JP2003191876A - Parking device for bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easy-to-operate bicycle parking device. <P>SOLUTION: When a bicycle is parked, a user advances a front wheel of the bicycle in a parking guide 3 on a parking stand 2 until the front wheel reaches a wheel lock part 4. Then, two jaws installed to the wheel lock part 4 are closed according to the pressure of the front wheel, so as to lock a tire and a rim of the front wheel. When parking of the bicycle is ceased, the user inserts a coin from a coin insertion of a lock releasing device 6, whereby rotating a release lever 61 for releasing the protect of the rotation. Then, the rotation is transmitted to the wheel lock part 4 via a wire, so as to release the lock of the front wheel due to the two jaws of the wheel lock part 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bicycle parking apparatus used in a bicycle parking lot or the like for safely holding a bicycle parked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, parking or leaving a bicycle on a sidewalk or a roadway in front of a station or in a downtown area not only hinders the lubrication of automobiles and pedestrians but also threatens the safety of traffic. It is also a hotbed for crimes such as bicycle theft.

In order to prevent such problematic parking of bicycles, it is effective to provide a well-established bicycle parking lot. Therefore, the existence of such a bicycle parking lot is good for the health and the environment. It is possible to promote the full utilization of bicycles, which are excellent and gentle means of transportation.

[0004]

However, such a bicycle parking lot requires a bicycle parking device for preventing the bicycle from being stolen or illegally used, and there are few bicycle parking lot operators to spread the bicycle parking lot. It is essential to realize a bicycle parking device that can be installed and maintained at a cost.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle parking apparatus which can be installed and maintained with a small burden on the bicycle parking operator. In addition, another object is to facilitate the bicycle parking work of the bicycle parking lot user to the bicycle parking device.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above objects,
The present invention relates to a bicycle parking device for parking a bicycle in response to a front wheel lock mechanism portion that locks the bicycle front wheel in response to pressing by the bicycle front wheel, and an operation lever that can be operated by inserting a coin. In addition, a lock release mechanism section for releasing the lock of the front wheel of the bicycle by the wheel lock section is also included.

According to such a bicycle parking device, the front wheel can be locked simply by advancing the bicycle and pressing the front wheel of the bicycle, and the front wheel can be unlocked by inserting a coin and operating the operating lever. Therefore, it is possible to excellently facilitate the use of the bicycle parking apparatus by the user and prevent the bicycle from being stolen. Also,
Such a bicycle parking apparatus can be realized as a mechanical bicycle parking apparatus having a relatively simple structure that does not require a power source, as shown in the following embodiments, for example. Can be installed and maintained.

Here, the front wheel lock mechanism portion in such a bicycle parking apparatus has two claw portions that can be closed with the tire and the rim of the front wheel of the bicycle passing through.
The two claw portions are provided between the front wheel holding portion that can be opened and closed, and the two claw portions of the front wheel holding portion, and are urged in a direction opposite to the direction in which the front wheel of the bicycle enters between the two claw portions. It may be configured to include a plate.

By doing so, it is promoted to maintain the position of the front wheel with respect to the two claw portions of the front wheel holding portion in an appropriate position, and at the same time, the user parks or parks the front wheel on the bicycle parking device. The removal work from the wheel device can be performed smoothly.

Further, in the above bicycle parking device,
You may make it provide the bicycle parking stand for advancing / retreating and mounting the said bicycle front wheel which has a slope descending toward the said front wheel lock mechanism part.

By providing the bicycle pedestal having such a slope, it is possible to prevent the bicycle from moving backward from the bicycle pedestal when the bicycle is parked. Further, if such a bicycle parking stand is provided together with the return plate, the position of the front wheel with respect to the two claw portions of the front wheel holding portion is surely set at an appropriate position due to the balance between the biasing force of the return plate and the force due to the gradient. Can be

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows the overall construction of a bicycle parking apparatus according to this embodiment.

