JPH0736999Y2 - Bicycle holding and moving device for bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a bicycle holding and moving device in a device for parking a bicycle at a required height position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various devices have been put into practical use as a device for parking a bicycle in two stages, in order to effectively use a space. In most cases, when the bicycle is parked, the bicycle is manually lifted and fixed to the slide guide, and then the bicycle is lifted together with the slide guide and pushed into the horizontal guide rail.

However, with the above-mentioned structure, since a considerable amount of force is required to park the bicycle in the upper bicycle parking portion, it is not suitable for children and women in particular, and it is not safe. There was a problem.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the applicant of the present invention has developed a bicycle parking apparatus capable of parking and taking out the bicycle with a very simple operation and having high safety.
No. 268 publication.

[0005]

The bicycle parking apparatus disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-134268 proposed by the present applicant can solve the drawbacks of the conventional bicycle parking apparatuses.
Subsequent investigations revealed that there was a problem with the certainty and operability of the bicycle holding mechanism that was not sufficient.

The present invention has been proposed by the applicant of the present invention.
An object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle holding and moving device for a bicycle parking apparatus, which has improved reliability and operability of a bicycle holding mechanism in which the bicycle parking apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 134268 is incorporated.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a bicycle holding and moving device of a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention comprises a horizontal guide rail horizontally supported at a required height position and the horizontal guide rail. You can move in and out along the groove of
In addition, in an upper and lower two-stage type bicycle parking apparatus provided with a slide guide that tilts when a predetermined amount is pulled out and grounds in a diagonal leaning manner, the bicycle guide apparatus moves while being guided by the slide guide while holding the front wheel of the bicycle. A holding and moving device for mounting a bicycle on the slide guide, comprising a moving carriage that travels in a guide rail that constitutes the slide guide, and a front wheel holding mechanism mounted on an upper portion of the moving carriage. The front wheel holding mechanism includes a front wheel mounting portion, a front wheel support frame body that is installed in the front wheel mounting portion to support the front wheels, and is pivotally attached to both sides of the front wheel mounting portion so that the front wheel mounting mechanism is always erected. Is in a tilted state, and when the front wheels are mounted and move within the guide rail by a predetermined amount, the action of the side plates installed on both sides of the guide rail at the predetermined position also causes the front wheel to fall within the required range on both sides of the guide rail. Is the while mounted on location slides rails been a standing state is constituted by the front wheel gripping mechanism gripping the wheel from both sides sandwiching shape.

[0008]

In the bicycle holding and moving device of the bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, after the front wheel of the bicycle is mounted on the front wheel mounting portion of the front wheel holding mechanism located on the lower end side of the slide guide grounded in a diagonal leaning manner, When the bicycle is pushed up by a predetermined amount along the slide guides, the gripping mechanism changes from the tilted state to the standing state, gripping the front wheels from both sides in a sandwiched manner, and after that, this gripped state is reliably maintained, so it is parked. The holding of the front wheel will not be released in the middle of the wheel.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bicycle holding and moving device for a bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an essential part of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing an essential part of the present invention, (a) is a front view, and (b) is a B of (a).
-B sectional view, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operating state of the front wheel gripping mechanism,
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the slide guide, (a) is a front view,
FIG. 5B is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is a front view of an upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking apparatus equipped with the device of the present invention.

The bicycle holding and moving device of the bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention is horizontally supported at a required height above the bicycle 1a parked in the lower bicycle parking section as shown in FIG. A guide rail 2 and a slide guide 3 that can freely move in and out along the groove of the horizontal guide rail 2 and that tilts when it is pulled out by a predetermined amount and grounds in a diagonal leaning shape.
In the upper and lower two-stage type bicycle parking apparatus, the bicycle 1b is guided by the slide guide 3 and moves while holding the front wheel of the bicycle 1b to be parked in the upper bicycle parking portion. And is configured as follows.

As shown in FIG. 4, reference numeral 11 indicates the inside of the guide rail 3a of the slide guide 3 which is composed of the guide rail 3a and the slide rails 3b installed within the required range on both sides of the guide rail 3a. It is a mobile trolley that can freely travel along, and also has a role of a counterweight, as described later. A front wheel holding mechanism 12 configured as described below is attached to the upper portion of the movable carriage 11.

That is, the front wheel holding mechanism 12 is the bicycle 1
The front wheel 1c of b is placed, for example, a front wheel mounting portion 12a having a U-shaped cross section, a front wheel support frame 12b installed on the front wheel mounting portion 12a and a mooring hook 12c of a moving carriage, and a front wheel mounting portion. The front wheel gripping mechanism 12d is pivotably attached to both sides of the front wheel 12a.

Of these, the front wheel support frame 12b.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the front wheel mounting portion 12
a front wheel 1c placed on a, frame members 13a
A frame is configured to be supported by 13b and the frame members 13c on both sides.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1 or 2 (a), the mooring hook 12c has its base end side pivotally attached to the front wheel mounting portion 12a by a pin 14a so that the mooring hook 12c can swing up and down. , A hook portion 14b which engages with a carriage stopper (not shown) installed at the lower end of the slide guide 3, and the pin 1
A swinging protrusion 14c of the mooring hook 12c is provided further on the base end side than 4a.

Further, the front wheel gripping mechanism 12d is provided at one end with a claw portion 15a for holding the front wheel 1c from both sides thereof in a clamped state.
At the other end, the caster 1 for raising and lowering the claw portion 15a
5b is provided, and a pin 15c is provided at an intermediate portion between them.
Accordingly, these are pivotally attached to the side of the front wheel mounting portion 12a so as to be able to rise and fall freely.

