JPH0675976U - Bicycle parking equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A bicycle parking device for bicycles, particularly a bicycle parking device in which the bicycles are stored in two stages, can be easily and reliably fixed on the upper side. Moreover, it is an object to provide a three-dimensional bicycle parking device having a simple structure. In a bicycle parking apparatus in which a bicycle is stored and arranged in upper and lower two stages, a locking mechanism 40 that blocks movement of a bicycle mounted on the bicycle support frame 8 on at least the upper stage side. In addition, a wheel pedestal 50 for mounting a bicycle wheel is provided in the support frame 8 so as to be vertically movable, and the locking mechanism 40 is interlocked with the descending operation when the wheel is placed on the wheel pedestal 50. Is configured to operate automatically.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a bicycle parking device for a bicycle installed in, for example, a station, a supermarket, or a home, and more particularly to a three-dimensional bicycle parking device in which two or more bicycles are vertically arranged to increase the number of cars that can be accommodated per unit area. .

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Various three-dimensional bicycle parking devices as described above have been conventionally proposed. Generally, a plurality of lower bicycle support frames are arranged side by side on the ground or on the floor, and a gutter-shaped guide member is provided above the bicycle support frames via support legs. A large number of bicycles are arranged and fixed substantially horizontally, and the upper bicycle support frame is housed and arranged along the guide member so that the bicycle support frame can be freely taken in and out (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-4687).

In the above structure, when the bicycle is stored on the upper bicycle support frame, the support frame is pulled out rearward along the guide member, and then the rear end of the support frame is placed on the ground. Alternatively, mount the bicycle in the vicinity of the bicycle while descending and tilting it, and push the support frame together with the bicycle into the guide member to store it. Further, when the bicycle is lowered, the support frame is again pulled back along the guide member to lower the rear end of the support frame.

In the bicycle parking apparatus as described above, the bicycle is mounted on the bicycle support frame on the upper stage side or the lower stage side, but it is necessary to prevent the bicycle frame from falling sideways. A support frame and the like made of a bar material are provided in. In particular, for the bicycle support frame on the upper tier, it is necessary to prevent the bicycle from moving backwards when the bicycle is raised and lowered, and conventionally a support frame and the like are also provided at the rear of the support frame. However, the above-described support frame provided with the support frame at the rear portion has a problem that a large amount of labor is required because the bicycle must be lifted high when the bicycle is placed on the support frame.

On the other hand, as a locking mechanism of a bicycle mounted on the support frame as described above, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 204504/1990, the bicycle is mounted on the support frame by engaging with the wheels of the bicycle. It is also known that the bicycle has a pair of lock levers that prevent the bicycle from moving, and the lock levers are opened and closed by a plurality of cams, but the structure is complicated and the manufacturing is troublesome, and the reliability is low. There is a defect.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle parking device that can easily and reliably fix a bicycle arranged on the upper stage side.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is, in a bicycle parking apparatus in which a bicycle is stored and arranged in two upper and lower stages, at least the bicycle support frame on the upper stage side is provided with a locking mechanism for preventing the bicycle mounted on the support frame from moving. At the same time, a wheel pedestal on which the bicycle wheel is placed is provided in the support frame so that the wheel pedestal can move up and down, and the locking mechanism automatically operates in conjunction with the descending operation when the wheel is placed on the wheel pedestal. It is characterized in that it is configured to operate.

[0008]

[Action]

 When the bicycle is placed on the support frame configured as described above, the wheels are placed on the wheel pedestal and the wheel pedestal is moved downward, and the locking mechanism is automatically operated in conjunction therewith. Therefore, the bicycle mounted on the support frame can be easily and accurately fixed, and a bicycle parking device having a simple structure can be provided.