In the figure, a is a front view of the bicycle parking apparatus, and b is a side view of the bicycle parking apparatus.

As shown in the figure, the bicycle parking apparatus is formed by connecting a plurality of bicycle parking units 1 capable of parking one bicycle.

Each bicycle parking unit 1 is provided with a bicycle parking base 2, a bicycle parking guide 3, a wheel lock portion 4, a connecting portion 5, and an unlocking device 6 as its main parts. Here, the wheel lock part 4 is a device for locking the wheel, and the lock release device 6 and the wheel lock part 4 are connected by a wire that passes through the hollow pipe-shaped connection part 5, and the lock release device 6 The lock of the wheel is released by operating the release lever 61 of. In addition, in FIG. 1, one unlocking device 6 is shared by the two bicycle parking units 1, and the unlocking device 6 is shared.
Although the number of vehicles is reduced, a lock release device may be provided for each bicycle parking unit.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the unlocking device 6.

In the figure, a is a side view of the unlocking device 6, b is a front view, c is a bottom view, d is a rear view, and e is a perspective view.

In each figure, a broken line 400 represents the cover of the unlocking device 6.

Now, as shown, the unlocking device 6
Has two claws 401 that open and close left and right as shown in Fig. C.
As shown in FIGS. A and c, the front wheel 100 of the bicycle is inserted between the pawls 401 when the pawls 401 are open.
, The pawl 401 is closed and the pawl 401 is maintained in that state to lock the front wheel 100 and thus the bicycle to the bicycle parking device.

Here, the transition of the claw 401 from the open state to the closed state is performed as follows.

When the claw 401 is in the open state, the wheel is advanced between the claws 401, and when the return plate 402 is pushed by the wheel, the return plate 402 biased forward by the spring 403 is centered on the shaft 404. Then, the two claws 401 are rotated to the center of the two claws 401 which are biased in the opening direction by a spring (not shown), and are pushed backward.
Then, the two claws 401 are separated from each other about the shaft 405.
Rotates in the closing direction, and the two locking plates 407 biased in the central direction by the spring 406 open left and right along the shape of the guide surface 408 on the outer surface of the claw 401. Then, when the claw 401 is rotated to the closed position, the locking plate 407 becomes parallel to the locking surface 409 behind the locking surface 409 provided at the rear portion of the claw 401, and the contact with the claw 401 disappears. The stop plate 407 is returned toward the center by the spring 406, and the front surface thereof faces the locking surface 409.

In this state, if the pawl 401 is to be rotated in the opening direction, the engaging surface 409 and the engaging plate 4
07 abuts. Therefore, the rotation of the claw 401 in the opening direction is suppressed.

On the other hand, the transition of the claw 401 from the closed shape to the open shape is performed as follows.

As shown in FIG. C, a lever portion 411 rotatable on a shaft 410 is provided on the rear surface of the wheel lock portion 4 in a state of being biased by a spring 414 in a downward rotation direction.
Then, the rotation of the lever portion 411 causes the wheel lock portion 4 to rotate.
It is transmitted to the release plate 412 provided on the front surface, and the release plate 41
Rotate 2. At the tip of the lever portion 411, a wire 200 that is connected to the lock release device 6 through the inside of the pipe-shaped connecting portion 5 is fixed. Further, a protrusion 413 is provided on the rear surface of the wheel lock portion 4 as a stopper for preventing the lever portion 411 from rotating downward from a horizontal position.

FIG. 3 shows the lever portion 411 and the release plate 41.
2 shows the relationship between 2 and the locking plate 407.

In the figure, a shows the relationship from the front side, and b in the figure shows the relationship from the top side.

