JPS6023236B2 - bicycle storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a bicycle storage device, that is, a bicycle parking lot, and an object of the present invention is to increase the storage density of bicycles.

The configuration of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a parking lot main body, in front of which a large number of entry/exit gates 4 are formed, and each of the core gates 4 is provided with a magnetic card insertion slot.

A handle guide 6 is provided above each of the entrance/exit gates 4, and a tire guide 8 is provided below each of them. The tire guide 8 consists of a bicycle racing surface and a pair of parallel side walls 12, 14;
14 face each other in parallel with an interval slightly wider than the width of the tires of the bicycle 16. The tire guides 8 are alternately arranged in such a way that those having a high bicycle mounting surface 8a and those having a low bicycle mounting surface 8b are arranged alternately. The handle guide 6 is constituted by a frame having a U-shaped cross section, and both side walls of the frame slidably receive a cover 18 provided at the handle joint portion of the bicycle 16 and a top portion 20 of the cargo platform. , is configured so that it can be guided in a straight line. Reference numerals 22 and 24 denote a pair of support columns whose both ends are fixed to the side wall of the main body 2, and the support columns 22 and 24 are arranged for each gate 4.

A cursor 26 is attached to the pillars 22 and 24 so as to be able to slide freely. One end of a wire rope 28 is connected to the cursor 26, and the other end of the wire rope 28 is connected to a rope pulley fixed to the output shaft of a motor fixed to the upper part of the main body 2. Reference numeral 30 denotes a horizontal rail fixed to the cursor 26, with a pair of sprocket wheels 32 (one not shown) near one end, and a pair of sprocket wheels 32 near the other end. 34 is rotatably supported, and the supporting shaft of one pair of wheels 32 is connected to the cursor 26.
The output shaft of the motor fixedly connected to the

A pair of endless conveyor chains 36 are stretched between the pair of sprocket wheels 32 and the pair of sprocket wheels 34, and the chains 36 are provided with an electromagnetic chuck 3.
8,40 are installed. Reference numeral 52 denotes a tire guide constituting the garage 78, which is formed with a guide portion that guides and holds the lower part of the bicycle 16, that is, the tire so as to be movable in a straight line.
The tire guides 52 are arranged in the horizontal and vertical directions as shown in FIG.
4 and a frame member 56.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a handle guide arranged parallel to and directly above the tire guide 52, and is located on the upper part of the bicycle 16, that is, the cover 1.
A guide portion is formed that guides the cargo platform 8 and the loading platform top portion 20 in a linear direction in a freely movable manner, and the guide 52 is supported by the framework of the garage 78.

Sprockets 64 (the other not shown) are rotatably supported at both ends of the handle guide 62, and a conveying chain 66, ie, a feeding member 66, is spanned over the sprockets 64. A pair of electromagnetic chucks 68 and 69 are attached to the conveyance chain 66. The sprockets 64 are each connected to a motor (not shown). The tire guides 52 are arranged alternately, with those having a high bicycle mounting surface 52a and those having a low bicycle mounting surface 52b. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

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

The parking lot user places the bicycle 16 he/she has ridden on in the groove of the tire guide rail 8 of the gate 4 with the blue light on and places it at a predetermined position. In this embodiment, a dedicated bicycle based on the Shintal system is used. Next, push the bicycle 16 and insert the cover 18 on the top of the bicycle into the handle guide 6. Next, the user inserts the card into the magnetic card slot. This allows the signal from the magnetic card to be input to the computer. When the bicycle 16 is further pushed inward by a predetermined amount, the cover 18 of the bicycle 16 is gripped by the electromagnetic chuck 38. Next, the motor is driven by the controller, the sprocket wheel 32 rotates, the electromagnetic chuck 38 moves in the direction of the garage 78 in conjunction with the chain 36, and the bicycle 1
When the entire section 6 moves to just below the table 30, it stops. At this time, the electromagnetic chuck 40
The top portion 20 of the loading platform 6 is also automatically gripped. Next, the computer selects the floor on which the bicycle 16 is to be stored, and the selection command is sent to the motor for driving the cursor. Now, 1
The case where a floor is selected will be explained. In this case, no drive signal is sent to the cursor drive motor, but a sprocket drive motor outer drive signal is sent from the computer, the output shaft of the motor rotates, and the sprocket 32 rotates. This rotation causes the bicycle 16 to move toward the garage 78. The front wheel of the bicycle 16 is the tire guide 5 on the first floor.
2 and inserts an iron into it, the electromagnetic force of the electromagnetic chuck 38 is automatically canceled, the grip of the bicycle 16 by the chuck 38 is released, and the cover 18 is gripped by the electromagnetic chuck 68. When the cover 18 is gripped by the electromagnetic chuck 68, the chain 66 starts rotating and the bicycle 16 is also sent into the garage 78 by the chucks 68 and 69. When the rear tire of the bicycle 16 enters the tire guide 52 and the top part 20 of the loading platform on the upper part of the bicycle 16 attempts to enter the handle guide 62,
The grip on the loading platform top 201 by the electromagnetic chuck 4 is automatically released, the loading platform top 20 is gripped by the electromagnetic chuck 69, and the bicycle 16 is moved to the innermost end of the tire guide 52 by rotation of the chain 66. In this position, the electromagnetic chucks 68, 6 for the bicycle 16 are moved.
9 is released. The electromagnetic chucks 68 and 69 are sent forward of the handle guide 62 by the rotation of the chain 66, and are ready to grip the next bicycle. Through the above-described operations, bicycles are sequentially stored on the tire guide 52 until the bicycles are full. Next, a case will be described in which a bicycle is stored on the tire guide 52 on the second floor.

