CN109153423B

CN109153423B - Vehicle body cover structure of saddle-riding type vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN109153423B
Application number: CN201780026759.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 木田峻平; 铃木敬哉; A.帕尔拉; S.法尼克里什纳努卡拉; D.考尔
Original assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Current assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-03-30
Filing date: 2017-03-14
Publication date: 2021-08-17
Anticipated expiration: 2037-03-14
Also published as: CN109153423A; PH12018502079A1; JP6553808B2; WO2017169745A1; JPWO2017169745A1

Abstract

The invention provides a vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle. The side cover (74) is composed of a side cover main body (81) mounted on the vehicle body frame and a sub cover (82) detachably mounted on the side cover main body, and is formed in a V shape that the lower edge (83) of the side cover has a bending part (84) protruding downwards at the middle part in the front-back direction in side view, the upper-lower width (W1) of the side cover front part (74a) extending more forwards than the bending part in the side cover is larger than the upper-lower width (W2) of the side cover rear part (74b) extending backwards from the bending part, the sub cover forms a part of the lower edge (83a) of the side cover front part and is detachably mounted on the side cover main body. Thus, the side cover, which is disposed at least partially below the vehicle seat in a side view and covers a portion of the vehicle body frame from the side, can be efficiently assembled while suppressing an increase in the number of components.

Description

Vehicle body cover structure of saddle-riding type vehicle

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a saddle-ride type vehicle having a vehicle seat supported by a vehicle body frame and a side cover, and more particularly, to an improvement in a vehicle body cover structure in which the side cover is disposed at least partially below the vehicle seat in a side view and covers a part of the vehicle body frame from a side.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses a saddle riding type vehicle in which a rear cover that is disposed below a vehicle seat and extends forward of the vehicle, and a front cover and a lower cover that sandwich a front portion of the rear cover from above and below at a side of a fuel tank disposed forward of the vehicle seat, constitute a side cover.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: international application publication No. WO2013/179703

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem to be solved by the invention

As disclosed in patent document 1, when the side cover is configured by combining a plurality of vehicle covers, a part of the side cover can be easily changed, but on the other hand, the number of parts increases as the number of mounting steps increases due to an increase in the number of mounting positions when the side cover is assembled.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle, which can efficiently assemble a side cover while suppressing an increase in the number of components.

Technical solution for solving technical problem

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a saddle-ride type vehicle including a vehicle seat supported by a vehicle body frame, and a side cover disposed at least partially below the vehicle seat in a side view and covering a part of the vehicle body frame from a side, wherein the side cover is configured by a side cover main body attached to the vehicle body frame, and a sub-cover detachably attached to the side cover main body, and a lower edge of the side cover has a bent portion protruding downward in a front-rear direction middle portion in the side view and is formed in a V-shape, a top-bottom width of a front portion of the side cover extending forward of the bent portion in the side cover is set larger than a top-bottom width of a rear portion of the side cover extending rearward of the bent portion, and the sub-cover forms a part of the lower edge of the front portion of the side cover and is detachably attached to the side cover main body, the upper end portions of the front portions of the pair of left and right side covers are connected by a top cover, and the lower end portions of the side covers are connected by a bottom cover.

In addition to the first characteristic configuration, the present invention has a second characteristic in that the side cover body is provided with an opening portion covered with the sub cover.

In addition to the second characteristic configuration, the present invention has a third characteristic in that an uneven portion is formed in the side cover main body at a position adjacent to the opening portion.

In addition to any one of the first to third features, the present invention has a fourth feature that a projection that bulges outward in the vehicle width direction is formed on the side cover rear portion so as to extend rearward from the bent portion.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is summarized as that in any one of the first to fourth aspects, a front cover that covers a front portion of the bottom cover from above connects front portions of a pair of left and right side covers.

