JPH107047A - Cargo cage to be used also for ride of infant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a riding-on or a riding-off of an infant for a cargo cage, cause the infant to be sit in an easy attitude and further cause a comfortable feeling in riding of the infant. SOLUTION: There are provided a cage main body 3 leaving no front side wall and having an L-shaped supporting part 2 as viewed in its side elevation projected therefrom; a cage follower 4 which can be fitted into the cage main body 3 and has no rear side wall; a connector 5 such as a pin or the like for connecting rear ends of both side walls 4B, 4C of the cage follower 4 to front ends of both right and left side walls 3A, 3B of the cage main body 3 in such a way that they may be relatively turned; and a handle 6 extending in a lateral direction which is arranged at the upper part of the front end of the supporting part 2. When an infant is put on the cage, the cage follower 4 is turned around the connector 5, the cage follower 4 is overlapped within the cage main body 3 so as to enable the infant to be sit on the cage with legs of the infant being exposed in front of the cage main body 3 and the cage follower 4 and at both right and left sides of the supporting part 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an infant carrying cargo basket used by being attached to a vehicle such as a bicycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such kind of infant carrying dual-purpose car cage, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 61-3472 (hereinafter referred to as the former) and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 63-72287 (hereinafter referred to as the latter). There is. The former comprises a bottom formed by bending and welding a wire, and a front frame, a rear frame, and a side frame. The front half of both side frames is separate from the rear fixed side frame and the side fixed frame. The lower end of the side movable frame is rotatably attached to the side of the bottom, and when placing an infant, the side movable frame is rotated to hang down, and the first half of both side frames is formed. Is opened so that the infant's leg can be extended outward.

[0003] The latter includes a net-like bottom plate for carrying an infant and a net-like peripheral side wall surrounding four circumferences of the space above the bottom plate.
A through hole is provided for the infant to suspend the left and right legs, and a lid that can be opened and closed is provided in the through hole, and the lid is opened when the infant is placed.

[0004]

In the former of the prior art described above, there are disadvantages such as a wide interval between the bottoms of the front halves of both side frames, both legs protruding sideways, which makes the seat uncomfortable, and the legs hit the bottom side edges. There is. In addition, in the latter case of the prior art, when the child gets on and off, it is troublesome to put the legs in and out of the through hole of the cargo car bottom plate, and there is a risk of catching the foot on the edge of the through hole.

[0005] Further, the former and the latter of the above prior art are:
Holes are provided on the sides and bottom of the basket so that infants can sit on it, so the size of the basket is
When it is set to "put on infant", it is limited to a size that follows the general body shape of the infant, and the capacity as a basket cannot be increased. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an infant carrying dual-purpose car basket that is easy for infants to get on and off, and can be seated in a comfortable posture, and has a good riding comfort. To be.

It is another object of the present invention to increase the capacity of a cargo basket while maintaining the size of the case where the child is placed.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the following technical measures have been taken in order to achieve the above object. That is,
The infant carrying dual-purpose car according to the present invention includes an upper-opening car main body having an open front side, an upper-opening car sub-body having a rear-side opening, the car main body and the car sub-body, and It consists of a connection part that connects the connection state of the
In the first connection state, the connection portion connects the car main body and the car subordinate body so as to form an upper-opening cage body with four side surfaces surrounded, and in the second connection state, Is characterized in that an infant can have his / her legs protruding from the front opening of the car main body or the rear opening of the car subordinate body so as to be able to sit in the car main body or the car subordinate body.

[0008] In this case, in the first connection state, it can be used as a car, and in the second connection state, the infant can be put on the car. Then, the legs are put out from the front opening of the car main body or the rear openings of the car slaves, and the seats can be seated in the car main body or the car slaves. The legs are comfortable and the ride is good.

Further, in the second connected state, the size of the car main body or the car subordinate is the size of the “child-mounted”, but in the first connected state, the capacity of the car main body is Since the capacity of the car body is added to the capacity of the entire car body, the capacity of the cargo car can be increased while maintaining the size of the “carring infant”. Also,
In the present invention, one of the car main body and the car subordinate body may be located in the other in the second connection state such that the positions of the respective openings coincide with each other.

