JP3207780B2 - Saddle cover device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a saddle cover device for detachably covering a saddle such as a bicycle with a saddle cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a bicycle is parked outdoors,
In order to prevent the saddle from getting wet by rain and to prevent the clothes from being stained next time when riding a bicycle, a saddle cover device capable of detachably covering the saddle with the saddle cover has already been proposed. As a conventional saddle cover device of this type, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a storage case 51 and a take-up roll 5 rotatably stored in the storage case 51.
The base end of the saddle cover 53 is connected to the take-up roll 52 so that the saddle cover 53 can be taken up around the take-up roll 52 so that the saddle cover 53 can be pulled out from the storage case 51. And saddle cover 5
3 is provided in the storage case 51, and the winding roll 5 is inserted from one longitudinal end of the storage case 51.
An opening 55 is provided at one longitudinal end of the storage case 51 so that the storage case 2 can be inserted into the storage case 51, and a cap 5 for closing the one end opening 55 of the storage case 51.
6 (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-1042).
71).

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a saddle cover 53 in the above-mentioned conventional saddle cover device is formed by folding a sheet material having a width larger than the width of the saddle 58 into a band shape narrower than the width of the saddle 58. The saddle cover 53 is formed in a body, and the leading ends of the saddle covers 53 are connected to each other in a superposed state so that the saddle covers 53 can be expanded and contracted in the width direction. .

[0004]

However, in the conventional saddle cover device, the insertion / removal port 54 provided in the storage case 51 is formed such that a halfway portion of the storage case 51 at one end in the axial direction and a halfway portion at the other end in the axial direction. When the take-up roll 52 and the saddle cover 53 are incorporated into the storage case 51, the saddle cover 53 is inserted before or after the take-up roll 52 is inserted into the storage case 51 from one end in the longitudinal direction. Need to be inserted into and removed from the inlet / outlet 54 to be put into the storage case 51 from the outside or taken out from the storage case 51 to the outside.
Also, the incorporation of the saddle cover 53 was very troublesome.

In the prior art, when the saddle cover 53 is mounted on the saddle 58, the saddle cover 53 is twisted at its base end as shown in FIG. When the saddle cover 53 is repeatedly used, there is a problem that the saddle cover 53 is easily damaged on the proximal end side of the saddle cover 53 to be twisted. Further, it is difficult to satisfactorily fold the saddle cover 53 into a belt-like body from the state in which the saddle cover 53 is expanded, and thus the saddle cover 53 attached to the saddle cannot be smoothly wound into the storage case 51.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is intended to make it easy to assemble a winding roll and a saddle cover to a storage case. Further, even when the saddle cover is repeatedly used, the saddle cover is prevented from being twisted and damaged, and the saddle cover can be smoothly wound into the storage case.

[0007]

A first technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is a storage case 1
And a take-up row rotatably stored in the storage case 1.
And the saddle cover 3 is wound on the winding roll 2.
Saddle cover 3
Are connected and the saddle cover 3 is removed from the storage case 1.
Insert the saddle cover 3 so that it can be extended freely
An access port 8 is provided in the storage case 1, and the storage case 1
Take-up roll 2 is inserted into storage case 1 from one longitudinal end of
At one end in the longitudinal direction of the storage case 1 so that it can be inserted
An opening 4 is provided and closed at the other longitudinal end of the storage case 1
A saddle cover provided with a wall 5 and connected to the winding roll 2
-3 is inserted into and removed from one end of the storage case 1 in the longitudinal direction.
So that the slot 8 can be inserted in the longitudinal direction.
From the one end on the opening 4 side of the storage case 1 to the other side on the closing wall 5 side.
The access port 8 is formed over the middle of the end,
Saddle cover device connected to one end opening 4 of
Thus, a locking tool 11 is provided at the base end of the saddle cover 3,
The stopper 11 is taken from the other end in the longitudinal direction with respect to the winding roll 2).
It can be inserted toward one end in the longitudinal direction and
Locking groove 15 which is irremovably engaged in a direction intersecting the direction
Of the winding roll 2 on the side of the closed wall 5 of the storage case 1
Winding from the other end on the same side as the opening 4 of the storage case 1
That is , it is provided over an intermediate portion on one end side of the roll 2 .