In addition to any one of the first to fifth features, the present invention has a sixth feature in that a fuel tank disposed in front of the vehicle seat and a storage box disposed below the vehicle seat and having a front end portion extending to a lower side of the fuel tank are covered by the side cover from a side, and an abutting support portion abutting an inner surface of the side cover is provided at the front end portion of the storage box.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the side cover is constituted by the side cover main body and the sub cover, the side cover is constituted by two components which are a minimum number of components, the side cover can be efficiently assembled, and an increase in the number of components can be suppressed. Further, the lower edge of the side cover has a bent portion protruding downward at a front-rear direction middle portion in a side view and is formed in a V-shape, and the sub-cover forms a part of the lower edge of the side cover front portion extending forward from the bent portion in the side cover and is detachably attached to the side cover main body.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the opening portion covered with the sub cover is provided in the side cover main body, the maintenance of the equipment covered from the side by the side cover can be improved by detaching the sub cover from the side cover main body.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the uneven portion is formed in the side cover main body at a position adjacent to the opening, the rigidity of the side cover main body around the opening can be improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the projecting portion formed at the side cover rear portion bulges outward in the vehicle width direction and extends rearward from the curved portion, the rigidity of the side cover rear portion can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the front portions of the pair of left and right side covers are connected by the front cover, and therefore, the rigidity of the side covers can be further improved.

Further, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the storage box disposed below the vehicle seat is covered from the side by the side cover together with the fuel tank disposed at the front portion of the vehicle seat, and the contact support portion provided at the front end portion of the storage box extending below the fuel tank is brought into contact with the inner surface of the side cover, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of components and suppress vibration of the side cover.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a left side view of a two-wheeled motor vehicle (first embodiment).

Fig. 2 is a view in the direction of the arrow 2 of fig. 1 (first embodiment).

Fig. 3 is a left side view of the vehicle body frame in a state where the fuel tank and the vehicle seat are mounted (first embodiment).

Fig. 4 is a view in the direction of the 4-arrow of fig. 3 (first embodiment).

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view showing main parts of fig. 1 with a side cover omitted (first embodiment).

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of fig. 1 (first embodiment).

Fig. 7 is a sectional view (first embodiment) showing a vehicle body cover along line 7-7 of fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view (first embodiment) showing a vehicle body cover along line 8-8 of fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a side view of a side cover, a bottom cover, a front cover, and a roof cover (first embodiment).

Fig. 10 is a side view of the side cover main body (first embodiment).

Fig. 11 is a view in the direction of the arrow 11 of fig. 10 (first embodiment).

Fig. 12 is a sectional view (first embodiment) showing the support structure of the side cover support frame along line 12-12 of fig. 9.

Fig. 13 is a view of the sub-cover as viewed from the direction of arrow 13 in fig. 9 (first embodiment).

Fig. 14 is a view of the under cover as viewed from the direction of the arrow 14 in fig. 5 (first embodiment).

Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along line 15-15 of fig. 9 (first embodiment).

Fig. 16 is a view of the front cover as viewed from the direction of arrow 16 in fig. 5 (first embodiment).

Fig. 17 is a sectional view (first embodiment) showing the support structure of the front cover to the support frame along the line 17-17 of fig. 16.

Fig. 18 is a sectional view taken along line 18-18 of fig. 9 (first embodiment).

Fig. 19 is a sectional view taken along line 19-19 of fig. 9 (first embodiment).

Fig. 20 is a sectional view taken along line 20-20 of fig. 9 (first embodiment).

Detailed Description

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 20. In the following description, front-back, left-right, and up-down refer to directions viewed from an occupant seated in a motorcycle.

First embodiment

First, in fig. 1 and 2, a front fork 11 for pivotally supporting a front wheel WF and a steering handle 12 connected to the front fork 11 are steerably supported by a front end portion of a body frame F of a two-wheeled vehicle which is a saddle-riding type vehicle. Further, a fuel tank 13 disposed rearward of the steering handle 12 and a tandem type passenger seat 14 disposed rearward of the fuel tank 13 are supported by the vehicle body frame F. A front portion of a unit swing motor UE that generates power for rotationally driving a rear wheel WR that is pivotally supported on a rear portion of the unit swing motor UE is vertically swingably supported on a middle portion in the front-rear direction of the body frame F.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the vehicle body frame F includes: a head pipe 15 for steerably supporting the front fork 11 and the steering handle 12, a lower frame 16 extending rearward and downward from the head pipe 15, a bottom frame 17 extending rearward in the forward and rearward direction from a lower end of the lower frame 16, a rear frame 18 extending rearward and upward and provided in connection with a rear end of the bottom frame 17, and a support frame 19 connected to the lower frame 16 and the rear frame 18 for supporting the fuel tank 13 and the passenger seat 14.

