Supporting device for a trolley and trolley with such a supporting device

Abstract

The invention relates to a receiving device (30) for a trolley (2), in particular a golf trolley, with a planar receiving body (34) which comprises a receiving surface (36) on which at least one object (32) can be arranged in contact while resting thereon, and with at least one fixing unit (38) by means of which the receiving body (34) can be fixed or secured detachably, in particular in a force-fitting or form-fitting manner, or non-detachably, in particular in a material-fitting, force-fitting or form-fitting manner, directly or indirectly to a longitudinal member (10) of a trolley (2) and / or to a cross member (8) of the trolley (2), wherein the receiving surface (36) runs parallel or obliquely to a horizontal plane in an arrangement fixed to the trolley (2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a receiving device for a trolley and a trolley with such a receiving device.

[0002] Trolleys, particularly golf trolleys, that can be manually controlled by a user are known from the prior art. These trolleys can be equipped without a drive and are moved solely by the user's muscle power. Trolleys that include a drive, particularly an electric drive, and are steered at least manually by the user are also known.

[0003] If the trolley is designed as a golf trolley, a storage container, such as a golf bag, can be detachably attached to it. This allows the trolley user to easily carry sports equipment such as golf clubs and the like.

[0004] From GB 2 185 453 A a receiving device is known in which a receiving body is arranged exclusively on a longitudinal member of the trolley.

[0005] From DE 20 2012 002 204 U1 a receiving device for a golf bag is known, in which - when the golf bag is removed - other receiving bodies, such as a transport container, child seat or baby bath, can be fixed exclusively to a support running diagonally to the main direction of movement.

[0006] It has been found to be disadvantageous that after arranging the storage container, such as a golf bag, it is difficult to carry additional items that cannot be arranged in or on the storage container.

[0007] An object of an embodiment of the invention is to propose a receiving device for a trolley and a trolley with such a receiving device, in which the carrying of objects is simplified.

[0008] This object is achieved by a receiving device for a trolley, in particular a golf trolley, with a planar receiving body which comprises a receiving surface on which at least one object can be arranged in contact and resting position, and with at least one fixing unit by means of which the receiving body is releasably, in particular force-fitting or form-fitting, directly fixed to a longitudinal beam of a trolley extending in or obliquely to a main direction of movement and to a cross beam of the trolley extending transversely or obliquely to the main direction of movement, wherein the receiving surface runs parallel or obliquely to a horizontal plane in an arrangement fixed to the trolley.

[0009] Because the receiving body of the receiving device can be releasably or permanently secured to a longitudinal member and / or a cross member of the trolley by the securing unit, existing trolleys, especially golf trolleys, can be easily retrofitted with the receiving device. Because the receiving device comprises a receiving surface on which an object can be placed in contact, additional objects can be carried by the trolley.

[0010] The mounting device can be releasably secured, particularly with a force-lock or form-lock, to the trolley's longitudinal and cross members by the locking unit. This allows the mounting device to be secured to the trolley when needed and removed from the trolley when not in use.

[0011] Furthermore, it is conceivable for the mounting device to be permanently secured to the trolley's cross member and longitudinal member by the securing unit. This allows for a simple and reduced-component design of the securing unit.

[0012] In principle, the receiving body can be designed in any way, provided that it fulfils the technical function that at least one object can be arranged or arranged in contact with it.

[0013] Embodiments of the receiving device are conceivable in which the receiving surface is formed by a plate-shaped section of the receiving body and is completely or partially closed or grid-like and / or in which the receiving body comprises an edge section projecting transversely or obliquely to the receiving surface in the direction away from the longitudinal member of the trolley and surrounding the receiving surface completely or at least partially.

[0014] If the receiving surface is formed by a plate-shaped section of the receiving body, a flat receiving surface can be easily formed. If the receiving surface is completely closed, it can be manufactured more easily. If the receiving surface is grid-like, the receiving body can be designed to be lightweight. Furthermore, embodiments of the receiving device are conceivable in which the receiving surface is completely closed and, in one region, comprises a through-opening forming a drain through which moisture, such as rain or the like, can be discharged.