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a base plate installed and fixed to a floor surface F of concrete or the like with anchor bolts or the like, and a lower bicycle support frame 2 is mounted on the base plate 1. The support frame 2 is formed in a gutter shape with a metal plate or the like, and a support frame 3 for contacting the side surface of the front wheel and holding the bicycle B mounted on the support frame 2 in an upright state is provided on the upper surface of the front part thereof. It is provided. A bearing member 4 is provided on the substrate 1 at a predetermined distance from the support frame 2, and a support leg 5 formed in a side surface of the bearing member 4 in a substantially arcuate shape supports a bolt or the like. It is mounted so as to be tiltable by a shaft 6. Reference numeral 7 is a dustproof cover that covers the base of the support leg 5.

An upper bicycle support frame 8 is attached to the upper ends of the above-mentioned support legs 5, and in the case of the drawings, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a planar U-shaped support is provided on the side surface of the support frame 8. The arm 9 is fixed by welding or the like, and the bracket 10 having an L-shaped cross section is fixed to the side surface of the support leg 9 by welding or the like, and the upper end of the support leg 5 is fixed to the bracket 10 by bolts, nuts 11 or the like. It is a detachably connected structure.

The upper bicycle support frame 8 on the upper stage side is formed in a gutter shape with a metal plate or the like like the lower bicycle support frame 2 on the front side and has front wheels similar to the support frame 2 on the front upper surface thereof. A support frame 13 that abuts the side surface of the rear wheel is provided, and a support frame 14 that abuts the side surface of the rear wheel is provided on the upper surface of the rear part. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the support frame 8 is rotated around the support shaft 6 integrally with the support leg 5 to selectively move between a raised position shown by a solid line and a lowered position shown by a chain line. The support frame 8 is provided with a handle 15 for moving the frame 8 between the raised position and the lowered position. The handle 15 is formed into a flat U-shape, and is attached to the rear end of the support frame 8 so as to be capable of raising and lowering with a shaft 16. Therefore, a locking mechanism (not shown) allows the handle 15 to move to the solid line position and the chain line position. It is configured to be held in position.

At the base of the support leg 5, when the support leg 5 and the support frame 8 are tilted in the dustproof cover 7 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, they are prevented from rolling. A guide member 20, an ascending position regulating stopper 21 for positioning and holding the supporting frame 8 in the ascending position, and a descending position regulating stopper 22 for positioning and holding the supporting frame 8 in the descended position are provided. The guide members 20 are arranged on both sides of the support leg 5 so as to be adjacent to each other on the left and right sides, and are fixed to the substrate 1 by welding or the like. By moving up and down, the supporting leg 5 and the supporting frame 8 are prevented from rolling.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the above-mentioned rising position restricting stopper 21 has a structure in which a substantially triangular member is fixed to the lower surface of the supporting leg 5 by welding or the like, and the supporting frame 8 is tilted to the above-mentioned rising position. When this is done, the position of the center of gravity of the support frame 8 including the support legs 5 and the like is on the right side in FIG. 1 with respect to the support shaft 6, which is the center of rotation of the support legs 5, and the stopper 21 due to its own weight. The lower surface of the substrate comes into contact with the substrate 1 and is positioned and held at the above-mentioned raised position. The same applies when a bicycle is placed on the support frame 8. On the lower surface of the stopper 21, there is provided a cushioning member 21a such as rubber for cushioning the impact when the substrate 1 is contacted.

On the other hand, the lowering position regulation stopper 22 is integrally provided with the lower end portion of the supporting leg 5 as shown in FIG. 5, and when the supporting frame 8 is tilted to the lowering position, the lowering position regulating stopper 22 is provided. The center of gravity of the support frame 8 including the support legs 5 and the like is on the left side of the support shaft 6 in FIG. 1, and the lower surface of the stopper 22 comes into contact with the substrate 1 due to their own weights to move to the lower position. It is configured to be positioned and held. The same applies when the bicycle is lowered with the bicycle placed on the support frame 8. If necessary, a buffer member may be provided on the lower surface of the stopper 22 to reduce the impact when the stopper 22 is brought into contact with the substrate 1.

