KR101683041B1 - A custody apparatus for bikes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bicycle rack, which comprises an upper rotating plate (12) and a lower rotating plate (13) rotatably mounted on a main column (11) vertically erected from a bottom plate (10) A rotary table 20 and a cradle 30 for vertically moving the bicycle up and down between a plurality of partition walls 31 spaced apart from each other such that the bicycle can be disposed radially between the upper rotary plate and the lower rotary plate And can be easily installed in the outdoors and can efficiently utilize the space even in a narrow space. In addition, since the user can automatically wear and release the bicycle without the management personnel, the convenience of use can be improved, There is no advantage.

Description

A CUSTODY APPARATUS FOR BIKES

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a bicycle rack, and more particularly, to a bicycle rack that improves safety by preventing the bicycle from being stolen, arranges a plurality of bicycles in a circular shape,

In recent years, bicycle users have been increasingly commuting to or from nearby bikes for health promotion and eco-friendly leisure activities.

For those who use bicycles to move places or use bicycles for eco-friendly leisure activities, for example, bicycle parking or storage devices are installed in transfer shops, apartments, and corporate buildings around subway stations for bicycle users .

A conventional bicycle storage device is a bicycle parking or storage device for fixing a wheel as shown in Fig. 1, and includes a pedestal 1 fixedly attached to the ground, And a plurality of wheel cradles (2) installed on the vehicle. When the front wheel of the bicycle to be stored is inserted into the wheel base (2), the tire portion of the front wheel is placed on the pair of the base (3) located at both lower ends of the wheel base (20) The bicycle was kept by fixing the front wheel with a separate locking device (not shown) such as a chain integrally with the wheel base 2.

However, since the bicycle rack having such a configuration is fixed to the rack by using only the chain and the lock, there is a concern of theft, and there is a problem that a separate manager is required to prevent the bicycle from being stolen. There was a problem that it was easy to become and obstacle to movement of passersby.

February 14, 2008. The "bicycle storage device" disclosed in the registered domestic patent registration No. 10-0806049 is a device for storing a bicycle having an RF tag attached thereto in a storage box provided with a door and includes a lift on which a front wheel is seated, And a control panel and an RF reader for controlling the driving of the lift elevating means. The main server of the central control center comprehensively manages the information of the local server of the bicycle storage device of the regional storage room. .

However, such a device has a problem in that the overall storage device is difficult to configure, a large number of storage devices are arranged side by side, resulting in a large occupied space and a high installation cost. In addition, There is an inconvenience to ship.

February 14, 2008. Registered domestic patent No. 10-0806049

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle rack which is arranged so that a plurality of bicycles are arranged in an annular shape to maximize the space utilization, can be installed in a small place such as a camp site,

In order to attain the above object, a bicycle rack according to the present invention comprises: an upper rotating plate and a lower rotating plate rotatably mounted on a main column vertically erected from a bottom plate; a rotation driving unit rotating the upper rotating plate and the lower rotating plate; And a cradle configured to move up and down to store the bicycle between a plurality of partitions spaced apart from each other such that the bicycle can be disposed radially between the upper rotating plate and the lower rotating plate.

Wherein the rotation driving unit includes a driving motor mounted on a support plate fixed to the main column on the upper rotation plate to rotate the upper rotation plate and the lower rotation plate, wherein gears are provided at ends of the output shaft of the drive motor, And an upper rotating plate rotating gear having an upper rotating plate fixed to the lower portion is engaged with the gear of the output shaft.

The cradle includes a rod-shaped cradle guide for vertically connecting and supporting the upper rotary plate and the lower rotary plate, a lead screw vertically disposed at a predetermined distance from the cradle guide, driving means for driving the lead screw, And a movable block which is threadedly engaged and moves up and down in accordance with the rotation of the lead screw.

In addition, the rear end of the movable block is engaged with the cradle guide to guide the up and down movement by the lead screw, while the front end of the movable block is curved at a curvature similar to that of the bicycle wheel, A wheel support having a shape capable of keeping the wheels secure can be fixed.

Wherein said cradle guide includes two spaced apart support plates that operate between a gripping position for gripping the front wheel for bicycle storage and an open position for releasing the bicycle, said support plates being each spaced apart from each other And is rotatably connected between the open position and the gripping position.

