JP5773167B2 - Vertical circulation type bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vertical circulation type bicycle parking apparatus of the type in which each bicycle parking base rotates while maintaining an upright posture along a vertical circulation path.

  As described in Patent Document 1, a pair of front and rear endless rotating bodies for driving in which front and rear ends of a bicycle parking stand arranged at appropriate intervals along a vertical circulation path rotate along the vertical circulation path Each bicycle parking stand is configured to rotate along the vertical circulation path while maintaining an upright posture by the rotation of the endless rotating body for driving. 2. Description of the Related Art A vertical circulation type bicycle parking apparatus configured to be able to be inserted and removed is known.

JP 2010-261289 A

  In the conventional vertical circulation type bicycle parking apparatus as described above, the center position of the left and right lateral width of the bicycle parking stand is suspended by a pair of front and rear endless rotating bodies for driving. Therefore, in order to avoid the interference with the endless rotating body for driving and to allow the motorcycle to be taken in and out, the entrance / exit for the motorcycle is provided adjacent to the U-turn path portion on the lower end side of the vertical circulation path. It was. Thus, since the entrance / exit of the motorcycle is limited to the center position of the lower end of the vertical circulation path of the bicycle parking platform, the U-turn path portion on the lower end side of the vertical circulation path is accommodated in the underground pit to reduce the ground clearance of the entire apparatus. In addition to being able to do this, when installed on the ground adjacent to a building, it was not possible to configure the motorcycle to be taken in and out from the middle level of the building.

The present invention proposes a vertical circulation type bicycle parking apparatus capable of solving the conventional problems as described above, and the vertical circulation type bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention according to claim 1, In order to facilitate understanding of the relationship with the embodiment described later, the reference numerals used in the description of the embodiment are shown in parentheses, and are arranged at appropriate intervals along the vertical circulation path (3). The front and rear ends of the bicycle parking platform (2) are suspended by a pair of front and rear driving endless rotating bodies (11, 12) that rotate along the vertical circulation path (3). Each bicycle parking platform (2) is configured to rotate along the vertical circulation path (3) while maintaining an upright posture by rotating (11, 12), and each bicycle parking platform (2) is In the vertical circulation type bicycle parking device configured to be able to put in and out the motorcycle in the direction
The pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies (11, 12) is a rear side of one vertical lifting path (3a) of the left and right vertical lifting paths (3a, 3b) in the vertical circulation path (3). And the left and right laterally shifted positions so as to be located on the front side of the other vertical elevating path part (3b), and the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit port (29) for the bicycle parking base (2) is for driving on the front side. The lower end side guide wheel (14b, 14b, 14), which is disposed on the front side of the one vertical elevating path portion (3a) where the endless rotating body (11) is not positioned and guides the pair of front and rear driving endless rotating bodies (11, 12). 16b) and drive means (motor with speed reducer (17)) for rotationally driving the guide wheels (14b, 16b) are configured to be positioned below the lower end height of the motorcycle entry / exit port (29). The vertical vertical path portion of the frame structure (1) that supports the guide wheels (14a, 14b, 16a, 16b) that stretch the endless rotating body (11, 12) for driving (3a) Rear side and other side Only a pair of front and rear struts (4a, 4b) arranged so as to be shifted in the horizontal direction so as to be positioned on the front side of the straight elevating path part (3b) are provided, and the pair of front and rear struts (4a, 4b) ) Is supported by support members (9a to 10b) below the lower end height of the motorcycle entrance / exit (29).

In carrying out the present invention, specifically, as described in claim 2, the frame structure (1) includes the pair of front and rear columns (4a, 4b) and the columns (4a, 4b). The upper end connecting member (5) for connecting the upper ends of the two and the intermediate connecting member (6) for connecting the intermediate heights of the columns (4a, 4b) through the left and right vertical elevating path portions (3a, 3b). ).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the lower end side guide wheels (14b, 16b) for guiding the pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies (11, 12) and the guide wheels (14b, 16b) are rotationally driven. Drive means (motor with speed reducer (17)) and support members (9a to 10b) for supporting the pair of front and rear columns (4a, 4b) are housed in the underground pit (7), and the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit (29) can be configured to be provided at the ground level .

