Bicycle cover

Abstract

To provide a bicycle cover that can improve the efficiency of attaching and detaching the bicycle cover to and from a bicycle. [Solution] A bicycle cover (1) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cover section (10) that covers a bicycle (100) and is attached to a specific location on the bicycle (100) that is exposed when viewed from above (e.g., a saddle (150)). For example, the bicycle cover (1) includes a storage section (20) that can store the cover section (10) and is connected to the cover section (10), and the storage section (20) is attached to the saddle (150).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to bicycle covers. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Bicycle covers for covering bicycles when parked are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-49849 Summary of the Invention

[0004] However, the act of putting a bicycle cover on a bicycle and removing a bicycle cover from the bicycle is relatively time-consuming for the user.

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a bicycle cover that can improve the efficiency of attaching and detaching the bicycle cover to and from a bicycle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, A cover that covers the bicycle; a mounting portion for mounting the cover portion so as to directly or indirectly fix the cover portion to the bicycle when the bicycle is covered by the cover portion; A storage section and Equipped with the mounting portion can be attached so as to directly or indirectly fix the cover portion to a predetermined portion of the bicycle that is exposed in a top view when not covered by the cover portion, without enveloping the predetermined portion; The cover portion is attached so as to be fixed directly or indirectly to the predetermined portion by the attachment portion, and can be shifted by a user between a first state in which the cover portion covers the bicycle and a second state in which the cover portion is folded up. the law of nature, The storage section is capable of storing the cover section of the second aspect and is connected to the cover section, the mounting portion is attached so as to fix the storage portion to the predetermined portion, the cover portion is attached so as to be indirectly fixed to the predetermined portion by the storage portion being attached so as to be fixed to the predetermined portion by the attachment portion, the storage section is placed on the predetermined portion and is formed in a bag shape having an opening that opens upward in a state where the storage section is attached so as to be fixed to the predetermined portion by the attachment section, The cover is connected to the inside of the storage compartment so as to be able to cover the bicycle when the storage compartment is turned upside down from the opening. Ru, A bike cover is provided. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the above-described embodiment, the efficiency of the work of attaching and detaching a bicycle cover to and from a bicycle can be improved. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a bicycle cover with the cover portion placed over the bicycle. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a bicycle that can be covered with a bicycle cover. [Figure 3] 10A and 10B are diagrams showing an example of a bicycle cover attached to a bicycle with the cover removed from the bicycle and stored in the storage compartment. [Figure 4] 10A and 10B are diagrams showing an example of a bicycle cover attached to a bicycle with the cover removed from the bicycle and stored in the storage compartment. [Figure 5] 10A and 10B are diagrams showing an example of a bicycle cover attached to a bicycle with the cover removed from the bicycle and stored in the storage compartment. [Figure 6] 10A and 10B are diagrams showing other examples of the opening and closing structure of the opening in the storage section. [Figure 7] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing an example of a structure for attaching a bicycle cover to a bicycle. [Figure 8]10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating an example of a user's operation of putting the cover on the bicycle. [Figure 9] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating an example of a user's operation of putting the cover on the bicycle. [Figure 10] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating an example of a user's operation of putting the cover on the bicycle. [Figure 11] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating an example of a user removing the cover from the bicycle. [Figure 12] 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating an example of the process of removing the cover portion of the bicycle cover from the bicycle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0010] [Bicycle cover overview] Referring to FIG. 1, an overview of a bicycle cover 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a bicycle cover 1 with a cover portion 10 placed over a bicycle 100. As shown in FIG.

[0012] As shown in Figure 1, the bicycle cover 1 has a cover portion 10 for covering the bicycle 100, and protects the bicycle 100 from influences (e.g., deterioration) from the surrounding environment such as rain, wind, dust, and ultraviolet rays when the bicycle 100 is parked.

[0013] The cover 10 is placed over the bicycle 100 so that a surface 10A, which has been processed to have relatively high waterproof, dustproof, and ultraviolet blocking properties, for example, is exposed to the outside.

[0014] For example, as shown in Fig. 1, the cover unit 10 is placed over the bicycle 100 from above, and is formed so as to cover the entire bicycle 100 when it is placed over the bicycle 100. Also, as shown in Fig. 1, when it is placed over the bicycle 100, the bottom end of the cover unit 10 may be positioned slightly away from the ground. This makes it possible to prevent deterioration of the cover unit 10 due to contact with the ground.

