JP2724748B2 - Motorcycle - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle having a luggage storage section at the rear of a vehicle body.

2. Description of the Related Art A motorcycle having a luggage storage body at the rear of a vehicle body is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-21776.

In this known motorcycle, as shown in FIG. 1, the rear part of the luggage storage body 01 extends rearward from the rear wheel 02, and the cross-sectional plan shape of the luggage storage body 01 is U-shaped. Further, the upper half portion 01a of the luggage storage body 01 is pivotally mounted so as to be vertically openable and closable about a rear end of the lower half portion 01b of the storage body 01.

In the motorcycle shown in FIG. 1, the rear portion of the luggage storage body 01 extends rearward from the rear wheel 02, and its cross-sectional plane shape is U-shaped.
Due to the letter shape, the luggage storage body 01 protrudes greatly from the rear of the vehicle body, and the entire motorcycle becomes larger.

Also, the upper half 01a of the luggage storage body 01 is the lower half 01b of the storage body 01.
It is necessary to make the body frame strong because the weight of the upper half 01a of the luggage storage body is added to the rear end of the body frame because it is pivotally attached to open and close at right angles up and down with the rear end as the center,
The body weight increases.

Further, by not providing the luggage storage body 01, the number of parts of the vehicle is increased, and the assembling work is complicated.

Means and Action for Solving the Problems The present invention relates to an improvement of a motorcycle that overcomes such difficulties, and a seat cowl is divided into upper and lower parts, and a lower portion of the seat cowl is sandwiched between rear wheels of the motorcycle. An opening and closing shaft integrated with a luggage storage body having a storage space separated to the left and right and attached to a vehicle body, wherein an upper portion of the seat cowl is integrated with a rear portion of the seat and arranged in front of the luggage storage body. It is pivotally attached to open and close freely up and down around the center,
A grab rail is integrally attached to the upper part of the seat cowl along the periphery of the seat.

Further, according to the present invention, the seat cowl is divided into upper and lower parts, and the lower part of the seat cowl is integrated with a luggage storage body having a storage space separated to the left and right across the rear wheel of the motorcycle and attached to the vehicle body. The upper part of the seat cowl is integrated with the rear part of the seat, and is pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable up and down around an opening / closing axis arranged in front of the luggage storage body. The luggage storage body has an opening upward. Wherein the luggage storage body is supported from below by a storage support frame connected to the vehicle body frame, and a lower surface of the luggage storage body is formed as a rear fender. It is.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the seat cowl is divided into upper and lower parts,
The lower part of the seat cowl is integrated with a luggage storage body having a storage space separated to the left and right across the rear wheel of the motorcycle and attached to the vehicle body, and the upper part of the seat cowl is integrated with the rear part of the seat. At the same time, the lower part of the seat cowl, which is pivotally mounted to be openable and closable about an opening / closing axis disposed in front of the luggage storage body and is integrated with the luggage storage body, is attached to a storage body support frame together with its mounting parts. And the storage body support frame is integrally mounted on the vehicle body frame.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the luggage is stored in the luggage storage body below the seat cowl, and the grab rail attached to the upper part of the seat cowl is also used as a handle for opening and closing the upper part of the seat cowl, The cowl upper part can be opened and closed around an opening and closing axis arranged in front of the luggage storage body.

Moreover, in the present invention, the luggage storage body does not protrude from the rear wheel.

Further, in the present invention, the upper portion of the seat cowl is integrated with the rear portion of the seat, and the upper portion of the seat cowl and the rear portion of the seat are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable vertically about an opening / closing axis arranged in front of the luggage storage body. Of the vehicle body frame, but not toward the center of the body frame.

Further, in the present invention, the luggage storage body is an integral box type having an opening at an upper side, and the luggage storage body is supported from below by a storage body support frame connected to a vehicle body frame, and When the lower surface is formed as a rear fender, it is not necessary to separately form the rear fender, so that the number of parts of the vehicle can be reduced, and water from entering the luggage storage body from the peripheral surface or the lower surface can be prevented. Can be prevented.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 2 to 7 will be described below.

The vehicle body frame 1 includes a head pipe 2, a pipe-shaped main frame 3 having a front end integrally fixed to an upper portion of the head pipe 2, and an upper end integrally fixed to a lower portion of the head pipe 2. A down tube 4 whose lower end is integrally connected to a rear end of the main frame 3 via a bottom plate 5; a connecting member 6 that integrally connects the main frame 3 and an intermediate portion of the down tube 4 to each other; 3 comprises a seat rail 7 integrally directed rearward from an intermediate portion, and a back stay 8 having both ends integrally connected to the rear portion of the seat rail 7 and the bottom plate 5.

A front end of a rear fork 9 is pivotally mounted on the bottom plate 5 so as to be able to swing up and down. A rear cushion 10 is interposed between a rear portion of the seat rail 7 and the rear fork 9. The rear wheel 11 is rotatably driven by an engine (not shown) so that the motorcycle can run.

