JP6670336B2 - Electric bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electric bicycle parking apparatus for moving a bicycle parking stand on which a bicycle is mounted up and down by an electric motor.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of bicycle parking devices are installed in a station square, an apartment house, a public hall, a park, and the like in order to park a large number of bicycles.

  Recently, in order to efficiently park a large number of bicycles in a limited space, a large number of bicycle parking racks on which bicycles are placed are arranged horizontally, and these bicycle parking racks are installed on the floor. A slide-type bicycle parking device that is slidable left and right along a set rail is employed.

  In addition, bicycle parking racks are arranged in upper and lower tiers so that two bicycles can be parked in one space, and the bicycle parking gantry arranged in the upper tier can be moved up and down, and the parking garage located in the lower tier A vertical two-stage bicycle parking device that allows a wheel base to slide left and right along a rail is also employed.

  In the vertical two-stage type bicycle parking device, a lower end portion of a wire 15 is fixed to a front end portion of the bicycle parking frame 24 as a method of electrically moving the bicycle parking frame up and down, and a driving motor 16 and a drum 14, the upper end of the wire 15 is fixed to the drum 14, the drive motor 16 is operated to rotate the drum 14, and the wire 15 is wound or unwound, so that the bicycle parking stand 24 is moved up and down. There is a known method for moving the reference (see Reference Document 1).

  A screw shaft 3 rotatable around the axis is provided in the support 2, a drive motor 4 is provided at an upper end of the support 2, and a drive shaft 41 of the drive motor 4 is provided at an upper end of the screw shaft 3. Are connected via a coupling 9, the front end of the bicycle parking stand 6 is screwed into the screw shaft 3, and the drive motor 4 is operated to rotate the screw shaft 3 forward or reverse, thereby parking the bicycle. A method of moving the gantry 6 up and down is also known (see Reference Document 2).

JP 2004-196247 A JP 2014-025306 A

  In the bicycle parking device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the wire 15 is wound or unwound by rotating the drum 14, so that the wire 15 is easily extended or cut. In addition, there is a problem that the maintenance of the apparatus must be performed frequently.

  On the other hand, in the bicycle parking device disclosed in Patent Document 2, the front end of the bicycle parking stand 6 is screwed to the screw shaft 3, and the screw shaft 3 rotates forward or backward. There is a problem that the shaft 3 becomes long like the column 2 and its cost must be expensive.

  Conventionally, in order to make it easier to mount a bicycle on a bicycle parking rack, an inclined plate is provided at the rear end of the bicycle parking rack so as to be tiltable. After being tilted and placed on the bicycle parking stand, the tilted plate is raised. However, the operation has to be performed manually by the user, which is troublesome and dangerous.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and it is not necessary to frequently perform maintenance of the device, the cost of the elevating mechanism is not so expensive, and the rotation operation of the inclined plate is not required. And a simple and safe electric bicycle parking device is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the electric bicycle parking device of the present invention is
A pillar erected on the floor, a bicycle parking rack for mounting a bicycle, and a bicycle parking rack elevating mechanism for moving the bicycle parking rack up and down along the pillar ,
An inclined plate disposed at the rear end of the bicycle parking rack so as to be tiltable, an inclined plate rotating mechanism for rotating the inclined plate,
A control device that executes and controls operations such as raising and lowering the bicycle parking rack, and an operating device that commands operations such as raising and lowering the bicycle parking rack,
A cover band operating mechanism including a sheet-like cover band disposed so as to cover the front surface of the support, and a winding mechanism that winds the cover band;
It is characterized by comprising.

The electric bicycle parking device also includes a detection device that, when the bicycle parking rack is moving down, comes into contact with any obstacle or the body of a child or the like, emergency stops the bicycle parking rack. It may be added.

The motorized bicycle parking device may also have an alarm buzzer for notifying the user or the surroundings of an emergency.

