JP2002029474A - Motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store a large U-shaped locking device under a seat without expanding width of a rear frame and while securing a storing space of an electric equipment components. SOLUTION: A rod 42 of the U-shaped locking device 6 is tilted with respect to the back and front direction of a body in a plan view with two arms 42a arranged in the vehicle width direction, and in this state the left arm 42a is projected between the rear frame 25 and a side cover 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle in which a U-shaped locking device including a U-shaped rod and a locking device is stored below a seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a U-shaped locking device as one of locking devices used to prevent theft of a motorcycle. The U-shaped locking device comprises a rod made of a round bar bent in a U-shape and a locking device detachably connected to two linearly extending arms of the rod. With a part of the vehicle body (for example, a rim of a wheel) inserted inside, the locking device is connected to both arms to perform locking.

[0003] This U-shaped lock device is used for parking when the vehicle body is parked to prevent theft.
When traveling, you must always carry it. In recent years, there has been proposed a motorcycle in which a U-shaped lock device can be stored below a seat so that the user does not forget to carry the motorcycle.

[0004] This type of motorcycle has a seat bottom plate,
The U-shaped lock device is held by a fender or the like below the seat. That is, the U-shaped rod is held on the seat bottom plate or the fender upper surface via a bracket or the like in a state where the two arms are arranged in the vehicle width direction and extend in the front-rear direction. When the U-shaped locking device is stored below the seat, the entire U-shaped locking device is located inside a rear frame such as a seat rail or a back stay.

[0005]

However, as described above, in order to store the U-shaped locking device below the seat, a large storage space must be formed below the seat, and the width of the rear frame must be increased. Or the electrical components provided below the seat must be relocated to another location.

[0006] When the width of the rear frame is increased, the degree of freedom in designing the rear portion of the vehicle body is reduced, and the motorcycle is mounted so as to be hidden under the seat in a motorcycle having a small space for mounting parts. When the electrical components are relocated, they are exposed to the exterior of the vehicle. In order to store the U-shaped locking device below the seat without increasing the width of the rear frame, a U-shaped locking device having a narrow rod width (a distance between two rods) must be used. Such a narrow U-shaped locking device is extremely inconvenient to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. The rear frame does not increase in width, and a large space can be provided below the seat while securing a space for storing electrical components. An object of the present invention is to provide a motorcycle that can accommodate a U-shaped lock device.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, a motorcycle according to the present invention comprises a rod of a U-shaped locking device having two arms arranged in a vehicle width direction and a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body in a plan view. One arm of this rod is extended between the rear frame and the side cover in a state where the rod is inclined with respect to.

According to the present invention, one arm of the rod can be housed in the dead space formed between the rear frame and the side cover. For this reason, the width of the rear frame can be set without being affected by the width of the rod, and the storage space formed inside the rear frame can be expanded by an amount corresponding to the extension of the arm as compared with the related art. Can be.

A motorcycle according to a second aspect of the present invention is the motorcycle according to the first aspect, wherein the rod is arranged such that the bent portion is located on the rear side of the vehicle body and crosses the rear frame upward. It was established. According to the present invention, the arm of the rod, which extends outside the rear frame, follows the inner surface of the rear portion of the side cover whose lateral width gradually increases toward the front of the vehicle body.

A motorcycle according to a third aspect of the present invention is the motorcycle according to the second aspect, wherein a locking device is disposed between the bent portion of the rod and the fender member, and the rod is connected to the fender. The locking device is sandwiched between the rod and the fender member by holding the member with a rubber binding member. According to the present invention, the rod and the locking device can be fixed to the fender member with a simple structure.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a motorcycle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. 4 is an enlarged side view showing the rear part of the vehicle body, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the locking device fixing grommet, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the rear fender, FIG. 7 is a side view of the rear fender, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 8, FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 8, and FIG. 11 is XI-XI in FIG.
12 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 8, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 8, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of the fender plate, FIG. 16 is a side view of the fender plate, FIG. 17 is a rear view of the mud guard, FIG. 18 is a side view of the mud guard, and FIG.
Is a plan view of the mudguard, which is shown with a part of an upper end portion on the left side of the vehicle body cut away. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a nut member. FIG. 20A is a plan view, and FIG. 20B is a side view.

