JP2000225978A - Roof supporting structure of motorcycle or motor- tricycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roof supporting structure for a motorcycle or motor tricycle equipped with a roof, allowing easy mounting and removal of a rear box and having an enlarged accommodating capacity established by enlarging the height of the rear box. SOLUTION: A roof supporting structure for a motorcycle or motor tricycle is equipped with a windshield 11 attached to the front surface of the body, a roof 12 continued to the top of the windshield to cover the over-part of the body, pillars 13 to support the tail of the roof, and a rear box 14 mounted on the load table 7 behind the rider's seat, wherein each pillar 13 has its bottom positioned at the forefront of the load table 7 and is formed as rising approx. vertically straight upward from the forefront of the load table and bent backward aslant from the position near the top of the rear box 14 so as to support by the top the tail of the roof 12, and the pillar rising part from the forefront of the load table 7 is exposed to the front surface of the rear box 14 mounted behind.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle and a three-wheeled vehicle having a roof for sunshade and rain and a rear box for storing luggage, and more particularly to a support structure for the rear end of the roof. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a motorcycle or a tricycle such as a scooter or a small motorcycle is used for business delivery of food such as pizza, a windshield and a roof are integrated with a body of the motorcycle or a tricycle. Motorcycles with a roof, which are mounted on the vehicle body and provided with a rear box on the rear carrier, have been put to practical use. The roof covers the back of the driver's seat up to the upper part of the platform, and a pillar is attached to the rear end of the roof to support the roof. The pillar is inclined forward from a mounting portion at the rear end of the roof, and is supported on a carrier along with a rear box. Conventionally, the pillar has been fixed on the carrier through the housing portion on the front side of the rear box.

[0003]

However, in a configuration in which the pillar penetrates through the rear box housing, when the rear box is detached and used or mounted, the attaching / detaching operation becomes very troublesome. Further, when the inclined pillar penetrates the rear box, the space in the housing is restricted, so that the storage volume is reduced and the height of the box cannot be increased.
In addition, the rear box is opened almost entirely on the rear side in order to make it easy to put and take out stored items, and for example, a hinged door that opens upward is provided on this opening surface. Therefore, if the height of the rear box is too high, the door becomes large and heavy, and the passage area of the opening and closing operation becomes large, so that usability is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in a motorcycle or a three-wheeled vehicle with a roof, the rear box can be easily attached and detached and the height of the rear box is increased to increase the storage capacity. It is an object of the present invention to provide a roof support structure for a motorcycle.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a windshield mounted on a front surface of a vehicle body, a roof continuously covering an upper portion of the windshield at an upper end of the windshield; In a motorcycle or three-wheeled vehicle roof support structure including a pillar supporting a rear end and a rear box mounted on a carrier behind a driver's seat, the pillar has a lower end positioned at a front end of the carrier. From the front end of the loading platform, it rises linearly substantially vertically upward, bends obliquely backward from a position near the upper end of the rear box, and is formed to support the rear end of the roof at the upper end. And a rising portion of the pillar from the front end of the loading platform is exposed to the front side of the rear box mounted behind the pillar. To provide a structure.

According to this configuration, the pillar supporting the roof rises from the carrier while being exposed to the front side of the rear box, so that the rear box and the pillar can be easily separated from each other, and the operation of attaching and detaching the rear box can be performed. Becomes easier. In addition, since the vertical rising part of the pillar corresponds to the height of the rear box and bends backward from the vicinity of the upper end of the rear box on the upper side of the rear box, the height of the rear box is increased to increase the storage capacity Can be.

In a preferred embodiment, the rear box has an upper door hinged to an upper end and opening upward and a lower door hinged to a lower end and opening downward. I have.

According to this structure, when the height of the rear box is increased, the door is divided into upper and lower parts and opened upward and downward, respectively, so that each door is lighter.
In addition, the range in which the door rotates can be reduced, so that the door can be easily opened and closed, and the operability is improved.

In a further preferred configuration, a vertical groove into which the pillar is inserted is formed on a front side of the rear box.

