JPH06219355A - Bicycle parking machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency of a parking space by a method wherein a front wheel placing body vertically movable and capable of being locked in a ground touch position and a raising position is arranged to a stay erected on a base bed, and a bicycle is parked in a standing-upright state in a way to place the placing body on a front wheel. CONSTITUTION:The front wheel (a) of a bicycle A is placed on a front wheel placing body 5 by moving it over a base bed 2 and the front wheel (a) is slightly pressed downward. This operation causes lowering of the placing body 5 until it is brought into contact with the base bed 2, locking of the front wheel (a) to the placing body, pressing of the lock operation lever 28 of a release mechanism 8, and unlocking of a lower end 29 from a lock shaft 20. A rear wheel is moved toward the stay 3 side in a manner to lift the front wheel (a) and the front wheel (a) is raised togetherwith the placing body 5. The front wheel (a) is brought into contact with a clamper member 9 and the bicycle A is held with the front wheel (a) held in an upper position. In a state to press down the front wheel (a), a rear wheel is moved backward in a manner to separate the rear wheel away from the stay 3 and the bicycle is released from parking.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle parking machine for efficiently parking a bicycle in a limited space such as in front of a station or a bank or in a downtown area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, people who use bicycles to commute to the nearest station, people who use it for daily shopping, etc.
The number of people who use bicycles easily is very large. The current situation is that these bicycles are often parked or abandoned in small spaces such as in front of stations or in downtown areas.

Therefore, conventionally, in order to avoid the above situation, a bicycle parking device for efficiently and systematically parking a bicycle in a limited space, for example, a front wheel of the bicycle is inserted into a fixed frame. There were devices for parking bicycles and parking tower devices for bicycles that store a large number of bicycles.

[0004]

However, the conventional bicycle parking apparatus for parking the bicycle by inserting the front wheels of the bicycle into the fixed frame as described above requires the same bicycle parking space as when a normal bicycle is stopped. As a result, it was not possible to use the bicycle parking space efficiently.

Further, the parking tower device for a bicycle has a problem that the whole device is large in size and the cost is high, and a special staff member must be stationed at the time of operation.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been developed in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to make it possible to efficiently use a limited bicycle parking space. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle bicycle parking machine that can be parked regularly and is easy to operate when used.

[0007]

In order to effectively achieve the above object, the present invention has the following structure. That is, a vertically movable front wheel mounting body 5 for mounting the wheels of a bicycle, a pillar standing upright at a substantially right angle to the front wheel mounting body 5, and the front wheel mounting body installed near the lower end of the pillar. Locking means (b) for locking the front wheel mounting body (5) to the ground, and a member for locking the front wheel mounting body (5) on the upper part of the supporting column, which is installed near the upper end of the supporting column when the front wheel mounting body (5) rises. When the front wheel of the bicycle is mounted on the front wheel mounting body 5, the locking means a is released, the front wheel mounting body 5 rises along the column, and when the bicycle is removed, By pushing the front wheel of the bicycle toward the pillar, the locking means B is released, and the front wheel mount 5 descends along the pillar.

Further, a support column 3 having at least a front surface opened and roller engagement recesses 17 formed on both sides of a lower portion is erected on the base 2, and an anti-sway member 9 is provided above the support column 3.
In addition, a locking shaft 20 is laterally provided near the lower end of the rear portion of the column 3, and the front wheel mounting body 5 and the counterweight 6 are hung up and down via the rope 4 in front of and behind the column 3. A locking actuating rod 28 having a lower end bent so as to be removably locked to the locking shaft 20 of the column 3 is pivotally attached to the rear portion of the front wheel mounting body 5 in a swingable manner. When the front wheel a is placed on the front wheel rest 5, the locking rod 2
8 is disengaged from the locking shaft 20 of the strut 3, and swing brackets 24 are provided on the inner surfaces of both sides of the front wheel mounting body 5 so as to be constantly urged outward by springs of the springs 22. , The two swing brackets 24 facing each other
Is provided with a front wheel holding body 26 and a roller 25 which engages with the roller engaging recess 17 at the lower part of the support column 3, and both side surfaces of the front wheel mounting body 5 on which the roller 25 is located are opened to form the above roller. When a front wheel a is placed on the front wheel mount 5 and the front wheel a is raised, a part of the roller 25 is engaged with the recessed portion 17 of the support column 3 and the roller 25 is swingable. The front wheel holding body 26 is moved to the inside of the front wheel mounting body 5 together with the roller via the swing bracket 24 so as to be separated from the recess 17 against the urging force of the spring 22 via 24. The roller 2 exposed from the opening 19 while being sandwiched and held by the front wheel holder 26.
5 rolls up on the inner surface of the column 3, and the front wheel a engages with the steady rest 9 at the upper position of the column 3, and the front wheel a is suspended by the raised front wheel mounting body 5. When the wheels are parked and the front wheel mounting body 5 is further lowered to the lower part of the support column 3, the rollers 25 engage with the recesses 17 of the support column 3 to open both swing brackets 24 in the shape of a letter "H". The holding state of the front wheel a by 26 is released, and the lower end of the locking operating rod 28 is locked to the locking shaft 20 of the support column 3 to temporarily stop the front wheel mounting body 5 at the lower part of the support column 3. This is a configuration that allows it.