In this embodiment, the lower frame 16 and the bottom frame 17 are integrally formed, and front end portions of a pair of left and right rear frames 18 disposed at an interval in the vehicle width direction are connected to a first cross member frame 20 fixed to a rear portion of the bottom frame 17 and extending in the vehicle width direction. That is, the rear frame 18 is connected to the rear end of the bottom frame 17 via a first cross member frame 20. A pair of left and right support frames 19 disposed with a space therebetween in the vehicle width direction and sandwiching the fuel tank 13 from both sides are connected to the lower frame 16 and the rear frame 18.

Focusing on fig. 1, the unit swing motor UE includes an engine E disposed rearward of a lower portion of the rear frame 18, and a transmission M including a transmission and disposed between the engine E and the rear wheel WR, an engine body 21 of the engine E is vertically swingably supported at a lower end portion of the rear frame 18, a transmission case 22 that houses the transmission M and is connected to the engine body 21 is disposed on a left side of the rear wheel WR, extends rearward from the engine body 21, and the rear wheel WR is pivotally supported at a rear portion of the transmission case 22.

An air cleaner 24 constituting an upstream end of an intake device 23 connected to an upper side wall of a cylinder head (not shown) of the engine body 21 is supported by the transmission case 22 and is disposed above the transmission case 22 on the left side of the rear wheel WR. Further, an exhaust muffler 26 (see fig. 2) constituting a downstream end of the exhaust device 25 connected to the lower side wall of the cylinder head is disposed on the right side of the rear wheel WR.

The support frame 19 has a horizontal portion 28 extending horizontally in the front-rear direction at a middle portion in the front-rear direction, and is formed in a mountain shape with the horizontal portion 28 being at the highest position, and a front side connecting portion 29 is formed at a front lower end of the support frame 19, and a rear side connecting portion 30 is formed at a rear lower end of the support frame 19.

The front side connecting portions 29 of the pair of left and right support frames 19 are fastened to a bracket 31 fixed to an upper portion of the lower frame 16 by bolts 32 and nuts 33 screwed to the bolts 32.

A tubular second cross member frame 34 is provided between the intermediate portions of the rear frames 18, a pair of left and right brackets 35 are fixed to the second cross member frame 34 with a gap therebetween in the vehicle width direction, and the rear side connection portions 30 of the pair of left and right support frames 19 and the brackets 35 are fastened by bolts 36 and nuts (not shown) screwed to the bolts 36, respectively.

The support frame 19 further includes: a first tank supporting portion 38 supporting a front portion of the fuel tank 13, and a second tank supporting portion 39 supporting a rear portion of the fuel tank 13. The first tank supporting portion 38 is provided together with the pair of left and right supporting frames 19, and is composed of a supporting pipe 40 and a supporting member 41, the supporting member 41 is formed to be long in the vehicle width direction, the supporting pipe 40 is provided between the pair of left and right supporting frames 19 slightly forward of the front end of the horizontal portion 28, and the supporting member 41 has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape opened downward and is fixed to the vehicle width direction center portion of the supporting pipe 40. The second tank supporting portion 39 is provided separately to the pair of left and right supporting frames 19, and a plate material having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens downward is fixed to each rear portion of the horizontal portion 28.

The fuel tank 13 has a flange portion 13a projecting outward over the entire circumferential periphery thereof, and a front portion of the flange portion 13a is placed on the upper surface of the support member 41 of the first tank support portion 38, and a rear portion of the flange portion 13a is placed on the upper surface of the second tank support portion 39.

A fuel supply pipe 42 extending downward is connected to the bottom of the fuel tank 13, and a fuel cock 43 is provided at the lower end of the fuel supply pipe 42. The fuel switch 43 switches between supply and shutoff of the fuel tank 13 to the engine E, and the fuel is supplied from the fuel switch 43 to a vaporizer (not shown) provided in the intake device 23 of the engine E via a fuel pipe (not shown).

The support frame 19 has a seat support portion 44 that supports the front portion of the vehicle seat 14, and the seat support portion 44 is provided on the support frame 19 at the rear of the horizontal portion 28, in common with the pair of left and right support frames 19. A pair of left and right elastic members 45 attached to the front portion of the vehicle seat 14 abut on the upper surface of the seat support portion 44. That is, the front portion of the vehicle seat 14 is supported by the seat support portion 44 of the support frame 19 via the elastic member 45.

