JP5798967B2 - Handle grip - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle grip attached to a handle bar, and more particularly to a handle grip suitable for a bicycle or the like that can be easily detached and attached.

  A handlebar grip made of synthetic resin or the like is attached to the end portion of the bicycle handlebar.

JP-A-10-138882.

For example, it is conceivable to replace the handle grip according to the user's preference, but in the general handle grip, the end of the handle bar is press-fitted into the cylindrical handle grip and fixed by friction, and the general user grips the handle grip. It was not easy to remove.
In addition, when a new handle grip is attached to the handle bar, the handle grip must be press-fitted into the handle bar, and it is not easy to attach the handle grip.

  In view of the above facts, the present invention has an object to provide a handle grip that can be easily detached and attached.

The handle grip according to claim 1 is formed by forming a cylindrical grip body inserted into an end portion of the handle bar and a first slit provided in the grip body and extending along the axial direction. A tightening portion whose diameter can be expanded and contracted, a ring member which is attached to the outer periphery of the tightening portion and has a second slit formed therein and whose diameter can be expanded and contracted, and the second slit of the ring member Is inserted into the first screw hole formed on one end side of the first screw hole, the first bolt insertion hole formed on the other end side of the second slot, and the first bolt insertion hole. A first bolt that is fastened to the first screw hole, a fastening means for fastening the fastening portion to the grip body, a second bolt insertion hole formed in the center, and the second bolt The second bolt inserted into the insertion hole A grip end for preventing escape from the handle the tightening is possible in the second screw hole formed in an end portion of the bar is detachably fixed to an end portion of the handlebar, the handlebar of the grip body, Have

The handle grip according to claim 1 can be attached to the handle bar as follows.
First, a cylindrical grip body is inserted into the handle bar.
Next, the fastening part is fastened to the grip body with a fastening member provided at the fastening part of the grip body.

The fastening part of the grip body can be expanded and contracted by forming a slot extending along the axial direction. By tightening the fastening member provided in this fastening part, the fastening part of the grip body is also handled by the handle. Tighten the bar.
As a result, the inner surface of the grip body tightening portion and the outer surface of the handle bar are strongly pressed against each other, and the friction force between the inner surface of the grip body tightening portion and the outer surface of the handle bar prevents the grip body from coming off the handle bar. It is done.

  Further, by fixing the grip end to the end portion of the handle bar, even if the tightening force of the tightening means is weakened, the grip body is prevented from coming off from the handle bar.

  When removing the grip body, the tightening portion of the grip body by the tightening member is loosened. As a result, the tightening force of the tightening portion of the handle grip with respect to the handle bar is weakened, the frictional force between the grip body and the handle bar is reduced, and the grip body can be easily pulled out.

  The fastening means is mounted on the outer side of the fastening portion, and a ring member having a second slit formed therein and capable of expanding and contracting, and a first member formed on one end side with the second slit of the ring member interposed therebetween. Screw holes, a first bolt insertion hole formed on the other end across the second slot, and a first bolt inserted into the first bolt insertion hole and fastened to the first screw hole It has. For this reason, when the first bolt is tightened, the interval between the second slits is narrowed, the diameter of the ring member is reduced, and the tightening portion of the grip body can be tightened.

  Note that the tightening of the tightening portion of the grip body by the ring member can be released by loosening the first bolt.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the handle grip of claim 1, wherein the fastening portion is provided at both ends of the grip body.

  By providing the tightening portion at both end portions of the grip body, the grip body can be firmly fixed to the handlebar as compared with the case where the tightening portion is provided on one side.

The invention described in claim 3 is the hand grip of claim 1, the head of the first bolt does not project from the outer peripheral surface of the ring member.

  Since the head of the first bolt does not protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the ring member, the passenger's hand does not touch the head of the first bolt.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the handlebar grip according to the first aspect , the handlebar and the second bolt are made of metal, and the grip end is in contact with an end of the handlebar. A metal insert member fixed to the handlebar by the second bolt and a synthetic resin cover that covers an outer surface of the insert member that does not contact the handlebar.