FIG. 21 is a rear view of the tail lamp, FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 21, FIG. 23 is a front view showing a state where the LED is mounted on the conductor pattern, FIG. 24 is a side view of the tail lamp, and FIG. 21 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 21, and FIG. 26 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

In these figures, the reference numeral 1 indicates a motorcycle according to this embodiment. The motorcycle 1 is a so-called on-road type having a cowling 2 covering a front portion of a vehicle body, and side covers 5 covering a driver's seat 3 and a passenger tandem seat 4 from both sides. As shown in FIG. 4, a U-shaped lock device 6 described below is housed below the tandem seat 4. 1 to 3, reference numeral 7 denotes a body frame of the motorcycle, 8 denotes a front fork, 9 denotes a front wheel, 10 denotes a rear wheel, 11 denotes an engine, 12 denotes a steering wheel, and 13 denotes a fuel tank. .

The body frame 7 includes a head pipe 14.
A tank rail 15 extending rearward and downward to support the fuel tank 13, a rear arm bracket 16 welded to the rear end of the tank rail 15, and a seat rail 17 provided on the rear arm bracket 16 so as to extend rearward ( 6 and 7) and the backstay 18
And so on. The tank rail 15;
The rear arm bracket 16, the seat rail 17, and the back stay 18 are formed so as to form a pair in the vehicle width direction. A rear arm 20 for supporting a rear wheel is supported on the rear arm bracket 16 via a pivot shaft 19 (see FIG. 1) so as to be vertically swingable.

As shown in FIG. 4, a movable fender 29 swinging with the rear arm 20 is mounted on the rear arm 20. The rear end 2 of this movable fender 29
9a is extended to the rear of the vehicle body as compared with a normal one, and extends to substantially the same position as the axle of the rear wheel in the front-rear direction. By employing this structure, muddy water splashed up by the rear wheel 10 is less likely to be applied to a lower surface of a fender plate 32 described later.

The seat rail 17 and the back stay 18
Connect the rear ends to each other as shown in FIG. The left and right seat rails 17 are connected to each other by first to third cross members indicated by reference numerals 21 to 23 in FIG. 4, and the rear ends of the left and right back stays 18 are connected to the fourth cross member. 24 are connected to each other. The fourth cross member 24 is formed by a plate 24a welded to the rear ends of the left and right back stays 18, and a cross pipe 24b connecting the rear ends of the plates 24a, 24a. I have. By connecting the left and right seat rails 17 and the back stay 18 in this manner, a laterally V-shaped rear frame 25 that opens toward the front of the vehicle body in a side view.
Is formed.

The rear frame 25 supports the driver's seat 3 and the passenger's tandem seat 4 and, as shown in FIG. 7, a rear fender 26 located below the seats 3 and 4. , The side cover 5
And so on. The driver's seat 3 is fixed to the rear frame 25 with fixing bolts (not shown), and the tandem seat 4 includes a fourth cross member 24 located at the rearmost side in FIG. The third cross member 23 adjacent to the cross member 24 is detachably supported. In this embodiment, a lock mechanism 27 for holding the tandem seat 4 in a mounted state is provided on the third cross member 23, and the tandem seat 4 cannot be removed unless the occupant releases the lock of the lock mechanism 27. Like that.

The tandem seat 4 is configured to be detachable as described above, below the tandem seat 4 and the driver's seat 3 and between the side cover 5 and the rear fender 26. This is because the U-shaped lock device 6 and the tool bag 28 (see FIG. 6) can be put in and out of the device.

As shown in FIG. 7, the rear fender 26 forming the bottom of the storage space is provided with the U-shaped locking device 6.
Storage box 31 for storing electrical components to be described later together with the tool bag 28, a fender plate 32 fixed to the lower portion of the storage box 31, a mud guard 33 fixed to the rear end of the fender plate 32 and extending downward and downward. It is constituted by.

The storage box 31 is formed in a box shape opened upward with a synthetic resin, supports the U-shaped locking device 6 and the tool bag 28 in a detachable manner, and is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. So, battery 34 and C
The electrical components such as the DI unit 35 are fixed, and the front end is fixed to the seat rail 16 with fixing bolts 37, and the rear end is fixed to the rear end of the back stay 18 with four fixing bolts 38. 4 cross members 24
Is fixed to the plate 24a. As described above, since many components can be mounted on the storage box 31, the bottom surface of the storage box 31 is formed with a large number of irregularities.

