JP6233831B2 - Inclined bicycle parking device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus that is suitable for use in an upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking facility in which a bicycle is parked in two upper and lower stages, and is further improved in safety and convenience.

Conventionally, in order to make effective use of the space on the site of condominiums, public facilities, etc., and to be able to park a large number of bicycles, there are two upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking facilities that can park bicycles in two upper and lower stages. It has been adopted.
And, as a means to realize the upper and lower two-stage bicycle parking facility relatively inexpensively, the upper bicycle cradle is configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle, and the cradle is lowered to an inclined state, and the cradle is raised. A tilting bicycle parking device that is in a horizontal state is adopted.

For example, in the tilt type bicycle parking apparatus 101 as shown in FIG. 7, the mounting plate 104 is fixed to the upper end portion of the support column 103, and an arc-shaped hole 104 a is formed in the mounting plate 104. A support shaft 105 fixed to the tip is fitted.
Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the cradle 102 is lowered to an inclined state, and the bicycle A is placed on the cradle 102 or alighted from the cradle 102, as shown in FIG. 7 (b). The cradle 102 is raised to a horizontal state, and the bicycle A is parked on the upper stage (see Patent Document 1, Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2).

In addition, in the tilting bicycle parking apparatus 101, the upper bicycle cradle 102 is lowered to enter the tilted state, so that the lower bicycle cradle 111 can be moved to the left and right along the rail 112. The upper cradle 102 is positioned in the moved space.
After the upper pedestal 102 is raised to a horizontal state, the lower pedestal 111 is positioned below and the bicycle A is parked on the lower pedestal 111. The position at is set to be considerably higher than the combined height of the bicycle A and the lower pedestal 111.

Japanese Patent No. 4297469 (Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-029872)

Bicycle rack listed in the product catalog: Daiken Corporation

Bicycle rack listed in the product catalog: Nichipre Co., Ltd.

  In the conventional tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus 101 disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the upper cradle 102 is lowered to be in a tilted state, the tilt angle of the upper cradle 102 is steep around 45 °. There is a problem that it is difficult to place the bicycle A on the cradle 102, labor is required, and the bicycle A easily moves rearward and downward, which is dangerous.

  In addition, even in the conventional tilted bicycle parking device disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1, and in the conventional tilted bicycle parking device disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2, the tilt angle when the upper cradle is lowered Had a steep slope around 45 °, and had the same problem.

  The present invention was made in view of such a conventional problem, and when the cradle is lowered to be in a tilted state, the tilt angle of the cradle is relatively gentle, It is an object of the present invention to provide a tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus that is easy to put a bicycle on a cradle without requiring much labor and that is difficult for the bicycle to move rearward and downward.

In order to achieve the above object, an inclined bicycle parking apparatus according to the present invention comprises a pedestal on which a bicycle is placed, a support that rotatably supports one end of the cradle, and the cradle. The tilting bicycle parking apparatus includes a cradle lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers, and an operation member that releases a locked state at an upper position and a lower position of the cradle , wherein the support column is formed on the upper side surface. A rail for a bearing box is disposed on the rear surface of the rail, and a rail for an arm vehicle is disposed on the back of the upper end, and the cradle lifting mechanism includes a bearing wheel that rolls along the rail for the bearing box, A bearing box that moves up and down along the base, a cradle support that is fixed to the lower surface of the tip of the cradle, and that is pivotable via a support shaft at the upper end of the bearing box, and along the rail for the arm car Equipped with an arm wheel that rolls at the tip, An arm formed by fixing a proximal end to a distal end of the serial cradle support, characterized in that it is composed of.

Here, if a stopper is fixed to the side surface of the upper end portion of the support column, the intermediate portion of the arm comes into contact with the stopper, so that the cradle does not rise further and is held in a substantially horizontal state.

Also, an actuating device that exerts a pressing action and a buffering action by the expansion and contraction operation of the working rod is provided, and one end of the main body of the working device is pivotally supported on the lower end of the bearing box, and the tip of the working rod of the working device May be pivotally supported on the side surface of the cradle support, and a force may be applied when the cradle is rotated upward.

