JP6501574B2 - Bicycle parking equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bicycle parking apparatus, and more particularly to a bicycle parking apparatus for storing a bicycle in a vertical posture.

  As a bicycle parking apparatus capable of efficiently storing a large number of bicycles in a limited space, a bicycle parking apparatus storing a bicycle in a so-called vertical posture in which the front wheel is located above the rear wheels is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 It is done. According to this type of bicycle parking apparatus, the bicycle is stored in the so-called sideways posture (in the same posture as when riding, in a posture in which the front wheel and the rear wheel are at substantially the same height). There is an advantage that the bicycle parking space (the installation area in plan view) can be reduced.

  The bicycle parking apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a vertically extending support, an elevating body capable of moving up and down along the support, and an elevating body attached to the elevating body to lock the front wheel axle of the bicycle from both left and right sides. (Attachable) arm part, the elevating body attached to one end, a chain attached with a weight to the other end, and rotatably attached to the upper end of the support, the middle part of the chain And a sprocket for supporting the weight and the elevating body in a suspended state on both sides.

  The front wheel of the bicycle can be lifted with a small force by locking (fitting) the axle of the front wheel of the bicycle to the arm attached to the elevating body and applying a force corresponding to the weight of the weight upwards It is configured as follows.

  According to this configuration, it is convenient because the bicycle can be easily moved to the vertical posture. Although there is no specific description in the patent document 1, when the bicycle is locked to the arm portion, it is necessary for the elevator and the arm portion to hold the axle of the front wheel at a predetermined lower position where the axle can be easily loaded. is there. Therefore, for example, a lock release lever is provided in a state in which a lock for fixing the vertical position of the elevator and a lock release such as a lock release lever are provided and the axle of the front wheel is locked to the arm portion. It is conceivable to operate and release the lock.

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  However, as described above, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, when the lock release lever is operated to release the lock, the lift body and the arm portion tend to move upward at the moment when the lock release lever is operated. Therefore, when the unlocking lever is operated, there is a risk that the front wheels will be lifted suddenly and safety may be impaired. In the case of bicycles such as children's vehicles where the front side such as the front wheels is lightweight, Such problems are likely to occur.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to move the front wheel of the bicycle extremely safely upward while being able to store the bicycle in a so-called vertical posture in which the front wheel is located above the rear wheel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle parking apparatus capable of.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a bicycle parking apparatus for storing a bicycle in a vertical posture in which the front wheel is located above the rear wheel, and is disposed to support the front wheel of the bicycle and to be able to be pulled upward. Front wheel support arm, urging means for urging the front wheel support arm in a direction to raise it, lift prevention lock means for locking the front wheel support arm to prevent it from being lifted, and operation for lifting up the lift stop release A lift prevention lock release means for releasing the lift prevention lock of the lift prevention lock means, the lift prevention lock release means having the lift In the state of being moved to the release position, it is characterized in that the lock is not released, and the lift blocking lock is released by the front wheel support arm being moved downward. .

  According to this configuration, when the bicycle is parked, the lock is not released only by performing the operation of moving the lifting prevention release operating portion to the release position after the front wheel is supported by the front wheel support arm. That is, after that, by pushing the front wheel downward and moving the front wheel support arm downward, the lock is released and a force urging in a direction to move upward by the urging means acts on the front wheel etc. . As a result, the front wheel of the bicycle can be safely moved upward.

  Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a pressing base on which the front wheel support arm is disposed so as to be able to move up and down and the front wheel is pressed by the front wheel when supported by the front wheel support arm, and a brake mechanism interlocked with the pressing base. The brake mechanism is characterized in that the front wheel support arm is prevented from moving up and down when the front wheel is not pressing the pressing table, and the front wheel supporting arm is allowed to move up and down when the front wheel is pressing the pressing table.

  According to this configuration, even if the front wheel is disengaged from the front wheel support arm or the user removes the front wheel from the front wheel support arm while moving the front wheel of the bicycle up and down, etc. When the wheel is released, the brake mechanism prevents the front wheel support arm from rising sharply. This further improves the safety.

  Further, according to the present invention, the front wheel support arm is disposed so as to be able to move up and down, and a constant load spring which applies a constant upward force regardless of the position of the front wheel support arm in the vertical direction is used as the biasing means. It is characterized by

  According to this configuration, since the constant load spring is urged upward with a constant load regardless of the elevation position of the front wheel support arm, the speed at which the bicycle is raised and lowered is also less likely to fluctuate, and stability is achieved. You can raise and lower the bicycle in the closed state. That is, if a biasing means such as a coil spring or an air cylinder is used, in which the tensile load to rise or the load at the time of downward movement varies depending on the elevation position, the biasing force fluctuates at the elevation position. The speed at which the bicycle is raised or lowered tends to fluctuate, and there is a possibility that the speed of the front wheel may be unstable. However, according to the configuration of the present invention, such a problem may occur. Absent.

  Also, even if the constant load spring used as the biasing means can bias, for example, a weight equivalent to that of a bicycle, it is extremely lightweight and small compared to the weight of the same weight, and inexpensive It can be done. In addition, the parts that support the constant load spring can also be relatively simple. In addition, when using a weight, it is necessary to make the chain (or wire) robust so that a large weight can move up and down, and in order to ensure safety, the surroundings must be completely covered. Although this leads to an increase in the overall size of the bicycle parking apparatus and an increase in manufacturing costs, this configuration does not cause such problems.

  Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of constant load springs having spring plate portions that are overlapped in the radial direction at the time of contraction are provided as the constant load springs, and a plurality of constant force springs are drawn so as to coincide with the width direction. The load springs are arranged side by side.

  According to this configuration, a small constant load spring can be used as compared to the case of using one constant load spring as the biasing means. Further, instead of arranging the plurality of constant load springs in the width direction, the plurality of constant load springs are arranged side by side so that the drawn-out spring plate portion coincides with the width direction. Therefore, the width of the spring plate portion drawn from the plurality of constant load springs is the same as the width of the spring plate portion of the single constant load spring. Therefore, even when the spring plate portion pulled out from the plurality of constant load springs is covered with a cover or the like, the cover or the like can be made relatively narrow.

  Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a descent prevention lock means for locking the front wheel support arm to prevent descent, and a descent prevention cancellation operating portion for releasing the downward prevention lock of the descent prevention lock means. It is characterized by According to this configuration, the front wheel support arm can be favorably prevented from being lowered, and the lowering prevention lock can be favorably released.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the rising inhibition canceling operation unit and the lowering inhibition canceling operation unit are interlocked with each other. This is convenient because both release operating units interlock with one another regardless of which release operating unit is operated.

