JPH08282564A - Baggage supporting unit for bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a baggage supporting unit for bicycle which can support a baggage even in a bicycle having no baggage container such as a carrier, and does not hurt the design of the bicycle. CONSTITUTION: A fixing member 12 fixed to the spindle 3 of the saddle of a bicycle is provided at one end side of a main body 11, while a baggage supporting member 13 to support a baggage is provided to the other end side of the main body 11, so as to compose a baggage supporting unit 10 for bicycle. Consequently, even though a carrier is not provided, a suitcase and a bag can be supported by hooking their knobs to the baggage supporting member 13, and since the supporting member 13 is provided under the saddle 2, and its size is not large, the design of the bicycle is not hurt.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle luggage support, and in particular, it can be used for a bicycle that is not provided with a luggage carrier on the rear wheels or a basket (cargo) of the handle portion.

[0002]

BACKGROUND ART Bicycles are widely used for daily shopping, commuting, and attending school. At this time, luggage such as shopping bags and bags are
Usually, they were carried by placing them on a loading platform provided on the rear wheel of the bicycle or a basket provided on the handle portion. By the way, in recent years, various types of bicycles such as mountain bikes have been sold, and bicycles without luggage such as luggage beds and baskets are also used in order to improve design, etc. It became so.

[0003]

However, the bicycle without such a luggage compartment is inconvenient because there is no place to store the luggage. In addition, since there is no luggage, some people, for example, carry luggage with one hand and drive with one hand, or carry luggage with the steering wheel part, which may cause a problem of unstable steering operation. .

An object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle luggage support that can support luggage even in a bicycle without a luggage rack, basket, or the like and that does not impair the design of the bicycle.

[0005]

A bicycle luggage support according to the present invention is provided with a main body, a fixing portion provided on one end side of the main body and fixed to a mandrel of a saddle of a bicycle, and the other end side of the main body. And a luggage support section for supporting luggage.

At this time, the luggage support portion may be detachably attached to the main body. Moreover, at least one of the main body and the luggage support may be configured to be expandable and contractable.

[0007]

In the present invention as described above, the fixing portion of the bicycle luggage support is fixed to the mandrel of the saddle of the bicycle, and the luggage is supported by the luggage support on the other end side of the main body. As a result, luggage is supported even without a luggage carrier or basket, and one-handed driving and luggage support on the steering wheel are eliminated, and the stability of steering wheel operation is improved.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a bicycle luggage support device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Bicycle luggage support 1
Reference numeral 0 includes a pipe-shaped main body 11, a fixing portion 12 provided on one end side of the main body 11, and a luggage support portion 13 provided on the other end side of the main body 11.

The fixing portion 12 is attached to the mandrel 3 that supports the saddle 2 of the bicycle 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing portion 12 is curved along the outer circumference of the mandrel 3 and has a bracket whose tip is divided into two. It is configured. A wing nut 14 is screwed into the tip flange of the fixing portion 12, and the bicycle luggage support 10 is fixed to the mandrel 3 by opening the fixing portion 12 and fitting the mandrel 3 and then tightening the wing nut 14.
It is configured to be attached to. The main body 1
1 and the fixed part 12 are attached by screwing or welding.

On the other hand, the luggage support portion 13 provided on the other end side of the main body 11 is composed of a substantially U-shaped member standing upright from the main body 11, and the U-shaped portion and the root of the support portion 13 are provided. It is designed such that the luggage can be supported by hooking a handle portion of the luggage such as a bag or a bag on the portion.

The bicycle luggage support device 10 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 11 and the supporting portion 13 are arranged diagonally rearward of the mandrel 3 so that the luggage supported by the luggage supporting portion 13 does not hit the rear wheel of the bicycle 1.

According to the present embodiment as described above, the luggage can be supported without a luggage carrier or basket, so that it is necessary to carry the luggage with one hand or to drive the luggage with the steering wheel. Since there is no, the stability of the steering wheel operation can be improved, and the bicycle can be driven safely.

Further, since the bicycle luggage support 10 is composed of the substantially rod-shaped main body 11, it can be easily handled without getting in the way when getting on or off the bicycle 1 or driving. Further, since it is attached to the lower side of the saddle 2 and is not so large, the design of the bicycle 1 can be improved without impeding the design of the bicycle 1 and providing a luggage carrier or a basket. .

When attaching the bicycle luggage support 10 to the mandrel 3, it is only necessary to fit the fixing portion 12 to the mandrel 3 and tighten the wing nut 14, so that it can be easily attached or detached.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the luggage support portion 13 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the main body 11, and various luggage support portions 1 having different shapes are provided.
3 is prepared in advance, and these can be replaced appropriately according to the application. For example,
As shown in FIG. 4, the baggage support 13A having a large-diameter disk 21, the baggage support 13B having a U-shaped locking member 22 as in the first embodiment, and the U-shaped groove. Receiver 23
By moving the baggage support portion 13C including the or the protrusion 24, the rod 25 is slid and moved to the substantially J-shaped receiving portion 26.
Luggage support 13 including a lock portion configured to be separable into
D, etc. are prepared and can be replaced according to the use and the type of luggage to be supported.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of holes 30 are formed in the main body 11, and a protrusion 31 that can be retracted by a spring or the like is formed in the luggage support portion 13. The baggage support 13 can be attached to the main body 11 by fitting, and the hole 30 to be fitted can be selected to appropriately suit the amount of protrusion of the baggage support 13, that is, the baggage supporting the position of the baggage support 13. It is configured to be adjustable.