The driving unit for driving the lead screw includes a gear portion provided at an upper end of the lead screw of the cradle so as to be slidable upward and downward. The gear portion is not engaged with the stopper at the upper end position of the lead screw, The stopper is unmated and rotatable when it is moved, and the stopper is held at a predetermined distance from the upper rotary plate by the support.

In addition, a link member is vertically spaced apart from a support bar disposed between the support plates at the rear of each of the opposed support plates, and the link member includes two extension portions extending to both sides when the support bar moves up and down, And the outer ends of the extensions are each connected to the inside of the support plate, and when the extensions of the link member are arranged horizontally, the rear ends of the support plates, which are opposed to each other, The distance between the rubber pads on the opposite side of the support plate is increased and the interval between the rubber pads on the opposite side of the support plate is narrowed to grip the bicycle wheel. So that the bicycle wheel can be inserted or removed.

In order to move the support rod vertically, a screw is formed in a lower end portion of the support rod and is engaged with a center portion of the gear in a screw engagement manner. When the gear rotates in the screw engagement direction, the support rod descends. When the gear rotates in the screw release direction, And the gear is engaged with a gear connected through a gear box of a bevel gear engagement type for switching the direction of power transmission to the output shaft of the motor capable of normal and reverse rotations so that the support rod can be moved up and down by normal and reverse rotation of the motor.

The driving unit is mounted on the bottom surface of the supporting plate. The supporting plate is separated from the engaging position where the driving unit engages with the gear portion of the lead screw, And the drive unit is mounted to a lower end of a drive shaft disposed through the support plate, wherein the drive shaft is provided with a gear at an upper end thereof, and the drive shaft is provided at the end of the drive motor output shaft The gear portion is connected in a bevel gear engagement manner in the gear box so that the drive shaft is rotated by the drive motor.

And a gear provided at an upper end of the drive shaft is engaged with a gear portion provided at an output shaft end of the drive motor in a gear box to rotate the drive shaft and the drive shaft, And to a disengagement position where no power is transmitted.

And an annular fence is installed to surround the outer periphery of the fence, so that a plurality of bicycles can be radially loaded and discharged one by one through an entrance of the fence, and beside the entrance, And a control panel for controlling the bicycle and the bicycle so as to control the bicycle.

The bicycle storage unit according to the present invention is advantageous in that it can be easily installed in the outdoors and can efficiently utilize the space even in a narrow space. Also, since the user can automatically wear and leave the bicycle without the management personnel, There is no risk.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional bicycle storage device;
2 is a schematic perspective view of a bicycle rack according to the present invention;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the bicycle storage bin of Fig. 2 in a transparent manner. Fig.
Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the bicycle stand of Fig. 2; Fig.
Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the movable block of the bicycle stand of Fig. 2; Fig.
Fig. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the driving means of the movable block of Fig. 5 and the support plates adapted to be linked by the link are open. Fig.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the support plates are opened in the movable block of FIG. 6;
8 is a side view showing a state in which the link is extended so that the support plates are closed to grasp the bicycle wheel.
9 is a plan view showing the state in which the support plates are closed to grasp the bicycle wheel in Fig.
10 is a schematic front view showing the driving means of the movable block of FIG. 4 in detail;
FIG. 11 is a plan view schematically showing a configuration in which movable blocks are disposed between partitioned barrier ribs, respectively. FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the bicycle rack of the present invention is installed in a circular shape inside an annular fence 5 so that a plurality of bicycles can be radially loaded and unloaded one by one through an entrance of a fence, 7, and a control panel 6 is provided adjacent to the entrance so as to allow the user to put on and take off the bicycle.

4 to 6, the bicycle rack according to the present invention includes an upper rotating plate 12 and a lower rotating plate 13 rotatably mounted on a main column 11 vertically erected from a bottom plate 10, A rotation driving unit 20 for rotating the lower rotating plate and a plurality of partition walls 31 spaced apart from each other by an interval between which the bicycle can be disposed radially between the upper rotating plate and the lower rotating plate 30).

The rotation driving unit 20 includes a driving motor 21 mounted on a supporting plate 15 fixed to a main column on the upper rotating plate 12 to rotate the upper rotating plate and the lower rotating plate, A gear 22 is provided at an end of the output shaft of the main shaft 11 and an annular upper rotating plate rotating gear 23 rotatably mounted on the main pole 11 by a bearing 16 and fixed to the lower portion And is engaged with the gear 22 of the output shaft. As a result, the upper rotary plate 12 is rotated about the main column by rotating the rotary gear 23 engaged with the gear 22 of the output shaft which is rotated when the drive motor 21 is operated.

