JP5762808B2 - Bicycle parking equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bicycle parking apparatus that holds a bicycle in an upright state.

  As a device for parking a bicycle, for example, two pillars are provided in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction at an interval, and a part of the front wheel is inserted between the pillars to support the front wheel so that the bicycle falls down. It is known to park so that there is no such thing. However, widening the distance between the columns makes it easier to put the front wheels, but the front wheels may lean against one of the columns and the bicycle may fall down.On the other hand, if the distance between the columns is matched to the width of the front wheels, the front wheels will Can be supported stably, but it becomes difficult to put in and out the front wheel from between the columns. Thus, it was difficult to stably support the front wheels only by adjusting the distance between the columns.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, the front and rear tire seats 3 and 4 that support the front and rear two places by fitting the tire 2 of the front wheel 1 and the front peripheral upper portion of the front wheel 1 across the left and right A bicycle parking device has been proposed that includes a tire column 5 that expands to a width B wider than the receiving width A of the rear tire seats 3 and 4 and supports the side surface of the tire 2. According to this bicycle parking apparatus, the receiving width A of the tire seats 3 and 4 is set to such a width that the tire 2 is fitted and cannot move in the left-right direction, or each of the front and rear tire seats 3. , 4 is recessed downward to fit the tire 2 and the fitted tire 2 can be configured not to move in the left-right direction, so that the front wheels can be stably supported. is there.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-1681

  By the way, in general, bicycles are classified into general bicycles, special bicycles, etc. in JIS D9111 (bicycles-classification and specifications), and further, sports cars, city cars, compact cars, mountain bikes, camping cars, etc. There are various categories. The outer diameters of the tires (front wheels) used in these bicycles are mostly so-called nominal diameters of about 20 to 27 inches, and are generally common, but the width of the front wheels varies depending on the purpose. Therefore, the bicycle parking device is not suitable for supporting various bicycles having different front wheel width dimensions, and a bicycle parking device capable of stably supporting the front wheels of these various bicycles has been demanded.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, to provide a bicycle parking device that can stably support front wheels having different tire widths and can hold a bicycle in an upright state.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.
That is, the bicycle parking device according to the present invention is a bicycle parking device that supports the front wheel of a bicycle and parks the bicycle in an upright state, from the entrance side where the front wheel of the bicycle is introduced to the bicycle parking device toward the back side. And two support members for supporting the front wheel of the bicycle from the left and right sides, an entrance-side locking portion provided between the support members on the entrance side of the support member, and the back side of the support member A back-side locking portion provided between the support members, and the entrance-side locking portion and the back-side locking portion are each formed with a V-shaped guide portion on the top thereof, and the entrance side The bicycle front wheel is guided between the support members over the guide part of the locking part, and the front lower part of the front wheel guided between the support members is locked to the guide part of the back side locking part, and the front wheel there a bicycle device adapted to be supported between the support member, prior to On the inlet side where the front wheel is introduced, the support member is joined to a base portion having a sloped portion that rises obliquely from the inlet side toward the outlet side, and the inlet side locking portion has at least a part of the guide portion. It is attached to the base part so as to protrude upward from the upper end of the slope part, and the front wheel of the bicycle moves forward along the slope part from between the support members, and further the guide part of the entrance side latching part It is characterized by having been made to get over .

  According to the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention, the bicycle parking apparatus supports the front wheel of the bicycle and parks the bicycle in a standing state, from the entrance side to the rear side where the front wheel of the bicycle is introduced into the bicycle parking apparatus. Two support members that stand obliquely toward the front and support the front wheel of the bicycle from the left and right, an entrance-side locking portion provided between the support members on the entrance side of the support member, and the back side of the support member A back-side locking portion provided between the support members, and the entrance-side locking portion and the back-side locking portion are each formed with a V-shaped guide portion on the top thereof, and the entrance Overcoming the guide part of the side locking part, the front wheel of the bicycle is guided between the support members, and the front lower part of the front wheel guided between the support members is locked to the guide part of the back side locking part, Since the front wheel is supported between the support members, the support portion Bicycle wheels introduced between them can be locked to the guide portion of the rear locking portion even when the width of the wheels is different, and the bicycle can be parked stably in a standing state. be able to.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention. It is another perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the bicycle parking apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the bicycle parking apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a side view which shows the state which the bicycle parked on the bicycle parking apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of an inlet side locking portion and a back side locking portion in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an enlarged end view of AA and BB in FIG. 5. It is a front view which shows the other form of implementation of the bicycle parking apparatus based on this invention.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  In the drawings, 1 is a support member that supports the front wheel F of the bicycle C from the left and right, 2 is an inlet side locking portion provided on the inlet side of the support member 1 where the front wheel F is introduced, and 3 is a front wheel F of the support member 1. The parking device P according to the present invention is mainly composed of the support member 1, the inlet side locking portion 2, and the back side locking portion 3. The bicycle C is parked in a standing state while supporting the front wheel F of the bicycle C.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of the bicycle parking device P. FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views in which the viewing directions are different, FIG. 3 is a front view, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, (a) shows the vicinity of the inlet side locking portion, and (b) shows the vicinity of the back side locking portion. 6 is a partially enlarged end view of FIG. 5, (a) shows an AA end surface near the entrance side locking portion, and (b) shows a BB end surface near the back side locking portion.

