JP3199824U - Bicycle parking equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Bicycles that prevent lateral displacement of a storage rack when a bicycle is loaded without exerting a braking force on a fixed rail and auxiliary wheels, and can improve durability by suppressing surface deterioration of the fixed rail and auxiliary wheels. Providing equipment. When the foot pedal 30 is depressed, the lifting column 20 is displaced to the projecting position, and the operation of the dead point passing mechanism 22 locks the foot pedal 30 in the depressed state, and the lifting column 20 is locked to the projecting position. Since the caster shifts from the landing state to the floating state, the storage rack 2 stops lateral movement. The operation of the dead point passing mechanism 22 is released by carrying in the bicycle, and the lifting column 20 is returned to the retracted position by the elastic force of the pedal tension coil spring 222. [Selection] Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a bicycle parking apparatus that horizontally moves on a fixed rail in which an elongated storage rack for mounting a bicycle is horizontally arranged.

  A laterally-movable bicycle parking device is simple in structure and operation, has good bicycle storage efficiency, and is relatively inexpensive to install and maintain. Therefore, outdoor bicycle parking lots and condominiums that are permanently installed on the sidewalks and in parks, etc. -Widely used regardless of indoor bicycle parking lots established in apartments and underground bicycle parking lots attached to buildings and underground stations. Moreover, it is used also for the lower bicycle parking apparatus in the upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking machine.

  In such a lateral movement type bicycle parking apparatus, the storage rack moves horizontally along a pair of parallel fixed rails or by one fixed rail and one or a plurality of casters (that is, auxiliary wheels). Even if the user is a child or an elderly person, bicycle parking work can be performed easily. On the other hand, when the bicycle is carried in, the storage rack is liable to slip laterally (that is, to escape in the lateral direction), which may cause a mistake in carrying in the bicycle, or cause damage to the storage rack, bicycle, or injury to the user. There is.

  In order to prevent lateral displacement of the storage rack when the bicycle is carried in, Patent Document 1 is provided with a brake mechanism for casters, and Patent Documents 2 to 6 are provided with a brake mechanism for fixed rails. However, since these braking mechanisms directly apply a brake to the rotating part of the caster or the sliding part of the fixed rail and the storage rack, a large braking force (that is, a frictional force) for preventing rotation and sliding. And the brakes become unstable due to the wetness of the surfaces of the casters and fixed rails (that is, the rotating surfaces and the sliding surfaces), and the surfaces are liable to deteriorate, resulting in a problem in durability. As described above, the direct braking system as employed in Patent Documents 1 to 6 may not accurately prevent the lateral displacement of the storage rack, and may hinder the smooth lateral movement of the storage rack.

Japanese Patent No. 5204920 Japanese Patent No. 3490419 JP 2012-111288 A JP 2012-188882 A JP 2005-022555 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-026110

  The problem of the present invention is to prevent lateral displacement of the storage rack when carrying in a bicycle without exerting a braking force on the fixed rail and auxiliary wheels, and to improve durability by suppressing surface deterioration of the fixed rail and auxiliary wheels. It is to provide a bicycle parking apparatus that can be used.

Means for solving problems and effects of device

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention
A storage rack in which an entrance of a wheel for carrying a bicycle is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction; and a fixed rail horizontally disposed in a transverse direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage rack, the storage rack comprising: A bicycle parking device mounted so as to be movable laterally along the fixed rail,
In the storage rack,
On the bottom side of the storage rack, auxiliary wheels (for example, casters) that can roll laterally while supporting the storage rack when the storage rack is in a landing state;
In the vicinity of the auxiliary wheel, it is possible to change between a state where the front end of the wheel contacts the ground at a protruding position where it protrudes below the lower edge of the auxiliary wheel, and a state where it stands by at a retreat position where it retracts above the lower edge. A lifting body (for example, a support),
An operation member (for example, a foot pedal) that is artificially operated only to displace the lifting body from the retracted position to the protruding position;
A return mechanism for returning the lifting body from the protruding position to the retracted position on the basis of the loading of the bicycle into the storage rack;
In an empty state in which no bicycle is mounted on the storage rack, the lifting body is displaced from the retracted position to the protruding position by the manual operation of the operation member to bring the auxiliary wheel into a floating state, and in the lateral direction of the storage rack. While the movement of is stopped
The lifting mechanism returns from the protruding position to the retracted position to return the auxiliary wheel to the landing state by operating the return mechanism based on the bicycle being carried into the storage rack, and the storage rack can move in the lateral direction. It is characterized by becoming.

