BICYCLE CARRIER FOR VEHICLE

• US 20180272956A1
• Filed: 09/10/2015
• Published: 09/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Il Shik Yoon, Jun Chan Yoon
• Original Assignee: Il Shik Yoon
• Inventors: YOON, IL SHIK, YOON, JUN CHAN
• Granted Patent: US 10,246,027 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/042 Carriers characterised by means to facilitate loading or unloading of the load, e.g. rollers, tracks, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/06 at vehicle front or rear rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/10 for cycles

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bicycle carrier for a vehicle which allows a bicycle to be safely fixed and transported upside down, and the bicycle carrier includes: a vertical support 20 which is rotatably connected to a base support rod 10; a horizontal support 30 which is rotatably connected to the base support rod 10 so as to form a fixed angle with the vertical support 20; a bicycle holder 40 which is rotatably connected to the base support rod 10; an angle fixing holder 50 which is connected between the horizontal support 30 and the bicycle holder 40 so as to fix an angle between the horizontal support and the bicycle holder; two handlebar fixing holders 60 which are slidably installed at both sides of the base support rod 10; a bicycle frame fixing holder 70 which fixes a horizontal frame 120 of the bicycle; and three fixing straps (80; 82, 83, and 84) which are adjustable in length, in which the three fixing straps 80 are fixed to the vehicle and securely tightened, a bicycle 100 is turned upside down, the bicycle horizontal frame 120 is fixed to the bicycle frame fixing holder 70, and then handlebars 110at both sides of the bicycle are fixed to the two handlebar fixing holders 60, respectively, such that the bicycle may be safely fixed to the vehicle and may be transported.

Claims

1. A bicycle carrier for a vehicle, which is used to load a bicycle onto the vehicle and transport the bicycle, the bicycle carrier comprising:

a base support rod 10 which is disposed horizontally and has a cylindrical shape;

a vertical support 20 which is rotatably connected to the base support rod 10, is supported on a rear surface of a trunk of the vehicle, has a horizontal portion 22 on which one or more shock absorbing members 24 are mounted, and has mainly a U shape, and a cylindrical cross section;

a horizontal support 30 which is rotatably connected to the base support rod 10 so as to form a fixed angle with the vertical support 20, is supported on an upper surface of the trunk of the vehicle, has a portion which is in direct contact with the upper surface of the trunk of the vehicle and on which one or more shock absorbing members 34 are mounted, and has mainly a U shape, and a cylindrical cross section;

a bicycle holder 40 which is rotatably connected to the base support rod 10, has a rotating wheel 43 which is installed at one end portion thereof at a side opposite to the base support rod and supported on a rear glass of the vehicle, has mainly a U shape, has a longer length than the horizontal support 30, and supports a bicycle frame;

an angle fixing holder 50 which is connected between the horizontal support 30 and the bicycle holder 40 and fixes an angle between the horizontal support and the bicycle holder;

two handlebar fixing holders 60 which are slidably installed at both sides of the base support rod 10 and fix both handlebars 110 of the bicycle;

a bicycle frame fixing holder 70 which is slidably installed on any one of or both support rods 42 and 44 which are parallel to each other and constitute the bicycle holder 40, and fixes a horizontal frame 120 of the bicycle; and

three fixing straps 80;

82, 83, and 84 which are connected to both end portions of the base support rod 10 and one end portion of the horizontal support 30, are coupled to desired portions of the vehicle, and are adjustable in length,

wherein the three fixing straps 80 are fixed to the vehicle and securely tightened, the bicycle 100 is turned upside down, the horizontal frame 120 of the bicycle is fixed to the bicycle frame fixing holder 70, and both the handlebars 110 of the bicycle are fixed to the two handlebar fixing holders 60, respectively, such that the bicycle is safely fixed to the vehicle and transported.

2. The bicycle carrier of claim 1, wherein covers 72 and 62 are attached to the bicycle frame fixing holder 70 and the two handlebar fixing holder 60, respectively, and the covers 72 and 62 are closed and locked after the bicycle is installed.

3. The bicycle carrier of claim 2, wherein the angle fixing holder 50 is adjustable to several steps in accordance with a shape of the vehicle or the bicycle.

4. The bicycle carrier of claim 3, wherein the angle fixing holder 50 is separable, and a trunk of the vehicle is openable in a state in which the bicycle is mounted after the angle fixing holder is separated.

5. The bicycle carrier of claim 4, wherein the bicycle frame fixing holder 70 is in the form of a cantilevered beam, and has a structure which the cover 72 is opened and closed in the bicycle frame fixing holder 70.

6. The bicycle carrier of claim 4, wherein a cylindrical inclined frame support rod 90, which has a bent end in order to additionally support an inclined frame 130 of the bicycle, is installed on the bicycle frame fixing holder 70, an inclined frame fixing holder 92, which fixes the inclined frame 130 of the bicycle, is installed at an end portion of the inclined frame support rod 90, the inclined frame support rod 90 and the inclined frame fixing holder 92 are rotatable, and the inclined frame support rod 90 is adjustable in length.

7. The bicycle carrier of claim 4, wherein a compression fixing member 150 is detachably and additionally installed on the bicycle holder 40, and the compression fixing member 150 is fixed to the rear glass of the vehicle by air compression.