JP2000219178A - Front part housing structure of motorcycle or motorcycle or three-wheeler - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and easy housing chamber on an upper and rear part of a leg shield while maintaining the original whole shape as a leg shield. SOLUTION: In this motorcycle 10, a housing chamber 48 having an opening on the driver side is provided on the upper and rear part of a leg shield 42. In this case, the leg shield is constituted of a lower half part 60 and an upper half part 70 attached to the upper end of the lower half part. A housing bottom part 63 having an upper releasing opening part is formed on the upper end of the lower half part and on the driver side, a housing recessed part 73 is formed on the driver side of the half upper part over the total width of the leg shield, an opening part opened on the whole surface on the driver side and on the housing bottom part 63 side is formed on the housing recessed part 73, and the opening part 64 of the housing bottom part and the opening part of the housing recessed part are blocked with a lid 80. Therefore, a housing chamber 48 is constituted of the housing bottom part, the housing recessed part, and the lid.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a front storage structure of a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many motorcycles and three-wheeled vehicles are provided with a leg shield for covering a driver's leg at a front portion of a vehicle body and a storage room at an upper rear portion of the leg shield. . As such a front storage structure, there is, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 62-143852, "a storage device for vehicles such as motorcycles". According to the above prior art, according to FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIG.
(The numbers are quoted from those described in the official gazette. The same applies hereinafter.) The storage case 16 is bolted to the upper rear portion. The case 16 is bolted to the front case member 18 and the rear case member 17 which are divided into two parts, and an opening opened on the back surface of the rear case member 17 is formed by a lid 21.
By closing with, it forms a storage room 19.
According to the above-described conventional technique, it is possible to provide the leg shield 8 with the storage case 16 while maintaining the original overall shape of the leg shield 8. Moreover, since the storage compartment 19 is provided at the upper rear portion of the leg shield 8, it is easier for the driver to get in and out of the vehicle than when the storage compartment 19 is provided at the lower portion.

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, the storage case 16 having the combined structure of the rear and front cases 17 and 18 which are divided into two is attached to the leg shield 8, so that the construction is improved. Complex and with many parts,
The number of assembly steps increases. In order to reduce the number of parts, even if the case 16 is simply formed integrally with the leg shield 8,
Forming the storage compartment 19 while maintaining the original overall shape of the leg shield 8 imposes a heavy burden on a molding die, and is not easy to manufacture. In particular, when a small opening is opened in the storage chamber 19 having a relatively large capacity, a complicated molding die is required to enable die cutting, and the burden on the molding die is further increased. The same applies to the case where the case 16 molded as a single member is attached to the leg shield 8.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide (1) a storage room having a small number of parts and a simple structure at the rear upper portion of the leg shield while maintaining the original overall shape of the leg shield covering the driver's legs. And (2) to provide a leg shield and a storage room in which the burden on the molding die is small and the production is easy.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic vehicle in which a storage chamber having an opening on the driver side is provided at an upper rear portion of a leg shield for covering a driver's leg. In the front storage structure of a two- or three-wheeled vehicle, a leg shield is constituted by a lower half and an upper half attached to an upper end of the lower half, and an opening opening upward at the upper end of the lower half and toward the driver. A storage recess is formed on the driver's side of the upper half to accommodate the leg shield over substantially the entire width of the leg shield, and an opening opened to almost the entire driver side and the storage bottom in the storage recess. Is formed, and the opening of the storage bottom and the opening of the storage recess are closed with a lid, thereby forming a storage chamber with the storage bottom, the storage recess, and the lid.

[0006] The lower half of the leg shield also serves as the storage bottom, the upper half of the leg shield also serves as the storage recess, and the storage bottom, the storage recess and the lid constitute a storage chamber. There is no need for a separate storage room. The leg shield is separated into a lower half that also serves as a storage bottom and an upper half that also serves as a storage recess, and the upper half is attached to the upper end of the lower half.
A storage room can be provided at the upper rear portion of the leg shield while maintaining the original overall shape of the leg shield covering the driver's legs. Die-cutting directions for forming the storage bottom and the storage recess separated from each other may be set separately. Therefore, it is easy to remove the mold when molding the storage chamber, and the mold for molding is simple.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lid is an overhanging member extending toward the driver along the edge of the opening of the storage recess and the edge of the opening of the storage bottom, and the depth of the overhanging member is defined as the depth of the storage recess. It is characterized by having been made substantially the same. The storage opening can be made large and can be stored more easily.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that "before", "after",
“Left”, “right”, “up”, and “down” follow directions viewed from the driver, and Fr indicates a front side, Rr indicates a rear side, L indicates a left side, R indicates a right side, and CL indicates a vehicle width center. Also, the drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention. The motorcycle 10 includes a body frame 11, a front fork 13 rotatably mounted on a head pipe 12 of the body frame 11, a front wheel 14 and a front fender 15 mounted on the front fork 13, and a handle connected to the front fork 13. 16, a handle cover 17 covering the periphery of the handle 16, a power unit 22 with an engine 21 attached to the center of the body frame 11, a swing arm 23 attached to the rear of the body frame 11 so as to be able to swing up and down, and a swing arm 23. A two-seater comprising a rear wheel 24 attached to the rear of the vehicle, a rear cushion 25 suspended from the rear of the swing arm 23, a seat 26 attached to the upper rear of the body frame 11, and a body cover 40 covering the body frame 11. It is a motorcycle.