In this case, by locating either the car main body or the car subordinate body in the other, the car can be transformed into a form for carrying an infant, and since the openings of the car coincide with each other. However, even if one is located within the other, it will not be an obstacle when the infant rides. The connecting portion connects the front end portions of the left and right side walls of the car main body and the rear end portions of the left and right side walls of the car slave so as to be relatively rotatable, and connects the car main body or the car slave to the connecting portion. By rotating around the center and storing either the car main body or the car subordinate body in the other, the first connected state can be easily changed to the second connected state.

Further, the pivot center position of the connecting portion can be freely displaceable between a relative rotatable position and a non-rotatable position between the car main body and the car follower. The car main body and the car subordinate body can be relatively rotated only when the rotation center position is displaced to the relative rotatable position. Further, in the present invention, one of the car main body and the car subordinate body may be provided with a support portion that supports the other at least at the bottom when the car body is formed.

In this case, the stability of the other part supported by the support part is increased. And the width of the support in the left-right direction is
If the width of the car main body or car follower supported by the support is narrower than the width in the left-right direction, it is difficult for the infant's legs and feet to hit the support when the child gets on and off, and it is easy to get on and off, and the distance between both legs is also possible The legs are comfortable because they become narrower.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. An infant carrying car 1 is attached to a rear carrier of a bicycle and is made of synthetic resin. The car main body 3 provided, a car subordinate body 4 that can be put into the car main body 3 and overlapped with the car main body 3, a pin-shaped connecting portion 5 that rotatably connects the car main body 3 and the car subordinate body 4, and a support portion 2 And a bar-shaped handle 6 provided at the center.

The car main body 3 is opened at the front side and the upper side, and an outward flange 3E is protruded from the side walls 3A, 3B, 3C and the edges (upper and front) of the bottom 3D.
The front end of D is located at the center in the left-right direction and has a width (for example, considerably smaller than the width in the left-right direction of the car main body 3 and the car follower 4)
The support portion 2 having an L shape in a side view (approximately 1/3 of the width of the bottom 3D in the left-right direction) is integrally provided. Outwardly extending flanges 2A projecting outward are provided at both left and right ends and a front end of the support portion 2, and the handle 6 penetrates the flange 2A located at the upper end of the rising piece 2B. It is mounted in the shape.

The left and right side walls 3A, 3B of the car main body 3
A long hole 7 for connecting the car follower, which is long in the vertical direction, is provided in the upper part of the front end portion thereof so as to penetrate in the left-right direction. Although not shown, the car main body 3 has a bottom 3
D or the support portion 2 is mounted on the rear carrier of the bicycle by mounting means such as bolts and nuts. This car subject 3
, So that the front side matches the front direction of the bicycle,
Attached to a bicycle. The direction of attachment of the car main body 3 may be such that the front side of the car main body 3 matches the lateral direction or the rear side direction of the bicycle.

The car follower 4 is open at the rear and upper sides, and has an outward flange 4E projecting from the corner of the front side wall 4A to the front half of the left and right side walls 4B and 4C at the upper end edge thereof. At the rear of the upper end portions of the left and right side walls 4B and 4C, a connecting hole (not shown) is provided corresponding to the elongated hole 7 of the car main body 3 and penetrated through the elongated hole 7 from the hole. The connecting portion 5 including the bolt 8A and the nut 8B is connected so as to be rotatable around the bolt 8A.