The cradle 30 includes a rod-shaped cradle guide 32 for vertically connecting and supporting the upper rotation plate 12 and the lower rotation plate 13, and a lead screw 33 , And a movable block (34) that is threadedly engaged with the lead screw and moves up and down according to the rotation of the lead screw.

The rear end of the movable block 34 is also engaged with the cradle guide 32 to guide upward and downward movement by the lead screw. At the front end portion of the movable block 34, a wheel support portion 38 having a shape curved at the same curvature as a bicycle wheel and having a shape such that the bicycle wheel can be safely retained in a "U & So that it can be safely supported from below. The length of the wheel support portion 38 is at least 1/4 of the length of the bicycle wheel and the free end portion of the wheel support portion 38 is longer than the portion where the bicycle wheel touches, so that the bicycle wheel can be safely supported.

In addition, the cradle guide 32 includes two spaced apart support plates 35 that operate between a gripping position for gripping the front wheel for bicycle storage and an open position for releasing the bicycle, And a plurality of rotatable pieces 40 spaced apart from each other and pivotally connected to the cradle guide 32 so as to be rotatably connected between the open position and the grip position. And a rubber pad 37 is attached to the front inner side of each of the support plates so that the bicycle wheel can be safely gripped.

A link member 36 is vertically spaced apart from and supported by a support bar 60 disposed between the support plates 35. The link member 36 has two elongated extension portions And the outer ends of the extensions are connected to the inner side of the support plate 35, respectively. The operation of the extension portion is achieved by moving the support rod 60 provided with the link members up and down.

6, the extension portions 65 of the link member are partially folded so that the distance between the outer ends of the link members is narrowed. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6, The interval of the side portions is narrowed and the interval of the portion where the rubber pad 37 is provided on the opposite side is expanded and spread. On the other hand, when the support bar 60 is lowered, the extension portions 65 arranged on both sides of the link member 36 as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 are extended in the horizontal state, The interval between the portions on which the rubber pads 37 are provided and the portions on which the rubber pads 37 are provided are narrowed, and the bicycle wheels are gripped.

6, a screw is formed at the lower end of the support rod 60 and engaged with the center of the gear 61 in a threaded manner so that the gear 61 The supporting rod 60 is lowered as shown in FIG. 8 and the supporting rod 60 is raised as shown in FIG. 6 when the gear 61 rotates in the screw releasing direction. The gear 61 meshes with a gear 64 connected via a gear box 63 of a bevel gear engagement type for switching the direction of power transmission to the output shaft of a constantly rotatable motor 62 installed horizontally in the figure. As a result, the gear 64 rotates in the normal and reverse directions by the normal and reverse rotation of the motor 62, and the gear 61 at the lower end of the supporting rod 60 engaged with the gear 62 rotates normally.

10, the driving means for driving the lead screw 33 includes a gear portion 49 which is vertically slidable in a spline 50 formed at the upper end of the lead screw 33 of the mount 30 The gear portion 49 is not engaged with the stopper 48 at the upper end of the spline 50 and is not rotated. When the gear portion 49 moves to the lower end position of the spline 50, the gear portion 49 is disengaged from the stopper 48 and is rotatable. The stopper 48 is held by the supporter 52 at a predetermined distance from the upper rotary plate 12. The configuration of the stopper 48 supported by the support table 52 on the upper rotation plate 12 is provided corresponding to each of the lead screws 33 and is rotated together with the rotation of the upper rotation plate 12 11)

A driver unit 47 is provided at a lower end to selectively engage with the gear unit 49 of the lead screw 33. The driver unit 47 is mounted on the bottom surface of the support plate 46, 46 are coupled to the lower end of a rack 43 which can be moved up and down by a motor 41 so as to be movable to a disengagement position where the drive unit 47 is engaged with the gear portion 49 of the lead screw and rotated . The rack 43 meshes with the motor 41 and moves up and down when the motor is driven. At this time, an idling gear 42 is provided to guide the up and down movement of the rack.

The drive unit 47 is mounted to the lower end of a drive shaft 53 disposed through the support plate 46. The drive shaft 53 is provided with a gear 59 at an upper end thereof, 55) is rotated by the driving force transmitted by converting the rotational force of the forward and reverse rotatable drive motor 55 vertically connected to the gear portion 58 provided at the end of the output shaft in the bevel gear engagement manner in the gear box.