The upper opening of the storage box 31 is closed by the driver's seat 3 at the front half of the vehicle body, and is opened and closed by the tandem seat 4 at the rear half of the vehicle body. . That is, the storage box 31 is opposed to a seat bottom plate (not shown) of both the seats 3 and 4, and by removing the tandem seat 4 from the vehicle body, the rear part of the storage box 31 is directed upward. Become open.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rear end of the storage box 31 is provided with a fourth cross member 2 in a U-shaped recess 39 formed in the upper end of the left and right side walls 31a.
4 while inserting the cross pipe 24b from above,
The claw pieces 40 projecting upward from the bottom plate 31b are engaged from above with the central portion of the cross pipe 24b in the left-right direction,
A structure is adopted in which the cross pipe 24b is gripped by both. By providing the holding portion for holding the cross pipe 24b at the rear end of the storage box 31 in this manner, when the storage box 31 is assembled to the rear frame 25, the storage box 31 can be temporarily temporarily held by the holding portion. Assembly work becomes easy.

Further, the rear end of the storage box 31 can be positioned with high accuracy and firmly fixed to the rear end of the rear frame 25 by the gripping portion and the four fixing bolts 38, so that the storage box 31 can be securely stored. The rear end of the side cover 5 is fixed to a side cover support seat 41 (see FIGS. 6 to 8) integrally formed at the rear end of the left and right side walls 31 a of the box 31, whereby the rear end of the side cover 5 is formed. The part can be positioned at an accurate position with reference to the rear end of the rear frame 25 and the storage box 31.
Therefore, when assembling the side cover 5 to the fender plate 32 attached to the storage box 31, it is possible to prevent a gap from being formed at a connection portion between the two.

As is well known in the art, the U-shaped locking device 6 includes a rod 42 (see FIG. 8) formed by bending a round bar into a U-shape, and And a locking device 43 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) connected to the distal ends of the two arms 42a, 42a extending in the direction of the arrow. The locking device 43 is detachably attached to the storage box 31 with the locking device 43 removed from the rod 42. are doing.

The rod 42 is, as shown in FIG.
The arms 42a are arranged in the vehicle width direction and the bent portion 42
b is located on the rear side of the vehicle body, and is held in the storage box 31 in a state of being inclined so as to be gradually shifted to the left side of the vehicle body toward the front end side (front side of the vehicle body). As shown in FIG. 8, the rod 42 is held by the arm 42a on the right side of the vehicle body by the first engagement portion 44 of the storage box 31.
And the other arm 42a is inserted into the second engaging portion 45 of the storage box 31 from the rear,
The bending is performed by pressing the bent portion 42b toward the bottom plate of the storage box 31 with a rubber band 46 (see FIG. 6).

The first engaging portion 44 is provided in the manner shown in FIGS.
0 to 13 as shown in FIG.
The rear engagement groove 51 formed in a groove shape that is opened downward by molding the b to partially bulge upward.
And the front side engagement groove 52, and the bottom plate 31b located between the engagement grooves 51, 52.
That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the first engagement portion 44 is connected to the rear end opening 51a of the rear engagement groove 51 through the arm 42a.
The arm 42a is formed by the groove wall surfaces of the front and rear engagement grooves 51 and 52 and the bottom plate 31b between the engagement grooves 51 and 52.
Has a structure in which the front part is held from above and below.

In this embodiment, the width of the groove gradually increases toward the rear of the rear engagement groove 51 so that the front end of the arm 42a can be easily inserted into the rear engagement groove 51. Is formed. When the U-shaped lock device 6 is not stored, the lid 53 can be attached to the rear end opening 51a of the rear engagement groove 51 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, a stopper wall 52a facing the tip of the arm 42a is formed at the front end of the front engagement groove 52.

The second engaging portion 45 has a rear engaging groove 54 (see FIG. 10) having the same structure as the two engaging grooves 51 and 52 of the first engaging portion 44. A front engagement groove 55 (see FIG. 11) formed on the front side of the side engagement groove 54. The front engagement groove 55 is formed in a U-shaped cross section that opens upward. That is, similarly to the first engagement portion 44, the second engagement portion 45 also has a structure in which the left arm 42a is held by vertically sandwiching the left arm 42a between the front and rear engagement grooves 54 and 55. ing. The rear engagement groove 54 of the second engagement portion 45 is also connected to the arm 42a.
The groove width is formed so as to gradually increase toward the rear side so that the leading end of the groove can be easily inserted. As shown in FIG. 6, the second engaging portion 45 is formed so as to protrude laterally from the seat rail 17 and the back stay 18 on the left side of the vehicle body in plan view.