A seat support member 46 is provided between rear end portions of the pair of left and right rear frames 18, and a rear portion of the vehicle seat 14 is supported by the seat support member 46 via an elastic member 47.

A seat lock mechanism (not shown) is provided between the vehicle seat 14 and the rear frame 18 in a state where the front portion is supported by the seat support portion 44 of the support frame 19 and the rear portion is supported by the seat support member 46 between the rear end portions of the rear frame 18, and the seat lock mechanism is switchable to fix the vehicle seat 14 to the rear frame 18 and to detach the vehicle seat 14 from the rear frame 18.

Referring to fig. 5, a storage box 48, which is covered from above by the vehicle seat 14 and has an open upper end, is disposed below the vehicle seat 14, and the storage box 48 is supported by the rear frame 18. The front end portion 48a of the storage box 48 extends to a lower rear portion of the fuel tank 13.

A pair of left and right sub-pipes 50 are disposed so as to extend from above the fuel tank 13, in this embodiment, the pair of left and right sub-pipes 50 are disposed so as to extend from above the fuel tank 13, the front portions of the pair of left and right sub-pipes 50 are integrally connected by a connecting pipe 52, and the pair of left and right sub-pipes 50 are disposed so as to sandwich a fuel lid 60, which is attached so as to be openable and closable at the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the upper portion of the fuel tank 13, from both sides in a plan view, to the support frame 19.

The front end portion of the sub pipe 50 is fastened to the first tank supporting portion 38 of the supporting frame 19 by being fastened together with the front portion of the flange portion 13a of the fuel tank 13. That is, a first mounting plate 53 for sandwiching the front portion of the flange portion 13a of the fuel tank 13 between the first tank support portion 38 and the front end portion of the sub pipe 50 is provided, and the front end portion of the sub pipe 50 is fastened to the first tank support portion 38 by fastening the front portion of the flange portion 13a and the front portion of the flange portion 13a together by screwing and fastening a bolt 54 inserted through the first mounting plate 53, the flange portion 13a, and the support member 41 of the first tank support portion 38 to a weld nut 55 fixed to the lower surface of the support member 41.

Further, the rear end portion of the sub-pipe 50 is fastened to the second tank supporting portion 39 of the supporting frame 19 by being fastened together with the rear portion of the flange portion 13a of the fuel tank 13. That is, a second mounting plate 56 extending long in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right second tank support portions 39 is provided between the rear end portions of the pair of left and right sub pipes 50, so that the rear portion of the flange portion 13a is sandwiched between the second tank support portions 39, and the rear end portions of the sub pipes 50 are fastened to the second tank support portions 39 by fastening a pair of left and right bolts 57 inserted through both vehicle width direction end portions of the second mounting plate 56, the rear portion of the flange portion 13a, and the second tank support portions 39 to weld nuts 58 fixed to the lower surfaces of the second tank support portions 39 by screwing.

A central portion in the longitudinal direction of a support pipe 60 extending in the vehicle width direction is fixed to a front portion of the bottom frame 17 of the vehicle body frame F, and lower cowl support members 61 are respectively provided between both end portions of the support pipe 60 and front end portions of the pair of left and right rear frames 18.

A pedal support pipe 62 is fixed to the pair of left and right lower cowl supporting members 61, the pedal support pipe 62 extends in the vehicle width direction at a position rearward of the support pipe 60, and pedals 63 are fixed to both ends of the pedal support pipe 62 projecting laterally from the lower cowl supporting members 61.

Further, one end of a lower support arm 64 projecting outward from the rear frame 18 and extending rearward and upward is fixed to the front end of the rear frame 18. Further, a first end portion of an upper support arm 65 projecting outward from the rear frame 18 and extending rearward and downward is fixed to the rear frame 18 slightly below the second cross member frame 34, and a rear seat pedal 67 is rotatably supported by a stay 66 fixed to the second end portions of the lower support arm 64 and the upper support arm 65.

Referring to fig. 6, the lower portion of the lower frame 16 and the bottom frame 17 of the vehicle body frame F are covered from above by a lower cowl 68, and the lower cowl 68 is fastened to the pair of right and left lower cowl support members 61 and the bottom frame 17. A lower side cover 69 is integrally formed with the lower cover 68, and the lower side cover 69 covers a front portion of the rear frame 18 from a side and rises upward from rear portions on both left and right sides of the lower cover 68.