  Here, it is preferable that the bicycle parking pedestal elevating mechanism comprises a chain arranged along the support, a sprocket for winding the chain, and a drive motor for driving the sprocket.

The tilting plate rotating mechanism includes an operating rod disposed along the gantry main body of the bicycle parking gantry, a grooved wheel fixed to a distal end of the operating rod, and a rear end of the operating rod. And a guide plate for guiding the grooved wheel, and a spring for urging the working rod to apply an elastic force in a horizontal direction.

According to the electric bicycle parking device of the present invention, it is not necessary to frequently perform maintenance of the device, the cost of the lifting mechanism is not so expensive, and the tilting operation of the inclined plate is automatically performed, so A simple and safe electric bicycle parking device can be provided.

1 is an external perspective view of an electric bicycle parking device according to the present invention. It is a perspective view of the rear side part of a bicycle parking stand. It is a left view of the electric bicycle parking device of the present invention. It is a top view of an electric bicycle parking device of the present invention. It is a right view of the electric bicycle parking device of the present invention. It is a top view of the connection part of an inclination board and a gantry main body. It is sectional drawing of a drive motor. (A) of a release jig is a front view, (B) is a side view. It is a longitudinal section of a bicycle parking stand. It is a perspective view showing the structure of a tape switch. It is a control circuit diagram of the electric bicycle parking device of the present invention. It is an explanatory view showing the state where the electric bicycle parking device of the present invention is juxtaposed.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the electric bicycle parking device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the electric bicycle parking apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a support column 2 erected perpendicularly to a floor G, a bicycle parking stand 3 on which a bicycle B is placed, and a bicycle parking stand 3. Of the bicycle parking gantry for raising and lowering the bicycle, an inclined plate rotating mechanism 5 for rotating the inclined plate, a covering band operating mechanism 6 for operating the covering band, and operations such as raising and lowering of the bicycle parking gantry 3 are executed. , And a control device 7 for controlling the operation of the bicycle parking stand 3 and an operation device 8 for instructing an operation such as a vertical movement.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the column 2 has a column main body 21 having a rectangular cross section extending in the vertical direction, a guide frame 22 having a U-shaped cross section connected to the front of the column main body 21, and a column main body. 21 and a substrate 23 connected to the lower end of the guide frame 22.
Then, the column 2 is erected perpendicularly to the floor surface G by firmly fixing the substrate 23 to the floor surface G with bolts or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the bicycle parking gantry 3 includes a gantry main body 31 extending in a horizontal direction, a protection fence 32 disposed above the gantry main body 31, and a sliding body disposed at a front end portion. It comprises a body 33, an inclined plate 34 disposed at the rear end, and a horizontally extending working rod 35 disposed below the gantry body 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the gantry body 31 includes a bottom plate 31a horizontally disposed, side plates 31b and 31b erected on both sides thereof, and connecting portions 31c and 31c having a tubular shape at the rear end. And

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the protection fence body 32 is formed such that its lower end is fixed to the side plate portions 31 b, 31 b of the gantry body 31 and has a fence shape of a predetermined height. The bicycle B mounted on the gantry body 31 is prevented from tilting left and right.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the sliding body 33 includes a sliding body 33a having a box shape, and wheels 33b, 33b,...

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the inclined plate 34 has a flat portion 34a gradually widened toward the rear end, side plate portions 34b and 34b erected on both sides thereof, and a cylindrical connecting portion at the front end. 34c, 34c.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, a tension spring 34e is wound around the support shaft 34d, one end of the tension spring 34e is fixed to a rear end of the bottom plate 31a of the gantry body 31 with a screw or the like, and the other end is inclined. The plate 34 is fixed to the front end of the flat portion 34a with screws or the like.
Further, the support shaft 34d is inserted into the connection portions 31c, 31c of the gantry body 31 and the connection portions 34c, 34c of the inclined plate 34, and both ends of the support shaft 34d are fastened with nuts, thereby to provide the rear end of the gantry body 31 The front end of the inclined plate 34 is connected in a state of being elastically biased.