  According to the tilt type bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, since the tilt angle when the cradle is lowered is relatively gentle, even a woman or a child can place a bicycle on the cradle and The operation of getting off can be facilitated without requiring much labor. In addition, it is difficult for the bicycle to move rearward and downward, which is extremely safe.

In addition, according to the tilt type bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention, the tilt angle when the cradle is lowered is relatively gentle, so that when the cradle on which the bicycle is placed is raised, the rear wheel cradle is lowered. However, the bicycle does not fall, and it is extremely easy to place the bicycle on the cradle and get off the vehicle.

It is a side view at the time of making a cradle lower and making it an inclined state in the inclination type bicycle parking apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. In the tilt type bicycle parking apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention, it is a side view when the cradle is raised to a horizontal state. In the side view in the case of adopting the inclined type parking device of one embodiment of the present invention, the upper stage is an inclined type bicycle parking apparatus, the lower stage is a slide type bicycle parking apparatus, and the upper and lower two-stage type bicycle parking facility is configured. is there. (A) is an enlarged side view of the tip of the cradle, (b) is an enlarged side view of the posterior end of the cradle, and (c) is the back of the cradle when the cradle is lowered and inclined. It is an enlarged plan view of an end. (A) is an enlarged side view of the front end of the cradle, (b) is an enlarged side view of the rear end of the cradle, and (c) is the back of the cradle when the cradle is raised to a horizontal state. It is an enlarged plan view of an end. In the present invention and the conventional tilt type bicycle parking device, the tilt angle when the cradle is lowered to the tilt state is compared, and (a) shows the tilt type bicycle parking device described in Patent Document 1. A side view and (b) are side views of the tilt type bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention. (A) of the tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is a side view when the cradle is lowered to be in an inclined state, and (b) is a side view when the cradle is raised to be in a horizontal state. is there. In the conventional tilt-type bicycle parking device, the tilt angle in the tilted state of the cradle is described, (a) is a side view of the tilt-type bicycle parking device described in Non-Patent Document 1, and (b) is the It is a perspective view which shows the whole external appearance. FIG. 7 is a side view of a tilt-type bicycle parking device described in Non-Patent Document 2 for explaining a tilt angle in a tilted state of a cradle in a conventional tilt-type bicycle parking device.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an inclined bicycle parking apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a cradle 2, a support 4, a cradle lifting mechanism 3, an operating device 9, and an operation member 11.

The cradle 2 is a rectangular member on which the bicycle A is placed, and a fence-like fall-preventing member 19 is disposed on the side surface thereof, and the bicycle does not move rearward and downward at the rear end portion. A rear wheel receiver 13 is arranged as described above.
Further, a cradle stopper 13A is attached to the lower surface of the rear end portion of the cradle 2 in order to hold the cradle 2 at an appropriate position from the concrete floor G or the like.

The column 4 is erected on a concrete floor G or the like by a column base 17, and a bearing box rail 8 is disposed on the side surface of the column, and a bearing box is disposed on the side surface of the upper end. A stopper 18 is fixed.
Further, a receiving bracket 11B is fixed to the front surface of the upper end of the support column 4, and an arm car rail 16 is fixed to the rear surface of the upper end.

The cradle lifting mechanism 3 is fixed to a bearing box 5 that is a moving body that moves up and down along the column 4, a cradle support 2A that swings relative to the bearing box 5, and a tip of the cradle support 2A. Arm 14.

The support column 4 is provided with a bearing box 5 that moves up and down along the support column 4, and bearing wheels 7 and 7 are rotatably fixed to the bearing box 5.
Further, the upper end portion of the bearing box 5 is fixed to the intermediate portion of the cradle support 2A via a support shaft 10 so as to be rotatable.

A base end portion is fixed to the lower surface of the distal end portion of the cradle 2 from an intermediate portion of the cradle support body 2A, and a proximal end of an arm 14 bent in a hem shape is disposed at the distal end of the cradle support body 2A. Is fixed by welding or the like. A bearing wheel 15 is rotatably fixed to the tip of the arm 14.