4 and 5, reference numeral 23 denotes a positioning member when the support frame 8 is tilted to the lowered position, and the positioning member 23 is formed in a plate shape, and one end 23a thereof has a bifurcated shape. And a bracket 24 formed integrally with the support leg 5 and rotatably attached by a shaft 25. On the free end side of the positioning member 23, a tension coil spring 26 is stretched between a spring receiver 25 provided on the base plate 1 and the lower surface of the positioning member 23 is rotated by a bearing member 27 on the substrate 1. The support frame 8 is positioned and held in the lowered position by constantly pressing the roller 28 provided freely and by providing the lower surface of the positioning member 23 with a recess 23c that abuts on the peripheral surface of the roller 28. It is a configuration that allows it. Reference numeral 27a is a protrusion for preventing shift and guiding of the positioning member 23 formed on the bearing member 27.

Further, the support leg 5 is provided with a damper 30 for reducing the descending speed when the supporting frame 8 is tilted from the raised position to the lowered position. As the damper 30, in the present embodiment, a known fluid damper (gas spring) that uses both compressed gas and oil is used. The damper 30 is provided as a left and right pair in the illustrated example. One end is rotatably connected to the bracket 24 provided on the support leg 5 via a shaft 31, and the other end is rotatably connected to a bearing member 32 provided on the substrate 1 by a shaft 33.

In the above configuration, with the upper bicycle support frame 8 in the raised position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the handle 15 provided at the rear end of the support frame 8 is pulled to the left in FIG. Then, together with the support frame 8, the support leg 5 pivots counterclockwise in FIG. 1 about the support shaft 6. At that time, the damper 30 is used to moderate the descending rotational speed so that the damper 30 is gently descended. In particular, in the present embodiment, the fluid damper using the compressed gas and the oil together is used as described above. When the piston descends as described above, the piston (not shown) in the damper moves in the direction to compress the compressed gas, and the oil in the damper passes through the orifice provided in the piston little by little (not shown). As a result, the descending rotation speed is relaxed, and the supporting frame 8 slowly descends. When the support frame 8 moves to the lowered position shown by the chain line in FIG. 1, the lower surface of the downward movement restricting stopper 22 comes into contact with the upper surface of the substrate 1, and at the same time, the concave portion 23c of the positioning member 23 engages with the roller 28. Then, the descending operation is stopped.

In this state, a bicycle is placed on the support frame 8 and the handle 15 of the support frame 8 is lifted to the raised position by hand, in which case the compressed gas of the damper 30 is By gradually expanding from the state of being compressed, the force in the direction of pulling up the support frame 8 acts, and the labor for lifting the support frame 8 by hand can be reduced. When the support frame 8 on which the bicycle is mounted moves to the ascending position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 as described above, the position of the center of gravity including the bicycle, the support frame 8 and the support legs 5, etc. It moves to the right in FIG. 1 with respect to the support shaft 6, which is the center of movement, and is positioned and held at the above-mentioned raised position by the stopper 21 described above.

When lowering the bicycle, it is sufficient to rotate the support frame 8 to the lowered position shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 in the reverse order to that described above, and at that time, the damper 30 also causes the lowering operation. It can be done slowly and smoothly. If the support leg 5 is formed in an arc shape as shown in the figure, the support leg 5 is arranged close to the bicycle support frame 2 on the lower stage without interfering with the handle of the bicycle or the like. It is possible to

When a large number of the lower and upper bicycle support frames 2 and 8 are arranged side by side in the lateral direction, the laterally adjacent supports are arranged so that the handles of adjacent bicycles do not interfere with each other. It is preferable to make the heights of the frames 2 and 8 alternately different. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the bicycle support frames 2 on the lower tier are arranged on the base plate 1 via brackets or the like, which are not shown in the drawing. Install by inclining to the front. The upper bicycle support frame 8 is attached to the upper ends of the support legs 5 via an attachment 35 or the like.

In the case of the attachment 35, the attachment 35 has a pipe member 37 and an angle member 38, which are substantially parallel to each other and inclined at the upper and lower ends of a pair of vertical members 36, and integrally fixed by welding or the like. The bracket 10 and the support leg 5 are attached to the angle member 38 with bolts and nuts 11, respectively. However, the bow-shaped support leg 5 may be largely curved as shown by the chain line 5'in FIG. 6, and the bracket 10 may be directly attached to the upper end portion thereof to support the bicycle support frame 2 on the lower stage side.