The pedal support pipe 62 having the pedal 63 at both ends thereof is disposed so that the pedal 63 is positioned outside the lower cowl 68 and penetrates the lower cowl 68. Further, both vehicle width direction end portions of the under cover 70 are provided in connection with both vehicle width direction end portions of the lower cover 68, and the under cover 70 covers the lower portion of the under frame 16 and the under frame 17 of the vehicle body frame F from below. Further, both ends in the vehicle width direction of the intermediate cover 71 rising upward from a rear portion of the vehicle width direction center portion of the lower cowl 68 are connected to the pair of left and right lower side covers 69.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the fuel tank 13, the storage box 48, and a part of the vehicle body frame F are covered laterally by a pair of left and right side covers 74. Lower end portions of the pair of left and right side covers 74 are connected by a bottom cover 75 disposed below the fuel tank 13, front portions of the pair of left and right side covers 74 are connected by a front cover 76 covering a front portion of the bottom cover 75 from above, and upper end portions of the pair of left and right side covers 74 are connected by a top cover 77. A lid 78 is attached to the top cover 77 so as to be openable and closable so that the fuel lid 51 faces the outside when opened.

A protrusion 71a that protrudes forward is formed at the upper end of the intermediate cover 71, and the front end of the protrusion 71a is connected to the rear end of the under cover 75. Further, an upper end portion of the lower side cover 69 is connected to a lower end portion of a middle portion in the front-rear direction of the side cover 74.

A space 80 surrounded by the lower frame 16, the lower cowl 68, the intermediate cowl 71, and the bottom cowl 75 in a side view is formed below the fuel tank 13.

In fig. 9, the side cover 74 is configured to cover a part of the vehicle body frame F from the side by disposing at least a part thereof below the vehicle seat 14 in a side view, and is composed of a side cover main body 81 attached to the vehicle body frame F and a sub cover 82 detachably attached to the side cover main body 81, and the side cover 84 is formed in a V-shape with a lower edge 83 of the side cover 74 having a bent portion 84 protruding downward at a front-rear direction middle portion in a side view. The vertical width W1 of the side cover front portion 74a of the side cover 74 extending forward relative to the curved portion 84 is set to be greater than the vertical width W2 of the side cover rear portion 74b extending rearward relative to the curved portion 84.

In fig. 10 and 11, the side cover main body 81 constitutes most of the side cover 74, an attachment arm portion 85 extending inward in the vehicle width direction is integrally provided at a central portion in the front-rear direction of an upper portion of the side cover main body 81, and front end portions of the attachment arm portions 85 of the pair of left and right side cover main bodies 81 are vertically overlapped and abut on an upper surface of the support member 86 as clearly shown in fig. 7. The support member 86 is fixed to the second mounting plate 56 provided between the rear end portions of the pair of left and right sub-pipes 50, and the screw member 87 inserted through the vertically overlapped mounting arm portion 85 and the support member 86 is screwed to the weld nut 88 fixed to the support member 86, and the screw member 87 is fastened, whereby the upper front-rear direction center portions of the pair of left and right side cover main bodies 81 are mounted to the second mounting plate 56 of the sub-pipe 50.

A front attachment arm portion 141 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction is provided at the front portion of the upper portion of the side cover main body 81, and a rear attachment arm portion 142 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction is provided at the rear portion of the upper portion of the side cover main body 81. On the other hand, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, a support member 143 having a weld nut 144 fixed to a lower surface thereof is fixed to a front portion of the horizontal portion 28 of the pair of left and right support frames 19, and the front attachment arm 141 is attached to the support member 143 by a screw member (not shown) screwed to the weld nut 144. Further, a third cross member frame 145 is provided between the pair of left and right rear frames 18 at a portion corresponding to the rear mounting arm portion 142, and the rear mounting arm portion 142 is fastened to the third cross member frame 145.

Referring to fig. 12, fitting projections 90 projecting inward in the vehicle width direction are integrally provided at a plurality of, for example, five positions spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction of the inner surface of the side cover main body 81, and support receiving members 91 are attached to three positions of the support frame 19, the support receiving members 91 being formed of three elastic materials that fit the three fitting projections 90 on the front side among the five fitting projections 90. Further, a support receiving member 92 made of an elastic material is attached to the front portion of the rear frame 18 so that the fourth fitting projection 90 from the front among the five fitting projections 90 is fitted.

