bicycle bag mounting system

Abstract

Bicycle bag attachment system with bicycle bag in conjunction with a bicycle luggage carrier, to which a bag can be attached laterally at at least 3 attachment points using a quick-release attachment system, characterized in that the bag is hooked onto two upper attachment points and then the bag is swung laterally into place at a lower attachment point and locked there, so that the bag can no longer be removed upwards.

Description

[0001] Cycling is the environmentally friendly trend of our time. Transporting luggage with bags that can be easily attached and removed from a luggage rack has been standard for many years. There is a growing demand for elegant bicycles and elegant bicycle bags. These bags should be comfortable to carry, yet waterproof in all weather conditions, as well as being easy to attach and remove, and looking good too. Protruding fastening elements on the luggage rack or on the bag can be a nuisance. The bicycle bag luggage rack system proposed here aims to eliminate these disadvantages as much as possible. The aim is to think about the topics of bicycle bag and luggage rack together. It is important that a bicycle bag has a stiffening rail and / or a stiffening plate that is securely connected to the fastening elements so that it cannot swing into the wheel.Preferably, the bicycle bag is attached to three attachment points, as with other systems on the market, with two at the top and one further down on the bag. To prevent the bag from falling off the luggage rack due to shocks while cycling, a locking element should be arranged at the lower attachment point. This locking element is preferably opened against the force of a spring using an actuating element, preferably in the form of a pull rod. Preferably, the actuating element is connected to a carrying handle and / or fastening strap on the bag so that the bag is unlocked when lifted from the luggage rack. It is also conceivable that the carrying handle is connected to the actuating element with a magnetic closure. The actuating element is provided with a cover made of bag material for aesthetic reasons. The actuating rail runs in a stiffening groove in the mounting plate.The bag has two fastening elements at the top of the back of the bag, which are hooked into the top of the pannier bar or into the fastening studs attached to the bar. By pivoting the bag at its lower attachment point into a fastening stud on the pannier rack or a pannier rack fastening element, the bag is secured vertically. The locking element prevents the bag from swinging sideways in the event of shocks while riding, thus securely attaching it to the pannier rack. The pannier rack fastening element is preferably a flat profile that is part of the welded construction of the pannier rack and thus appears as a reduced and integrated element of the pannier rack.The pivoting web of the bag's fastening element engages under the flat profile and the locking element engages over the flat profile. Thanks to this two-part design and the flat profile, the lower fastening element takes up little space, so that the bag can be carried comfortably without fastening elements, for example in the form of hooks, rubbing against the body. It is also important that the upper bicycle bag fastening elements take up little space. This can be achieved, for example, using half-shells that grip over fastening studs. However, the fastening studs then add bulk to the luggage rack. A more elegant option is to hang folding hooks over the luggage rack bag bar and to allow the folding hooks to be folded into the bag body, preferably into recesses in the fastening rail. The folding hooks are moved into the hooking position using hook handles.They have locking elements and soft segments to protect the paintwork of the luggage rack from damage caused by the folding hook. Ideally, the locking elements, hook handle, and soft segments are at least partially formed as one piece and manufactured with the folding hook by snap-in assembly or 2K injection molding. It is important that bicycle bags are waterproof. To achieve this, the upper folding hook plate, the half-shells, or the locking element plate are welded to the bag body or screwed to the bag body to form a seal. Ideally, each element is attached with at least two horizontally arranged fastening screws spaced 28-50 mm apart. It has been found that there are always special situations for attaching the bag to bicycle bag fastening systems, which is why the interchangeability of the various elements with a uniform mounting hole spacing is recommended here.