When the bicycle 16 has moved directly below the horizontal rail 30 in the above-described manner, the computer selects the garage on the second floor, a cursor drive motor outside drive signal is issued, and the cursor 26
rises along the pillars 22 and 24, and the bicycle 16 moves with the rise of the horizontal rail 30, is pulled up, and floats up from the tire guide 8 on the first floor.

When the lower end of the bicycle 16 is positioned on the extension of the tire guide 52 on the second floor, the cursor drive motor stops driving. Next, the sprocket drive motor 33 is driven by a command from the computer, and the bicycle is moved onto the tire guide 52 on the second floor in the manner described above. stored at the end. When all the tire guides 52 from the fourth floor to the first floor are filled in this way, preparations for leaving the vehicle are completed, and this is indicated by a lamp provided at the gate 4 corresponding to the tire guide 52. Next, a case where the user takes out the bicycle from the garage will be explained.

First, the user goes to the gate 4 where the departure OK lamp is on and inserts the magnetic card into the card insertion slot. The signal from the card is sent to the computer, and the bicycle on the tire guide 52 on the top floor of the gate 4 is first selected according to instructions from the computer. The horizontal rail 30 is placed on standby on the top floor in advance according to instructions from the computer, and the electromagnetic chucks 38 and 40 are set at predetermined positions. .
The chain 66 of the handle guide 52 on the top floor starts rotating in the opposite direction, and the electromagnetic chucks 68 and 69 grip the top of the bicycle 16 closest to the gate and move the bicycle 16 directly below the horizontal rail 30. . The electromagnetic chucks 40 and 38 on the side of the horizontal rail 30 automatically grip the upper part of the bicycle that has been moved, that is, the cargo platform neck section 20 and the cover 18 in sequence by electromagnetic force. When the electromagnetic chuck 40 grips the top part 20 of the loading platform, the sprocket drive motor is driven, the sprocket 32 rotates, and the electromagnetic chuck 40 grips the chain 36.
, the bicycle 16 is moved to a predetermined position on the cursor 26 side and stopped. In the process of the entire bicycle 16 being pulled out directly below the bicycle rail 30, the cover 18 is automatically gripped by the electromagnetic chuck 38 before the front wheel of the bicycle 16 comes off the tire guide. When the bicycle 16 moves directly under the horizontal rail 30, the cursor drive motor is driven by a command from the computer, and the bicycle 16 moves directly under the horizontal rail 30.
It descends along the pillars 22, 24 of. When the bicycle 16 is placed on the tire guide 8 on the first floor, the driving of the cursor driving motor is stopped and the downward movement of the horizontal rail 30 is stopped. The horizontal rail 30 stops on the first floor and waits for a departure instruction using a magnetic card. When the bicycle 16 is instructed to leave the bicycle, the sprocket 32 rotates according to a command from the computer, and when the bicycle 16 is projected outside the gate 4 by the movement of the chain 36, the grip of the electromagnetic chuck 38 is automatically released. Next, the user pulls out the bicycle 16 from the gate 4 and removes the magnetic card from the insertion slot. In this embodiment, the vehicle is entered and exited from the gate located on one side of the garage, but bicycle gripping mechanisms for lateral and vertical movement are provided on both sides of the garage. is reserved for the entrance gate,
The other side of the garage may be used for exit gate vehicles.

As described above, the present invention supports the bicycle at the top and bottom by the tire guide and the handle guide so that it can move freely in a straight line, so the bicycle can be held securely, and because it uses an electromagnetic chuck, the bicycle can be easily held. It has the advantage of being able to grip and control its feeding.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show preferred embodiments of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an external view, Fig. 2 is an external view, Fig. 3 is an external view, Fig. 5 is an external view, and Fig. 6 is an external view. is an external view. 2... Parking lot body, 4... Gate, 6... Handle guide, 8... Tire guide, 10... Bicycle lectern surface, 1
2, 14... Side, 16... Bicycle, 26... Cursor, 30... Side rail, 36... Chain, 38, 40...
Electromagnetic chuck, 52... Tire guide, 62. ．．・Handle guide, 66...chain, 68, 69...chuck. Diagram N Ship Diagram Dimensions Ship Diagram Ship Diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A guide part that can be fitted and held so that the lower part of the bicycle can run freely for a predetermined length in a straight line, and tire guides arranged in multiple rows in a parallel direction, and a guide part that can freely run on the upper part of the bicycle. The handle guide has a guide part that can be fitted and held in the handle guide, which is arranged in a plurality of rows in parallel, and is movably disposed over the entire length of the guide. The tire guide includes a feed member connected to a drive system, and an electromagnetic chuck attached to the feed member that grips a bicycle and sends the bicycle to a predetermined position on the guide, and alternately sets high and low steps on the tire guide. A bicycle storage device characterized by: