JP4291327B2 - Top-driven bicycle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bicycle, and more particularly to a top-driven bicycle.

  A conventional bicycle is driven by a chain driving device such as a pedal, a crank, a chain wheel, a chain, and a free wheel by a person's power with his / her foot. The so-called chain-driven bicycle has a limit on the output only with the foot, and there is also a limit on the rate of crank rotation by the foot, so there is a disadvantage that the human body output is not the most suitable state, so the maximum speed of the bicycle is limited . This invention makes it a subject to solve the problem of the said prior art.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a top-driven bicycle that can output with the whole body motion of a person and reduce the rate of motion, using a top drive device, to overcome the disadvantages of conventional bicycles. Therefore, according to the present invention, the handlebar, the telescopic stem, the universal rudder shaft, and the front wheel are inserted into the vehicle body that combines the rail foam to which the head tube is fixed and the joint form to which the saddle chair is fixed. Attach the joint fork to the head tube of the vehicle body as a steering device, insert the foot slipboard with the rope pulley of the drive device into the rail foam, attach the top wheel to the rear wheel, insert it into the joint foam, and the rope to the top wheel Connect the rope, wind the rope around the top wheel, connect it to the telescopic stem through the rope insulator and rope pulley, and the rope rotates the top wheel by the pulling force of the handlebar and the pushing force of the rope pulley to drive the bicycle. According to the present invention, the top drive device can output the whole body exercise and also reduce the rate of movement, so that the bicycle can be extended over a long distance and at a high speed.

FIG. 1 is an overview of a top-driven bicycle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overview of a top-driven bicycle body, and FIG. 3 is an overview of a top-driven bicycle steering device. FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the leg sliding plate related to the top-driven bicycle drive device, and FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the top wheel related to the top-driven bicycle drive device.

  In the figure, the symbols are as follows: 1 head tube 2 rail foam 3 saddle chair 4 joint foam 5 handle bar 6 telescopic stem 7 universal rudder shaft 8 joint fork 9 rope pulley 10 foot slip plate 11 top wheel 12 rope 13 rope insulator 14 rail pulley 15 head tube hole 16 rail foam joint 17 chair stay 18 chair cover 19 joint foam female joint 20 joint foam male joint 21 loose button 22 change stay 23 brake stay 24 joint foam joint 25 rope connection end 26 handlebar joint 27 upper stem 28 Stem 29 Lower stem 30 Stem pulley 31 Universal upper joint 32 Universal intermediate joint 33 Universal lower joint 34 Bearing 35 Bearing shaft 36 Fork female joint 7 fork male joint 38 fork key joint 39 fork bolt 40 rope pulley cover 41 rope pulley shaft 42 rope pulley stay 43 pulley block 44 longitudinal pulley 45 lateral pulley 46 pulley shaft 47 pedal hole 48 pedal shaft 49 pedal 50 foot stopper 51 spiral spring Ring 52 spiral spring ring thread 53 spiral spring 54 spiral spring pin joint 55 spiral spring nut 56 rope ring 57 rope connection hole 58 spiral tank 59 change tank

  In order to better understand the present invention, it will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a completed view of a top-driven bicycle equipped with front wheels, rear wheels, and air covers, and particularly shows the main parts and their relationships. As a material for manufacturing a top-driven bicycle, it is necessary to use a new material such as steel, a light metal aluminum alloy, a titanium alloy, or carbon because high strength and weight reduction including cost elements are necessary.

The vehicle body frame drive bicycle to secure the Het tube 1 the rail form 2, it is before the car body, to secure the saddle chair 3 to the joint form 4, it becomes the rear vehicle body, front, rear body After joining, it becomes the shape of the car body. The steering system frame drive bicycle, insert the handle bar 5 stretch the stem 6 top end, telescopic stem 6 lower end fixed to the upper end of the universal rudder 7, this portion becomes an upper half portion of the steering system. A joint fork 8 having a front wheel, which is a lower part of the steering device, is attached to the head tube 1 of the front vehicle body and then connected to the lower end of the universal rudder shaft 7. As a driving device for a top-driven bicycle, a rope pulley 9 and a foot slip plate 10 are connected, and they are inserted into the rail form 2 of the front vehicle body. Further, the top wheel 11 is attached to the rear wheel, which is connected to the rear vehicle body joint form. Insert into 4. The rear end of the rope 12 is connected to the top wheel 11, and the rope is wound around the same top wheel, passed through the rope lever 13 and the rope pulley 9, and then the front end of the rope 12 is connected to the extension stem 6 of the steering device. Connect to the top of the. The rope 12 is a combustible product for a top-driven bicycle, but is preferably flexible, strong, light, and has a low expansion / contraction rate. Here, a wire rope is used. The connection hardware is attached to both ends of the wire rope, and is connected to the rope connection hole 57 of the rope ring 56 and the rope connection end 25 of the handlebar joint 26. Rope leverage 13, when the reverse rotation speed of the top ring 11 is insufficient, Yakunitateru when decompressing loosen the rope.

