JPH092357A - Baggage carrying basket fitting device for bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a baggage carrying gasket fitting device for a bicycle capable of being fitted in an adaptable manner to the different fitting position of a basket to the bicycle. CONSTITUTION: In a device body 8 having means 16, 17 to fix a baggage carrying basket for the bicycle, and a baggage carrying basket fitting device for a bicycle provided with the fitting means to the bicycle in the device body 8, the fitting means comprises a first part 14 capable of being fitted to a handle post 41 of the bicycle and a fitting leg part 13 to connect the first fitting part 14 to the device body 8, the fitting leg part 13 is provided rearward of the rear part of the device body 8, and bent and fixed in the longitudinal direction of the handle post 41 at least at one point.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle basket attachment device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bicycle basket 30 is attached to a bicycle B by metal fittings 31 and 32, as shown in FIG. One end of the metal fitting 31 is fixed to the upright surface 33 of the luggage basket 30 by a fixing means such as a screw 34, and the other end is fixed to a frame front portion 35 of the bicycle. Further, one end of the other metal fitting 32 is fixed to the bottom surface 36 of the cargo basket 30 by a fixing means such as a screw 37, and the other end is fixed to a front wheel axle 38 of the bicycle B. (Conventional example 1) As an accessory for a bicycle to be attached to the front part (handle bar, handle post) of the bicycle B, an umbrella stand device (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. Sho 59-190688, conventional example 2).
There is.

[0003]

When the luggage basket 30 is attached to the bicycle B as in the conventional example 1, the luggage basket 30
If the mounting positional relationship changes depending on the size and shape of the bicycle or the size and structure of the bicycle B, the same metal fitting 3
With 1, 32, the cargo basket 30 cannot be attached.
In order to cope with such a change in the positional relationship, it is necessary to manufacture various kinds of metal fittings, which increases the cost.

Further, in order to attach a luggage basket to a bicycle (mountain bike or the like) that does not have a metal fixture for attaching a luggage basket, the metal fixture (mounting device) must have a means for attaching to the front part of the bicycle. . In the conventional example 2, the attachment of the umbrella stand (rod stand) to the handle post is
It is attached by a fixture through a plate body that is rotatably connected by pins at the bottom of the umbrella stand, and if this is adopted as a luggage basket attachment device, it can be seen on any bicycle at a glance Seems to be.

However, as a handlebar post of a bicycle, there is a handlebar post that is provided so as to be inclined forward from the front portion of the frame. In particular, when it is provided in a substantially horizontal direction from the front part of the frame, the attachment as in the conventional example 2 cannot be performed while keeping the posture of the attachment device main body. Because the rotatable plate is provided at the bottom of the umbrella stand, the fixture provided via the plate is provided in the forward tilted or substantially horizontal direction unless the umbrella stand is tilted. Cannot be attached to the handle post. Unlike the umbrella stand device, it is desirable that the posture of the cargo basket is constant, and therefore the posture of the cargo basket attaching device must be mountable so that the posture is also constant.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to mount a load basket and a bicycle having different mounting positional relations with a bicycle, and the posture can be maintained even with a handle post provided in a forward inclined shape or in a substantially horizontal direction. An object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle basket attachment device that can be attached as it is.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical measures. That is, in a bicycle basket attachment device including a device base having means for fixing a bicycle basket, and a device mounting means for attaching the bicycle to the bicycle, the attaching means is attachable to a handle post of the bicycle. The mounting post includes a first mounting portion and a mounting leg portion connecting the first mounting portion and the device base body, the mounting leg portion being provided rearward from a rear portion of the device base body, and the handle post at at least one location. It can be bent and fixed in the longitudinal direction.

The mounting leg portion is rotatably fixed to at least one of the first mounting portion and the device base. Further, the device base body is also provided with a second mounting portion that can be mounted on the handlebar of the bicycle above the mounting leg portion as the mounting means. Also,
The first mounting portion is located rearward of the second mounting portion in a state where the mounting leg portion is not bent.

[0009]

When the load basket attachment device according to the present invention is attached to a bicycle, the attachment legs can be bent and fixed in the longitudinal direction of the handle post at least at one place. It can be installed even if the installation position relationship with the bicycle is different. Further, since the mounting legs are provided rearward from the rear of the device base body, even if a plurality of bendable portions are not provided, it is only necessary to provide one place, and even a handle post provided in a forwardly inclined shape or a substantially horizontal shape can be provided. , It can be installed while maintaining the posture of the entire cargo basket attachment device.