  In this way, by stopping the lateral movement of the storage rack with the auxiliary wheels levitated without exerting a braking force on the fixed rails or auxiliary wheels, the instability due to braking is eliminated, and the storage rack is removed when the bicycle is carried in. A lateral shift can be prevented. Further, by not using the braking mechanism, it is possible to suppress the surface deterioration of the fixed rail and the auxiliary wheel and improve the durability.

  In addition, the lifting body is disposed in the vicinity of the auxiliary wheel, and the lifting body is switched between the protruding position (the auxiliary wheel is in a floating state) and the retracted position (the auxiliary wheel is in a landing state at this time) with reference to the auxiliary wheel. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the lifting body and the entire bicycle parking apparatus. In addition, when the storage rack and the fixed rail are arranged orthogonally in plan view, the storage rack moves laterally in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and when the storage rack is arranged obliquely, it moves laterally in the diagonal direction. To do.

  The elevating body and the operation member described above are arranged on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and adjacent to the entrance / exit.

  In this way, the lifting body and the operating member are arranged adjacent to the entrance, so that the bicycle can be carried immediately after the operating member is operated to displace the lifting body from the retracted position to the protruding position. Bicycle parking work can be done smartly.

  The auxiliary wheel described above is disposed at one end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and between the doorway and the lifting body.

  As a result, the lifting body is located on the opposite side of the entrance with the auxiliary wheel in between. Therefore, even if the storage rack is bent on the entrance / exit side due to the start of carrying in the bicycle after the lifting / lowering body is displaced to the protruding position by the operation of the operation member and the auxiliary wheel is floated, it is located on the opposite side. The lifting body is maintained in the protruding position (that is, the ground contact state) until the return mechanism is operated, and the auxiliary wheel located in the middle is also maintained in the floating state.

  It is desirable that the lifting / lowering stroke S between the protruding position and the retracted position by the lifting / lowering body is not more than the radius R of the auxiliary wheel.

  As described above, when the up-and-down movement stroke S is equal to or less than the radius R of the auxiliary wheel, the inclination of the storage rack (inclination with respect to the horizontal plane) does not fluctuate greatly when the bicycle is taken in and out. Is called. For example, the changeable range (that is, the allowable range) of the vertical movement stroke S is R / 10 ≦ S ≦ R, and the desirable range (that is, the recommended range) is R / 5 ≦ S ≦ 4R / 5. In addition, if the raising / lowering stroke S is less than R / 10 (or R / 5), the switching between the floating state and the landing state of the auxiliary wheel becomes unstable, and there is a possibility that the storage rack may be laterally shifted when the bicycle is carried. On the other hand, if the up-and-down movement stroke S exceeds R (or 4R / 5), the posture change (that is, the inclination fluctuation) of the storage rack becomes large between the protruding position and the retracted position, and there is a possibility that the horizontal movement cannot be smoothly performed.

The return mechanism described above is
A wheel receiver that is arranged on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and is movable by a preceding carry-in wheel that is carried in first among the front and rear wheels when carrying in a bicycle,
An actuating member that is disposed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and returns the lifting body in the protruding position to the retracted position;
And a connecting member that connects the wheel receiver and the operating member.

  Even if the return mechanism has such a simple structure, the wheel receiver is actuated by carrying in the bicycle to accurately return the lifting body from the protruding position to the retracted position, the auxiliary wheel is returned to the landing state, and the storage rack is moved sideways. It can be moved. There are two types of storage racks: a type that carries in from the front wheels and a type that carries in from the rear wheels. In either type, the wheel receiver is moved by the preceding carry-in wheel that is carried in first (the subsequent carry-in that is carried in later). It is movable (at a timing after the wheel is mounted on the storage rack).

The above-described lifting body is provided with a holding mechanism (for example, a dead point passing mechanism) for locking the lifting body to the protruding position and holding the grounding state when the operation member is operated,
The operating member of the return mechanism releases the lock of the lifting body by the holding mechanism and returns the lifting body to the standby state at the retracted position.