Further, a front upper cowl 12 and a front lower cowl 13 are attached to the front of the body frame 1, a rear upper cowl 14 is located behind the front upper cowl 12, and a rear lower cowl 15 is located behind the front lower cowl 13. The rear upper cowl 14 and the rear lower cowl 15 are attached to the body frame 1 and the cover 16 is arranged above the front upper cowl 12 and the rear upper cowl 14, and a part of the cover 16 can be opened and closed It is provided in.

Furthermore, the seat is located above the rear of the rear upper cowl 14.
The fuel tank 18 is disposed below the lid 16a of the cover 16 and the lid 16a is released upward during refueling so that fuel is supplied to the fuel tank 18. .

Further, a seat cowl 19 is disposed behind the seat 17 and the rear upper cowl 14, and the seat cowl 19 is vertically divided into a seat cowl upper part 20 and a seat cowl lower part 21.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper portion 20 of the seat cowl includes a lid 23 of the luggage storage 22 and a seat bottom of the rear seat 29.
The lid 23 and the seat bottom 30 are integrally attached to a swing frame 31, and the front end of the swing frame 31 is vertically attached to the seat rail 7 as shown in FIG. Swingably pivoted, a damper 32 is interposed between the seat rail 7 and the swing frame 31,
When the swing frame 31 is swung up and down, the lid 23,
The weight of the rear seat 29 is elastically supported by the damper 32.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage body support frame is provided at the rear end of the seat rail 7 and the curved portion of the back stay 8.
Both ends of the housing 33 are integrally fixed, and cutout steps 26 are formed on both lower sides of the housing lower portion 24, and as shown in FIG. The storage body lower part 24 is integrally mounted on the seat rail 7 and the storage body support frame 33 in a state where the notch step part 26 is loosely fitted.

Further, a storage body lower cover 34, which is a mounting component covering the notch step 26, is detachably mounted on the storage body lower portion 24, and a bumper, which is also a mounting component, is mounted on the storage body lower cover 34.
44 can be detachably attached.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a rear fender 27 is formed at the center in the upper width direction of the lower portion 24 of the housing, and both sides of the rear fender 27 swell upward to form the swing frame 31. A sheet receiving portion 28 that can abut the integrated seat bottom portion 30 is formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a lock locking piece 35 is integrally attached to a lower rear portion of the storage body 24 at an upper rear portion thereof, and a locking device which can be detachably locked to the lock locking piece 35. As shown in FIG. 4, one end of a cable 37 is attached to the lock attachment 36, and the base end of the cable 37 is connected to a moving piece of a jean cushion box 38, as shown in FIG. 39, the rear end of the operation cable 40 is engaged with the moving piece of the jean cushion box 38, and the front end of the operation cable 40 is disposed below the lid 16a which can partially open and close the cover 16. Operating lever 41
(See FIG. 2). When the operation lever 41 is operated, the two lock devices 36 are simultaneously released from the lock engagement pieces 35.

In addition, a fender front part 42 constituting a part of the rear fender 27 is detachably mounted in front of a central part of the storage body lower part 24, as shown in FIGS. I have.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, grab rails 43 are integrally attached to both sides of the upper portion 20 of the seat cowl.

Since the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 to 7 is configured as described above, if the operating lever 41 is pulled upward, the locking device 36 is connected via the operating cable 40, the jean cushion box 38 and the cable 37. Is unlocked, the lock device 36 is released from the lock engagement piece 35, and the seat cowl 19 is unlocked.
The upper portion 20 of the seat cowl and the lid 23 of the luggage storage body 22 are lifted up by the spring force of the gas cylinder 32, and articles can be put in and out of the storage body 25 of the luggage storage body 22.

When the upper part 20 and the lid 23 of the seat cowl, which have been lifted upward, are pressed downward by overcoming the spring force of the gas cylinder 32, the storage part 25 is sealed by the lid 23, and the lock device 36 is engaged by the lock. Locked to the stopper 35.

Furthermore, since the storage portions 25 of the luggage storage body 22 are arranged only on both sides of the rear wheel 11 and do not extend to the rear of the rear wheel 11, the front and rear length of the vehicle body does not increase, and the motorcycle can be enlarged. Absent.

Furthermore, when the swing frame 31 is swung upward, the weight of the seat cowl upper portion 20 and the lid portion 23 is borne by the front end pivotal support portion of the swing frame 31 and the damper 32 adjacent thereto, and the rear member of the body frame 1 Since the load is not applied near the rear end of the seat rail 7, the body frame 1, especially the seat rail 7, need not be thickened.
The weight of the vehicle body can be reduced.

In addition, when the upper portion 20 and the lid portion 23 of the seat cowl are kicked up, they are located above the storage portion 25, so that the rain can be blocked.