In the handle grip according to claim 4 , since the metal insert member of the grip end contacts the end of the metal handle bar and is fixed by the second metal bolt, the grip end is fixed to the handle bar. Can be firmly fixed.
Further, since the outer surface of the metal insert member is covered with the synthetic resin cover, the hard metal insert member is prevented from touching the occupant.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the handle grip according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the outer periphery of the grip body is covered with an outer skin made of a material having rigidity lower than that of the grip body. ing.

  Since the outer periphery of the grip body is covered with a material having lower rigidity than the grip body, a soft feel can be obtained when gripped by hand.

  As described above, according to the handle grip of the present invention, there is an excellent effect that it is possible to easily remove and attach without requiring press-fitting work.

According to the handle grip of Claim 1, removal of the handle grip, and the attachment can be easily performed by using a tool to operate the first bolt and the second bolt.

According to the handle grip of the second aspect , the grip body can be firmly fixed to the handle bar.

According to the handle grip of the third aspect , it is possible to prevent the passenger's hand from touching the head of the first bolt.

According to the handle grip of the fourth aspect , when the grip end touches the occupant, the hard metal insert member is prevented from touching the occupant.

According to the handle grip of the fifth aspect , a soft feel can be obtained when the handle is gripped by hand.

It is a perspective view of the handlebar grip which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention attached to the handlebar of a bicycle. It is a disassembled perspective view of the handlebar grip removed from the handlebar. It is the perspective view which removed the grip band from the grip body. It is an end view of a grip body. It is a perspective view of the grip main body equipped with the grip band. It is a front view of a grip band. It is an end view of a grip body and a grip band. (A) is a side view of the grip band attached to the grip body, and (B) is a sectional view taken along line 8A-8A of the handle grip attached to the handle bar shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the axis of the handle grip attached to the handle bar (a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 1).

A handle grip 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the handlebar grip 10 of this embodiment attached to the handlebar 28 of the bicycle 26. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the handlebar grip 10 removed from the handlebar 28. Is shown.
1 and 2, reference numeral 58 denotes a brake lever, reference numeral 60 denotes a lever bracket, and reference numeral 62 denotes a swing shaft of the brake lever 58.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handle grip 10 of this embodiment includes a grip body 12, a pair of grip bands 14, a pair of grip band tightening bolts 16, a grip end 18, a grip end mounting bolt 20, and the like. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the grip body 12 is formed in a cylindrical shape made of synthetic resin, and is formed to have a constant diameter at both ends in the axial direction (arrow A direction) of the grip body 12. A small-diameter portion 12B processed to have a smaller diameter than the intermediate portion 12A is provided.

The small-diameter portion 12B has a notch 22 formed and a part thereof is removed.
Further, a slit 24 extending in the axial direction of the grip body 12 (arrow A direction) is formed in the small diameter portion 12B on the opposite side of the notch 22 in the radial direction.

  An end side of a handle bar 28 of the bicycle 26 is inserted into the grip body 12. The inner diameter of the grip body 12 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the handle bar 28. Therefore, the handle bar 28 can be easily inserted into the grip body 12 when the grip body 12 is not fastened by the grip band 14 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a C-shaped grip band 14 is attached to the small diameter portion 12 </ b> B of the grip body 12.

FIG. 6 shows the grip band 14 in a front view. As shown in FIG. 6, the grip band 14 is formed with a screw hole 32 at one end 14E1 across the slit 30, and a bolt insertion hole 34 and a counterbore 36 at the other end 14E2. It is formed coaxially with the screw hole 32.
The grip band 14 has one end 14E1 in which the screw hole 32 is formed, and the other end 14E2 in which the bolt insertion hole 34 and the counterbore 36 are formed, and the other end 14E1 and the other end 14E1. It is formed to be thicker in the radial direction than the other portion 14C located between the end portion 14E2 and the appearance shape is formed in a substantially teardrop shape.

