JP4607750B2 - Bounce-up type bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bicycle parking apparatus.

In bicycle parking lots around stations and apartment bicycle parking lots, it is desirable to efficiently store as many bicycles as possible in a limited space.
Therefore, when mounting the bicycle (bicycle mount) on the upper and lower two stages with the phase shifted left and right in plan view, when using the upper bicycle mount, lower the bicycle mount and Many have been put on a bicycle mount and then raised again and stored.

When such an upper bicycle mount is raised or lowered, the force for raising and lowering is greatly different depending on the weight of the bicycle when the bicycle is placed and when the bicycle is not placed.
Therefore, even when a bicycle is placed, there is a balance provided with a balance weight (counter weight) so that it can be lifted and lowered with a light force as in the case of empty (for example, Patent Document 1).

However, when such a counterweight is provided, the attachment / detachment mechanism prevents the counterweight from acting when it is raised in the sky because it is dangerous to momentarily rise due to the weight of the counterweight when the bicycle is not mounted. Is provided.
Therefore, the structure is complicated due to the attachment / detachment mechanism, and there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to manufacture and the manufacturing cost increases.
Furthermore, malfunctions and failures of the attachment / detachment mechanism are also conceivable, and there is a problem that the danger cannot be completely eliminated.
JP 2001-323675 A

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle parking apparatus that can be manufactured with a simple structure at a low cost but can be easily operated.

In order to achieve the above object, the bicycle parking device according to the present invention has a distal end portion formed with a knob portion for up and down operation divided, and the divided distal end portion is connected to the proximal end portion by a hinge, A bicycle pedestal is formed in which the tip side portion can be folded at the hinge portion, the base end side portion of the bicycle pedestal is pivotally supported by a pivot support member, and the bicycle is mounted on the bicycle pedestal. When the bicycle is mounted and the bicycle mount is empty, the pivot support portion is used as the center of rotation to form a space in the portion that was in the bicycle parking posture. A position switching urging means configured to be swingable to a flip-up posture in which the front end of the bicycle mount is positioned upward, and for selectively holding two positions of a parking posture and a flip-up posture, and for a bicycle The tip side part is bent at the hinge part in conjunction with the swinging up of the mount. As the distal portion is substantially horizontal state, in which it most main feature in that it comprises an interlocking mechanism comprising a substantially parallel link quadruplicate.

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  According to the bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the bicycle parking stand is in a parking posture in a state where the bicycle is placed, and the flip-up posture in which the tip of the bicycle rack is positioned upward when the bicycle mount is empty. Since it is configured to be able to swing, it is possible to manufacture a bicycle parking apparatus at a lower cost that is simpler in structure and free from malfunctions and breakdowns, compared to a structure in which a bicycle mount is moved up and down along a column. In addition, it has the advantage that it can be done with simple operations.

  In addition to the above-described effects, the bicycle mount is provided with position switching biasing means for maintaining the two positions of the bicycle parking posture or the flip-up posture in use. It can hold | maintain in each position of a ring | wheel posture or a raising posture, and safety | security and operativity improve further.

  In addition, for bicycles that have an interlocking mechanism in which the tip side of the bicycle mount is folded in conjunction with the swinging movement of the bicycle mount, a space can be formed below, but the bicycle is lifted up. Since the front end portion of the gantry is in a position where it can be easily operated, there is an advantage that the operability can be further improved.

Embodiments of the bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an outline of a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG.
The bicycle parking device 1 includes a pivot member 2 and a bicycle mount 3 having a base end pivotally supported by the pivot member 2.

The pivot member 2 is provided with a pair of substrates 5 that form a mounting surface from a base member 4 fixed to the installation surface, and a base end side portion 6 of the bicycle mount 3 and a later-described portion of the substrate 5 that face each other. The pivot portions 9 and 10 of the base end side portion (operation rod) 8 of the interlocking mechanism 7 are formed.
The bicycle pedestal 3 is formed of a metal rail having a U-shaped cross section, and about 1/3 portion (tip side portion) 12 is divided from the tip of the entire length, and both are connected by a hinge 11 attached to the bottom portion. Then, when the bicycle mount 3 is flipped up by the interlocking mechanism 7, about 1/3 portion 12 from the tip is bent halfway (mountain) at the hinge 11 portion.

The interlocking mechanism 7 has a pipe guide member 13 attached along the upper edge portion of the approximately 1/3 portion 12 from the front end of the U-shaped metal rail, and the proximal end portion 14 stands obliquely upward. In addition, the distal end portion and the pivot portion 10 provided on the pivot support member 2 are connected by an operation rod 8.
Accordingly, the base 5 portion between the pivot portions 9 and 10, the base end portion (2/3 portion) 16 of the bicycle mount 3, and the base end raised obliquely above the guide member 13. Four substantially parallel links are formed by the portion 14 and the operation rod 8 portion.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 17 denotes a position switching urging means comprising a gas damper, and the base end portion of the gas damper 17 is pivotably pivoted on a pivoting plate portion 18 attached to the front surface portion of the substrate 5. On the other hand, the distal end portion of the output shaft 19 of the gas damper 17 is pivotably supported by a receiving plate portion 20 formed on a side surface portion of the base end portion (2/3 portion) 16 of the bicycle mount. The two plate members 18 and 20 are pressed and urged by the gas damper 17 in the direction of separating.

