JPH07324545A - Locking device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a fear of loss and theft by making a vehicle lock unnecessary to carry it after removal. CONSTITUTION:A setting part 22 of a holder 2 is attached to the vertical frame of a bicycle, and a lock body 3 of a vehicle lock 1 is housed and held in a storage part 23 integrated with this setting part 22. This vehicle lock 1 consists of a constraint member 4 and a locking body 3, and an insertional hole 12, where an opening end 8 of the constraint member 4 is inserted into, and a locking mechanism disengageble from this opening end 8 of the constraint member 4 inserted into this insertional hole 12 are installed in the locking body 3. In addition, a through hole 28, where the opening end 8 of the constraint member 4 is insertable into a position of the insertional hole 12 at a time when the locking body 3 is housed, is formed on a wall surface of the storage part 23 of the holder 2, and after the locking body 3 is housed in the storage part 23, the opening end 8 of the constraint member 4 is inserted into both these holes 12 and 28, and in this inserted state intact, the locking body 3 is locked.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle locking device used for locking a bicycle or a motorcycle,
In particular, the present invention relates to a vehicle locking device that is hooked on a wheel portion of a vehicle to restrain the wheel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as this type of vehicle locking device, there has been one having a cylindrical or columnar lock main body and a U-shaped restraining member whose both ends are connected to the lock main body. The lock body has two insertion holes formed on its peripheral surface so that both ends of the restraint member can be inserted and removed, and a lock mechanism that can be engaged with and disengaged from the end of the restraint member inserted into each insertion hole is incorporated inside. Has been.

To lock with this vehicle locking device,
After setting the restraint member so as to be hooked between the vehicle wheel and the vehicle body, insert both ends of the restraint member into the insertion holes of the lock body to connect the two, and operate the lock mechanism by key operation. Locked. At the time of removal, the lock body is unlocked to separate the lock body and the restraint member.

[0004]

In vehicles such as bicycles and motorcycles, there is no place to store the vehicle locking device, and therefore, after removal, the driver himself carries it. However, since this type of vehicle locking device is usually made of metal, it is heavy and bulky, is inconvenient to carry and handle, and may be lost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. By attaching a holder at a proper position of a vehicle body and holding a vehicle lock in a locked state, it is not necessary to carry the vehicle lock after removal, and it is lost or stolen. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle locking device that is free from the risk of

[0006]

The vehicle lock device of the present invention comprises a combination of a vehicle lock and a holder. The vehicle lock includes a lock body and a restraining member for restraining a wheel by connecting both ends to the lock body, and the restraining member has at least one open end that is connectable and separable from the lock body. The lock main body has an insertion hole into which the open end of the restraint member can be inserted and removed, and the lock main body has a lockable lock that is engageable with the open end of the restraint member inserted into the insert hole. Mechanisms are in place. The holder integrally includes a mounting portion that can be mounted on a vehicle body and a housing portion that houses and holds a lock body of a vehicle lock. When the lock body is housed on a wall surface of the housing portion. At the position of the insertion hole, a through hole into which the open end of the restraining member can be inserted / removed is formed.

[0007]

After the vehicle lock is removed, the lock body of the vehicle lock is stored in the storage portion of the holder attached at a proper position on the vehicle body. In this housed state, the position of the insertion hole of the lock body and the position of the through hole of the housing portion coincide with each other so that both holes communicate with each other. The open ends of the restraint members are inserted into these holes, and the lock body is locked in this inserted state to be integrally held by the holder.

[0008]

1 to 3 show the structure of a vehicle lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a vehicle lock 1 mounted on a wheel portion of a bicycle and the like is removed from the wheel portion. It comprises a combination with a holder 2 for holding the vehicle lock 1 in place on the vehicle body. The vehicle lock 1 is composed of a columnar lock body 3 and a U-shaped restraining member 4 for connecting both ends of the lock body 3 to restrain the wheel to the vehicle body.

The restraint member 4 has a tube 6 made of synthetic resin or rubber on the outer peripheral surface of a metal rod 5 bent in a U shape.
Is covered over almost the entire length. The metal rod 5
Both ends of the metal rod 5 are exposed from the end face of the tube 6, one end of the exposed metal rod 5 serves as a fixed end 7 connected and fixed to the lock body 3, and the other end is an open end 8 that can be connected to and separated from the lock body 3.
And eggplant A spherical retainer 9 is formed on the fixed end 7, and a concave curved groove 10 is formed on the open end 8.

