JP2010052655A - Motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motorcycle including a canister mounting structure contributing to enhancement of rigidity of a vehicle body. <P>SOLUTION: The motorcycle 10 is provided with a vehicle body frame 11 comprising a main frame 13, upper frames 16, 17 which form an approximately triangular shape, and a sub-frame 18 connecting the main frame 13 and the upper frame 16. A canister 92 for adsorbing an evaporation fuel evaporated in a fuel tank 26 is provided on the vehicle body frame 11. A reinforcement member 115 formed in an approximately triangular shape is laid on an inner side of a connection part 113 for connecting the upper frame 16 and the sub-frame 18. The canister 92 is mounted to the reinforcement member 115, and arranged in a space 121 formed in an approximately triangular shape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a motorcycle provided with a canister that adsorbs evaporated fuel.

2. Description of the Related Art A motorcycle is known in which a body frame is provided with a canister that adsorbs evaporated fuel evaporated in a fuel tank (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3223729 (FIG. 1)

  In FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, the left and right main frames 12 and 12 (symbols are diverted from the same publication; the same applies hereinafter) and a front end portion is connected to the rear end portions of the main frames 12 and 12 in a motorcycle. The seat rails 14 and 14 extending rearward, the front end portions thereof being fixed to the main frames 12 and 12 and extending substantially in parallel with the seat rails 14 and 14 below the seat rails 14 and 14, and the rear portion being substantially L-shaped. And rear frames 16 and 16 that support the seat rails 14 and 14 by bending upward in a shape.

  The canister 4 (canister 4) is fitted with a substantially cylindrical cushion 58 on its outer periphery, and the outer periphery of the cushion 58 is sandwiched by brackets 60L and 60R from the left and right. One bracket 60 </ b> L is placed on the right seat rail 14 and fastened to the seat rail 14 via bolts 64 and 64.

  By the way, with the technique of patent document 1, the canister 4 is attached to the seat rail 14 via members, such as bracket 60L and 60R. However, the brackets 60L and 60R are not members that contribute to improving the vehicle body rigidity.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a motorcycle including a canister mounting structure that contributes to improvement in vehicle body rigidity.

  The invention according to claim 1 is provided with a steering part that rotatably supports the front wheel, a rear wheel suspension part that rotatably supports the rear wheel, and rotatably supports the steering part and swings the rear wheel suspension part. A main frame that is movably supported, an upper frame that extends obliquely rearward and upward from the main frame, and a main frame and an upper frame that are arranged below the upper frame and form a substantially triangular shape. A vehicle body frame comprising a sub-frame connecting between the steering part and the rear wheel suspension part, a fuel tank provided in the vehicle body frame, and a canister for adsorbing evaporated fuel evaporated in the fuel tank to the vehicle body frame In a motorcycle provided with a reinforcing member formed in a substantially triangular shape hangs inside the connecting portion where the upper frame and the sub frame are connected. Are, together with the attachment of the canister to the reinforcing member, the canister is characterized in that it is arranged in a space of approximately triangular surrounded by the main frame and the upper frame and the subframe.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a rear fender is provided on the inner side of the canister in the vehicle body.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the fuel tank is disposed above the canister.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the vehicle body frame and the canister are covered with a side cover from the side, and the side cover is attached to the vehicle body frame via an attachment stay. A canister is arranged inward of the stay.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the upper frame is provided with a mounting stay, and the sub frame is provided with a second mounting stay to which the side cover is mounted. When the vehicle body is viewed from the side, the canister It is arrange | positioned on the line segment which connects a 2nd attachment stay.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the body frame is provided with a rear cover that covers a part of the side cover from the outside and covers the rear part of the body frame from the side.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the canister is disposed in a substantially triangular space surrounded by the main frame, the upper frame, and the subframe, and inside the connecting portion that connects the upper frame and the subframe. Since it is attached to the provided reinforcing member, the rigidity of the body frame can be increased.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the rear fender is provided on the vehicle body inner side of the canister. Since the rear fender can be used as a protection member for the canister, the number of parts can be reduced.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the fuel tank is arranged above the canister, the length of the discharge pipe connecting the fuel tank and the canister can be shortened. If the length of the discharge pipe can be shortened, the vehicle can be reduced in weight and size.