  FIG. 7 is a view in which the grip band 14 is mounted on the small diameter portion 12B of the grip body 12 as viewed from the axial direction. As shown in FIG. 7, on the inner peripheral surface of the grip band 14, an arc surface 14A that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 12B is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the grip band fastening bolt 16 with a hexagonal hole is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 34, and the screw portion 16 </ b> A of the grip band fastening bolt 16 is screwed into the screw hole 32. ing. A washer 38 is disposed between the head 16 B of the grip band fastening bolt 16 and the bottom of the counterbore 36. In addition, although the size of the screw of the bolt 16 for grip band fastening of this embodiment is M4, other sizes may be used.

  The head 16B of the grip band tightening bolt 16 is disposed inside the counterbore 36 of the grip band 14, and the head 16B does not protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface of the grip band 14.

As shown in FIG. 9, the handle bar 28 of the bicycle 26 is a hollow metal pipe, and a metal columnar member 40 is inserted into the end of the handle bar 28. The cylindrical member 40 is joined to the handle bar 28 by welding or the like, and the end of the handle bar 28 is closed by the cylindrical member 40.
A screw hole 42 is formed in the axial center portion of the cylindrical member 40.

A disc-shaped grip end 18 is disposed at the end of the handle bar 28.
The grip end 18 includes a metal disk 48 having a bolt insertion hole 44 formed at the center, and the side surface of the disk 48 and the surface opposite to the end of the handle bar 28 are less rigid than the metal ( That is, it is covered with a cover 50 of soft resin. A counterbore 52 having a diameter larger than that of the bolt insertion hole 44 is formed at the center of the cover 50. Further, rounded chamfers 50 </ b> A are formed at the corners of the cover 50.

  A grip end mounting bolt 20 with a hexagonal hole is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 44 of the grip end 18, and a screw portion 20 </ b> A of the grip end mounting bolt 20 is formed on the columnar member 40 of the handle bar 28. Screwed into the hole 42. A washer 54 is disposed between the head 20 B of the grip end mounting bolt 20 and the disc 48.

The head 20 </ b> B of the grip end mounting bolt 20 is embedded in the spot facing 52 and does not protrude from the outer surface of the grip end 18.
In addition, although the size of the screw of the grip end mounting bolt 20 of this embodiment is M4, other sizes may be used.

  The outer diameter of the grip end 18 is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the small diameter portion 12B of the grip body 12 and the grip band 14.

It should be noted that an outer skin 56 such as a soft synthetic resin, leather, synthetic leather, or sponge having a lower rigidity than the grip body 12 may be attached to the outer periphery of the grip body 12.
Thereby, a soft feel is obtained when the handle grip 10 is gripped by hand.

(Function)
Next, a procedure for attaching the handle grip 10 of the present embodiment to the handle bar 28 will be described.

(1) First, as shown in FIG. 2, the grip band 14 is attached to the small diameter portion of the grip body 12, and the end of the handle bar 28 is inserted into the hole of the grip body 12.
Since the grip body 12 has an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the handle bar 28, the handle bar 28 can be easily inserted into the grip body 12.

(2) Next, the grip band fastening bolt 16 fitted with the washer 38 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 34 of the grip band 14, and the screw portion 16A is screwed into the screw hole 32 of the grip band 14 and tightened ( (See FIG. 8B).
By tightening the grip band tightening bolt 16, the gap 30 between the grip bands 14 is narrowed and the grip band 14 is deformed in a direction in which the diameter of the grip band 14 is reduced. Press toward the inner circumference.

  Since the slit 24 is formed in the small diameter portion 12B of the grip body 12, the diameter of the small diameter portion 12B is reduced by being pressed by the grip band 14, and the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 12B is the outer periphery of the handle bar 28. The grip body 12 is fixed to the handle bar 28 by the frictional force between the inner peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 12B and the outer peripheral surface of the handle bar 28.

(3) Next, the grip end 18 faces the end of the handle bar 28, and the grip end mounting bolt 20 fitted with the washer 54 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 44 of the grip end 18, thereby It is screwed into a screw hole 42 formed in the member 40 and tightened (see FIG. 9).

  In this way, the grip end mounting bolt 20 fitted with the washer 54 is tightened so that the metal disc 48 of the grip end 18 and the metal columnar member 40 of the handle bar 28 are in close contact with each other, thereby attaching the grip end. It is possible to prevent the bolt 20 from loosening due to vibration.