  In addition, the front wheel support arm is attached to an elevating body disposed up and down along a vertically extending post, and an upper lock is provided on the post to lock the elevating body in an upper position and to prevent it from being lowered. And a lower locking member for locking the elevating body in the lower position and preventing the elevating body from rising, and the upper locking portion capable of being locked to the upper locking member is attached to the elevating body. For changing the posture of a lock lower rotary body having a lock upper rotary body, a lower locking portion capable of being locked to the lower lock member, and a control body connected to the lock lower rotary body It is preferable that the change lower rotating body is attached, whereby it is possible to satisfactorily perform the locking operation for preventing the upward movement and the locking operation for preventing the downward movement and the releasing operation of each locked state.

  Further, according to the present invention, the lock upper rotary body is provided with a reset portion for returning the lock upper rotary body to the lock posture, and the lock lower rotary body is locked to the lock lower rotary body. It is characterized in that a reset portion for returning to the use posture is formed, and a reset portion for returning the change lower rotation member to the lock posture is formed on the change lower rotation member.

  With this configuration, when raising and lowering the elevating body together with the front wheel etc., the lock upper rotating body and the lock lower rotating body are respectively returned to the locking posture, and the elevating body, the front wheel support arm, etc. You can lock it well.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a front wheel supporting arm disposed to support the front wheel of a bicycle and capable of being pulled upward, biasing means for urging the front wheel supporting arm in a direction to ascend, and the front wheel supporting arm to ascend. And a lifting prevention locking release means for locking the lifting prevention locking mechanism, and a lifting prevention locking release means for releasing the lifting prevention lock of the lifting prevention locking means. The unlocking means is not unlocked when the lift blocking release operating part is moved to the unlocking position in the lift blocking state, and the lift blocking lock is further moved by moving the front wheel support arm downward. When the bicycle is parked by being configured to be released, after the front wheel is locked to the front wheel support arm, an operation for simply moving the release lever to the release position is performed. Not be unlocked in Udake, after this, by depressing the wheel, the lock is released, it can be moved like securely over the front wheel of the bicycle, thereby improving the safety.

  Further, there is provided a pressing base which is pressed by the front wheel when the front wheel is supported by the front wheel support arm, and a brake mechanism interlocked with the pressing base, the front wheel does not press the pressing base. In this case, the front wheel support arm is prevented from moving up and down, and the front wheel support arm is allowed to move up and down when the front wheel presses the pressing table, so that the front wheel should be raised or lowered by any means. Even if the wheel is removed from the front wheel support arm or removed by the user, the brake mechanism prevents the front wheel support arm from rising sharply when the front wheel is removed from the pressing stand, thereby further improving safety. .

  In addition, by using a constant load spring that applies a force in a constant upward direction regardless of the position of the front wheel support arm in the vertical direction as the biasing means, it is possible to stably perform the operation of raising and lowering the bicycle. This also improves the safety and improves the usability. In addition, it is extremely lightweight and smaller than the case where a weight is used as a biasing means, and the cost can be reduced.

  Further, as the constant load spring, a plurality of constant load springs having spring plate portions overlapped in the radial direction at the time of contraction are provided, and the plurality of constant load springs are arranged side by side so that the drawn spring plate portions coincide with the width direction. By setting it, the cover etc. which cover the spring board part pulled out from a plurality of constant load springs can be made thin by narrow thing, and, in turn, the bicycle parking apparatus concerned can be constituted compactly.

  Further, as the bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the front wheel support arm is attached to an elevating body disposed so as to be able to move up and down along a vertically extending post, and the elevating body is locked in the upper position on the post. An upper locking member for preventing the lowering and a lower locking member for preventing the lifting body from being locked in the lower position and rising are attached, and the lifting member is engaged with the upper locking member. A lock upper rotary body having a lockable upper locking portion, a lock lower rotary body having a lower lock portion lockable to the lower lock member, and a control connected to the lock lower rotary body It is preferable that a changing lower rotating body for changing the posture of the body is attached. According to this, it is possible to satisfactorily perform the locking operation for preventing the upward movement and the locking operation for preventing the downward movement and the releasing operation of each lock state.

  Further, it is preferable that the lock upper rotary body, the lock lower rotary body, and the change lower rotary body be provided with a reset portion for returning the rotary body to the lock posture. According to the above, when raising and lowering the elevating body together with the front wheel etc., each rotating body is returned to the lockable attitude (locking attitude), and the elevating body, the front wheel support arm etc. can be favorably locked. Good reliability can be obtained.

It is a left side view of the bicycle parking apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which mounted the front wheel on the front wheel support arm of the lower position. It is a left side view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows a state in which the front wheel is moved to the upper position by the front wheel support arm and the bicycle is stored in the vertical posture. It is a left side view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and the elevator and the like are at a lower position, and the left side cover of the elevator is removed (the front wheel is shown by a virtual line, but the solid line shows the bicycle being mounted) Show no state). It is a front view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows a state in which an elevating body and the like are at a lower position. It is a right side view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows the state in which the elevator and the like are at the lower position. It is a left side view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and a raising / lowering body etc. are in an upper position, and the state which removed the left side cover of a raising / lowering body is shown. It is a principal part rear view of the constant load spring arrangement part of the bicycle parking apparatus. It is a principal part left view of the constant load spring arrangement part of the bicycle parking apparatus. It is a principal part plane sectional view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows the state where it was cut at the place where a brake mechanism etc. are provided. It is a principal part right view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows the state where the bicycle is not supported (locked). It is a principal part right view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows the state where a bicycle is supported (locked). It is the principal part left view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows the state which mounted the front wheel of the bicycle on the bicycle holder. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows the upper part of a raising / lowering body, and its vicinity location. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and shows the lower part of a raising / lowering body, and its vicinity location. It is a left view of the lock upper rotation body of the bicycle parking apparatus. It is a left view of the change lower rotary body of the bicycle parking apparatus. It is a left view of the lock lower rotation body of the bicycle parking apparatus. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the lower part of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity, and shows the state where the raising / lowering body was lowered without pushing down the release control lever. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the lower part of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity, and shows the state which pushed up the control lever for cancellation | release to the position for unlocking. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the lower part of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity, and showing the state where the raising / lowering body was lowered after pushing up the release control lever to the unlocking position. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the lower part of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity, and shows the state which the raising / lowering body rose slightly from the state shown in FIG. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the lower part of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity, and shows the state which raising / lowering body a little further from the state shown in FIG. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity location, and shows the state which the raising / lowering body approached the upper position. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity, and shows the state where the raising / lowering body is locked in the upper position. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity, and shows a state where the releasing operation lever is pushed up to the unlocking position with the raising / lowering body at the upper position. It is the principal part expansion left side view of the raising / lowering body of the bicycle parking apparatus and its vicinity location, and shows the state which the raising / lowering body approached the lower position.

