JPH1129077A - Bicycle storing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store many bicycles in a narrow space by substantially horizontally arranging mounting means and approaching neighboring bicycles each other up to the pedal width of one side of the bicycles when bicycles are mounted. SOLUTION: A mounting means 1 is provided with a mounting base 12 having a recessed part coincident with the tire width of a bicycle at a substantially horizontal and low location. On the front part and rear part of the mounting base 12, a front wheel receiver 13 and a rear wheel receiver 14 are provided, respectively. A front wheel and a rear wheel are held by the front wheel receiver 13 and the rear wheel receiver 14, respectively. The mounting base 12 is alternately provided with a front mounting base 12a installed near the front side and a rear mounting base 12b installed near the rear side. When bicycles are mounted on these neighboring mounting bases 12a, 12b, the handles each other of the bicycles each other or the handles and front baskets are set to be a distance in which they do not interfere with each other, and many bicycles are approached at substantially pedal intervals and are stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle storage device, which is capable of storing a large number of bicycles in a small space, allows easy insertion and removal of bicycles, and is easy for women and children. Another object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle storage device capable of taking a bicycle in and out, and in which the device moves lightly and quietly when taking the bicycle in and out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a bicycle storage device for parking a large number of bicycles in a small space is installed in a place where many bicycles are parked, such as in front of a station or an apartment house, in which traffic obstacles caused by abandoned bicycles become a social problem. It is often done. As such a bicycle storage device, there is a bicycle storage device which is configured in a two-stage manner in which the bicycle can be stored in each of the upper and lower stages. As another type of bicycle storage device, there is a bicycle storage device in which a bicycle mounting table is installed obliquely upward and a swingable support is provided below the bicycle mounting table.

[0003]

The above two-tiered bicycle storage device is an excellent device that can park a large number of bicycles in a narrow space because the space can be used three-dimensionally. However, storing the bicycle in the upper tier requires considerable force, and it is difficult for a weak person such as a woman or a child to store the bicycle in the upper tier of the storage device. In addition, since many women and children usually use bicycles, if a two-tiered bicycle storage device is installed, the upper part is almost unused and the unstored bicycles are left around. There were many things.

On the other hand, in the latter bicycle storage device, the force required for storing the bicycle is smaller than that of a two-stage type storage device, and a swingable support is provided below the bicycle mounting table. Although it is an excellent device that can easily take out the bicycle by tilting it even if the distance between the bicycles is close, there are the following disadvantages. First of all, because the mounting table is inclined, it is necessary to lift the front part of the bicycle slightly upward by holding the handle and saddle when storing the bicycle, which is also difficult for women and children to use, and has a certain beat If the tire comes off the mounting table, there is a danger that the bicycle will fall backward. Second, the swingable support provided at the bottom of the bicycle mounting table plays an excellent role in facilitating the removal operation after the bicycle is once mounted on the mounting table,
When placing a bicycle, it was difficult to store it because the mounting table swayed to the left and right.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has a mounting means for mounting a bicycle on an upper part thereof and a movable mounting means. And a guide means for regulating the trajectory of the placing means. The placing means is arranged substantially horizontally, and is adjacent when the bicycle is placed. By providing a bicycle storage device characterized in that bicycles can approach each other up to one pedal width,
The above conventional problems are completely solved.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a bicycle storage device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a bicycle storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. As shown in the drawing, the bicycle storage device according to the present invention comprises: a mounting means (1) for mounting a bicycle on the upper part thereof; a moving means (3) capable of moving the mounting means (1); And a guide means (2) for regulating the trajectory of the placing means (1).

In the illustrated example, the mounting means (1) is provided on a mounting table (12) having a concave portion corresponding to the width of a bicycle tire on an upper surface, and on a front portion and a rear portion of the mounting table (12). The bicycle mounted on the mounting table (12) includes a front wheel support (13) and a rear wheel support (14). As shown in FIG. 2, the front wheel has a front wheel support (13) and the rear wheel has a rear wheel support ( 14). Mounting means (1)
The mounting table (12) is provided substantially horizontally and at a low position as shown in FIG. 2, so that the entire mounting table (12) can be easily mounted on the mounting table (12) without greatly lifting the bicycle.