[0009]

With the above structure, first, the front wheel mounting member 5 is pulled down to the lower part of the support column 3 against the weight of the counterweight, and the lower end of the locking operating rod 28 provided on the front wheel mounting member 5 is It is locked to a locking shaft 20 provided at the bottom of the column 3. In this way, the front wheel mounting body 5 is temporarily fixed to the lower portion of the support column 3 and waits until the front wheel a of the parked bicycle A is mounted on the front wheel mounting body 5.

Next, when the front wheel a of the bicycle A to be parked is placed on the front wheel mount 5, the front portion of the front wheel a is the upper portion of the locking rod 28 provided at the rear of the front wheel mount 5. Then, the lower end of the locking operating rod 28 swings and moves toward you. As a result, the locking of the locking rod 28 on the column 3 is released, and the front wheel mount 5 can be raised freely. The locking by the locking operating rod 28 is released, and the front wheel mount 5
When the wheel starts to rise, the front wheel holders 26, which are provided on both inner sides of the front wheel mounting body 5 via the respective swing brackets 24, are provided on the swing brackets 24 which are biased outward by the springs 22. It moves to the inside of the front wheel mounting body 5 together with the rollers 25, and the front wheels a mounted on the front wheel mounting body 5 are held by the front wheel holding bodies 26 so as to sandwich the front wheel a from the side. Further, the above-mentioned roller 25 is also removed from the recess 17 of the column 3.

In such a state, a person assists to lift the front of the bicycle A and moves the rear wheel to the support column 3 side. At this time, first, the front wheel mount 5 on which the front wheels a are mounted
It weighs about half the weight of a bicycle,
As the front part of the bicycle A gradually rises, the weight of the bicycle A becomes heavier on the rear wheels. Finally, the rear wheels are placed on the base 2 and the front wheels 5 are held by the front wheels 5 with almost no weight of the bicycle A placed on the front wheels 5. You will be parked. Further, the front wheel a that has risen together with the front wheel mount 5 engages with the steady rest member 9 provided on the upper portion of the support column 3 to prevent the bicycle A from swinging when the bicycle is parked.

When removing the bicycle A with the bicycle parked from the bicycle parking apparatus, hold the bicycle A in a standing state and push the front wheel a side down while pushing the rear wheel backward while retracting the rear wheel. 5 is lowered to the bottom of the column 3. When the front wheel mounting body 5 descends to the lower part of the support column 3, the front wheel mounting body 5
The roller provided on the swing bracket 24 is fitted into the recess 17 of the support column 3. By this,
The swing brackets 24 provided so as to face each other on the both sides of the front wheel mount 5 open in a V shape, and the movement of the swing brackets 24 causes the gap between the front wheel holders 26 attached to the facing swing brackets 24. Is also opened, and the holding state of the front wheel a is released. As a result, the bicycle A can be removed from the bicycle parking device by retracting the bicycle A.

On the other hand, in the front wheel mounting body 5, the locking operation rod 28 provided on the front wheel mounting body 5 has the locking shaft 20 of the column 3.
, The front wheel mounting body 5 is temporarily fixed to the lower part of the support column 3, and the bicycle is to stand by in that state until the next bicycle is parked.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a bicycle bicycle parking machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bicycle bicycle parking machine 1 includes a base 2, a support column 3 and
Rope 4, front wheel support 5, counterweight 6,
Front wheel locking / unlocking mechanism 7, platform lock / unlocking mechanism 8,
It is constituted by the steady rest member 9.