At one end of the lock body 3, the metal rod 5 is attached.
A guide groove 11 having a groove opening that substantially matches the diameter of the guide groove 11 is formed from the end surface to the side surface. Has been formed. Therefore, the fixed end 7 of the restraint member 4 can be slid along the guide groove 11 in a state where it is not pulled out.

On one side surface of the other end of the lock body 3,
An insertion hole 12 into which the open end 8 of the restraint member 4 can be inserted and removed is formed, and a lock mechanism 13 that engages and disengages with the open end 8 of the restraint member 4 inserted into the insert hole 12 is provided inside the lock body 3. Is built in.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lock mechanism 13 includes an outer cylinder portion 14 fixed inside the lock body 3 and the outer cylinder portion 1.
4 and an inner cylindrical portion 15 that is rotatably supported in
The inner cylinder portion 15 is arranged orthogonal to the direction of the insertion hole 12 so that the cylinder peripheral surface 15 a is projected into the insertion hole 12. The inner cylinder portion 15 is provided with a key hole 17 into which the key 16 can be inserted and removed in the cylinder length direction, and a plurality of disc accommodating grooves 18 are formed orthogonal to the key hole 17. Each disk housing groove 18 is a disk 1 having a key insertion hole on the plate surface.
9 and a coil spring (not shown) for urging each disk 19 outward, respectively.
An engaging groove 20 that engages with and disengages the disc 19 protruding from the disc accommodating groove 18 is formed in the disc 4.

On the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion 15, there is formed a concave cutout portion 21 having a concave shape corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole 12, and depending on the rotational angular position of the inner cylindrical portion 15. The recessed portion 21 is located in the insertion hole 12 to completely open the insertion hole 12, or the recessed portion 21 is retracted from the insertion hole 12 so that the cylindrical peripheral surface 15a of the inner cylindrical portion 15 projects into the insertion hole 12. Or

FIG. 5 (1) shows a locked state, in which each disk 19 of the inner cylinder portion 15 is biased by a coil spring to protrude from the disk accommodating groove 18, and the engagement groove 20 of the outer cylinder portion 14 is shown. Is engaged with.

FIG. 5 (2) shows a state in which the key 16 is inserted into the key hole 17 of the inner cylindrical portion 15, and each disk 19 of the inner cylindrical portion 15 is retracted into the disk accommodating groove 18 and the outer cylindrical portion. The engagement of the engaging groove 20 of 14 is disengaged, and the inner tubular portion 15 is rotatable with respect to the outer tubular portion 14. 5 (1) (2)
In the locked state, as shown in FIG. 6, the cylindrical peripheral surface 15a of the inner cylindrical portion 15 projects into the insertion hole 12.
When the open end 8 of the restraint member 4 is inserted into the lock member 2, the cylindrical peripheral surface 15a is engaged with the lock groove 10 of the open end 8 to prevent the open end 8 from coming off.

FIG. 5 (3) shows a state in which the key 16 is rotated by 90 degrees. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the recess 21 of the inner tubular portion 15 is inserted into the insertion hole 12. Since the insertion hole 12 is positioned and the insertion hole 12 is completely opened, the engagement between the lock groove 10 of the restraint member 4 and the inner cylindrical portion 15 is released, and the open end 8 can be pulled out. At this angular position, the opening position of the disc accommodating groove 18 of the inner tubular portion 15 is the engaging groove 2 of the outer tubular portion 14.
Since the disk 19 is out of the 0 position, the inner surface of the outer tubular portion 14 prevents each disk 19 from projecting, so that the key 16 cannot be removed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the holder 2 is for holding and holding the lock body 3 in a vertical direction, and FIG. 4 shows the appearance and structure of the holder 2 concretely. is there. This holder 2 is a vertical pipe 3 of a bicycle
It is a synthetic resin molded body integrally provided with a mounting portion 22 that can be mounted on the lock body 0 and a bottomed housing portion 23 that houses and holds one end of the lock body 3.

The mounting portion 22 is formed by integrally forming a pair of facing pieces 26, 26 on an open end portion 25 of a tubular body 24.
The tubular body 24 is elastically deformed by pushing and expanding the facing pieces 26, 26, the standing pipe 30 is pushed into the tubular body 24, and bolts are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 27 of the facing pieces 26, 26. The mounting portion 22 is fixed to the vertical pipe 30 by tightening with a nut.