In the bicycle parking apparatus as described above, the present invention provides at least the bicycle supporting frame 8 on the upper stage side with a locking mechanism 40 for preventing the bicycle mounted on the supporting frame 8 from moving. A wheel pedestal 50 for mounting a bicycle wheel is provided in the support frame 8 so as to be vertically movable, and the locking mechanism 40 is automatically operated in association with the descending operation when the wheel is placed on the wheel pedestal 50. It is configured to operate.

In this embodiment, a pair of lock levers 41 are used as the locking mechanism 40 as shown in FIG. 7, and in particular, the lock levers 41 are attached to the front part of the support frame 8 in the case of the drawings. It is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to be engaged with the front wheels of the bicycle mounted on the support frame 8. The wheel pedestal 50 is provided on the rear wheel side of the bicycle mounted on the support frame 8.

As shown in FIG. 7A, each of the above lock levers 41 is formed in a substantially J shape in a plane, and is rotatable by a shaft 43 on a bracket 42 fixed to the tip of the support frame 8 by welding or the like. Installed on. An elastic cap 41a made of rubber or the like is attached to the free end portion of each lock lever 41, and an intermediate portion between the free end portion and the shaft 43 intersects with each other, and the above-mentioned locks of both locks are provided at the intersection portion. An inverted U-shaped control arm 44 for rotating the lever 41 is mounted.

The control arm 44 has its upper portion fixed to one lock lever 41 by welding W or the like, and has one end portion 44 a protruding downward from the upper surface of the bracket 42 to be bent into an L-shape. A rod 45, which is freely movable in and out of the bracket 42, is loosely inserted into a hole formed at the end of the bracket 42 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the support frame 8. In the figure, reference numeral 46 denotes a spring receiver positioned and arranged on the rod 45 by a pair of nuts 47. The circumference of the rod 45 is between the spring receiver 46 and the end portion 44a and between the end portion 44a and the bracket 42. The surface is fitted with compression coil springs 51 and 52, respectively. The spring constant of the one spring 51 is set to be larger than that of the other spring 52.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the wheel pedestal 50 is formed of a tubular material or a rod material in the shape of a ring having a flat oval shape, and on each side thereof, a pair of guide pins 53 integrally provided by welding or the like are provided. The wheel pedestal 50 is configured to be vertically movable along the long hole 54 by being inserted into the long hole 54 that is provided on the side surface of the support frame 8 so as to be inclined. Reference numeral 55 is an O-ring for preventing the guide pin 53 from coming off. The wheel pedestal 50 and the rod 45 are connected by a connecting member 56 such as a wire to interlock with each other. Particularly, in the case of the drawings, the rear end of the rod 45 and the guide pin are connected. This is a configuration in which one of 53 is connected by a flexible wire.

In the above structure, when the bicycle is not placed on the support frame 8, the rod 45 is moved by the compression coil springs 51 and 52 via the spring receiver 46 as shown in FIG. -(B) is urged to the right, and the wheel pedestal 50 is also urged in the moving direction via a connecting member 56 such as a wire connected to the rod 45 thereof. Is in an elevated position. At that time, the control arm 44 is in the position shown in the figure because the spring forces of the compression coil springs 51 and 52 are balanced, and the two lock levers 41 are in the open state as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7A.

In this state, the support frame 8 is lowered to the lowered position as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1, and when the bicycle is inserted from the lower end side of the support frame 8, the front wheels are first placed on the wheel pedestal 50. As a result, the pedestal descends along the slanted elongated hole 54, but immediately passes over the wheel pedestal 50 and moves toward the upper end of the support frame 8. Next, when the rear wheel enters the supporting frame 8 and is placed on the wheel pedestal 50, the pedestal descends along the inclined elongated hole 54 and interlocks therewith via a connecting member 56 such as a wire. The rod 45 moves to the wheel pedestal 50 side.

