JP3174555U - Removable direction indicator for bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a detachable direction indicator for a bicycle that can freely adjust the position of a switch for all users and that also has an anti-theft effect.
A storage body is provided in which a cylindrical container for storing a battery is inserted into one end of a pipe P of a handle. A direction indicator lamp 20 that is mounted on the other end side of the housing 10 and emits light from the battery 2 for direction indication is provided. A switch mounting frame 30 is provided on the housing 10 or the direction indicator lamp 20 protruding from the pipe P. The switch mounting frame 30 is provided with the switch 1 for the direction indicator lamp 20 on the outer surface of the pipe P. By adjusting the position of the cylinder 10 inserted into the pipe P, the position of the switch 1 on the handle surface is adjusted.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a detachable direction indicator for a bicycle that is attached to the end of a bicycle handle. In particular, the detachable direction indicator with a built-in battery is attached to the end of the handle at a position that is most convenient for the user. The present invention relates to a detachable direction indicator for a bicycle.

  Conventionally, the direction of a bicycle is instructed in the direction of travel by raising one hand, but it is not so often performed because one-handed traveling itself is dangerous. In addition, suddenly changing the course during night driving or turning left or right without a signal causes accidents.

  Therefore, a lamp for a direction indicator described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a direction indicator to be attached to and detached from the handle end of a bicycle. This lamp is attached to the handle end of a bicycle and has a flashlight and a blinker function. That is, this lamp is composed of a cover and a lid, a switch is installed around the cover, and a battery is installed in the cover. A lamp is installed in the lid, and when the switch is pressed, the light from the lamp is projected out of the lid.

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  However, since the lamp described in Patent Document 1 is configured to be tightly fixed to the handle, there is a possibility that unexpected inconvenience may occur for the user. That is, the position of the switch is fixed at a specific position of the handle. Users have individual physique differences and finger lengths vary. Therefore, in a state where the switch is fixed at a specific position of the handle, there are those who feel that this switch is easy to press and those who feel that it is difficult to press, and not all users can use it comfortably. It was.

  Since the switch operation of the direction indicator is performed every time the traveling direction is changed, it is desirable that this switch operation is at a position where the user can use it most easily. However, since the lamp described in Patent Document 1 is configured to be tightly fixed to the handle, the position of the switch cannot be freely adjusted according to the user.

  Further, when the cover is fixed on the handle, the direction indicator may be stolen from the bicycle when not in use. In other words, the lamp of Patent Document 1 is for fixing the cover tightly to the handle. In this way, if an independent direction indicator such as a flashlight with a built-in battery is fixed to the end of the handle with a cover, no matter how tightly it is fixed, it becomes easy to become a theft target There are challenges.

  Therefore, the present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the position of the switch can be freely adjusted to suit all users, and the bicycle detachable type also has the effect of preventing theft. The purpose is to provide a direction indicator.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first means in the present invention is a direction indicator to be attached to both ends of the handlebar of the bicycle. A storage body 10 to be inserted;
A direction indicator lamp 20 mounted on the other end of the housing 10 and emitting light from the battery 2 for direction indication;
A switch mounting frame 30 provided on the housing 10 or the direction indicator lamp 20 protruding from the pipe P, and provided with the switch 1 for the direction indicator lamp 20 on the outer surface of the pipe P of the handle,
The position of the switch 1 on the handle surface is adjusted by adjusting the position of the cylinder 10 inserted into the pipe P of the handle and the switch mounting frame 30.

  In the second means, a tapered fitting portion 11 to be fitted inside the pipe P is formed on the outer periphery of the other end portion of the housing body 10, and the switch mounting frame 30 is connected to the housing body 10. An elastic shaft provided on the end side is formed, and the waterproof switch 1 is provided on the side surface of the switch mounting frame 30.

  A third means is that a rubber plug 40 is provided to be inserted into the pipe P of the handle instead of the storage body 10 when the storage body 10 is not used.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the position of the switch 1 on the handle surface is adjusted by adjusting the position of the cylinder 10 inserted into the pipe P of the handle. In addition, the position of the switch 1 can be set according to the user's preferred position. As a result, all users can comfortably operate the direction indicator.

  In addition, during nighttime use, the pipe P can be forcibly inserted and used, and after use, the inserted storage body 10 can be removed and stored separately from the bicycle. Therefore, even a direction indicator having an independent configuration does not need to be a theft target, and also has an antitheft effect.

  Since the taper-shaped fitting part 11 fitted in the said pipe P is formed in the outer periphery of the other end part side of the storage body 10 like Claim 2, this fitting part 11 is in the pipe P. It can be easily fixed at the fitting position. Moreover, since the switch mounting frame 30 is held together with the pipe P of the handle, there is very little risk of dropping off during use.

  Further, the switch mounting frame 30 has an elastic shaft shape provided on the other end side of the housing 10 and the waterproof switch 1 is provided on the side surface of the switch mounting frame 30. Even if various types of grips P1 having different thicknesses are attached to the pipe P, the elastic force of the switch mounting frame 30 can be used.

