body that is integrated with the main body case and is detachably fitted to the seat post.
According to the third and sixth aspects of the present invention, the main body case has a cylindrical shape, and each of the attachment members is wound around a part of the outer periphery of the main body case and extends outward in the radial direction of the main body case. A pair of left and right frames that can contact along a part of the outer periphery of the seat pipe, a first fixing member that fastens the pair of left and right frames together in the vertical direction and fixes the frame to the main body case, and a pair of left and right frames And a second fixing member that fastens the frame together from the left and right directions and fixes the frame to the seat pipe.

  According to the present invention, the direction indicating device main body can be attached under the saddle, and it is difficult to get wet in the rain, and it is difficult to hit the ground or the like even when it falls, and it is difficult to break down.

  A semi-transparent panel for left-turn display and a colored translucent panel for right-turn display are placed on the left and right of the main body case of the sealable cylindrical direction indicator device with a built-in battery for left-turn display inside the main body case. A left-turn display light-emitting diode and a right-turn display light-emitting diode are disposed behind the colored translucent panel and the right-turn display color translucent panel. A direction indicating operation device for performing a direction indicating operation is attached to the handle of the bicycle, and according to the direction indicating operation by the direction indicating operation device, the left turn display light emitting diode or the right turn display light emitting diode of the direction indicating device main body is selectively flashed. Let When the cylinder of the mounting member protruding from the main body case is fitted on the seat post under the saddle, the main body case is located on the lower surface of the saddle, making it difficult to get wet in the rain and hitting the ground etc. even when falling Become.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an attached state of a bicycle direction indicating device main body according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a direction indicating device main body. Among these, 2 is a hollow, cylindrical main body case that can be sealed, and a substrate 3 and a battery 4 are incorporated therein. 5 and 6 are substantially triangular holes formed on the left and right sides of the outer surface of the main body case 2, and 7 and 8 are a pair of substantially triangular colored translucent panels for left-turn display that are fitted in the holes 5 and 6, respectively. (Red) and colored translucent panel (red) for right turn display. Three high-intensity light-emitting diodes 9 and 10 are provided on the substrate 3 corresponding to the back side of the left-turn display colored translucent panel 7 and the right-turn display color translucent panel 8 in the main body case 2, respectively. Has been placed. The substrate 3 is provided with a drive circuit (not shown) that selectively drives the high-intensity light emitting diodes 9 and 10 to blink. Reference numeral 11 denotes an attachment member that is integrally fixed to the center of the back surface of the main body case 2, and includes an extending pipe 12 and a cylindrical body 13 that extend vertically from the main body case 2. The cylinder 13 is detachably fitted to a seat post 51 that supports the saddle 50 and can be fixed by screwing.
The direction indicating device main body 1 configured in this way is located on the lower surface of the saddle 50 when attached to the seat post 51 by the attachment portion 11.

  On the other hand, a direction indicating operation device 45 is detachably attached near the left grip 53 of the handle 52 as shown in FIG. The direction indicating operation device 45 has an operation member 46 and a switch (not shown). When the operation member 46 is tilted to the left (right), the left contact (right contact) of the built-in switch is closed. The drive circuit of the substrate 3 of the connected main body case 1 drives the high-intensity light emitting diode 8 (9) to blink. When the operation member 46 is returned to its original position, the high-intensity light emitting diode 8 (9) is turned off.