  According to the configuration of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, since each bicycle parking stand is suspended at both ends in the front-rear direction for inserting and removing the two-wheeled vehicle by a pair of front and rear endless rotating bodies, for example, each bicycle parking When the plane size of the vehicle is reduced to such an extent that a single motorcycle can be loaded, the plane size of the entire bicycle parking device is set to the right and left of two motorcycles in parallel with the depth in the front-rear direction of just one motorcycle. Although it can be kept down to the extent that it has a horizontal width and can be used as a small vertical circulation type bicycle parking device with a relatively small number of accommodations, A two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit can be provided at an arbitrary height as long as it is the entire length of the vertical lifting / lowering path portion arranged in parallel.

  Therefore, in the vertical circulation type parking device of the present invention, the configuration that could not be adopted in this type of conventional vertical circulation type bicycle parking device, that is, the lower end U-turn path portion of the vertical circulation path on which the parking table rotates is provided. It can be installed in an underground pit to lower the ground height of the entire device, or it can be installed on the ground adjacent to the building so that motorcycles can be taken in and out from the middle level of the building Become.

Furthermore , according to the configuration of the present invention , the number of members constituting the frame structure, that is, the number of support columns is reduced and the total length of the connecting members is shortened, thereby reducing the cost of the frame structure and reducing the size of the entire apparatus. The weight can be reduced. Further, if the user performing out motorcycles in motorcycle Goods Movement port is a user of a general right-handed, it is possible to configure the so that the front strut is arranged from the user to the far side, the out of motorcycles In addition to making it easier to configure the motorcycle entry / exit port in a state where it can be easily performed, the horizontal distance between the front support post and the guide wheel that stretches the front drive endless rotating body can be shortened. It is also possible to pivotally support the guide wheel directly on the front support column, thereby reducing the number of members, further reducing the cost and reducing the size and weight.

FIG. 1A is a front view showing a frame structure of a vertical circulation type parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a guide wheel of an endless rotating body for driving, and a driving motor, and FIG. 1B is a parking view of the parking apparatus of the above. It is a front view which shows a wheel stand and its vertical circulation path. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of an embodiment near the lower end of the bicycle parking apparatus. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the bicycle parking apparatus at the two-wheeler entrance / exit position. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an upper end portion of the bicycle parking apparatus. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a vertical side view of the bicycle parking lot in the left vertical lifting path portion of the vertical circulation path. FIG. 7 is a front view of the bicycle parking lot.

  1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a frame structure, which is a pair of front and rear columns disposed on both front and rear sides of the vertical circulation path 3 of the parking stand 2 and near the center in the left-right width direction of the vertical circulation path 3. 4a, 4b, the upper end connecting member 5 that connects the upper ends of the columns 4a, 4b, and the intermediate heights of the columns 4a, 4b through the vertical circulation path 3 between the left and right vertical elevating path parts 3a, 3b. Are provided with a plurality of upper and lower intermediate connecting members 6. This frame structure 1 accommodates a lower end-side constant region including a lower end U-turn path portion 3d among U-turn path portions 3c and 3d at both upper and lower ends connecting the left and right vertical lifting path portions 3a and 3b of the vertical circulation path 3. It is vertically installed on the bottom substrate 8 of the underground pit 7 with a depth possible through the diagonal support members 9a, 9b and 10a, 10b interposed between the bottom substrate 8 and the columns 4a, 4b. ing.

  Of the pair of front and rear support columns 4a and 4b, the front support column 4a is disposed at a position overlapping the right vertical lift path portion 3b in the vertical circulation path 3 of the bicycle parking base 2 in a front view, and the rear support column 4b is It arrange | positions in the position which overlaps with the vertical raising / lowering path | route part 3a in front view. A front drive endless rotating body 11 is disposed between the vertical circulation path 3 of the bicycle parking platform 2 and the front column 4a so as to overlap the right vertical lifting path section 3b in a front view. Between the vertical circulation path 3 and the rear column 4b, a rear driving endless rotating body 12 is disposed at a position overlapping the left vertical lifting path section 3a in a front view. The front drive endless rotating body 11 has an endless shape stretched between guide wheels 14a, 14b comprising a pair of upper and lower sprocket wheels pivotally supported via bearing members 13a, 13b on both upper and lower ends of the front column 4a. The rear drive endless rotating body 12 composed of a chain is formed between a guide wheel 16a, 16b comprising a pair of upper and lower sprocket wheels pivotally supported via bearing members 15a, 15b on both upper and lower ends of the rear column 4b. It is composed of an endless chain that is stretched around.

