JP4472370B2 - Sliding bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bicycle parking device for parking bicycles, motorcycles, and the like, and more particularly, to a sliding bicycle parking device capable of sliding a frame on which bicycles, motorcycles, etc. are placed.

  Conventionally, the following two methods have been proposed to fix the sliding bicycle parking apparatus to the ground or floor surface. That is, after fixing the rail on the pillow material on which the anchor is struck (see Patent Document 1), and fixing the L-shaped base member welded to the cross rail and the rail with bolts and nuts, This is a method in which an anchor is driven to the horizontal rail (see Patent Document 2).

  Conventionally, the following method has been proposed in order to smoothly move the frame of the sliding bicycle parking apparatus. That is, there is a method in which each guide rail is provided with a horizontal guide surface for guiding the horizontal movement of the gantry and a pair of vertical guide surfaces facing opposite sides (see Patent Document 3).

JP 2002-114180 A JP 2003-320973 A JP 2003-220985 A

  However, the method described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the height of the sliding bicycle parking device is increased by the amount of the pillow material, and the user hits his head against the ceiling or roof.

  In addition, in the method described in Patent Document 2, an L-shaped base member must be manufactured in addition to the rail and the horizontal rail, and the L-shaped base member must be welded to the horizontal rail. There were problems such as a large number of processes in production and installation and an increase in cost.

  Further, the method described in Patent Document 3 has the same problem as that of Patent Document 1, and a pair of vertical guide surfaces facing opposite sides are provided, which increases the cost. was there.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a slide type bicycle parking apparatus that has a low height, has a small number of steps in production and installation, and can reduce costs.

According to the present invention, the above problem is solved by the following means. That is, the present invention is a sliding bicycle parking apparatus including a pair of rails, a gantry that slides the pair of rails, and a crosspiece that fixes the pair of rails in parallel. A first groove portion that is U-shaped, a second groove portion that is extended from one end of the first groove portion, and a cross-section that is horizontally U-shaped, and a horizontal shape that extends from the other end of the first groove portion And the pedestal comprises two or more carriages to which a lower wheel that travels in the first groove and a side wheel that travels in the second groove are attached, One end is attached to a horizontal surface extending from the other end of the first groove part included in one of the pair of rails, and the other end of the first rail included in the other of the pair of rails . mounted horizontally shaped surface extending from the other end of the groove It is sliding bicycle apparatus according to claim.

  According to the present invention, the height of the sliding bicycle parking apparatus can be reduced. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a safe sliding bicycle parking apparatus in which the user does not hit his head against the ceiling or roof.

  Moreover, according to this invention, a sliding type bicycle parking apparatus can be installed with few processes.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost required for the production and installation of the sliding bicycle parking apparatus.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a view of the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention as seen from obliquely above.
As shown in FIG. 2, the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a pair of rails 1 (1A, 1B), a gantry 2 that slides the pair of rails 1, and a pair of rails 1. And a crosspiece 3 fixed in parallel at regular intervals.