The connecting portion 5 can be a pin instead of the bolt 8A and the nut 8B. The connecting portion 5 slides up and down in the elongated hole 7 and rotates with respect to the car main body 3 and the car subordinate body 4. It is possible. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the state of the car 1 when a load is loaded. In this state,
The cargo car 1 is placed at a position where the car main body 3 is located at a position forming a car body having an upper opening shape in which four side faces are surrounded by the car main body side walls 3A, 3B, 3C and the car subordinate side walls 4A, 4B, 4C. The slave 4 is connected (hereinafter, referred to as a “first connection state”). At this time, the bottom 4D of the car follower 4
Are supported by the front end of the bottom 3D of the car main body 3 and the horizontal piece 2C of the support section 2. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 2 and 3, the infant seat 9 can be detachably attached to the inside of the front side wall 4A of the car follower 4.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 show the state of the car 1 when the infant is loaded. The upper opening of the car slave 4 coincides with the front opening of the car main body 3 and the rear opening of the car slave 4. Basket 3
The car follower 4 is fitted into the car main body 3 and overlapped so that the upper opening of the car subordinate coincides with the upper opening of the car (hereinafter, referred to as “second car”).
Connection state)). At this time, the flange 4E of the car follower 4 is located on the front side of the front flange 3E of the car main body 3, the bottom 4D is the backrest of the infant, and the front side wall 4A is the seat plate.

When the car 1 is changed from the first connected state to the second connected state, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the car follower 4 is pulled upward (in the direction of arrow A), and 5 is positioned above the long hole 7. Here, in the first connection state, the rotation of the car follower 4 is prevented by the support portion 2 or the like. However, by raising the car follower 4, the car follower 4 It becomes pivotable with respect to the main body 3. That is, in the first connection state, the connection portion 5
The connecting portion 5 is located at the lower end side (non-rotatable position) of the elongated hole 7 and is displaced toward the upper end side (rotatable position) of the elongated hole 7 by pulling up the car follower 4. It will be movable.

Next, the car follower 4 is rotated about the connecting portion 5 in the direction indicated by the arrow B in the figure. And the bottom 4
When the front end corner 4F of D enters the car main body 3, the car follower 4 is lowered to bring the corner 4F into contact with the bottom 3D of the car main body 3, and the car follower 4 is moved in the direction of arrow B in the figure. When rotated, the front side wall 4A of the car follower 4 comes into contact with the bottom 3D of the car main body 3.

At this time, the flange 4E of the car follower 4 is
The car follower 4 stops rotating any more when it hits the flange 3E of the car main body 3, and the car subordinate body 4 is superposed in the car main body 3 so that it is stably supported without additional fixing means. You. The space between the flange 4E of the car follower 4 and the rising piece 2B of the support portion 2 is opened in the vertical direction.

Therefore, in the second connected state, the loading basket 1
When the child is getting on and off the vehicle, the child's feet etc. do not get caught on the car main body 3 and the car follower 4 and can be smoothly and easily got on and off. There is no danger of overturning and it is extremely easy. In addition, the width in the left-right direction of the support portion 2 may be as small as possible, as long as the strength required to support a part of the weight of the luggage placed on the car follower 4 and the luggage car 1 can be ensured. Easier to remove.

Further, in the first connected state, the car main body 3
The total capacity of the car body is obtained by adding the capacity of the car follower 4 to the capacity of the car body 3, and in the second connected state, the car main body 3
Since the size of the (car follower 4) is a size for carrying an infant, the first size is maintained while maintaining the size in the second connected state.
The capacity of the car 1 in the connected state can be increased. When changing from the second connection state to the first connection state, the car follower 4
4 can be easily returned by rotating it in the direction indicated by the arrow C in FIG. 4, and the car follower 4 is stable on the support portion 2 even if the car follower 4 is not fixed to the car main body 3. Supported.

The long holes 7 do not have to be provided linearly in the vertical direction, but may be provided diagonally in the vertical direction, or may be curved. FIGS. 6 and 7 show a main part of a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the support portion 2 is a separate body and the cage is mainly provided by a fixture 10 such as a bolt and a nut. 3 is detachably fixedly connected to the bottom 4D of the car 3 so that the support 2 is separated from the car main body 3 and put into the car main body 3 together with the car subordinate body 4 during packing (storage), transportation and the like. The advantage is that the storage space and the loading space can be reduced because the storage space and the loading space can be reduced.