[0008] The second technical means is that the saddle cover 3
The center portion in the width direction is a cover portion 28 that covers the upper surface of the saddle 27, and both sides of the saddle cover 3 in the width direction are the cover portions 2.
8 is formed so as to be folded back so as to be superimposed on the saddle 27 so as to form a holding portion 29 disposed on the lower surface side of the saddle 27. The third technical means is that the storage case 1 is provided with a cap 7 for closing the opening 4, and at both ends of the take-up roll 2, support shafts 17, 18 projecting outward in the axial direction are provided. In order to rotatably support the take-up roll 2 around the axis in the storage case 1, the support shafts 17, 18 are rotatably held around the axis by the storage case 1 and the cap 7. The coil spring 23 which urges in the winding direction is fitted around one of the support shafts 17 of the winding roll 2.

A fourth technical means is that a handle 31 for extending the saddle cover 53 from the storage case 1 is provided at a tip end of the saddle cover 53, and an access port is provided at an end of the handle 31 on the side cover 3 side. 8 is provided with a locking body 32 which cannot be inserted into the opening 8 and is engaged with the opening edge of the opening 8 so as to close the opening 8 from the outside.
Fifth technical means is that a locking hole 35
Is provided.

A sixth technical means is that a hook 41 is provided on the tip side of the handle 31. Therefore, when assembling the saddle cover device, first, the locking tool 11 is inserted into the locking groove 20 of the winding roll 2 from the other longitudinal end of the winding roll 2 to connect the saddle cover 3 to the winding roll 2. Thereafter, the take-up roll 2 is inserted into the storage case 1 from the opening 4 at one end in the longitudinal direction. At this time, winding roll 2
The saddle cover 3 connected to the storage case 1 may be inserted through the access port 8 from one end in the longitudinal direction of the storage case 1 to the other end.
Therefore, when assembling the take-up roll 2 and the saddle cover 3 in the storage case 1, the trouble of inserting the saddle cover into and out of the opening as in the related art is eliminated.

When the saddle cover 3 is mounted on the saddle 27, the saddle cover 3 is extended from the storage case 1 so that the cover 28 covers the upper surface of the saddle 27 and the holding portion 29 is attached to the lower surface of the saddle 27. , And both sides of the saddle 27 are held between the cover portion 28. When the saddle cover 3 is to be removed from the bicycle 26, the holding portions 29 on both sides in the width direction of the saddle cover 3 are folded back so as to be overlapped with the cover portions 28 on the center in the width direction. The cover 3 is smoothly wound into the storage case 1.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a saddle cover device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. And a take-up roll 2. The base end of the saddle cover 3 is connected to the take-up roll 2, and the saddle cover 3
Can be freely wound around the winding roll 2. The storage case 1 is formed of a synthetic resin or the like into a cylindrical shape, and an opening 4 is provided at one longitudinal end of the storage case 1, and a closing wall 5 is provided at the other longitudinal end of the storage case 1. Therefore, the winding roll 2 can be inserted into the storage case 1 from one end in the longitudinal direction of the storage case 1.

A cap 7 for closing one end opening 4 of the storage case 1 is provided. The storage case 1 is provided with a slot 8 through which the saddle cover 3 is inserted, and the saddle cover 3 wound around the take-up roll 2 can be unwound from the storage case 1 through the slot 8. The access opening 8 has an engaging recess 9 and an insertion hole 10 in a stepped manner. The access opening 8 is formed from one end of the storage case 1 to a middle part of the other end, and communicates with the one end opening 4 of the storage case 1. Therefore, when the winding roll 2 is stored in the storage case 1 from the one end opening 4 of the storage case 1, the winding roll 2
The saddle cover 3 connected to the storage case 1 can be inserted into the access opening 8 from one end in the longitudinal direction of the storage case 1. The saddle cover 3 is made of vinyl or a cloth subjected to a waterproof treatment, and a locking tool 11 is provided at a base end of the saddle cover 3. The locking device 11 is formed in a T-shape having a locking portion 12 and a connecting portion 13, and the base end of the saddle cover 3 is fixed to the connecting portion 13 by being pinched or embedded.