  When a person sits on the saddle chair 3 and both hands grasp the handlebar 5 and both feet step on the ground and apply force, the top-driven bicycle starts running. Alternatively, when one foot depresses the pedal of the foot sliding plate 10, traveling by the top drive device starts, and when the traveling balance is achieved, the remaining one foot depresses the pedal on the opposite side. You can run a top-driven bicycle just by pulling the handlebar 5 while driving, or just pressing the pedal on the one-leg slipboard 10, but pull the handlebar 5 when you want to run in an optimal state or at a reduced speed. At the same time, the foot sliding board 10 is pushed with both feet.

The handle of the top-driven bicycle plays three major roles: controlling the balance of the vehicle body, turning the steering device direction, and pulling the rope as the drive device. Yes. The handle bar, the telescopic stem, and the universal rudder shaft of the steering device have a drive function.

  FIG. 2 shows in detail the main components and their relationships as a car body partial view of a top-driven bicycle.

  The head tube 1 has a short cylindrical shape and is fixed to the head tube hole 15 of the rail foam 2. A joint fork 8 attached to the inside thereof is provided so that the steering performance can be smoothly and freely rotated.

  The rail foam 2 is arranged with two C-shaped cross-section members so that the opening side faces outward, and this is the front part of the vehicle body foam. Since the foot slide plate 10 exhibits a sliding effect at the front end, the rail pulley 14 is attached to the non-opening side in the C-shaped cross section. A central portion of the head tube hole 15 is formed by a depression angle between the axis of the head tube 1 and the perpendicular line. A reinforced rail foam joint 16 is provided at the rear end for connection to the joint foam 4.

  The saddle chair 3 is provided with a low seat in the shape of a chair. Two holes are also provided on the sitting surface made of a relaxation material, along with the human bone. A human-friendly cover is packaged on the surface.

  The joint form 4 is arranged by arranging two C-shaped cross-section members so that the opening side faces inward, and this is the rear part of the vehicle body foam. A joint foam female joint 19 is fixed to the rear end, and a joint foam male joint 20 that can be arranged on the rear axle is also inserted therein. In order to easily pull out the joint foam male joint 20, a loose button 21 is provided on the joint foam female joint 19, and when it is opened, the joint foam male joint 20 falls from the joint foam female joint 19. The change stay 22 and the brake stay 23 are attached to the non-opening side in the C-shaped cross-section material in the middle. A joint foam joint 24 combined with the rail foam joint 16 is also provided at the front end for coupling with the rail foam 2.

  About the connection method of the rail form 2 and the joint form 4, it changes with materials to be used and an operation system. Bolts can be used to fix materials with poor weldability, and rapid joints can also be used for folding systems.

  FIG. 3 is a partial view of a steering device for a top-driven bicycle, and shows the main components and their relationships in detail.

  The handle bar 5 is attached to a handle bar joint 26 at the upper end of the telescopic stem 6 in the form of a pipe, and can be rotated by the joint. Grips are also provided at both ends of the handlebar 5.

  The telescopic stem 6 is assembled by combining the upper stem 27, the middle stem 28 and the lower stem 29. A stem pulley 30 is attached between each stem so as to be able to extend and contract smoothly. A handlebar joint 26 is fixed to the upper end of the upper stem 27, and a rope connection end 25 is also provided at the center of the joint. The lower end of the lower stem 29 and the universal upper joint 31 of the universal rudder shaft 7 are fixed.

  The universal rudder shaft 7 has a universal upper joint 31 with a bearing 34 attached to the left and right sides of the universal middle joint 32 with a bearing shaft 35, and a universal lower joint 33 with a bearing 34 is similarly attached to the universal middle joint with a bearing shaft 35. Attach to 32 front and rear sides. Since the universal lower joint 33 is connected to the joint fork 8 coaxially, the lower universal joint 33 can be connected to the fork key joint 38 at the lower end thereof.