Further, the respective engagement grooves of the first and second engagement portions 44, 45 are inclined forward and downward with respect to the bottom of the storage box 31, and extend in the front-rear direction. By holding the rod 42 at the joints 44 and 45, the front part of the rod 42 is
8 below. Therefore, the first
By holding the rod 42 by the second engaging portions 44 and 45, the bent portion 42b of the rod 42 crosses the seat rail 17 and the back stay 18 on the left side of the vehicle body upward and the left arm 42a is It extends between the left seat rail 17 and the back stay 18 (rear frame 25) and the left side cover 5.

The right arm 42a is connected to the rear frame 25
Pass under the cross member 23, so that the cross member 2
The lock mechanism 27 of the tandem seat 4 provided on the turret 3 does not need to have a special structure to avoid interference with the arm 42a, and does not hinder the opening and closing of the seat.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the locking device 43 is held by moving the locking device 43 to the bent portion 4 of the rod 42.
2b, it was placed on the bottom plate 31b of the storage box 31, and the rod 42 was held in the storage box 31 by the band 46 and supported by the sheet bottom plate 4a of the tandem sheet 4 (see FIG. 5). This is performed by pressing the stopper rubber 4b against the upper surface of the locking device from above. That is, the locking device 43 is sandwiched between the bent portion 42b of the rod 42, the tandem sheet 4 and the storage box 31.

The band 46 is formed in a ring shape by rubber, and the storage box 31 is placed over the bent portion 42b.
In a state of being pulled by the two hooks 56. Also, as shown in FIG. 8, a projection 57 is provided on the bottom of the storage box 31 on which the locking device 43 is placed to determine the position of the locking device 43, and the locking device 43 does not vibrate. The damper rubber 58 is attached as described above.

The fender plate 32 attached to the lower portion of the storage box 31 has a structure in which muddy water splashed up by the rear wheel 10 is filled in the storage box 31 with, for example, a gap between the first engaging portions 44 and a bottom plate 31b of the storage box 31. This is for preventing intrusion from the lightening hole 31c (see FIG. 8) formed at the bottom, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG.
A fixing bolt is formed in a plate shape substantially along the lower surface of the storage box 31, and two mounting seats 61 at the front end and a mounting seat 62 at the center in the vehicle width direction at the rear end are in contact with the storage box 31. 63 and 64 (see FIG. 6). In addition,
In this embodiment, the lightening hole 31c is formed at a position hidden by mounting the CDI unit 35. However, the lightening hole 31c may be formed at another position as long as it overlaps the fender plate 32 in the vertical direction. Can be.

The fender plate 32 is made of a synthetic resin material having relatively high hardness because muddy water or pebbles splashed by the rear wheel 10 hits the fender plate 32. The entire lower surface is painted so that it will not be easily scratched when washed off. The paint color is such that the fender plate 32 is exposed to the rear of the vehicle body as shown in FIG.
Since the lower surface of the vehicle body 2 forms a part of the exterior of the vehicle body, the lower surface of the vehicle body 2 is determined from the viewpoint of design in relation to the colors of the cowling 2 and the side cover 5 at the front of the vehicle body. That is, the color may be the same as or different from that of the side cover 5. In this embodiment, the fender plate 32 is formed of black ABS resin, and the lower surface is painted in the same color as the side cover 5. The fender plate 32 may be colored with the same color as the side cover 5 and the lower surface may be painted with the same color. By adopting this configuration, even if the paint is partially peeled off, it becomes less noticeable. Alternatively, a resin material having high weather resistance such as AES resin may be used, and the material may be colored instead of painted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the width of the fender plate 32 and the mud guard 33 are set so that the outer edge of the fender plate 32 passes outside the outer edge of the mud guard 33 in a rear view. I have.

A bulging portion 32a which is curved at the same curvature as that of the rear wheel 10 and protrudes upward is provided on the front side of the fender plate 32 so that the clearance between the fender plate 32 and the rear wheel 10 can be widened. At the rear end, a bracket 66 for attaching a later-described tail lamp 65 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) is provided so as to form a pair in the vehicle width direction, and a lens 67 of the tail lamp 65 is inserted. Opening 68 is formed.