  On the other hand, a contact piece 34f is fixed to the right side plate 34b of the inclined plate 34, as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the bicycle parking rack elevating mechanism 4 includes a chain 41 arranged along the column 2, a sprocket 42 for winding the chain 41, and a drive motor 43 for driving the sprocket 42. , Is composed.

  One end of the chain 41 is fixed to the upper end of the sliding body 33a via a connecting member 41a, and a weight 41b is fixed to the other end.

A drive shaft 43a of a drive motor 43 is connected to the boss portion 42a of the sprocket 42. The sprocket 42 rotates forward and reverse by the operation of the drive motor 43, so that the chain 41 can be moved up and down.
The sliding body 33a also moves up and down along the guide frame 22 by the up and down movement of the chain 41, so that the bicycle parking stand 3 moves up and down.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the drive motor 43 employs a motor with an electromagnetic brake, and when no voltage is applied to the drive motor 43, the drive shaft 43a is completely fixed and does not rotate by the operation of the brake spring. ing.

  On the other hand, an opening 43c is formed in an appropriate portion of the rear casing 43b of the drive motor 43, and gaps 44a and 44b reaching the brake lining 44 are formed.

Therefore, using the release jig 45 as shown in FIG. 8, the distal end 45a of the release jig 45 is inserted into the rear housing 43b from the opening 43c, and one of the gaps 44a and 44b is inserted. Thus, the brake lining 44 can be reached.
Then, the outer peripheral portion of the brake lining 44 is sandwiched by the distal end portion 45a of the release jig 45, and the brake lining 44 can be separated from the drive shaft 43a by twisting in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the inclined plate rotating mechanism 5 includes an operating rod 51 disposed on the right side along the gantry main body 31, a grooved wheel 52 fixed to a distal end portion of the operating rod 51, It is composed of an abutment wheel 53 fixed to the rear end of the rod 51, a spring 54 for urging the operating rod 51 in a horizontal direction, and a guide plate 55 for guiding the grooved wheel 52. .

  Here, on the side surface of the gantry body 31, a plurality of support members 56 each having an insertion hole 56a are arranged at appropriate intervals, and the operating rod 51 is inserted through the insertion holes 56a of the support member 56, and It is slidably supported in the direction.

  The spring 54 has one end in contact with a support member 56 disposed on the rear side of the gantry body 31 and the other end in contact with a contact member 57 fixed on the rear side of the operating rod 51.

  The guide plate 55 is fixed to the side surface of the lower end portion of the column main body 21, and serves as a guide track that abuts the front side profile on the grooved wheel 52 and guides it. The guide track changes from a lower part to an upper part, to a rear track part 55a, a transition track part 55b, and a front track part 55c.

Therefore, when the gantry body 31 is located at the lowermost position of the column 2, the grooved wheel 52 abuts against the rear track portion 55 a of the guide plate 55, and the action rod 51 is pressed against the elastic force of the spring 54. Slide back.
Thereby, the contact wheel 53 presses the contact piece 34f backward, rotates the inclined plate 34 backward about the support shaft 34d, and moves the inclined plate 34 to the gantry body 31 as shown in FIG. It is inclined downward by a predetermined angle.

Next, when the gantry body 31 rises from the lowermost position of the column 2, the operating rod 51 slides forward by the elastic force of the spring 54, and the grooved wheel 52 moves the rear track portion 55a of the guide plate 55 and the transition track portion. It moves while passing through 55b and abutting on the front track portion 55c.
Thereby, the inclined plate 34 is rotated upward and forward about the support shaft 34d by the elastic force of the tension spring 34e, and the inclined plate 34 stands substantially perpendicularly to the gantry body 31, as shown in FIG. Let

As shown in FIG. 1, the covering band operating mechanism 6 includes a sheet-like covering band 61 disposed so as to cover the front surface of the guide frame 22 of the column 2, and a winding mechanism for winding the covering band 61. 62.