Further, if the mounting leg portion is rotatably provided with respect to at least one of the first mounting portion and the device base, the mounting position can be easily adjusted. Further, in the case where the device base body is provided with the second attachment portion to the handlebar of the bicycle above the attachment leg portion as the attachment means, the attachment to the bicycle can be performed easily and reliably. Furthermore, if the first mounting portion is located rearward of the second mounting portion in a state in which the mounting legs are not bent, it is easy for a bicycle in which the handle post is provided in a forward inclined shape or a substantially horizontal shape. Can be attached.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the load basket 2 is attached to the bicycle B using the load basket attaching device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The cargo basket 2 has a pair of mounting holes 5 on its back surface 3 and a mounting hole 6 on the bottom surface 4 as well, and is fixed to the cargo basket mounting device 1 by these mounting holes 5, 6. .

The cart mounting device 1 is formed of a synthetic resin material, and as shown in FIG. 1, a device base 8 and the device base 8
An attachment leg portion 13 provided rearward from the rear surface 9, a first attachment portion 14 provided at the rear end of the attachment leg portion 13 and attachable to a handle post 41 of the bicycle B, and an upper portion 10 of the device base 8. And a second attachment portion 15 provided on the handlebar 42 of the bicycle B.

The lower part 11 of the device base 8 is projected forward, and the whole of the device base 8 is substantially L-shaped in a side view. As shown in FIG. 2, on the upper side of the front surface 12 of the device base body 8, a pair of locking protrusions 16 for fixing the cargo basket 2 to the cargo basket attaching device 1 by the upright surface 3 thereof are provided. . A pair of locking projections 1
Reference numerals 6 respectively project forward from the front surface of the device base body 8, and upward engaging portions 16a are formed at their tips. In order to fix the luggage basket 2 to the luggage basket attachment device 1 with its back surface 3, after inserting the pair of locking projections 16 into the pair of mounting holes 5 provided in the back luggage surface 3 of the luggage basket 2. , Move the basket 2 downward. Then, the cargo basket 2 has an upward locking portion 16a.
Will be retained by. Loading cart 2 Loading cart mounting device 1
When removing from, the cargo basket 2 may be moved upward to release the retaining state, and the locking projection 16 may be pulled out from the mounting hole 5. As described above, the fixing of the luggage basket 2 on the upright surface 3 is easy without using a tool or the like.

Further, the lower portion 1 projecting forward of the device base body 8
1 is provided with an elongated hole 17 for fixing the cargo basket 2 at its bottom surface 4 to the cargo basket attachment device 1. Bolts are inserted through the long holes 17 into the mounting holes 6 provided on the bottom surface 4 of the cargo basket 2 and fastened and fixed. Further, since the device base body 8 is substantially L-shaped in a side view, when the load basket 2 is fixed to the load basket attaching device 1, the upright surface 3 and the bottom face 4 thereof are reinforced by the device base body 8.

The mounting leg portion 13 is constructed by connecting a first member 13a and a second member 13b. The first member 13a is integrally provided from the rear surface 9 of the device base 8 toward the rear,
The rear end and the tip of the second member 13b are connected by a bolt 20 and a nut, so that the mounting leg portion 13 can be bent in the longitudinal direction of the handle post 41 of the bicycle B midway in the longitudinal direction. By loosening the bolt 20 and the nut that connect the first member 13a and the second member 13b, the second member 13
b is rotatable with respect to the first member 13a, and the attachment leg portion 13 can be bent in the longitudinal direction of the handle post 41 at the connecting portion. After bending the mounting legs 13, tighten the bolts 20 and nuts to mount the mounting legs 13.
Is fixed in the bent state.

The first mounting portion 14 is provided at the rear end of the second member 13b of the mounting leg portion 13, and the handle post 41 of the bicycle B can be moved forward and backward (in the case where the handle post 41 is provided horizontally, the upper and lower sides). It is attached by sandwiching it, and is composed of a front side holding portion 14a held by the front side (lower side) of the handle post 41 and a rear side holding portion 14b held by the rear side (upper side). The first attachment portion 14 is attached by holding the handle post 41 between the front holding portion 14a and the rear holding portion 14b and tightening the handle post 41 with a bolt and a nut.

The second mounting portion 15 is provided from the upper part of the device base 8 toward the rear of the device base 8, and its rear part is bifurcated and curved downward to form a pair of hooks 15a. . The second mounting portion 15 has a handlebar 42.
The hook 15a is hooked from the rear at two places on the left and right sides of the connecting portion with the upper handle post 41 to be attached. To mount the luggage basket mounting device 1 on the bicycle B by the first mounting portion 14 and the second mounting portion 15, the following is performed.