  First, the support member 1 includes, in this embodiment, a lower side portion 11 provided from the entrance side where the front wheel F is introduced toward the back side, and a front side portion 12 rising obliquely from the back side of the lower side portion 11. The support body 13 is formed in a “<” shape when viewed from the side, and the legs 14 are provided to maintain the posture of the support body 13. And as shown in FIG. 3, the two support members 1 are provided at intervals so as to overlap in a side view.

  In this embodiment, the leg portion 14 is provided from the lower surface in the vicinity of the front ends of the lower side portions 11 toward the installation surface, and a grounding portion 14 a that extends in the horizontal direction is provided at the tip of the leg portion 14. An insertion hole (not shown) through which the anchor bolt A1 provided on the installation surface is inserted is formed in the grounding portion 14a in the vertical direction, and the installation surface is provided via the nut N1, washer W1, and spring washer S1. Fixed to. In this embodiment, the ground contact portions 14a of the two leg portions 14 are integrated in a front-viewed U-shape, and the interval between the two support members 1 is maintained.

  In this embodiment, the leg portion 14 is provided from the lower surface of the upper end portion of the lower side portion 11 of the support member 1 toward the installation surface. However, the leg portion 14 may be provided on the front side portion 12. It may be provided in the vicinity of the boundary with the portion 12 and may be a position suitable for maintaining the posture of the support member 1.

  In general, the support member 1 is formed by cutting a steel pipe that is stable in strength and low in cost to an appropriate length, bent at an intermediate portion thereof, and formed into a “<” shape in side view, and joined by welding or the like The legs 14 are joined by means, and metal plating or coating is applied in order to further enhance corrosion resistance and weather resistance. Although not shown, two steel pipes may be joined to form a "<" shape, and as shown in FIG. 4, the hub H at the center of the front wheel F and the support member 1 must interfere with each other. That's fine. Moreover, you may use the pipe material which consists of other metals, such as a stainless alloy and an aluminum alloy, as the supporting member 1. FIG.

  A connecting portion 12 a that connects the front side portions 12 to each other is provided on the upper portion of the front side portion 12 of the support member 1. In the present embodiment, the connecting portion 12a is in the form of a vertical plate disposed between the front side portions 12, and both end portions thereof are joined to the front side portion 12 by a joining means such as welding, so that the interval between the front side portions 12 is reached. Holding. The connecting portion 12a may have a simple vertical plate shape, but as shown in FIG. 7, for example, “P” indicating the meaning of parking may be provided with a sign 12b. In the form shown in FIG. 7, the marking is given by punching, but it may be a form in which a coating or the like is applied on the connecting part 12 a or a form in which a seal is stuck.

  A base portion 15 for connecting the lower side portions 11 to each other and fixing the support member 1 to the installation surface is joined to the rear portion of the lower side portion 11 of the support member 1. In this embodiment, the base portion 15 includes a slope portion 16 that rises obliquely from the inlet side to the outlet side of the support member 1, a hanging portion 17 that hangs downward from the upper end of the slope portion 16, and the hanging portion 17. And a grounding portion 18 extending horizontally from the lower end. In this embodiment, the slope portion 16, the drooping portion 17, and the ground contact portion 18 are formed by bending a steel plate by press working, but may be formed by joining separate members to each other. The metal may be used.

  An insertion hole (not shown) through which the anchor bolt A2 provided on the installation surface is inserted is formed in the grounding portion 18 so as to penetrate in the vertical direction, and is formed on the installation surface via a nut N2, a washer W2, and a spring washer S2. Fixed. In this embodiment, two anchor bolts A2 are provided on the left and right sides, but it is sufficient that the support member 1 can be firmly fixed to the installation surface. Therefore, the necessary number of anchor bolts A2 are provided on the installation surface, and the anchors are provided. A configuration may be adopted in which an insertion hole is provided at a position corresponding to the bolt A2 and the grounding portion 18 is fixed via the nut N2 or the like.