  The covering band 61 is a sheet-like body made of synthetic fiber or the like, and has a lower end fixed to the upper end of the sliding main body 33a and an upper end fixed to the winding roll 62a of the winding mechanism 62.

  The winding mechanism 62 includes a winding roll 62a that winds the coating band 61, and a spiral spring 62b that urges the winding roll 62a with a rotational torque in a winding direction.

  As a result, the front surface of the guide frame 22 above the sliding main body 33a is covered with the covering band 61, and the chain 41 arranged along the column 2 becomes invisible to the user, giving an appearance smart impression. This prevents the user's hand or arm from accidentally touching the chain 41 and damaging the hand, arm or the like.

The control device 7 is controlled by the operation device 8 disposed on the gantry main body 31 of the motor-driven bicycle parking device 1 or the detection device 9 installed at an appropriate part of the motor-driven bicycle parking device 1. The control circuit 71 executes and controls operations such as raising and lowering, and its components.

As shown in FIG. 2, the operation device 8 is provided in an operation box 80 provided on the right side of the rear end of the gantry body 31, and includes a power key switch 81, a down button 82, an up button 83, and an emergency stop button 84. And the like for operating the bicycle parking frame 3 up and down.

  The power key switch 81 is unlocked by a dedicated key 85. When the power key switch 81 is unlocked, the power of the electric bicycle parking device 1 is turned on, and the power lamp 86 is turned on. I have.

  The lowering button 82 is an operation button for lowering the bicycle parking gantry 3, and when this button is pressed, the lowering button 82 is turned on and the bicycle parking gantry 3 is lowered.

  The up button 83 is an operation button for moving the bicycle parking gantry 3 upward. When this button is pressed, the lifting button 83 is lit, and the bicycle parking gantry 3 is raised.

  The emergency stop button 84 allows the bicycle parking gantry 3 to be immediately stopped by pressing this button when any abnormal situation occurs while the bicycle parking gantry 3 is moving up or down. I have.

  The detection device 9 includes a limit switch, a sensor, and the like, which are installed at appropriate portions of the electric bicycle parking device 1. First, as shown in FIGS. 91, an upper limit stop switch 92 is arranged at the upper end.

  Thus, when the lower end surface of the sliding body 33a contacts the lower limit stop switch 91, the bicycle parking stand 3 stops at the lowest position, and when the upper end surface of the sliding body 33a contacts the upper limit stop switch 92, The wheel mount 3 stops at the uppermost position.

Next, an operating rod 35 extending in the horizontal direction is provided below the gantry body 31. This will be described.
The operating rod 35 has a frame shape as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5, or FIG. 9, and is disposed below the bottom plate 31a of the gantry body 31 via a support shaft 35a and a spring 35b. is there.

As shown in FIG. 9, an elastic body 35c such as rubber is fixed to the bottom surface of the working rod 35, and a detection piece 35d is fixed to the side surface.
On the other hand, a sensor 93 such as a reflection type photo sensor is arranged on the bottom plate portion 31a of the gantry body 31, and the sensor 93 is turned on when the distance between the sensor 93 and the detection piece 35d becomes shorter than a predetermined distance. Is set to

  Thus, when the gantry body 31 is moving downward, if any obstacle or a body of a child or the like comes into contact with the operating rod 35, the operating rod 35 moves upward against the elastic force of the spring 35b. And the sensor 93 is turned on, so that the bicycle parking stand 3 can be immediately stopped.

  1, a tape switch 94 extending in the horizontal direction may be fixed to the bottom surface of the bottom plate portion 31a of the gantry body 31, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the tape switch 94 is formed by covering the upper and lower conductive plates 94b and 94c with an insulating material 94a therebetween with a covering material 94d, and forming a projection 94e on the covering material 94d. It has a tape shape.
When the protrusion 94e is pressed, the upper and lower conductive plates 94b and 94c come into contact with each other, so that they function as a contact.