On the side surface of the cradle 2, a bowl-shaped operation member 11 is disposed from the front end portion to the rear end portion, and a locking metal fitting 11 </ b> A is fixed to the front end portion of the operation member 11, and the rear end portion thereof. The handle 12 is fixed.
The operation member 11 and the locking metal fitting 11A are always elastically biased in the direction of the support column 4 by a spring material or the like.

One end of the main body of the actuator 9 is pivotally supported at the lower end of the bearing box 5, and the tip of the working rod 9 </ b> A of the actuator 9 is pivotally supported on the side of the tip of the cradle 2. .
The actuating device 9 exhibits a pressing action and a buffering action in accordance with the expansion and contraction operation of the action rod 9A, and it is particularly preferable to employ a gas spring.

  The tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus 1 according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, and has the following effects when operated as follows.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, when the cradle 2 is lowered and inclined, the bearing box 5 is positioned at the lower end of the bearing box rail 8, and the tip of the arm 14 is the arm car rail. 16 at the proximal end. Further, the locking metal 11A of the operation member 11 is in contact with the lower surface of the receiving metal 11B.

At this time, since the support shaft 10 serving as the center of rotation of the cradle 2 is located at a relatively lower position with respect to the support column 4, the tilt angle θ of the cradle 2 is gently inclined to about 30 °. In addition, it is preferable that inclination | tilt angle (theta) is 25-35 degrees, especially 30 degrees.
Therefore, even if it is a woman or a child, it does not require so much labor to mount the bicycle A on the cradle 2 and get off from the cradle 2, and it can be facilitated. In addition, the bicycle A does not move downward and is extremely safe.

Next, when the user places the bicycle A on the cradle 2 and then pulls the handle 12 of the operation member 11 against the elastic bias, the locking metal 11A is separated from the lower surface of the metal fitting 11B. .
If the user applies an upward force to the cradle 2 while grasping the handle 12, the tip of the locking metal 11A rises while abutting along the front surface of the receiving metal 11B.
Since the bearing wheels 7 and 7 also move up along the bearing box rail 8, the bearing box 5 also moves up along the column 4. On the other hand, the arm wheel 15 also rises obliquely upward along the arm vehicle rail 16, so that the tip of the arm 14 moves in a direction away from the column 4.

  At this time, the extension of the action rod 9A of the actuating device 9 urges the cradle 2 to rotate obliquely upward, so that even a woman or a child can use a bicycle with relatively little effort. The cradle 2 on which A is placed can be raised.

  Further, when an upward force is applied to the cradle 2, as shown in FIG. 5A, the front end of the locking metal 11 </ b> A comes into contact with the upper surface from the front surface of the receiving metal 11 </ b> B. On the other hand, since the intermediate portion of the arm 14 abuts against the stopper 18, the cradle 2 does not rise any further and is held in a substantially horizontal state as shown in FIG. 2.

  At this time, since the support shaft 10 serving as the rotation center of the cradle 2 is at the uppermost position with respect to the support column 4, the cradle 2 is held in a sufficiently high position in a horizontal state.

  On the other hand, in a state where the cradle 2 is held in a horizontal state, if the user pulls the handle 12 of the operation member 11 rearward, the locking fitting 11A is separated from the upper surface of the receiving fitting 11B. And by the operation, the cradle 2 can be lowered and brought into an inclined state.

Conventionally, since the inclination angle of the cradle 2 in the inclined state is steep, when the cradle 2 on which the bicycle A is placed is raised, the rear wheel receiver 13 is prevented so that the bicycle A does not fall toward the user. It was inconvenient to place the bicycle A on the cradle 2 and get off.
However, in the present invention, since the inclination angle becomes a gentle slope, when raising the cradle 2 on which the bicycle A is placed, the bicycle A does not fall backward even if the rear wheel receiver 13 is lowered. It was extremely easy to place the bicycle A on the cradle 2 and get off.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the tilted bicycle parking apparatus 1 according to the present invention is employed, the bicycle A can be parked in two upper and lower stages in a space for one vehicle, and the cradle 2 is in a horizontal state above. Since the lower space is vacant when positioned, it can be combined with the lower cradle 20.