[0015] If the receiving body includes an edge section, the movement of an object arranged on the receiving surface of the receiving body can be limited parallel or transversely to the main direction of movement. This can prevent an object arranged on the receiving surface from "slipping" off the receiving surface due to the resulting oscillations and vibrations when the trolley is moved.

[0016] If the receiving body comprises the edge section, the receiving body can be designed in the form of a box, bag or carrying basket.

[0017] In order to counteract an unwanted movement or removal of the at least one object from the receiving body, it proves to be advantageous if the receiving device comprises at least one holding unit which comprises at least one holding element arranged on the receiving body, by means of which the object can be releasably secured, in particular non-positively or positively, to the receiving body and / or if the object comprises at least one holding means with which the object can be releasably secured, in particular non-positively or positively, to the receiving body and / or to a receptacle of the receiving device arranged or formed on the receiving body.

[0018] If the receiving device comprises at least one holding unit, an object can be secured to the receiving body by this to prevent it from moving.

[0019] Alternatively or additionally, the receiving body may comprise the receptacle through which an object which itself comprises a holding means enables this holding means to be fixed.

[0020] If the object comprises, for example, a cooler box, cooler bag, or the like, it can comprise a factory mount that forms the holding means for the object. The receiving body can preferably be designed to correspond, in particular complement, to the holding means of the object.

[0021] If the receiving device comprises a holding unit with at least one holding element, the holding element can, for example, fix the object in a clamping manner or form a positive connection, in particular counter to a joining and / or arrangement direction.

[0022] For example, the holding element can comprise a tensioning strap or expander. Furthermore, the holding element can be designed like a vice and clamp the object by resting against an outer surface of the object.

[0023] In principle, it is conceivable that the receiving device comprises only the receiving body and the securing unit. In this case, the receiving body can be secured directly to the cross member and the longitudinal member of the trolley via the securing unit.

[0024] In one embodiment of the receiving device, it proves to be advantageous if the receiving device comprises a frame-like support body which can be fixed or is fixed by the fixing unit to the longitudinal member of the trolley and to the cross member of the trolley and to which the receiving body is fixed on the side facing away from the longitudinal member in a detachable manner, in particular in a force-fitting or form-fitting manner, or in a non-detachable manner, in particular in a material, force-fitting or form-fitting manner.

[0025] The frame-like support body to which the receiving body is attached makes it possible to position the receiving body at a location on the trolley that provides maximum free space for arranging the object. For example, if the trolley comprises a golf trolley on which a golf bag is arranged, such a location is the free space formed between a drawbar part of the trolley and the storage container designed as a golf bag. This makes it possible to design the receiving body to optimally fit the free space.

[0026] In a further development of the latter embodiment, it proves to be advantageous if the supporting body comprises a U-shaped cross-section, the two free ends of which are open opposite to a main direction of movement of the trolley.

[0027] This allows the support body to be designed to be weight-reduced and at the same time to provide a sufficient support surface to which the receiving body can be fixed.

[0028] Furthermore, it proves to be advantageous if the supporting body comprises a round tube or a square tube and / or if the receiving body comprises a molded part, such as an injection-molded part or a bent-stamped part.

[0029] Because the support device comprises a support body and a receiving body, with the support body being formed from a round or square tube and the receiving body comprising a molded part, it is possible to use components that are easy to manufacture, enabling optimal fastening of the support device and positioning of the receiving body on the trolley. This reduces design and manufacturing costs, and the support device can be provided cost-effectively.

[0030] In order to be able to fix the fixing unit to the trolley in a simple manner, it proves to be advantageous if the fixing unit comprises at least one clamp-like clamping means by means of which the supporting body or the receiving body can be fixed, in particular clamped, in a form-fitting and force-fitting manner to the longitudinal member or the cross member, wherein the clamping means comprises a spring clamp or a clamping block.