Further, a rear under cover 94 covering the storage box 48 from below is attached to the storage box 48 by a pair of right and left screw members 95, and a support receiving member 93 made of an elastic material is attached to the rear under cover 94 by fitting the rearmost fitting projection 90 among the five fitting projections 90.

Further, a front end portion 48a of the storage box 48 extends to a lower rear portion of the fuel tank 13, and as clearly shown in fig. 7, an abutment support portion 96 that abuts against an inner surface of the side cover main body 81 of the side cover 74 is provided at the front end portion 48 a. The abutment support portion 96 is formed by attaching an elastic material to a side surface of the front end portion 48a of the storage box 48, and the inner surface of the side cover main body 81 is elastically supported by the storage box 48.

The sub-cover 82 forms a part of a lower edge 83a of the side cover front portion 74a and is detachably attached to the side cover main body 81, and in this embodiment, a rear lower portion of the side cover front portion 74a and a part of the bent portion 84 are formed, and the sub-cover 82 is detachably attached to the side cover main body 81.

The side cover main body 81 includes: a disk portion 98 disposed at a position corresponding to the bent portion 84, a groove 99 surrounding an upper portion of the disk portion 98, and a rectangular opening 100 cutting a lower portion of the side cover main body 81 at a portion in front of the disk portion 98.

Referring to fig. 13, the sub-cover 82 integrally includes: a rectangular portion 101 covering the opening 100, and a ring portion 102 formed by being partially inserted into the groove 99 and surrounding the disc portion 98, bosses 103 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction are provided at two positions spaced apart from each other above and below the front end portion of the rectangular portion 101, and a boss 104 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction is provided above the middle portion in the front-rear direction of the rectangular portion 101. On the other hand, at the opening edge of the opening 100, there are provided: as shown in fig. 7, a mounting plate 105 that receives the bosses 103 provided at two positions spaced vertically apart from each other at the distal end portion of the rectangular portion 101, and a mounting plate 106 that receives the boss 104 provided at an upper portion of a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular portion 101 are configured such that a screw member 107 inserted through the mounting plate 106 is screwed into the boss 104, and a pair of screw members (not shown) inserted through the mounting plate 105 are screwed into the pair of bosses 103, respectively.

Bosses 108 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction are provided at two positions spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the ring portion 102, and a pair of insertion holes 109 for inserting screw members (not shown) that fasten the ring portion 102 to the disc portion 98 are formed in the disc portion 98 of the side cover main body 81.

In the side cover main body 81, a portion adjacent to the opening 100 from above is formed with an uneven portion 97 having a portion protruding outward and recessed inward, and the overall shape thereof is, for example, a trapezoidal shape.

Further, in the side cover rear portion 74b, a protrusion 110 that bulges outward in the vehicle width direction is formed in the side cover main body 81 extending rearward from the bent portion 84.

Referring to fig. 14, the under cover 75 is fastened to a lower portion of a front portion of the sub cover 82 and a lower portion of a portion of the side cover main body 81 that is forward of the sub cover 82, a support plate 111 is provided at a lower portion of the front portion of the sub cover 82, and a pair of

support plates

112, 112 are provided at a distance in the front-rear direction at a lower portion of a portion of the side cover main body 81 that is forward of the sub cover 82. On the other hand, mounting portions 113 corresponding to the support plate 111 and mounting

portions

114 and 115 corresponding to the pair of

support plates

112 and 112 individually are provided on both left and right sides of the bottom cowl 75.

In fig. 15, a clip nut 117 is attached to the rear support plate 112 of the pair of front and rear support plates 112 of the side cover body 81, and a screw member 118 inserted into the attachment portion 114 of the under cover 75 is screwed and fastened to the clip nut 117, thereby fastening the attachment portion 114 to the support plate 112. The fastening structure of the attachment portion 113 to the support plate 111 of the sub cover 82 and the fastening structure of the attachment portion 115 to the front support plate 112 of the pair of front and rear support plates 112 included in the side cover body 81 are also the same as those shown in fig. 15.

Further, a pair of support plates 119 are provided at a distance in the front-rear direction in a portion of the sub-cover 82 corresponding to the bulging portion 71a of the intermediate cover 71 at the upper end thereof, and a pair of screw members 120 (see fig. 5) inserted through the bulging portion 71a are screwed into the support plates 119.