The accommodating portion 23 has an opening on the upper surface and has a depth corresponding to approximately one third of the length of the lock body 3, and the wall surface on the side opposite to the mounting portion 22 is penetrated. Hole 28
However, U-shaped notches 29 are formed in the wall surfaces that are perpendicular to the through holes 28. The through hole 28
Is formed in accordance with the position of the insertion hole 12 when the end of the lock body 3 is inserted into the housing portion 23, and the cutout groove 29 is opened in accordance with the position of the key hole 17 of the lock body 3. To be done.

In the vehicle lock device having the above-mentioned structure, the holder 2 is attached to the proper place of the vehicle body, for example, to the standing pipe 30 below the saddle via the attaching portion 22. When locking the vehicle, the lock body 3 of the vehicle lock 1 and the open end 8 of the restraint member 4 are separated, the restraint member 4 is set so as to be hooked between the wheel and the vehicle body, and then the restraint member 4 is locked. The open end 8 is inserted into the insertion hole 12 of the lock body 3 and connected. After that, key 16
Is operated to operate the lock mechanism 13 to engage with the cylinder peripheral surface 15a of the inner cylinder portion 15 and the lock groove 10 of the open end 8 to lock, and then the key 16 is inserted from the key hole 17 of the lock body 3. Pull out.

When the vehicle lock 1 is to be removed, the inner cylinder portion 15 of the lock mechanism 13 is rotated by inserting the key 16 into the key hole 17 of the lock main body 3 and rotating the lock body 13. Circumference 15
The engagement between a and the lock groove 10 of the restraint member 4 is released. Thereafter, the open end 8 of the restraint member 4 is pulled out from the insertion hole 12 of the lock body 3 and separated, and the vehicle lock 1 is removed from the vehicle body. In this detached state, the key 16 remains inserted in the key hole 17 and cannot be removed.

After the vehicle lock 1 is removed, the end of the lock body 3 on the side having the insertion hole 12 is inserted into the accommodating portion 23 of the holder 2. In this case, the key 16 is still inserted in the key hole 17, but since the notch groove 29 is formed in the accommodating portion 23, the key 16 passes through the notch groove 29 and does not hinder the insertion. In this state, the position of the insertion hole 12 of the lock body 3 and the position of the through hole 28 of the accommodating portion 23 coincide with each other, so that both holes 12,
Since 28 communicates with each other, the open end 8 of the restraint member 4 is inserted into both the holes 12 and 28, and in this inserted state, the key 16 is rotated to lock the lock main body 3 and hold it integrally with the holder 2.

In the vehicle lock 1 in the above embodiment, only one end of the restraint member 4 is the open end 8 that can be separated from the lock body 3, but the invention is not limited to this, and both ends of the restraint member 4 are the lock body 3. It may have an open end that can be separated from. Further, the restraining member 4 in the above-described embodiment is a shape in which the metal rod 5 is bent in a U shape, but the restraining member 4 is not limited to this and may be constituted by, for example, a chain.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the holder is mounted at a proper position of the vehicle, the lock main body is accommodated in the accommodating portion of the holder, and the through hole of the accommodating portion and the insertion hole of the lock main body are aligned. Since the open end of the restraint member is inserted and locked, and the vehicle lock is held in this locked state, there is no need to carry the vehicle lock after removal, and there is no risk of loss or theft.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of a vehicle locking device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vehicle locking device with the holder housing broken away.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a vehicle lock.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a holder.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the lock mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the lock body showing a locked state.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the lock body showing an unlocked state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vehicle Lock 2 Holder 3 Lock Main Body 4 Restraint Member 8 Open End 12 Insertion Hole 13 Locking Mechanism 22 Mounting Part 23 Housing Part 28 Through Hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A combination of a vehicle lock and a holder, wherein the vehicle lock has a lock main body and a restraint member for connecting both ends to the lock main body to restrain wheels. , At least one end constitutes an open end that is connectable to and separable from the lock body, the lock body has an insertion hole into which the open end of the restraining member can be inserted and removed, and the insertion hole is provided inside the lock body. A lock mechanism is provided that can be engaged with and disengaged from the open end of the restraint member inserted in the holder. The holder includes a mounting portion that can be mounted on the vehicle body, and a housing portion that houses and holds the lock body of the vehicle lock. A vehicle body having a through hole into which the open end of the restraint member can be inserted and removed at the position of the insertion hole when the lock body is accommodated in the wall surface of the accommodation portion. Locking device.