First, the second mounting portion 15 is attached to the handlebar 42.
Hook on. In this state, since the entire cargo basket attaching device 1 is held by the bicycle B, there is no need to support the cargo basket attaching device 1 by hand. Next, the first attachment portion 14 is attached to the handle post 41. At this time, the mounting leg portion 13 is bent according to the position and angle of the handle post 41. Since the mounting leg portion 13 can be bent and the first mounting portion 14 can be mounted at different positions even on the bicycle B having different positions and angles of the handle post 41, the posture of the cargo basket mounting device 1 can be made substantially constant. It can be attached to the bicycle B in this state.

Further, since the mounting leg portion 13 is provided on the rear surface of the device base 8, even if there is only one bendable portion as in the first embodiment, the mounting leg portion 13 is provided with respect to the horizontally arranged handle post. Therefore, it is possible to mount the cargo basket mounting device 1 while keeping the posture thereof. Further, in the case of the handle post 41 which is inclined forward or horizontal, the handle post 41 is located rearward of the handle bar 42, but the first attachment portion 14 has the second attachment portion with the device base 8 as a reference. 15 hooks 15a
Since it is located rearward of the handle post 41, it is compatible with such a handle post 41.

FIG. 4 shows a cargo basket mounting apparatus 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and the mounting leg portion 1 as in the first embodiment.
The third first member 13a is not provided integrally with the device base body 8 but is provided so as to be rotatable and fixed by the bolt 21 and the nut, thereby facilitating the attachment position adjustment. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

Although not shown, the first mounting portion 14 may be rotatably fixed to the second member 13b of the mounting leg portion 13. FIG. 5 shows a cargo basket attaching device 1 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, the cargo basket 2 includes a pair of left and right elongated holes 1 provided in an upper portion of the device base 8.
It is fixed to the cargo basket attachment device 1 only by 8. From these long holes 18, bolts are inserted into the mounting holes 5 provided in the upright surface 3 of the cargo basket 2 and tightened and fixed with nuts. Since these elongated holes 18 are formed so as to extend in the vertical direction, the position of the cargo basket 2 with respect to the cargo cage attaching device 1 can be adjusted in the vertical direction.

Further, in the third embodiment, the first mounting portion 14
Is a cylindrical member having a rear end opening, which sandwiches the handle post 41 by this elastic deformation force.
No tool is required to mount the bicycle B together with the mounting portion 15. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the cargo basket 2 may be fixed to the cargo basket mounting device 1 by other means, or the first mounting portion 14 and the second mounting portion 15 may be Be attached to the bicycle by other means,
The design can be changed as appropriate, for example, the mounting leg portion 13 can be bent at a plurality of locations.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the luggage basket is attached to the bicycle, it is possible to attach the luggage basket and the bicycle having different attachment positional relationships.
It can be attached to a handle post that is provided in a forwardly inclined shape or in a substantially horizontal direction while maintaining the posture of the attachment device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cargo basket attaching device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.

3 is a side view showing a state in which a luggage basket is attached to a bicycle by the luggage basket mounting device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cargo basket attaching device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cargo basket attaching device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a conventional example of attaching a luggage basket to a bicycle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cargo attachment device 8 Device base body 13 Attachment leg portion 14 First attachment portion 15 Second attachment portion

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bicycle comprising a device base (8) having means (16, 17) for fixing a bicycle basket (2), and means for attaching the device base (8) to the bicycle (B). In the loading basket attachment device (1), the attachment means is a handle post (4) of the bicycle (B).
1), and a mounting leg portion (1) connecting the first mounting portion (14) and the device base body (8).
3), the mounting leg portion (13) is provided rearward from the rear portion of the device base body (8), and can be bent and fixed in at least one position in the longitudinal direction of the handle post (41). A device for mounting a luggage basket for a bicycle, which is characterized by being. 2. The mounting leg portion (13) is rotatably fixed to at least one of the first mounting portion (14) and the device base body (8). The bicycle basket attachment device according to claim 1. 3. The device base (8) also has a second mounting part (15) as the mounting means, which can be mounted on the handlebar (42) of the bicycle (B) above the mounting leg (13). The bicycle luggage basket attachment device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bicycle luggage basket attachment device is provided. 4. The first attachment part (14) is located rearward of the second attachment part (15) in a state where the attachment leg part (13) is not bent. The bicycle basket attachment device according to claim 3.