More specifically, the base 2 is T-shaped.
The column 3 is a plate member having a letter-shape, and the column 3 is a columnar body having a cross section in which a large number of shaped steels 10 to 14 are combined as shown in FIG. 4, and the base 2 and the column 3 are combined in an L shape. The columns 3 are erected on the base plate 15. 16 is the base 2
It is a reinforcing rib member that connects the column 3 and the column 3. Further, on both outer sides of the lower portion of the steel mold 10 which constitutes the support column 3, there are formed recesses 17 in which the inner surface is depressed outward. Further, a locking shaft 20 is laterally provided below the shaped steel 11 near the shaped steel 12 so that a mounting body locking / releasing mechanism 8 described later can be locked. Further, on the upper part of the shape steel 10, there is provided a steady rest member 9 formed by bending a linear member so that the front wheel a of the bicycle A can be locked.

The front wheel mounting body 5 is formed of an L-shaped C-shaped steel so that the front wheel a can be lifted up and down in the shape steel 12 forming the support column 3 and the front wheel a can be mounted. Has an opening. Further, openings 19 are formed in both upper side portions of the front wheel mount 5 so that a part of a front wheel locking / releasing mechanism 7 described later is exposed to the outside.

The front wheel mount 5 is provided with a front wheel lock / release mechanism 7 and a mount lock / release mechanism 8. Figure 6
As shown in FIG. 7, the front wheel locking / releasing mechanism 7 includes a fixed bracket 21, a spring 22, a support shaft 23, a swing bracket 24, a roller 25, and a holding elastic body 26. The fixing bracket 21 has a U-shape with a lower opening, and is provided above the opening 19 inside both side surfaces of the front wheel mounting body 5. Fixed bracket 2
1, a support shaft 23 is rotatably provided laterally, and a spring 22 is attached to the support shaft 23. An upper portion of a swing bracket 24 is fixedly hung on the support shaft 23, one end of the spring 22 is locked to the swing bracket 24, and the other end of the spring 22 is attached to the front wheel mount 5. The swing bracket 24 is always urged to the side of the front wheel mounting body 5 while being in contact with the inner wall surface. Further, a roller 25 is rotatably provided below the swing bracket 24, and a part of the roller 25 extends outward from the opening 19 of the front wheel mount 5. The roller 25 is adapted to engage with the recess 17 of the mold steel 10 when the front wheel mount 5 is lowered. Further, the holding elastic body 26 is provided on the inner side of the lower end of the swing bracket 24, and the front and rear wheels a of the bicycle A are provided by the both holding elastic bodies 26 of the front wheel locking / releasing mechanism 7 provided on both sides of the front wheel mounting body 5. It can be locked by sandwiching.

The mounting body locking / releasing mechanism 8 comprises a support shaft 27 and a locking operating rod 28 as shown in FIG. 5, and the supporting shaft 27 rotates on the front wheel mounting body 5 as shown in the drawing. The locking operation rod 28 is fixed to the support shaft 27 at substantially the center thereof. A lower end 29 of the locking operating rod 28 is located slightly above the lower end of the front wheel mounting body 5 and is bent so as to be locked by the locking shaft 20 provided on the support column 3 side.

As shown in FIG. 8, the counterweight 6
Is a front wheel lock / release mechanism 7 and a platform lock / release mechanism 8
It is made heavier than the front wheel mounting body 5 equipped with, and is provided so as to be able to move up and down in the shaped steel 11 of the column 3. Reference numeral 30 is a guide roller. This counterweight 6 is rope 4
Is connected to the front wheel mounting body 5 by a wire rope, and the front wheel mounting body 5 and the counterweight 6 can be alternately moved up and down via a pulley 31 rotatably provided on the upper portion of the column 3. is there.

Bicycle parking machine 1 having the above-mentioned structure
When using this bicycle bicycle parking machine 1, first, the front wheel mounting body 5 is pulled down to the lower part of the support column 3 against the weight of the counterweight 6, and the mounting body mounted on the front wheel mounting body 5 is first lowered. The lower end 29 of the locking operating rod 28 of the locking / releasing mechanism 8 is pulled slightly forward. This prevents the lower end 29 of the locking rod 28 from coming into contact with the locking shaft 20 provided at the bottom of the column 3. Next, the lower end 29 of the locking operation rod 28 is returned to the original state and locked to the locking shaft 20 of the support column 3, and the front wheel mounting body 7 is temporarily fixed to the lower part of the support column 3.