According to this configuration, the pillar is inserted into the vertical groove of the rear box in an exposed state, so that the rear box can be easily attached and detached, and the rear box is sufficiently moved toward the front end side of the carrier. Can be arranged.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a scooter-type motorcycle with a roof according to an embodiment of the present invention. A front cover 3 that covers a steering shaft (not shown), a headlight 2, and the like is attached to a front side of the vehicle body 1. A handle cover 5 that covers the handle 4 is provided above the front cover 3. A seat 6 is provided at the center of the vehicle body 1, and a carrier 7 is provided behind the seat 6. A front cowling 8 is mounted further on the front side of the front cover 3, and a rearview mirror 9 and a wiper 10 are mounted.

Stay 1 covered with front cowling 8
5 (see FIG. 2), the lower end of the transparent windshield 11 is fixed. The upper end of the windshield 11 is curved and continues to a substantially horizontal roof 12 made of a translucent material. The rear end of the roof 12 is supported by the bed 7 via two left and right pillars 13. A rear box 14 is detachably mounted on a carrier behind the pillar 13. Such front cowling 8 and windshield 1 on the front side of the vehicle body
1, the roof 12, the pillars 13, the rear box 14, and the like are attached to the vehicle body 1 by retrofitting as an option.

FIG. 2 is a structural view of a roof, a windshield, a box and the like of the scooter type motorcycle with a roof.

A stay 15 made of a pipe frame material is fixed to the vehicle body 1 while being covered with the front cowling 8 as described later. The upper surface and the upper side surface of the stay 15 on the rear side of the front cowling 8 are covered with a console panel 16. The washer tank 1 is placed in the space surrounded by the front cowling 8 and the console panel 16.
7 and a wiper drive mechanism 22 are provided and fixed to the stay 15 respectively. The wiper shaft 20 projects from the wiper drive mechanism 22, penetrates through the center of the front cowling 8, and is connected to the wiper 10. A horn 21 is further attached to the stay 15.

As described above, the front cowling 8 and the console panel 16 form a storage space for the equipment on the front side of the front cover 3 of the vehicle body 1 separately from the front cover 3 so that the space at the front of the vehicle body can be effectively used. Use is facilitated, and the arrangement of devices arranged on the vehicle body side is simplified, and the degree of freedom in layout is increased. In addition, it is not necessary to form the front cover 3 in a large size in consideration of attaching a retrofitting member such as a roof or a windshield as described above.

The lower end of the windshield 11 is fixed to the stay 15 as described later. The windshield 11 is made of a transparent material and has a curved connecting portion 11a at an upper end thereof. A roof 12 made of a horizontal translucent material is connected to an end of the curved connecting portion 11a. In this case, the curved connecting portion 11a of the windshield 11
Is almost horizontal, and the front side of the horizontal roof surface is constituted by a transparent windshield. This widens the field of view of the upper front side of the driver.

An upper end 13a of a pillar 13 is fixed to the rear end of the roof 12 as described later, and supports the roof 12. The upper end 13 a of the pillar 13 is covered with a cover 50. The ends of a U-shaped carrier frame 51 in a plan view are joined to the lower ends 13b of the two left and right pillars 13 by connecting the left and right pillars 13 as described later.

The pillar 13 rises linearly and substantially vertically upward from the lower end 13b thereof, and the rear box 14
The upper end 13a is attached to the rear end of the roof 12 by being inclined rearward upward at a bent portion 13c corresponding to the upper end of the roof 12. An inclined portion 13d between the upper end portion 13a and the bent portion 13c
May have an S-shaped curved shape. Bending part 13c
The vertical rising portion 13e between the lower box 13 and the lower box 13b is inserted into a vertical groove 70 (see FIG. 12) provided on the front surface (the rear surface when viewed from the rear door side) of the rear box 14, and
It is provided in a state of being exposed from. With such a configuration, the pillar 13 and the rear box 14 can be easily separated, and the mounting and dismounting of the rear box 14 can be easily performed. In addition, the rear box 14 can be mounted close to the front end portion of the loading platform 7 to save space. The storage capacity can be increased by making the best use.