When the bicycle 22 is placed in a horizontal parking posture where the bicycle 22 is placed, the position of the base end portion of the gas damper 17 is located above the pivot portion 9 of the bicycle mount 3. Although it is desirable for maintaining the position of the bicycle parking posture, when the weight of the bicycle mount 3 is taken into consideration, it can be set at the same height as shown in the figure.
That is, by positioning the base end portion of the gas damper 17 above the pivot portion 9 of the bicycle mount 3 and below the pivot portion 10, a horizontal bicycle parking on which the bicycle 22 is placed by a so-called two-position switching mechanism. The posture can be held by the urging force pressed by the gas damper 17.
Reference numeral 21 in the figure denotes a grip portion for the vertical operation of the bicycle pedestal 3, and this grip portion is installed at the tip end portion 12 of the bicycle pedestal 3 when the bicycle is loaded or lowered. It also acts as a support to prevent deformation by hitting the surface.

Next, a procedure for using the bicycle parking apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described.
When the bicycle 22 is placed on the bicycle parking device 1, first, the bicycle mount 3 is placed in a horizontal parking state in which the bicycle is lowered as shown in FIG. 1.
After the bicycle 22 is placed on a metal rail having a U-shaped cross section, the bicycle 22 placed on the bicycle stand 3 is fixed by a locking device (not shown).

Next, after lowering the bicycle 22 from the bicycle mount 3, in order to form a space in the empty bicycle mount 3 portion, the bicycle mount 3 is moved up and down as shown in FIG. Pull up the grip 21 for operation.
Then, the gas damper 17 is pressed and urged in the direction in which both plate members 18 and 20 are separated from each other, and the base end portion of the gas damper 17 is pivoted forward different from the pivot position of the bicycle mount 3. Therefore, the bicycle pedestal 3 is flipped up. Therefore, the pressing biasing force of the gas damper 17 acts in the direction of gradually bulging up the bicycle pedestal 3, and the bicycle pedestal 3 is about 1/3 from the tip. The part 12 is bent halfway (mountain) at the hinge 11 part.

In conjunction with this flip-up swing, the base plate 5 portion between the pivot portions 9 and 10 of the interlock mechanism 7, the base end portion (2/3 portion) 16 of the bicycle mount 3, and the guide member 13 By means of four substantially parallel links consisting of the base end portion 14 raised obliquely upward and the operation rod 8 portion, about 1/3 portion 12 from the tip of the bicycle mount 3 is the hinge 11 portion. The bicycle 12 is raised to a position where the bicycle mount 3 is flipped up while the portion 12 is maintained in a substantially horizontal posture.
Thus, when the empty bicycle mount 3 is flipped up, a space is formed below it. Incidentally, the applicant of the present invention previously proposed this space (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-47399). If the bicycle parking device 23 that can move to the left and right is laid, the storage efficiency of the bicycle 22 can be improved.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the empty bicycle mount 3 that is flipped up as described above is bent about 1/3 from the tip 12 at the hinge 11, and the portion 12 is in a substantially horizontal posture. Therefore, in order to place the bicycle 22 again in order to place the bicycle 22 on the bicycle mount 3, the grip portion 21 for vertical operation is protruded forward. It only has to be pulled down, and the operation is convenient.

In the above example, the interlocking mechanism 7 is formed on the upper part of a metal rail having a U-shaped cross section of the bicycle mount 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be formed on the lower part of the metal rail. Of course.
Further, in the present invention, for the purpose of forming a space below the flipped-up bicycle mount 3, the middle break and the interlocking mechanism 7 can be omitted with the bicycle mount 3 as one, as described above. In such a case, the structure can be further simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
Furthermore, it goes without saying that it is desirable to provide a lock device that fixes the bicycle mount 3 in a substantially horizontal parking position and a flip-up position.
In addition, the above-described middle folding position can be arbitrarily set, and the gas damper 17 can be formed of an elastic member such as a coil spring to form a position switching biasing means.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the bicycle parking stand of the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention in a bicycle parking posture. These are the side views of the state by which the bicycle mount of the bicycle parking apparatus concerning this invention was flipped up.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bicycle parking device 2 ... Pivot support member 3 ... Bicycle mount 17 ... Position switching urging means (gas damper)
22 ... Bicycle

Claims (1)

Bicycle gantry in which the tip side part where the knob part for the up and down operation is formed is divided, the divided tip side part is connected to the base side part with a hinge, and the tip side part can be folded at the hinge part. The bicycle parking stand is pivotally supported by a pivot support member so that the base end side portion of the bicycle mount can be rotated, and the bicycle is placed on the bicycle mount. At this time, in order to form a space in the part that was in the parking position, the part pivoted on the support member for pivoting was swung to the flip-up position with the tip of the bicycle mount positioned upward. It is configured to be movable, and the position switching biasing means for selectively holding the two positions of the bicycle parking posture and the flip-up posture, and the tip side portion is a hinge portion in conjunction with the flip-up swing of the bicycle mount Of the quadruple, so that the tip side is almost horizontal. Bicycle apparatus comprising the interlock mechanism consisting of a link.

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