  Next, in this embodiment, the entrance side latching portion 2 is attached to the front surface of the hanging portion 17 of the base portion 15, and a V-shaped guide portion 21 is provided at the top of the entrance side latching portion 2. At least a part of the guide portion 21 protrudes upward from the upper end of the slope portion 16 of the base portion 15. In addition, when guiding between the support members 1 of the front wheel F, a gap may be formed between the base portion 15 and the entrance side locking portion 2 as long as there is no problem in movement of the front wheel F. Further, in this embodiment, the back side locking portion 3 is provided between the leg portions 14 of the support member 1, and a V-shaped guide portion 31 is provided on the top side of the back side locking portion 3. It has been.

  Subsequently, an embodiment of the bicycle C parking method will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, the front wheel F of the bicycle C is moved forward along the slope portion 16 of the base portion 15 from between the support members 1, and further over the guide portion 21 of the entrance side locking portion 2, so that the front wheel F is supported by the support member. Lead between 1. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower end portion of the front wheel F is disposed between the lower side portions 11 of the support member 1, and the front end portion of the front wheel F is disposed between the front side portions 12 of the support member 1. Therefore, the movement of the front wheel F in the lateral direction is restricted by the support member 1.

  Furthermore, since the front surface of the entrance side latching portion 2 is formed with a steep slope, the front wheel F falls over to the front side of the entrance side latching portion 2 after getting over the guide portion 21 and therefore does not easily retreat. . Further, since the rear side locking portion 3 is at a position higher than the inlet side locking portion 2 and the rear side is inclined so as to be higher than the inlet side, the front wheel F is easily connected to the rear side. Thus, the front wheel F is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction.

  When the front wheel F is moved toward the V-shaped guide portion 31 in front view of the back side locking portion 3, the front wheel F is located in the lateral center of the guide portion 31 even if the width dimension of the front wheel F is different. It can be guided to the side and locked to the guide portion 31. With these configurations, the front wheel F is supported between the support members 1, and the bicycle C can be parked in a standing state.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the rear lower portion of the front wheel F is locked to the guide portion 21 having a V-shape in front view of the inlet side locking portion 2. That is, in a state where the front wheel F is guided between the support members 1, the lower end of the front wheel F is not in contact with the installation surface, the front lower portion of the front wheel F is locked to the guide portion 31, and the rear lower portion of the front wheel F is The guide portion 21 is locked.

  Thereby, since the front wheel F is press-contacted in the state induced | guided | derived to the horizontal direction center side of the guide part 21 and the guide part 31, respectively, the lower part of the front wheel F can be supported firmly.

  In addition, since the tire T is attached to the outer periphery of the rim R that is pivotally supported by the frame F of the bicycle C, the tire T is crushed in a direction in which the tire T expands in the width direction due to a load applied to the front wheel F from the bicycle C. It is. Accordingly, the front wheel F supported by the guide portion 21 and the guide portion 31 can support the lower portion of the front wheel F more firmly by the tire T being pressed against the guide portion 21 and the guide portion 31.

  In general, in bicycles, the outer diameter of the front wheel is in the range of a so-called nominal diameter of 6 to 29 inches, depending on the application. However, the bicycle parking device P according to the present invention is at least common among them. It is only necessary that the front wheel F having a size of 20 to 27 inches, which is often used for the vehicle, can be stably supported.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support member 11 Lower side part 12 Front side part 12a Upper connection part 13 Support main body 14 Leg part 14a Grounding part 15 Base part 16 Slope part 17 Hanging part 18 Grounding part 2 Inlet side latching part 21 Guide part 3 Outlet side latching part 31 Guide part C Bicycle F Frame H Hub P Bicycle parking device R Rim T Tires A1, A2 Anchor bolts N1, N2 Nut S1, S2 Spring washer W1, W2 Washer

Claims (1)

A bicycle parking device that supports a bicycle front wheel and parks the bicycle in an upright state. Two support members for supporting from the side, an inlet side latching portion provided between the support members on the inlet side of the support member, and a back side member provided between the support members on the back side of the support member The entrance side latching portion and the back side latching portion are each formed with a V-shaped guide portion in front view over the guide portion of the entrance side latching portion, The front wheel of the bicycle is guided between the support members, and the front lower portion of the front wheel guided between the support members is locked to the guide portion of the back side locking portion so that the front wheel is supported between the support members. a made a bicycle device, at the inlet side of introducing the front wheel, front The support member is joined with a base portion having a slope portion that rises obliquely from the entrance side toward the exit side, and at least a part of the guide portion projects upward from the upper end of the slope portion. The bicycle is attached to the base portion so that the front wheel of the bicycle moves forward along the slope portion between the support members, and further gets over the guide portion of the entrance side locking portion. Bicycle parking equipment.

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