JPH06197809A - Baggage transportation device and wheeled bag - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable even a large and heavy bag to be lightly moved by providing pairs of wheels on both sides of a baggage placing table, and by rotatingly driving them by a driving means. CONSTITUTION:Pairs of wheels 4, 5 are provided to both sides of a placing table 3 for placing a bag 1. The baggage transportation device is provided with driving sources 6, 7 for rotatingly driving these wheels 4, 5 respectively, a rising part 9 that rises from the one end downstream of the traveling direction 8 of the placing table 3 or from the one end on the front side, and an operation means 11 provided to the upper part 10 of this rising part 9. The driving sources 6, 7 are on/off-controlled in response to the output of the operation means 11; for instance, traveling at walking speed can be enabled. Further, a control means for controlling the turning direction is fitted to the rising part 9. A chargeable battery 13 for supplying power to the driving sources 6, 7 is detachably guided and fitted to the rising part 9. The upper part 10 is provided with a handle 10a projected toward the bag 1 side. Thus, even a large and heavy bag body can lightly be moved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrying device for carrying loads such as bags such as large travel bags, and a novel wheeled bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a carrier such as a carrier having wheels for carrying and moving a large-sized travel bag which is carried when traveling abroad. The side surface of this carrier is substantially L-shaped, and a large-sized travel bag is mounted on the carrier and is pulled and moved.

[0003]

In such a prior art, when the bag has a large weight, for example, 30 to 40 kg or more, a large force is required to pull and move the carrier. Especially when moving a bag using a carrier, especially on an ascending slope, a large amount of force is required. Further, in the prior art, since the outer diameter of the wheel is small, it becomes extremely difficult to move up and down along stairs or when moving on a road with severe unevenness.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a baggage carrying device and a bag with wheels that can carry a large bag lightly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a switch that can be operated with one hand, a grip portion to which the switch is attached, a vehicle body portion to which the grip portion is attached and a load is placed, and a plurality of vehicle body portions attached to the vehicle body portion. It is a baggage transporting device comprising a wheel and a drive unit which is provided on a vehicle body section and drives the wheel in response to an operation of a switch.

The present invention is also characterized in that the switch and the drive section are connected by an electric wire.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the switch and the driving unit are connected by remote control means such as radio waves, infrared rays and sound waves.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that at least one diameter of the wheels is larger than a height of one step of a general staircase.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the grip portion provided with the switch and the vehicle body portion provided with the drive unit are completely separated.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the grip part provided with the switch and the vehicle body part provided with the drive part can be integrated or can be separated.

The present invention is also characterized in that the luggage is mainly a golf bag.

The present invention is also characterized in that the drive unit is an electric motor.

The present invention is also characterized in that the drive unit is an internal combustion engine.

The present invention is also characterized in that the internal combustion engine is a gasoline engine.

Further, the present invention is a baggage transporting device characterized in that wheels are provided on a baggage mounting table, and the wheels are rotationally driven by a drive source.

Further, according to the present invention, a loading table, a pair of wheels provided on both sides of the table, a drive source for rotationally driving the wheels, and a rising portion rising from one end in the traveling direction of the table, A load carrying device comprising: an operating means provided near an upper portion of a rising portion; and a control means that responds to an output of the operating means and controls ON / OFF of a drive source.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the drive source is a motor, and a storage battery for supplying electric power to the motor is mounted.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the outer diameter of the wheel is selected to be a large value so that the stairs can be raised and lowered.

In the present invention, the operating means includes a transmitter for wirelessly generating a control signal for controlling ON / OFF of the drive source, and the control means includes a receiver for receiving a wireless control signal from the transmitter. The driving source is controlled by a control signal received by the receiver.

Further, according to the present invention, a bag body, a pair of wheels provided on both sides in the thickness direction of the bag body, a drive source provided on the bag body for rotationally driving the wheels, and a handle provided on the bag body. A bag with wheels characterized in that it includes an operating means provided in the vicinity of the handle, and a control means that responds to the output of the operating means and controls ON / OFF of the drive source.

