JPH1035556A - Bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bicycle parking device suitably used for parking a bicycle in a saved space. SOLUTION: In a bicycle parking device wherein a long bicycle placing base 3 having a U groove for wheel guiding is obliquely inclined so as to set its front side higher and a frame-like front wheel holder 5 is attached to the tip part of the bicycle placing base 3, a sliding part 50 for freely sliding the front wheel holder 5 along the longitudinal direction of the bicycle placing base 3 is provided for such a purpose, alternatively a front wheel introducing space is formed to expand the front wheel holder 5 toward the upper side of a portion roughly V-shape in section and otherwise an inclining part 60 for inclining the sliding part 50 left and right within a specified range is provided so as to facilitate left and right inclination of the bicycle. Thus, bicycles are parked in a high density and parking and taking-out of the bicycles are facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a bicycle parking device suitable for parking a bicycle in a small space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of bicycle parking machine,
2. Description of the Related Art There is known a mounting table having a U-shaped groove for a wheel guide, in which a frame-shaped front wheel holder is attached to a distal end portion. However, the front wheel holder of such a conventional bicycle parking device is intended to fix the front wheel of the bicycle so as not to incline. Therefore, the width of the frame constituting the front wheel holder is also limited to the width of the U for the wheel guide. The width of the groove was designed to be almost the same.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional bicycle parking device, since the front wheels of the bicycle are fixed so as not to be inclined, the bicycle is alternately moved up and down so that the handle portions do not overlap. Even if measures to park bicycles are adopted, it is difficult to park bicycles with high density, and bicycles are parked when bicycles are parked or when bicycles are taken out from bicycle parking machines There is a problem that it is extremely troublesome to release the entanglement between the handle portions of the left and right bicycles. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle parking device that allows a bicycle to be parked at a high density and that facilitates bicycle parking and removal.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a long bicycle mounting table having a groove for a wheel guide is inclined obliquely so that the front is higher. In a bicycle parking device having a frame-shaped front wheel holder attached to a front end portion of the bicycle mounting table, a front wheel introduction space that is enlarged upward is formed on the front wheel holder, and the front wheel holder is attached to the bicycle mounting table. Technical means of providing a sliding portion that is slidable along the longitudinal direction. Further, in the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above configuration, a technical means is provided in which a tilting portion for tilting the sliding portion left and right within a predetermined range is provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a long bicycle mounting table having a groove for a wheel guide is inclined obliquely so that the front is higher, and a frame-shaped front wheel holder is provided at the tip of the bicycle mounting table. In a bicycle bicycle parking machine having an attached bicycle, a sliding portion that allows the front wheel holder to slide along the longitudinal direction of the bicycle mounting table, and a tilting portion that tilts the sliding portion left and right within a predetermined range. It is taking the technical measures of being provided. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the tilting portion has an upper end pivotally connected to the sliding portion and a lower end pivotally connected to the fixed base, and has an impact when the link member is tilted right and left at a predetermined angle. A technical measure is taken that it consists of a restraining portion having left and right abutment walls that meet.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the illustrated bicycle parking device according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a bicycle bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention. The bicycle parking apparatus 1 includes a long bicycle mounting table 3 having a V-groove 2 mainly for wheel guides, A base 4 (for example, a suitable horizontal base 4a as shown in the drawing) for supporting the front part of the bicycle mounting table 3 and tilting the front of the bicycle mounting table 3 upward, and a distal end of the bicycle mounting table 3 A front wheel holder 5 projecting obliquely upward and forward as a whole, a sliding portion 5 ′ that allows the front wheel holder 5 to slide along the longitudinal direction of the bicycle mounting table 3, and a front portion of the bicycle mounting table 3. Front wheel stopper 6 provided to cross V-groove 2
And a rear wheel stopper 7 provided at the rear end of the bicycle mounting table 3 so as to cross the V groove 2.

[0007] In addition to the above example, the bicycle mounting table 3 may have a groove having an arbitrary shape, such as a U-shaped cross section, which can serve as a bicycle wheel guide. The front pedestal 4 can have any height according to the desired inclination angle of the bicycle mounting table 3. The front wheel holder 5 is formed by assembling, for example, a metal rod into the frame 8, and as shown in FIG. 2, the space 9 surrounded by the frame 8 has a shape that is enlarged toward a substantially V-shaped cross section. Like that. Thereby, when the front wheel 10 of the bicycle is introduced into the space 9 surrounded by the frame body 8, the front wheel 10 can be inclined left and right within the range of the substantially V-shaped cross section. There is no particular limitation on the angle at which the frame body 8 spreads to the left and right, but it is preferably about 10 degrees. As shown in FIG. 3, the front wheel stopper 6 and the rear wheel stopper 7
When the bicycle is parked, it comes into contact with the front wheel 10 and the rear wheel 11 of the bicycle to prevent the bicycle from falling.

[0008] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a plurality of bicycle bicycle parking devices configured as described above are provided in parallel.
In this case, the bicycles are arranged so that they are alternately located at the front and rear, and back and forth so that the bicycle parking density is as high as possible. With the bicycle bicycle parking device having the above configuration, the front wheel of the bicycle can be tilted left and right within a certain range when the bicycle is parked, so that the bicycle can easily be entangled with the handles of the left and right bicycles already parked. When the bicycle is taken out, the entanglement between the left and right bicycle handles can be easily avoided. Therefore,
That can increase the bicycle parking density.