In addition, since the grab rails 43 are integrally attached to both sides of the upper portion 20 of the seat cowl, the grab rails to be gripped by a passenger accompanying the rear seat 29 are provided as handles for opening and closing the upper portion 20 of the seat cowl and the lid 23. The grab rail 43 can be used to steer the motorcycle, not only for the dual use, but also for handling the motorcycle.

Furthermore, the lower part of the seat cowl integrated with the luggage storage body 22
21 is attached to the storage body support frame 33 together with the storage body lower cover 34 and the bumper 44, which are the mounting parts, and the storage body support frame 33 is mounted on the vehicle body frame. After attaching the lower part of the seat cowl and its device parts to the body support frame, the storage body support frame can be assembled to the vehicle body frame, and the efficiency of the assembling work can be increased.

Effect of the Invention In the present invention, since the luggage storage body does not protrude from the rear wheels, the vehicle body can be prevented from being enlarged even though the luggage storage space is large.

Further, in the present invention, the weight of the upper portion of the seat cowl and the rear portion of the seat can be borne near the center of the body frame without being borne by the rear end of the body frame. It is no longer necessary to reduce the weight of the entire vehicle body.

Further, in the present invention, since the grab rail attached to the upper portion of the seat cowl can be used also as the opening / closing handle of the upper portion of the seat cowl, the number of parts of the vehicle can be reduced.

Furthermore, in the present invention, when the lower part of the seat cowl integrated with the luggage storage body is attached to a storage body support frame together with its mounting component, and the storage body support frame is integrally mounted on the body frame, At the time of assembling the vehicle, the lower part of the seat cowl and its mounting parts may be attached to the storage body support frame in advance, and the storage body support frame may be assembled to the body frame, so that the assembling work can be performed efficiently. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a conventional motorcycle, FIG. 2 is a side view showing one embodiment of a motorcycle according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view showing an upper portion of a seat cowl and a lid of a luggage storage body in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the above embodiment, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 7 is VI of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side view cut along the line I-VII. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Body frame, 2 ... Head pipe, 3 ... Main frame, 4 ... Down tube, 5 ... Bottom plate, 6 ... Connecting member, 7 ... Seat rail, 8 ... Back stay, 9 ... ... rear fork, 10 ... rear cushion, 11 ... rear wheel, 12 ... front upper cowl, 13 ... front lower cowl, 14 ... rear upper cowl, 15 ... rear lower cowl, 16 ... cover, 17 …
... Seat, 18 ... Fuel tank, 19 ... Seat cowl, 20
…… Seat cowl upper part, 21 …… Seat cowl lower part, 22…
... Luggage storage, 23 ... Lid, 24 ... Bottom of storage, 25 ...
Storage section, 26 ... Notch step, 27 ... Rear fender, 28
... Seat receiving part, 29 ... Rear seat, 30 ... Seat bottom, 31 ... Swing frame, 32 ... Damper, 33 ...
Storage body support frame, 34 ... Storage body lower cover, 35 ...
Locking piece, 36 Lock device, 37 Cable, 38
…… Jean cushion box, 39… Movable piece, 40 ……
Operation cable, 41 ... Operation lever, 42 ... Fender front, 43 ... Grab rail, 44 ... Bumper.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A seat cowl is divided into upper and lower parts, and a lower part of the seat cowl is integrated with a luggage storage body having a storage space separated to the left and right with a rear wheel of the motorcycle interposed therebetween and attached to a vehicle body. The upper part of the seat cowl is integrated with the rear part of the seat, and is pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable up and down around an opening / closing axis arranged in front of the luggage storage body. A motorcycle characterized in that grab rails are integrally attached along the same. 2. A seat cowl is divided into upper and lower parts, and a lower part of the seat cowl is integrated with a luggage storage body having a storage space separated to the left and right with a rear wheel of the motorcycle interposed therebetween and attached to a vehicle body. The upper part of the seat cowl is integrated with the rear part of the seat, and is pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable up and down around an opening / closing axis arranged in front of the luggage storage body. The luggage storage body has an opening upward. Wherein the luggage storage body is supported from below by a storage body support frame connected to the vehicle body frame, and a lower surface of the luggage storage body is formed as a rear fender. Motorcycle. 3. The seat cowl is vertically divided into two parts, and the lower part of the seat cowl is integrated with a luggage storage body having a storage space separated to the left and right with the rear wheel of the motorcycle interposed therebetween and mounted on the vehicle body. The upper portion of the seat cowl is integrated with the rear portion of the seat, and is pivotally mounted to be openable and closable up and down around an opening / closing axis arranged in front of the luggage storage body, and is integrated with the luggage storage body. A motorcycle characterized in that a lower portion of the seat cowl is attached to a storage body support frame together with its mounting components, and the storage body support frame is integrally mounted on the body frame.