  Hereinafter, a bicycle parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In the bicycle parking apparatus to be described below, for the sake of description, the direction toward the near side is the front (or the near side) when the bicycle handle is taken to the bicycle parking apparatus to store the bicycle. Conversely, the direction that is the back side is called the back (or back), and the direction that becomes both sides in this state (the direction that becomes both sides with respect to the stored bicycle) is called the left-right direction.

  1 and 2, etc., 1 is a bicycle provided with a front wheel 2, a rear wheel 3 and a vehicle body 4, 10 is a bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, 5 is a floor on which the bicycle parking apparatus 10 is installed. It is an installation surface such as a surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 and the like, the bicycle parking apparatus 10 is a column 12 fixed in a standing posture extending upward from the installation surface 5 via the fixing brackets 11A and 11B attached to the installation surface 5. And the elevating body 13 disposed so as to be movable up and down along the column 12, and is attached to the elevating body 13 so as to extend obliquely from the elevating body 13 toward the upper side toward the front side. The front wheel support arm 14 which can be locked in a state where the front wheel 2 is supported from diagonally below by the portion 14a, and pivotably attached at the front surface of the elevating body 13 is pressed when the front wheel 2 is locked. It can be fixed at a position near the lower end portion of the support base 12 and the support 12, and can receive a part of the wheels (the front wheel 2 and the rear wheel 3) of the bicycle 1 from below (in FIG. Figure 2 shows the situation where the Shows a state in which the rear wheel 3 of the bicycle 1 is received), and two constant load springs 18A and 18B (FIG. 3 etc.) as biasing means for generating a biasing force for pulling up the elevator 13 upward. And the spring housing 19 which is fixed to the upper end of the support 12 and is attached and stored with the constant load springs 18A and 18B (more specifically, the main body portions of the constant load springs 18A and 18B); , 18B in the downward direction (spring plate portion 18a) and a rear cover 20 that covers the rear side area of the column 12, and the like.

  As will be described later, the bicycle parking apparatus 10 locks the lift 13 on which the front wheel support arm 14 is mounted so as to prevent the lift 13 from being lifted, and the lift as the lift blocking cancellation operation unit It has a blocking release operating lever, and has a lift blocking lock releasing means for releasing the lift blocking lock of the lift blocking lock means. The lift blocking lock releasing means is not unlocked when the lift blocking release control lever is moved to the release position in the lift blocking lock state, and the front wheel support arm 14 is further moved downward. Is configured to release the upward blocking lock. In addition, a descent prevention lock means for locking the front wheel support arm 14 to prevent descent, and a descent prevention release operating lever as a descent prevention release operating portion for releasing the downward prevention lock of the descent prevention lock means. And have.

  Furthermore, although mentioned later in detail, the brake mechanism 21 as shown to FIGS. 9-11 etc. is provided in the bicycle parking apparatus 10, This brake mechanism 21 is a state in which the front wheel 2 is not pressing the press stand 15 In this case, the front wheel support arm 14 is prevented from rising, and the front wheel support arm 14 is allowed to rise when the front wheel 2 presses the pressing table 15.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 8 etc., as a biasing means for generating a biasing force for pulling up the elevating body 13, a constant lifting direction force is applied regardless of the position of the front wheel support arm in the vertical direction. Two constant force springs 18A, 18B are used, and these constant force springs 18A, 18B have a spring-shaped spring plate portion 18a which is overlapped in the radial direction at the time of contraction, and the drawn spring plate portion 18a is It is lined up so that it may overlap in the thickness direction in the state which corresponded to the width direction (it lined up and down in this embodiment). Further, the main body portion of each of the constant load springs 18A and 18B and the spring plate portion 18a have the same dimensions as the back surface portion 12b of the post 12 described later.

Each component of the bicycle parking apparatus 1 will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIG. 9 and the like, the column 12 is substantially rectangular in a plan view (rectangular shape), and the elevating body 13 is disposed in such a posture as to surround the column 12 from the left and right. That is, the elevating body 13 includes the flat left and right side plates 13a and 13b, the left side plate 13a, and the lock upper rotating body 33, the lock lower rotating body 34, which are lock means and lock release means described later. A front connecting bolt 13d and a front connection which connect the left cover plate 13c (see FIG. 1) further covering the rotary body 36 and the like from the outside (left side) and front ends of the left side plate 13a and the right side plate 13b A cylindrical front spacer 13f (13fA, 13fB) externally fitted to the shaft portion of the front connection bolt 13d while being sandwiched from the left and right by the nut 13e, the left side plate 13a and the right side plate 13b, and the left and right support cylinder 15a (The upper front connecting bolt 13d is rotatably fitted on the left and right sides of the upper front connecting bolt 13d) and the rear upper portion of the left side plate 13a and the right side plate 13b. And a like rear connecting plate 13g for connecting (see FIGS. 9 to 12). The lower end portion of the spring plate portion 15a drawn from the constant load springs 18A and 18B is attached to the rear connection plate 13g by a mounting plate and a spring mounting material 18c of a mounting bolt, whereby the constant load spring 18A , 18B acts on the elevating body 13 with an upward pulling force (biasing force of the constant load) from the constant load.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 and the like, guide rollers 13j are rotatably attached to upper and lower two places of left side plate 13a and right side plate 13b of elevator 13 via roller shaft 13h projecting inward. It is done. These four guide rollers 13j are slidable along the guide grooves 12a integrally formed to extend vertically at the left and right front portions of the column 12, and thus the guide rollers 13j are formed by the guide grooves 12a. The elevating body 13 is capable of moving up and down while sliding.