  By providing such a holding mechanism, when the operating member is operated, the elevating body is locked at the protruding position, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the storage rack from slipping laterally when carrying in the bicycle. When the bicycle is carried in, the return mechanism (the operating member) releases the lock by the holding mechanism, the lifting body returns to the retracted position, and the auxiliary wheel returns to the landing state, so that the storage rack can be smoothly moved along the fixed rail. Can move sideways.

  In the actual vehicle state in which the bicycle is mounted on the storage rack, the above-described operation member is substantially impossible to displace the lifting body from the retracted position to the protruding position and bring the auxiliary wheel into the floating state. Can be operated by unloading and becoming empty.

  By simplifying the operation of the operation member in this way, operation errors can be reduced and the repair cost can be reduced, and the structure of the operation member can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The schematic front view which shows an example of the bicycle parking apparatus which concerns on this invention, and represents that a raising / lowering support | pillar is a standby state (retreat position) in the empty storage rack. The top view of FIG. The bottom view of FIG. The right view of FIG. Sectional drawing of FIG. The schematic front view showing that the raising / lowering support | pillar displaced to the earthing | grounding state (protrusion position) following FIG. The right view of FIG. Sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing that the storage rack is in an actual vehicle state following FIG. 6. The right view of FIG. Sectional drawing of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall front view illustrating a schematic structure of a bicycle parking device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view. The bicycle parking apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a long saddle shape (see FIGS. 10 and 11) in the front and rear directions for mounting the front wheel FW and the rear wheel RW of the bicycle BCL, and has a longitudinal direction (that is, a longitudinal direction). A storage rack 2 having one end (here, the rear end) formed with an entrance / exit 2a for the wheels FW and RW, and a fixed rail horizontally disposed in the lateral direction (that is, the left-right direction) intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage rack 2 4. Specifically, the slide frame 3 fixed to the bottom surface side of the storage rack 2 is fixed on a reference surface such as the ground surface via a plurality (eight in the figure) of rollers 5 (rolling elements). It is configured in a laterally movable manner that can move laterally along the rail 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the storage rack 2 (and the slide frame 3) and the fixed rail 4 cross each other at a predetermined crossing angle θ so that space can be effectively used to increase the number of bicycles parked. The storage rack 2 moves laterally in an oblique direction with respect to the longitudinal direction. In addition, any of the front and rear wheels can be carried in from the entrance / exit 2a of the storage rack 2, but in this embodiment, the case of carrying in front (that is, carrying in the front wheel FW as a preceding carry-in wheel) will be described (see FIG. 9). .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the storage rack 2 is provided with a caster 10 (auxiliary wheel), a lifting column 20 (elevating body), and a foot pedal 30 (operation member) on the rear end side that is one end side thereof. A return mechanism 40 is provided from the front end side, which is the other end side, to the rear end side.

  The caster 10 is attached to a caster holding frame 11 fixed between the entrance 2 a and the lifting column 20 and fixed to the bottom surface side of the storage rack 2. The caster 10 can roll in the lateral direction while supporting the storage rack 2 in the landing state.

  The lifting column 20 is disposed so as to be movable up and down along either the left or right side wall of the storage rack 2 (in the embodiment, the left side wall) adjacent to the entrance 2a and in the vicinity of the caster 10 (see FIGS. 7 and 10). The lifting column 20 is in a state where the tip is grounded at a protruding position where the tip protrudes below the lower edge of the caster 10 (see FIG. 6), and is in a standby state at a retracted position where it is retracted above the lower edge (see FIG. 9). ) And can be changed.

  The foot pedal 30 is disposed in association with the lifting column 20 and is manually depressed only to displace the lifting column 20 from the retracted position to the protruding position (see FIG. 7). The return mechanism 40 returns the lifting column 20 from the protruding position to the retracted position based on the loading of the bicycle BCL into the storage rack 2 (see FIG. 9).

  Specifically, the return mechanism 40 includes a wheel receiver 41 disposed on the front end side of the storage rack 2, a rotating plate 42 (operation member) disposed on the rear end side of the storage rack 2, and the storage rack. 2 for connecting the wheel receiver 41 and the storage rack 2 and a connecting rod 43 (connecting member) that is disposed in the longitudinal direction along the bottom wall 2 and connects the wheel receiver 41 and the rotating plate 42. A tension coil spring 44 (elastic member).

