JP3026313U - Upright bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) An object of the present invention is to provide an upright bicycle parking apparatus having improved space utilization efficiency, simplified structure, and easy handling operation. A support pillar (2) is equipped with a carrier (3) that can move up and down, and a front wheel (7) of a bicycle (6) is fitted onto a suspension arm (4) projecting forward of the support pillar (2) from the carrier (3) and a tread surface (8) of the front wheel (7) is removed. Abutting on the pair of front and rear lower support short side portions 9, 10,
The side surfaces 11 and 12 of the front wheel 7 are supported by a pair of left and right lateral support long side portions 1
The carrier 3 is brought into contact with the carrier 3, and the carrier 3 is driven by the driving means 5.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an upright bicycle parking apparatus capable of mooring a bicycle efficiently in space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional flat-type bicycle parking device, a bicycle that has been loaded into a bicycle parking lot has a horizontally long upright state in which both front wheels and rear wheels are in contact with the floor or road surface, that is, a normal running state. It is locked to the holder as it is.

However, in the bicycle parking system in which the bicycles are moored in a horizontally long upright state in which the front wheels and the rear wheels are horizontally aligned, the depth of the bicycle parking space must be deep and the parked bicycles Since the space above is left unused, the utilization efficiency of the space is not good.

The upright type bicycle parking device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-64388 discloses a vertical bicycle with a pair of left and right suspension arms that vertically move along support columns fixed to a foundation surface. It is equipped with a pivot body that supports it rotatably inside, and since the bicycle is hung upright along the support columns, the space utilization efficiency is improved.

However, each pivot support is formed in a semi-annular shape and provided in a pair of inner and outer sides, and while the inner pivot support is engaged with the front wheel axle from the lower surface side, it is screwed to the outer end of the front wheel axle. Engage the outer pivotal support from the bottom side with the nut, and insert the tip of the front wheel mounting frame between the inner pivotal support and the outer pivotal support to attach the front wheel mounting frame to the front wheel spokes. Since the inner pivot body is inserted between the disc and the disk, the structure is complicated and the handling operation in use is relatively complicated.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an upright bicycle parking apparatus which has improved space utilization efficiency, a simplified structure, and easy handling operation.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems Hereinafter, referring to the attached drawings, the upright type bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention includes a support column 2 fixed to a foundation surface 1, and a support column 2 vertically. It comprises a carrier 3 movably mounted, a suspension arm 4 provided on the carrier 3 and protruding in front of the support column 2, and a drive means 5 for driving the carrier 3.

The suspension arm 4 includes a pair of front and rear lower supporting short side portions 9 and 10 with which the tread surface 8 of the front wheel 7 of the bicycle 6 abuts, and a pair of left and right lateral supporting long side portions with which the side surfaces 11 and 12 of the front wheel 7 abut. The parts 13 and 14 form an elongated ring shape.

When the user fits the front wheel 7 of the bicycle 6 onto the suspension arm 4 as shown in FIG. 1, the pair of left and right lateral support long side portions 13 and 14 contact the left and right side surfaces 11 and 12 of the front wheel 7. On the other hand, the pair of front and rear lower supporting short side portions 9 and 10 come into contact with the tread surface 8 of the front wheel 7. In this state, the driving means 5 drives the carrier 3 to move the suspension arm 4 upward. The front wheel 7 of the bicycle 6 is pulled up from the foundation surface 1 in the process of raising the suspension arm 4, and the bicycle 6 rotates in a vertical plane around the axle 15 of the front wheel 7 supported by the suspension arm 4.

At the stage where the suspension arm 4 is raised to the required height, the front wheels 7 and the rear wheels 160 are attracted to the front side surface of the support column 2 as shown in FIG. At this stage, the operation of the drive means 5 is stopped, the suspension arm 4 is fixed in the raised position, and the bicycle 6 is placed with the front wheels on top and the rear wheels 16 on bottom.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the illustrated embodiment, the foundation surface 1 is composed of a floor surface or a road surface of a bicycle parking lot, or a base plate installed on the floor surface or the road surface, and the support pillars 2 are buried, welded, It is fixed to the base surface 1 in an upright state by an appropriate means such as bolt tightening. The supporting column 2 is made of a grooved steel material, and a roller 19 is attached to a bearing plate 17 fixed to the upper part by a horizontal pivot 18. The rear end portion of the suspension arm 4 is fixed to the front end protrusion 25 of the carrier 3 whose main body is housed in the support column 2.