In fig. 16, the front cover 76 integrally has: a front wall portion 76a that is formed to slightly incline rearward as it goes upward and covers a front portion of the under cowl 75 from above, and a pair of left and right side wall portions 76b that are provided to face front portions of the pair of left and right side cowls 74, that is, front portions of the side cowl bodies 81 from inside and are connected to left and right sides of the front wall portion 76a, and that are formed in a substantially U-shape in cross section that is open forward. A storage recess 121 that stores the front portion of the top cover 77 and is open upward is formed in the widthwise central portion of the front wall portion 76a, and a mounting plate 122 that projects rearward is formed in the widthwise central portion of the lower edge of the storage recess 121.

In fig. 17, a support plate 123 projecting forward is fixed to a support member 41, the support member 41 is fixed to a vehicle width direction center portion of a support pipe 40 provided between a pair of left and right support frames 19, and the attachment plate 122 of the front cover 76 is placed on the support plate 123. A weld nut 125 is fixed to the lower surface of the support plate 123, and a screw member 124 inserted through the attachment plate 122 and the support plate 123 is screwed and fastened to the weld nut 125, whereby the widthwise central portion of the front cover 76 is attached to the pair of left and right support frames 19.

Referring to fig. 18, mounting plates 126 projecting downward are provided at two positions spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction at a lower portion of the front wall portion 76a of the front cover 76. On the other hand, a mounting portion 127 facing the mounting plate 126 from the front is provided at the front portion of the under cover 75, and a lower portion of the front wall portion 76a of the front cover 76 is mounted to the under cover 75 by screwing and fastening a screw member 129 inserted through the mounting portion 127 to a clip nut 128 mounted to the mounting plate 126.

Referring to fig. 19, mounting portions 130 are provided at two positions spaced vertically from each other on the side wall portion 76b of the front cover 76, a pair of bosses 131 are provided at the front portion of the side cover body 81 of the side cover 74 so as to abut against the mounting portions 130, and a screw member 132 inserted into the mounting portions 130 is screwed into the bosses 131.

Referring to fig. 20, mounting plates 133 are provided on the front wall portion 76a of the front cover 76 at both side edges of the housing recess 121, and mounting portions 134 are provided on both sides of the portion of the top cover 77 that is housed in the housing recess 121, the mounting portions 134 facing the mounting plates 133 from the outside. The front portion of the top cover 77 is fastened to the front cover 76 by screwing and fastening a screw member 136 inserted into the mounting portion 134 to a clip nut 135 attached to the mounting plate 133.

Focusing on fig. 1, an operation knob 138 is rotatably disposed on the side cover main body 81 of the left side cover 74 out of the pair of left and right side covers 74, the operation knob 138 is detachably coupled to the fuel switch 43 attached to the fuel tank 13, a cylinder lock 139 for switching between release and lock of the seat lock mechanism is disposed on the left side wall of the rear under cover 94, and a key hole 140 is made to face the outside.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described, in which the side cover 74 is constituted by a side cover main body 81 attached to the vehicle body frame F and a sub-cover 82 detachably attached to the side cover main body 81, and the lower edge 83 of the side cover 74 is formed in a V-shape having a bent portion 84 protruding downward at a middle portion in the front-rear direction in a side view, and the vertical width W1 of the side cover front portion 74a extending forward of the bent portion 84 in the side cover 74 is set to be larger than the vertical width W2 of the side cover rear portion 74b extending rearward from the bent portion 84, so that the side cover 74 is constituted by two, that is, the minimum number of components, and the side cover 74 can be efficiently assembled, and the number of components can be suppressed from increasing. Further, since the sub-cover 82 forms a part of the lower edge 83a of the side cover front portion 74a and is detachably attached to the side cover main body 81, a reduction in rigidity can be avoided even if the side cover 74 is increased in size.

Further, since the opening 100 covered with the sub cover 82 is provided in the side cover main body 81, the maintenance of the equipment covered from the side by the side cover 74 can be improved by detaching the sub cover 82 from the side cover main body 81.

Further, since the concave-convex portion 97 is formed in the side cover main body 81 at a position adjacent to the opening 100, the rigidity of the side cover main body 81 at the periphery of the opening 100 can be improved.