[0031] If the securing unit comprises at least one clamp-like clamping means, the receiving device can be easily and detachably secured to a trolley. The clamping means can be easily secured to the support body or the receiving body if the clamping means is secured to the support body or the receiving body by a ball-and-socket clamping bolt, or if the clamping means is screwed or riveted to the support body or the receiving body.

[0032] In particular, if the receiving device can be detachably secured to the trolley, it proves to be advantageous if the securing unit comprises at least one protective means which is arranged on the clamping means on the side of the clamping means facing the cross member or the longitudinal member and which, in an arrangement of the clamping means fixed to the cross member or the longitudinal member, spaced a surface of the clamping means from a surface of the cross member or the longitudinal member in a contact-free manner.

[0033] The protective coating can prevent damage to the surface of the trolley's cross member and longitudinal member. If the trolley, especially the cross member and / or longitudinal member, has a coating, it can ensure that this coating will not be scratched.

[0034] The protective device can, in principle, be designed in any way, as long as it fulfills the function of preventing scratching or damage to the trolley's cross member and / or longitudinal member. The protective device can be manufactured easily and cost-effectively if it comprises an elastically deformable plastic, rubber, textile, or nonwoven.

[0035] The protective means can, for example, comprise a component that is separate or separable from the fixing unit or a coating such as paint, film or material application.

[0036] In embodiments of the receiving device, it proves to be advantageous if the receiving device, in particular the clamping means, the receiving body and / or the supporting body, is formed entirely or in sections from a metal, in particular steel, stainless steel, in particular a chromium-nickel steel 1.4310 or a spring steel CK75G, aluminum or titanium, and / or from carbon or plastic, in particular polyamide.

[0037] Furthermore, the object is achieved by a trolley, in particular a golf trolley, with a frame which comprises a cross member extending transversely or obliquely to a main direction of movement, a longitudinal member fixed to the cross member and extending in or obliquely to the main direction of movement, and a drawbar part fixed to the cross member and extending transversely or obliquely to the longitudinal member and transversely or obliquely to the cross member, by means of which the trolley can be directly guided by hand, with at least one wheel unit which comprises at least one wheel arranged on the cross member or on the longitudinal member, with at least one drawbar part holder which is arranged on the drawbar part on a side of the drawbar part facing the main direction of movement, with at least one longitudinal member holder which is arranged on the longitudinal member on a side of the longitudinal member facing the drawbar part, wherein a storage container is arranged on the drawbar part holder and on the longitudinal member holder,such as a golf bag, and having at least one receiving device with at least one of the aforementioned features.

[0038] The holding device allows the trolley to carry an additional item in addition to the storage container. This item could be, for example, a cooler box, a cooler bag, or the like.

[0039] The trolley can accommodate a golf trolley. The storage container can accommodate a golf bag. The golf bag can be removably secured to the drawbar bracket and the side member bracket.

[0040] In a further development of the trolley, embodiments are conceivable in which the drawbar part comprises a handle section which can be gripped manually for moving and / or steering and by means of which the trolley can be guided by hand, or in which the frame comprises a handle part which can be gripped manually for moving and / or steering and which is fixed to the drawbar part on the end of the drawbar part facing away from the cross member and by means of which the trolley can be guided by hand.

[0041] If the drawbar part includes a handle section that can be manually grasped for moving and / or steering, the trolley can be designed with reduced components.

[0042] If the frame includes a handle that can be manually grasped for moving and / or steering, the trolley can be individually adapted to different users.

[0043] The trolley can generally be moved exclusively by the user's muscle power. In one embodiment of the trolley, in particular the golf trolley, it is advantageous if it comprises at least one electric drive, by which at least one wheel of the wheel unit can be driven, and at least one electrical energy storage device associated with at least one of the at least one electric drive.

[0044] For example, it's conceivable that a single electric drive could power one or more wheels. It's also conceivable that each wheel could have its own electric drive.

[0045] The electric drive can be supplied with electrical energy by at least one electrical energy storage device.