[0021]

According to the present invention, since the carrier table has a pair of wheels which are driven to rotate by a drive source such as a motor and an internal combustion engine, a large and heavy bag or the like can be used. Even luggage can be carried lightly. The mounting table is provided with a rising portion that rises from one end in the traveling direction. An operating means is provided near the upper portion of the rising portion, and the driving source is turned on / off by operating this operating means. Therefore, the operability is good.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, the outer diameter of the wheel is selected to be large enough to allow the stairs to be raised and lowered, and the outer diameter of the wheel is set to, for example, 30 cm or more. It is possible to move up and down, or it is possible to smoothly move on a road with severe unevenness.

[0023]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. The bag 1, which is a luggage, has a large size and a large weight and is carried, for example, when traveling abroad.
In order to easily carry and move such a bag 1,
The carrier 2 of the present invention is used. The carrier 2 includes a mounting table 3 on which the bag 1 is mounted, a pair of wheels 4 and 5 provided on both sides of the mounting table 3, and a drive source 6 for rotationally driving the wheels 4 and 5, respectively. 7, a rising portion 9 that rises from one end portion on the downstream side in the traveling direction 8 of the mounting table 3, that is, the front side, an operating means 11 provided on an upper portion 10 of the rising portion 9, and an output of the operating means 11. In response to this, the drive sources 6 and 7 are on / off controlled and can be moved at, for example, a walking speed, and a control means 12 for controlling the rotation direction is attached to the rising portion 9. A rechargeable storage battery 13 for supplying electric power to the driving sources 6 and 7 is detachably guided and attached to the rising portion 9. In the upper part 10,
A handle 10a protruding toward the bag 1 is provided.

The outer diameter of the wheels 4 and 5 is, for example, 30 cmφ.
It has the above size, so that the carrier 2, and thus the bag 1, can be moved up and down relatively smoothly when the operator 16 pulls up and down the stairs 15 as shown in FIG. . Of wheels 4 and 5
The diameter of at least one of the wheels has a value D1 that is larger than the height H1 of the step of a typical staircase.

FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective view showing a state in which the carrier 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is folded small. Since the carrier 2 can be folded in such a small size, when the bag 1 has a storage space, it can be conveniently stored in the bag 1 and moved.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the concrete structure of the carrier 2 in a simplified manner. The mounting table 3 has a pipe tube formed in a U shape, has a pair of leg portions 17 and a connecting portion 18, and is pin-coupled to a bracket 19 by a pin 20 as shown in FIG. This FIG. 6 shows the section line VI of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view seen from the line VI, and FIG.
9 is a vertical sectional view showing the vicinity of FIG. The bracket 19 has a U-shaped horizontal cross section, and is pin-joined to the base 22 of the rising portion 9 by the pin 21. A stopper 23 is fixed to the bracket 19, and the base ends of the legs 17 of the mounting table 3 are brought into contact with each other as clearly shown in FIG. 5, so that the mounting table 3 and the rising portion 9 are viewed from the side. To keep it vertical and prevent it from expanding at any further angles. By this, the traveling direction 8 of the bag 1 on the mounting table 3
The rising portion 9 is brought into close contact with the wall surface on the downstream side, and the bag 1 can be placed and moved in a stable posture.

As shown in FIG. 7, the support shaft 25 of the support member 24 is fitted into the support hole 26 in the leg portion 17 of the mounting table 3 so as to be angularly displaced. The support member 24 has an extending portion 27 extending from the support shaft 25 below the connecting portion 18 of the mounting table 3, a supporting portion 28 extending downward, and a connecting portion 29a. A connecting cylinder 29 is fixed to the base end 22 of the rising portion 9, and the boss 30 of the wheel 4 is rotatably attached to the connecting cylinder 29. An angularly displaceable connecting member 32 is provided on each of the constituent elements 29 and 31 between the connecting cylinder 29 and the connecting rod 31 connecting the extending portions 27 of the supporting member 24. Motors 33 and 34, which constitute drive sources 6 and 7, are fixed to the connecting cylinder 29, and the wheels 4 and 5 are rotationally driven thereby. A large number of spokes 39 are connected and fixed between the boss 30 and the rim 37. Tires 41 and 42 containing rubber or compressed air are mounted on the rim 37. The above-mentioned control means 12 is also fixed to the connecting cylinder 29.