  The joint fork 8 is provided with a fork key joint 38 on the outer side of the upper end of the joint fork 8 so as to be coupled to the universal lower joint 33, and has a screw on the inner side thereof. A fork male joint 37 that can be disposed on the front axle is also inserted into the fork female joint 36 fixed to the lower end thereof. Since the fork female joint 36 is also provided with the loose button 21, the front wheel can be easily detached.

  FIG. 4 shows the details of the main components and their relationships as a foot slide composition diagram of the top-driven bicycle drive device.

  The rope pulley 9 is a pulley for pushing a rope with a bearing, and is inserted into a rope pulley stay 42 at the front end of the foot slide plate 10 by a rope pulley shaft 41, and also equipped with a rope pulley cover 40 to prevent the rope from falling off. Is done.

  The foot slip plate 10 is a C-shaped cross-sectional material, and its opening side is directed to the non-opening side of the C-shaped cross-sectional material of the rail foam 2 and is inserted therein. A rope pulley stay 42 is fixed to the front end, and a pulley block 43 is fixed to the rear end. A vertical pulley 44 and a horizontal pulley 45 are arranged on this block by a pulley shaft 46, and a pedal hole 47 is also opened. A pedal 49 having a foot stop 50 is inserted into the pedal hole 47 by the pedal shaft 48.

  FIG. 5 shows in detail the main components and their relationships as a top wheel composition diagram of the top drive bicycle drive device.

  The top ring 11 is mainly composed of a spiral spring ring 51, a spiral spring 53, and a rope ring 56. First, the conical spiral spring wheel 51 included in the spiral spring pin joint 54 is disposed on the free wheel of the rear wheel, and the spiral spring nut 55 is disposed on the rear wheel shaft. Then, the spiral spring 53 is inserted into the spiral spring ring 51, the inner end of this spiral spring is connected to the spiral spring nut 55, and the outer end thereof is connected to the spiral spring pin joint 54. Finally, the rope ring 56 is inserted into the spiral spring ring thread 52 of the spiral spring ring 51. The rope ring 56 has a conical shape, a rope connection hole 57 is opened on the small diameter side, and a spiral tank 58 and a change tank 59 are provided on the outer surface of the cone. The spiral tank 58 is a conical spiral rope winding tank having a single circular thread groove in order to limit the winding of the rope. The change tank 59 is a conical spiral rope winding tank having a large spiral distance having a plurality of circular thread grooves so that the rope freely jumps on the spiral tank.

  Since the use of the rope ring can be changed freely as needed, a variable speed rope ring with a spiral tank and a change tank, a non-changeable rope ring with a spiral tank without a change tank, and a spiral It is a large conical rope ring that cannot be shifted without both the tank and the change tank.

  When the handlebar 5 is pulled, a pulling force is generated on the rope 12 from the rope connection end 25 of the handlebar joint 26. When the pedal of the foot slide plate 10 is stepped on, a pulling force is generated from the rope pulley 9 to the rope 12. At the same time that the handlebar 5 is pulled and the foot pedal 10 is depressed, a stronger pulling force is generated on the rope 12. Since the rope 12 is wound around the rope wheel 56, the pulling force generated on the rope 12 rotates the top wheel 11. Since the spiral spring wheel 51 of the top wheel 11 is arranged on the free wheel of the rear wheel, the bicycle is driven.

Claims (2)

As a steering device, a joint fork in which a handlebar, telescopic stem, universal rudder axle, and front wheels are inserted into a vehicle body that combines a rail form with a fixed head tube and a joint form with a saddle chair fixed A top wheel mounted on the head tube of the vehicle body, with a foot slip plate with a rope pulley of the driving device inserted into the rail form, and having a conical rope ring, a rope connection hole is provided on the small diameter side of the rope ring A top piece that is opened and has a conical spiral rope winding tank on its outer surface is attached to the rear wheel, inserted into the joint form, the rope is connected to the top piece, and the rope is wound around the top piece. The top is connected to the extension stem through the rope insulator and rope pulley, and the rope rotates the top wheel. Bicycle. A coma wheel comprising a handlebar, telescopic stem, universal rudder shaft, rope pulley, foot slip plate and conical rope wheel, a rope connection hole being drilled on the small diameter side of the rope wheel, the conical outer surface The rope is connected to the extension stem through the rope pulley after the rope is connected to the top wheel, and the rope is connected to the extension stem. A top drive device characterized by rotating a wheel.

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