The vehicle body frame 11 has a main pipe 31 extending from the head pipe 12 to the rear and downward at the center of the vehicle width.
And a rear pipe 32 joined to the rear end of the main pipe 31 and extending rearward and upward, and a reinforcing pipe 33 for reinforcing a joint portion between the main pipe 31 and the rear pipe 32. The seat 26 is a double seat including a seat portion on which a driver and a passenger can sit.

The body cover 40 includes a front cover 41 that covers the front portion of the head pipe 12, a leg shield 42 that covers the legs of the driver, a center cover 43 that covers the center to the rear of the body frame 11, A side cover 44 for covering the side surface of the frame 11;
And a rear fender 45 that covers the upper part of the rear fender. In the figure, 51
Is a headlamp, 52 is a carrier, 53 is a driver's bar-shaped step, 54 is a shift pedal, 55 is a main stand, 56 is a bar-shaped auxiliary step, 57 is a rear wheel side cover, 58 is a tail lamp, and 59 is a chain cover. It is.

FIG. 2 is a left side view around the leg shield according to the present invention. The leg shield 42 is a cover member that covers the front portion of the leg portion of the driver and also covers the rear portion of the head pipe 12 and around the front portion of the main pipe 31. Further, at the upper rear portion, that is, of the head pipe 12, In the vicinity of the rear part, a storage room 48 is provided which protrudes toward the driver (right side in this figure).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view (part 1) of the front cover, the leg shield, and the storage room according to the present invention, and shows a state where the lid 80 of the storage room 48 is closed. The leg shield 42 is a two-piece upper and lower body composed of a lower half 60 and an upper half 70 attached to the upper end of the lower half 60. The leg shield 42 is housed over the lower half 60 and the upper half 70. A chamber 48 is provided.

The lower half 60 includes a frame cover 61 provided at the center of the vehicle width and opened downward in rear view, and a frame cover 6.
A pair of lower leg shield portions 6 extending left and right from the front end of 1
2 and 62 are integrally formed. The frame cover portion 61 plays a role of covering the front portion of the engine 21 and the main pipe 31 shown in FIG. 2, and the lower leg shield portions 62, 62 play a role of covering the legs of the driver. The lid 80 is attached to the storage bottom 6 by the lower left and right hinges 81, 81.
3 and a lock mechanism 83 for locking / unlocking with a key 82 indicated by an imaginary line.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view (part 2) of the front cover, the leg shield and the storage chamber according to the present invention, and shows a state where the lid 80 of the storage chamber 48 is opened. Storage room 48
Is a storage bottom 63 integrally formed on the upper end of the lower half 60 and on the driver side (rear side), a storage recess 73 integrally formed on the driver side of the upper half 70, and an opening of the storage bottom 63. 64
And a lid 80 for closing the opening 74 of the storage recess 73. The lid 80 is a projecting member that projects toward the driver along the edge of the opening 64 of the storage bottom 63 and the edge of the opening 74 of the storage recess 73. The front cover 4
1, the lower half 60, the upper half 70, and the lid 80 are resin molded products such as polypropylene resin.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the front cover and the leg shield according to the present invention. The storage bottom 63 is
It is a member protruding from the upper end of the leg shield 42 so as to form an opening 64 that is open upward and forward. Specifically, the storage bottom 63 is provided with the frame cover 61.
Upper and lower leg shield portions 62 connected to the left and right,
A lower part of the storage case extending upward and rearward over the entire range in the vehicle width direction from the upper end of 62. In addition,
The opening 64 above the storage bottom 63, that is, the level of the upper end is near the lower end of the head pipe 12 shown in FIG.

The upper half 70 is a member having a shape in which the contour of the lower end conforms to the contour of the upper end of the frame cover 61 or the upper end of the lower leg shields 62, 62. , 62 are provided on the extension of the left and right upper leg shield portions 71, 71, and a pair of left and right partition plates 72, 72 are formed at a predetermined interval in the center of the vehicle width to pass the head pipe 12 (see FIG. 2). It was done.