  Further, in this embodiment, the front wheel support arm 14 is attached to the upper portion of the right side plate 13 b of the lift 13. The front wheel support arm 14 is fixed with an arm portion 14b extending obliquely upward via an arm mounting bracket 14c fixed with screws. As shown in FIG. 4, a locking portion 14a, which has a gradually narrow diameter at the center side and is recessed, is attached to the tip end of the arm portion 14b in a cantilever posture extending to the left, and the locking portion 14a is attached The rim of the front wheel 2 can be placed on and supported from above the left side. The mounting screw holes of the front wheel support arm 14 can be changed in the upper part of the right side plate 13b of the elevator 13 so that the mounting position of the front wheel support arm 14 can be changed vertically by a plurality of steps (for example, two steps up and down). A plurality of (13 in this embodiment) 13k (see FIGS. 10 and 11) are formed. Then, in the case of a small diameter front wheel 2 '(see FIG. 3 etc.) such as a bicycle for children, the front wheel support arm 14 is attached to a slightly lower position of the elevating body 13. The platform 15 is pressed well.

  A pressure base 15 that is pressed by the front wheel 2 when the front wheel 2 is locked is pivotally attached to a portion corresponding to the front surface portion of the elevating body 13. The pressing table 15 is substantially U-shaped with a depressed center at a plan view, and when the front wheel 2 is supported by the front wheel support arm 14, the tire of the front wheel 3 is mounted on the widthwise center of the pressing table 15 . The left and right portions of the back surface of the upper end portion of the pressing table 15 are fixed to the support cylindrical portion 15a externally fitted to the shaft portion of the front connecting bolt 13d of the elevating body 13, and the pressing table 15 is , Is pivotally supported about the front connection bolt 13d. The support cylindrical portion 15a may be integrally formed by, for example, curling a leftward portion and a rightward portion of the rear surface of the upper end portion of the pressing table 15. Further, the pressing table interlocking shaft (pressing table interlocking bolt) 16 is inserted from the right to the lower end portion of the pressing table 15, and the cylindrical covers 16a and 16b are fitted around the interlocking shaft (interlocking bolt) 16 (See Figure 9).

  As described above, when the front wheel 2 does not press the pressing table 15, the brake mechanism 21 that prevents the front wheel support arm 14 from rising is attached to the pressing table 15 and interlocked with it. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the brake mechanism 21 includes a left side rear plate 22 and a right side fixed by screws in a posture extending rearward in a state of being narrowed from the left side plate 13 a and the right side plate 13 b of the elevator 13. A plane rear plate 23, a rear connecting shaft 24 connecting the rear ends of the left side rear plate 22 and the right side rear plate 23, and a right end portion of the rear connecting shaft 24 to interlock with the rear connecting shaft 24 The first interlocking link 25 having a substantially L-shape in a side view connected to the second interlocking link 25 extends substantially in the front-rear direction to connect the front end of the first interlocking link 25 and the right end of the interlocking shaft (interlocking bolt) 16 Of the second interlocking link 26 and the first interlocking link 25 in the contraction direction so that the first interlocking link 25 swings downward (as described later, the pressing table 15 protrudes forward via the first interlocking link 25 and the like) Bias in the direction) Between the left and right support arms 28, a pair of brake support arms 28 in which a rear end cylindrical portion 28a formed at its rear end is fitted to the base biasing spring 27 and the rear connection shaft 24; And a brake body 29 made of an elastic material such as rubber, which is attached by a bolt or the like in a state of being held between and is made to abut and be separated from the back surface portion 12 b of the support 12. The first interlocking link 25 and the second interlocking link 26 are disposed along the right side of the right side plate 13 b of the elevating body 13.

  The rear connecting shaft 24 is rotatably supported at the fitting position of the left side rear plate 22 and the right side rear plate 23, but the connecting position of the first interlocking link 25 and the brake support arm 28 is, for example, a cross section It is formed in a square shape, and the rotational movement of the first interlocking link 25 is configured to be transmitted to the brake support arm 28 via the rear connection shaft 24. Thereby, the swinging motion of the pressing base 15 is transmitted to the brake body 29 via the second interlocking link 26, the first interlocking link 25, the rear connecting shaft 24, and the brake support arm 28, and the brake 29 is supported by the support 12 It comes into contact or separation posture with the back surface 12b of the

  That is, when the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 is not supported by the front wheel support arm 14, as shown in FIG. 10, the pressing base biasing spring 27 biases the first interlocking link 25 to swing downward. The second interlocking link 26 is moved forward by the biasing force, and the pressing table 15 is in a posture in which the pressing plate 15 protrudes forward (on the near side). In addition, the brake support arm 28 is oriented horizontally via the rear connection shaft 24, whereby the brake body 29 abuts on the rear surface 12b of the support 12, and the elevating body 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 move up and down. Is blocked.

  On the other hand, when the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 is supported by the front wheel support arm 14, as shown in FIG. 11, the pressing stand 15 is raised and lowered against the biasing force of the pressing stand biasing spring 27 by the front wheel 2. The second interlocking link 26 is moved rearward along with a portion corresponding to the front surface portion of the body 13, and the upper side portion of the first interlocking link 25 is rocked rearward. As a result, the brake support arm 28 is directed obliquely upward through the rear connection shaft 24. As a result, the brake body 29 separates from the rear surface 12b of the support 12, and the elevating body 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 It becomes an attitude (a state in which it can freely move up and down) which is permitted to rise and fall.

  As shown in FIG. 12 and the like, on the left side portion of the left side surface portion 12c of the support column 12 and the left side surface plate 13a of the elevating body 13, ascent blocking lock means, ascent blocking lock releasing means, ascent blocking lock means, descent A blocking release control lever (lower blocking lock release means) is provided. That is, roughly, the lock for locking and unlocking the lifting and lowering operation (raising and lowering operation) of the lifting and lowering body 13 on the left side of the left side surface portion 12c of the support 12 and the left side plate 13a of the lifting and lowering body 13 A mechanism is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 6, FIG. 23, FIG. 24, etc., an upper lock that locks the lift 13 in the upper position and prevents it from being lowered at the top of the left side surface 12c of the support 12. A round rod-shaped upper rod 31 as a mounting member is attached in a posture of projecting leftward. As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 6, FIG. 12, etc., the lower portion of the left side surface portion 12 c of the support 12 has a round bar shape as a lower lock member that locks the lift 13 in the lower position and prevents it from rising. Lower rod 32 is attached in a posture of projecting leftward.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 17 and the like, on the left side plate 13a of the elevating body 13, there is provided a lock upper rotating body 33 having a hook-shaped upper locking portion 33a which can be locked from above to the upper rod 31; A lock lower rotary body 34 having a hook-shaped lower locking portion 34a that can be locked from below to the rod 32, and a change for changing the posture of the control body 35 connected to the lock lower rotary body 34 The lower rotating body 36 is rotatably attached. The locking upper rotating body 33 has a locking attitude (see FIG. 12 etc.) and an unlocking attitude (see FIG. 25 and others) centering on the upper pivot 37 projecting leftward from the top of the left side plate 13a of the elevator 13 And the lower rotating body 34 for locking and the lower rotating body 36 for changing are provided on the lower pivot shaft 38 projecting leftward from the lower portion of the left side plate 13a of the lifting and lowering body 13). The lock posture (see, eg, FIG. 12) and the lock release posture (see, eg, FIG. 20) are individually disposed so as to be freely pivotable about the center.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 15, the lock upper rotary body 33 extends upward from the rear portion of the main body portion 33b, which is a pivoted portion of the lock upper rotary body 33. A hook-shaped upper locking portion 33a is integrally formed, and an inclined surface 33a 'is formed on the upper surface of the upper locking portion 33a. In addition, a lowering inhibition release operating lever 33c as a lowering inhibition canceling operation section is integrally formed so as to extend from the main body section 33b to the front side. Note that, as shown in FIG. 13, a rubber knob or the like may be attached to the tip (front end) of the downward movement canceling control lever 33 c so that the user can easily pick it up (only FIG. 13 ). Further, a spring connecting portion 33d is integrally formed so as to extend downward from the main body portion 33b, and an upper biasing spring 39a for biasing the connecting portion 33d substantially upward is attached to the spring connecting portion 33d. An upper biasing member 39 whose upper side is made extensible is connected, and a lower end portion of the upper biasing member 39 is rotatably attached to the left side plate 13 a of the elevating body 13. Further, a reset portion 33e extending upward from the front portion of the main body portion 33b of the lock upper rotary body 33 and further formed into a U-shape in a side view is integrally formed. The reset portion 33e is a lock When the upper rotary body 33 is in the unlocking attitude (see FIG. 25), the upper rotary body 33 is rotated in the locking attitude by coming into contact with the upper rod 31 at the time of rising or lowering It is configured.

  Further, an interlocking arm portion 33f for interlocking the lock upper rotation body 33 and the lower rotation body 36 is integrally formed so as to extend rearward from the main body portion 33b of the lock upper rotation body 33, A rotating body interlocking link 40 extending downward is rotatably connected to the tip end of the interlocking arm 33f. The rotating body interlocking link 40 is rotatably connected to an interlocking arm portion 36 a integrally formed with the lower changing rotary body 36. Further, on the upper portion of the left side plate 13a of the elevating body 13, there is formed a regulating upper projection 13n for regulating the rotation range of the locking upper rotary body 33. It should be noted that the biasing force of the upper biasing spring 39a of the upper biasing member 39 is such that the external force is not applied due to the operation of the lowering inhibition canceling operation lever 33c or the resetting operation being performed, etc. By switching the connecting position of the locking upper rotating body 33 to the spring connecting portion 33 d back and forth, the locking upper rotating body 33 acts so as to maintain each of the locking attitude or the unlocking attitude.

  As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 16 etc., the interlocking lower link 36 is connected to the link interlocking link 40 so as to extend rearward from the main body 36 e pivoted by the lower pivot 38. The arm portion 36a is integrally formed, and the elevation inhibition releasing operation lever 36b as the elevation inhibition releasing operation portion is integrally formed so as to extend forward from the main body portion 36e. The lock upper rotary body 33 and the change lower rotary body 36 are operated via the rotary interlocking link 40 by operating either of the rising prevention canceling operation lever 36 b and the lowering prevention canceling operation lever 33 c. Is linked. That is, by operating either one of the lift inhibition release control lever 36b and the fall inhibition release control lever 33c to the release position (in this embodiment, the upper side), the other release control levers 36b and 33c are also released. While interlocking with the unlocking position (the upper side in this embodiment), the lock upper rotating body 33 and the lower changing rotary body 36 interlock with each other to switch to the unlocking attitude. In addition, by operating either one of the lifting prevention release operating lever 36b and the lowering prevention release operating lever 33c to bring it to the lock position (in this embodiment, the lower side), the release control levers 36b and 33c The other is also interlocked with the lock position (the upper side in this embodiment), and the lock upper rotary body 33 and the change lower rotary body 36 interlocked to switch to the lock attitude. In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, a rubber knob or the like may be attached to the tip (front end) of the lifting prevention release control lever 36b so that the user can easily pick it up (FIG. 16 only) ).

  The changing lower rotating body 36 is integrally formed with a reset portion 36c which extends substantially downward from the pivoting portion and has a substantially inverted V shape in side view, and the resetting portion 36c is a changing lower rotating body When 36 is in the unlocking posture (see FIG. 20), it is configured to be in contact with the lower rod 32 at the time of ascent or descent to turn the lower changing rotary member 36 in the posture for locking. Further, a cam arm portion 36d extending substantially upward from the pivoting portion is integrally formed on the lower changing rotary body 36, and the cam arm portion 36d is formed via a cam transmission link 41 extending forward from the connection point. It is connected to a connecting portion 43a of a cam body 43 which is rotatably supported centering on a cam pivoting shaft 42 which is provided on the left side plate 13a of the elevating body 13 so as to protrude therefrom. The cam portion 43b of the cam body 43 abuts on the control body 35 connected to the lock lower rotation body 34, and switches the attitude of the control body 35.

  As shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 17 etc., the lock lower rotary body 34 has a hook shape extending downward from the front near portion of the main body portion 34 b which is a portion where the lock lower rotary body 34 is pivoted. The lower locking portion 34a is integrally formed, and an inclined surface 34a 'is formed on the lower surface of the lower locking portion 34a. Further, the lock lower rotary body 34 is integrally formed with a reset portion 34c which extends downward from the rear portion of the main body portion 34b and is further formed into a substantially inverted V shape in side view. When the lock lower rotary body 34 is in the lock release attitude (see FIG. 20), the lock lower rotary body 34 contacts the lower rod 32 at the time of raising or lowering and turns the lock lower rotary body 34 to the lock attitude. It is configured to move. Further, a lower branch portion 34g is formed at a branch portion between the reset portion 34c and the lower locking portion 34a in the main body portion 34 in the lock lower rotary body 34. Further, at the lower part of the left side plate 13a of the lift 13 there is formed a control lower projection 13m (see FIG. 14 etc.) for restricting the rotation range of the lock lower rotary body 34 and the change lower rotary body 36. There is.