The gantry 2 includes a gantry body 2-1 having a U-shaped cross section, a support portion 2-2 that supports a bicycle (or a motorcycle) so as not to roll over, and two trolleys 2-3. The gantry 2 can be slid without a bicycle (or bike) placed thereon, or can be slid with the bicycle (or bike) placed thereon.
In addition, in this Embodiment, although the support part 2-2 is attached to the front and rear, right and left of the mount frame 2, this invention does not limit the attachment position of the support part 2-2. Therefore, the support part 2-2 can be attached to the center left and right of the gantry 2, or can be attached only to the front left and right or only to the rear left and right. Moreover, this invention does not limit the shape and material of the support part 2-2. Therefore, the shape and material of the support portion 2-2 may be any material that can support a bicycle (or a motorcycle).
Further, in the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, one carriage 2-3 is attached near both ends of the gantry 2, but the present invention is a trolley 2-3 attached to the gantry 2. It does not limit the number or position of Therefore, a plurality of carriages 2-3 in the present invention can be attached near both ends of the gantry 2, or can be attached near the center of the gantry 2.
Further, in the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the carriage 2-3 is attached to the gantry 2 with bolts and nuts, but the present invention is a means for attaching the trolley 2-3 to the gantry 2. It is not intended to limit. Therefore, in the present invention, for example, the carriage 2-3 can be attached to the gantry 2 by welding.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a rail 1A provided in a sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The rail 1A includes a first groove 1A-1 having a U-shaped cross section and a second groove 1A-2 extending from one end of the first groove 1A-1 and having a horizontal U-shaped cross section. And a horizontal surface 1A-3 extending from the other end of the first groove 1A-1. The rail 1A can be manufactured, for example, by bending a piece of steel, aluminum, fiber reinforced resin, or the like, but the present invention does not limit the material and manufacturing method of the rail 1A.
In addition, although description about the rail 1B is abbreviate | omitted, the structure of the rail 1B reverses the structure of the rail 1A right and left. Accordingly, the rail 1B also includes the first groove portion 1B-1, the second groove portion 1B-2, and the horizontal surface 1B-3, similarly to the rail 1A.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the carriage 2-3 includes a lower wheel 2-3-1 whose drive shaft is substantially vertical, and a side wheel 2-3-2 whose drive shaft is horizontal. Yes. And the lower wheel 2-3-1 travels through the first groove (1A-1, 1B-1), and the side wheel 2-3-2 is the second groove (1A-2, 1B-2). Drive on.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the both ends of the crosspiece 3 are each attached to the horizontal (1A-3, 1B-3) surface which a pair of rail 1 comprises. Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pair of rails 1 can be directly fixed to the crosspiece 3, so that the sliding bicycle parking apparatus can be installed with a small number of steps, and it is required for the production and installation of the sliding bicycle parking apparatus. Cost can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed. In FIG. 3, in order to simplify the description, things other than the pair of rails 1 and the crosspieces 3 (such as the gantry 2 and the carriage 2-3) are omitted.
As shown in FIG. 3, the installer first fixes the pair of rails 1 and the crosspieces 3 with screws 4 (step 1). Next, the installer fixes the crosspiece 3 with the anchor 5 (step 2). Therefore, the number of steps required to install the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is “2”. Therefore, the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can be installed easily and in a short time.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, if one side edge part of two pairs of rails is fixed with one crosspiece 3, one pair of rails 1 can be extended easily and in a short time.
FIG. 4 shows the sliding bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention installed as described above. In FIG. 4 as well, things other than the rail 1 and the crosspiece 3 (such as the gantry 2 and the carriage 2-3) are omitted for the sake of simplicity.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the screws 4 are used as means for fixing the pair of rails 1 to the crosspieces 3. However, the present invention does not limit the means for fixing the pair of rails 1 to the crosspieces 3. Absent. Therefore, for example, the fixing between the pair of rails 1 and the crosspiece 3 can be realized by a method such as welding.
Further, the present invention does not limit the material or shape of the anchor 5. Therefore, the anchor 5 may be of any material and shape as long as it can fix the crosspiece to the ground or floor.

It is the figure which looked at each rail with which the slide type bicycle parking device concerning an embodiment of the invention is provided from the side. It is the figure which looked at the slide type bicycle parking device concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the diagonally upper side. It is a figure which shows a mode that the sliding type bicycle parking apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is installed. It is a figure which shows a mode that the sliding type bicycle parking apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention was installed.

Explanation of symbols

1 A pair of rails 1A One of a pair of rails 1A-1 First groove 1A-2 Second groove 1A-3 Horizontal surface 1B The other of the pair of rails 1B-1 First groove 1B-2 Second Groove 1B-3 Horizontal surface 2 Mounting base 2-1 Mounting base body 2-2 Supporting section 2-3 Bogie 2-3-1 Lower wheel 2-3-2 Side wheel 3 Crosspiece 4 Screw 5 Anchor

Claims (1)

In a sliding bicycle parking apparatus comprising: a pair of rails; a gantry that slides the pair of rails; and a crosspiece that fixes the pair of rails in parallel.
The rail is
A first groove having a U-shaped cross section,
A second groove part extending from one end of the first groove part and having a transverse U-shaped cross section;
A horizontal surface extending from the other end of the first groove,
Comprising
The mount is
Two or more carriages to which a lower wheel traveling in the first groove and a side wheel traveling in the second groove are attached;
Comprising
The crosspiece
One end is attached to a horizontal surface extending from the other end of the first groove part which one of the pair of rails comprises ,
The other end is attached to a horizontal surface extending from the other end of the first groove part included in the other of the pair of rails.
A sliding bicycle parking apparatus characterized by that.

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