The storage recess 73 is a recess formed with an opening 74 that opens to the driver side and the storage bottom 63 side. The recess is formed by connecting the side plates 75, 75 from the back of the upper leg shield portions 71, 71 to the driver. This is the upper part of the storage case that extends to the side and has a space surrounded by the upper leg shield portions 71, 71 and the side plates 75, 75.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 in FIG. 3, in which the storage recess 73 is large enough to be stored on the driver side over substantially the entire width of the leg shield 42, that is, over substantially the entire width of the upper half 70. It is shown that it is. Storage recess 73
The opening 74 has a size that is open to the entire driver side. The size of the storage bottom 63 and the storage bottom 6 shown in FIG.
The size of the opening 64 is the same as that of the storage recess 73 and the opening 74.

The storage chamber 48 is characterized in that the depth L1 of the lid 80 is substantially the same as the depth L2 of the storage recess 73. Therefore, the opening is large, and the storage is easier. The storage recess 73 has a packing mounting groove 76 formed at the edge of the opening 74, and the packing 77 is formed in the packing mounting groove 76.
Is attached. The seal 77 allows a seal between the opening 74 and the lid 80.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 3, and shows that the opening of the storage chamber 48 is increased by increasing the depth of the lid 80. By fitting the rear end of the storage recess 73 to the front end of the storage bottom 63 and fixing it with a screw, the two members 63 and 73 can be joined.
The space between the front end of the storage bottom 63 and the rear end of the storage recess 73 can be sealed by applying a sealant.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the main part around the opening of the storage chamber according to the present invention. In the opening 74 of the storage recess 73, packing is provided around the entire surface of the contact surface with the lid 80 (see FIG. 7). 77 is attached.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing the external structure and mounting structure of the lower half of the leg shield according to the present invention. The lower half portion 60 of the leg shield 42 is formed integrally with a substantially U-shaped head cover portion 65 extending in a front upper portion, and covers the rear portion of the head pipe 12 with the head cover portion 65. (1) The side wall of the head cover portion 65 is attached to the gusset 34 of the head pipe 12 with bolts 91, 91, and (2)
The rear lower side wall of the frame cover portion 61 is attached to the bracket 35 of the main pipe 31 with bolts 92, 92. (3) The central lower side wall of the frame cover portion 61 is mounted on the cylinder block 28 of the engine 21 with the bolt 93, 9
By attaching at 3, the lower half 60 can be securely and firmly attached.

Returning to FIG. 5 once, the description will be continued. To attach the upper half 70 to the lower half 60, (1) the partition plates 72, 72 are fitted to the side surfaces of the head cover 65 and the screws 9
(2) The rear end of the storage recess 73 is fitted to the front end of the storage bottom 63, and the lower leg shield 62,
62, upper leg shield portions 71, 71, screws 95, 9
5 (only the left one is shown in this figure). Further, to attach the front cover 41 to the upper half 70, (1) cover the front of the upper half 70 with the front cover 41, and (2) attach the front cover 41 to the upper leg shield 7
Fasten together with the screws 95, 95 together with 1, 71,
(3) The front cover 41 is mounted on the upper leg shield portions 71, 71 with screws 96, 96 (only one on the left is shown in this figure). By screwing in this way, the upper half 70 can be attached to the lower half 60 to assemble the leg shield 42, and the front cover 41 can be assembled to the leg shield 42. 66 is a lid for inspection, and 78 and 78 are bolt escape grooves.

Next, the operation of the above-described front storage structure will be described. (1) As shown in FIG. 1, the storage chamber 48 is provided above the leg shield 42, so that the driver can easily get in and out of the vehicle as compared with the case where the storage chamber 48 is provided below. (2) As shown in FIG. 2, the storage bottom 63 of the leg shield 42 attached to the vehicle body frame 11 directly receives the weight of the stored items, so that relatively heavy stored items can be stored. (3) As shown in FIG. 4 described above, a storage recess 73 that can be stored over substantially the entire width of the leg shield 42 is formed, and an opening 74 that opens to the entire driver side in the storage recess 73.
Formed, the storage chamber 48 having a large capacity and a large opening area.
Thus, large items such as a bag B can be easily stored.