As shown in the drawing, when the wire 200 is pulled upward, that is, when it is pulled in the direction of the unlocking device 6, the lever portion 411 rotates upward from the horizontal position, and the release plate 41 is released.
Rotate 2. Then, the release plate 412 spreads the locking plate 407 biased in the central direction along the shape of the release plate 412, and rotates the release plate 412 about the shaft 413. Then, in FIG. 2, the locking plate 407 has the locking surface 40 at the rear of the two claws 401.
The two claws 401, which have come out from under 9 and are thereby prevented from being rotated in the opening direction, are rotated about a shaft 405 by a spring (not shown) to be in an open state.

After that, when the upward force applied to the wire 200 disappears, the lever portion 411 is rotated by the spring 414 to a horizontal position, and the wire 200 is pulled downward. Then, the release plate 412 that rotates in conjunction with the lever portion 411 stops pushing the locking plate 407 to the left and right, and the locking plate 407 is pushed in the central direction by the spring to rotate, and the side parts have two sides. It returns to the state of being in contact with the guide surface of the claw 401. In addition, even when the lever portion 411 is rotated to rotate the release plate 412 while the pawl 401 is open, the pawl 401 does not move.

The wheel lock portion 4 has been described above.

Next, the unlocking device 6 will be described.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of the unlocking device 6.

In the figure, a is a front view of the unlocking device 6, and b is a side view.

As shown in the figure, the lock releasing device 6 has a substantially box-like shape, and finances the coin-type lock part 60 and the coin storage box 63.

The coin type lock portion 60 has a coin insertion slot 62 and a release lever 61 on the front surface.
When more coins are inserted, the release lever 61 can be rotated clockwise from the vertical direction in FIG. A, and the rotation of the release lever 61 causes the coin to be discharged into the coin storage box 63 and the rotation of the wire connecting portion 64. And the upward pulling of the wire 200 associated therewith.

By the way, c and d in FIG. 4 are coin type lock portions 60.
The mechanism for realizing the above operation of is shown as c, the mechanism as viewed from the front, and the mechanism as viewed from the side.

Although the lock plate 610 moves left and right as the release lever 61 rotates, the lock plate 610 is rotatably attached when the lock plate 610 is at the left position in FIG. The opened door plate 612 becomes a position where it blocks the opening 611 by its own weight, and prohibits the lock plate 610 from moving to the right in FIG.

On the other hand, when a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 62, the coin lifts the back-feed prevention links 613 and 614, enters the predetermined coin passage and falls, and the door plate 6
The door plate 612 is rotated to a position where it does not block the opening 611 by abutting on the projection 615 provided on the pin 12, and stops in the state 620 in which the drop is prohibited by the projection 617 of the coin pressing plate 616. Then, in this state, when the release lever 61 is rotated clockwise in FIG.
The lock plate 610 moves to the right through the opening 611,
The wire connecting part 64 is rotated to pull the wire 200 upward, and the pressing of the coin pressing plate 616 to the right in FIG. The coin pressing plate 616 whose pressing has been released floats to the left in FIG. 7C, the coins which are prohibited from falling are released by the protrusion 617 of the coin pressing plate 616, and the coin storage box 63 located below is released.
To fall.

After that, when the release lever 61 rotated clockwise in FIG. C is released, the wire connecting portion 64 is connected together with the release lever 61 by the downward pulling of the wire 200 by the wheel lock portion 4 described above. , The lock plate 610 is moved to the left. And the door plate 612 is
It returns to the position where it blocks the original opening 611.

The unlocking device 6 has been described above.

The overall operation of the bicycle parking apparatus having the above structure will be described below with reference to FIG.

When parking a bicycle, the user advances the bicycle between the parking guides 3. Then, the front wheel of the bicycle advances on the bicycle parking stand 2 and pushes the return plate 402 of the wheel lock unit 4. Then, when the front wheel pushes the return plate 402, the two claws 401 of the wheel lock portion 4 lock the tire and the rim of the wheel as described above. Then, in this state, when the application of the force to move the bicycle forward is stopped, the return plate 402 pushes back the front wheel a little by the force of the spring and stabilizes. Therefore, the user stands up the bicycle, makes the bicycle self-supporting, locks it with another key if necessary, and finishes the bicycle parking work on the bicycle parking device.