  According to this embodiment, the direction indicating device main body 1 can be attached under the saddle 50, and it becomes difficult to get wet in the rain even when it rains, and it is difficult to hit the ground or the like even when it falls, so that it is difficult to break down. Moreover, since it is located under the saddle 50, it does not interfere with the user who pedals.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an attached state of a bicycle direction indicating device main body according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the direction indicating device main body shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a direction indicating device. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI ′ of FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII ′ of FIG.
In the first embodiment, the attachment member 11 is integrated with the direction indicating device main body, but in the second embodiment, it is a separate body.
3 to 8, reference numeral 1A denotes a direction indicating device main body, which is detachably attached to the seat post 51 by an attachment member 11A. Among the attachment members 11A, 16 and 17 are a pair of left and right substantially U-shaped frames 16 and 17 made of wire-like members, and approximately 3/4 rounds along the outer periphery near the center of the cylindrical main body case 2A. After being wound, it extends perpendicularly to the back surface direction of the main body case 2A. The front ends of the frames 16 and 17 are curved along the outer periphery of the seat post 51, and are wound approximately ¼ around from both sides of the seat post 51 in a symmetrical manner. Reference numerals 18 and 19 denote a pair of support members that are vertically opposed so as to be in contact with the back surface of the main body case 2A. Each pair of left and right holes 20 and 21 is formed in the front-rear direction and a pair of holes. The frame body 16 is inserted into the holes 20 and 22, and the frame body 17 is inserted into the holes 21 and 23. The support member 18 is provided with a pair of left and right holes 24 and 25 drilled in the vertical direction, and the support member 19 is provided with a pair of left and right female screw holes 26 and 27 drilled in the vertical direction. ing. Reference numerals 28 and 29 denote screws for fixing the support members 18 and 19. The screw 28 is inserted into the female screw hole 26 after being inserted into the hole 24, and the screw 29 is inserted into the female screw hole 27 after being inserted into the hole 25. Screwed together (see FIG. 6). The frames 16 and 17 can be fixed to or removed from the main body case 2A by tightening or loosening the screws 28 and 29.

Reference numerals 30 and 31 denote a pair of support members provided to be opposed to the left and right so as to contact the front surface of the seat post 51. Each of the pair of upper and lower holes 32 and 33 formed in the front-rear direction and the pair of holes are provided. The frame body 16 is inserted into the holes 32 and 33, and the frame body 17 is inserted into the holes 34 and 35. The support member 30 is provided with a pair of upper and lower holes 36 and 37 drilled in the left-right direction, and the support member 31 is provided with a pair of upper and lower female screw holes 38 and 39 drilled in the left-right direction. ing. Reference numerals 40 and 41 denote screws for fixing the support members 30 and 31. The screw 40 is inserted into the hole 36 and then screwed into the female screw hole 38, and the screw 41 is inserted into the hole 37 and then into the female screw hole 39. Screwed together (see FIG. 7). By tightening or loosening the screws 40 and 41, the front ends of the frames 16 and 17 can be fixed to or removed from the seat post 51.
The other components of the direction indicating device main body 1A are configured in the same manner as in FIG.

Next, a method of using the attachment member 11A will be described with reference to FIG.
The frame bodies 16 and 17 are fitted into the case main body 2A, the frame body 16 is inserted into the holes 20 and 22 of the support members 18 and 19, and the frame body 17 is inserted into the holes 21 and 23 of the support members 18 and 19, respectively. The frame body 16 is inserted into the 30 holes 32 and 33, and the frame body 17 is inserted into the holes 34 and 35 of the support member 31. The support members 18 and 19 are put on the back surface of the main body case 2A, a screw 28 is passed through the hole 24 of the support member 18 and screwed into the female screw hole 26 of the support member 19, and a screw 29 is passed through the hole 25 of the support member 18. It is screwed into the 19 female screw holes 27 and temporarily fixed. Next, the front ends of the frames 16 and 17 are fitted so as to sandwich the seat post 51 from the left and right (see the arrow in FIG. 8), the support members 30 and 31 are placed slightly in front of the seat post 51, The screw 40 is passed through the hole 36 of the support member 30 and screwed into the female screw hole 38 of the support member 31, and the screw 41 is passed through the hole 37 of the support member 30 and screwed into the female screw hole 39 of the support member 31 and temporarily fixed. Finally, the screws 28, 29, 40, and 41 are finally tightened. Thereby, direction indication device main part 1A can be attached to seat post 51 (state of Drawing 3 thru / or Drawing 5).
The direction indicator main body 1A can be detached from the seat post 51 by loosening the screws 28, 29, 40, 41.

Also according to this embodiment, the direction indicating device main body 1A can be attached under the saddle 50, and it is difficult to get wet in the rain even when it rains, and it is difficult to hit the ground etc. even when it falls down, so that it is difficult to break down. Moreover, since it is located under the saddle 50, it does not interfere with the user who pedals. Further, the direction indicating device main body 1A can be easily attached to the seat post 51 without removing the saddle 50.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the direction indicating device main body 1 </ b> A can be attached to the handle 52 using the attachment member 11 </ b> A. Further, the direction indicating device main body 1A can be easily attached to the front stem 54 by appropriately changing the tip of the attachment member as shown in FIG.

