Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
  • B62H3/00—Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles
  • B62H3/08—Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles involving recesses or channelled rails for embracing the bottom part of a wheel
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
  • B62H—CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES
  • B62H3/00—Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles
  • B62H3/12—Hanging-up devices

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a wall mount for bicycles that has characteristics oriented to allow its fixation in an upright position on a support wall or surface, by holding the bicycle in a raised position, that is, with the front wheel above the rear wheel, and to allow the lateral rotation of the set formed by the bicycle and the support minimizing the space occupied by it.
• the present invention is applicable in the manufacture of supports for the parking of bicycles and specifically of wall supports.
• the wall mount for bicycles object of this invention has constructive particularities oriented to allow its fixation on a vertical surface so that the bicycle is placed on the support in a raised position, that is, with the front wheel above the rear wheel.
• Another object of the invention is to allow the support and the bicycle mounted thereon to be folded laterally so that the bicycle is not arranged perpendicularly to the wall or support surface of the support, if not adhered laterally to it, minimizing the necessary space for bicycle parking. This feature makes this support for indoor areas especially indicated due to the reduced space required for its location.
• Another of the objectives of the invention is to provide the wall mount for bicycles with means that automatically allow the attachment and release of the front wheel of the bicycle with respect to an upper area of the support, without the need to manipulate any part of the support and by simply pressing and pulling the front wheel repeatedly against said means, the user can perform this operation while holding the bicycle by the handlebar
• this wall mount for bicycles has the characteristics included in claim 1 and which consist mainly in that said wall mount comprises a vertical column mounted with the possibility of lateral rotation with respect to anchors to a wall or vertical surface of support; being mounted on said vertical column: lower guides forming a housing for receiving a lower portion and a front portion of the rear wheel of a bicycle; and an upper glutton mounted on an upper area of the vertical column by means of a horizontal and intermediate tilting axis; said upper guide presenting a housing for receiving a portion of the front wheel of the bicycle.
• the support has, associated to said upper guide, a laterally folding rod between an opening position and a frontal closing position of the upper guide, a push plate of the folding rod towards the closing position; a rod retention latch in the closed position and a side stop with an automatic release latch ramp and release of the folding rod in a certain tilting position of the upper guide relative to the intermediate horizontal axis that relates it to the Vertical column.
• the aforementioned retention latch has a safety and locking element in a closed position, which once activated prevents the folding of the retention latch towards the opening position, and consequently the opening of the folding rod and the removal of the bicycle .
• the thrust plate associated therewith is arranged in an oblique position or at an angle to the bottom of the upper guide, so that when the front wheel of the the bicycle inside the upper glutton, the push plate of the rod is pressed by rotating said push plate and the rod simultaneously towards a closed position in the remainder retained by the retention latch;
• the upper guide When the user grips the bicycle again and presses the front wheel against the support, the upper guide is folded down with respect to the intermediate horizontal axis towards an upper tilting position, in which the latch responsible for retaining the folding rod in the closing position it hits the unlocking ramp defined in the lateral stop, moving to an opening position, releasing the folding rod and allowing it to rotate towards the opening position.
• the lower guides comprise a vertical guide with a "U" section. fixed to the vertical column and a folding guide with respect to the vertical guide between a horizontal operating position and an inoperative vertical position; having provided that said vertical and collapsible glues have means for retaining the folding guide in an inoperative vertical position.
• the said folding guide has a lower wheel for its support on the ground when said folding guide is arranged in its horizontal operating position.
• This guide facilitates the lateral rotation of the support when the bicycle is mounted on it and supported with its rear wheel on the mentioned folding guide.
• the upper guide is adjustable in height so that the support can be adapted to bicycles of different sizes.
• the lateral stop and the intermediate tilting axis of the upper guide are mounted on the vertical column by means of a vertically movable support and provided with clamping means for fixing at different heights with respect to the column. vertical.
• FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the wall mount for bicycles according to the invention in which the lower folding guide is shown in a horizontal operating position.
• FIG. 2 shows a schematic profile view of the support of the previous figure in use position and a bicycle mounted thereon.
• FIG. 3 shows a detail of a lower portion of the support in which the collapsible guide is shown in an inoperative vertical position.
• FIG. 4 shows a profile detail of an upper portion of the support with the laterally folding rod in an opening position of the housing defined by the upper guide for receiving the front wheel of the bicycle.
• - Figure 5 corresponds to a top plan view of Figure 4 and in which the folding rod in the open position and the pushing plate, associated with said rod in an oblique position inside the upper guide can be seen .
• - Figure 6 shows a top plan view of the upper guide analogous to that of Figure 5 once the front wheel of the bicycle has been inserted inside the upper guide and with the folding rod in the closed position.
• Figure 7 shows a profile view of an upper portion of the wall bracket analogous to Figure 4 and with the upper guide in a tilting position during unlocking of the latch bar retention latch.
• the wall mount for bicycles object of this invention comprises a vertical column (1) mounted with the possibility of lateral rotation with respect to anchors (2) that allow its fixing to a support wall or surface .
• a vertical guide (3) with a "U" section is fixed and with respect thereto a folding guide (4) between a horizontal operating position represented in said figure 1 and a vertical position inoperative represented in figure 3.
• the folding guide (4) has a lower wheel (5) for its support on the ground in the horizontal operating position.
• the vertical guide (3) and the folding guide (4) have hooking means for retaining said folding guide (4) in the vertical position shown in Figure 3.
• Said coupling means are represented in Figure 1 by a pin (6) movable vertically with respect to the vertical guide (3) and by a retaining tooth (7) defined on one of the sides of the folding guide (4) and which it is hooked on the mentioned pin (6).
• the vertical guide (3) and the folding guide (4) form one housing for receiving a lower portion and a front portion of the rear wheel (RT) of a bicycle positioned on the support as shown schematically in Figure 2 .
• the support has a top guide (8) for the introduction and retention inside of a portion of the front wheel (RD) of a bicycle as shown in Figure 2.
• the upper guide (8) is mounted with possibility of tilting with respect to a horizontal axis (9) as can be seen, for example, in figures 4 and 7, a laterally folding rod (10) is associated with said upper guide which is mounted on an axis (1 1). ) of rotation arranged on one of the sides of the guide (8) as can be seen in figure 5.
• Said folding rod (10) is associated with a pushing plate (12) that rotates together with the folding rod (10) and is arranged inside the upper guide (8), as can be seen in the figure 4.
• the upper glutton (8) has on the opposite side a latch (13) for retaining the rod (10) in a closed position, and a lateral stop (14) with an automatic unlocking ramp (15) of the latch in a certain tilting position of the upper guide (8) as shown in Figure 7.
• the aforementioned latch (13) has a safety and locking element, represented by a screw referred to as (20) in Figures 4 and 7,
• This screw (20) once actuated, acts against the upper guide ( 8) making it impossible to fold the latch towards the opening position, keeping the folding rod (10) in the closed position and thus avoiding the removal of the bicycle.
• the horizontal axis (9) of tilting of the upper glutton (8) and the lateral stop (14) are mounted on the vertical column (1) by means of a vertically movable support and provided with tightening means, represented for example in Figures 4 and 7 by a screw (17) which establishes its fixation at different heights with respect to the vertical column.
• the folding rod (10) is arranged in an open position, leaving the front access to the inner housing of said upper guide (8) and the thrust plate (12) associated with said opening free. Folding rod is arranged in an oblique position inside the upper glutton (8).

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