[0046] If the trolley includes a drive, the drive can support the user's muscle power, particularly by relieving the user's workload. Furthermore, the trolley can be moved solely by the drive, i.e., without any supporting muscle power. In particular, the trolley can be remote-controlled and moved solely by the drive.

[0047] The electrical energy storage device can, in principle, be located anywhere on the trolley. To protect the trolley against collisions during movement, it is advantageous if the electrical energy storage device is secured to the drawbar part on a side of the drawbar part facing the storage container. The free space between the drawbar part and the storage container is defined transversely to the main direction of movement by the storage container and the energy storage device, and / or the trough-like receiving body overlaps the free space in the main direction of movement entirely or at least in part.

[0048] If the electrical energy storage device is attached to the drawbar part on a side of the drawbar part facing the storage container, the clearance between the drawbar part and the storage container is reduced by the volume of the energy storage device. If the receiving body of the receiving device is designed in such a way that it at least overlaps the clearance in the main direction of movement, a collision-free arrangement of the object on the receiving unit can be ensured, without the object colliding with the energy storage device.

[0049] The trolley can be pushed or pulled by a user. In this case, pushing the trolley means moving it in the main direction of movement. Pulling the trolley means moving it in the opposite direction of movement.

[0050] Further features, details and advantages of the invention emerge from the appended patent claims, from the drawings and the following description of a preferred embodiment of the trolley and the receiving device.

[0051] The drawing shows: Fig. 1 A side view of an embodiment of the trolley according to the invention; Fig. 2 A sectional side view of an embodiment of the receiving device; Fig. 3 A top view of the receiving device according to Fig. 2.

[0052] Fig. Figure 1 shows a trolley, in particular a golf trolley, designated overall by reference numeral 2. This comprises a frame 4, which includes a cross member 8 extending transversely or obliquely to a main direction of movement 6.

[0053] Furthermore, the frame 4 comprises a longitudinal member 10 secured to the cross member 8 and extending in or obliquely to the main direction of movement 6. Furthermore, the frame 4 of the trolley 2 comprises a drawbar part 12 secured to the cross member 8 and extending transversely or obliquely to the longitudinal member 10 and transversely or obliquely to the cross member 8. Finally, the frame 4 comprises a manually grippable handle part 14 secured to the drawbar part 12. The handle part 14 enables the trolley 2 to be manually moved and / or steered.

[0054] In addition, the trolley 2 comprises a wheel unit 16, which comprises two wheels 18 each arranged at the two lateral ends of the cross member 8, and one wheel 18 arranged at the free end of the longitudinal member 10.

[0055] In the Fig. 1, the trolley 2 comprises a drawbar part holder 20, which is arranged on the drawbar part 12 on a side of the drawbar part 12 facing the main direction of movement 6. In addition, the trolley 2 comprises a longitudinal beam holder 22, which is arranged on the longitudinal beam 10 on a side of the longitudinal beam 10 facing the drawbar part 12. A storage container 24 can be arranged on the drawbar part holder 20 and on the longitudinal beam holder 22. In the case of the Fig. In the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the storage container 24 comprises a golf bag.

[0056] In addition, the Fig. 1, the trolley 2 has at least one electric drive 26, by which at least one wheel 18 of the wheel unit 16 can be driven. To supply the electric drive 26 with electrical energy, Fig. 1, an electrical energy storage device 28 is provided, which is fixed to the drawbar part 12 on the side facing the storage container 24.

[0057] In addition, the trolley 2 comprises a receiving device 30. An object 32 can be arranged on the receiving device 30.

[0058] The Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 show a sectional view and a plan view of the receiving device 30 as shown in Fig. 1. The recording device 30 is described in more detail below, with reference to the illustration of the Fig. 1 to 3: The receiving device 30 comprises a planar receiving body 34, which has a receiving surface 36. The object 32 can be arranged in contact with the receiving surface 36. Furthermore, the receiving device 30 comprises a securing unit 38, by which the receiving body 34, in the embodiments shown in the figures, is indirectly releasably secured, in particular by force or form, to both the longitudinal member 10 and the cross member 8. When the trolley 2 is used as intended, the receiving surface 36 extends parallel or obliquely to a horizontal plane.