  The wheel receiving tension coil spring 44 applies an urging force to the wheel receiver 41 in a direction in which the rotating plate 42 moves away from the lifting column 20 (see FIG. 4). The wheel receiver 41 resists the urging force of the wheel receiver tension coil spring 44 and rotates around the horizontal rotation shaft 41 a by the front wheel FW of the bicycle BCL carried into the storage rack 2. The rotating plate 42 rotates around the vertical rotating shaft 42a according to the rotation of the wheel receiver 41 around the horizontal rotating shaft 41a (see FIG. 10), and the lifting column 20 at the protruding position is returned to the retracted position. (Details will be described later).

  As shown in FIG. 9, the vertical movement stroke S between the protruding position and the retracted position of the vertical column 20 is set to be equal to or less than the radius R of the caster 10. Specifically, when R = 25 mm and S = 12.5 mm, S = R / 2. As described above, the vertical movement stroke S is smaller than the radius R of the caster 10, and the inclination of the storage rack 2 (inclination with respect to the horizontal plane) does not fluctuate greatly by taking in and out the bicycle BCL. Over smoothly.

  Next, the detailed structure of the lifting column 20 and the foot pedal 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 which is a right side view of FIG. 1 and FIG. 5 which is a sectional view thereof. The foot pedal 30 is attached to the storage rack 2 via a pedal mounting frame 31, and the pedal mounting frame 31 is a flat rack fixing portion 311 fixed to the left side wall of the storage rack 2, and a left side from the rack fixing portion 311. And a cylindrical part 312 penetrating in the vertical direction.

  The foot pedal 30 is arranged on the left side of the storage rack 2 and is operated by an operator to be stepped on, and a side support portion 302 that extends downward from the front edge and the rear edge of the upper surface pressure portion 301 in the front-rear direction. And the whole is formed in a portal shape. The side support portion 302 is overlapped with a link plate 221 in which a linear connecting portion 221a and a bulging portion 221b that bulges from the upper end portion of the connecting portion 221a toward the storage rack 2 are formed in an L shape. It arrange | positions at the front-back outer side of the cylindrical part 312 respectively. The upper portions of the pair of side support portions 302 are fixed to a pedal rotation shaft 32 (for example, a mounting bolt) that penetrates the peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 312 in the front-rear direction. On the other hand, the lower portion of the side surface support portion 302 is connected to the L-shaped intermediate portion of the link plate 221 (that is, the upper end portion of the connecting portion 221a) so as to be relatively rotatable around a connecting shaft 33 (for example, a mounting bolt) in the front-rear direction.

  A cylindrical elevating pipe 21 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 312 of the pedal mounting frame 31 so as to be movable up and down, and the elevating support column 20 is inserted and fixed to the lower end portion of the elevating pipe 21. The lower end portion of the connecting portion 221a in the link plate 221 is fixed to a plate rotating shaft 23 (for example, a mounting bolt), and the plate rotating shaft 23 penetrates the peripheral wall of the elevating pipe 21 in the front-rear direction and the peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 312. It is inserted through the formed vertical hole 312b. Therefore, when the plate rotation shaft 23 moves up and down along the long hole 312, the lifting pipe 21 and the lifting column 20 move up and down integrally with the plate rotation shaft 23. The protruding height of the lifting column 20 with respect to the lifting pipe 21 may be adjustable.

  A pedal tension coil spring 222 (elastic member) is stretched between the pedal rotation shaft 32 and the plate rotation shaft 23, and the pedal tension coil spring 222 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 312 and the elevating pipe 21. An arc-shaped cutout groove 312a is formed on the front and rear outer peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical portion 312 with the pedal rotation shaft 32 as a center and the distance between the pedal rotation shaft 32 and the connection shaft 33 as a radius. The notch groove 312a is filled with a lubricant such as grease, and the connecting shaft 33 is lubricated each time the head portion of the connecting shaft 33 enters the notch groove 312a. Therefore, the side support portion 302 of the foot pedal 30 and the link plate The connecting portion 221a of 221 can smoothly rotate relative to the long term.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the operator steps on the upper surface pressure-applying portion 301 and the foot pedal 30 pivots downward about the pedal pivoting shaft 32, the connecting shaft 33 is pushed out toward the storage rack 2. The plate rotation shaft 23 descends along the long hole 312b. As a result, the pedal tension coil spring 222 stretched between the pedal rotation shaft 32 and the plate rotation shaft 23 is expanded to generate a maximum deflection (that is, to generate a spring force having a maximum tensile load).