In this embodiment, for example, a plurality of luggage support portions 13 (13A to 13D) are prepared in advance or additionally prepared, so that the luggage support portion 13 suitable for the luggage to be supported. Can be selected, and the bicycle luggage support device 10 according to the application can be easily used. Further, since the protrusion amount of the luggage support 13 can be adjusted, the luggage support 13 can be arranged at an appropriate position according to the size of the luggage, etc., and the bicycle luggage support 10 can be used more easily. can do.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the body 11 of the bicycle luggage support 10 is configured to be expandable / contractible by a double pipe, and the luggage support 13 is detachably attached to the other end of the body 11. As in the case of the second embodiment, each support 13 is provided with a protrusion 31 that can be retracted, and a hole 32 in the main body 11
The luggage support portion 13 can be attached to and detached from the main body 11 by being fitted to. And the luggage support 13 is
Similar to the second embodiment, a plurality of them are prepared so that they can be replaced appropriately according to the load to be supported and the application. As the luggage support portion 13, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a luggage support portion 13E similar to the luggage support portion 13A of the second embodiment having a large-diameter disk 21 and U.
The luggage support portion 13 of the second embodiment provided with the character-shaped locking member 22.
A luggage support portion 13F similar to A, a luggage support portion 13G having a through hole 27 capable of supporting a rod, and the like are prepared, and in use, types of luggage for supporting these luggage support portions 13E to 13G. It can be replaced according to

Also in this embodiment, the second
Similar to the embodiment, the luggage support 13 suitable for the luggage to be supported.
(13E to 13G) can be selected, and the bicycle luggage support 10 that is easy to use according to the application can be obtained, and the main body 11 can be expanded and contracted to provide an appropriate position according to the size of the luggage. The luggage support portion 13 can be arranged in the bag, and the support tool 10 can be more easily used.

FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, two main bodies 11 are projected from the fixing portion 12 of the bicycle luggage support 10, and the main bodies 11 are
Is provided so that the tip end side thereof, that is, the luggage support portion 13 side is widened. As a result, it is possible to stably support luggage such as an attache case where the handle portion is relatively long.
Although the luggage support 13 is formed as an extension of the main body 11 in FIG. 6, the luggage may be curved obliquely upward so that the supported luggage does not easily fall.

FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, two bicycle luggage supports 10
Are attached to the mandrel 3 side by side. Thereby, a plurality of luggages can be supported by different bicycle luggage support devices 10, and it is possible to cope with a large number of luggages.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various improvements and design changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, although the U-shaped luggage support portion 13 is provided in the first embodiment, a support portion having another shape as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 may be provided. Further, as the support portion 13 of the second embodiment, the support portion 13G for rod support of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5 may be used, and conversely, the support portion 13 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. The U-groove-shaped or lock-type support portions 13C and 13D of the second embodiment may be used, and a support portion having another shape not shown may be used. In the present invention, a specific shape of the support portion, The configuration may be appropriately set according to the type of luggage to be supported.

Furthermore, the luggage to be supported is not limited to bags and bags,
A string, an umbrella, or the like connected to the dog may be locked to the luggage support device 10 when the dog is walked.

In addition, in the fourth and fifth embodiments shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, as in the second and third embodiments, the luggage support unit 1
3 may be configured to be removable, or the main body 11 may be configured to be expandable and contractible. Further, the luggage support portion 13 is constituted by a rod-shaped member that can be bent in three steps at right angles to the main body 11, obliquely upward at about 30 to 60 degrees, and horizontally, for example, to support ordinary luggage. The luggage support 1
3 is bent in an oblique direction and locked, and when supporting a large movement of a dog string or the like, the luggage support portion 13 is bent at a right angle and locked, and when the luggage is not supported, the luggage support portion is supported. 13 may be arranged in the storage position in the horizontal direction. Further, the luggage support 13 may be configured to be foldable or may be stored in the main body 11. Also, the first
In the embodiment, the main body 11 is arranged diagonally rearward of the mandrel 3, but it may be arranged laterally or rearward. In short, the main body 11 of the bicycle luggage support device 10,
The shapes, configurations and the like of the fixed portion 12 and the luggage support portion 13 are not limited to those in the above-described embodiment, and may be set as appropriate for implementation.

[0025]

According to the bicycle luggage support of the present invention as described above, the luggage can be supported even in a bicycle without a luggage storage such as a luggage carrier and a basket, and the design of the bicycle is not impaired. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a bicycle to which a bicycle luggage support device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the bicycle luggage support device of the first embodiment is attached to a saddle mandrel.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which the bicycle luggage support device of the first embodiment is attached to a mandrel of a saddle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bicycle 3 Mandrel 10 Bicycle luggage support 11 Main body 12 Fixed part 13 Luggage support

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A structure comprising: a main body, a fixing portion provided on one end side of the main body and fixed to a mandrel of a saddle of a bicycle, and a luggage support portion provided on the other end side of the main body to support luggage. A luggage support device for a bicycle, characterized in that: 2. The bicycle luggage support according to claim 1, wherein the luggage support is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the main body. 3. The bicycle luggage support according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of the main body and the luggage support is configured to be expandable and contractable.