JP2011046302A - Marking plate mounting structure for two-wheeled motor vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a marking plate mounting structure for a two-wheeled motor vehicle capable of reducing the number of parts for mounting a marking plate such as a license plate to reduce the number of mounting operations, and capable of mounting the license plate at an appropriate position within a certain range. <P>SOLUTION: The marking plate mounting structure includes a vehicle body cover molded of resin integrally with a plate mounting portion 41, for example, a front cover 24. The plate mounting portion 41 is formed with a plurality of plate mounting holes 60-4 as plate engagement portions. A plate engagement member such as a mounting bolt 66 is selectively attached to any of the plate mounting holes, so that a license plate 31 is mounted to the plate mounting portion 41 at any position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle.

  There is a number plate (license plate) as an important marking plate that can be attached to a motorcycle, and this number plate mounting structure has been conventionally provided with a number plate mounting stay or mounting bracket on the body or body cover. A license plate is attached to a predetermined position of the bracket (Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 13 is a front view (front view) showing an example of the prior art. A mounting bracket 102 dedicated to plate mounting is secured to the front cover 101 of the motorcycle with bolts 103, and a number plate 110 (imaginary line) is mounted on the mounting bracket 102.

  A pair of left and right plate mounting holes 105 are formed in the mounting bracket 102, and these plate mounting holes 105 are long holes in the left-right direction. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, the number plate 110 has a pair of left and right bolt insertion holes 112 formed at positions that do not overlap numbers or letters, and the mounting bolts 113 inserted into these bolt insertion holes 112 are attached. The number plate 110 is attached to the mounting bracket 102 by being inserted into the plate mounting hole 105 of the mounting bracket 102 in FIG.

  As described above, since the plate mounting hole 105 of the mounting bracket 102 is a long hole, even if there is a manufacturing error in the left and right position of the bolt insertion hole 112 of the number plate 110, the mounting bolt 113 is changed to the long hole 105. The license plate 110 can be attached at a predetermined position through insertion.

JP 2008-201333 A (paragraph “0047”, FIG. 2)

  As in the conventional example of FIG. 13, if a plate-specific mounting stay or mounting bracket 102 is provided for mounting a marking plate such as the license plate 110, the number of parts increases, the number of mounting steps increases, and the manufacturing cost increases. It may become high and the appearance may be damaged.

  Furthermore, even if the plate mounting hole 105 is a long hole, even if the mounting position of the license plate 110 can be adjusted to the left and right, the adjustment range is narrow and the vertical adjustment is not possible. Strictly limited.

  An object of the present invention is to reduce the number of mounting parts of a marking plate such as a license plate, thereby reducing the number of mounting steps, and a motorcycle that can be attached to a marking plate by selecting an arbitrary position within a certain range. It is to provide a marking plate mounting structure.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a motorcycle sign plate mounting structure according to the present invention includes a vehicle body cover in which a plate mounting portion is integrally formed, and the plate mounting portion includes a plurality of plate locking portions, A locking member is selectively attached to any one of the plate locking portions, and a marking plate is attached to the plate mounting portion so that the position can be selected by the plate locking member. In addition to the number plate (license plate), the sign plate includes an advertisement sign, a sign plate of a training vehicle at a driving school, a plate indicating a company affiliation, and the like.

  In the present invention, preferably, the plurality of plate locking portions are a plurality of plate mounting hole pairs, and the plate locking member is a mounting bolt or a mounting rivet. More preferably, the plurality of plate mounting hole pairs are constituted by plate mounting holes arranged at intervals in the left and right.

  In the present invention, preferably, the vehicle body cover is a resin molded product.

  In the present invention, the plate mounting portion may be formed on any one of a front vehicle body cover such as a front cover that covers the front portion of the vehicle body and a rear vehicle body cover such as a rear fender that covers the rear portion of the vehicle body. The front body cover and the front body cover may be formed on both.

  When forming a plate attachment portion on the front body cover, the front body cover includes a front body cover body that is attached to the vehicle body and a top cover portion that is detachably attached to the front body cover body. Can be divided. Thus, when the front vehicle body cover is divided, the top cover portion is disposed on the front vehicle body cover body in a posture inclined downward toward the front, one end portion of the top cover portion, For example, the engaged portion formed at the front lower end engages with one end of the front body cover main body, for example, the engaging portion formed at the front lower end, and near the other end of the top cover portion (rear end) In the vicinity of the front part) and can be fastened to the front body cover part by bolts. Furthermore, the front body cover main body and the top cover portion may be configured to be fastened to the vehicle body by a common bolt.