[0015] [Bicycle Overview] Referring to FIG. 2 in addition to FIG. 1, an example of a bicycle 100 to be covered with the bicycle cover 1 will be outlined.

[0016] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a bicycle 100 to be covered with bicycle cover 1. As shown in FIG.

[0017] 2, bicycle 100 includes front wheel 110, rear wheel 120, main frame 130, handlebars 140, saddle 150, drive mechanism 160, pedals 170, stand 180, and front basket 190. Stand 180 allows bicycle 100 to stand on its own when parked.

[0018] The bicycle 100 may have a carrier attached behind the saddle 150 and above the rear wheel 120. The front basket 190 may also be omitted.

[0019] 2, bicycle 100 is a conventional bicycle that is operated solely by human power transmitted by a user to drive mechanism 160 via pedals 170. Bicycle 100 may also be an electrically assisted bicycle.

[0020] [Bicycle cover configuration] The configuration of bicycle cover 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0021] Figures 3 to 5 show an example of bicycle cover 1 attached to bicycle 100 with cover unit 10 removed from bicycle 100 and stored in storage unit 20. Figure 6 shows another example of the opening and closing structure for opening 21 in storage unit 20. Figure 7 is a bottom view showing an example of the mounting structure for bicycle cover 1 to bicycle 100.

[0022] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, bicycle cover 1 includes, in addition to cover portion 10, storage portion 20 and attachment portion 30. As shown in FIG.

[0023] The storage section 20 can store the cover section 10 in a folded state.

[0024] For example, the storage section 20 is connected to the cover section 10 on the inner surface when the cover section 10 is stored. This allows the cover section 10 and the storage section 20 to be integrated. Therefore, when attaching or detaching the cover section 10, which will be described later, the position of the cover section 10 is regulated based on the storage section 20, so the user can attach or detach the cover section 10 relatively easily.

[0025] For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage section 20 has a bag shape and has an opening 21 that allows the user to take out the cover section 10 stored inside, or to take in the cover section 10 that has been taken out outside.

[0026] The storage compartment 20 has an opening / closing structure for opening and closing the opening 21. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening 21 of the storage compartment 20 can be opened and closed by a draw cord 22 to which a cord stopper 23 is attached. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6, the opening 21 may be opened and closed by an insert buckle 24.

[0027] The mounting portion 30 is used to mount the storage portion 20 to the bicycle 100. This allows the storage portion 20, with the cover portion 10 stored therein, to be mounted to the bicycle 100 using the mounting portion 30.

[0028] The storage unit 20 is attached to a predetermined portion of the bicycle 100 that is exposed in a top view (hereinafter simply referred to as the "predetermined portion") using the attachment portion 30. This allows a worker to use the predetermined portion as a workbench to attach or detach the cover unit 10 to or from the bicycle 100. Preferably, the predetermined portion is exposed in a top view of the bicycle 100 and may be located higher than the front wheel 110 and the rear wheel 120. This allows a worker to attach or detach the cover unit 10 to or from the bicycle 100 in a relatively comfortable position. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the storage unit 20 is attached to the saddle 150, which is the predetermined portion, using the attachment portion 30.

[0029] For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and 7, the attachment portion 30 includes a holding portion 31, a string-like member 32, and an adjustment portion 33.

[0030] The holding portion 31 holds the string-like member 32 relative to the storage portion 20. For example, as shown in Fig. 7, the storage portion 20 has a mounting surface 20A that abuts on the upper surface of the saddle 150 when attached to the saddle 150, and a plurality of holding portions 31 (three in this example) are provided around the entire periphery along the outer edge of the mounting surface 20A. The mounting surface 20A corresponds to the back surface of the bottom surface on the inside of the storage portion 20.

[0031] The string-like member 32 is formed in a ring shape and is held by a plurality of holding parts 31. The string-like member 32 may be made of an elastic material such as rubber. For example, as shown in Fig. 6, the string-like member 32 is formed by tying both ends of a single string together.

[0032] The adjustment portion 33 adjusts the overall circumferential length of the loop portion of the string-like member 32. For example, as shown in Fig. 6, the adjustment portion 33 is a cord stopper.