A part of the front wheel mounting body 5 is exposed to the outside from the opening 19, and the pillar 3 is moved along with the lowering of the front wheel mounting body 5.
The roller 25 rolling on the inner surface of the shaped steel 12 of the spring 2 when the front wheel mounting body 5 is pulled down to the lower part of the column 3.
The recess 1 formed in the lower portion of the die steel 12 by the urging force 2
7 and the both swing brackets 24 have a V-shape. As a result, the distance between the two holding elastic bodies provided at the lower ends of the two swinging brackets 24 facing each other is increased, and the front wheel is released in the standby state.

The bicycle A is parked on the bicycle bicycle parking machine 1 in the above state. That is, the front wheel a of the bicycle A is moved on the base 2 to be mounted on the front wheel mount 5, and the front wheel side is pushed down a little, so that the front wheel mount 5 further contacts the base 2. Descend to. At this time, the front end of the front wheel a is pressed against the locking actuating rod 28 of the platform locking / unlocking mechanism 8 so that the lower end 29 of the locking actuating rod 28 is separated from the locking shaft 20 of the support column 3 and the front wheel is placed. The locked state of the body 5 on the column 3 is released. Then, by slightly lifting the front wheel side of the bicycle A and moving the rear wheel to the strut side, the entire weight of the bicycle A is gradually applied to the rear wheel, and the front portion of the bicycle A becomes lighter. a rises together with the front wheel mount 5.

On the other hand, the roller 25 of the front wheel locking / releasing mechanism 7 fitted in the recess 17 of the support column 3 resists the elastic urging force of the spring 22 as the front wheel mounting body 5 rises. Of the pillar 3 and rises together with the front wheel carrier 5 while rolling on the inner surface of the steel mold 12 of the column 3. When the roller 25 is removed from the recess 17, the two swing brackets 24 facing each other, which are in a V shape, are brought into a parallel state, and the elastic holding bases 26 provided at the lower ends of the swing brackets 24 sandwich the front wheel a. Thus, the front wheels a are locked. In this state, the front wheel a rises together with the front wheel rest 5, and the front wheel a hits the steady rest 9 provided on the upper part of the support column 3, whereby the bicycle A holds the front wheel a at the front wheel rest 5. The rear wheels are parked on the base 2 as if they were standing up.

After that, when lowering the parked bicycle A from the bicycle parking apparatus 1, hold the bicycle A in the standing state and push down the mounting body 5 so that the front wheel a is lowered and the rear wheels are retracted. . As a result, a part of the weight of the bicycle A is gradually applied to the front portion of the bicycle A, and the mounting body 5 is lowered to the lower portion of the support column 3. The mounting body locking / releasing mechanism 8 locks the mounting body 5 on the support column 3, and the front wheel locking / releasing mechanism 7 locks the front wheel a from the mounting body 5. . After that, the bicycle A can be released from the bicycle parking apparatus 1 by pulling it backward.

When the bicycle A is released from the bicycle parking apparatus 1, the bicycle A in the above state is held and the front wheel a is pushed down to lower the mounting body 5 to the lower part of the column 3. Placement 5
When the wheel descends to the bottom of the column 3, the front wheel lock / release mechanism 7
Roller 25 is fitted into the recess 17 of the support column 3, the pair of swinging brackets 24 facing each other is again in the shape of "H", and the holding elastic body 26 holding the front wheel a is released from the front wheel holding state. .

Then, the mounting body 5 is further lowered and brought into contact with the base 3, and the bicycle A is retracted and released from the bicycle parking apparatus 1. At this time, the locking operation rod 28, whose upper portion is pressed by the front wheel a,
Due to the balance relationship, the supporting rod 27 is used as a fulcrum to lock
The lower end 29 of 8 moves to the side of the locking shaft 23 of the column 3 and the front wheel a
When the front wheel mounting body 5 is released from the front wheel mounting body 5, the front wheel mounting body 5 is again lifted by the counterweight 6, and the lower end 29 of the locking operating rod 28 is locked to the locking shaft 20 of the column 3,
The front wheel mount 5 is temporarily fixed to the lower part of the column 3 and stands by for the next bicycle A to be parked.

