JPH0676559U - Bicycle parking equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The present invention relates to a bicycle bicycle parking apparatus, and particularly to a bicycle bicycle parking apparatus in which the bicycle is stored and arranged in two upper and lower stages. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle parking device that can be performed and has a simple structure. In a bicycle parking apparatus in which a bicycle is stored and arranged in two stages, a lower end portion of a support leg 5 for holding a bicycle support frame 8 on an upper stage side is tiltably attached to a floor surface and the like. The upper bicycle supporting frame 8 is integrally fixed to the upper end of the bicycle 5, and the supporting legs 5 are tilted to move the supporting frame 8 to the lower position near the ground and the upper bicycle position to the lower stage. It is characterized in that it is configured to be selectively moved to and.

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.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, as described above, in the case where the upper bicycle support frame is put in and taken out along the guide member, the roller guide and the guide roller are required for smooth operation, and the number of parts and the number of assembling steps are small. Many are troublesome to manufacture, and there are problems such as increased manufacturing costs. Also, when using the bicycle support frame on the upper stage side, as described above, the support frame is moved in and out along the guide member in the front-rear direction, and the support frame is pulled out to the rear of the guide member. It is necessary to move the rear end of the bicycle up and down, especially when the lower bicycle is placed below the upper bicycle support frame above, and it is difficult to operate, and the bicycle is mounted on the bicycle. Therefore, there is a problem that a great amount of labor is required to move the support frame up and down.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and provides a bicycle parking apparatus that allows a bicycle to be easily stored on the upper bicycle support frame and has a simple structure. With the goal.

[0006]

[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 in two stages, the lower end of a support leg that holds the upper bicycle support frame is attached to the floor surface in a tiltable manner, and the upper end of the support leg is attached. The bicycle support frame on the upper tier side is integrally fixed to the above, and by tilting the support legs, the support frame is selectively moved between the lower position near the ground and the upper position of the bicycle arranged on the lower tier side. It is characterized in that it is configured as follows.

[0007]

[Action]

 An upper bicycle support frame is fixed to the upper ends of the support legs tiltably attached to the floor as described above, and the support legs are tilted to move the support frame to a lower position near the ground surface and a lower stage side. It is possible to provide a bicycle parking apparatus having a simple structure and good operability by being configured so as to be selectively moved to the upper position of the bicycle arranged in the.

[0008]

【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 the figure, reference numeral 1 is a base plate installed and fixed on 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 FIG. 1 and FIG. 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 is formed in a gutter shape with a metal plate or the like like the lower bicycle support frame 2, and has a front wheel similar to the front frame 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 dust cover 7 as shown in FIGS. 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 lift position restricting stopper 21 has a structure in which a substantially triangular member is fixed to the lower surface of the support leg 5 by welding or the like, and the support frame 8 is tilted to the above-mentioned lift 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 descending position regulating stopper 22 is integrally provided at the lower end portion of the supporting leg 5 as shown in FIG. 5, and when the supporting frame 8 is tilted to the descending position, the 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. The positioning member 23 is formed in a plate shape, and one end 23a of the positioning member 23 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 can moderate the descending rotation speed and can be gradually lowered. Especially, in the present embodiment, the fluid damper using the compressed gas and the oil together is used as described above. As described above, the piston (not shown) in the damper moves in the direction of compressing the compressed gas during the downward rotation as described above, and the oil in the damper moves the orifice (not shown) provided in the piston. By passing a small amount at a time, the above-described downward rotation speed is moderated, and the support frame 8 slowly moves downward. Then, when the support frame 8 moves to the lower 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. The above descent operation is stopped.

In this state, the 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 lower position shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 in the reverse order, and at that time, the lowering operation is performed by the damper 30. It can be done slowly and smoothly. The damper 30 is not limited to the fluid damper using both compressed gas and oil as in the above embodiment, but a fluid damper using either gas or oil, or a fluid bumper incorporating a compression coil spring. , Other various dampers can be used. 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 support frame 2 without interfering with a bicycle handle mounted on the bicycle support frame 2 on the lower side. It becomes possible to do.

When a plurality 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 upper and lower ends of a pair of vertical members 36, 36 and are 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.

Further, it is desirable that the support frame as described above, particularly the bicycle support frame 8 on the upper stage side, is provided with a locking mechanism 40 for preventing movement of a bicycle placed on the frame 8. As the locking mechanism 40, in this embodiment, a lock lever 41 for engaging the wheels of the bicycle mounted on the support frame 8 to prevent the bicycle from moving is provided, and the wheel of the bicycle is supported in the support frame 8. A wheel pedestal 50 to be placed is provided so as to be movable up and down, and when the wheel is placed on the wheel pedestal 50 and moved downward, the lock lever 41 is automatically operated in conjunction with it. In particular, in the case of the drawing, a pair of lock levers 41 for engaging the front wheels of the bicycle are provided on the front portion of the support frame 8, and the wheel pedestal 50 is provided on the rear wheel side of the bicycle mounted on the support frame 8. It is true.

