JPH0872765A - Wire lock - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Modified) [Purpose] To provide a wire lock that can enhance safety during nighttime travel without the wire being damaged by the wire when unlocking. [Structure] Lock body 2 and wire terminal locked to the lock body 2
The wire 4 is provided with 41, and the wire 4 is wound around a take-up reel in the lock body 2 so as to be able to be drawn out freely, and the wire terminal 41 is locked in the wire drawing hole 23 of the lock body 2. A reflector 3 is provided on the rear surface of the rear surface. Therefore, to prevent the wires from damaging the bicycle etc. when unlocking, and to reflect the light from the headlights, etc. of the following vehicle at night, to alert the following vehicle and the surrounding area to enhance safety. Can be done.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire lock suitable for use in preventing theft of bicycles, motorcycles and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to prevent theft when a bicycle is parked, it is known to use a wire lock which is fixed to a luggage carrier of a bicycle or the like and which can be detachably attached to a rear wheel. It is known as shown in.

[0003]

However, in such a wire lock, the wire hung from the lock body at the time of unlocking collides with a rear wheel of a bicycle or a mudguard cover due to traveling vibration and damages the surface. There is a problem that there is a risk of being caught or caught on a projection such as a road fence.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a wire lock capable of improving safety during nighttime travel without the wire being damaged by a wire when unlocking. To do.

[0005]

A wire lock of the present invention comprises a wire having a lock main body and a wire terminal locked to the lock main body, and the wire can be wound around a take-up reel in the lock main body. It is characterized in that the wire terminal is locked in the wire drawing hole of the lock body, and the reflecting plate is provided on the rear surface of the lock body.

[0006] The wire lock of the present invention is preferably installed directly under the saddle of a bicycle or the like so that it can be easily seen from the following vehicle and the surroundings, but the pipe frame to which the wire lock is attached is not particularly limited. The seat pipe may have a saddle fixed to the upper end, or the side pipe may have rear wheels axially attached to the lower end.

The means for connecting the wire lock of the present invention to the pipe frame of a bicycle or the like is not particularly limited, and for example, a movable piece having a vertical groove with an inner diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the pipe frame is provided at the front end of the lock body. And a fixed piece, and the movable piece of the mounted portion is rotatably supported by the tip of the fixed piece, and the pipe frame is fitted into the groove of the fixed piece. The pipe frame may be sandwiched between the fixed piece and the movable piece by rotating around the fulcrum, and both may be connected and fixed by a male screw.

In order to cope with dimensional errors during molding, the inner diameter of the recessed groove of the mounting portion is made slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pipe frame, and a substantially annular elastic body is provided between the recessed groove and the pipe frame. It is preferable to fit a spacer.

The means for forming the reflection plate of the wire lock of the present invention is not particularly limited, and for example, even if a hard synthetic resin plate of yellow, orange, red or the like having continuous pyramidal irregularities formed on its inner surface is attached, Either fine glass spheres may be attached to the surface, or a soft synthetic resin sheet on which a metal oxide layer such as aluminum having a high reflectance is vapor-deposited may be attached. In the latter case,
From the standpoint of preventing stains and easiness of cleaning, it is preferable to further cover the synthetic resin sheet from the outside with a colorless or colored transparent protective cover.

The shape of the key of the wire lock of the present invention is not particularly limited, but it is a card shape with a punch hole separately provided so that it can be carried in the pocket of a shirt or shirt. preferable.

By inserting the card-shaped key into the key insertion hole of the lock body, a plurality of cams projecting into the key insertion hole are pushed down to align the protrusions provided below the cams in one row. The unlock button can be pressed. Therefore, by pressing the unlock button, the lock rod engaged in the groove of the wire terminal base is pushed back against the elastic force of the spring to be detached from the wire terminal.

[0012]

The present invention comprises a wire having a lock body and a wire terminal that is locked to the lock body. The wire is freely wound around a take-up reel in the lock body, and a wire drawing hole of the lock body is provided. Since the wire terminal is locked to the wire, the wire is stored in the lock body when unlocked, and the reflector plate is provided on the rear surface of the lock body, so when driving at night, the light from the headlights of the following vehicle etc. By reflecting, it is possible to call attention to the following vehicles and surroundings.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of a wire lock according to an embodiment of the present invention on a bicycle or the like, and FIG. 2 is an end view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a wire lock of the present invention, which is known in a box-shaped lock body 2 made of a hard synthetic resin or a light alloy as shown in FIG. A cylinder lock mechanism 21 is incorporated.

The lock body 2 is formed by fitting a pair of upper and lower parts. A take-up reel (not shown) is provided inside the lock body 2, and one end of the wire 4 is fastened to the take-up reel and wound so as to be freely drawn out.

On the right side wall of the lock main body 2, a key insertion hole 22 and a wire drawing hole 23 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, and the wire drawing hole 23 has a wire 4 wound on a winding reel. Wire 4
A wire terminal 41 formed by engraving an annular groove in the circumferential direction is locked at the free end of the wire terminal 41.

A circular lock hole (not shown) is formed in the left side wall of the lock body 2, and the wire terminal 41 of the wire 4 drawn out from the wire draw-out hole 23 is inserted into the lock hole to allow a cylinder lock. By being inserted into the mechanism 21, the tip of the plate-shaped locking rod is locked by being engaged with the annular groove of the wire terminal base by the spring.

On the front wall of the lock main body 2, a mounting member 24 for attaching the lock main body 2 to a seat pipe P of a bicycle having a saddle S fixedly attached to the upper end thereof is projectingly provided, and at the rear opening,
An orange-colored semi-cylindrical hard synthetic resin reflector 3 is fitted. Pyramidal irregularities are continuously formed on the inner surface of the curved plate portion of the reflection plate 3.

At the time of parking the bicycle, the wire terminal 41 is picked up and the wire 4 is pulled out to wind a pillar or the like, or the rear wheel W of the bicycle is used.
After being wound around, it can be locked by inserting it into a lock hole (not shown) of the lock body 2.

When unlocking, the card-shaped key 5 is inserted into the key insertion hole 22 of the lock body 2 and the unlock button 25 on the upper surface of the lock body 2 is pressed, so that the wire terminal 41 causes the cylinder lock mechanism.
Being separated from 21. At the same time, the wire 4 is wound on the winding reel and stored in the lock body 2, and the wire terminal 41 is locked in the wire drawing hole 23.

[0021]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to prevent the wire from damaging a bicycle or the like when unlocking,
By reflecting the light from the headlights of the following vehicle when driving at night, it is possible to call attention to the following vehicle and its surroundings and improve safety.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wire lock according to an embodiment of the present invention mounted on a bicycle or the like.

FIG. 2 is an end view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 wire lock 2 lock body 3 reflector 4 wire 23 wire drawing hole 41 wire terminal

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A wire comprising a lock main body and a wire terminal locked to the lock main body, wherein the wire is wound around a winding reel in the lock main body so as to be able to be drawn out, and the wire is drawn into a wire drawing hole of the lock main body. A wire lock characterized in that a terminal is locked and a reflecting plate is provided on the rear surface of the lock body.