[0059] The receiving surface 36 is formed by a plate-shaped portion of the receiving body 34. Furthermore, the receiving body 34 comprises an edge portion 40 that completely surrounds the receiving surface 36.

[0060] In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the receiving device 30 comprises a frame-like support body 42. The receiving body 34 is arranged on the frame-like support body 42. Furthermore, the support body 42 can be or is secured directly to the cross member 8 and the longitudinal member 10 of the trolley 2 by the securing unit 38. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, the support body 42 comprises a U-shaped cross-section, the free ends of which are open opposite to the main direction of movement 6 of the trolley 2.

[0061] The support body 42 comprises a hollow profile, in particular a round tube or a square tube.

[0062] In the exemplary embodiments shown in the figures, the securing unit 38 comprises clamp-like clamping means 44, with which the receiving device 30 can be secured in a form-fitting and force-fitting manner to the longitudinal member 10 and the cross member 8. The clamping means 44 can, for example, comprise a spring clamp or a clamping block.

[0063] In addition, the receiving device 30 comprises protective means 46, which is arranged on the clamping means 44 on the side of the clamping means 44 facing the cross member 8 or the longitudinal member 10 and that the clamping means 44 is spaced apart from the cross member 8 or the longitudinal member 10 in a contact-free manner.

[0064] The protective means 46 protects the cross member 8 or the longitudinal member 10 against scratching.

[0065] The features of the invention disclosed in the above description, in the claims and in the drawings can be essential both individually and in any combination in the realization of the invention in its various embodiments within the scope of the following claims. List of reference symbols 2 trolleys 4 frames 6 Main direction of movement 8 cross members 10 longitudinal members 12 Drawbar part 14 Handle part 16 wheel unit 18 wheel 20 Drawbar part bracket 22 Longitudinal member bracket 24 storage containers 26 electric drive 28 electrical energy storage 30 Recording device 32 Subject 34 receiving bodies 36 recording area 38 Fixing unit 40 edge section 42 supporting bodies 44 clamping devices 46 protective agents