(4) As shown in FIG. 5, the lower half 60 of the leg shield 42 also serves as the storage bottom 63, the upper half 70 of the leg shield 42 also serves as the storage recess 73, and the storage bottom 63 and the storage recess 63. Storage room 48 by 73 and lid 80
(Refer to FIG. 4), the storage room made of a separate member is unnecessary. Therefore, the number of components forming the storage chamber 48 can be reduced. (5) Further, the leg shield 42 is attached to the storage bottom 63.
And the upper half 7 also serving as the storage recess 73.
0, and the upper half 70 is attached to the upper end of the lower half 60, so that the original overall shape of the leg shield 42 covering the driver's legs is maintained while the upper part of the leg shield 42 is maintained. A storage chamber 48 having a simple configuration can be provided at the rear. (6) When forming the storage bottom 63 and the storage recess 73 separated from each other, the orientation of the opening 64 and the opening 74
Can be separately set in accordance with the direction of the die. Therefore, it is easy to remove the mold when molding the storage chamber 48 (see FIG. 4), and the mold for molding is simple.
For this reason, the burden on the molding die for molding the leg shield 42 and the storage chamber 48 is reduced, and manufacturing is easy.

In the above embodiment of the present invention,
(1) The motorcycle 10 includes a scooter type motorcycle. The storage chamber 48 may be provided in the leg shield of the motorcycle in addition to being provided in the leg shield 42 of the motorcycle 10. (2) The shape and dimensions of the front cover 41 are arbitrary,
The presence or absence of the front cover 41 is also optional. (3) The leg shield 42 includes an inner cover attached to the back side of the front cover 41 as in the case of a scooter type motorcycle. For example, the lower half 60 may be a leg shield, the upper half 70 may be an inner cover, the storage bottom 63 may be formed in the lower half 60, and the storage recess 73 may be formed in the upper half 70. (4) The lid 80 only needs to close the opening 64 of the storage bottom 63 and the opening 74 of the storage recess 73, and the presence or absence of the hinge 81 is optional.

[0028]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lower half of the leg shield also functions as the storage bottom, the upper half of the leg shield also functions as the storage recess, and the storage bottom, the storage recess, and the lid form the storage chamber. Is unnecessary. Therefore, the number of components forming the storage room can be reduced. Furthermore, the leg shield is separated into a lower half that also serves as a storage bottom and an upper half that also serves as a storage recess, and the upper half is attached to the upper end of the lower half. A storage chamber having a simple configuration can be provided at the upper rear portion of the leg shield while maintaining the original overall shape of the covering leg shield. In addition, when forming the storage bottom and the storage recess separated from each other, the die-cutting directions can be separately set in accordance with the directions of the respective openings. Therefore, it is easy to remove the mold when molding the storage chamber, and the mold for molding is simple. For this reason, the burden on the molding die for molding the leg shield and the storage chamber is reduced, and manufacturing is easy.

Furthermore, a storage recess is formed which can be stored over substantially the entire width of the leg shield, and an opening which is open to almost the entire driver side is formed in this storage recess.
The storage room has a large capacity and a large opening area, and large storage items such as bags can be easily stored. Also, since the storage bottom of the leg shield attached to the vehicle body frame directly receives the weight of the stored item, a relatively heavy stored item can be stored. Further, since the storage chamber is provided above the leg shield, it is easier for the driver to get in and out of the vehicle than when the storage room is provided below the leg shield.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lid is a projecting member projecting toward the driver along the edge of the opening of the storage recess and the edge of the opening of the storage bottom, and the depth of the projecting member is defined as the depth of the storage recess. Because it was almost the same, the opening became large,
Storage is easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view around a leg shield according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a front cover, a leg shield, and a storage chamber according to the present invention (part 1).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a front cover, a leg shield, and a storage chamber according to the present invention (part 2).

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a front cover and a leg shield according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part around an opening of the storage chamber according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing an external configuration and a mounting structure of a lower half of the leg shield according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Motorcycle, 41 ... Front cover, 42 ... Leg shield, 48 ... Storage room, 60 ... Lower half, 63 ... Storage bottom, 64 ... Opening of storage bottom, 70 ... Upper half, 73 ... Storage recess, 74 ... opening of storage recess, 80 ... lid, L1
... depth of lid, L2 ... depth of storage recess.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A front storage structure for a motorcycle having a storage room having an opening on the driver side at an upper rear portion of a leg shield for covering a leg of a driver. And a storage bottom having an upper opening at the upper end of the lower half and at the driver side, and a storage bottom having an upper opening at the driver side. A storage recess that can be stored over substantially the entire width of the leg shield is formed, and an opening that is open to almost the entire driver side and the storage bottom side is formed in the storage recess, and an opening of the storage bottom and an opening of the storage recess are formed. By closing the lid with
The front storage structure of a motorcycle, wherein the storage chamber is constituted by the storage bottom, the storage recess, and the lid. 2. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the lid is a projecting member projecting toward a driver along an edge of an opening of the storage recess and an edge of an opening of the storage bottom. The front storage structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the front storage structure is substantially the same as the depth of the motorcycle.