Separable bicycle and separable bicycle frame
View Patent ↗The present disclosure relates to a separable bicycle and a separable bicycle frame, which are capable of facilitating transport and storage, and each of the separable bicycle and the separable bicycle frame includes a head tube capable of receiving a handle stem, a seat tube accommodating a seat post on which a seat is installed, a top frame connecting an upper portion of the seat tube to the head tube, and a down frame connecting a lower portion of the seat tube to the head tube, wherein, in order for the head tube connected to a front wheel and the seat tube connected to a rear wheel to be completely separated from each other, a top fastening portion is installed in a middle of the top frame and a down fastening portion is installed in a middle of the down frame.
1 . A separable bicycle comprising:
a head tube capable of receiving a handle stem;
a seat tube accommodating a seat post on which a seat is installed;
a top frame connecting an upper portion of the seat tube to the head tube; and
a down frame connecting a lower portion of the seat tube to the head tube,
wherein, in order for the head tube connected to a front wheel and the seat tube connected to a rear wheel to be completely separated from each other, a top fastening portion is installed in a middle of the top frame and a down fastening portion is installed in a middle of the down frame,
wherein the top frame includes:
a front top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the head tube and the other end in which a first coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the top fastening portion; and
a rear top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the seat tube using a first joint portion and the other end in which the top fastening portion fastened to the first coupling portion is formed, and
the down frame includes:
a front down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the head tube and the other end in which a second coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the down fastening portion; and
a rear down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the seat tube using a second joint portion and the other end in which the down fastening portion fastened to the second coupling portion is formed,
a reinforcing bar formed between the rear top bar and the rear down bar to reinforce strength and durability of the rear top bar and the rear down bar,
wherein the reinforcing bar comprises a first branch bar connecting a front of the rear top bar to a rear of the rear down bar using a third joint portion,
wherein the third joint portion is located before the second joint portion of the rear down bar,
wherein the rear top bar, the rear down bar, and the reinforcing bar are folded using the first joint portion, the second joint portion, and the third joint portion.
2 . The separable bicycle of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling portion is a C-shaped groove, and the second coupling portion is an inverted U-shaped groove.
3 . The separable bicycle of claim 1 , wherein
the reinforcing bar is formed in an X-shape or a diagonal shape as a whole between the rear top bar and the rear down bar to reinforce strength and durability of the rear top bar and the rear down bar.
4 . The separable bicycle of claim 1 , wherein the handle stem has a C-shaped stem groove formed on one side thereof in order to separate the handle stem from the head tube and turn the handle stem over so that a handle faces downward and to fasten the handle stem to a first fastening shaft of the rear top bar by a fastening lever.
5 . The separable bicycle of claim 1 , further comprising a temporary fixing device installed between the head tube and the seat tube to temporarily fix the front wheel and the rear wheel to each other such that the front wheel and the rear wheel separated from each other are capable of being stored overlapping each other.
6 . The separable bicycle of claim 5 , wherein the temporary fixing device includes:
a first fastening portion installed on one or more of a rear wheel mount portion, a seat stay, a chain stay, and a combination thereof, which rotationally support the rear wheel, and having a first insertion hole corresponding to a tip of a first protrusion such that the first protrusion, which is installed on a front wheel mount portion, is inserted into the first insertion hole;
a second fastening portion installed in an upper portion of the seat tube and having a second insertion hole corresponding to a second protrusion such that the second protrusion, which is installed in an upper portion of the head tube, is inserted into the second insertion hole; and
a third fastening portion installed in a lower portion of the seat tube and having a third insertion groove corresponding to a third protrusion such that the third protrusion, which is installed on the front top bar, is forcedly inserted into the third insertion groove.
7 . The separable bicycle of claim 6 , wherein the first protrusion is a conical elastic protrusion installed with a spring and the first insertion hole is a circular hole, the second protrusion is a round-headed hexagonal protrusion or a polygonal protrusion and the second insertion hole is a hexagonal hole or a polygonal hole, and the third protrusion is a spherical protrusion and the third insertion groove is a force-fitting elastic string groove portion.
8 . A separable bicycle comprising:
a head tube capable of receiving a handle stem;
a seat tube accommodating a seat post on which a seat is installed;
a top frame connecting an upper portion of the seat tube to the head tube; and
a down frame connecting a lower portion of the seat tube to the head tube,
wherein, in order for the head tube connected to a front wheel and the seat tube connected to a rear wheel to be completely separated from each other, a top fastening portion is installed in a middle of the top frame and a down fastening portion is installed in a middle of the down frame,
wherein the top frame includes:
a front top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the head tube and the other end in which a first coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the top fastening portion; and
a rear top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the seat tube using a first joint portion and the other end in which the top fastening portion fastened to the first coupling portion is formed, and
the down frame includes:
a front down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the head tube and the other end in which a second coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the down fastening portion; and
a rear down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the seat tube using a second joint portion and the other end in which the down fastening portion fastened to the second coupling portion is formed,
a reinforcing bar formed between the rear top bar and the rear down bar to reinforce strength and durability of the rear top bar and the rear down bar,
wherein the reinforcing bar comprises a first branch bar connecting a front of the rear top bar to a rear of the rear down bar or a lower side of the seat tube using a third joint portion,
wherein the rear top bar, the rear down bar, and the reinforcing bar are folded using the first joint portion, the second joint portion, and the third joint portion,
wherein the reinforcing bar further comprises:
a second branch bar formed between a front of the rear down bar to an upper side of the seat tube or a rear of the rear top bar; and
a third foldable bar, which is linked between the seat tube and the second branch bar,
wherein a fourth joint portion is formed at a rear of the second branch bar, and a fifth joint portion is formed at a rear of the third foldable bar.