With the above configuration, the front drive endless rotating body 11 is positioned on the front side of the left vertical elevating path portion 3a in the vertical circulation path 3 of the bicycle parking base 2, and the rear drive endless rotating body 12 is mounted on the bicycle. It is located on the rear side of the vertical vertical path 3b on the vertical circulation path 3 of the table 2. The left vertical elevating part 11a of the front drive endless rotating body 11 and the right vertical elevating part 12b of the rear drive endless rotating body 12 enter the opposite sides in the front view. Between the elevating parts 11a and 12b, the intermediate connecting member 6 of the frame structure 1 penetrates in the front-rear direction. In the underground pit 7, a motor 17 with a speed reducer is disposed using an oblique support member 9 a, and the output shaft of the motor 17 with a speed reducer is driven forward via a chain transmission means 18. In conjunction with a guide wheel (sprocket wheel) 14b that hangs the lower end of the endless rotating body 11 for use, the rear endless rotating body 12 for driving on the rear side is connected via a longitudinal transmission shaft 19 and a chain transmission means 20. Linked with a guide wheel (sprocket wheel) 16b that hangs the lower end, and by operating the motor 17 with a speed reducer, the pair of front and rear endless rotating bodies 11 and 12 are driven to rotate forward and backward at the same speed in the same direction. It is configured to be able to.

  As shown in detail in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bicycle parking lot 2 has a longitudinal length, a lateral width, and a height enough to fit a predetermined two-wheeled vehicle. An upper end frame 21, a front / rear guide rail 22 for fitting a wheel of a two-wheeled vehicle, a front end frame 23 connecting the front end of the support / guide guide rail 22 and the front end of the upper end frame 21, for support and guidance The rear end frame 24 connects the rear end of the guide rail 22 and the rear end of the upper end frame 21, and the handle portion positioning cover 25 of the two-wheeled vehicle attached to the lower side of the upper end frame 21. The front end frame 23 is a pair of left and right vertical frame members 23a and 23b, and support and guide guide rails 22 fixed at both ends to the vertical frame members 23a and 23b so as to allow the motorcycle to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction. The rear end frame 24 is composed of a pair of left and right diagonal frame members 24a and 24b having an inverted C shape, and the diagonal frame members 24a and 24b. The front wheel receiving plate 24c of the two-wheeled vehicle has a lower end portion and a lower end portion fixed to the rear end portion of the supporting and guiding guide rail 22. The supporting and guiding guide rails 22 have an appropriate angle so as to be lowered from the front end frame 23 side toward the rear end frame 24 side so that the front wheels of the supported two-wheeled vehicle are stabilized in the storage state in contact with the front wheel receiving plate 24c. It is tilted.

  The handle portion positioning cover 25 only needs to have at least left and right side wall plate portions 25a and 25b sandwiching the handle portion of the two-wheeled vehicle. Naturally, the front end portion is released so as to allow the two-wheeled vehicle to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction. ing. The illustrated structure of the bicycle parking platform 2 is merely an example, and for example, a box-type structure in which only the front end portion is released so as to allow the motorcycle to be inserted and removed in the front-rear direction may be used. In the wheel base 2, a pair of left and right front wheel fall-preventing members that sandwich the front wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle from both the left and right sides can be attached to the two-wheeled front wheel support region of the support and guide guide rail 22.

  As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, the front and rear shaft rods 26, 27 are respectively provided on the front end right side surface and the rear end left side surface of the upper frame 21. The shaft rods 26 and 27 protrude from the upper end frame 21 back and forth to form a chain attachment portion.

  The bicycle parking platform 2 having the above-described configuration is suspended from a pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies 11 and 12 in an upright posture and arranged at regular intervals on the vertical circulation path 3. That is, a pair of front and rear chain links of an endless chain constituting the drive endless rotating body 11 on the front side is mounted on a chain mounting portion protruding forward of the shaft 26 on the right side surface of the front end of each bicycle parking base 2. A pair of front and rear chain links of endless chains constituting the drive endless rotating body 12 on the rear side is mounted on the chain mounting part protruding rearward of the shaft 27 on the left side of the rear end of each bicycle parking base 2. It has been. With this bicycle parking rack suspension structure, each bicycle parking rack 2 is suspended by a pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies 11 and 12 at opposite corners of the front right corner and the rear left corner at the upper end. The bicycle parking platform 2 in the left vertical lifting path portion 3a of the vertical circulation path 3 is suspended from the left vertical lifting sections 11a and 12a of the front and rear drive endless rotating bodies 11 and 12 via respective shafts 26 and 27. The bicycle parking stand 2 in the right vertical elevating path portion 3b of the vertical circulation path 3 is lowered to the right vertical elevating portions 11b, 12b of the front and rear drive endless rotating bodies 11, 12 via respective shafts 26, 27. It will be suspended. Therefore, when the bicycle parking base 2 rotates the upper and lower U-turn path portions 3c, 3d of the vertical circulation path 3, the shafts 26, 27 rotate around the guide wheels 14a-15b while rotating. Become.