Each of the lock levers 41 is formed in a substantially J shape in a plane, and is rotatably attached to a bracket 42 fixed to the front end of the support frame 8 by welding or the like by a shaft 43. An elastic cap 41a made of rubber or the like is attached to the free end portion of each lock lever 41, an intermediate portion between the free end portion and the shaft 43 intersects with each other, and the lock levers 41a and 41b are connected to each other at the intersecting portion. An inverted U-shaped control arm 44 for rotating the is mounted.

The control arm 44 has its upper portion fixed to one lock lever 41 by welding W or the like, and one end portion 44a is projected 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 has a pair of guide pins 53 integrally formed on both sides thereof by welding or the like. 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 configuration, when the bicycle is not placed on the support frame 8, the rod 45 is attached to the rod 45 via the spring receiver 46 by the compression coil springs 51 and 52, 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 with the spring forces of the compression coil springs 51 and 52 being balanced, and both the lock levers 41 are in the open state as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7A. .

In that 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 a smaller spring constant mainly contracts, and the spring 51 having a larger spring constant does not contract the control arm 44 so much. In (a) and (b) of Fig. 7, the pair of lock levers 41 are pushed to the left and pushed, 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 locks The front wheel moving toward the upper end of the support frame 8 enters between the levers 41 and 41.

Then, when the rear wheel is completely mounted on the pedestal 50, the elastic caps 41a provided at the free ends of the lock levers 41 are rotated until they substantially come into contact with each other as shown by a 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 pedestal 50, and the springs 51 and 52 are used to connect the pedestal to the pedestal. 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, it may be provided on the rear wheel side. Although the wheel pedestal 50 is provided on the rear wheel side, it may be provided on the front wheel side. Further, not only the locking mechanism as described above, but also another locking mechanism can be used.

[0031]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, in the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention, the upper bicycle support frame 8 is fixed to the upper end portion of the supporting leg 5 which is tiltably attached to the floor surface F, and the supporting leg 5 is tilted. Since the support frame 8 is configured to be selectively moved between the lowered position near the ground and the upper position of the bicycle arranged on the lower stage side, it is supported above the lower bicycle support frame as in the conventional case. The structure is simpler than that of a structure in which a gutter-shaped guide member is arranged and fixed substantially horizontally via legs, etc., and the bicycle support frame on the upper tier side can be stored and arranged along the guide member in a simple manner. It is possible to provide a bicycle-parking device which is easy to move up and down the bicycle support frame and has good operability.

[Submission date] July 21, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0018

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

In this state, the 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. Actually, in the bicycle parking apparatus constructed as in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bicycle supporting frame 8 on the upper stage side is inclined as shown by the chain line in FIG. When placed and hooked with a hook of an Oba-type hand balance on the lower end of the support frame 8 at a height of 320 mm from the floor surface F and the pull-up load is measured about every 100 mm, the results shown in the table below are obtained. Was given. In this type of bicycle parking apparatus, it is desirable that the operating force when the bicycle (maximum weight 20 kg) is placed on the upper support frame and lifted is 16 kg or less. As described above, it was possible to pull up at a maximum of 6 kg, and it was found that the operability was extremely good. When the support frame 8 on which the bicycle is mounted as described above is pulled up to the raised position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the position of the center of gravity including the bicycle and the support frame 8 and the support legs 5 is changed. It moves to the right in FIG. 1 with respect to the center support shaft 6, and is positioned and held at the above-mentioned raised position by the stopper 21 described above.

[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 support shaft 8 bicycle support frame on the upper side 21 ascending position regulation stopper 22 descending position regulation stopper 30 damper

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A bicycle-parking device in which a bicycle is stored in an upper and lower tier, and a lower end portion of a support leg for holding a bicycle support frame on an upper tier side is tiltably attached to a floor or the like, and the support leg is provided. The upper-stage bicycle support frame is integrally fixed to the upper end of the bicycle, and the support legs are tilted to selectively move the support frame between the lower position near the ground and the upper position of the bicycle arranged on the lower stage. A bicycle parking device characterized in that it is configured to be moved to. 2. The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support legs are formed in a substantially bow shape so as to avoid interference with a bicycle arranged in a lower stage. 3. The bicycle bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a damper that reduces an operation force when tilting the support frame between the lowered position and the raised position. 4. The bicycle bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the damper is a fluid damper.