The base end portion 22 of the rising portion 9 is formed in a tubular shape, and a tubular intermediate portion 44 fitted in the base end portion 22.
And an inverted U-shaped upper portion 45 that can be fitted into the intermediate portion 44 thereof, and these respective constituent elements 22, 44,
45 can be expanded and contracted like a telescope. The operating means 11 is fixed to the connecting portion 46 extending in the lateral direction of the upper portion 45. The basic configuration of the carrier 2 including the base end portion 22, the middle portion 42 and the upper portion 45 of the rising portion 9, the mounting table 3, and the like is made of metal such as stainless steel.

FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view in the vicinity of the base end portion 22 of the rising portion 9, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the section line IX-IX in FIG. The U-shaped guide member 14 is fixed to the base end portion 22 as described above, and the storage battery 13 is guided so that it can be removed upward. A pair of output terminals 51 is provided at the end of the storage battery 13. The control means 12 fixed to the connecting cylinder 29 of the rising portion 9 is provided with a terminal 52 capable of electrically contacting the terminal 51. By mounting the storage battery 13 in this manner, the terminals 51 and 52 are electrically connected.

The operating means 11 is shown in FIG. The stop switch 53 and the forward rotation switch 5 of the operating means 11
4 and the reverse rotation switch 55,
The transmitting circuit 56 wirelessly transmits the signals representing the switches 53, 54, 55 to the connecting portion 46 of the rising portion 9 via the coupling capacitor 57, for example.
This signal is sent to the control means 12 as shown in FIG.
The signal is received by the receiving circuit 59 from the connecting cylinder 29 of the base end portion 22 of the rising portion 9 via the coupling capacitor 58 and is given to the processing circuit 60 realized by a microcomputer or the like, whereby the drive circuit 61 causes the motor 33, 34, stop, forward rotation, and reverse rotation control are performed.
The electric power from the storage battery 13 is supplied to the terminals 51, 52 as described above.
Via the receiving circuit 59 processing circuit 60 and drive circuit 6
1 and electric power is supplied to the motors 33 and 34,
The wheels 4 and 5 are driven. When stopping the bag 1, and therefore the carrier 2, the stop switch 53 of the operating means 11 is operated. By operating the switch 54, the motors 33 and 34 drive the drive wheels 35 and 36 in the normal direction in the rotational direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1, and by operating the switch 55, the drive wheels 35 and 36 rotate in the reverse direction. It can also be driven.

As described above, in the embodiment, the coupling capacitors 57 and 5 are provided from the operation means 11 to the control means 12.
Although the signal is transmitted via the rising portion 9 via the transmitter 8 or the like, the transmitting / receiving antenna is connected to the transmitting circuit 56.
And the receiving circuit 59, and as still another embodiment, the transmitting circuit 56 and the receiving circuit 59 may be connected by using a conductor, and when such a conductor is used. It is also possible to apply the output of the transmitter circuit 56 directly to the drive circuit 61 to control the motors 33, 34, such a conductor being flexible and the proximal end 22, of the riser 9, Middle part 44 and upper part 4
You may make it insert in 5.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of the present invention. A pair of wheels 4 and 5 are provided on both sides of the bag body 1a in the thickness direction 62, and in order to drive the wheels 4, a drive source 6 is provided as in the above-described embodiment. Is the same for the other wheel 5. The operating means 11 is attached to the handle 63 of the bag body 1a, the output of the operating means 11 is given to the control means 12 provided in the bag body 1a, and the driving means 6 is driven by the electric power of the battery housed in the bag body 1a. , 7 are driven. Other configurations are the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiment.