  The ground structure above the underground pit 7 of the frame structure 1, the vertical circulation path 3 of the bicycle parking platform 2, and the pair of front and rear endless rotating bodies 11 and 12 for driving is housed in the building 28. A motorcycle entrance / exit port 29 is provided at the ground level (floor surface) level so as to be adjacent to the front side of the left vertical elevating path 3a of the vertical circulation path 3 of the bicycle parking platform 2 in the front side wall. The two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit 29 is opened and closed by the opening / closing door 30, and in the fully opened state, the front end portion of the bicycle parking platform 2 stopped at the fixed stop position adjacent to the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit 29, that is, the upper end frame 21. The two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit opening portion surrounded by the front end frame 23 and the support / guide guide rail 22 is released toward the motorcycle entrance / exit port 29 side.

  The two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit passage 29A is provided between the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit 29 and the bicycle parking platform 2 in the above-described state. A projecting floor plate 31 protruding at a level is provided, and the floor surface of the projecting floor plate 31 and the support on the bicycle parking platform 2 side and the bottom surface of the guide rail 22 (wheel rolling surface) are continuous at the same level. It is configured. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a C-shaped guide plate 32 for guiding the wheels of the two-wheeled vehicle to the parking stand 2 side and guiding guide rail 22 is laid on the overhanging floor plate 31. I can do it. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing door 30 provided adjacent to the motorcycle entrance / exit 29 is preferably configured to be accommodated inside the front column 4a when the motorcycle entrance / exit 29 is fully opened.

  When performing a two-wheeled vehicle entry / exit operation with respect to the bicycle parking apparatus configured as described above, the bicycle parking platform 2 to be operated is moved to a fixed stop position adjacent to the two-wheeler entry / exit port 29. That is, the pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies 11 and 12 are rotated in the forward direction or the reverse direction by the motor 17 with a speed reducer, and the bicycle parking base 2 to be worked is fixedly stopped adjacent to the motorcycle entrance / exit port 29. Rotate on the vertical circulation path 3 to the position. At this time, each bicycle parking platform 2 that rotates on the vertical circulation path 3 is suspended by two pairs of driving endless rotating bodies 11 and 12 at the diagonal positions of the upper right front corner and the rear left corner. Therefore, it rotates while maintaining an upright posture.

  If the bicycle parking platform 2 to be worked is called at a fixed stop position adjacent to the motorcycle entrance / exit 29, the door 30 is opened to fully open the motorcycle entrance 29, and FIG. As shown, the two-wheeled vehicle manually pushed by the user may be entered from the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit 29 through the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit passage 29 </ b> A into the bicycle parking platform 2 stopped inside the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit 29. At this time, the wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle can be rolled while being fitted to the support and guide guide rails 22, and the handle portion away from the user's hand can be moved to the handle portion positioning cover of the bicycle parking base 2. 25, the front wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle can be smoothly brought into contact with the front wheel receiving plate 24c without causing the two-wheeled vehicle to be stored in the right-and-left lateral direction. It is possible to complete the warehousing work of the two-wheeled vehicle into the bicycle parking platform 2 to be worked. Thereafter, the opening / closing door 30 is closed to close the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit port 29, whereby the next bicycle storage platform 2 to be loaded / extracted can be called to a fixed stop position adjacent to the two-wheeler entrance / exit port 29.

