Swinging locking mechanism for bicycle rack and bicycle rack having the same

A swinging locking mechanism, configured to be mounted to a pivot seat of a bicycle rack, the pivot seat including at least one first engaging portion, the swinging locking mechanism including:

• a movable rod, configured to be movably mounted to the pivot seat, defining an axial direction and including at least one second engaging portion which is releasably engaged with the at least one first engaging portion, the at least one second engaging portion being movable between a locking position and a release position;
• and
• an operating member, connected with the at least one second engaging portion, an operational direction of the operating member being parallel to the axial direction;
• wherein when the at least one second engaging portion is located in the locking position, the at least one second engaging portion and the at least one first engaging portion are engaged with each other, and the movable rod is non-swingable relative to the pivot seat;
• when the operating member operates to drive the at least one second engaging portion to be located in the release position, the at least one second engaging portion and the at least one first engaging portion are disengaged from each other, and the movable rod is swingable relative to the pivot seat;
• wherein the movable rod further includes a blocking member, the blocking member includes a blocking portion extending radially, and at least one of the at least one second engaging portion and the operating member is blockable by the blocking portion in the operational direction;
• wherein the blocking member further includes a guiding portion extending in the axial direction, and the at least one second engaging portion is movably mounted to the guiding portion;
• wherein the operating member includes a connecting portion connected with the at least one second engaging portion, and the connecting portion is abutted against at least one of the guiding portion and the movable rod in a direction transverse to the axial direction.