In the invention according to claim 4, the canister is disposed outside the body frame, and the body frame is formed compact in the width direction. In addition, since the canister is disposed inward of the mounting stay, a function as a protective member can be added to the mounting stay.
Furthermore, the side cover can serve as a protection member for the canister, and can hide the canister from the outside, thereby enhancing the appearance of the vehicle.

  In the invention according to claim 5, when the vehicle body is viewed from the side, the canister is arranged on a line segment connecting the mounting stay and the second mounting stay, so that the mounting strength of the side cover that covers the canister is increased. Can be increased. That is, the function of the side cover as a canister protective member can be further enhanced.

In the invention according to claim 6, the vehicle body frame is provided with a rear cover that covers a part of the side cover from the outside and covers the rear portion of the vehicle body frame from the side.
With such a rear cover, the piping connected to the canister can be inspected only by removing the rear cover, and the maintainability around the canister can be improved.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention. A motorcycle 10 includes a body frame 11 serving as a skeleton, a head pipe 12 provided at the front end, and a main frame extending obliquely downward and rearward from the head pipe 12. 13, a pivot plate 14 attached to the rear end of the main frame 13, and a pair of left and right seat rails 16, 17 (upward reference numerals 16) as upper frames extending obliquely rearward and upward from the middle of the main frame 13. And a pair of left and right sub-frames 18 and 19 (only the reference numeral 18 on the front side is shown) for connecting the rear end of the main frame 13 and the seat rails 16 and 17, respectively.

  That is, a main frame 13 extending from the front upper side to the rear lower side on the vehicle body frame 11, seat rails 16, 17 extending from the middle of the main frame 13 obliquely rearward to the left and right, and these seat rails 16, Subframes 18 and 19 that are arranged below 17 and connect the main frame 13 and the seat rails 16 and 17 to form a substantially triangular shape are provided. The sub-frames 18 and 19 have front ends connected to the main frame 13 and rear ends connected to the seat rails 16 and 17.

A front fork 21 is steerably mounted on the head pipe 12, an engine 22 is mounted on the main frame 13 and the pivot plate 14, and a swing arm 24 is swingably mounted on the pivot plate 14 via a pivot shaft 23. A fuel tank 26 is attached to the rails 16 and 17.
The front fork 21 has a handle pipe 32 attached to a steering shaft 31 that constitutes an upper portion thereof, and a front wheel 33 attached to a lower end.

  That is, the motorcycle 10 is provided with a steering portion 39 that includes the front fork 21 and rotatably supports the front wheel 33, and includes a swing arm 24 and a rear wheel suspension portion 40 that rotatably supports a rear wheel 58 described later. A main frame 13 is provided, which rotatably supports the steering portion 39 and supports the rear wheel suspension portion 40 so as to be swingable. The vehicle body frame 11 is a member provided between the steering unit 39 and the rear wheel suspension unit 40.

The engine 22 is provided with a transmission 34 integrally at the rear and is disposed substantially horizontally long in the front and rear, a cylinder block 37 is attached to the crankcase 36, and a cylinder head 38 is attached to the cylinder block 37. Is the source.
An intake device 41 is attached to the upper portion of the cylinder head 38, and an exhaust device 42 is attached to the lower portion of the cylinder head 38.

  The intake device 41 includes a carburetor 46 connected to the cylinder head 38 via an intake pipe 44, and an air cleaner 47 connected to the carburetor 46 via a connecting tube 45. 50 is connected.

  The exhaust device 42 includes an exhaust pipe 51 attached to the cylinder head 38 and a silencer 52 connected to the rear end of the exhaust pipe 51, and a secondary air supply device 53 is connected to the exhaust pipe 51. .

In the transmission 34, an output shaft 54 projects from the side surface of the crankcase 36, and a drive sprocket 56 is attached to the output shaft 54.
The swing arm 24 has a rear wheel 58 attached to the rear end.
A driven sprocket 61 is integrally provided on the rear wheel 58, and a chain 62 is hung on the drive sprocket 56 and the driven sprocket 61.

  Rear cushion units 67 and 67 (only front side reference 67 are shown) on the rear end of the swing arm 24 and brackets 64 and 66 (only front side reference 64 shown) provided on the seat rails 16 and 17, respectively. ) Is passed and attached.

  Here, reference numeral 71 is a handle cover, 72 is a front cover, 73 is a front fender, 74 is a leg shield, 76 is an occupant seat, 77 is a body cover, 78 is a tail lamp, 81 is a rear fender, and 82 is a main stand.