The mounting table (12) is composed of a front mounting table (12a) installed on the front side and a rear mounting table (12b) installed on the rear side, and these are provided alternately. The displacement of the front mounting table (12a) and the rear mounting table (12b) in the front-rear direction can be caused by the adjacent mounting tables (12a) and (12).
b) When the bicycles are placed, the distance between the handles of the bicycles or between the handles and the front basket is set so that they do not interfere with each other. And can be stored at approximately pedal intervals.

In the present invention, the specific structure of the mounting means (1) is not particularly limited, and the bicycle can be mounted on the bicycle in a fixed state, and the bicycle can be inclined substantially horizontally. It is sufficient if they are provided without any modification, and various modifications are possible. As a modification example, for example, a configuration in which the front wheel receiver and the rear wheel receiver are slid along the mounting table, a configuration in which the front wheel receiver and the rear wheel receiver are integrally and continuously provided, or the mounting table as shown in FIG. The rear end portion is rotatable left and right so that it can be inserted and removed in an oblique direction, and the angle of the inclined portion provided at the rear end portion of the mounting table for facilitating insertion and extraction of the bicycle as shown in FIG. Can be exemplified.

The mounting means (1) having the above structure can be easily and quietly moved by moving means constituted by using rolling elements such as rollers and spheres. The moving trajectory is regulated by the guide means (2). In the example shown in FIG. 1, the guide means (2) is a flat plate having two track grooves (24). FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1. In this illustrated example, the moving means (3) includes a mounting piece (32) on which a mounting table fixing part (31) is mounted, and a mounting piece (32). ) And a roller (33) rotatably attached to the roller.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the moving means (3).

Further, the guide means (2) may be composed of two guide rails arranged in parallel and linearly. In this case, the guide rail (21) can adopt any appropriate configuration such as a concave shape as shown in FIG. 7 or a semicircular shape as shown in FIG. It is needless to say that the shape of the rolling element constituting the moving means (3) may be appropriately changed according to the shape of the guide rail (21), and can be selected from various shapes such as a cylindrical shape and a spherical shape. . It is also possible to form one of the guide rail (21) and the rolling element from a magnetic material such as iron and the other from a magnet, whereby the moving means (3) can move the guide rail (2).
In such a case, the guide rail (21) may be configured to have a simple plate shape.

Further, the guide rail (21) is formed in a box-shaped section having a slit in the upper part as shown in FIG. 9, and two upper and lower rollers are provided in the moving means, and the upper roller is mounted on the ceiling surface inside the rail, and By bringing the rollers into contact with the bottom of the rail, the upper roller serves as a stopper for the upper part, and the upper and lower rollers roll while abutting on the upper and lower plates of the guide rail. The mounting means fixed on the upper part of the guide rail can be smoothly moved along the guide rail.

In short, the guide means (2) in the present invention
The moving means (3) may adopt any configuration as long as the moving means (3) can move along the guide means (2) without going off the track.

Further, in order to prevent dust from entering the inside of the guide rail (21), a structure in which a film-like dust cover is attached above the guide groove on which the roller rolls can be suitably used.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention, and shows a state in which the spacing of the placing means (1) is closest. As shown in the figure, the closest approach distance of the placing means (1) is determined by the width of the mounting piece (32). Therefore, if the width of the mounting piece (32) is set slightly longer than the pedal distance, the adjacent bicycles are set. Can be stored close to the pedal interval without collision.