  Further, the lock lower rotary body 34 is integrally formed with an interlocking arm portion 34d extending from the main body portion 34b to the upper front side (during the locking posture), and the tip end portion of the interlocking arm portion 34d is of the control body 35. It is rotatably connected to the lower end. The control body 35 has a sliding contact surface 35b in sliding contact with the cam portion 43b of the cam body 43 formed on the front side, and the upper end portion of the control body 35 has the upper end portion of the control body 35 on the lower side. A lower biasing member 44 having a biasing lower biasing spring 44a and capable of expanding and contracting on the lower side thereof is rotatably connected. An upper end portion of the lower biasing member 44 is rotatably attached to a rear portion of the left side plate 13 a of the elevating body 13. In addition, a restriction rib 35c that protrudes to the right along the sliding contact surface of the control body 35 is integrally formed, and as shown in FIG. An inclined abutment surface 44b formed at the lower end portion of the biasing member 44 abuts on the restriction rib 35c. Therefore, control body 35 is restricted from rotating from the posture shown in FIG. 14 in the clockwise direction (direction in which the bending angle in FIG. 14 becomes large) centering on the connection point with lower biasing member 44. .

  Here, the biasing force of the lower biasing spring 44a of the lower biasing member 44 is shown in FIG. 12 and in the state (position) where the lower locking portion 34a of the locking lower rotary member 34 is locked to the lower rod 32. As shown in FIG. 14, in the case where the change lower rotary body 36 is in the lock posture, the elevator 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 are lowered by pushing down the front wheel 2 in this state, for example. Even when the lower rod 32 is in contact with the lower bifurcated portion 34g of the lock lower rotary body 34 as shown in FIG. 4B, the pressing force of the lower biasing member 44 is interlocked with the lock lower rotary body 34 via the control body 35. The lock lower rotary body 34 is transmitted to the arm portion 34d, and a force is applied in a clockwise direction (in a left side view as shown in FIG. 14) about the lower pivot shaft 38. Therefore, in this state, when the elevating body 13 is raised thereafter, the locking lower rotating body 34 returns to the locking posture, and the locked state is maintained.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, in the state where the lower locking portion 34 a of the lock lower rotary body 34 is locked to the lower rod 32, the lift inhibition release control lever 36 b or the lift inhibition release control lever 33 c is Even when moved upward (lock release position), as shown in FIG. 19, the change lower rotary body 36 is in the lock release attitude along with this, and the cam body 43 is rotated via the cam transmission link 41. The control body 35 is also rotated a little counterclockwise around the connecting portion with the lock lower rotary body 34 according to the rotation, but the control body 35 with the lock lower rotary body 34 The position does not change, and the lock lower rotating body 34 maintains the state where the force is applied clockwise about the lower pivot 38 and remains locked. As described above, the lock is not released simply by moving the lifting prevention release control lever 36 b and the lowering prevention release control lever 33 c upward (lock release position).

  However, as described above, from the state in which the lift blocking release control lever 36 b and the drop blocking release control lever 33 c are moved upward (lock release position), the front wheel 2 is further pushed down to move up and down the elevator 13 and the like. When the front rod support arm 14 is lowered and the lower rod 32 is brought into contact with the lower branch portion 34g of the lock lower rotary body 34 as shown in FIG. 20, the control body 35 and the cam portion 43b of the cam body 43 The lock lower rotating body 34 is pivoted counterclockwise in a state in which the connection point with the lower biasing member 44 is restricted from moving forward, so the lock lower rotating body 34 is in the unlocking posture Maintain this attitude even after turning to. Therefore, in this state, when raising / lowering body 13 and front wheel support arm 14 together with front wheel 2 of bicycle 1 are raised and lowered in a state where lower locking portion 34a of lock lower rotary body 34 is positioned in front of lower rod 32. The lock lower rotary body 34 ascends with the body 13 and is unlocked.

  In this embodiment, the elevation preventing lock means for locking the elevation body 13 having the front wheel support arm 14 attached thereto to prevent the elevation from rising is the lower rod 32, the lock lower rotary body 34, and the control body 35. And a lower biasing member 44 and the like. The lift blocking lock releasing means for releasing the lift blocking lock of the lift blocking lock means is constituted by the changing lower rotary body 36 having the lift blocking release operating lever 36b, the cam transmission link 41, the cam body 43, etc. There is. In addition, the descent prevention lock means for locking the front wheel support arm 14 to prevent descent is the upper rod 31 or a portion of the lock upper rotary body 33 other than the descent prevention release operating lever 33 c and the upper attachment. It is comprised by the biasing member 39 grade | etc.,. In addition, the descent prevention releasing operation portion which is also the descent prevention release means for releasing the descent prevention lock of the descent prevention lock means in this embodiment is the descent prevention release operating lever 33c of the lock upper rotary body 33, and the upper urging. It is comprised by the member 39 grade | etc.,. The upper biasing member 39 functions as a posture maintaining means for maintaining the lock posture and the lock release posture of the locking upper rotary body 33. Further, in this embodiment, since the lift inhibition release control lever 36b and the lift inhibition release control lever 33c are interlocked, the lift inhibition release control lever 36b and the lift inhibition release operation The lever 33c functions as any of the unlocking operation levers for lifting and lowering inhibition.

  In the above configuration, when the bicycle 1 is not stored in the bicycle parking apparatus 10, as schematically shown in FIG. 3, the elevator 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 are in the lower position, as shown in FIG. The lower locking portion 34 a of the locking lower rotating body 34 is locked to the lower rod 32. Further, since the front wheel 2 is not pressed against the pressing stand 15, the lower portion of the pressing stand 15 protrudes to the front side, and the brake body 29 of the brake mechanism 21 is pressed against the back face 12b of the support 12. The elevating body 13 is held at the lower position.

  When parking the bicycle 1, move the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 from the upper left so that its rim rests on the locking portion 14a of the front wheel support arm 14 as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. , Put the front wheel 2 on the wheel support 17. Next, as shown in FIG. 19, the tip of the front side of the lift inhibition release operating lever 36b or the lowering inhibition release control lever 33c or the like is held and moved upward (lock release position). As a result, the lock upper rotating body 33 and the change lower rotating body 36 are switched to the lock releasing attitude, but since the lock lower rotating body 34 maintains the lock attitude, it is not unlocked and is moved up and down. The body 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 do not rise. As described above, the elevating body 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 do not ascend simply by operating the lift blocking / releasing control lever 36 b and the descent blocking / releasing control lever 33 c to switch to the unlocking position.