The take-up roll 2 is provided with a locking groove 15 extending from the other end in the longitudinal direction (an end opposite to the opening 4 of the storage case 1) to a middle part on one end. Locking groove 1
5 is formed in a T-shape corresponding to the locking tool 11, and extends the locking tool 11 and the base end of the saddle cover 3 to which the locking tool 11 is fixed from the other end in the longitudinal direction with respect to the winding roll 2. It can be inserted toward one end in the direction. The take-up roll 2 is formed in a solid cylindrical shape by a synthetic resin or the like. The take-up roll 2 may be hollow or may be formed in a cage shape. At both ends of the take-up roll 2, support shafts 17, 18 projecting outward in the axial direction are provided, and the support shafts 17, 18 are supported to rotatably support the take-up roll 2 around the axis in the storage case 1. The fitting 18 is rotatably fitted and held around the axis in the fitting recess 19 of the cap 7 and the fitting recess 20 of the storage case 1, whereby the take-up roll 2 is supported rotatably around the axis in the storage case 1. ing.

On the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the cap 7, a pair of engaging projections 21 in the radial direction are provided so as to protrude inward.
A pair of hook-shaped engaging grooves 22 for engaging the engaging projections 21 are provided on one end side in the radial direction. After the cap 7 is externally fitted to one end of the storage case 1 and the engaging projections 21 are inserted into the locking grooves 22, the cap 7 is slightly rotated with respect to the storage case 1. Locking groove 2 of projection 21
The engagement with the cap 2 prevents the cap 7 from coming off from the storage case 1 so that it does not accidentally come off.

A coil spring 23 is housed in the cap 7. The coil spring 23 is externally fitted to one of the support shafts 16 of the take-up roll 2, one end of the coil spring 23 is fixedly held between a pair of holding pieces 24 protruding from the inner surface of the cap 7, and the other end of the coil spring 23 is fixed to the other end. As shown in FIG. 4, the coil spring 23 biases the take-up roll 2 in the take-up direction of the saddle cover 3 between the pair of holding pieces 25 protruding from the take-up roll 2. The saddle cover 3 has a central portion in the width direction as a cover portion 28 covering the upper surface of the saddle 27 of the bicycle 26, and both sides in the width direction of the saddle cover 3 are folded back so as to overlap the cover portion 28, and the saddle 27 The holding portion 29 is arranged on the lower surface side. The cover 28 of the saddle cover 3 is formed to be slightly smaller than the width of the saddle 27 of the bicycle or substantially the same as the width of the saddle 27 as shown in FIG. 5, and the saddle cover 3 is attached to the saddle 27 as shown in FIG. 5, the cover 28 covers the upper surface of the saddle 27, and the holding portion 29 is disposed on the lower surface of the saddle 27 to hold both sides of the saddle 27 with the cover 28, as shown in FIG. It is designed to fit.

A handle 31 for extending the saddle cover 3 from the storage case 1 is provided at the tip of the saddle cover 3. At the end of the handle 31 on the side cover 3 side, a locking body 35 is provided which engages with the opening edge of the access port 8 so as not to be inserted into the access port 8 and closes the access port 8 from outside. I have. When the locking member 32 closes the access opening 8 from the outside, the locking portion 33 fitted into the engaging recess 9 of the access opening 8 and the connecting portion projecting into the storage case 1 from the insertion hole 10 of the access opening 8. 34, and the connecting portion 34 is
The front end of the saddle cover 3 is fixedly held or embedded. A locking hole 35 is provided on the tip side of the handle 31.

The proximal end and the distal end of the saddle cover 3 are folded back on the cover 28 at the center in the width direction of the saddle cover 3 so that the holding portions 29 on both sides in the width direction of the saddle cover 3 are overlapped. Since the saddle cover 3 is embedded or fixed to the connecting portion 13 of the locking tool 11 and the connecting portion 34 of the locking body 32 as described above, the saddle cover 3 is covered by the covering portion 28. The holding portion 29 is held in a state of being overlapped. Storage case 1
Is provided with a fitting 37, as shown in FIG.
Attach the fixture 37 to the saddle post 38 or upper pipe 39 of the bicycle.
The storage case 1 can be attached to the vicinity of the saddle 27 of the bicycle 26 by tightening with a fastener such as a bolt and nut inserted into the attachment hole 40.

