JPS6337410Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a garage used for a bicycle parking device, and an object of the present invention is to provide a garage that has a simple structure and can automatically and efficiently store bicycles.

The configuration of the present invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a parking lot main body, and a large number of vehicle entry/exit gates 4 are formed in front of this main body, each of which is provided with a magnetic card insertion slot. Entry/exit gate 4
A handle guide 6 is provided above each of the wheels, and a tire guide 8 is provided below the guide 6. The tire guide 8 consists of a horizontal tire mounting surface and a pair of vertical walls, which are opposed in parallel with an interval slightly wider than the width of the bicycle tire. The handle guide 6 includes:
A cylindrical body 10 formed with a pair of vertical walls and attached to a joint of a bicycle handlebar by the vertical walls.
It is constructed such that both ends thereof are slidably guided. Reference numerals 12 and 14 denote support columns on which rails are formed, and cursors 16 and 18 are slidably fitted onto the rails. 20 is a frame of the lift 22, on both sides of which the cursor 16,
18 is fixed. A motor 24 is disposed on a stand fixed to the upper part of the pillars 12 and 14, and the output shaft of the motor 24 is connected to a shaft 26 rotatably disposed on the stand via a worm reduction mechanism. It is connected. Sprocket foil 2 is attached to the shaft 26.
8, 30 are fixed, and chains 32, 34 are attached to these.
is hung. One end of each of the chains 32, 34 is connected to the frame 20 of the lift 22, and the other end of each of the chains 32, 34 is connected to a weight (not shown). 38 is a handle guide provided at the top of the frame 20;
A pair of vertical walls are provided to slidably guide the cylindrical body 10 of the bicycle. 40 is a tire guide provided at the lower part of the frame 20 in parallel with the handle guide 38, on which a tire mounting surface and a tire regulating surface are formed, and the interval between the tire regulating surfaces is smaller than the width of the bicycle tire. It is also set slightly wider. A shaft 4 is provided at one end of the tire guide 40.
2 is rotatably mounted, and the shaft 42 is connected to the output shaft of a motor 44 disposed on the frame 20. A pair of sprocket wheels 46 and 48 are fixed to the shaft 42. At the other end of the tire guide 40, a sprocket wheel 50,
52, 54, and 56 are rotatably supported. A chain 58 is spanned between the sprocket foil 46 and the sprocket wheels 50, 52, and a chain 60 is spanned between the sprocket foil 48 and the sprocket wheels 54, 56. Feed rollers 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72 are provided between the chains 58, 60.
are rotatably hung at predetermined intervals.
A portion of the rotation locus of the feed roller is set to approximately the entire length directly above the mounting surface of the tire guide 40. 74 is a garage, and guide members 78 are arranged in parallel in multiple stages between the pillars 14 and 76. As shown in FIG. 9, a tire guide 80 is formed on the upper side of the guide member 78, and a handle guide 82 is formed on the lower side. The handle guide 82 includes a pair of guide parts 83 and 84 that slidably guide the flange of the cylindrical body 10 of the bicycle, and the tire guide 80 has a tire mounting surface;
It has a pair of vertical walls that slidably restrict both sides of the tire. Note that the lowermost guide member 78 does not have a handle guide formed on its lower side. Further, the uppermost guide member 78 has no tire guide formed on its upper surface side. Sprocket foils 8 are provided at both ends of the guide member 78.
6 and 87 are rotatably attached, and an endless chain 88 is stretched between the sprocket wheels 86 and 87. A large number of substantially triangular engagement pieces 89 are attached to both sides of the chain 88, and the engagement pieces 89 form a recessed portion 90 in pairs at the front and rear. The lower horizontal portion of the chain 88 is positioned over the entire length of the handle guide 82 such that the recess 90 just engages the cylindrical body 10 within the handle guide 82. Each sprocket foil 8
The support shaft 7 is connected to a motor 92 attached to one end of each guide member 78 via a suitable speed reduction mechanism. Motors 24, 44, 92 are connected to a control device. A large number of the above-mentioned bicycle storage devices are provided in parallel for each gate, and constitute a parking device as a whole.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, the case of storing a bicycle in a garage will be explained.

The user inserts the magnetic card into the card slot provided in the gate 4, which is illuminated by a blue lamp.