(1) According to the present invention, since the plate mounting part is integrally formed with the vehicle body cover, there is no need for a mounting bracket dedicated to plate mounting, the number of mounting parts of the marking plate is reduced, the number of mounting steps is reduced, and the mounting cost is reduced. Can be reduced.

(2) By selectively attaching the plate locking member to any one of the plate locking portions, the marking plate is attached to the plate mounting portion so that the position can be selected. The attachment position can be widely selected according to the layout and the like. For example, the position can be changed in both the left-right direction and the up-down (or front-back) direction.

(3) When a plurality of plate mounting hole pairs are formed as the plurality of plate locking portions and a pair of mounting bolts or mounting rivets are used as the plate locking members, the plate locking portions can be formed only by drilling. Easy to manufacture. In addition, when the plate mounting hole pair is composed of plate mounting holes spaced from each other on the left and right, the mounting state is stabilized when a plate that is long in the lateral direction, that is, a license plate is mounted.

(4) Manufacture is easy when the plate mounting portion and the vehicle body cover are integrally formed of resin.

(5) If the plate mounting part is integrally formed with the front body cover that covers the front part of the vehicle body, it is convenient when the number plate is attached to the front body cover, and the plate is attached to the rear body cover that covers the rear part of the vehicle body. When the mounting portion is integrally formed, it is convenient when the number plate is mounted on the rear body cover.

(6) When the front body cover is divided into the front body cover main body and the top cover integrally formed with the plate mounting portion, the top cover portion that is mostly covered with the plate is compared with the front body cover main body. Inexpensive unpainted parts can be used, and the cost can be reduced.

(7) As an attachment structure of the top cover portion, one end portion of the top cover portion, for example, the engaged portion of the front lower end portion is engaged with one end portion of the front body cover main body, for example, the engaging portion of the front lower end portion. And if it fastens to the front body cover part with the bolt near the other end part of the top cover part, for example, the rear end part, the number of attachment parts of the top cover part can be reduced.

(8) Further, when the front body cover main body and the top cover portion are fastened to the vehicle body with a common bolt, the number of attachment parts of the entire split type front body cover can be reduced.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the front upper part of the motorcycle of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3. It is the V arrow directional view of FIG. 3 which shows the state which removed the number plate. It is the V arrow directional view of FIG. 3 which shows the state which attached the number plate. It is a top view of the front cover main body which shows the state which removed the top cover part. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the detail of the attachment structure of a front cover. It is IX-IX sectional drawing of FIG. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the motorcycle shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a left side view of the rear upper part of the motorcycle of Fig. 1. It is XII-XII sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of a front upper end portion of a conventional motorcycle. It is a front view which shows one specific example of a license plate.

  FIG. 1 to FIG. 12 show a motorcycle equipped with a marking plate mounting structure according to the present invention, and number plates 31 and 32 are respectively attached to a front end portion and a rear end portion of a vehicle as a marking plate. Based on this, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

(Overall structure of motorcycle)
In FIG. 1, which is a left side view of a motorcycle, a front wheel 3 supported by a front fork 2 and a bar handle 4 are provided at a front end portion of a body frame 1 (only a part is shown). A rear wheel 8 supported by a swing arm 6 and a rear shock absorber 7 is provided at the rear end portion, an engine 10 is provided between the front wheel 3 and the rear wheel 8, and a seat is provided at the upper end portion of the body frame 1. 11 is provided.

  As a vehicle body cover that covers the vehicle body (including the front wheels 3 and the rear wheels 8), a plurality of cover members and a cowl member listed below are provided.

  That is, a front fender 21 that covers the front wheel 3, a front cowl 22 that covers the front part of the body frame 1, the lower body and the feet of the rider, a handle cover 23 that covers the handle 4, and between the handle cover 23 and the front cowl 22. A front cover 24 that covers the left and right sides of the vehicle body 1, upper and lower tail covers 27, 28 disposed between the seat 11 and the rear wheel 8, and a rear tail cover 28. And a rear fender 30 that covers the rear upper side of the rear wheel 8 and a cover member that covers other portions.

  A head lamp 35 is disposed on the handle cover 23, a pair of left and right signal lamps 36 are disposed on the front cover 24, and a tail lamp 37 is disposed on the lower tail cover 28.