Further, since the projecting portion 110 that projects outward in the vehicle width direction is formed in the side cover rear portion 74b so as to extend rearward from the curved portion 84, the rigidity of the side cover rear portion 74b can be increased.

Further, since the lower end portions of the pair of left and right side covers 74 are coupled by the under cover 75, a reduction in rigidity can be avoided even if the side covers 74 are large in size.

Further, the front portions of the pair of left and right side covers 74 are coupled by a front cover 76 that covers the front portion of the bottom cowl 75 from above, and the upper end portions of the pair of left and right side covers 74 are coupled by a roof cover 77, so that the rigidity of the side covers 74 can be further improved.

Further, since the fuel tank 13 and the storage tank 48 are covered from the side by the side cover 74, and the contact support portion 96 that comes into contact with the inner surface of the side cover 74 is provided at the front end portion 48a of the storage tank 48, it is possible to suppress the vibration of the side cover 74 while suppressing an increase in the number of components, in which the fuel tank 13 is disposed in front of the vehicle seat 14, and the storage tank 48 is disposed below the vehicle seat 14 and the front end portion 48a extends to the lower side of the fuel tank 13.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

Description of the reference numerals

13a fuel tank; 14 a ride seat; 48a storage box; 48a front end of the storage box; 74 side covers; 74a side cover front; 74b side cover rear; 75 bottom vehicle cover; 76a front cover; 77 a top cover; a 81-side cover body; 82, a secondary cover; 83 lower edge of side cover; 83a lower edge of the front portion of the side cover; 84 a curved portion; 96 abutting against the support portion; 97 concave-convex part; 100 opening parts; a 110 projection; f, a vehicle body frame; w1 top and bottom width of the front part of the side cover; w2 vertical width of the rear part of the side cover.

Claims

1. A vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle, the saddle-riding type vehicle comprising: a vehicle seat (14) supported by a vehicle body frame (F), a fuel tank (13) arranged in front of the vehicle seat (14) and supported by the vehicle body frame (F), and a side cover (74) arranged at least partially under the vehicle seat (14) in a side view and covering a part of the vehicle body frame (F) from the side,

the side cover (74) is composed of a side cover main body (81) mounted on the vehicle body frame (F) and a sub cover (82) detachably mounted on the side cover main body (81), a lower edge (83) of the side cover (74) has a bending part (84) protruding downwards at the middle part in the front-back direction in side view and is formed into a V shape, the upper and lower width (W1) of a side cover front part (74a) extending more forwards than the bending part (84) in the side cover (74) is set to be larger than the upper and lower width (W2) of a side cover rear part (74b) extending backwards from the bending part (84), the sub cover (82) forms a part of the lower edge (83a) of the side cover front part (74a) and is detachably mounted on the side cover main body (81), the upper end parts of a pair of the side cover front parts (74a) at the left and the right are connected by a top cover (77), a front cover (76) for covering the front part of the bottom cover (75) from above and connecting the front parts of a pair of left and right side covers (74), a pair of left and right sub-pipes (50) for spanning over a fuel tank (13) from above and supporting the fuel tank (13) from above are fixed to a support frame (19) of the vehicle body frame (F), the sub-pipes (50) are arranged between the top cover (77) and the fuel tank (13), the side covers (74) cover the fuel tank (13) from the sides, a fuel cover (51) is installed on the upper part of the fuel tank (13), the pair of left and right sub-pipes (50) are arranged by clamping the fuel cover (51) from both sides in a plan view, and a cover body (78) for making the fuel cover (51) opposite to the outside when the top cover (77) is opened and closed is installed, the top cover (77) is connected at its front portion to the front cover (76), and the front cover (76) is attached to the support frame (19).

2. The vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1,

the side cover main body (81) is provided with an opening (100) covered by the sub cover (82).

3. The vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2,

a concave-convex portion (97) is formed on the side cover main body (81) at a position adjacent to the opening (100).

4. The vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1,

a projection (110) that bulges outward in the vehicle width direction is formed on the side cover rear section (74b) extending rearward from the curved section (84).

5. The vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2,

6. The vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3,

7. The vehicle body cover structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

a storage box (48) which is arranged below the vehicle seat (14) and has a front end portion (48a) extending to the lower side of the fuel tank (13) is laterally covered by the side cover (74), and an abutting support portion (96) which abuts against the inner surface of the side cover (74) is provided at the front end portion (48a) of the storage box (48).