The rear surface of the rear box 14 is provided with an upper door 59 and a lower door 60 which are substantially open and are divided into upper and lower parts. The upper door 59 has its upper end attached to the upper edge of the rear box 14 with a hinge 58 and is opened upward as indicated by arrow A. The lower end of the lower door 60 is attached to the lower edge side of the rear box 14 by a hinge 61 and is opened downward as indicated by an arrow B. As described above, the upper door 59 and the lower door 60 are opened upward and downward, respectively, thereby
Each door is heavier and the range of rotation is smaller, making it easier to open and close, compared to a configuration in which the doors are opened and closed by a single door. Can be

The rear box 14 is formed to have a wide width so as to have a maximum width at the rear portion of the vehicle body, so as to increase the storage capacity. Protectors 52 are provided at the front lower ends on both the left and right sides of the rear box 14.
The protector 52 prevents the rear box from contacting and damaging a column, implant, or other obstacle while traveling on a narrow alley, for example.

FIG. 3 is a mounting view of the stay 15. A stay 15 made of a pipe frame material is fixed to the vehicle body through bolts 24 and 25 through mounting holes 23 and 26 of the front cover 3. Mirror mounting brackets 27 are fixed to the left and right sides of the stay 15, and the rearview mirror 9 (FIG. 1) is mounted via a damper 28. The lower end of the windshield 11 is attached to the bracket 27 via a hole 45 as described later.

FIG. 4 is a mounting view of the windshield. Curved connecting portion 1 at the upper end of windshield 11
Near the edge of 1a, cushion material 44 for roof attachment
Is affixed. The lower end of this windshield 11
It is screwed and fixed to the mounting hole 45 on the upper part of the stay 15 and the mirror mounting bracket 27 fixed to the stay 15 with the screw 46.

FIG. 5 is a mounting view of the roof. The front end of the roof 12 overlaps with the cushion 44 at the upper end of the windshield 11, and is connected to the windshield 11 by screws 47 before and after the cushion 44. The rear end of the roof 12 is provided with a pillar support bar 49 by a screw 48.
Fixed to The pillars 13 are fixed to the left and right ends of the pillar support bar 49, respectively. This pillar support bar 49 is covered with a cover 50.

FIG. 6 is a mounting view of the molding. A molding 43 made of an elastic material is attached to the periphery of the windshield 11 and the roof 12 connected thereto by molding clips 42 provided at predetermined intervals to protect the periphery of the windshield 11 and the roof 12.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the mounting of the upper end of the pillar 13. The upper end of the pillar 13 is provided with a screw 5 on each of two left and right mounting pieces 53 provided below the pillar support bar 49.
5 fixed. A stay 54 for attaching the cover 50 is provided between the left and right attachment pieces 53, and the cover 50 is fixed from below by screws (not shown). A high mount stop lamp 72 is provided on the rear side of the cover 50.
Is provided, and the lead wire (not shown) is
6 and are routed using the inside of the pillar 13.

FIG. 8 is a mounting view of the carrier frame. These are connected to the lower ends of the left and right pillars 13 to join the U-shaped carrier frame 51 in plan view. The carrier frame 51 is fixed to the carrier 7 by four screws 57. As a result, the pillar 13 stands upright on the carrier 7 and is fixed and held. FIG. 9 is a mounting view of the rear box. The figure shows a state where the upper door 59 and the lower door 60 are open. An intermediate shelf 65 is integrally provided inside the rear box 14. The front side (rear side with respect to the door opening surface) of the rear box 14 is provided with screws 63 via a plate 62.
Is fixed to the pillar 13. The bottom surface of the rear box 14 is provided with screws 71 and nuts 7 via two stays 64.
3 fixes it to the carrier frame 51 side.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the rear box.
FIG. 11 is a front left half view of the rear box. The rear box 14 is formed by being divided into a plurality of pieces, for example,
A plurality of pieces vacuum formed from a resin material such as AES are joined with an adhesive to form a housing. The number of divisions is, for example,
It is divided into five pieces: a left and right side plate, a back plate in which the front surface (rear surface with respect to the door opening surface) and the upper surface are integrated, a bottom plate, and an intermediate shelf plate. By forming the rear box into a plurality of pieces and joining them, a large rear box can be easily and efficiently manufactured by vacuum forming.