  FIG. 2 is a side view showing an evaporative fuel processing apparatus provided in the motorcycle according to the present invention. Evaporated fuel formed by evaporating the fuel in the fuel tank 26 between the fuel tank 26 and the carburetor 46. An evaporated fuel processing device 50 is provided for sucking the fuel into the carburetor 46 of the intake device 41.

  The evaporative fuel processing device 50 is a system in which HC (hydrocarbon), which is a component of evaporative fuel existing in the fuel tank 26, is sucked together with the air-fuel mixture into the intake system by the intake negative pressure of the engine and burned. A gas-liquid separator 88 provided at an upper portion of the gas separator for separating the fuel into evaporative fuel and liquid fuel; an upstream discharge pipe 90 having one end connected to the gas-liquid separator 88; and the other end of the upstream discharge pipe 90 A downstream discharge pipe 91 having one end connected to the canister 92 connected to the other end of the downstream discharge pipe 91 and adsorbing evaporated fuel, a first purge pipe 93 having one end connected to the canister 92, A purge control valve 94 connected to the other end of the first purge pipe 93, one end connected to the purge control valve 94 and the other end connected to the carburetor 46, more specifically, the carburetor 46. A second purge pipe 97 connected to the side surface of the carburetor body 96 formed, a canister air cleaner 101 for purifying fresh air introduced into the canister 92, and fresh air connecting each of the canister air cleaner 101 and the canister 92. In order to communicate the inside and outside of the canister 92 with each other, the introduction pipe 102 includes an external communication pipe 103 extending downward from the canister 92 and having a lower end opened to the atmosphere. Reference numeral 106 denotes an oil supply cap that covers the oil supply port.

  The gas-liquid separator 88 described above enables the evaporative fuel to be discharged by the upstream discharge pipe 90 and the downstream discharge pipe 91 even when the fuel is supplied to the upper limit in the fuel tank 26 (so-called full tank). It is.

The canister 92 is a container filled with activated carbon that temporarily adsorbs evaporated fuel.
The first barge pipe 93 and the second purge pipe 97 are components constituting the purge pipe 98, and the purge control valve 94 described above is provided in the middle of the purge pipe 98 so that the valve opening direction is the front-rear direction of the vehicle. Is provided.

The purge control valve 94 is a one-way valve that controls the intake amount of the evaporated fuel in order to prevent a large amount of evaporated fuel from being sucked into the carburetor 46 at once and the air-fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture to fluctuate greatly. When the negative pressure is applied, the flow of evaporated fuel from the canister 92 to the carburetor 46 is allowed, and the flow of gas from the carburetor 46 to the canister 92 is blocked.
The canister air cleaner 101 constitutes a part of the sub air cleaner 105 provided in the battery case separately from the air cleaner 47 (see FIG. 1).

Next, the operation of the evaporated fuel processing apparatus 50 described above will be described.
The evaporated fuel that has flowed into the canister 92 is once adsorbed by the activated carbon. When the intake negative pressure of the intake system acts on the canister 92, the evaporative fuel is released from the activated carbon and sucked into the carburetor 46 by the fresh air introduced into the canister 92 through the fresh air introduction pipe 102. .

  FIG. 3 is a side view of the main part of the motorcycle according to the present invention, and the configuration of the substantially central part in the front-rear direction of the motorcycle 10 will be described. In the figure, the side cover and the rear cover, which are components of the body cover (reference numeral 77 in FIG. 1) and cover the side of the vehicle body frame 11 from the substantially central portion of the vehicle body to the rear portion of the vehicle body, are removed.

A rear fender 81 that covers the canister 92 is provided inside the canister 92, and the rear fender 81 is attached to the seat rails 16 and 17 via bracket portions 81a and 81a (only the reference numeral 81a on the front side is shown).
In the figure, reference numerals 67a and 67a (only the reference numeral 67a on the front side is shown) are rear cushion mounting portions to which upper ends of the rear cushions 67 and 67 are stopped.

  The fuel tank 26 is attached via tank stays 68 and 68 (only the reference numeral 68 on the near side is shown) attached to the upper surfaces of seat rails 16 and 17 as components of the vehicle body frame 11. The gas-liquid separator 88 described above is provided, an upstream discharge pipe 90 extends from the gas-liquid separator 88, a downstream discharge pipe 91 is connected to the tip of the upstream discharge pipe 90, and the downstream discharge pipe 91 is By being connected to a canister 92 provided below the fuel tank 26, the evaporated fuel evaporated in the fuel tank 26 can be guided to the canister 92 and absorbed.