  The present invention can be applied to ordinary bicycles, folding bicycles, children's bicycles, and the like.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the attachment state of the direction indicator apparatus main body for bicycles concerning the 1st Example of this invention (Example 1). It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the attachment state of a direction indication operation device. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the attachment state of the direction indicator apparatus main body for bicycles concerning the 2nd Example of this invention (Example 2). FIG. 4 is a plan view of the bicycle direction indicator main body of FIG. 3. It is a side view of the direction indicator main body for bicycles of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI ′ of FIG. 4. It is sectional drawing along the VII-VII 'line | wire of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment method to the seat pipe of the direction indication apparatus main body of FIG. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the bicycle direction indicator main body of FIG. 3 is attached to a handle. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the bicycle direction indicating device main body of FIG. 3 is attached to a front stem.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A Direction indication apparatus main body 2, 2A main body case 7 Colored translucent panel for left-turn display 8 Colored translucent panel for right-turn display 9, 10 High-intensity light emitting diode 11, 11A Mounting member 12 Extension pipe 13 Cylindrical body 16 , 17 Frame 18, 19, 30, 31 Support member 28, 29, 40, 41 Screw 45 Direction indicator actuator 47 Cable 50 Saddle 51 Seat post 52 Handle 54 Front stem

Claims (6)

A body case made of a transparent semi-transparent member or transparent member capable of being sealed with a built-in battery;
A left-turn display light-emitting means and a right-turn display light-emitting means disposed inside the main body case, and
An attachment member for detachably attaching the main body case to the seat post under the saddle of the bicycle;
A direction indicating device body comprising:
A direction indicator which can be attached to a bicycle handle and performs a direction indication operation;
Including
According to the direction indicating operation with the direction indicating operation device, the pair of left turn display light emitting means or the right turn display light emitting means of the direction indicating device main body blinks,
When the main body case is attached to the seat post under the saddle, the main body case is positioned on the lower surface of the saddle,
Bicycle direction indicating device characterized by the above. The mounting member has a cylindrical body that is integrated with the body case and is detachably fitted to the seat post;
The bicycle direction indicating device according to claim 1. The body case is cylindrical,
A pair of left and right mounting members are wound around a part of the outer periphery of the main body case and extend outward in the radial direction of the main body case so that the end portions can come into contact with a part of the outer periphery of the seat pipe. The frame of
A first fixing member that fastens the pair of left and right frames together in the vertical direction and fixes the frame to the main body case;
A second fixing member that fastens the pair of left and right frames together from the left and right directions and fixes the frame to the seat pipe;
Having
The bicycle direction indicating device according to claim 1. Sealable body case with built-in battery,
A colored translucent panel or transparent panel for left-turn display and a colored translucent panel or transparent panel for right-turn display arranged on the left and right outside the main body case;
A left-turn display light-emitting means and a right-turn display light-emitting means arranged on the back side of the colored translucent panel or transparent panel for right-turn display and the colored translucent panel or transparent panel for right-turn display inside the main body case,
An attachment member for detachably attaching the main body case to the seat post under the saddle of the bicycle;
A direction indicating device body comprising:
A direction indicator which can be attached to a bicycle handle and performs a direction indication operation;
Including
According to the direction indicating operation with the direction indicating operation device, the pair of left turn display light emitting means or the right turn display light emitting means of the direction indicating device main body blinks,
When the main body case is attached to the seat post under the saddle, the main body case is positioned on the lower surface of the saddle,
Bicycle direction indicating device characterized by the above. The mounting member has a cylindrical body that is integrated with the body case and is detachably fitted to the seat post;
The bicycle direction indicating device according to claim 4. The body case is cylindrical,
A pair of left and right mounting members are wound around a part of the outer periphery of the main body case and extend outward in the radial direction of the main body case so that the end portions can come into contact with a part of the outer periphery of the seat pipe. The frame of
A first fixing member that fastens the pair of left and right frames together in the vertical direction and fixes the frame to the main body case;
A second fixing member that fastens the pair of left and right frames together from the left and right directions and fixes the frame to the seat pipe;
Having
The bicycle direction indicating device according to claim 4.

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