Claims

[1] Receiving device (30) for a trolley (2), in particular a golf trolley, with a planar receiving body (34) which comprises a receiving surface (36) on which at least one object (32) can be arranged in a resting, touching manner, and with at least one fixing unit (38) by means of which the receiving body (34) is detachably fixed to a longitudinal member (10) of a trolley (2) extending in or obliquely to a main direction of movement (6) and to a cross member (8) of the trolley (2) extending transversely or obliquely to the main direction of movement (6), wherein the receiving surface (36) runs parallel or obliquely to a horizontal plane in an arrangement fixed to the trolley (2). [2] Receiving device (30) according to claim 1, characterized bythat the receiving surface (36) is formed by a plate-shaped section of the receiving body (34) and is completely or partially closed or grid-like and / or that the receiving body (34) comprises an edge section (40) projecting transversely or obliquely to the receiving surface (36) in the direction away from the longitudinal member (10) of the trolley (2) and surrounding the receiving surface (36) completely or at least partially. [3] Receiving device (30) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that the receiving device (30) comprises at least one holding unit which comprises at least one holding element arranged on the receiving body (34), by means of which the object (32) can be detachably secured to the receiving body (34) and / or that the object (32) comprises at least one holding means with which the object (32) can be detachably secured to the receiving body (34) and / or to a receptacle of the receiving device (30) arranged or formed on the receiving body (34). [4] Receiving device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the receiving device (30) comprises a frame-like supporting body (42) which is fixed by the fixing unit (38) to the longitudinal member (10) of the trolley (2) and to the cross member (8) of the trolley (2) and to which the receiving body (34) is releasably or non-releasably fixed on the side facing away from the longitudinal member (10). [5] Receiving device (30) according to claim 4, characterized by that the support body (42) comprises a U-shaped cross-section, the two free ends of which are open opposite to a main direction of movement (6) of the trolley (2). [6] Receiving device (30) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized by that the supporting body (42) comprises a round tube or a square tube and / or that the receiving body (34) comprises a molded part, such as an injection-molded part or a bent-stamped part. [7] Receiving device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the fixing unit (38) comprises at least one clamp-like clamping means (44) by means of which the supporting body (42) or the receiving body (34) can be fixed in a form-fitting and force-fitting manner to the longitudinal member (10) or to the cross member (8), wherein the clamping means (44) comprises a spring clamp or a clamping block. [8] Receiving device (30) according to claim 7, characterized by that the clamping means (44) is fixed to the support body (42) or to the receiving body (34) by a ball clamping bolt or that the clamping means (44) is screwed or riveted to the support body (42) or to the receiving body (34). [9] Receiving device (30) according to one of claims 7 or 8, characterized byin that the fixing unit (38) comprises at least one protective means (46) which is arranged on the clamping means (44) on the side of the clamping means (44) facing the cross member (8) or the longitudinal member (10) and which, in an arrangement of the clamping means (44) fixed on the cross member (8) or the longitudinal member (10), spaced a surface of the clamping means (44) from a surface of the cross member (8) or the longitudinal member (10) in a contact-free manner. [10] Receiving device (30) according to claim 9, characterized by that the protective means (46) comprises an elastically deformable plastic, a rubber, a textile or a fleece. [11] Receiving device (30) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the receiving device (30), the receiving body (34) and / or the supporting body (42) is formed entirely or in sections from a metal, in particular steel, stainless steel, in particular a chromium-nickel steel 1.4310 or a spring steel CK75G, aluminum or titanium, and / or from carbon or plastic, in particular polyamide. [12] Trolley (2), in particular a golf trolley, with a frame (4) which comprises a cross member (8) extending transversely or obliquely to a main direction of movement (6), which comprises a longitudinal member (10) fixed to the cross member (8) and extending in or obliquely to the main direction of movement (6), and which comprises a drawbar part (12) fixed to the cross member (8) and extending transversely or obliquely to the longitudinal member (10) and transversely or obliquely to the cross member (8), by means of which the trolley (2) can be directly guided by hand, with at least one wheel unit (16) which comprises at least one wheel (18) arranged on the cross member (8) or on the longitudinal member (10), with at least one drawbar part holder (20) which is arranged on the drawbar part (12) on a side of the drawbar part (12) facing the main direction of movement (6), with at least one longitudinal member holder (22) which is arranged on a side of the drawbar part (12) facing side of the longitudinal member (10) is arranged on the longitudinal member (10),wherein a storage container (24), such as a golf bag, can be releasably secured to the drawbar part holder (20) and to the longitudinal member holder (22), and with at least one receiving device (30) according to one of claims 1 to 11. [13] Trolley (2) according to claim 12, characterized by that the drawbar part (12) comprises a handle section which can be gripped manually for moving and / or steering and by means of which the trolley (2) can be guided by hand, or that the frame (4) comprises a handle part (14) which can be gripped manually for moving and / or steering and which is fixed to the drawbar part (12) on the end of the drawbar part (12) facing away from the cross member (8) and by means of which the trolley (2) can be guided by hand. [14] Trolley (2) according to claim 12 or 13, characterized byat least one electric drive (26) by which at least one wheel (18) of the wheel unit (16) can be driven, and by at least one electrical energy store (28) which is assigned to at least one of the at least one electric drive (26). [15] Trolley (2) according to claim 14, characterized by in that the electrical energy store (28) is fixed to the drawbar part (12) on a side of the drawbar part (12) facing the storage container (24), wherein the free space arranged between the drawbar part (12) and the storage container (24) is delimited transversely to the main direction of movement (6) by the storage container (24) and the energy store (28) and / or wherein the trough-like receiving body (34) overlaps the free space in the main direction of movement (6) entirely or at least in sections.

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