  Since the fuel tank 26 is disposed above the canister 92, the fuel tank 26 and the canister 92 are connected to each other to shorten the length of the discharge pipe 89 including the upstream discharge pipe 90 and the downstream discharge pipe 91. be able to. If the length of the discharge pipe 89 can be shortened, the vehicle can be reduced in weight and size.

The fuel tank 26 has an upper half body 28 and a lower half body 29 abutted from above and below, and a fuel supply pipe 95 formed in a cylindrical shape extends downward from a fuel supply port 27 provided on the upper surface of the upper half body 28. .
Since the oil supply pipe 95 is extended below the oil supply port 27, there is no escape space for the air remaining above the lower surface 95u of the oil supply pipe 95 when the oil is supplied. It is possible to prevent the oil level from exceeding the level.

  A gas / liquid separator 88 is disposed inside the fuel tank 26, and the gas / liquid separator 88 is disposed above the lower surface 95 u of the fuel supply pipe 95.

Hereinafter, the arrangement structure and mounting structure of the canister 92 will be described.
The canister 92 is disposed in a substantially triangular space 121 surrounded by the main frame 13, the upper frame (seat rail 16), and the sub frame 18, and is attached to the vehicle body frame 11.

  Specifically, the reinforcing members 115 and 116 (in the form of a substantially triangle inside the connecting portions 113 and 114 (only the reference numeral 113 on the near side is shown) where the upper frames 16 and 17 and the sub frames 18 and 19 are connected are shown. Only the front side reference numeral 115 is shown.), And one of the reinforcing members 115 and 116 is provided with a bracket portion 118 that holds the outer periphery of the canister 92 via a fastening member 117. The canister 92 is attached to the bracket portion 118.

  FIG. 4 is a side view for explaining a state in which the side cover and the rear cover are attached to the vehicle body shown in FIG. 3, and the structure for covering the canister 92 will be explained. Hereinafter, the structure on the left side of the vehicle body frame to which the canister 92 according to the present invention is attached will be described.

  Referring also to FIG. 3, the vehicle body frame 11, the fuel tank 26 and the canister 92 are covered with a side cover 111 from the side of the vehicle body frame 11, and this side cover 111 is mounted on the front (not shown). The stay is attached to the vehicle body frame 11 via an attachment stay 124 and a second attachment stay 125 provided at the rear.

  An overlapping portion 128 is formed on the outer surface of the side cover 111 so that a rear cover 127 described later overlaps from the outside, and the front portion 127 a of the rear cover 127 is engaged with the overlapping portion 128.

An attachment stay 124 is provided on the upper frame 16 (seat rail 16), a second attachment stay 125 is provided on the subframe 18, and the side cover 111 is attached to these attachment stays 124, 125.
When the vehicle body to which the side cover 111 is attached is viewed from the side, the canister 92 is disposed on a line segment L connecting the attachment stay 124 and the second attachment stay 125.

  Since the canister 92 is disposed on the line segment L connecting the attachment stay 124 and the second attachment stay 125, the attachment strength of the side cover 111 that covers the canister 92 can be increased. That is, the function of the side cover 111 as a protective member of the canister 92 can be further enhanced.

  FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining a state in which the rear cover is removed from the vehicle body shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 6 in FIG. 5 to explain that maintenance of the canister 92 is easy.

  The vehicle body frame 11 and the canister 92 including the main frame 13, the seat rail 16, and the sub frame 18 are covered with a side cover 111 from the side, and the side cover 111 is attached to the vehicle body frame 11 via an attachment stay 124. The canister 92 is disposed outside the body frame 11 and inside the mounting stay 124. In the drawing, the outer end line 131 of the canister 92 is provided inward of the outer end line 132 of the mounting stay 124.

The canister 92 is disposed outside the body frame 11, and the body frame 11 is compactly formed in the width direction. In addition, since the canister 92 is disposed inward of the mounting stay 124, a role as a protection member for the canister 92 can be added to the mounting stay 124.
Furthermore, the side cover 111 can serve as a protective member for the canister 92 and can hide the canister 92 from the outside, thereby improving the appearance of the vehicle.

  The body frame 11 is provided with a rear cover 127 that covers a part of the side cover 111 from the outside and covers the rear part of the body frame 11 from the side. With such a rear cover 127, the pipes connected to the canister 92 can be visually recognized only by removing the rear cover 127, the pipes can be inspected, and the maintainability around the canister 92 can be improved.