  Accordingly, when the pedestal main body 31 is moving downward, if any obstacle or the body of a child or the like comes into contact with the tape switch 94, the contact of the tape switch 94 is closed and turned on. The emergency stop of the bicycle parking stand 3 can be performed.

The control circuit 71 is composed of an electric circuit as shown in FIG. 11, but a relay and a sequence program that operate its components are integrated as a smart relay device. The smart relay device is built in a control box 70 provided at the upper end of the column 2 as shown in FIG.

Here, the smart relay device employs a high-performance relay having high safety and less malfunction, so that both safety and functionality are excellent.
Further, since the SD memory card slot is provided, a sequence program to be executed by the control circuit 71 can be stored in the SD memory card, and a new sequence program can be changed by replacing the SD memory card. it can.

  Further, the electric bicycle parking device 1 of the present invention is provided with an alarm buzzer 75, and the alarm buzzer 75 is built in the control box 70.

  The electric bicycle parking apparatus 1 of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and can be operated, operated, and used as follows.

First, a person who uses the electric bicycle parking device 1 inserts a dedicated key 85 into a power key switch 81 provided in the operation box 80 and turns the unlocked key.
As a result, the power is turned on, and the power lamp 86 is turned on.

  Next, when the lowering button 82 is pressed, the lowering button 82 is turned on, the drive motor 43 is operated, the sprocket 42 is rotated forward, and the bicycle parking gantry 3 starts lowering.

  When the bicycle parking rack 3 comes into contact with the lower limit stop switch 91, the drive motor 43 stops, and the bicycle parking rack 3 stops at the lowest position.

When the bicycle parking gantry 3 reaches the lowermost position, the sloping plate 34 is turned downward by the sloping plate turning mechanism 5, and as shown in FIG. .
Therefore, the user can place the front wheel on the inclined plate 34 and place the bicycle B on the bicycle parking stand 3 without performing any special operation by himself.

  Therefore, the user places the front wheel of the bicycle B on the inclined plate 34, and then pushes the bicycle B forward to completely mount the bicycle B on the gantry body 31.

  Next, when the up button 83 is pressed, the up button 83 is turned on, the drive motor 43 is operated, the sprocket 42 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the bicycle parking stand 3 starts to rise.

When the bicycle parking stand 3 is raised, the inclined plate rotating mechanism 5 rotates the inclined plate 34 upward and forward, so that the inclined plate 34 stands up substantially perpendicularly to the gantry body 31 as shown in FIG.
Therefore, the user can raise the inclined plate 34 substantially vertically without performing any special operation by himself, and it is possible to prevent the bicycle B from dropping off from the bicycle parking stand 3.

When the bicycle parking rack 3 comes into contact with the upper limit stop switch 92, the drive motor 43 stops, and the bicycle parking rack 3 stops at the uppermost position.
At this time, the drive motor 43 employs a motor with an electromagnetic brake, so that even when the power is turned off due to a power failure or the like, the drive shaft 43a is completely fixed by the operation of the brake spring so that it does not rotate. Has become.

Thereafter, when the user releases the key 85 from the power key switch 81 and locks it, the power is turned off and the power lamp 86 is turned off.
In this way, the bicycle B can be parked on the bicycle parking stand 3.

In addition, when the bicycle parking rack 3 is lowered or raised, the cover band operating mechanism 6 also operates, so that the front portion of the guide frame 22 above the sliding body 33a is covered with the cover band 61.
Therefore, the chain 41 arranged along the column 2 becomes invisible to the user, giving an apparently smart impression, and the hand or arm of the user comes into contact with the chain 41 by mistake and damages the hand, arm, etc. Can be prevented.

  When any abnormal situation occurs while the bicycle parking rack 3 is moving up or down, the user can immediately stop the bicycle parking rack 3 by pressing the emergency stop button 84. Accidents can be prevented beforehand.

