JPH0545592Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a vehicle capable of vertical parking.

[Prior Art] Automobiles are extremely convenient means of transportation, but securing parking spaces has become a major problem in urban areas.

Therefore, in such urban areas, there is an increasing demand for so-called City Cars, which can be easily used for shopping and do not require much parking space, but even with conventional City Cars, a significant reduction in parking space has not been achieved. do not have.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The present invention was created in view of the current situation.
The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle that can be parked vertically and can significantly reduce the amount of parking space required.

[Means for solving the problem] As shown in the figure, the automobile of the present invention has front and rear wheels 3,
4 and a driver's seat on the upper surface, and an atsupa body 2 which is covered with the underbody 1 in a horizontal position, and one end of the atsupa body 2 is connected to the axle 4 of the front wheels 3 to rear wheels 4.
A cylinder device 6 is installed between the underbody 1 and the top body 2 so that the top body 2 can be rotated to a vertical position by extension of the cylinder device 6. In the above Atsupa body 2
The moment about the axle 41 to which this is connected is set to be larger than the moment about the axle 41 of the underbody 1 when the passenger is dismounted.

More preferably, the Atsupa body 2 includes:
Auxiliary wheels 7 are provided that touch the ground in the vertical position.

[Function] When parking an automobile having the above structure, the cylinder device 6 is extended to rotate the atsupa body 2 to a vertical position (the second
Figure), the passenger gets out of the car. When the passenger is dismounted, the moment around the axle 41 of the underbody 1 is smaller than that of the upper body 2 in the vertical position.
When the cylinder device 6 is contracted in this state, the underbody 1 is rotated upward so as to approach the upper body 2 and assumes a vertical position along the upper body 2 (FIG. 3).

This puts the car in an upright vertical parking position, making it possible to park the car in a small parking space.

When riding, follow the steps in Figures 1 to 3 above in reverse.

Note that when the auxiliary wheels 7 that touch the ground in a vertical position are provided on the Atsupa body 2, the auxiliary wheels 7 and the front wheels 3
With the rear wheels 4, a vertically parked vehicle can be manually pushed to a suitable location.

[Embodiment] In FIG. 1, an underbody 1 is a floor body extending in the front and rear directions, and is supported by a frame 11 (FIG. 4) that extends in parallel in the front and rear direction. Small-diameter front wheels 3 are provided at left and right positions at the front end of the underbody 1, and rear wheels 4 are provided at both ends of an axle 41 that is pivotally supported by the frame 11 and extends across the frame 11 at the rear end.

A driver's seat 5 is provided on the upper surface of the underbody 1 (FIG. 2). Driver seat 5 is underbody 1
The instrument panel 12 is composed of an instrument panel 12 that projects obliquely rearward from the front end of the instrument panel 12, and a passenger seat 13 that is provided opposite to the instrument panel 12.
A lever-type handle 14 is provided at the tip.

An atsupa body 2 is provided to cover the underbody 1, and the atsupa body 2 is mostly made of a windshield 22, has an arched cross section, and is gently curved and inclined toward the front, and is provided with headlights 23 on both sides of the front end. .

The rear part of the Atsupa body 2 is inclined almost vertically, and an auxiliary wheel 7 is protruded from the rear face near the top.
Switches 24 and 25 are provided on the side. The atsupa body 2 is supported by a frame 21 (FIG. 4) bent upward at right angles near the axle 41, and the frame 21 is bent near the axle 41 at a right angle.
is rotatably connected to. The auxiliary wheel 7 is supported on the upper end of the frame 21.

Each of the above frames 11 supporting the underbody 1
is formed into a rectangular loop at its rear end, and a cylinder device 6 is provided connecting the corner of these loops and the intermediate position of the upright leg of the frame 21. In the normal use state shown in the figure, the cylinder device 6 is in a contracted state, and its expansion and contraction operation is selected by a switch (not shown) on the instrument panel 12 or the switches 24 and 25 provided on the upper body 2.

In this embodiment, the rear wheels 4 are drive wheels, and are rotated by an unillustrated motor operated by an operating device on the instrument panel 14.

In a vehicle having such a structure, when parking the vehicle from the normal use condition shown in FIG. 1, the cylinder device 6 is extended. As the cylinder device 6 expands, the above-mentioned atsupa body 2 rotates rearward about the axle 41, and stops rotating when the rear auxiliary wheels 7 are in a vertical state in contact with the road surface (see Figs. 2 and 5). figure).

When the occupant gets off the vehicle, the moment around the axle 41 becomes larger in the upper body 2 than in the lower body 1. Then, when the cylinder device 6 is contracted in this state, the lower body 1 rotates upward around the axle 41, and the above-mentioned atsupa body 2
(Fig. 3 and Fig. 6).

In this way, parking is completed. In this vertical parking state, the space required for parking is approximately half that of the normal use state. Further, in such a parked state, the vehicle can be easily pushed by hand to an appropriate position using the auxiliary wheels 7 and the rear wheels 4.

When riding, the cylinder device 6 is extended in the parked state shown in FIG. 3, and the underbody 1 is rotated onto the road surface to take a horizontal position (FIG. 2). If you get into the driver's seat 5 in this state and contract the cylinder device 6, the hot body 2 will be placed on the underbody 1.
rotates, and the driver's seat 5 is covered with a windshield 22 (Fig. 1).

In the above embodiment, if movement in a parked state is not required, the auxiliary wheels are not particularly required, and an appropriate contact surface may be provided on the atsupa body.

Further, a structure may be adopted in which the front wheels are used as driving wheels and the atsupa body is rotated around the axle of the front wheels.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, since the car of the invention can be parked in a vertical position, the parking space it occupies can be significantly reduced, and it can be suitably used as a city taker. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show the automobile according to the present invention.
4 to 6 are perspective views of the rear frame structure corresponding to the states shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, respectively. 1... Atsupa body, 2... Atsupa body, 3
...Front wheel, 4...Rear wheel, 41...Axle, 5...Driver's seat, 6...Cylinder device, 7...Auxiliary wheel.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) An underbody provided with front and rear wheels and a driver's seat on the top surface, and an atsupa body that is covered with the underbody in a horizontal position, and one end of the atsupa body is connected to the front wheels or the underbody. A cylinder device is rotatably connected to the axle of the rear wheel, and a cylinder device is installed between the underbody and the atsupa body so that the atsupa body can be rotated to a vertical position by extension of the cylinder device, and in the vertical position, The moment of the Atsupa body around the axle to which it is connected is,
A vehicle capable of vertical parking, characterized in that the moment of the underbody around the axle is set to be larger than the moment of the underbody in a state where a passenger is dismounted. (2) The vehicle capable of vertical parking according to claim 1, wherein the atsupa body is provided with auxiliary wheels that touch the ground in a vertical position.