In the bicycle storage device according to the present invention,
It is also possible to store not only ordinary bicycles but also bicycles with motorcycles for children and motorcycles. In these cases, the storage width between adjacent mounting means (1), that is, the storage width is slightly wider than that of ordinary bicycles. There is a need to. The width of the mounting table (12) of the mounting means (1) may be appropriately determined according to the type of vehicle to be mounted. For example, when a motorcycle is stored, the width is widened according to the tire width of the motorcycle. Just set it.

In the present invention, the method of disposing the placing means (1) with respect to the guiding means (2) is not particularly limited, and various modifications are possible. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention,
In this embodiment, two guides are arranged in parallel.
The rail is a book, and the placing means (1) is disposed obliquely with respect to the guiding means (2). When this embodiment is adopted, the rolling element of the moving means (3) is made to be a sphere, so that the placing means (1) can be smoothly moved along the guiding means (2).

In the present invention, the guide means (2)
Preferably, a stopper is provided at regular intervals to limit the movement of the placing means (1) at a constant distance. Although the form of the stopper is not limited, a configuration in which a plate-shaped stop member is provided so as to block the raceway groove (24) of the guide rail (21) can be exemplified. The interval at which the stoppers are provided is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to provide the stoppers every time four to seven mounting means (1) are provided. The reason is that if the interval at which the stoppers are provided is too wide, the placement means (1) can move to any position as long as the guide means (2) continues, so the position where the placement means (1) is present is biased, This is because the user may feel inconvenience.

The guide means (2) is preferably formed as a short block having a length capable of disposing four to seven mounting means (1) for convenience of manufacture, installation and use. ,
Although the short guide means (2) may be connected in a straight line, a plurality of guide means (2) are provided at the end (23) as shown in FIG.
It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the components are stacked and connected. this is,
For convenience of manufacture and installation, it is necessary to provide a play portion having no mounting means at the end of the block for a certain length.
As shown in the drawing, by arranging the end portions one on top of the other, the placing means (1) can be continuously arranged at substantially equal intervals without wasting the length of the play portion.

Hereinafter, a method of using the bicycle storage device according to the present invention will be described. First, when storing the bicycle, the front wheel of the bicycle is slightly lifted and mounted on the rear end of the mounting table (12) of the mounting means (1), and the bicycle is pushed forward as it is. The mounting table (1
2) The bicycle is placed on top. At this time, since the mounting means (1) is provided horizontally and at a low position, a large force is not required, and a woman or a child can easily store the bicycle. If the mounting table (12) on which the bicycle is already mounted is close to the mounting table (12) on which the user is to mount, and it is difficult to perform the storing operation, the next mounting table or May be moved along the guide means (1) so that the storing operation can be easily performed.

Next, when taking out the bicycle, the user places the next mounting table or his / her own mounting table (12) along the guide means (1) so as to facilitate the removal operation, and then holds the bicycle handle. The bicycle can be removed from the mounting table by simply pulling it backwards.

[0022]

As described above, the bicycle storage device according to the present invention has a placing means for placing a bicycle on the upper part thereof, a moving means capable of moving the placing means, and the placing means. Guide means for regulating the trajectory of the placing means, and the placing means described above is arranged substantially horizontally,
Bicycles that are adjacent to each other can be approached up to one pedal width when the bicycle is placed, so it is possible to store a large number of bicycles in a small space, and it is easy to put bicycles in and out Therefore, even a woman or a child can easily put the bicycle in and out, and also has an extremely excellent effect that the movement of the device required at the time of putting in and out is light and quiet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a modification example of a mounting table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification of the mounting table.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the moving means.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a modified example of the guide rail.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a modified example of the guide rail.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a modified example of the guide rail.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the bicycle storage device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Placement means 2 Guide means 3 Moving means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle comprising: mounting means for mounting a bicycle on an upper part thereof; moving means for enabling the mounting means to move; and guide means for regulating a trajectory of the mounting means. , The placing means is disposed substantially horizontally,
A bicycle storage device characterized in that, when a bicycle is placed, adjacent bicycles can approach each other up to one pedal width.