When the support plate 46 is moved up and down by the motor 41, the drive unit 47 and the drive shaft 53 mounted on the bottom surface of the support plate 46 move up and down. The provided gear 59, which is a bevel gear, for example, can be moved to a disengaged position where power is not transmitted, and a position where the gear 59 is engaged with the gear portion 58 provided at the output shaft end of the drive motor 55 in the gear box .

That is, when the support plate 46 is moved downward by the motor 41, the drive unit 47 is engaged with the gear portion 49 at the upper end of the lead screw 33 and simultaneously the gear portion 49 is engaged with the stopper The drive shaft 53 of the drive gear unit 47 is lowered so that the gear 59 at the upper end of the drive shaft 53 is moved in the gear box to drive the drive motor 55 The rotational force of the drive motor 55 is transmitted to the gear portion 49 at the upper end of the starter member 47 and the lead screw 33 by the engagement of the gear portion 58 at the end of the output shaft, As the movable block screwed to the lead screw is moved up and down, the bicycle with the wheel engaged with the movable block ascends or descends as described above. In the drawings, reference numeral 56 is a coupling and reference numeral 57 is a speed reducer.

A gear portion 49 is provided at the upper end of the lead screw 33 and a spring 54 is provided at a lower side thereof so that the gear portion 49 is elastically supported up and down at the upper end of the lead screw.

In order to control the vertical movement of the movable block 34 of the cradle 30, that is, to limit the operation of the motor for rotating the lead screw 33 that drives the movable block, A signal from the limit switch is supplied to the drive motor 55 which rotates the lead screw by the processor provided in the control panel 6 shown in FIG. 2 when the movable block 34 provided on the guide 32 is brought into contact with the downward moving block 34, As shown in Fig. The movement of the movable block 34 in the upward direction can be controlled by, for example, a sensor such as a conventional optical sensor, which is a general matter in the field of sensors, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the bicycle is put on the bicycle stand of the present invention, the bicycle is stopped in front of the entrance of the fence, the goods receipt button is pressed on the control panel 6, and a user's password or identification number is inputted. The electromagnet in the block operates and the entrance of the elevating apparatus is opened and the user manually pushes the bicycle into the cradle. At this time, when the bicycle is hooked on the cradle, the sensing sensor operates, The support plates of the cradle are closed by elasticity, and the front wheel of the bicycle is gripped from both sides.

In this state, the vertical movement motor is operated to press the gear portion of the upper end portion of the lead screw from the brake portion to separate the drive shaft, and the drive shaft portion is lowered to rotate the gear portion of the motor, , So that the cradle is moved upwards in accordance with the rotation of the lead screw while the bicycle is lifted upright and held in a standing state. When the bicycle is vertically mounted, the rotary motor operates to rotate the upper and lower rotary plates and to bring the bicycle inside.

When the user presses the exit button on the control panel and inputs the password or identification number inputted at the time of goods receipt at the time of bike departure, the processor displays the position of the space by the partition walls of the bicycle, And the upper and lower rotating plates are rotated by the operation of the rotation driving unit so that the space is positioned at the entrance of the fence. Then, as described in the above-described receipt of goods, the drive shaft portion is lowered by the operation of the vertical movement motor to separate the gear portion at the upper end of the lead screw coupled to the brake portion and then rotated by the rotation motor rotating in the reverse direction The drive shaft and the gear-engaging leadscrew rotate in the opposite direction at the time of arrival to allow the mount to descend and to release the mounted bicycle. Then, the electromagnet of the cradle is operated and the support plate of the cradle is extended to open the entrance, and the bicycle can be freely released from the cradle. When the bicycle is shipped, the sensor confirms the shipment and the power of the electromagnet is cut off and the vehicle is ready for the next bicycle.

The bicycle rack of the present invention can be used to automatically mount or unload a large number of bicycles while rotating in a circular shape so that the bicycle can be installed at a place which is difficult to be managed by manpower such as a campsite or a park in the suburbs, .