[0002] In the following, the invention is explained in more detail with reference to the drawings and description, in which: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bicycle luggage carrier system 3 on a luggage rack 2 and a bicycle bag 1 suspended from the luggage rack bag bar 14. The two fastening points 8 at the top and the fastening point 9 at the bottom and the luggage rack fastening element 16. The actuating element 11 above the luggage rack bag bar 14. Fig. 2 a side view of a bicycle luggage carrier system 3 with concealed edges showing the positioning of the stiffening plate 5 and the stiffening rail 4. The cover 12 made of bag material for the actuating element 11. Fig. 3 a bicycle bag 1 with two half-shells 19 as a bicycle bag fastening element 6 at the top for hanging into the fastening brackets on the luggage rack. Two and one luggage rack fastening element 16 for pivoting into a fastening bracket at the bottom for locking with a locking element. Fig. 4 a side view of a bicycle bag with concealed edges with stiffening rail and stiffening plate with a cover made of bicycle bag material to cover the operating element. Fig. 5 a perspective view of elements of the bicycle bag fastening system showing the recesses 20 in the stiffening rail 4 for the folding hook 21 and stiffening beads 13 in the stiffening plate 5. Fig. 6. Side view of the Fig. 5. Fig. 7 like Fig. 6 from the front with the upper attachment point 8 with folding hook 21. Fig. 8 elements of the bicycle bag fastening system with folding hook fastening plates 25 with hook handle 24 and locking elements 22 for the folding hook 21. The stiffening plate with stiffening beads. The recesses 20 in the fastening rail. Fig. Figure 9 shows a perspective view of the stiffening rail 4 with folding hook fastening plates 25 without the bag body. The folding hook 21 in the folded and unfolded state. The locking elements 22 with the hook handle 24 and the soft segments 23. Fig. 10 a representation like Fig. 9 from the side. Fig. 11 a representation of the fastening point below 9 with locking element 10 in the slightly opened state and pivoting web 18 of the lower fastening element of the bag in the half-open state. List of reference symbols: 1 bicycle bag 2 luggage racks 3 bicycle bag rack system 4 stiffening rail 5 stiffening plate 6 bicycle bag fastening element 7 Bicycle bag fastening system 8 Attachment point above 9 Attachment point below 10 Locking element 11 Actuating element 12 Cover made of pocket material 13 Stiffening bead 14 Pannier rack bar 15 mounting brackets 16 Luggage carrier fastening element below 17 Flat profile below 18 Swivel bar of the lower fastening element of the bag 19 half shells 20 Recess of the mounting rail 21 folding hooks 22 locking elements 23 soft segments 24 Hook handle 25 Folding hook mounting plate 26 fastening screws 27 Bag body

Claims

[1] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag in conjunction with a bicycle carrier to which a bag can be attached at least 3 fastening points on the side using a quick fastening system, characterized by that the bag is hooked onto two upper attachment points and then the bag is swung sideways into a lower attachment point and locked there so that the bag can no longer be removed upwards. [2] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to claim 1 characterized by that the bag has a spring-loaded locking element at a lower attachment point, with which the bag can be swung in and locked into place at the bottom of the luggage carrier and can be released again by means of an actuating element, such as a pull rod. [3] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to claim 1 and 2 characterized bythat at least one actuating element is connected to a carrying handle. [4] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to one or more of the preceding claims characterized by that the actuating element is connected to a carrying handle or a fastening strap by means of a magnetic closure. [5] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to claim 1 characterized by that the bicycle bag has an inner stiffening rail which is connected to upper bicycle bag fastening elements on the outside. [6] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the actuating element is at least partially covered by pocket fabric and preferably runs in a bead of the stiffening plate of the pocket. [7] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized bythat the bag engages a flat profile or a luggage rack tube element at its lower attachment point and preferably no further elements are required at the bottom of the luggage rack for attachment. [8] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the bag has a pivoting bar at its lower attachment point which can be positioned under the flat profile or another approximately horizontally running luggage carrier tube element when pivoted in and / or a locking element is positioned over the flat profile or the horizontally running luggage carrier tube element. [9] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the bag has folding hooks on its upper attachment points which can preferably be folded away into recesses in the stiffening rail. [10] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the folding hooks have locking elements, hook handles and / or soft segments to protect the coating of the luggage carrier tube and preferably these elements are formed and mounted in one piece. [11] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the bicycle bag fastening elements, such as folding hook plate, half shells and / or locking element plate, are welded or screwed to the bag body in a watertight manner. [12] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the bicycle bag fastening elements are preferably screwed with at least 2 horizontally aligned screws at a distance of between 28mm-50mm. [13] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the pannier bar is positioned at an angle on the pannier rack so that the bag is tilted forwards by preferably 10-20°. [14] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the lock is operated by Bluetooth or other wireless communication. [15] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the locking mechanism is actuated by Bluetooth or other wireless communication, and wherein the electrical energy for actuating the actuator is generated by the energy from the lateral pivoting of the bag, and that a suitable system is present which converts this energy into electricity, and that the electricity for this purpose can be stored. [16] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the bicycle bag fastening elements do not protrude more than 10 mm beyond the rear wall of the bicycle bag when the bag is being carried. [17] Bicycle bag fastening system with bicycle bag according to at least one of the preceding claims characterized by that the various fastening elements such as half shells or folding hook fastening plates on the lower and upper fastening elements are interchangeable.

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