[0033] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , when the storage unit 20 is placed on the upper surface of the saddle 150 so that the mounting surface 20A is in contact with the storage unit 20, the string-like member 32 is arranged so that the sections between adjacent holding portions 31 on the outer edge of the mounting surface 20A wrap around under the saddle 150. This allows the attachment unit 30 to hold the saddle 150 between the storage unit 20 and the string-like member 32. Therefore, the attachment unit 30 can attach the storage unit 20 to the saddle 150 by appropriately adjusting the overall circumferential length of the string-like member 32 using the adjustment unit 33. Furthermore, if the string-like member 32 is an elastic member, the user can attach the storage unit 20 to the saddle 150 by stretching the length of the string-like member 32, even if the length of the string-like member 32 has been adjusted in advance.

[0034] [Attaching and detaching the cover to the bicycle] 1 and 3, as well as FIGS. 8 to 12, the procedure for attaching and detaching the cover 10 to and from the bicycle 100 will be described.

[0035] The act of attaching or detaching the cover 10 to or from the bicycle 100 comprehensively refers to the act of the user placing the cover 10 on the bicycle 100 and the act of the user removing the cover 10 from the bicycle 100 .

[0036] <Placing the cover on the bicycle> 8 to 10 are diagrams illustrating an example of the operation of the user 200 to put the cover part 10 on the bicycle 100. FIG.

[0037] In this example, starting from the state of bicycle cover 1 shown in FIG. 3, the steps for bringing cover part 10 into a state in which bicycle 100 is covered (see FIG. 1) will be described.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 8, the user 200 opens the opening 21 of the storage section 20, turns it over so that the inner surface 20B of the storage section 20 is exposed, and takes out the cover section 10 inside the storage section 20 to the outside.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 9, the user 200 can remove the cover 10 from inside the storage section 20 to the outside by turning the storage section 20 upside down until the entire inner surface 20B of the storage section 20 is exposed.

[0040] 10, the user 200 unfolds the cover unit 10 removed from the storage unit 20 and places it over the bicycle 100 so that the front surface 10A of the cover unit 10 is exposed to the outside and the back surface 10B faces the bicycle 100. This allows the user 200 to achieve a state in which the cover unit 10 covers the entire bicycle 100 (see FIG. 1).

[0041] For example, as described above, the cover unit 10 is connected to the storage unit 20. Therefore, the user 200 can easily place the cover unit 10 over the bicycle 100, starting from the storage unit 20 fixed to the saddle 150, without worrying about the positional relationship between the bicycle 100 and the storage unit 20.

[0042] <Removing the cover from the bicycle> 11 and 12 are diagrams illustrating an example of the operation of the user 200 to remove the cover unit 10 from the bicycle 100. FIG.

[0043] In this example, starting from the state of bicycle cover 1 shown in FIG. 1, the steps for changing cover section 10 to a state stored in storage section 20 (see FIG. 3) will be described.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 11, the user 200 folds the cover portion 10 so that the outer edge of the cover portion 10 covering the bicycle 100 is gathered toward the saddle 150 to which the storage portion 20 is attached.

[0045] 12, the user 200 folds the cover unit 10 so that it is gathered near the saddle 150 to which the storage unit 20 is attached, and then takes the folded cover unit 10 into the storage unit 20 through the opening 21 while returning the turned-over storage unit 21 to its original position. This allows the user 200 to realize the state in which the cover unit 10 is stored in the storage unit 20 (see FIG. 3).

[0046] As described above, the cover unit 10 is connected to the storage unit 20. Therefore, the user 200 can easily fold the cover unit 10 so that it is gathered near the saddle 150 to which the storage unit 20 is attached, without worrying about the position of the storage unit 20.

[0047] [Other embodiments] Another embodiment will now be described.

[0048] The above-described embodiment may be modified or changed as appropriate. Hereinafter, examples in which the above-described bicycle cover 1 has been modified or changed will be referred to as "modified examples" for convenience.

[0049] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the storage section 20 may be attached to a predetermined portion other than the saddle 150, such as the handlebar 140, the front basket 190, or the luggage rack, using the attachment section 30.

[0050] In the above-described embodiment and its modified examples, the cover portion 10 and the storage portion 20 may not be connected to each other but may be separated from each other.

[0051] In addition, in the above-described embodiment and its variations, instead of attaching the storage section 20 to a predetermined location, the cover section 10 may be attached to a predetermined location. In this case, the cover section 10 and the storage section 20 are not connected. In this case, the storage section 20 may be omitted. In this case, the bicycle cover 1 may have, instead of the storage section 20, a holding member (for example, a string-like member with Velcro (registered trademark) or a rubber ring-shaped member) for holding the cover section 10 in the folded state.

[0052] [Effect] The operation of the bicycle cover according to this embodiment will now be described.