Although the above-mentioned drive sources 6 and 7 are provided with the motors 33 and 34 and the battery 13, as another embodiment of the present invention, a spark ignition internal combustion engine using gasoline as fuel as the drive sources 6 and 7 is used. An internal combustion engine such as the above may be used, or another drive source may be used.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the battery 13
Is narrowed to be vertically long and slender, and the connecting portion 18, the connecting tube 29, and the connecting portion 46 are telescopically expandable and contractable, and in the state where they are folded and made smaller as shown in FIG. Further, the width may be reduced to bring the wheels 4 and 5 closer to each other so that the storage space becomes smaller.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, a pair of wheels are provided on both sides of a mounting table on which luggage such as a bag is mounted, and the wheels are driven to rotate by a driving means. Even a heavy bag can be moved lightly, and such a bag can be moved lightly, for example, on an uphill slope.

Further, according to the present invention, since the operating means is provided near the upper part of the rising portion rising from the one end in the traveling direction of the mounting table to control the on / off of the drive source, the operator can easily operate. You can carry your luggage.

Further, according to the present invention, since the wheels are attached to the bag body and the wheels are driven by the drive source, even a large and heavy bag body can be moved easily. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the carrier 2 according to the present invention is used to move up the stairs 15.

FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective view showing a state in which the carrier 2 is folded and made smaller.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the carrier 2 in an easily understandable manner.

5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a bracket 19. FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line VI-VI in FIG.

7 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a supporting member 24 and its vicinity near a support shaft 25. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a horizontal sectional view of the rising portion 9 in the vicinity of a base end portion 22 thereof.

9 is a simplified cross-sectional view taken along section line IX-IX in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an operating means 11.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the control means 12.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 bag 1a bag main body 2 carrier 3 loading table 4,5 wheels 6 and 7 drive source 9 rising part 10 connecting part 11 operation means 12 control means 13 battery 14 guide member 24 support member

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A switch that can be operated with one hand, a grip part to which the switch is attached, a vehicle body part to which the grip part is attached and to carry luggage, a plurality of wheels attached to the vehicle body part, and a vehicle body part. And a drive unit that drives the wheels in response to an operation of the switch. 2. The load carrying device according to claim 1, wherein the switch and the drive unit are connected by an electric wire. 3. The load carrying device according to claim 1, wherein the switch and the drive unit are connected by remote control means such as radio waves, infrared rays, and sound waves. 4. The load carrying device according to claim 1, wherein at least one diameter of the wheels is larger than a height of one step of a general staircase. 5. The baggage carrier according to claim 1, wherein the grip part provided with the switch and the vehicle body part provided with the drive part are completely separated from each other. 6. The luggage carrier according to claim 1, wherein the grip part provided with the switch and the vehicle body part provided with the drive part can be integrated or separated from each other. apparatus. 7. The luggage carrier according to claim 1, 5 or 6, wherein the luggage is mainly a golf bag. 8. The load carrying device according to claim 1, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the drive unit is an electric motor. 9. The load carrying device according to claim 1, 5, 6 or 7, wherein the drive unit is an internal combustion engine. 10. The luggage carrier according to claim 9, wherein the internal combustion engine is a gasoline engine. 11. A baggage carrying device, characterized in that wheels are provided on a baggage loading table, and the wheels are rotationally driven by a drive source. 12. A luggage mounting table, a pair of wheels provided on both sides of the mounting table, a drive source for rotationally driving the wheels, a rising section rising from one end in the traveling direction of the mounting table, and a rising section. A load carrying device comprising: an operating unit provided near an upper portion; and a control unit that responds to an output of the operating unit and controls ON / OFF of a drive source. 13. The load carrying device according to claim 1, wherein the drive source is a motor, and a storage battery for supplying electric power to the motor is mounted. 14. The load carrying device according to claim 1, wherein the outer diameter of the wheel is selected to be large enough to allow the stairs to move up and down. 15. The operating means comprises a transmitter for wirelessly generating a control signal for controlling on / off of a drive source, and the control means comprises a receiver for receiving a wireless control signal from the transmitter, The luggage carrier according to claim 2, wherein the drive source is controlled by a control signal received by the machine. 16. A bag main body, a pair of wheels provided on both sides in the thickness direction of the bag main body, a drive source provided on the bag main body for rotationally driving the wheels, a handle provided on the bag main body, and a handle. A wheeled bag comprising: an operating means provided in the vicinity of the operating means; and a control means that responds to the output of the operating means and controls ON / OFF of a drive source.