  However, when the front wheel 2 is further depressed slightly to move the front wheel support arm 14 and the elevating body 13 downward, as shown in FIG. This unlocking posture is maintained (see FIG. 21). As a result, it is possible to raise the front wheel 2 with a light force in a state accompanied by an upward biasing force by the constant load springs 18A and 18B. When the front wheel support arm 14 and the elevating body 13 are slightly raised, as shown in FIG. 22, the lower rod is used for the reset portion 34c of the lock lower rotating body 34 and the reset portion 34c of the lower changing rotor 36. 32 abuts, whereby the lock lower rotating body 34 and the change lower rotating body 36 are switched to the lock posture. Further, the lock upper rotary body 33 is also switched to the lock posture via the rotary body interlocking link 40.

  When the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 is raised (lifted) to the upper position (storage position), as shown in FIG. 23, the upper rod 31 is formed on the upper surface of the upper locking portion 33a of the locking upper rotating body 33. After the upper engaging portion 33a passes over the upper rod 31 after contacting the inclined surface 33a 'and temporarily inclining, as shown in FIG. From above and locked, and positioned with the lifting body 13 prevented from lowering. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear wheel 3 of the bicycle 1 is received by the wheel holder 17, and the bicycle 1 is stored well in the vertical orientation in which the front wheel 2 is positioned above the rear wheel 3. Ru.

  When the bicycle 1 is taken out from the bicycle parking apparatus 10, the lift blocking release control lever 36b or the lift blocking release control lever 33c is switched to the upper position (lock release position) by holding its front end and the like. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 25, the lock upper rotary body 33 is pivoted counterclockwise, the upper locking portion 33a of the lock upper rotary body 33 is separated from the upper rod 31, and the lock is released. . At this time, the changing lower rotating body 36 is also switched to the unlocking attitude via the rotating body interlocking link 40.

  Here, even if the lock upper rotation body 33 is released, since the upward biasing force by the constant load springs 18A and 18B and the weight of the bicycle 1 act on the lifting and lowering body 13, The loads of the two are offset each other, and the bicycle 1 can be lowered with light force. When the front wheel support arm 14 and the elevating body 13 are slightly lowered, the upper rod 31 abuts on the reset portion 33e of the locking upper rotating body 33, whereby the locking upper rotating body 33 is switched to the locking posture. Be Further, the change lower rotary body 36 is also switched to the lock posture via the rotary body interlocking link 40.

  When the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 is lowered (pulled down) to the lower position (lower storage position), the lower rod 32 is formed on the lower surface of the lower locking portion 34a of the lower rotation member 34 for locking, as shown in FIG. The lower engaging portion 34a is engaged with the lower rod 32 from the lower side when the lower engaging portion 34a passes the lower rod 32 downward after being in contact with the inclined surface 34a 'and temporarily inclined. Locked and positioned in a state where it is blocked from rising (see FIG. 12). At this time, the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 is received by the wheel holder 17, and in this state, the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 is lifted slightly and moved to the right to be removed from the front wheel support arm 14. Thus, the bicycle 1 can be safely and easily removed from the bicycle parking apparatus 10.

  In the above configuration, when the bicycle 1 is parked and the front wheel or the like is pulled up, the lock is not released simply by switching the lift blocking release control lever 36b or the downtrapping release control lever 33c to the unlocking position. The front wheel 2 is pushed down and the front wheel support arm 14 is moved downward to release the lift prevention lock. Thereby, even if the bicycle 1 is lightweight, the front wheel 2 of the bicycle 1 ascends together with the elevating body 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 at the moment when the operation lever 36b for raising / lowering cancellation or the operation lever 33c for downward movement cancellation is operated The user of the bicycle parking apparatus 10 can safely store the front wheel 2 in a vertical position by raising the front wheel 2 with safety and light force while consciously depressing the front wheel 2.

  Further, in the above configuration, the pressing stand 15 pressed by the front wheel 2 when the front wheel 2 is supported by the front wheel support arm 14 and the brake mechanism 21 interlocking with the pressing stand 15 are provided. When the front wheel 2 does not press the pressing table 15, the front-wheel support arm 14 is prevented from moving up and down. When the front wheel 2 presses the pressing table 15, the front-wheel support arm 14 is allowed to move up and down. As a result, even if the front wheel 2 is detached from the front wheel support arm 14 or the user is removed while moving the bicycle 1 up and down, etc., the brake mechanism will be performed when the front wheel 2 is detached from the pressing stand 15 21 prevents the front wheel support arm 14 from rising sharply. Thereby, the safety of the bicycle parking apparatus 10 is further improved.

  Further, according to the above configuration, as a biasing means for biasing the elevating body 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 in the upward direction, a constant upward force is applied regardless of the position of the front wheel support arm 14 in the vertical direction. The constant load springs 18A and 18B are used. As a result, the constant load springs 18A and 18B urge the bicycle 1 upward with a constant load regardless of the elevation position of the elevator 13 and the front wheel support arm 14, so that the speed at which the bicycle 1 is raised or lowered also fluctuates. As a result, the bicycle 1 can be raised and lowered in a stable state, which can improve safety as well as convenience. In other words, if the biasing means has a structure in which the tensile load to rise or the load at the time of downward movement varies depending on the elevation position, such as a coil spring or air cylinder, Since the force fluctuates, the speed at which the bicycle 1 is raised or lowered tends to fluctuate, and there is a possibility that the speed of the front wheel 2 may be unstable when raised or lowered. Problem does not occur.

  In addition, even if constant-load springs 18A and 18B used as biasing means can bias the same weight as that of the bicycle 1, for example, they can be compared to the same weight (for example, iron weight), It is extremely lightweight, small and inexpensive. Furthermore, since the constant load springs 18A and 18B themselves are also lightweight, the column 12 or the like that supports the constant load springs 18A and 18B can be relatively simple and compact. On the other hand, when using an iron weight, it is necessary to make the chain (or wire) as well as the struts strong as the heavy weight moves up and down. In the case of this configuration, this is not the case.