  In this motorcycle, the number plates 31 and 32 are arranged in the front and rear as described above. As shown in FIG. 2, the front number plate 31 is attached to the front plate mounting portion 41 of the front cover 24. As shown in FIG. 10, the rear number plate 32 is attached to the rear plate attachment portion 42 of the rear fender 30.

(Mounting structure of the front number plate 31)
2 is a front view of the front cover 24, FIG. 3 is a left side view of the front cover 24, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of arrow V in FIG. 3 with the front number plate 31 attached.

  In FIG. 2, the front cover 24 includes a front cover body 51 that is flat when viewed from the front, and a top cover portion 52 that is attached to the center of the left and right widths of the upper surface (precisely the front upper surface) of the front cover body 51. The front cover main body 51 and the top cover portion 52 are both resin molded products. The front cover body 51 is made of ABS resin (acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene resin) so that it can be painted beautifully. On the other hand, the top cover portion 52 is largely hidden from the outside by the front number plate 31. Inexpensive PP resin (polypropylene resin) is used.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front cover main body 51 is formed in a wedge shape whose front is thin when viewed from the side, and the upper surface is an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the front.

  The top cover portion 52 is attached to the inclined upper surface of the front cover body 51. As shown in FIG. 2, the top cover portion 52 is formed in a wedge shape that narrows toward the front, and the front plate mounting portion 41 is integrally formed with the top cover portion 52 and resin at a substantially middle portion in the front-rear direction. Has been. In FIG. 5, a pair of front plate mounting portions 41 are formed so as to project in a wing shape on the left and right, and each of the left and right front plate mounting portions 41 has a vehicle width center line C1 as an axis of symmetry as a plate locking portion. Plural pairs of plate mounting holes 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4 are formed at the left and right symmetrical positions.

  In this embodiment, the plate mounting holes 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4 are arranged in four rows at intervals in the front-rear direction, and the frontmost plate mounting holes 60-1 are arranged. Are arranged in a pair on the left and right, the plate mounting holes 60-2 in the second row from the front side are arranged in two pairs on the left and right, and the plate mounting holes 60-3 and 60-4 in the third row and the fourth row from the front side are respectively in the left and right three sides. They are arranged in pairs. The pitches between the left and right of each plate mounting hole 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4 are all set to different values.

  Further, the top cover portion 52 is formed with three bolt insertion holes 64 for attaching the top cover, one of which is disposed at a position in the front-rear direction substantially the same as the front end portion of the front plate attaching portion 41. The remaining two are rearward of the rear end portion of the front plate mounting portion 41, and are disposed at symmetrical positions with the vehicle width center line C1 as the axis of symmetry.

  In FIG. 6, bolt insertion holes 65 are formed in the upper left end portion and upper right end portion of the front number plate 31, and the formation position of both the bolt insertion holes 65 and the pitch between the left and right are determined by the front plate mounting portion 41. Corresponds to any one of the plate mounting holes 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4.

  The position and pitch of the bolt insertion holes 65 of the front number plate 31 do not overlap with the numbers and letters described on the surface of the front number plate 31, and the user can arrange the front number plate 31 at a desired position. As described above, any number of the plate mounting holes 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4 is selected and selected as described above. Drilling is performed so as to correspond to the plate mounting holes.

  When the front number plate 31 is mounted, a pair of mounting bolts 66 are used as plate locking members, and the mounting bolts 66 are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 65 of the front number plate 31 and the front plate mounting portion 41. A pair of corresponding plate mounting holes (for example, plate mounting holes 60-4 at the left and right outer ends in the fourth row) are inserted through the nuts 67 (another plate locking member) as shown in FIG. Is attached to the front plate attaching portion 41 by screwing.

(Mounting structure of the front cover 24)
7 is a plan view of the front cover body 51, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the front cover 24 is attached to the vehicle body frame 1, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.

  In FIG. 7, the front cover main body 51 is formed in a substantially pentagonal shape similar to a home base or arrowhead of a baseball as viewed from above, and a front half portion is formed in a tapered shape toward the front.

  Bolt insertion holes 68 are formed in positions corresponding to the three bolt insertion holes 64 of the top cover portion 52 of FIG. 5 in the top cover arrangement region at the center of the left and right width of the front cover main body 51, respectively. A plurality of engaging pieces 69 are formed at the front end as engaging portions for engaging the top cover part. Each engagement piece 69 is formed in a flat plate shape and is disposed substantially vertically, and extends in the front-rear direction.

