JP2011235698A - Block for bicycle parking - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a block for bicycle parking, for holding a wheel of any size, raising and supporting a bicycle while reducing a risk of its turn-over, making effective use of a space in a bicycle parking area, and actualizing easy mounting/demounting and effortless getting-in/-out during bicycle parking.SOLUTION: The block for bicycle parking holds the front wheel of a bicycle received by a body 10 and raises the bicycle. The body 10 has a large groove opened at its upper side and formed by almost vertical walls to receive a wide tire, and a small groove 13 formed narrower and further deeper in the bottom face of the large groove.

Description

  The present invention relates to a parking block that holds a lower portion of a bicycle wheel and supports the bicycle in a standing posture.

  Conventionally, in this type of parking block, a receiving groove for holding the front wheel of the bicycle is formed in the block body in a tapered cross section with a narrow bottom portion and a wide upper portion, and a holding depth corresponding to the tire thickness of the wheel. Is changed so that it can always be held without rattling.

JP 10-76980 A

  However, in the case of a groove with a taper that becomes narrower as it goes down, any tire thickness can be fitted and held so that its width direction is narrowed and the bicycle can be supported in an upright state. . However, depending on the angle of the taper, it is erected at an angle that is greatly tilted. In addition, the friction between the rubber sheet on the inner surface of the groove and the tire makes it difficult to separate the wheel. In particular, when the handle or saddle is pushed in with a force, a large force is required for detachment.

  Therefore, bicycles with various wheel thicknesses can be held, the bicycle can be tilted and supported while standing, the space in the parking area can be used effectively, and the bicycle can be easily attached and removed when parking. The purpose is to provide a block.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a bicycle parking block that receives and holds a front wheel of a bicycle in a main body and raises the bicycle, and the main body has a substantially vertical vertical wall open upward. The bicycle parking block is characterized in that a thick groove that can receive the formed wide tire and a narrow groove that is narrow and deepened by the bottom surface of the thick groove are formed.

The front view of the block for bicycle parking which concerns on this invention. The top view of the block for bicycle parking which concerns on this invention. The right view of the block for bicycle parking which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the connection state of the block for bicycle parking according to this invention. The perspective view of the block coupling rod for bicycle parking according to the present invention. The AA sectional view of Drawing 1 showing the case where a city cycle car and a light vehicle are stopped in the bicycle parking block concerning the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 showing a case where a mountain bike is parked on a bicycle parking block according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 showing a case where a light vehicle is parked on a bicycle parking block having a groove corresponding to a wide tire without a step.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a bicycle parking block and a bicycle parking block connecting rod according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Next, an embodiment of a bicycle parking block according to the present invention is shown in FIGS. In the figure, 10 is a main body, the left side is high in the front view of FIG. 1, draws a gentle downward curve that bulges downward toward the right side, and the right side end draws a curved surface that bulges outward, as if gentleman It has a shoe-like shape. In the plan view of FIG. 2, a substantially rectangular shape that is long on the left and right is presented. As shown in the right side view of FIG. 3, both sides are substantially vertically trapezoidal.

  The main body 10 constitutes a bicycle parking block for receiving and holding the front wheel of a bicycle not shown in the figure and standing the bicycle up. The upper and lower central portions shown in FIG. A wide groove 12 that is open and accepts a wide tire formed by a substantially vertical wall 11, and a narrow groove 13 having a curved surface that is narrower and deeper and bulges downward is formed by the bottom surface of the thick groove 12. .

  Here, the thick groove 12 is a groove having a width that can accept a wide tire found in a mountain bike vehicle, and the narrow groove 13 is a groove corresponding to a thin tire called a city cycle vehicle, for example. The tires for sports cars and light cars are thinner than narrow tires, which are said to be city cycle cars.

  The thick groove 12 is formed with a curved bottom surface portion 12a substantially along the outer peripheral diameter of the wide tire. The left and right middle of the curved bottom surface portion 12a is the lowest, and the left end 12b that receives the front portion of the front wheel is the right end 12c. A downwardly inclined surface 12d that is formed higher and further descends from the right end 12c toward the right open end is formed.

  The main body 10 is configured so that most of the upper external shape of the front view is substantially concentric with the curved bottom surface portion 12a, and the vertical wall 11 faces a part of the front wheel with a certain width from the outer periphery of the tire. .

  The narrow groove 13 is formed as a groove that bulges downward below the curved bottom surface portion 12a at the center of the cross section of the thick groove 12, and a drain hole 14 penetrating downward is formed at the lowest position. Yes.

  Bicycles have a front wheel and a rear wheel. Since the front wheel is integrated with the handle and is unstable with respect to rotation in plan view, holding the front wheel can make the bicycle stand more stably. The front wheel is held at a height difference from the lowest position (AA position) of the curved bottom surface portion 12a to the highest upper external shape position in FIG.

  Further, the main body 10 is formed with a vertical hole 15 penetrating vertically at least on one side of the left and right positions in FIG. The vertical hole 15 is provided in a leftwardly higher position where the center of gravity is close and the depth can be taken at the horizontal position in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  Further, short legs 17 are provided at the four corners on the bottom surface of the main body 10, so that it can be stably installed even if the ground is a little rough, so that water does not accumulate in the drain holes 14 or the vertical holes 15. Has been.