FIG. 7 is a plan view for explaining the positional relationship between the rear fender and the canister provided in the motorcycle according to the present invention. The left and right seat rails 16 and 17 extend rearward from the rear end of the main frame 13. A rear fender 81 is provided below the left and right seat rails 16 and 17 to cover the rear wheels from above. The rear fender 81 is provided on the vehicle body inner side of the canister 92 and is also a member that covers the inside of the canister 92.
Since the rear fender 81 is provided on the inner side of the canister 92 in the vehicle body, the rear fender 81 can be used as a protective member for the canister 92. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced.

The operation of the motorcycle described above will be described next.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining a canister and its peripheral part provided in the motorcycle according to the present invention.
Referring also to FIG. 3, the canister 92 is disposed in a substantially triangular space surrounded by the main frame 13, the upper frame 16, and the subframe 18, and between the upper frame 16 and the subframe 18. It is attached to a reinforcing member 115 provided inside the connecting portion 113 to be connected. That is, the reinforcing member 115 includes the canister mounting portion.

  As a result, the rigidity of the vehicle body frame 11 can be increased when the canister 92 is disposed in a space surrounded by a substantially triangular shape formed by the three frames 13, 16, and 18.

Although the present invention is applied to a motorcycle in the embodiment, it may be applied to a general saddle type vehicle.
In claim 2, the fuel tank may be provided below, in front of or behind the canister.

  The present invention is suitable for a motorcycle equipped with a canister.

1 is a side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention. 1 is a side view showing an evaporative fuel processing device provided in a motorcycle according to the present invention. 1 is a side view of a main part of a motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view for explaining a state in which a side cover and a rear cover are attached to the vehicle body shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a side view for explaining a state in which a rear cover is removed from the vehicle body shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a view taken along arrow 6 in FIG. 5. FIG. 3 is a plan view for explaining the positional relationship between a rear fender and a canister provided in the motorcycle according to the present invention. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a canister and a peripheral portion thereof provided in a motorcycle according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Motorcycle, 11 ... Body frame, 13 ... Main frame, 16 ... Upper frame (seat rail), 17 ... Upper frame (seat rail), 18 ... Sub frame, 19 ... Sub frame, 26 ... Fuel tank, 33 ... Front wheel, 39 ... steering part, 40 ... rear wheel suspension part, 81 ... rear fender, 92 ... canister, 111 ... side cover, 113 ... connecting part, 115 ... reinforcing member, 121 ... substantially triangular space, 124 ... mounting stay, 125 ... second mounting stay, 127 ... rear cover, line segment connecting mounting stay and second mounting stay ... L.

Claims (6)

A steering part that rotatably supports the front wheels is provided, a rear wheel suspension part that rotatably supports the rear wheels is provided, and the steering part is rotatably supported and the rear wheel suspension part is pivotally supported. A frame, an upper frame extending obliquely rearward and upward from the main frame, and the main frame and the upper frame disposed below the upper frame to form a substantially triangular shape between the main frame and the upper frame A vehicle body frame comprising a sub-frame connecting the vehicle is provided between the steering part and the rear wheel suspension part, a fuel tank is provided in the vehicle body frame, and the fuel vapor evaporated in the fuel tank is adsorbed to the vehicle body frame. In a motorcycle equipped with a canister
A reinforcing member formed in a substantially triangular shape is hung on the inner side of the connecting portion where the upper frame and the sub frame are connected,
A motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the canister is attached to the reinforcing member, and the canister is disposed in a substantially triangular space surrounded by the main frame, the upper frame, and the subframe.   The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a rear fender is provided on the inner side of the canister.   3. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the fuel tank is disposed above the canister.   The vehicle body frame and the canister are covered with a side cover from the side, and the side cover is attached to the vehicle body frame via an attachment stay, and is located outside the vehicle body frame and inside the attachment stay. The motorcycle according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the canister is arranged on the side. The upper frame is provided with the mounting stay;
A second attachment stay to which the side cover is attached is provided on the subframe;
The motorcycle according to claim 4, wherein the canister is disposed on a line segment connecting the mounting stay and the second mounting stay when the vehicle body is viewed from the side.   The motorcycle according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the body frame is provided with a rear cover that covers a part of the side cover from the outside and covers a rear portion of the body frame from the side. .

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