JPH08108807A - Bicycle conveying case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To convey a case with ease when a case storing a bicycle therein is conveyed by a person by using the bicycle wheel in place of a traveling wheel of the case. CONSTITUTION: A bicycle conveying case, which can be conveyed on a vehicle by fitting it on the vehicle body side and by a person by removing it from the body, is composed so that a bicycle 30 can be stored inside thereof in a positioned condition. In addition, this case has an opening 20 formed thereon to allow a part of a wheel (the rear wheel) 34 of the bicycle 30 to expose outside from its lower side when it is conveyed by a person.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrying case for storing a bicycle for protecting it from rainwater when it is carried by a vehicle, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a bicycle is carried by a vehicle, the bicycle is fixed to a roof carrier of the vehicle or a rear gate of a hatchback vehicle by a dedicated coupling tool. This causes the bicycle being transported to be exposed to rainwater and causes corrosion, and dirt and pebbles attached to the bicycle may damage the vehicle. Therefore, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-124548 discloses a technique of a roof container capable of accommodating any luggage and mounting it on the vehicle body side. The roof container includes casters (travel wheels) used when the roof container is carried by a person.

[0003]

When the roof container shown in the above publication is sized to accommodate a bicycle and the container is carried by a person, it is difficult for the caster to smoothly run. Also, since the diameter of this caster is small, it cannot run in a place with a step, and eventually the container must be manually lifted and carried.

One problem to be solved by the present invention is
When a case carrying a bicycle is carried by a person, the wheels of the bicycle are used instead of the running wheels of the case to easily carry the case. Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to enable the case to be easily moved and carried even in a place having a step.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the bicycle carrying case according to the present invention is constructed as follows. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a case that can be carried by a vehicle by being attached to the vehicle body side of a vehicle and can be carried by a person by removing it from the vehicle body can store a bicycle in a positioned state inside the case. The case is formed with an opening that exposes a part of the bicycle wheel to the outside on the lower side when being transported by a person. According to the invention of claim 2, in the bicycle carrying case of claim 1, the opening of the case is set to a shape that exposes the wheels of the bicycle sufficiently larger than the existing running wheels provided in the case. Has been done.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the case in which the bicycle is stored is carried by a person, the wheels of the bicycle exposed to the outside through the opening of the case can be used instead of the running wheels. Since the wheels of a bicycle have low resistance to rotation and excel in travelability, the case can be moved smoothly and transported easily. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the wheels of the bicycle are sufficiently exposed from the opening of the case, so that the case can be easily moved even at a step.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carrying case. As is clear from this drawing, the case 10 is divided into a main body 10A and a lid 10B, and the bicycle 30 can be stored inside the main body 10A. Further, the lid body 10B can be put on the main body 10A so as to close its open portion, and the main body 10A and the lid body 10B are integrally coupled by the mutual engagement of the lock portion 16 and the lock catch portion 18. To be done.
The lock portion 16 and the lock catch portion 18 have a key function, and can be locked if necessary.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the case 10 in a state where the main body 10A and the lid 10B are combined, and FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. Further, FIG. 4 is a top view showing the case 10 in a state in which the main body 10A and the lid body 10B are combined,
FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof. As is clear from these drawings, the handle 1 is provided at a substantially middle portion of the upper surface of the main body 10A.
4 are provided. Similarly, traveling wheels (casters) 12 are provided on one side of the lower surface of the main body 10A, and an opening 20 is formed on the other side. The opening 20 is for exposing a part of a rear wheel (wheel) 34 to the outside when the bicycle 30 is stored in the main body 10A as described later. Moreover, a plurality of (four) mounting holes 22 are formed on the lower surface of the main body 10A.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part inside the main body 10A in a state where the bicycle 30 is stored, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a part of FIG. Now, as shown in FIG. 1, the bicycle 30 is stored in the main body 10A with the saddle 31 being most lowered and the front wheel 32 being removed from the fork 36. Then, the fork 36 is turned sideways, and the tip portion thereof is shown in FIG.
Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, the main body 10A is fitted into the shaft 26 fixed to the inner bottom surface, and the wing nuts 28 are tightened from both ends of the shaft 26 to fix the wing nut 28.