Note that the second embodiment is exactly the same as the first embodiment except for the above, so that the second embodiment also has the operation and effect of the first embodiment. Therefore, the same reference numerals as those used in FIGS. 1 and 2 are assigned to FIGS. 6 and 7, and the detailed description is omitted. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the height of the car body 4 is lower than the height of the car body 3, but may be the height of the car body 3 or a size close thereto. The car main body 3 and the car subordinate body 4 may be in the form of a plate, or may be in the form of a mesh, and may be in the form of a net or frame braided on a metal wire.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the support portion 2 does not need to be integrally formed or fixedly connected to the car main body 3, and is completely separate from the car main body 2 or the car subordinate 3.
The vehicle itself may have a mounting means for a bicycle or the like. Further, in the second connection state, the car main body 3 may be located in the car subordinate body 4 and the support portion 2 may be provided on the car subordinate body 4.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the connecting portion 5 is of one type, but the first connecting portion connects the car main body 3 and the car subordinate body 4 in the first connected state. And a second connection part connected to the second connection state. When the first connection state is changed to the second connection state, the car main body 3 connected by the first connection part The design can be changed as appropriate, for example, by separating the slave 4 and changing the car main body 3 and the car slave 4 to a form in which a baby is placed, and then connecting them by the second connecting portion.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, an upper-opening car main body having an open front side, an upper-opening car follower having a rear opening side, the car main body and the car are provided. And a connecting portion for connecting the slaves so that their connection states can be changed. In the first connection state, the connection portion constitutes an upper opening cage body with four side surfaces surrounded. , Which connects the car subject and the car slave,
In the second connection state, the infant is allowed to protrude from the front opening of the car main body or the rear opening of the car subordinate body so as to be able to sit in the car main body or the car subordinate body. In the connected state, the child can be used as a car, in the second connected state, the infant can be placed on the car, and in the second connected state, the legs can be put out of the openings and seated. Sit in a comfortable position and ride comfort is good.

Further, in the second connected state, the size of the car main body or the car subordinate is the size of the "child-mounted", but in the first connected state, the capacity of the car main body is Since the capacity of the car body is added to the capacity of the entire car body, the capacity of the cargo car can be increased while maintaining the size of the “carring infant”.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention in a loaded state.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a right side view showing a child-mounted state in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of an operation of overturning or standing up a car slave in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view showing a main part (with a car subordinate removed) of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a support in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Carrying bag also for infants 2 Support part 3 Car main body 3A, 3B Side wall 4 Car follower 4A Front side wall 4B, 4C Side wall 5 Connection part 6 Handle 7 Slot 9 Baby seat

Claims (6)

[Claims] An upper-open car main body (3) having a front side opened, an upper-open car sub-body (4) having a rear open side, the car main body (3) and the car sub-body (3). 4) and a connecting portion (5) for connecting the connecting states thereof in a freely changeable manner. In the first connecting state, the connecting portion (5) is an upper opening cage having four side faces surrounded. As you make up the body,
The car main body (3) and the car subordinate body (4) are connected to each other. In the second connection state, the infant can open the front side of the car main body (3) or the rear side opening of the car subordinate body (4). A child-bearing dual-purpose car, wherein the legs are put out of the car so that it can be seated in the car main body or the car subbody. 2. One of the car main body (3) and the car subordinate body (4) is positioned in the other in the second connection state such that the positions of the respective openings coincide with each other. The infant carrying dual-purpose basket according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The connecting portion (5) is a front end of the left and right side walls (3A, 3B) of the car main body (3) and a rear end of the left and right side walls (4A, 4B) of the car follower (4). A car main body (3) or a car subordinate body (4) connected to the connecting portion (5).
3. The car with dual use of claim 1, wherein one of the car main body (3) and the car subordinate body (4) is housed in the other by rotating the car. 4. A pivot center position of the connecting portion (5) is freely displaceable between a relative pivotable position and a non-rotatable position between the car main body (4) and the car follower (4). The infant carrying dual-purpose basket according to claim 3, wherein: 5. The car main body (3) or the car subordinate body (4).
5. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a support portion configured to support at least a bottom portion of the car body when the car body is formed. 6. Carrying basket for infants. 6. A lateral width of the support portion (2) is smaller than a lateral width of a car main body (3) or a car subordinate body (4) supported by the support portion (2). The infant carrying dual-purpose basket according to claim 5.