  In FIG. 8, a cover mounting bracket 75 protruding forward is fixed to a steering shaft supporting head pipe 74 provided at the front end portion of the vehicle body frame 1 by a bolt 73, and the front end portion of the mounting bracket 75 is A front cover mounting portion 76 having a welding nut 77 is provided at a position that is inclined downward toward the front and that corresponds to the three bolt insertion holes 68. A cylindrical damper member 80 with an outer peripheral annular groove is fitted into each bolt insertion hole 68 of the front cover body 51.

  At the front end portion of the top cover portion 52, an engaged protrusion 70 that can be engaged from the front with the engaging piece 69 of the front cover body 51 is formed as an engaged portion.

  When the front cover 24 is attached to the front cover attaching portion 76, first, the front end engaged protrusion 70 of the top cover portion 52 is engaged with the engaging piece 69 of the front cover main body 51 from the front, and the top cover portion is engaged. Each bolt insertion hole 64 portion of 52 is overlapped with each bolt insertion hole 68 portion of the front cover body 51. Then, the cover mounting bolts 78 are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 64 and 68 and screwed into the nuts 77, whereby the front cover body 51 and the top cover portion 52 are fastened together with the front cover mounting portion 76. To do.

(Rear number plate 32 mounting structure)
FIG. 10 is a rear view of the motorcycle, FIG. 11 is a left side view of the rear end portion of the motorcycle, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG.

  In FIG. 10, the rear plate mounting portion 42 is formed integrally with the rear fender 30 on the rear surface of the rear fender 30 with resin. The shape of the rear plate mounting portion 42 is substantially the same as the shape of the front plate mounting portion 41 of FIG. 2, and a pair is formed so as to project in a wing shape to the left and right. A plurality of pairs of plate mounting holes 90-1, 90-2, 90-3 are formed in the left and right rear plate mounting portions 42 at left and right symmetrical positions with the vehicle width center line C1 as the axis of symmetry. . The number of the plate mounting holes 90-1, 90-2, 90-3 is smaller than the number of the plate mounting holes 60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4 of the front plate mounting part 41, and the front Five pairs are formed in the department.

  The mounting structure of the rear license plate 32 is the same as that of the front license plate 31, and bolt insertion holes are formed in the vicinity of the upper left end and the upper right end of the rear license plate 32. The left and right pitches correspond to one of the pair of plate attachment holes 90-1, 90-2, 90-3 of the rear plate attachment portion 42.

  When attaching the rear number plate 32, as shown in FIG. 12, a pair of attachment bolts 91 are inserted into the bolt insertion holes of the rear number plate 32 and correspondingly on the rear plate attachment portion 42. The plate is inserted into the pair of plate mounting holes (90-1, 90-2 or 90-3) and attached to the rear plate mounting portion 42 by screwing the nut 92 therethrough.

  According to the present embodiment, (1) the front plate mounting portion 41 is integrally formed with resin on the front cover 24 that is a constituent member of the vehicle body cover, and the rear plate mounting portion 42 is formed on the front cover 24 that is a constituent member of the vehicle body cover. Since the front number plate 31 and the rear number plate 32 are respectively attached to the resin, there is no need for a plate mounting part such as a plate mounting bracket, and the number of parts for mounting the plate can be reduced and mounted. Man-hours can be reduced and over-production costs can be reduced.

  (2) A plurality of pairs of plate mounting holes (60-1,... 60-4 and 90-1,... 90-3) are formed in the front and rear plate mounting portions 41 and 42, respectively. Since each license plate 31 and 32 can be mounted by selecting a desired plate mounting hole, the bolt can be mounted at a position avoiding the individual numbers and letters of the license plate 31 and 32, and the license plate 31 and 32 can be fixed to a desired position.

(3) Since the pair of the plate mounting holes (60-1,... 60-4 and 90-1,... 90-3) are arranged at a distance from each other on the left and right, When 32 is attached, the attachment state is stabilized.

(4) Since the front cover 24 is divided into the front cover main body 51 and the top cover portion 52 in which the front plate mounting portion 41 is integrally formed, the top cover portion that is largely covered by the front number plate 31 Compared to the material of the front cover main body 51, it is possible to use inexpensive unpainted parts, and the cost can be reduced.

(5) In the structure in which the front cover 24 is divided into the front cover main body 51 and the top cover portion 52, the engaged protrusions 70 formed on the front end portion of the top cover portion 52 are connected to the engaging pieces 69 of the front cover main body 51. The top cover portion 52 can be easily and accurately positioned with respect to the front cover main body 51, and the top cover portion 52 can be coupled to the front cover main body 51. The number of bolts can be reduced, and the number of parts can be reduced.