[0010] As shown in FIG. 5, a sliding portion 50 is attached to the front wheel holder 5. This sliding part 50
The U-groove plate body 14 is mounted on the lower surface of the front wheel bicycle mounting table 13 having a V-shaped cross section in the opposite direction, and the U-groove plate body 14 can fit into the bracket-type bicycle mounting table 12 and slide. It has become.

In this case, as shown in FIG.
In order to enhance the slidability of 4, it is preferable to provide a material 15 for reducing frictional resistance, such as a fluororesin, at a contact portion of the U-groove plate 14 with the bracket-type bicycle mounting table 12. FIG.
In the embodiment of the sliding portion 50 shown in FIG. 5, a caster 16 is attached to the lower surface of the front wheel bicycle mounting table 13 instead of the U-groove plate 14 shown in FIG. 5, and the frame 8 of the front wheel holder 5 is It is substantially the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 except that it extends to the lower surface of the bracket-type bicycle mounting table 12.

In the case of this embodiment, before the bicycle is parked, the front wheel holder 5 is located below the bracket-type bicycle mounting table 12, and the front wheel of the bicycle is mounted thereon, and the bicycle is moved forward. By moving the bicycle, the front wheel of the bicycle moves forward together with the front wheel holder 5, and finally stops at the tip of the bracket-type bicycle mounting table 12. When taking out the bicycle, the front wheel of the bicycle retreats while riding on the front wheel holder 5, the movement of the front wheel holder 5 is stopped at a certain position by a stopper (not shown), and finally the front wheel of the bicycle is removed from the front wheel holder 5. Will be withdrawn.

Next, in the present invention, a tilting portion 60 for tilting the sliding portion 50 left and right is provided. This tilts the front wheel holder 5 right and left directly, and may be used supplementarily when the space 9 of the front wheel holder 5 is large, and is indispensable when the space inside the front wheel holder 5 is small. It is a requirement.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the tilting portion 60 includes a box-shaped restraining portion 61 having an open upper portion.
The upper end is pivotally connected to the sliding portion 50 by a pin P1 and the lower end is pivotally connected to the sliding portion 50 below the restraining portion 61 by a pin P2
A pair of link members 62, 62 each formed of a square pipe having a built-in shape. Consists of In the illustrated example, “′” is added to the reference sign when the tilting unit is tilted to one side, and “″” is added to the reference sign when the tilting unit is tilted to the other side for convenience of explanation. In this structure, the tilt angle of the built-in link member 62 can be adjusted by changing the height of the restraining portion 61.

The tilting portion 60 may be configured in such a manner that the mechanism of the sliding portion can be slid right and left within a certain range by changing the mechanism of the sliding portion as it is by 90 degrees. As shown in FIG. 8, the link 62 may be formed by using a rod bent in a channel shape instead of the link member. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but various other design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the main structure of the bicycle bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention has been described with reference to an example of a bicycle bicycle parking apparatus. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to various other known bicycle bicycle parking apparatuses.

[0015]

As described in detail above, the bicycle parking device according to the present invention has the front wheel holder configured so that the front wheel of the bicycle can be tilted to the left and right to some extent. And a remarkable effect such as easy parking and taking out of the bicycle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bicycle parking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the main part.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a sliding portion and a tilting portion of the front wheel.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating pivotal connection between a sliding portion and a link member.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of a link member.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a different link member.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment using a caster for a sliding portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bicycle parking machine, 2 ... V groove, 3 ... Bicycle mounting stand, 4 ... Front support stand, 5 ... Front wheel holder, 6 ... Front wheel stopper, 7 ... Rear wheel stopper, 8 ... Frame body, 9 ... Space, 10 ... Front wheel , 11: rear wheel, 12: bracket type bicycle mounting table, 13: front wheel bicycle mounting table, 14: U-groove plate body, 16: caster. 50: sliding part 60: tilting part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A long bicycle mounting table having a groove for a wheel guide is inclined obliquely so that the front is higher, and a frame-shaped front wheel holder is attached to a tip end of the bicycle mounting table. In the bicycle parking device, a front wheel introduction space is formed on the front wheel holder and the sliding portion is formed so as to be slidable along the longitudinal direction of the bicycle mounting table. Bicycle parking machine characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The bicycle parking device according to claim 1, further comprising a tilting portion for tilting the sliding portion left and right within a predetermined range. 3. A long bicycle mounting table having a groove for a wheel guide is inclined obliquely so that the front is higher, and a frame-shaped front wheel holder is attached to a tip end of the bicycle mounting table. In a bicycle parking device for bicycles, it is preferable that a sliding portion that allows the front wheel holder to slide along the longitudinal direction of the bicycle mounting table and a tilting portion that tilts the sliding portion left and right within a predetermined range are provided. Bicycle parking machine characterized by. 4. A link member having an upper end pivotally connected to a sliding portion and a lower end pivotally connected to a fixed base, and an impulsive portion which abuts when the link member is tilted right and left at a predetermined angle. The bicycle parking device according to claim 2 or 3, comprising a restraining portion having left and right joint walls.