10: bottom plate 11: main column
12: upper rotating plate 13: lower rotating plate
20: rotation drive part 22: gear
23: rotary gear 30; holder
31: bulkhead 32: (cradle) guide
33: lead screw 34: movable block
35: support plate 36: link member
46: support plate 47:
48: stopper 49: gear portion
52: support base 53: drive shaft
59: gear 60:
65: Extension part

Claims (11)

An upper rotating plate 12 and a lower rotating plate 13 rotatably mounted on a main column 11 vertically erected from the bottom plate 10; a rotation driving unit 20 rotating the upper rotating plate and the lower rotating plate; (30) for moving up and down the bicycle between a plurality of partitions (31) spaced apart from each other such that the bicycle can be arranged radially between the rotary plate and the lower rotary plate,
The cradle 30 includes a rod-shaped cradle guide 32 for vertically connecting and supporting the upper rotation plate 12 and the lower rotation plate 13, and a lead screw 33 A driving unit for driving the lead screw 33, and a movable block 34 which is threadedly engaged with the lead screw and moves up and down according to the rotation of the lead screw,
The driving means for driving the lead screw 33 includes a gear portion 49 which is vertically slidable at the upper end of the lead screw 33 of the mount 30. The gear portion 49 is connected to the lead screw 33, The stopper 48 is not engaged with the stopper 48 and is not rotated when the stopper 48 is moved downward from the upper end of the stopper 48. The stopper 48 is engaged with the stopper 48, 12) at a predetermined interval. The rotary drive unit according to claim 1, wherein the rotation driving unit is mounted on a support plate fixed to the main column on the upper rotation plate and includes a drive motor for rotating the upper rotation plate and the lower rotation plate, A gear 22 is installed at an end of an output shaft of the drive motor 21 and an annular ring 12 is mounted rotatably from the main column 11 to the bearing 16 and the upper rotary plate 12 is fixed to the lower portion. Is configured to engage with the gear (22) of the output shaft. delete 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movable block (34) has a rear end engaged with the cradle guide (32) to guide upward and downward movement by a lead screw, while a front end of the movable block Characterized in that a wheel support (38) having a shape curved in curvature and having a cross-sectional shape " U " in which the bicycle wheel can be safely retained is fixed. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cradle guide (32) comprises two spaced apart support plates (35) operating between a gripping position for gripping the front wheel for bicycle storage and an open position for releasing the bicycle, (35) are rotatably connected between an open position and a gripping position, each having a plurality of spaced apart pivotal pieces (40) pivotally connected to a cradle guide (32). delete 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a link member (36) is vertically spaced apart from a support rod (60) disposed between the support plates at the rear of each of the opposite support plates (35) (60) is operable in a position at least partially folded with a position horizontally arranged opposite to each other when the two extensions (65) extending to both sides are moved up and down, and the outer ends of the extensions And the distance between the rear portions of the support plates 35 opposed to each other when the extension portions 65 of the link member are arranged horizontally is extended and the portion of the portion where the rubber pad 37 on the opposite side is provided The interval between the rubber pads 37 on the opposite side of the support plate 35 is enlarged at a position where the extending portions 65 of the link member are partially folded, Or subtract Bike racks are being allow. 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a screw is formed at the lower end of the support rod (60) for vertically moving the support rod (60), and the gear (61) The support rod 60 is lowered and the support rod 60 is lifted when the gear 61 rotates in the screw releasing direction and the gear 61 is rotated with the output shaft of the motor 62, Is engaged with a gear (64) connected via a gear box (63) of a bevel gear engagement type to turn the support rod (60) up and down by the normal rotation of the motor (62). 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a drive unit (47) is provided at the lower end to selectively engage with the gear unit (49) of the leadscrew (33) The support plate 46 is supported by the motor 41 so as to be movable to the separation position where the drive unit 47 is engaged with the gear portion 49 of the lead screw, And the drive unit 47 is mounted on the lower end of a drive shaft 53 disposed through the support plate 46. The drive shaft 53 is provided with a gear 59 at an upper end thereof, 55) is connected to the gear portion (58) provided at the output shaft end portion in a bevel gear engagement manner in the gear box, and the drive shaft (53) is rotated by the drive motor (55). The driving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein when the support plate (46) moves up and down by the motor (41), the drive unit (47) and the drive shaft (53) mounted on the bottom surface of the support plate (46) The gear 59 provided at the upper end of the drive motor 55 is configured to be moved to a position where it is rotated in engagement with the gear portion 58 provided at the output shaft end of the drive motor 55 and to a de- Bicycle stand with. The bicycle according to claim 1, characterized in that an annular fence (5) is provided so as to surround from the outside, and a plurality of bicycles can be radially loaded and discharged one by one through an entrance of a fence, Wherein a control panel (6) is provided for controlling the operation of the motors according to a program previously programmed so that the bicycle can be loaded and unloaded.

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