  The main body 10 configured as described above may be an integral body such as concrete or synthetic resin, or may be one whose outer shape is filled with a synthetic resin such as sand, gravel or water. However, when the bicycle is parked, it needs a weight that can prevent falling to some extent.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which two bicycle parking block main bodies 10 are arranged side by side and connected by a connecting rod 16 shown in FIG. The connecting rod 16 includes an insertion portion 16a that is inserted into each vertical hole 15 of the adjacent main body 10 and a connection portion 16b that connects the insertion portions 16a provided at both ends.

  A method of using the bicycle parking block configured as described above will be described.

  One or a plurality of bicycle parking blocks are installed at a desired parking location. For example, they are arranged in parallel in the same direction as shown in FIG. 4, arranged in columns so as to face each other, arranged slightly shifted, or arranged in combination.

  When it is easy to move or fall by simply arranging, when connecting two pieces, the connecting rod 16 shown in FIG. 5 is used, and the insertion portions 16a are respectively inserted into the vertical holes 15, and the maximum connecting portion Can be set apart by a length of 16b. For example, when two facing each other are arranged in parallel, four connecting rods 16 are used, or a new connecting rod outside the figure suitable for maintaining the arrangement is prepared and used. .

  When the front wheel of the bicycle is approached from the right side when viewed from the front of the bicycle parking block installed in this manner and is placed on the descending inclined surface 12d of the thick groove 12, the front wheel is guided by the inclination and passes the right end 12c and the curved bottom surface. It is guided and stored in the part 12a. Even if it slips into the curved bottom surface portion 12a vigorously beyond the right end 12c, it does not jump out of the curved bottom surface portion 12a because the left end 12b is raised.

  Depending on the diameter of the wheel, the front wheel is in contact with a part of the thick groove 12 or the narrow groove 13 and the lower end of the tire, and in contact with spokes, rims, and tires not shown in the upper edge position of the vertical wall 11 The fall is prevented, that is, the bicycle is prevented from falling.

  This will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which a tire for a city cycle vehicle and a tire for a lighter lighter vehicle are stored in the narrow groove 13. The tire of the city cycle vehicle is in contact with almost the entire narrow groove 13, and the tire of the light vehicle is positioned on the right side of the narrow groove 13 and is in contact with the upper edge of the vertical wall 11 to stand the bicycle. As you can see, the lighter cars are more upright than the city-cycle cars. When this light vehicle tire slips out of the narrow groove 13 and fits at the corner of the thick groove 12, that is, at the corner of the thick groove 12 in FIG. 8 where the narrow groove 13 for narrow tires is not provided. Since the bicycle stands up in a collapsed state, it is easy for the bicycle to fall over, and the handlebars and the entire body fall down, thus occupying the surrounding space.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, wide tires found in mountain bikes are accepted almost vertically in the thick groove 12, and the mountain bikes are raised almost straight to minimize the space occupied by the surroundings. I am letting.

  Further, in order to separate from the main body 10 shown in FIG. 1 in which the front wheels are housed in this way, a saddle and a handle (not shown) are pulled out with both hands. Then, the front wheel rides on the descending inclined surface 12d over the right end 12c, which is slightly higher than the curved bottom surface portion 12a, turns to the right, and is easily separated from the main body 10.

  In this example, the vertical hole 15 is used for mounting a connecting rod, but when not in use, the vertical hole 15 is provided with an identification mark for standing a short stick or the like to clarify the position of the user. Can be used.

  As explained above, it is possible to hold various wheel thicknesses, support the bicycle with standing up with less falling down, make effective use of the space of the parking area, and easy and easy attachment and detachment when parking. Provided bicycle parking blocks that can be taken in and out.

1 Body 2 Vertical wall 3 Thick groove 4 Narrow groove 5 Drain hole 6 Vertical hole 7 Connecting rod 17 Short leg

Claims (6)

A bicycle parking block that accepts and holds the front wheel of the bicycle in the main body and raises the bicycle,
The main body is formed with a thick groove that is open at the top and accepts a wide tire formed by a substantially vertical wall, and a narrow groove that is narrower and deeper than the bottom surface of the thick groove. Characteristic bicycle parking block. In claim 1, the thick groove is formed with a curved bottom surface portion substantially along substantially the outer peripheral edge of the wide tire, the front view of the main body, the middle in the left-right direction of the curved bottom surface portion is the lowest, A bicycle parking block, wherein a left end for receiving a front portion is formed higher than a right end. 2. The bicycle parking block according to claim 1, wherein a major part of the upper external shape of the main body is along the curve of the curved bottom surface portion. The bicycle parking block according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the thick groove is formed with a downward inclined surface that descends from the right end toward the right. 5. The bicycle parking block according to claim 1, wherein a vertical hole penetrating vertically is formed on at least one side of the outer side of the thick groove of the main body. 6. 6. A connecting rod for connecting the bicycle parking blocks according to claim 5, wherein the connecting rod is inserted into each longitudinal hole of the adjacent main body and a connecting portion for connecting the insertion portions. This is a block coupling for bicycle parking.

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