The rear wheel 34 of the bicycle 30 is exposed from the opening 20 of the main body 10A as described above, and in this state, the chain stay 38 of the bicycle 30 is connected to the main body 10A as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7B. It is mounted on the pedestal 23 fixed to the inner bottom surface of the and fixed by the band 25. The band 25 is made of a stretchable elastic material such as rubber and is shown in FIG.
The chain stay 38 is fixed by hooking one of the plurality of holes formed in the band 25 on the locking pin 24 provided on the pedestal as shown in FIG. The front wheel 32 removed from the bicycle 30 is a main body 10A as shown in FIGS.
The band 29 shown in FIG.
Is fixed to the main body 10A.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a part of a roof carrier 40 to be mounted on a vehicle together with the mounting hole 22 of the main body 10A in the case 10, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a state in which the main body 10A is mounted on the roof carrier 40. Shown in the figure. As is apparent from these drawings, a hook 42 provided with a nut 44 is arranged on the upper surface side of the roof carrier 40, and the roof carrier 40 with respect to the nut 44 is arranged.
The bolt 43 is screwed in from the lower surface side. The spring 46 interposed between the hook 42 and the upper surface of the roof carrier 40 causes the hook 42 to move the hook 42 to the roof carrier 4.
It acts to lift it from the upper surface of 0. The hook 42 having such a structure and its related members are provided on the roof carrier 40 at positions corresponding to the mounting holes 22 of the main body 10A.

The case 10 is attached to the roof carrier 40.
At the time of mounting the bolts, the individual bolts 43 are loosened so that the hooks 42 are lifted from the upper surface of the roof carrier 40. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the main body 1
After inserting the hooks 42 into the round holes of the mounting holes 22 formed on the bottom surface of the 0A, the case 10 is slid to position the hooks 42 in the long holes of the mounting holes 22. 42 is engaged with the bottom of the body 10A. The case 10 is attached to the roof carrier 40 by tightening the bolts 43 of the hooks 42. When removing the case 10 from the roof carrier 40, the bolts 43 of each hook 42 are loosened. As a result, the hooks 42 are lifted from the upper surface of the roof carrier 40 as described above. Therefore, the case 10 is slid so that the hooks 42 are located in the round hole portions of the mounting holes 22, and the roof carrier 40 moves from the roof carrier 40 to the case 10. Remove.

In the above construction, when the bicycle 30 is housed in the main body 10A in a positioned state as described above and the case 10 closed by the lid 10B is transported by a vehicle, the roof carrier 40 is used. On the other hand, the case 10 is attached by the hooks 42. As a result, the bicycle 30 is transported while being protected from rainwater. When the case 10 in which the bicycle 30 is stored is carried by a person, for example, as shown in FIG.
The rear wheel 3 of the bicycle 30 exposed from the opening 20 of A.
4 and the traveling wheel 12 provided on the lower surface of the main body 10A, the grip 14 of the main body 10A is held to travel on the road or the like.

When a person carries the case 10, the bicycle 3
Since the rear wheel 34 of 0 is largely exposed from the opening 20 of the main body 10A, the case 10 can be easily moved even in a place having a step. Moreover, the wheels (rear wheels 34) of the bicycle 30 are provided with pneumatic tires as is well known, and are rotatably supported by bearings. Therefore, running resistance when carrying the case 10 is small, and abnormal noise and vibration during running are also reduced. Further, since the rear wheels 34 of the bicycle 30 are used in this manner, the traveling wheels (casters) of the case 10 are unnecessary, and the cost is reduced.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the wheels of the bicycle housed in the case can be used as a running wheel to easily carry the case, and the wheels are sufficiently exposed from the opening of the case. In the case, the case can be easily moved even on a step.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a carrying case.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a case.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a case.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the case.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the case.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of the case in which the bicycle is stored.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged part of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the case in which the bicycle is stored.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a part of a roof carrier and a case.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a roof carrier with a case attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 case 20 opening 30 bicycle 34 wheel (rear wheel)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A case that can be carried by a vehicle by being attached to a vehicle body side of a vehicle and can be carried by a person by removing it from the vehicle body is configured so that a bicycle can be stored in a positioned state inside the case. Moreover, the case for carrying a bicycle is characterized in that the case has an opening for exposing a part of a wheel of the bicycle to the outside on the lower side when being carried by a person. 2. The case according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the case is formed in a shape that exposes the wheels of the bicycle sufficiently larger than the existing running wheels provided in the case. Bicycle carrying case.