(6) Since the front cover 24 on which the front plate mounting portion 41 for the front number plate 31 is integrally formed is divided into the front cover main body 51 and the top cover portion 52, the front plate mounting portion 41 is as described above. Even if the front cover 24 has a complicated structure, the front cover main body 51 and the top cover portion 52 integrally including the front plate mounting portion 41 can be formed by a mold having a simple structure. .

(7) In the structure in which the front cover 24 is divided into the front cover main body 51 and the top cover portion 52, the common mounting bolt 78 is used to fasten the mounting bracket 75 together. The number of parts can be reduced. In the split front cover 24, the fastening position of the top cover portion 52 by the mounting bolt 78 and the engaging position by the engaging piece 69 and the engaged protrusion 70 can be arranged reversely in the front-rear direction. . It is also possible to arrange them separately on the left and right.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, a plurality of plate mounting holes (60-1,... 90-3) are formed as plate locking portions in the plate mounting portions 41, 42, but instead of the plate mounting holes. A plurality of locking projections are formed, holes formed in the number plate are fitted into the locking projections, and a number plate is used as a plate locking member with bolts, nuts or the like screwed onto the locking projections Can also be fixed.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the pair of plate mounting holes (60-1,... 90-3) formed in the plate mounting portions 41 and 42 are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction. It is also possible to arrange them at intervals.

(3) In the above embodiment, the number plate mounting structure has been described. However, as the marking plate, other plates, for example, advertising plates, plates indicating company affiliation, etc. can be applied to the mounting structure of each marking plate. can do.

(4) In the above embodiment, the front cover 24 and the rear fender 30 are used as the vehicle body cover for attaching the marking plate. However, the plate attachment portion is formed on other vehicle body cover constituent members such as the front fender 21. Is also possible.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle body cover member that forms the plate attachment portions 41 and 42 is a resin molded product, but it can also be a metal integral molded product.

24 Front cover (example of front body cover)
30 Rear fender (example of rear body cover)
31 Front license plate (an example of a marking plate)
32 Rear license plate (an example of a marking plate)
41 Front plate mounting portion 42 Rear plate mounting portion 51 Front cover body (body cover body of split type front cover)
52 Top cover part (component of split type front cover)
60-1, 60-2, 60-3, 60-4 Plate mounting hole (Example of plate locking part)
90-1, 90-2, 90-3 Plate mounting hole (Example of plate locking part)
66, 67 Mounting bolt, nut (an example of a plate locking member)
69 Engagement piece (engagement part)
70 Engaged protrusion (engaged part)
91,92 Mounting bolts and nuts (example of plate locking member)

Claims (9)

It has a car body cover with a plate mounting part formed integrally,
The plate mounting portion is formed with a plurality of plate locking portions,
A motorcycle is characterized in that a plate locking member is selectively attached to any one of the plate locking portions, and a marking plate is attached to the plate mounting portion so as to be position-selectable by the plate locking member. Sign plate mounting structure. In the motorcycle sign plate mounting structure according to claim 1,
The plurality of plate locking portions are a plurality of plate mounting hole pairs,
The plate locking member is a sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle, which is a pair of mounting bolts or mounting rivets. In the motorcycle sign plate mounting structure according to claim 2,
Each said plate attachment hole pair is a marking plate attachment structure comprised from the plate attachment hole arrange | positioned at intervals at right and left. The sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The vehicle body cover has a marking plate mounting structure which is a resin molded product. In the motorcycle sign plate mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The vehicle body cover is a sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle that is a front vehicle body cover that covers the front of the vehicle body. The sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The vehicle body cover is a sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle that is a rear vehicle body cover that covers a rear portion of the vehicle body. In the motorcycle sign plate mounting structure according to claim 5,
The front body cover is a sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle that is divided into a front body cover body that is attached to a vehicle body and a top cover portion that is detachably attached to the front body cover body. In the motorcycle sign plate mounting structure according to claim 7,
The top cover portion has an engaged portion formed at one end portion of the top cover portion engaged with an engaging portion formed at one end portion of the front body cover body, and the other end of the top cover portion. A sign plate mounting structure for a motorcycle, which is fastened to the front vehicle body cover part by a bolt in the vicinity of the part. In the motorcycle sign plate mounting structure according to claim 7,
The front plate cover main body and the top cover portion are attached to a common bolt to the vehicle body, and the motorcycle sign plate mounting structure.

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