9 . A separable bicycle comprising:
a head tube capable of receiving a handle stem;
a seat tube accommodating a seat post on which a seat is installed;
a top frame connecting an upper portion of the seat tube to the head tube; and
a down frame connecting a lower portion of the seat tube to the head tube,
wherein, in order for the head tube connected to a front wheel and the seat tube connected to a rear wheel to be completely separated from each other, a top fastening portion is installed in a middle of the top frame and a down fastening portion is installed in a middle of the down frame,
wherein the top frame includes:
a front top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the head tube and the other end in which a first coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the top fastening portion; and
a rear top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the seat tube using a first joint portion and the other end in which the top fastening portion fastened to the first coupling portion is formed, and
the down frame includes:
a front down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the head tube and the other end in which a second coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the down fastening portion; and
a rear down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the seat tube using a second joint portion and the other end in which the down fastening portion fastened to the second coupling portion is formed,
a reinforcing bar formed between the rear top bar and the rear down bar to reinforce strength and durability of the rear top bar and the rear down bar,
wherein the reinforcing bar comprises a first branch bar connecting a front of the rear top bar to a rear of the rear down bar or a lower side of the seat tube using a third joint portion,
wherein the rear top bar, the rear down bar, and the reinforcing bar are folded using the first joint portion, the second joint portion, and the third joint portion,
wherein the separable bicycle further comprises a wire separation device installed on the top frame and capable of completely separating wires into a front wire and a rear wire,
wherein the wire separation device includes:
a front fixing portion installed on the front top bar and having one side on which a guide rail is formed;
a front movable portion formed to be movable forward and backward along the guide rail of the front fixing portion and having one side on which a restraining protrusion is formed;
a tip protrusion installed on the front movable portion and to which the front wire is fixed with a fixing screw;
a rotating cam plate rotatable by being linked to a link shaft of the front fixing portion, an arc-shaped cam hole for constraining and guiding the restraining protrusion being formed on one side of the rotating cam plate so that the front movable portion is temporarily moved backward during rotation of the rotating cam plate and thus the tip protrusion is capable of being in a release mode;
a clasp that is capable of being engaged with the tip protrusion in a locking mode;
a rear movable portion that is movable forward and backward together with the clasp in the locking mode of the clasp and to which the rear wire is fixed;
a rear fixing portion installed on the rear top bar and in which a guide rod or guide rail capable of guiding forward and backward movement of the rear movable portion is formed; and
a safety pressing pin having one side on which a body portion is formed and the other side on which a neck portion is formed, wherein the body portion corresponds to a wide portion of an arc-shaped multi-width hole formed in the rotation cam plate in normal times so that the rotation cam plate is capable of being rotated only during a pressing operation, and the neck portion is formed on the other side of the safety pressing pin so as to correspond to a narrow portion of the arc-shaped multi-width hole while moving backward during the pressing operation.
10 . A separable bicycle comprising:
a head tube capable of receiving a handle stem;
a seat tube accommodating a seat post on which a seat is installed;
a top frame connecting an upper portion of the seat tube to the head tube; and
a down frame connecting a lower portion of the seat tube to the head tube,
wherein, in order for the head tube connected to a front wheel and the seat tube connected to a rear wheel to be completely separated from each other, a top fastening portion is installed in a middle of the top frame and a down fastening portion is installed in a middle of the down frame,
wherein the top frame includes:
a front top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the head tube and the other end in which a first coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the top fastening portion; and
a rear top bar having one end connected to an upper portion of the seat tube using a first joint portion and the other end in which the top fastening portion fastened to the first coupling portion is formed, and
the down frame includes:
a front down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the head tube and the other end in which a second coupling portion is formed so that the other end is capable of being fastened by the down fastening portion; and
a rear down bar having one end connected to a lower portion of the seat tube using a second joint portion and the other end in which the down fastening portion fastened to the second coupling portion is formed,
a reinforcing bar formed between the rear top bar and the rear down bar to reinforce strength and durability of the rear top bar and the rear down bar,
wherein the reinforcing bar comprises a first branch bar connecting a front of the rear top bar to a rear of the rear down bar or a lower side of the seat tube using a third joint portion,
wherein the separable bicycle further comprises a handle stem fixing device fixing the handle stem to the head tube,
wherein the handle stem fixing device includes:
a first lever having one end which is rotatably installed on one side of the head tube, a middle portion in which an alignment protrusion, which is capable of being inserted into an alignment groove, formed in the handle stem, during tightening rotation in a direction of the handle stem, is formed, and the other end in which a first release lever and a fastening protrusion are formed; and
a second lever having one end in which a hook engaged with the fastening protrusion of the first lever is formed, a middle portion which is rotatably installed on the other side of the head tube, and the other end in which a second release lever is formed.