  When unloading a motorcycle from the bicycle parking lot 2 called to the fixed stop position adjacent to the motorcycle entry / exit 29, the motorcycle entry / exit entrance with the door 30 opened to fully open the motorcycle entrance / exit 29 is opened. The user can pull out the two-wheeled vehicle to be delivered from the bicycle parking platform 2 from the outside of the bicycle parking platform 2 through the motorcycle loading / unloading passage 29 </ b> A from the bicycle parking platform 2. Also at this time, the two-wheeled vehicle rolls in a state where the two-wheeled vehicle is fitted in the support and guide guide rail 22, and the two-wheeled vehicle handle portion moves in the handle portion positioning cover 25. The two-wheeled vehicle can be easily pulled out from the parking lot 2 to the outside of the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit 29 without defeating the two-wheeled vehicle.

  In the above description of the present invention, the front side in the front-rear direction means the side on which the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit port 29 is provided with respect to the vertical circulation path 3. When the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit 29 is provided adjacent to the rear side, the front-rear direction is reversed. In the above-described embodiment, if the front strut 4a is shifted to the front side of the left vertical elevating path 3a so that the front strut 4a does not overlap the front side of the right vertical elevating path 3b, the right vertical elevating path Although it is possible to provide the motorcycle entrance / exit port 29 adjacent to the front side of the portion 3b, in this case, the front endless rotating body 11 for driving approaches the motorcycle entrance / exit passage 29A. The motorcycle entrance / exit port 29 can be provided at an arbitrary position in the height direction of the vertical circulation path 3, but the motorcycle entrance / exit port 29 can also be provided in a plurality of stages above and below in some cases.

  Although the vertical circulation type bicycle parking device of the present invention is a small and light vertical circulation type bicycle parking device having a relatively small number of two-wheeled vehicles, the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit port 29 is not located beside the U-turn path portion at the lower end. It can be used as a vertical circulation type parking device that can be installed at the height of

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frame structure 2 Bicycle stand 3 Vertical circulation path | route 3a, 3b Left-right both vertical raising / lowering path | route part 4a, 4b A pair of front-and-rear support | pillar 5 Upper end connection member 6 Intermediate connection member 7 Underground pit 11 Endless rotation body for driving (endless shape) Chien)
12 Endless rotating body for driving on the rear side (endless chain)
14a, 14b, 16a, 16b Guide wheel (sprocket wheel)
17 Motor with reduction gear 18, 20 Chain transmission means 19 Longitudinal direction transmission shaft 21 Upper frame of parking lot 22 Guide rail for supporting and guiding two-wheeler of parking bicycle 23 Front end frame of parking bicycle 24 Rear end frame of parking bicycle 24c Bicycle parking front wheel receiving plate 25 Bicycle parking handle positioning cover 26, 27 Rotating shaft 28 Building 29 Motorcycle entrance / exit 29A Motorcycle entry / exit passage 30 Open / close door 31 Overhanging floor board

Claims (3)

Both front and rear ends of the bicycle parking lots arranged at appropriate intervals along the vertical circulation path are suspended by a pair of front and rear driving endless rotating bodies that rotate along the vertical circulation path. Each bicycle parking stand is configured to rotate along the vertical circulation path by rotating the moving body, and each bicycle parking platform is configured to allow a motorcycle to be taken in and out in the front-rear direction. In the bicycle parking apparatus, the pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies includes a rear side of one vertical lifting path portion of the left and right vertical lifting path portions in the vertical circulation path, and a front side of the other vertical lifting path portion. The two-wheeled vehicle entry / exit port with respect to the bicycle parking stand is disposed on the front side of the one vertical lifting path portion where the driving endless rotating body is not located on the front side, Guides a pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies The guide wheel on the lower end side and the drive means for rotationally driving the guide wheel are configured to be positioned below the lower end height of the two-wheeled vehicle entrance / exit, and guide the tensioning endless rotating body for driving. The support of the frame structure that pivots the wheel is arranged with the position shifted in the lateral direction so as to be positioned on the rear side of the one vertical lifting path portion and the front side of the other vertical lifting path portion. Only a pair of front and rear columns is provided, and the pair of front and rear columns is supported by a support member below the height of the lower end of the two-wheeler entrance / exit . The frame structure includes an upper end coupling member that couples the upper ends of the pair of front and rear columns, and an intermediate coupling member that couples the intermediate heights of both columns through the left and right vertical elevating path portions. The vertical circulation type bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1. A guide wheel on the lower end side that guides the pair of front and rear drive endless rotating bodies, a driving means that rotationally drives the guide wheel, and a support member that supports the pair of front and rear columns are housed in an underground pit, and are installed in the motorcycle. The vertical circulation type parking device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the exit port is provided at a level on the ground surface .

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