Therefore, the front wheel gripping mechanism 12d is always in a tilted state as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 3 due to the rotational moment about the pin 15c pivotally mounted on the front wheel gripping mechanism 12d. Then, the front wheel mounting portion 12a of the front wheel holding mechanism 12 of the movable carriage 11 fixedly positioned at the lowermost end of the slide guide 3 by the hook portion 14b that engages with the carriage stopper of the slide guide 3 that is grounded in an oblique leaning manner.
By placing the front wheel 1c on the front wheel 1c,
4c is pressed down, and the engagement between the hook portion 14b and the carriage stopper is released.

When the bicycle 1b is pushed up in such a state and the moving carriage 11 moves within the guide rail 3a by a predetermined amount as shown by a chain line in FIG. 5, as shown in FIG. After the casters 15b ride on the side plates 3c installed on both sides, the casters 15b move on the slide rails 3b, and the claw portions 15c of the front wheel gripping mechanism 12d move to the position shown in FIG.
(B) As shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the front wheel 1c is clamped from both sides in a standing state.

When the bicycle 1b is further pushed up, the rear wheels are fitted into the guide rails 3a, and thereafter, the bicycle 1b starts to rise along the slide guides 3 while holding the front wheels 1c securely. The slide guide 3 is lifted at the position and pushed into the horizontal guide rail 2 to park the bicycle 1b on the upper bicycle parking portion.

On the contrary, when the bicycle parked in the upper bicycle parking portion is taken out downward, it is needless to say that the opposite operation to the above may be performed. At this time, the front wheel 1 of the bicycle 1b
When c is taken out from the front wheel mounting portion 12a, the swinging projecting piece 14c is lifted upward by the bending moment with the pin 14a as a fulcrum, the hook portion 14b engages with the carriage stopper, and the moving carriage 11 is fixed.

The bicycle holding and moving device of the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention is constructed as described above, and the horizontal guide rails 2 and the slide guides 3 of the upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking apparatus for installing the holding and moving apparatus are provided. The respective configurations and the relationship between the two are the same as the bicycle parking apparatus proposed by the applicant in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-134268.

That is, the horizontal guide rail 2 has a construction in which inner rails are provided opposite to each other on the inner rear upper half walls, and fixed guide rollers are provided on both inner surfaces of the front end entrance. A guide arm rod is attached to the tip end of the slide guide 3, the base end of the guide arm rod is connected to the slide guide 3 via a hinge, and the tip end of the guide arm rod is inside the horizontal guide rail 2. A roller that rolls along the rail is provided, and a roller along the inner rail is also provided at the base of the hinge so that the slide guide 3 is guided and supported by the roller at the end of the guide arm rod and the roller near the hinge. It has become.

Further, when the slide guide 3 is pulled out from the horizontal guide rail 2 described above, when the slide rail 3b comes off the guide roller at the tip of the horizontal guide rail, tilting starts with the roller near the hinge as a fulcrum. Similarly, the slide guide 3 is tilted gently against the spring force by the action of the elastic force of the coil leaf spring 4 provided between the tip of the guide rail 3a and the tip of the guide arm rod. .

However, in the present invention, since the movable carriage 11 has a function of a counter weight, the front wheel mounting portion 1
Even when the front wheel 1c is placed on the surface 2a and the hook portion 14b is disengaged from the carriage stopper, the coil leaf spring 4
Due to the action of the elastic pulling force, the moving carriage 11 does not suddenly move upward.

[0024]

As described above, since the bicycle holding and moving device in the bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention is constructed, the front wheel mounting portion of the front wheel holding mechanism located at the lower end side of the slide guide grounded in an oblique leaning manner. By mounting the front wheel of the bicycle on the vehicle, the fixed state of the moving carriage is released, and if the bicycle is then pushed up by a predetermined amount along the slide guide, the gripping mechanism moves from the tilted state to the standing state by the side plate and the slide rail. Then, grasp the front wheel from both sides in a sandwiched manner,
Moreover, since the gripped state is reliably maintained thereafter, the holding of the front wheels is not released during the parking of the bicycle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an essential part of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a main part of the present invention, (a) is a front view,
(B) is a BB sectional view of (a).

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state of a front wheel gripping mechanism.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a slide guide, (a) is a front view,
(B) is a plan view.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking apparatus equipped with the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Horizontal guide rails 3 Slide guides 3a Guide rails 3b Slide rails 3c Ceiling plates 11 Moving carriages 12 Front wheel holding mechanism 12a Front wheel mounting portion 12b Front wheel support frame 12d Front wheel gripping mechanism

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A horizontal guide rail that is horizontally supported at a required height position, and can freely move in and out along a groove of the horizontal guide rail, and tilts when it is pulled out by a predetermined amount to ground in a diagonal leaning shape. An upper and lower two-stage bicycle bicycle parking apparatus equipped with a slide guide, which is a holding and moving apparatus that moves while being guided by the slide guide while holding a front wheel of the bicycle, and mounts the bicycle on the slide guide. It consists of a moving carriage that travels in a guide rail that constitutes a slide guide, and a front wheel holding mechanism that is mounted on the upper portion of the moving carriage. The front wheel holding mechanism is a front wheel mounting portion and this front wheel mounting portion. Installed on the front wheel support frame for supporting the front wheels and the front wheel support frame are pivotally mounted on both sides of the front wheel mounting portion so that they can be tilted up and down at all times, and the front wheels are mounted on the guide rail by a predetermined amount. When moved, it is placed on slide rails that are also installed within the required range on both sides of the guide rail by the action of the side plates installed on both sides of the guide rail, and it is in an upright state and grips the front wheel from both sides. A bicycle holding and moving device in a bicycle parking device, comprising a front wheel gripping mechanism.