In order to reinforce the rear box 14, reinforcing members 66 and 67 made of pipe material are provided on the upper and lower portions of the peripheral edge of the opening surface, respectively. These reinforcing members 66 and 67 are mutually fixed to the plate 68 on both sides of the opening by screws (not shown). A reinforcing member 69 is provided on the rear box 14 along the inner periphery of the housing at an intermediate portion in the height direction to further increase the strength of the rear box.

FIG. 12 is a top half view of the rear box. A vertical groove 70 is provided on the front side of the rear box 14 behind the seat 6. The pillar 13 is inserted into the vertical groove 70 and is arranged so as to be exposed from the rear box 14. By providing such vertical grooves in the rear box to expose and insert the pillars, the pillars and the rear box can be easily separated and the rear box can be easily attached and detached. The storage space can be increased by maximizing the space by arranging it sufficiently close to the unit side.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the pillar supporting the roof rises from the carrier while being exposed to the front side of the rear box, so that the rear box and the pillar can be easily separated. The operation of attaching and detaching the rear box is facilitated. In addition, since the vertical rising part of the pillar corresponds to the height of the rear box and bends backward from the vicinity of the upper end of the rear box on the upper side of the rear box, the height of the rear box is increased to increase the storage capacity Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a scooter type motorcycle with a roof according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of components on the upper part of the vehicle body.

FIG. 3 is a mounting view of a stay.

FIG. 4 is an installation diagram of a windshield.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the installation of a roof.

FIG. 6 is an installation diagram of a molding.

FIG. 7 is a mounting view of a pillar support bar.

FIG. 8 is a mounting diagram of a carrier frame.

FIG. 9 is a mounting view of a rear box.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the rear box.

FIG. 11 is a front half view of the rear box.

FIG. 12 is a top half view of the rear box.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Body, 2: Headlight, 3: Front cover, 4: Handle, 5: Handle cover, 6: Seat, 7: Luggage carrier,
8: front cowling, 9: rearview mirror, 10: wiper, 11: windshield, 12: roof, 1
3: Pillar, 14: Rear box, 15: Stay, 1
6: console panel, 17: washer tank, 2
0: wiper shaft, 21: horn, 22: wiper drive mechanism, 23, 26: mounting hole, 24, 25: bolt, 2
7: bracket, 28: damper, 42: molding clip, 43: molding, 44: cushion material, 45: mounting hole, 46, 47, 48: screw, 49: pillar support bar,
50: cover, 51: carrier frame, 52: protector, 53: mounting piece, 54: stay, 55: screw,
56: clamp, 57: screw, 58, 61: hinge, 5
9: upper door, 60: lower door, 62: plate, 63: screw,
64: stay, 65: middle shelf, 66, 67, 69: reinforcing member, 68: plate, 70: vertical groove, 71: screw, 7
2: High mount stop lamp, 73: Nut.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A windshield mounted on a front surface of a vehicle body, a roof continuously covering an upper part of the vehicle body at an upper end of the windshield, a pillar supporting a rear end of the roof, and a carrier on a rear side of a driver's seat. And a rear box mounted on the roof support structure of a motorcycle or a three-wheeled vehicle, wherein a lower end of the pillar is located at a front end of the carrier, and the pillar is substantially linearly upwardly extended from the front end of the carrier. It is formed so as to rise vertically, bend obliquely rearward from a position near the upper end of the rear box, and to support the rear end of the roof at the upper end.
A roof support structure for a motorcycle, which is exposed on the front side of the rear box mounted on the rear side. 2. The rear box according to claim 1, further comprising an upper door hingedly connected to an upper end of the rear box to open upward, and a lower door hinged to a lower end of the door to open downwardly. 2. The roof support structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1. 3. A longitudinal groove into which said pillar is inserted is formed on a front side of said rear box.
Or a roof support structure for a motorcycle or tricycle according to 2.