[0027]

As described above, in the bicycle bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the front wheel can be securely clamped by the front wheel locking / releasing mechanism having a simple structure, and the bicycle can be easily supported by the front wheel mounting body and the counterweight. Since you can park your bicycle as if you started it, you can park your bicycle in an orderly manner, and by suspending your bicycle, you can narrow the bicycle parking space and save more space. It can be used effectively. Further, since the front wheel mounting body is provided with a mounting body locking / releasing mechanism in addition to the front wheel locking / releasing mechanism described above, a bicycle parking device using this bicycle parking device and this bicycle parking device are provided. To remove the bicycle from the bicycle without the user operating the bicycle parking device,
The bicycle can be easily parked or removed by putting the front wheel of the bicycle on or off the front wheel holder. In addition, the front wheels that have risen together with the front wheel platform are parked by engaging the steady rests provided on the upper portions of the columns to park the bicycles, even when the bicycle is standing up.
Lateral shake can be prevented when parking the bicycle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a usage state of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a bicycle bicycle parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the bicycle bicycle parking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a column.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a front wheel mount.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a front wheel locking / releasing mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a front wheel locking / releasing mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the counterweight.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 bicycle bicycle 2 base 3 pillar 4 rope 5 front wheel mount 6 counterweight 17 roller engaging recess 19 opening 20 locking shaft 22 spring 24 swing bracket 25 roller 26 front wheel retainer 28 locking operating rod

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vertically movable front wheel mounting body 5 for mounting a wheel on a bicycle, a pillar standing upright at a substantially right angle to the front wheel mounting body 5, and the front wheel mounted near a lower end of the pillar. Locking means (i) for locking the mounting body 5 on the ground, and locking the front wheel mounting body 5 to the upper part of the support pillar, which is installed near the upper end of the support pillar, when the front wheel mounting body 5 is raised. When the front wheel of the bicycle is placed on the front wheel mounting body 5, the locking means a is released, and the front wheel mounting body 5 is lifted up along the support column. When removing the bicycle, the bicycle bicycle parking machine characterized in that the locking means (b) is released by pushing the front wheel of the bicycle toward the column, and the front wheel mount 5 descends along the column. 2. A column 3 having at least a front surface opened and roller engagement recesses 17 formed on both sides of a lower portion is erected on a base 2, and a steady rest 9 is attached to the upper portion of the column 3. A locking shaft 20 is horizontally provided near the lower end of the rear portion of the column 3, and the front wheel mounting body 5 and the counterweight 6 are hung up and down via the rope 4 in front of and behind the column 3, and the lower end is further extended. A locking actuating rod 28, which is formed by bending and can be detachably locked to the locking shaft 20 of the column 3, is pivotally mounted on the rear portion of the front wheel mounting body 5 so as to be swingable, and at the same time, the front wheel mounting is performed. When the front wheel a is placed on the body 5, the locking actuating rod 28 is disengaged from the locking shaft 20 of the column 3, and further, the springs 22 are urged outward on the inner surfaces of both sides of the front wheel mounting body 5 so as to be always outward The swing brackets 24 are provided so as to be urged to A front wheel holding body 26 and a roller 25 that engages with the roller engaging recess 17 at the lower portion of the support column 3 are provided on both swinging brackets 24, and the roller 2
When the front wheels 5 are located on the both sides of the front wheel mounting member 5 so as to project a part of the roller 25 to the outside, when the front wheel a is mounted on the front wheel mounting member 5 and rises. The roller 25 engaged with the recess 17 of the column 3 is separated from the recess 17 against the bias of the spring 22 via the swing bracket 24, and the front wheel holding body 26 is also swing bracket 24. The roller 25 exposed from the opening 19 rolls on the inner surface of the support column 3 while moving to the inside of the front wheel mounting body 5 via the roller and holding the front wheel a so as to be sandwiched by the front wheel holding body 26. Ascend to the front wheel a at the upper position of the column 3.
Engages the steady rest member 9 and suspends the front wheel a by the raised front wheel mount 5 to park the bicycle.
Further, when the front wheel mounting body 5 descends to the lower part of the support column 3, the roller 25 engages with the concave portion 17 of the support column 3 to open both swing brackets 24 in a V shape, and the front wheel a by the front wheel holding bodies 26. And the lower end of the locking operating rod 28 is locked to the locking shaft 20 of the support column 3 so that the front wheel mounting body 5 can be temporarily stopped at the lower part of the support column 3. Bicycle parking machine characterized by its structure.