  Further, according to the above configuration, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) constant load springs 18A and 18B having spring plate portions 18a stacked in the radial direction at the time of contraction are provided as the constant load springs 18A and 18B. The two constant load springs 18A and 18B are arranged side by side so that the pulled out spring plate portion 18a coincides with the width direction. Therefore, small constant force springs 18A and 18B can be used as compared to the case of using one constant force spring that generates a large biasing force as the biasing means. In addition, the constant load springs 18A and 18B are arranged so that the drawn spring plate portions 18a coincide with the width direction, instead of arranging the plurality of constant load springs in the width direction so as to align in the width direction. In the embodiment of the present invention, the effective width of the spring plate portion 18a pulled out from the two constant load springs 18A and 18B is the same as the width 18a of the spring plate portion of the single constant load spring. . Therefore, the back cover 20 covering the spring plate portion 18a drawn out of the two constant force springs 18A and 18B can be made narrow. Further, by using the constant load springs 18A and 18B, the width of the column 12 can be reduced, and the constant load springs 18A and 18B and the back cover 20 can be used in accordance with the width. It is possible to reduce the size and the manufacturing cost well.

  Further, according to the above configuration, the descent prevention canceling operation lever 33c as the descent prevention cancellation operating portion and the ascent inhibition releasing operation lever 36b as the elevation prevention cancellation operating portion interlock with each other. When the unlocking operation is performed, any of the release control levers 33c and 36b may be operated, and the release control levers 33c and 36b suitable for the user can be selected, which is convenient according to this.

  Further, according to the above configuration, the front wheel support arm 14 is attached to the elevating body 13, the upper rod 31 as the upper locking member and the lower rod 32 as the lower locking member are attached to the support 12. A lock upper rotary body 33 having an upper locking portion 33a lockable to the upper rod 31, a lock lower rotary body 34 having a lower lock portion 34a lockable to the lower rod 32, and the lock By attaching the changing lower rotating body 36 or the like for changing the posture of the control body 35 connected to the lower rotating body 34, the locking operation of the upward blocking and the locking operation of the downward blocking, and the unlocking operation of each locked state Can do well.

  Further, in the above configuration, the upper rotating body for locking 33, the lower rotating body for locking 34, and the lower rotating body for change 36, these rotating bodies (the upper rotating body for locking 33, the lower rotating body for lock 34) And reset portions 33e, 34c and 36c for returning the changing lower rotating body 36) to the locking posture. With this configuration, when raising / lowering the elevating body 13 together with the front wheel 2 etc., these rotating bodies (lock upper rotating body 33, locking lower rotating body 34, and change lower rotating body 36) are in the locking attitude. As a result, the elevator 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 can be locked properly. Further, according to the above configuration, the release operation levers 33c and 36b are operated or the user's body is hit while the lifting body 13 and the front wheel support arm 14 are moving up and down with the bicycle 1 by any chance. Then, even when the lock release position is switched, the reset portions 33e, 34c, and 36c abut on the upper rod 31 and the lower rod 32, the reset operation is performed, and the lock posture is returned. As a result, the subsequent locking operation can be performed well, and extremely good reliability can be obtained.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the two constant load springs 18A and 18B are arranged vertically is described. According to this configuration, the storage area of the two constant load springs 18A and 18B is only in the width direction. There is an advantage of being able to be disposed with less space in the front-rear direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and two constant force springs 18A and 18B may be arranged side by side in the front-rear direction or in an oblique direction so that the drawn spring plate portion 18a coincides with the width direction. However, in this case, the dimension in the front-rear direction of the storage area of the two constant force springs 18A and 18B becomes large, so it is desirable to devise this point.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 bicycle 2 front wheel 3 rear wheel 5 installation surface 10 parking apparatus 11 installation surface 12 support 13 raising / lowering body 14 front wheel support arm 15 press stand 17 wheel support 21 brake mechanism 31 upper rod (member for upper lock)
32 Lower rod (lower lock member)
33 lock upper rotating body 34 lock lower rotating body 35 control body 36 changing lower rotating body 39 upper biasing member 40 rotating body interlocking link 43 cam body 44 lower biasing member

Claims (8)

A bicycle parking apparatus for storing a bicycle in a vertical posture in which the front wheels are located above the rear wheels,
A front wheel support arm disposed so as to support the front wheel of the bicycle and can be pulled upward;
Biasing means for biasing the front wheel support arm in a direction to raise it;
Lift blocking means for locking the front wheel support arm to prevent it from being lifted;
A lifting prevention lock releasing means having a lifting prevention release operating part and releasing the lifting prevention lock of the lifting prevention lock means;
Is equipped with
The lift blocking lock releasing means is not unlocked when the lift blocking release operating part is moved to the unlocking position in the lift blocking lock state, and the lift is caused by moving the front wheel support arm downward. A bicycle parking apparatus characterized in that the blocking lock is configured to be released. The front wheel support arm is disposed to be movable up and down;
A pressing base which is pressed by the front wheel when the front wheel is supported by the front wheel supporting arm, and a brake mechanism which is interlocked with the pressing base are provided.
The brake mechanism prevents the front wheel support arm from moving up and down when the front wheel is not pressing the pressing table,
The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the front wheel support arm is allowed to move up and down in a state where the front wheel presses the pressing table. The front wheel support arm is disposed to be movable up and down;
The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a constant load spring which applies a constant upward force is used as the biasing means regardless of the position of the front wheel support arm in the vertical direction. . As the constant load spring, a plurality of constant load springs having spring plate portions that are overlapped in the radial direction at the time of contraction are provided.
The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of constant load springs are arranged side by side so that the drawn out spring plate portions coincide with the width direction. And descent blocking lock means for locking the front wheel support arm to prevent descent.
A descent blocking release operating unit for releasing the descent blocking lock of the descent blocking lock means;
The bicycle parking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:   The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the lifting prevention release operation unit and the lowering prevention release operation unit are configured to interlock with each other. The front wheel support arm is attached to an elevating body disposed so as to be movable up and down along a vertically extending support;
Attached to the support column are an upper locking member that locks the lifting body in the upper position and blocks lowering, and a lower locking member that locks the lifting body in the lower position and blocking lifting. And
A locking upper rotating body having an upper locking portion capable of locking to the upper locking member, and a locking lower rotating body having a lower locking portion capable of locking to the lower locking member; The lower rotating body for change for changing the posture of the control body connected to the lower rotating body for locking is attached. Bicycle parking equipment. The lock upper rotary body is provided with a reset portion for returning the lock upper rotary body to the lock attitude, and the lock lower rotary body is configured to return the lock lower rotary body to the lock attitude. The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a reset portion is formed, and the change lower rotating body is formed with a reset portion for returning the change lower rotating body to the locking posture.

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