At this time, of the compression coil springs 51 and 52, the spring 52 having the smaller spring constant mainly contracts, and the spring 51 having the larger spring constant does not contract the control arm 44 without much contraction. 7 (a) and 7 (b), the pair of lock levers 41 are pressed to the left and moved, and in conjunction therewith, the pair of lock levers 41 rotate about the shafts 43 in the directions in which the free ends approach each other, and at the same time, both The front wheel moving toward the upper end of the support frame 8 enters between the lock levers 41 and 41.

Then, when the rear wheels are completely placed on the pedestal 50, the elastic caps 41a provided at the free ends of the lock levers 41 are rotated until they substantially contact each other as shown by the chain line in FIG. 7A. The bicycle moves and enters the inside of the rim of the front wheel to prevent the bicycle from moving. In this state, by lifting the support frame 8 as described above, the bicycle can be placed in the above-mentioned raised position without retreating, and as long as the rear wheels rest on the pedestal 50, the lock lever The bicycle 41 placed on the support frame 8 is prevented from being released in the lateral direction by the support frames 13 and 14 and is stably placed and fixed.

When lowering the bicycle, the support frame 8 is lowered to the lowered position, and the rear wheels are slightly lifted from the receiving base 50. 50 is pulled forward and rises along the slanted long hole 54, and at the same time, the control arm 44 is moved forward and the lock lever 41 is released, so that the bicycle can be pulled out from the support frame 8.

Although the lock lever 41 is provided on the front wheel side in the above embodiment, it may be provided on the rear wheel side, and the wheel pedestal 50 is provided on the rear wheel side, but may be provided on the front wheel side. Good. Further, the locking mechanism as described above may be provided on the bicycle support frame 2 on the lower stage side, and other locking mechanism is not limited to the above locking mechanism. Further, in the embodiment, the upper bicycle support frame 8 is tilted integrally with the support legs 5, but, for example, as in the conventional case, the lower bicycle support frame is provided with a trough-shaped guide member via the support legs. It can also be applied to various types of three-dimensional bicycle parking devices, in which the bicycle is arranged and fixed substantially horizontally, and the upper and lower bicycle support frames can be freely taken in and out along the guide member.

[0034]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention, at least the bicycle supporting frame 8 on the upper stage side is provided with the locking mechanism 40 for preventing the bicycle mounted on the supporting frame 8 from moving, A wheel pedestal 50 on which a bicycle wheel is placed is provided in the frame 8 so as to be vertically movable, and the locking mechanism 40 is automatically operated in association with the descending operation when the wheel is placed on the wheel pedestal 50. With this configuration, it is possible to simply and securely fix the bicycle by simply mounting the bicycle on the support frame, and it is possible to provide a bicycle parking device having a simple structure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the bicycle parking apparatus according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the bicycle parking apparatus according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a base portion of a support leg.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the base of the support leg.

FIG. 6 is a side view when the heights of adjacent support frames are made different.

7A, 7B, and 7C are a plan view, a side view, and a front view of an example of a locking mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 base plate 2 bicycle support frame on the lower side 5 support legs 6 spindle 8 bicycle support frame on the upper side 21 lift position regulation stopper 22 fall position regulation stopper 30 damper 40 locking mechanism 50 wheel pedestal

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bicycle parking apparatus in which a bicycle is housed and arranged in upper and lower two stages, and a locking mechanism for preventing movement of a bicycle mounted on the support frame is provided on at least an upper stage bicycle support frame. In addition to the above, a wheel pedestal on which the bicycle wheel is placed is provided so as to be vertically movable in the support frame, and the locking mechanism is automatically operated in association with the descending operation when the wheel is placed on the wheel pedestal. A bicycle parking device characterized by being configured to. 2. The locking mechanism is provided with a pair of lock levers, which are engaged with front wheels of a bicycle, rotatably at a front end portion of the support frame, and is interlocked with a lowering operation of the wheel pedestal. The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lock levers are configured to rotate in a direction in which they approach each other. 3. The wheel pedestal is provided on the rear wheel side of the bicycle mounted on the support frame 8.
Bicycle parking device described.