Next, the user rides the cylindrical body 10 of the bicycle he was riding.
Handle guide 6 of gate 4 with blue light on
the bicycle tire into the tire guide 8. In addition, in the warehouse preparation state, the lift 22 waits at a lowered predetermined position, one end of the tire guide 40 of the lift 22 and the tire guide 8 of the gate 4 are set at the same level, and one end of the handle guide 38 of the lift 22 and the gate 4 are set at the same level. The four handle guides 6 are set at the same level. The bicycle is then pushed further until the front wheel of the bicycle is positioned within one end of the tire guide 40 of the lift 22. At this time, a detector (not shown) disposed at a position in contact with the bicycle is activated, and the motor 44 is driven in the forward rotation direction. Driven by the motor 44, the chains 58 and 60 are connected to the sprocket wheel 4.
6, 48 and 50, 52, 54, 56 along the tire guide 40 in the direction of rotation of the hour hand in FIG. By the rotation of the chains 58 and 60,
First, the feed roller 72 comes into contact with the rear of the front wheel of the bicycle, pushes it, and guides the bicycle toward the other end of the tire guide 40. Furthermore, the front part of the rear wheel of the bicycle is regulated by a roller 62. At the same time that the bicycle moves along the tire guide 40, the cylindrical body 10 of the bicycle also moves along the handle guide 38. When the bicycle is positioned approximately at the center of the tire guide 40, a detector (not shown) provided in the tire guide 40 is activated and the drive of the motor 44 is stopped. Next, the floor where the bicycle is to be stored is selected by the control device, and a selection command is sent to the motor 24. Now, the case where the first floor is selected will be explained. In this case, a drive signal is sent to the motor 24,
The output shaft of the motor 24 rotates, and the lift 22 rises along the columns 12,14. When the tire guide 40 of the lift 22 and one end of the tire guide 80 on the first floor of the garage 74 match, a detector (not shown) is activated and the drive of the motor 24 is stopped. Next, the motor 44 is driven by a command from the control device.
The bicycle is sent between the tire guide 80 on the first floor and the handle guide 82 above it. At this time, the motor 92 is driven and the sprocket wheels 86, 8
7 rotates in the counterclockwise direction of rotation of the hour hand in FIG. When the bicycle is completely moved between the tire guide 80 and the handle guide 82, the cylindrical body 10 of the bicycle is rolled into and engaged with the recess 90 consisting of a pair of engagement pieces 89. As a result, the bicycle moves in conjunction with the chain 88 to a predetermined position on the guide member 78, and the motor 92 stops. In this way, the bicycles are sent one after another between the guide members 78 on the first floor, and when the guide members 78 on the first floor are full, the bicycles are then stored one after another on the second floor. This operation continues until all guide members 78 on all floors are filled. Guide member 78 for all floors
When the vehicle is full, preparations for leaving the garage are completed, and this is indicated by a departure OK lamp provided at the gate 4 corresponding to the guide member 78.

Next, a case where the user takes out the bicycle from the garage 74 will be explained.

First, the user goes to Gate 4 where the exit OK light is on and inserts the magnetic card into the card slot. The card signal is sent to the control device by the reader, and the motor 92 provided on the guide member 78 on the top floor of the gate 4 is operated by a predetermined amount of rotation according to the command from the control device, and the left end of the guide member 78 is rotated. move the bicycle to the left. At this time, the lift 22 is in advance at a position connected to the guide member 78 on the top floor according to a command from the control device, so when the bicycle tire is inserted into the tire guide 40 of the lift 22, the detector (not shown) operates, the motor 44 rotates, the chains 58 and 60 rotate in the counterclockwise rotation direction in FIG. When the bicycle is fed toward one end and positioned at the center of the tire guide 40, a detector (not shown) is activated and the drive of the motor 44 is stopped. At this time, the bicycle is positioned at the center of the tire guide 40 by the feed rollers 66 and 64. Next, the motor 24 is driven by a command from the control device, and the lift 22 is lowered along the columns 12 and 14. When the lift 22 reaches the lowest position, a detector (not shown) operates, and based on this, the motor 24
drive stops. Next, the motor 44 is driven by a command from the control device, and the chains 58 and 60 are driven as shown in FIG.
The bicycle is pushed out to gate 4 by rotating in the counterclockwise rotation direction of the hour hand. When the bicycle leaves the lift 22 and is located at the gate 4, a detector (not shown) is activated.
Based on this, the driving of the motor 44 is stopped. Next, the user pulls the bicycle out of Gate 4,
Remove the magnetic card from the insertion slot. In this way, the bicycles on the upper floor are taken out one after another, and the operation of each device necessary for this is controlled by the control device.

As described above, in the present invention, the cylindrical body of the bicycle is held by the engaging piece driven by the chain, and the bicycle is sequentially inserted into or sent out from the guide member by the drive of the chain. The feeding operation can be performed reliably, and since the mechanism is simple, it can be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 is a plan view, Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the main part, and Fig. 5 is the main part. 6 is a sectional view of the main part, Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the main part, Fig. 8 is an explanatory view, Fig. 9 is a sectional view, Fig. 10 is a side view, and Fig. 11 is a side view. FIG. 12 is a side view. 2... Parking lot body, 4... Gate, 6... Handle guide, 8... Tire guide, 10... Cylindrical body, 12, 14... Support column, 22... Lift, 24
... Motor, 26 ... Shaft rod, 28, 30 ... Sprocket foil, 32, 34 ... Chain, 36 ...
...Weight, 38...Handle guide, 40...
Tire guide, 42... shaft, 44... motor, 5
8...Chien, 60...Chien, 62-72...
Feed roller, 74...garage, 76...post, 78
... Guide member, 86, 87 ... Sprocket foil, 88 ... Chain, 89 ... Engagement piece, 90 ...
...Recessed part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Guide members 7 arranged in parallel in multiple stages in the vertical direction
A tire guide 80 for freely guiding a bicycle tire is formed on the upper surface side of 8, and a handle guide 82 for freely guiding a cylindrical body 10 provided on a handle post of a bicycle is provided on the lower side. An endless chain-shaped member 8 over the entire length of
8, and the chain-shaped member 88 is connected to the motor 92.
A large number of engaging pieces 89 are attached to the chain-shaped member 88 at predetermined intervals, and the engaging pieces 89 are arranged at positions where they engage with the cylindrical body 10 in the handle guide 82. A garage used for bicycle parking equipment.