Movable and height-extensible automated bicycle storage

Abstract

The present invention relates to a movable and height-extensible automated bicycle storage facility of which the height is simply increased by separately manufacturing a section exceeding a height limit under the Road Traffic Act, transporting and assembling the section at a desired place to use the automated bicycle storage facility manufactured in a container shape at the place. The present invention is characterized by ensuring a sufficient height by coupling a height extension cover to the top of the bicycle deck to prevent a bicycle from hitting against the top of the bicycle deck when the bicycle is loaded at an angle in the bicycle deck in the front-rear direction and then lifted and loaded onto the second floor, and by temporarily reducing the height by separating the height extension cover in order not to violate the Road Traffic Act when moving the bicycle deck to another place.

Claims

1. A movable and height-extensible automated bicycle storage facility, comprising: a bicycle deck having an enclosure, and within the enclosure having (a) a plurality of loading racks at a rear side of the enclosure which are arranged with a predetermined gap therebetween in a longitudinal direction, and (b) a conveying apparatus at a front side of the enclosure ahead of the loading racks, the enclosure have a first height over the loading racks, the enclosure having an opening at a top thereof over the conveying apparatus, the conveying apparatus having frame moveable in the longitudinal direction and a lift carried on the frame, the lift moveable in a vertical direction; and a height extension cover coupled to the top of the enclosure and over the opening, the height extension cover providing a second height to the enclosure over the conveying apparatus, the second height being greater than the first height, the opening being larger in a front to rear direction than the frame in the same direction.

2. The bicycle storage facility of claim 1, wherein a cover bracket protrudes on a top plate at the opening and the height extension cover is coupled to the enclosure by fastening a front and a rear of the height extension cover to the cover bracket and an upper outer side of a front plate of the bicycle deck using fasteners.

3. The bicycle storage facility of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of vertical angles spaced in a longitudinal direction are arranged with predetermined gaps in a front-rear direction on the loading racks, reinforcing angles are attached to upper and lower portions of the vertical angles, and loading rails are integrally connected to both ends of the reinforcing angles so that a bicycle tray can be loaded in two floors on the loading racks.

4. The bicycle storage facility of claim 3, wherein the vertical angles are disposed close to the conveying line apparatus so as to be spaced from a bicycle seated at an angle on an inclining lift on the bicycle tray and the inclining lift in order not to hit against the bicycle and the inclining lift when the bicycle and the inclining lift are moved on the conveying line apparatus.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a front cross-sectional view of an automated bicycle storage facility to which the present invention is applied.

(2) FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of an automated bicycle storage facility of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the automated bicycle storage facility of the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view when a frame is put into a bicycle deck of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view when a height extension cover and a bicycle deck of the present invention are separated.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS IN THE DRAWINGS

(6) TABLE-US-00001 B: Bicycle B1: Rear wheel 2: Frame 10: Bicycle deck 10a: Top plate 11: Loading rack 12: Conveying line 13: Opening 14: Vertical angle 15: Reinforcing angle 16: Loading rail 20: Height extension cover 21: Cover bracket 22: Fastener 30: Bicycle tray 40: Inclining lift

MODE FOR INVENTION

(7) Exemplary embodiments for achieving the technical solution for technical problems of the present invention will be described in more detail.

(8) Referring to the accompanying drawings, it can be seen that the entire configuration of the present invention is largely composed of a bicycle deck 10 and a height extension cover 20.

(9) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to this schematic configuration to easily achieve the present invention.

(10) The present invention is characterized by ensuring a sufficient height by coupling a height extension cover 20 to the top of the bicycle deck 10 to prevent a bicycle B from hitting against the top of the bicycle deck 10 when the bicycle is loaded at an angle in the bicycle deck 10 in the front-rear direction and then lifted and loaded onto the second floor, and by temporarily reducing the height by separating the height extension cover 20 in order not to violate the Road Traffic Act when moving the bicycle deck 10 to another place.

(11) According to a technical configuration for this purpose, the bicycle deck 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, has a plurality of loading racks 11 arranged with regular intervals in the longitudinal direction, and a conveying line 12 for conveying a bicycle B to load the bicycle B on a desired rack 11 is disposed ahead of the loading racks 11.

(12) The bicycle deck 10 maintains a height similar to the sizes of common containers, and an opening 13 partially formed through the top plate 10a of the bicycle deck 10 is disposed over the conveying line 12 and the height extension cover 20 is coupled to the opening 13 in order to ensure a sufficient height for preventing a bicycle B from hitting against the top plate 10a of the bicycle deck 10 when the bicycle B is seated at an angle on an inclining lift 40 on a bicycle tray 30 and then lifted and loaded onto the second floor.

(13) The height extension cover 20 is coupled to the opening 13 at the site after the bicycle deck 10 is transported to the desired place, whereby it cover the opening 13 and increase the height of the bicycle deck 10 to prevent interference with the bicycle B seated at an angle.

(14) That is, the bicycle deck 10 is manufactured at a factory, with the height extension cover 20 separated to have a height that does not violate the Road Traffic Act, so it is possible to transport the bicycle deck 10 on a truck to a desired place without violating laws. Further, when the bicycle deck 10 is placed on the ground, the height extension cover 20 can be combined with the bicycle deck 10 in a single unit at the place, as shown FIG. 3, by fastening the front and the rear thereof to a protruding cover bracket 21 on the top plate 10a close to the opening 13 and to the upper outer side of the front plate 10b of the bicycle deck 10, respectively, using fasteners 22.

(15) Accordingly, a bicycle B seated at an angle on the inclining lift 40 can be conveyed over the rear wheels B1 of other bicycles B, which have been stored in the bicycle deck 10, on the conveying line 12 without hitting the bicycles B. Further, when the bicycle B is lifted and loaded onto the second floor, the bicycle can be smoothly loaded by the sufficient height additionally provided by the height extension cover 20.

(16) On the other hand, a rectangular frame 2 where various mechanical parts are installed such as an automated stacker unit 1 for automatically loading a bicycle B to improve efficiency of productivity is separately manufactured, the frame 2 is disposed on the conveying line 12 through the opening 13, as shown in FIG. 4, to be moved on the conveying line 12, and the opening 13 is formed larger in front-rear width of the frame 12 so that the frame 12 can be put inside through the opening 13.

(17) Further, the loading racks 11 on which the bicycle tray 30 is disposed are arranged on two floors to keep more bicycles in the same area, a plurality of vertical angles 14 is arranged in the front-rear direction with predetermined gaps in the longitudinal direction and, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, reinforcing angles 15 formed in the shape of a right-angled triangle are integrally attached to upper and lower portions of the vertical angles 14, and angle-shaped loading rails 16 where the bicycle tray 30 is seated are symmetrically integrally connected to both ends of the reinforcing angles 15.

(18) Accordingly, the bicycle tray 30 can be slid on a pair of loading rails 16 respectively between the loading racks 11 into two floors, whereby more bicycles can be stored.

(19) According to the present invention, since a bicycle B is moved at an angle on the inclining lift 40 on the bicycle tray 30, the bicycle B and the inclining lift 40 are spaced from the vertical angles 14 disposed close to the conveying line 12 so that they can be smoothly moved without hitting against the vertical angles 14.