However, when the upper stage cradle 2 is lowered, a space for one car is required, and therefore the lower stage cradle 20 needs to be movable left and right.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, the rail 22 is fixed and laid on the concrete floor G via the mounting bracket 25, and the rail 22 is sandwiched between the lateral bearing wheel 23 and the vertical bearing wheel 24 of the bearing box 21. The bearing box 21 can be moved along the rail 22.

According to such a configuration, the lower pedestal 20 can move left and right along the rail 22, and a space for one vehicle can be made at a position where the upper pedestal 2 is lowered. The cradle 2 can be lowered to an inclined state.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 26 denotes a forward fall prevention member, 27 denotes a wheel, 28 denotes a tire slope, 29 denotes a rear wheel receiver, and 30 denotes a fall prevention member.

FIG. 6A shows the tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus 101 described in Patent Document 1. However, since the cradle 102 only rotates around the support shaft 105, the tilt angle of the cradle 102 is the same as that of other companies' products. Is about 45 ° on average, and the height of the rear wheel receiver 106 is also about 311 mm to 350 mm.
On the other hand, FIG. 6B shows the tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus 1 according to the present invention. However, since the cradle 2 rotates around the support shaft 10 and the support shaft 10 itself also moves up and down, the tilt of the cradle 2 is shown. The angle is gentle and is about 30 °, and the height of the rear wheel receiver 13 can be about 120 mm.

  FIG. 8 (a) shows the tilt type bicycle parking apparatus described in Non-Patent Document 1, but the tilt angle of the cradle is a steep slope of 46 ° because the cradle only rotates around the support shaft. The height of the rear wheel receiver is 311 mm. Even if the photograph shown in FIG.8 (b) is seen, it turns out that the inclination-angle of a receiving stand is quite steep.

  FIG. 9 shows the tilt-type bicycle parking apparatus described in Non-Patent Document 2, but the tilt angle of the cradle is a steep slope of around 46 ° because the cradle only rotates around the support shaft. The height of the rear wheel receiver is also about 320 mm.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inclination type bicycle parking apparatus 2 Receptacle 2A Receptacle support body 3 Receptacle raising / lowering mechanism 4 Support column 5 Bearing box 6 Stopper for bearing box 7 Bearing car 8 Rail for bearing box 9 Gas spring 9A Cylinder rod 10 Support shaft 11 Operation member 11A Locking bracket 11B Receiving bracket 12 Handle 13 Rear wheel receiver 13A Receiving stopper 14 Arm 15 Arm car 16 Rail for arm car 17 Base for strut 18 Bearing box stopper 19 Fall prevention member 20 Receiving base 21 Bearing box 22 Rail 23 Lateral bearing Car 24 Longitudinal bearing car 25 Mounting bracket 26 Forward-preventing member 27 Wheel 28 Tire slope 29 Rear wheel receiver 30 Fall-preventing member

Claims (3)

A cradle for placing a bicycle;
A column that rotatably supports one end of the cradle;
A cradle lifting mechanism for rotating the cradle to raise and lower;
An operation member for releasing the locked state at the upper position and the lower position of the cradle;
A tilt type bicycle parking device comprising :
The support column is provided with a bearing box rail on the upper side surface and an arm car rail on the upper end back surface.
The cradle lifting mechanism is
A bearing box that rolls along the rail for the bearing box, and a bearing box that moves up and down along the column;
A cradle support that is fixed to the lower surface of the front end of the cradle and is rotatable at the upper end of the bearing box via a support shaft;
An arm wheel which rolls along the rail for the arm car at a distal end, and an arm formed by fixing a base end to the distal end of the cradle support;
Inclined bicycle parking apparatus characterized by comprising: The stopper is fixed to the side of the upper end portion of the column, and the intermediate portion of the arm abuts against the stopper, whereby the cradle does not rise any further and is held in a substantially horizontal state. The tilt type bicycle parking apparatus according to 1. An actuating device that exerts a pressing action and a buffering action by an expansion and contraction operation of the working rod is attached, one end of the main body of the working device is pivotally supported on the lower end of the bearing box, and the tip of the working rod of the working device is The tilt type bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the tilting bicycle parking apparatus is pivotally supported on a side surface of the cradle support and urges a force when the cradle is rotated upward .

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