When the operation rod 35 or the tape switch 94 comes into contact with any obstacle or the body of a child or the like while the bicycle parking stand 3 is moving down, the sensor 93 or the tape switch 94 is activated. In addition, since the bicycle parking stand 3 can be immediately stopped in an emergency and the alarm buzzer 75 sounds, it is possible to prevent an accident while calling attention.

Then, in the electric bicycle parking apparatus 1 of the present invention, after the sensor 93 or the tape switch 94 is operated and the bicycle parking base 3 is emergency stopped, the drive motor 43 is automatically operated for a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds. The bicycle parking stand 3 is moved up.
Thereby, it can be taken out without damaging an obstacle or a child or the like existing between the bicycle parking stand 3 and the floor surface G.

Further, the bicycle parking rack 3 is lowered from the uppermost position or raised from the lowermost position, and does not reach the lower limit stop switch 91 or the upper limit stop switch 92 even after a predetermined time, for example, 12 seconds, and continues to move. If so, it is considered that some abnormal situation has occurred, the drive motor 43 is automatically stopped, and the alarm buzzer 75 sounds.
Thereby, the user or the administrator can confirm whether or not an abnormal situation has occurred.

  After confirming whether or not an abnormal situation has occurred, if there is no particular problem, the user can press the down button 82 and the up button 83 and use the electric bicycle parking apparatus 1 as usual.

As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of devices can be installed in the electric bicycle parking device 1 of the present invention using one power supply system installed on the floor G.
As shown in FIG. 12, a column 102 is erected at one end of the floor G, and a power supply box 103 is provided on the column 102. Then, the power distribution outlets 105 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the power distribution storage rack 104 linearly arranged on the floor G.

If the power plugs 106 of each electric bicycle parking device 1 are connected to the power distribution outlet 105, a plurality of devices can be installed and used by one power system.
In this embodiment, in order to simplify the overall configuration, the power plugs 106 of the two electric bicycle parking devices 1 can be connected to one power distribution outlet 105.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 electric bicycle parking device 2 column 3 bicycle parking frame 31 frame main body 34 inclined plate 4 bicycle parking frame elevating mechanism 41 chain 42 sprocket 43 drive motor 5 inclined plate rotating mechanism 51 operating rod 52 grooved car 53 contacting wheel 54 spring 55 guide plate 6 covering band operating mechanism 61 covering band 62 winding mechanism 7 control device 75 alarm buzzer 8 operating device G floor B bicycle

Claims (5)

A pillar erected on the floor, a bicycle parking rack for mounting a bicycle, and a bicycle parking rack elevating mechanism for moving the bicycle parking rack up and down along the pillar ,
An inclined plate disposed at the rear end of the bicycle parking rack so as to be tiltable, an inclined plate rotating mechanism for rotating the inclined plate,
A control device that executes and controls operations such as raising and lowering the bicycle parking rack, and an operating device that commands operations such as raising and lowering the bicycle parking rack,
A cover band operating mechanism including a sheet-like cover band disposed so as to cover the front surface of the support, and a winding mechanism that winds the cover band;
An electric bicycle parking device characterized by comprising: When the bicycle parking gantry is moving down, a detection device for emergency stop of the bicycle parking gantry is added when the bicycle parking gantry comes into contact with any obstacle or the body of a child or the like. 2. The electric bicycle parking device according to 1. The electric bicycle parking device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an alarm buzzer for notifying the user or the surroundings of an emergency. 4. The bicycle parking pedestal elevating mechanism comprises a chain disposed along the support, a sprocket for winding the chain, and a drive motor for driving the sprocket . An electric bicycle parking device according to any one of the above. The tilting plate rotating mechanism includes an operating rod disposed along the gantry main body of the bicycle parking gantry, a grooved wheel fixed to a distal end of the operating rod, and a contact rod fixed to a rear end of the operating rod. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a connecting vehicle, a spring for urging the working rod to apply an elastic force in a horizontal direction, and a guide plate for guiding the grooved vehicle. Electric bicycle parking device.

Images