According to the configuration of the above embodiment, when assembling the saddle cover device, first, the locking tool 11 is inserted into the locking groove 20 of the winding roll 2 from the other longitudinal end of the winding roll 2. After connecting the saddle cover 3 to the take-up roll 2, the take-up roll 2 is inserted into the storage case 1 from the opening 4 at one end in the longitudinal direction. At this time, the saddle cover 3 connected to the take-up roll 2 may be inserted through the access port 8 from one end in the longitudinal direction of the storage case 1 to the other end. At this time, the take-up roll 2 is inserted into the storage case 1 from one end in the longitudinal direction, and conversely, the locking member 11 is inserted into the take-up roll 2 from the other end in the longitudinal direction. When inserting the take-up roll 2 into the storage case 1, there is no possibility that the locking member 11 is accidentally pulled out of the take-up roll 2, and the take-up roll 2 can be smoothly inserted into the storage case 1. After that, the coil spring 23 may be fitted around the support shaft 17 and the cap 7 may be attached to one longitudinal end of the storage case 1.

Therefore, when the take-up roll 2 and the saddle cover 3 are incorporated into the storage case 1, the trouble of inserting the saddle cover 3 into and out of the opening 8 as in the related art is eliminated, and the saddle cover device can be easily assembled. . Then, after attaching the storage case 1 to the vicinity of the saddle 27 of the bicycle via the attachment 37, when attaching the saddle cover 3 to the saddle 27, as shown in FIG. Pull out cover 3 and place saddle 2
7, for example, hooked on a hook 41 attached to a saddle post 38 via a locking hole 33 of a handle 31,
As shown in FIG. 5, the cover 28 covers the upper surface of the saddle 27, and the holding portion 29 may be set on the lower surface of the saddle 27, and both sides of the saddle 27 are held between the cover 28 and the cover 28. Can be. Therefore, when the saddle cover is attached to the saddle as in the related art, there is no problem that the saddle cover is twisted and damaged, and the saddle cover 3 can be easily attached to the saddle 27.

When the saddle cover 3 is to be removed from the bicycle 26, the handle 31 may be removed from the hook 41. The urging of the coil spring 23 causes the saddle cover 3 to be taken up by the take-up roll 2, and It is automatically stored in 1. Further, when the saddle cover 3 is taken up by the take-up roll 2 and stored in the storage case 1,
The locking body 32 of the storage case 1 allows the access opening 8
Can be sealed off from the outside, so that rainwater or the like can be prevented from entering the storage case 1 from the access opening 8.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment, in which a hook 43 is provided at the tip end of the handle 31 instead of the locking hole 35. In this case, as shown in FIG.
After the saddle cover 3 is pulled out from the above and passed over the saddle 27, the hook 43 may be hooked on a fastener such as a bolt and nut inserted into the mounting hole 40 of the mounting tool 37. Other points are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.
According to the above-described embodiment, the opening 4 is provided only at one longitudinal end of the storage case 1 and the cap 7 that closes the opening 4 is provided only at one longitudinal end of the storage case 1. Openings 4 may be provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the storage case 1, and caps 7 for closing the openings 4 may be provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the storage case 1.

[0023]

According to the present invention, when assembling the saddle cover device, the locking tool 11 is engaged with the locking groove 2 of the winding roll 2.
After the saddle cover 3 is connected to the take-up roll 2 and inserted into the take-up roll 2 from the other end in the longitudinal direction of the take-up roll 2, the saddle cover 3 connected to the take-up roll 2 is inserted into the entrance 8 from one end in the longitudinal direction to the other end. Roll 2 while inserting it toward
Can be inserted into the storage case 1 from the opening 4 at one end in the longitudinal direction, and when the take-up roll 2 and the saddle cover 3 are incorporated into the storage case 1, it is troublesome to insert the saddle cover 3 into the insertion opening 8 as in the conventional case. And the saddle cover device can be easily assembled.

In addition, the take-up roll 2 is inserted into the storage case 1 from one end in the longitudinal direction, and the locking member 11 is inserted into the take-up roll 2 from the other end in the longitudinal direction. When inserting the storage roll 2 into the storage case 1, the take-up roll 2 can be smoothly inserted into the storage case 1 without the risk that the locking tool 11 is accidentally pulled out of the take-up roll 2. Further, the locking tool 11 is wound on the winding roll
Of the winding roll 2
When the saddle cover 3 is damaged, the saddle cover 3 can be easily replaced with respect to the take-up roll 2 if the saddle cover 3 is damaged.
The take-up roll 2 and the saddle cover 3 can be used for a long period of time by replacing only the saddle cover 3 which is easily damaged, which is economical.

