JPH0718897A - Upright type bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve space utilization efficiency, simplify a shape and structure, and facilitate handling operation. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted of a support base 2 fixed to a foundation face 1, a turning arm 4 of which a base end is connected to the support base 2 via a horizontal pivot 3, a suspension arm 5 provided at a tip of the turning arm 4, and a holding means 6 for holding the turning arm 4 in an upright position. The suspension arm 5 is constituted into a slender ring shape of a pair of forward and rear under-support short-side parts 10, 11 on which a tread 9 of a front wheel 8 of a bicycle 7 abuts and a pair of right and left lateral-support long-side parts 14, 15 on which sides 12, 13 of the front wheel 8 abut.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an upright bicycle parking apparatus capable of mooring a bicycle efficiently in space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional flat-type bicycle parking apparatus, bicycles carried into a bicycle parking lot have a horizontally long upright state in which both front wheels and rear wheels are in contact with the floor or road surface, that is, in a normal running state. Moored.

However, in the bicycle parking system in which the bicycles are moored in a horizontally long upright state in which the front wheels and the rear wheels are aligned in the horizontal direction, the depth of the bicycle parking space must be deep and the parked bicycles must be deep. Since the upper space of the class is left unused, the space utilization efficiency is not good.

In the upright type bicycle parking apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-872, the base end of the swing arm is connected to the support fixed to the foundation surface by the horizontal axis, and the tip end of the swing arm is connected. A holder that engages with the axle nut of the front wheel of the bicycle is provided, and when the swivel arm is rotated upright, it rotates in a vertical plane around the axle and the bicycle is hung vertically, improving space utilization efficiency. To be done.

However, in this holder, a pair of left and right sandwiching plates are provided with receiving holes bent in a V shape, and the sandwiching plates are mutually inserted by a coil spring inserted between the tip end of the revolving arm and the sandwiching plate and fitted to the guide rod. It is urged in the direction of approaching, and has a relatively shape structure.

Further, in use, since it is necessary to fit the front wheel of the bicycle between the left and right holding plates and then the axle nut of the front wheel into the receiving hole of the holding plate, it is necessary to engage the holder with the front wheel. It was relatively time-consuming.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an upright bicycle parking apparatus which has improved space utilization efficiency, simplified shape and structure, and is easy to handle. .

[0008]

The upright bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the reference numerals in the accompanying drawings.
A support base 2 fixed to the foundation surface 1, a swing arm 4 whose base end is connected to the support base 2 by a horizontal pivot 3, and a swing arm 4
Hanging arm 5 and swivel arm 4 provided at the tip of the
And a holding means 6 for holding at a standing position.

A pair of front and rear lower supporting short side portions 10 and 11 with which the tread 9 of the front wheel 8 of the bicycle 7 abuts, and the side surface 1 of the front wheel 8.
A pair of left and right lateral support long side portions 14 and 1 against which 2 and 13 abut
5, the suspension arm 5 is formed in an elongated ring shape.

[0010]

[Operation] As shown in FIG. 1, the user operates the front wheel 8 of the bicycle 7.
When the swing arm 4 is rotated upward about the horizontal pivot 3 while pushing the bicycle 7 after being fitted into the suspension arm 5, the swing arm 4 moves vertically to the foundation surface 1 as shown in FIG. Stand up.

During this rotation process, the bicycle 7 has the axle 1 of the front wheels 8.
Rotating in the vertical plane about 6, the rear wheel 17 comes under the front wheel 8, and the handle 18, the saddle 19, and the platform 20 come in front of the swivel arm 4. The lateral support long side portions 14 and 15 of the suspension arm 4 contact the left and right side surfaces 12 and 13 of the front wheel 8, and the lower support short side portions 10 and 11 contact the tread surface 9 of the front wheel 8.

The revolving arm 4 standing upright in this way is held in a position standing upright on the foundation surface 1 by suitable restraining means, and the bicycle 7 has a vertically long shape with the front wheel 8 arranged above and the rear wheel 17 arranged below. Placed upright.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the illustrated embodiment, the foundation surface 1 is a floor surface of a bicycle parking lot, and the support base 2 is fixed to the foundation surface 1 by an appropriate means such as embedding, welding, bolting or the like. The pair of left and right revolving arms 4 is formed in a V shape or an L shape, and a guide 22 made of a groove-shaped member is connected to a tip end portion of the revolving arm 4 by a horizontal pivot shaft 21.

When the revolving arm 4 is in the standby position in which it is tilted toward the foundation surface 1, the lower end of the guide 22 is in contact with the foundation surface 1, and the front wheel 8 of the bicycle 7 is guided by the guide 22 and suspended. It is fitted into the lower arm 4. This bicycle 7
Is guided by the guide 22 and pushed slightly obliquely upward.