  At this time, the connecting shaft 33 (or the connecting portion 221a of the link plate 221) is a straight line VL (the cylindrical portion 312, the elevating pipe 21, and the tension coil spring for the pedal) connecting the pedal rotating shaft 32 and the plate rotating shaft 23. 222 is slightly shifted to the storage rack 2 side (right side in the drawing) from the center line common to 222 and forms a vertical line (ie, over the dead center). As a result, the foot pedal 30 is locked in the depressed state, and the lifting column 20 is locked in the protruding position. As described above, the link plate 221 and the pedal tension coil spring 222 constitute a dead center passing mechanism 22 (holding mechanism) for locking the elevating support column 20 at the protruding position and maintaining the grounded state. Note that the bulging portion 221 b of the link plate 221 protrudes greatly in the lower space of the storage rack 2 by stepping on the foot pedal 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, when the bicycle BCL is carried into the storage rack 2, the wheel receiver 41 is rotated around the horizontal rotation shaft 41a by the front wheel FW, and the rotation plate 42 is rotated around the vertical rotation shaft 42a. It rotates to push back the bulging portion 221b of the link plate 221. As described above, the bicycle BCL is brought into the unlocked state when the foot pedal 30 is depressed by the dead point passing mechanism 22 (the lock at the protruding position of the lifting column 20), and the elastic force (ie, the tension coil spring 222 for the pedal) The lifting column 20 is returned to the retracted position (standby state) by the pull back force).

  Next, an outline of the operation of the bicycle parking apparatus 1 described above will be described in the order of operations.

<Storage rack empty state, foot pedal non-operation> (FIGS. 1 to 5)
Since the lifting column 20 is in the retracted position (standby state) and the caster 10 is in the landing state, the storage rack 2 can move laterally along the fixed rail 4.

<Storage rack empty state, foot pedal operation> (FIGS. 6 to 8)
When the foot pedal 30 is depressed, the lifting column 20 is displaced to the protruding position (moved to the grounding state), and the foot pedal 30 is locked to the depressed state by the operation of the dead point passing mechanism 22, and the lifting column 20 is projected to the protruding position (grounding state). ). Since the caster 10 shifts from the landing state to the floating state, the storage rack 2 stops lateral movement.

<Storage rack actual vehicle state, foot pedal non-operation> (FIGS. 9 to 11)
When the bicycle BCL is carried in, the operation of the dead point passing mechanism 22 that locks the foot pedal 30 in the depressed state (the lifting column 20 is locked at the protruding position) is released, and the lifting column 20 is retracted by the elastic force of the pedal tension coil spring 222. Return to the position (standby state). The caster 10 returns to the landing state, and the storage rack 2 can move laterally along the fixed rail 4.

<Storage rack actual vehicle state, foot pedal operation> (FIGS. 9 to 11)
When the foot pedal 30 is depressed in the actual vehicle state, the lifting column 20 is temporarily displaced to the protruding position (moved to the grounding state). However, since the bulging part 221b of the link plate 221 is blocked by the rotating plate 42, the dead point passing mechanism 22 does not operate, and if the stepping on the foot pedal 30 is interrupted, the elastic force of the pedal tension coil spring 222 is lost. To immediately return to the retracted position (standby state).

  In this way, since the lateral movement of the storage rack 2 is stopped with the caster 10 in a floating state without exerting a braking force on the fixed rail 4 or the caster 10, the lateral displacement of the storage rack 2 when the bicycle BCL is carried in can be stably prevented. can do. Further, by not using the braking mechanism, it is possible to suppress the surface deterioration of the fixed rail 4 and the casters 10 and improve the durability.

  Specifically, by providing the above-described dead-point surpassing mechanism 22, when the foot pedal 30 is operated, the lifting column 20 is locked at the protruding position, so that the lateral displacement of the storage rack 2 is ensured when the bicycle BCL is carried in. Can be prevented. Further, when the bicycle BCL is carried in, the rotation plate 42 of the return mechanism 40 releases the lock by the dead point crossing mechanism 22, the lifting column 20 returns to the retracted position, and the caster 10 returns to the landing state. Smooth lateral movement along the fixed rail 4 is possible.