  Since the outer diameter of the grip end 18 is formed larger than the outer diameter of the grip body 12 and the inner diameter of the grip band 14, it is assumed that the grip band tightening bolt 16 of the grip band 14 is loosened. Even if it exists, the grip body 12 does not come off from the handle bar 28.

(4) When the handle grip 10 is removed from the handle bar 28, the procedure may be reversed to the above procedure.
By loosening the grip band tightening bolt 16 of the grip band 14, the diameter of the small diameter portion 12B of the grip body 12 is slightly increased, and the frictional force between the grip body 12 and the handle bar 28 is reduced. Can be easily removed from the handlebar 28.

  The head 16B of the grip band tightening bolt 16 used for the grip band 14 does not protrude from the outer periphery of the grip band 14 because the head 16B of the grip band 14 is embedded in the counterbore 36 of the grip band 14, so that the hand of the passenger is tightened. The head 16B of the bolt 16 is not touched.

  Since the outer surface of the grip end 18 is covered with the synthetic resin cover 50, the metal disk 48 does not touch the occupant.

  In the handle grip 10 of the present embodiment, the screw size of the grip band tightening bolt 16 used for the grip band 14 and the screw size of the grip end mounting bolt 20 used for the grip end 18 are the same. One tool (hexagon stick wrench) is sufficient.

[Other Embodiments]
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and other various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

  The grip band tightening bolt 16 and the grip end mounting bolt 20 of the above-described embodiment may be made by attaching a resin or adhesive for preventing loosening to the screw portion.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the hexagon socket head bolt was used for the bolt 16 for grip band fastening, and the bolt 20 for grip end attachment, it replaced with the hexagon socket head bolt and the pin was formed in the hexagon socket. Hexagon socket head cap bolt, Torx (registered trademark) (TORX: trade name of American Textron Fastening System Inc.), etc. Other excellent fastening means may be used.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the handlebar grip of the present invention is used for a bicycle handlebar has been described, but the handlebar grip of the present invention is used for a handle other than a bicycle, a cane, a ski stock, etc. You can also.

10 Handle grip 12 Grip body 12B Small diameter part (tightening part)
14 Grip band (tightening means, ring member)
16 Grip band tightening bolt (first bolt)
16B Head 18 Grip end 20 Grip end mounting bolt (second bolt)
28 Handlebar 32 Screw hole (first screw hole)
34 Bolt insertion hole (first bolt insertion hole)
42 Screw hole (second screw hole)
48 disc (insert material)
50 cover 56 outer skin

Claims (5)

A cylindrical grip body inserted into the end of the handlebar;
A tightening portion provided in the grip body and having a diameter that can be expanded and contracted by forming a first slit extending along the axial direction;
A ring member that is mounted on the outer periphery of the tightening portion and that has a second slit formed therein and whose diameter can be expanded and contracted, and a first member that is formed on one end side across the second slot of the ring member. A first bolt insertion hole formed on the other end side of the second slot, and a first bolt insertion hole inserted into the first screw hole and tightened to the first screw hole. A tightening means for tightening the tightening portion with respect to the grip body;
A second bolt insertion hole is formed at the center, and the second bolt inserted into the second bolt insertion hole is fastened to a second screw hole formed at an end portion of the handle bar, thereby the handle. A grip end that is detachably fixed to an end of the bar and prevents the grip body from coming out of the handle bar;
Handle grip with. The handle grip according to claim 1 , wherein the tightening portion is provided at both ends of the grip body. The handlebar grip according to claim 1 , wherein a head portion of the first bolt does not protrude from an outer peripheral surface of the ring member. The handle bar and the second bolt are made of metal,
The grip end is in contact with an end portion of the handlebar and is made of a metal insert member fixed to the handlebar with the second bolt, and a synthetic resin that covers an outer surface of the insert member that does not contact the handlebar. The handle grip according to claim 1 , comprising a cover made of metal. The handle grip according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein an outer periphery of the grip body is covered with an outer skin made of a material having rigidity lower than that of the grip body.

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