The base end of the upright rotating arm 4 is the support base 2.
The hook plate 26 pivotally attached to the support base 2 by a horizontal pivot 25 is engaged with the locking pin 24 on the outer surface of the base end portion. As a result, the revolving arm 4 is prevented from rotating backward, and the bicycle 7 is restrained in the upright position in which the bicycle 7 is suspended. That is, the holding means 6 includes the pin 24 and the hook plate 2.
It is composed of six.

The horizontal pivot 3 is a vertically long slot 2 of the support base 2.
A tension coil spring 30 is provided between the spring receiving portion 28 at the base end of the revolving arm 4 and the spring receiving portion 29 of the support base 2. When the swivel arm 4 is in the tilted position, the horizontal pivot 3 engages with the lower end of the slot 27 and is positioned rearward with respect to the straight line connecting the spring receiving portion 28 and the spring receiving portion 29.

Therefore, the tension coil spring 30 urges the swivel arm 4 to rotate in the tilting direction, and the front wheel 8 is fitted into the suspension arm 5 while the swivel arm 4 is held in a stable posture. . The operation of vertically rotating the swing arm 4 while pressing the bicycle 7 against the suspension arm 5 is easily performed because the horizontal pivot 3 is engaged with the lower end portion of the slot 27 and is at a relatively low position.

Shortly after the turning arm 4 stands upright,
The horizontal pivot 3 crosses the straight line connecting the spring receiving portion 28 and the spring receiving portion 29 to the front side, and at this moment, the urging direction of the tension coil spring 30 is reversed, and the revolving arm 4 is urged upward in the standing direction. Therefore, the standing arm of the revolving arm 4 can be easily rotated.

When the swivel arm 4 stands upright, the swivel arm 4
Since the base end cam surface 31 of this is guided to the slope portion 32 on the support base 2 side, the revolving arm 4 is slightly pushed up, and the horizontal pivot 3
Engages the upper end of slot 27.

The shape of the support base 2, the swivel arm 4, the suspension arm 5, the structure of the holding means 6, etc. are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

[0021]

As described above, in the upright bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the hanging arm 5 is provided at the tip of the revolving arm 4 connected to the support base 2 fixed to the foundation surface 1 by the horizontal pivot shaft 3. When the front wheel 8 is fitted into the suspension arm 5 and the bicycle 7 is pushed to rotate the turning arm 4 upright, the bicycle 7 rotates in a vertical plane and is moored in a vertically long upright state. The depth of the wheel space will be halved, and the upper space will be used effectively.

Further, in the upright bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the pair of left and right lateral supporting long side portions 14 and 15 of the suspension arm 5 formed in the elongated ring shape has the left and right side surfaces 12 and 13 of the front wheel 8.
While being in contact with the pair of front and rear lower supporting short side portions 10, 11,
Contacts the tread 9 of the front wheel 8, so that the bicycle 7 can be held moored stably and safely.

Furthermore, since the shape of the suspension arm 5 is extremely simplified, not only the manufacturing process is simple and inexpensive, but also the bicycle 7 for the suspension arm 5 is manufactured.
Can be mounted by an extremely simple operation of fitting the front wheel 8, and the handling operation is excellent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view of an upright type bicycle parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a front wheel of a bicycle is fitted into a lifting arm.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the upright bicycle parking apparatus with the bicycle removed.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the upright bicycle parking apparatus, showing a state in which the revolving arm is rotated upright and the bicycle is moored upright.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a suspension arm incorporated in the upright bicycle parking apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the suspension arm portion, showing a state in which the swing arm is upright and the front wheels are supported by the suspension arm.

6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Foundation surface 2 Support base 3 Horizontal pivot 4 Swing arm 5 Suspending arm 6 Suspending arm 6 Holding means 7 Bicycle 8 Bicycle front wheel 9 Front wheel tread surface 10 Suspending arm lower support short side portion 11 Suspending arm lower support short side portion 12 Front wheel Left side 13 of the front wheel right side 14 lateral side long side of the hanging arm 15 side long side of the hanging arm 16 front wheel axle 17 bicycle rear wheel 17 bearing plate 18 handle 19 saddle 20 loading platform 21 horizontal pivot 22 Guide 23 Stop surface part of support 24 Locking pin 25 Horizontal pivot 26 Hook plate 27 Slot 28 Spring receiving part 29 Spring receiving part 30 Tension coil spring 31 Base end cam surface 32 Slope surface part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support base 2 fixed to a base surface 1, and a swing arm 4 whose base end is connected to the support base 2 by a horizontal pivot 3.
And a suspension arm 5 provided at the tip of the swivel arm 4.
And a holding means 6 for holding the revolving arm 4 in the standing position, and the hanging arm 5 is used for the tread 9 of the front wheel 8 of the bicycle 7.
1. An upright bicycle parking apparatus configured in an elongated ring shape by a pair of front and rear lower supporting short side portions 10 and 11 contacting each other and a pair of left and right lateral supporting long side portions 14 and 15 contacting the side surfaces 12 and 13 of the front wheel 8.