  As in claim 3, when the storage body 10 is not used, the handle 10 is inserted into the pipe P of the handle instead of the storage body 10, so that the handle 10 can be handled even when the storage body 10 is not inserted. By attaching the rubber plug 40 to the pipe P, the opening of the pipe P is blocked and the appearance of the handle is not impaired.

It is principal part sectional drawing which shows one Example of this invention. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the mounting state of the rubber stopper of this invention. It is a front view which shows the use condition of this invention.

  According to the present invention, it has succeeded in providing a detachable direction indicator for a bicycle that can freely adjust the position of the switch for all users and that also has an anti-theft effect.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The present invention is a direction indicator that is attached to both ends of a steering wheel of a bicycle. The basic configuration of the present invention is composed of a storage body 10, a direction indicator lamp 20, and a switch mounting frame 30 (see FIG. 1).

  The storage body 10 is a cylindrical container that stores the battery 2, and the one end side of the storage body 10 is inserted into the pipe P of the handle (see FIG. 2). The direction indicator lamp 20 is turned on by the battery 2 stored in the storage body 10. Although the storage body 10 in the illustrated example stores two AA batteries in series, the type and number of the batteries 2, the shape at the time of storage, and the like can be arbitrarily changed.

  Further, a tapered fitting portion 11 that is fitted inside the pipe P is formed on the outer periphery of the other end portion side of the storage body 10. When the housing body 10 is forcibly inserted into the pipe P of the handle, the housing body 10 is fixed at a position where the fitting portion 11 is fitted into the pipe P. The illustrated storage body 10 is fixed at a position where almost the entire storage body 10 is stored in the pipe P (see FIG. 2).

  The direction indicator lamp 20 is mounted on the other end side of the storage body 10 protruding from the pipe P, and emits light from the battery 2 inside the storage body 10. The direction indicator lamp 20 in the example shown in the drawing is a substantially spherical lens cover in which an arbitrary light bulb such as an LED is housed, and can emit various types of light such as blinking and continuous light emission. Further, the shape of the direction indicator lamp 20 is not limited to the illustrated example.

  The switch mounting frame 30 is a member provided on the housing 10 or the direction indicator lamp 20 protruding from the pipe P, and the switch 1 for the direction indicator lamp 20 is disposed on the outer surface of the pipe P of the handle. The illustrated switch mounting frame 30 has an elastic shaft shape provided on the other end side of the housing body 10 and is configured to be crimped to the outer surface of the pipe P by its own elastic force. The waterproof switch 1 is provided on the side surface of the switch mounting frame 30. For this reason, the switch 1 can be rotated on the surface of the pipe P through the cylinder 10 inserted into the pipe P of the handle and the switch mounting frame 30, so that the installation position of the switch 1 can be determined by the user. It can be adjusted to the desired position.

  The rubber plug 40 is a member inserted into the pipe P of the handle instead of the storage body 10 when the storage body 10 is not used. A commercially available bicycle has a grip P1 attached to a pipe P of a handle. Therefore, as an example of mounting the direction indicator of the present invention, the storage body 10 can be inserted after the end of the grip P1 is cut off and the end of the pipe P is opened. In this case, after extracting the storage body 10, the opening part of the pipe P will be exposed. Therefore, fitting the rubber plug 40 to the opening can prevent the appearance of the handle from being impaired. Therefore, the method of use of the present invention is to use the storage body 10 and the rubber plug 40 alternately inserted into the pipe P.

  The various configurations and materials of the switch 1, the housing 10, the direction indicator lamp 20, the switch mounting frame 30 and the like of the present invention are not limited to the illustrated examples, and are designed within the scope not changing the gist of the present invention. Changes can be made arbitrarily.

  Although this invention direction indicator is demonstrated as a direction indicator retrofitted to a commercially available bicycle, it can also be used as a bicycle equipped with this invention direction indicator beforehand.

P pipe P1 grip 1 switch 2 battery 10 housing 11 fitting part 20 direction indicator lamp 30 switch mounting frame 40 rubber stopper

Claims (3)

  A direction indicator to be attached to both ends of a handle of a bicycle, a storage body for inserting one end side into a pipe of the handle in a cylindrical container for storing a battery, and attached to the other end side of the storage body, A direction indicator lamp that emits light from the battery for direction indication, and a switch mounting frame that is provided on the housing or the direction indicator lamp protruding from the pipe, and on the pipe outer surface of the handle, a switch for the direction indicator lamp is provided. The detachable direction indicator for bicycles, wherein the position of the switch on the surface of the handle is adjusted by adjusting the position of the switch body and the cylinder inserted into the handle pipe.   A tapered fitting portion that fits inside the pipe is formed on the outer periphery of the other end side of the storage body, and the switch mounting frame has an elastic shaft shape provided on the other end side of the storage body. The detachable direction indicator for a bicycle according to claim 1, wherein the waterproof switch is provided on a side surface of the switch mounting frame.   The detachable direction indicator for a bicycle according to claim 1, further comprising a rubber stopper inserted into the pipe of the handle instead of the storage body when the storage body is not used.

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