[0053] In a first aspect of this embodiment, a bicycle cover is provided, which includes a cover portion that covers the bicycle and is attached to a predetermined portion of the bicycle that is exposed in a top view. The bicycle cover is, for example, the bicycle cover 1 described above. The bicycle is, for example, the bicycle 100 described above. The cover portion is, for example, the cover portion 10 described above. The predetermined portion is, for example, the handlebars 140, saddle 150, front basket 190, or luggage rack described above. Specifically, the bicycle cover may be attachable to and detachable from the bicycle by the user while attached to the predetermined portion.

[0054] This allows the user to use a specific area of ​​the bicycle that is exposed from above as a workbench when attaching or detaching the cover to or from the bicycle, making it easier for the user to attach or detach the bicycle cover. This improves the efficiency of the process of attaching and detaching the bicycle cover to or from the bicycle.

[0055] In a second aspect of this embodiment, based on the first aspect described above, the bicycle cover may include a storage compartment that can store the cover and is connected to the cover. The storage compartment may be, for example, the storage compartment 20 described above. The storage compartment may then be attached to the specified location.

[0056] This allows, for example, a user to remove the cover from the storage compartment attached to a predetermined portion of the bicycle that is exposed in a top view, unfold it, and place the cover on the bicycle. Also, for example, a user can remove the cover from the bicycle by folding the cover toward the storage compartment attached to the predetermined portion of the bicycle that is exposed in a top view. This allows the user to easily attach and detach the bicycle cover. This improves the efficiency of the process of attaching and detaching the bicycle cover to and from the bicycle.

[0057] In a third aspect of this embodiment, based on the second aspect described above, the storage compartment may be formed in a bag shape with an opening that opens upward when attached to the predetermined location. The opening may be, for example, the opening 21 described above. The cover may be connected to the inside of the storage compartment so as to be able to cover the bicycle when the storage compartment is turned inside out from the opening.

[0058] As a result, because the cover is connected to the storage unit, the user can, for example, place the cover on the bicycle without being aware of the relative positions of the cover and the bicycle. Also, because the cover is connected to the storage unit, the user can, for example, fold the cover that is placed on the bicycle toward the storage unit and remove the cover from the bicycle without being aware of the position of the storage unit. This allows the user to easily attach and remove the bicycle cover. This improves the efficiency of the process of attaching and removing the bicycle cover to and from the bicycle.

[0059] In a fourth aspect of the present embodiment, based on any one of the first to third aspects, the predetermined part may be the saddle of the bicycle. The saddle may be, for example, the saddle 150 described above.

[0060] This allows the bicycle cover to be attached to the saddle, which is located near the center of the bicycle's front-to-rear direction. This makes it easy for the user to attach and remove the bicycle cover, thereby improving the efficiency of the process of attaching and removing the bicycle cover to and from the bicycle.

[0061] Although the above describes in detail the forms for implementing the present disclosure, the present disclosure is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the present disclosure as described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1 bicycle cover 10 Cover 20 Storage area 30 Mounting part 31 Holding part 32 String-like member 33 Adjustment section 100 Bicycles 140 Handle 150 saddle 190 Front basket

Claims

1. A cover that covers the bicycle; a mounting portion for mounting the cover portion so as to directly or indirectly fix the cover portion to the bicycle when the bicycle is covered by the cover portion; a storage section, the mounting portion can be attached so as to directly or indirectly fix the cover portion to a predetermined portion of the bicycle that is exposed in a top view when not covered by the cover portion, without enveloping the predetermined portion; The cover portion is attached so as to be fixed directly or indirectly to the predetermined portion by the attachment portion, and can be moved by a user between a first state in which the cover portion covers the bicycle and a second state in which the cover portion is folded up; the storage section is capable of storing the cover section of the second aspect and is connected to the cover section; the mounting portion is attached so as to fix the storage portion to the predetermined portion, the cover portion is attached so as to be indirectly fixed to the predetermined portion by the storage portion being attached so as to be fixed to the predetermined portion by the attachment portion, the storage section is placed on the predetermined portion and is formed in a bag shape having an opening that opens upward in a state where the storage section is attached so as to be fixed to the predetermined portion by the attachment section, The cover is connected to the inside of the storage compartment so as to be able to cover the bicycle when the storage compartment is turned upside down from the opening. Bicycle cover.

2. the predetermined part is the bicycle saddle, 10. The bicycle cover of claim 1.

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