Next, when terminating the bicycle parking,
The user inserts a coin, for example, a 100-yen coin, from the coin insertion slot 62 of the lock release device 6 and releases the release lever 61.
To rotate. Then, this rotation is transmitted to the wheel lock portion 4 via the wire 200 as described above, and the claw 401
Unlock the front wheels by. Therefore, the user stores the bicycle stand, retracts the bicycle, and removes the bicycle from the bicycle parking apparatus. This is the end of the work for ending the parking of the bicycle parking device.

Here, a bicycle parking stand 2 of such a bicycle parking device
As shown in the drawing, a downward slope is provided toward the wheel lock portion 4, and the force in the direction of the wheel lock portion 4 applied to the front wheel by this slope and the reverse plate 402 to the front wheel in the opposite direction. Balance the applied force,
The front wheel is properly held in the center of the two claws 401, so that scratches due to contact with the claws 401 such as the rim of the front wheel are prevented. This also allows
It is possible for the user to smoothly and reliably carry out the bicycle parking work and the bicycle parking end work described above. Further, the inclination of the bicycle parking stand 2 prevents the bicycle from moving rearward from the bicycle parking device due to vibration or other factors when the bicycle is parked. The occurrence of scratches on the rim or the like due to contact with the claw 401 is suppressed.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.

As described above, the bicycle parking apparatus according to the present embodiment is a mechanical bicycle parking apparatus having a relatively simple structure that does not require a power source, etc., and is separated from the bicycle parking apparatus, and therefore lost. No need for easy keys. Therefore, the installation and maintenance can be easily performed with a low burden.

Further, since the bicycle can be locked only by advancing it on the bicycle parking stand 2, and the bicycle can be unlocked only by rotating the release lever 61, the bicycle parking work is extremely difficult. It's easy. In addition, in particular, the action of the above-described inclination of the bicycle parking stand 2 and the return plate 402 allows the user to carry out the bicycle parking work smoothly and reliably, and effectively prevents the bicycle rim from being damaged. Will be able to.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, the present invention can provide a bicycle parking apparatus which can be installed and maintained with a small burden on a bicycle parking operator. Further, it is possible to facilitate the bicycle parking work of the bicycle parking lot user to the bicycle parking device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a bicycle parking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wheel lock unit 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a releasing operation of the wheel lock portion 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an unlocking device 6 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1; Bicycle parking unit, 2; Bicycle parking stand, 3; Bicycle parking guide, 4;
Wheel lock part, 5; Connection part, 6; Lock release device, 6
0; Coin type lock part, 61; Release lever, 63; Coin storage box, 64; Wire connecting part, 200; Wire, 40
1; claw, 40; 2 return plate, 407; locking plate,
411; Lever part, 412; Release plate, 610; Lock plate, 612; Door plate, 611; Opening, 613 and 614;
Back-feed prevention link, 616; coin holding plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bicycle parking apparatus for parking a bicycle, comprising: a front wheel locking mechanism portion for locking the front bicycle wheel in response to a pressure applied by the front bicycle wheel; and an operating lever operable by inserting a coin. A bicycle parking apparatus, comprising: a lock release mechanism unit for releasing the lock of the bicycle front wheel by the wheel lock unit in association with an operation. 2. The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the front wheel lock mechanism portion has two claw portions that can be closed with a tire and a rim of a front wheel of a bicycle passing through. A front wheel holding part with two claws that can be opened and closed, and is provided between the two claws of the front wheel holding part and is urged in a direction opposite to the direction in which the front wheel of the bicycle enters between the two claws. A bicycle-parking device having a plate. 3. The bicycle parking apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a bicycle parking stand having a slope descending toward the front wheel lock mechanism section for advancing and retracting and mounting the front wheel of the bicycle. A characteristic bicycle parking device.