A guide 26 made of a groove-shaped member is connected to a front end portion of the suspension arm 4 by a horizontal pivot shaft 27, and a stopper 28 fixed to the carrier 3 abuts the base surface 1 to suspend the suspension. When the lowering arm 4 is at the most lowered standby position, the lower end of the guide 26 contacts the foundation surface 1. The front wheel 7 is guided by the guide 26 and fitted onto the hanging arm 4. The suspension arm 4 is arranged so as to be lowered frontward so that the front wheel 7 can be fitted and removed more easily.

In the present embodiment, the drive means 5 of the carrier 3 has a rope 23 wound around the roller 19 with one end fixed to the front end of the carrier 3 and a take-up winding the other end of the rope 23. It is composed of a roller 22 and an operation handle 24 which is provided in association with the rotary shaft 21 of the winding roller 22. The bearing plate 20 of the winding roller 22 is fixed to the lower side surface of the support column 2.

The carrier 3 is vertically moved to a desired position along the support column 2 by rotating the operation handle 24 forward and backward to increase or decrease the winding length of the rope 23 around the winding roller 22. After performing the required amount of winding or rewinding, the operation handle 24 is prevented from rotating by an appropriate stopping means such as a ratchet pawl.

The shape of the support column 2, the carrier 3, the suspension arm 4 and the configuration of the driving means 5 are not limited to those shown in the figure, and the suspension arm 4 can be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction. The driving means 5 may be configured to be a chain drive, electric or hydraulic pressureless pneumatic operation may be used instead of manual operation, and a boosting mechanism such as a gear mechanism or a link mechanism may be added. Further, a roller or the like can be inserted between the carrier 3 and the support column 2 to make the movement of the carrier 3 smooth.

[0016]

As described above, in the upright type bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the carrier 3 is movably mounted on the support column 2 fixed to the foundation surface 1, and the hanging arm 4 provided on the carrier 3 is provided. When the front wheel 7 of the bicycle 6 is fitted onto the suspension arm 4 and the carrier 3 is moved upward by the drive means 5, the bicycle 6 which is rotated in the vertical plane is vertically elongated. Since it will be moored upright, the depth of the bicycle parking space will be halved and the upper space will be effectively used.

Further, in the upright bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the suspension arm 4 formed in the shape of an elongated ring has the pair of left and right lateral support long side portions 13 and 14 contacting the left and right side surfaces 11 and 12 of the front wheel 7. On the other hand, the pair of front and rear lower supporting short side portions 9 and 10 come into contact with the tread surface 8 of the front wheel 7, so that the bicycle 6 can be held moored stably and safely.

Furthermore, since the suspension arm 4 has an extremely simplified shape and structure, not only the manufacturing process is simple and inexpensive, but also the bicycle 6 is attached to the suspension arm 4 by the front wheel 7. Since it can be performed by an extremely simple operation of fitting and dropping, it is excellent in the ease of handling and operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of an upright bicycle parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a front wheel of a bicycle is fitted onto a lifting arm.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the upright bicycle parking apparatus, showing a state in which a suspension arm is lifted and the bicycle is moored upright.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the upright bicycle parking apparatus with the bicycle removed.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, in which a front wheel is fitted to the suspension arm.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Foundation Surface 2 Support Pillar 3 Carrier 4 Suspending Arm 5 Driving Means 6 Bicycle 7 Bicycle Front Wheel 8 Front Wheel Treading Surface 9 Suspending Arm Lower Support Short Side Part 10 Suspending Arm Lower Support Short Side Part 11 Front Wheel Left Side 12 Right side of the front wheel 13 Lateral support long side of the suspension arm 14 Lateral support long side of the suspension arm 15 Front wheel axle 16 Bicycle rear wheel 17 Bearing plate 18 Horizontal axis 19 Roller 20 Bearing plate 21 Rotating shaft 22 Winding Roller 23 Rope 24 Operation handle 25 Carrier front end protrusion 26 Guide 27 Horizontal pivot 28 Stopper

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A support pillar 2 fixed to a foundation surface 1, a carrier 3 vertically movable on the support pillar 2, and a suspension arm 4 provided on the carrier 3 and protruding in front of the support pillar 2. And a drive means 5 for driving the carrier 3, and a pair of front and rear lower support short side portions 9 and 10 on which the tread surface 8 of the front wheel 7 of the bicycle 6 contacts the suspension arm 4, and the side surface 1 of the front wheel 7.
A pair of left and right lateral support long side parts 13, 1 with which the 1, 1 12 abut
An upright bicycle parking device constructed in the shape of an elongated ring by 4 and.