  In addition, the lifting column 20 is disposed in the vicinity of the caster 10, and the lifting column 20 is set to a protruding position (the caster 10 is in a floating state) and a retracted position (at this time, the caster 10 is in a landing state) with respect to the caster 10. Since the lifting / lowering stroke S for switching is small, the lifting / lowering support 20 and the overall bicycle parking device 1 can be downsized. Further, the lifting column 20 and the foot pedal 30 are arranged adjacent to the entrance 2a, so that the bicycle BCL is immediately carried in after the lifting pedal 20 is displaced from the retracted position to the protruding position by operating the foot pedal 30. It is possible to perform bicycle parking work neatly.

  As described above, in the actual vehicle state, even if the foot pedal 30 is depressed, it is impossible to maintain the caster 10 in the floating state (that is, the foot pedal 30 cannot be depressed substantially). At this time, since the storage rack 2 can move laterally along the fixed rail 4, parking work in an actual vehicle state can be performed efficiently.

  The present invention can be applied to any outdoor bicycle parking lot that is permanently installed on the sidewalk or in a park, indoor bicycle parking lots that are established in apartments or apartments, and underground bicycle parking lots that are attached to buildings or underground stations. It can also be applied to bicycle parking equipment. In addition, it is applicable also to a lower stage bicycle parking apparatus in the upper and lower two stage type bicycle parking machine.

1 Bicycle parking device 2 Storage rack 2a Entrance / exit 4 Fixed rail 10 Casters (auxiliary wheels)
20 Lifting column (elevating body)
22 Dead point crossing mechanism (holding mechanism)
30 Foot pedal (operation member)
40 Return mechanism 41 Wheel receiver 42 Rotating plate (operating member)
43 Connecting rod (connecting member)
BCL Bicycle FW Front wheel (preceding carry-in wheel; wheel)
RW Rear wheel (wheel)
R Caster radius S Lifting stroke

Claims (7)

A storage rack in which an entrance of a wheel for mounting a bicycle is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction; and a stationary rail horizontally disposed in a transverse direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the storage rack, the storage rack Is a bicycle parking device mounted so as to be movable in the lateral direction along the fixed rail,
In the storage rack,
On the bottom side of the storage rack, an auxiliary wheel that can roll laterally while supporting the storage rack when it is in a landing state;
In the vicinity of the auxiliary wheel, it is possible to change between a state where the front end of the wheel contacts the ground at a protruding position where it protrudes below the lower edge of the auxiliary wheel, and a state where it stands by at a retracted position where it retracts above the lower edge An elevating body,
An operation member that is artificially operated only to displace the lifting body from the retracted position to the protruding position;
A return mechanism for returning the lifting body from the protruding position to the retracted position on the basis of the loading of the bicycle into the storage rack;
In an empty state in which no bicycle is mounted on the storage rack, the lifting body is displaced from the retracted position to the protruding position by the manual operation of the operation member, and the auxiliary wheel is floated, and the storage rack is laterally moved. While stopping moving
The lifting mechanism returns from the protruding position to the retracted position to return the auxiliary wheel to the landing state by operating the return mechanism based on the bicycle being carried into the storage rack, and the storage rack can move in the lateral direction. A bicycle parking device characterized by   2. The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elevating body and the operation member are arranged on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and adjacent to the entrance / exit.   The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the auxiliary wheel is disposed at one end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and between the doorway and the lifting body.   The bicycle parking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a lifting movement stroke S between the protruding position and the retracted position by the lifting body is equal to or less than a radius R of the auxiliary wheel. The return mechanism is
A wheel receiver that is arranged on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and is movable by a preceding carry-in wheel that is carried in first among the front and rear wheels when carrying in a bicycle;
An actuating member that is disposed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the storage rack and returns the lifting body in the protruding position to the retracted position;
The bicycle parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a connecting member that connects the wheel receiver and the operating member. The lifting body is provided with a holding mechanism for holding the grounded state by locking the lifting body to the protruding position when the operation member is operated,
6. The bicycle parking device according to claim 5, wherein the operating member of the return mechanism releases the lock of the lifting body by the holding mechanism and returns the lifting body to a standby state at the retracted position.   In the actual vehicle state in which a bicycle is mounted on the storage rack, the operation member is substantially impossible to displace the lifting body from the retracted position to the projecting position to bring the auxiliary wheel into a floating state. The bicycle parking device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the bicycle parking device is operable by carrying out a bicycle from the storage rack and entering the empty state.

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