When the saddle cover 3 is mounted on the saddle 27, the saddle cover 3 is extended from the storage case 1 so that the cover 28 covers the upper surface of the saddle 27 and the holding portion 29 is placed on the lower surface of the saddle 27. The saddle cover 3 can be easily attached to the saddle 27 without the problem that the saddle cover is twisted and damaged unlike the related art. Moreover, when the saddle cover 3 is to be removed from the bicycle 26, the holding portions 29 on both sides in the width direction of the saddle cover 3 are folded back so as to be overlapped with the cover portions 28 on the center in the width direction. The cover 3 can be smoothly wound into the storage case 1.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the spring and a take-up roll.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a saddle cover extended from the storage case.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state where a saddle cover is attached to the saddle.

FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of a handle portion showing another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state where the saddle cover is expanded.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage case 2 Take-up roll 3 Saddle cover 8 Access port 11 Locking tool 15 Locking groove 17 Support shaft 18 Support shaft 23 Coil spring 27 Saddle 28 Covering part 29 Holding part 31 Handle 32 Locking body 35 Locking hole 41 Hook

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-104271 (JP, A) JP-A 64-1083 (JP, U) JP-A 62-84588 (JP, U) JP-A 7-84588 9688 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 55-177847 (JP, U) U.S. Pat. No. 3,537,746 (US, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62J 1/20, 7/00, 9/00

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A storage case (1) and a storage case (1)
And a take-up roll (2) rotatably housed inside
For example, the saddle cover (3) is wound on the winding roll (2).
Saddle cover on the take-up roll (2) to be free
The base end of (3) is connected, and the saddle cover (3) is
Saddle cover so that it can be extended from the base (1)
-The opening (8) through which the (3) is inserted is a storage case
(1) is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the storage case (1).
The take-up roll (2) can be inserted into the storage case (1)
Opening at one longitudinal end of the storage case (1)
(4) is provided at the other longitudinal end of the storage case (1).
An obstruction wall (5) is provided and connected to the winding roll (2).
The saddle cover (3) is in the longitudinal direction of the storage case (1).
It can be inserted in the longitudinal direction from one end to the entrance (8)
As described above, the access port (8) is provided in the storage case (1).
From one end on the opening (4) side to the middle on the other end on the closing wall (5) side
Formed so that the access port (8) is a storage case
In the saddle cover device connected to the one end opening (4) of (1) , a locking tool (11) is provided at the base end of the saddle cover (3).
And the locking device (11) is extended with respect to the winding roll (2).
Can be inserted from the other end to the longitudinal end and locked
Tool (11) is undetachably engaged in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction.
The locking groove (15) is formed on the closed wall (5) side of the storage case 1.
From the other end of the winding roll (2)
Inside the one end of the winding roll (2) on the same side as the opening 4
A saddle cover device provided over a halfway part . 2. The saddle cover (3) has a central portion in the width direction as a cover (28) for covering the upper surface of the saddle (27), and both sides of the saddle cover (3) in the width direction have cover portions (2).
The saddle cover device according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion (29) is folded back so as to overlap with (8) to form a holding portion (29) arranged on the lower surface side of the saddle (27). 3. An opening (4) in said storage case (1).
A cap (7) for closing the roll is provided, and a winding roll (2) is provided.
Support shafts (17) projecting outward in the axial direction,
(18) is provided, and the support shafts (17) and (18) are provided with the storage case (1) and the cap () so as to rotatably support the take-up roll (2) around the axis in the storage case (1). A coil spring (23) held rotatably around the axis at 7) and for urging the take-up roll (2) in the take-up direction of the saddle cover (3) has one support shaft (23) of the take-up roll (2). The saddle cover device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the saddle cover device is externally fitted to (17). 4. A handle (31) for extending the saddle cover (53) from the storage case (1) is provided at an end of the saddle cover (53), and the handle (31) is located on the side cover (3) side. At the end, a locking body (32) is provided which engages with an opening edge of the access port (8) so as not to be inserted into the access port (8) and to close the access port (8) from the outside. The saddle cover device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. A locking hole (3) is provided at the tip end of the handle (31).
The saddle cover device according to claim 4, wherein (5) is provided. 6. A hook (4) is provided on the tip side of the handle (31).
The saddle cover device according to claim 4, wherein 1) is provided.