In the bulging portion 32a, the muddy water or the like jumped up by the rear wheel 10 is applied to a curved portion at the rear end (a portion which is directed downward and is not exposed to the rear of the vehicle body) in FIG. It is mainly designed to prevent muddy water from being applied to portions that are located on the front side and exposed to the rear of the vehicle body. The reason that muddy water is less likely to be applied to the front portion of the bulging portion 32 is that the rear end 29a of the movable fender 29 is positioned as rearward as possible,
This is because most of the mud and the like are received by 9. By forming the rear end of the movable fender 29 rearward from the position shown in the figure, it is possible to prevent almost all the area of the bulging portion 32 from being covered with muddy water. In this case, the vehicle body is viewed from the side. Sometimes the appearance is impaired. That is, in this embodiment, the bulging portion 32
By allowing muddy water or the like to splash on the rear end portion (portion pointing downward or obliquely forward and downward) of a, it is possible to improve both the external appearance in side view and the external appearance in rear view. ing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the tail lamp 65 is fixed by connecting a stay 70 projecting forward from the left and right ends of the tail lamp housing 69 to the bracket 66 to the bracket 66 with fixing bolts 71.
The positioning is performed by fitting a positioning pin 72 projecting from the rear surface of the tail lamp housing 69 at the center in the vehicle width direction into a positioning hole 73 of the fender plate 32 via a grommet 74 (see FIG. 25). In this embodiment, the two brackets 66 are disposed on the side of the fourth cross member 24, and the stay 70 of the tail lamp 65 is attached to the outside of the bracket 66 on the vehicle body. The rear end of the storage box 31 can face the inside, and the storage space can be widened. The lower end of the side cover 5 is attached to both sides of the fender plate 32. A nut for attaching the side cover 5 is indicated by reference numeral 75 in FIG.

The mounting seat 62 at the rear end of the fender plate 32 is formed at a position overlapping the tandem sheet 4 in a plan view, and allows four fixing bolts 64 (see FIG. 6) to penetrate from above. Through holes 76 are formed, and fixing bolts 6 inserted through these through holes 76 are provided.
4 with the nut member 77 of the lower mudguard 33 (FIG. 19).
20 (see FIG. 20) and the mud guard 33 so as to be fixed to the storage box 31.

That is, a structure in which a hand can be reached to an opening (a U-shaped lock device 6 or a tool box access opening) formed by removing the tandem sheet 4 to loosen or tighten the fixing bolt 64. Has been adopted. For this reason, the attachment and detachment of the mud guard 33 can be easily performed from inside the storage box 31. The mudguard 33 is removed when, for example, the motorcycle 1 participates in a race. Mudguard 33
By removing the cover, the lower surface of the painted fender plate 32 is exposed to the rear substantially over the entire area, so that the appearance can be improved.

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the mud guard 33 forms a mounting seat 81 for mounting a license plate (not shown), and has a rectangular shape above the mounting seat 81 as viewed from the rear. Are formed, and a convex portion 83 formed at the center of the upper end in the vehicle width direction is brought into contact with the fender plate 32. The nut member 77 is mounted on the projection 83.

As shown in FIG. 20, the nut member 77 is formed in a U-shape which is released toward the rear of the vehicle body in plan view, and is inserted into the convex portion 83 from the front of the vehicle body. In this embodiment, the guide groove 84 (FIGS. 17 and 18) into which both ends of the nut member 77 in the vehicle width direction are fitted.
Is formed on the inner surface of the convex portion 83, and the guide groove 84 is formed.
Thereby, the nut member 77 is held.
When the mud guard 33 is removed from the vehicle body, the nut member 77 is used alone to screw the fixing bolt 64 in order to fix the rear end of the fender plate 32 to the storage box 31.

The through hole 82 is formed in the mud guard 33 as described above so that the lower surface (design surface) of the fender plate 32 located in front of the vehicle body with respect to the mud guard 33 can be seen from behind. It is. In addition, since the mudguard 33 has the convex portion 83 projecting upward attached to the fender plate 32, the lower surface of the fender plate 32 can be seen from the space formed on both sides of the convex portion 83.

Further, the mud guard 33 has a relatively large through hole 8 as described above while maintaining high rigidity.
2, reinforcing walls 85 to 88 extending forward from the rear end opening of the through hole 82 are formed.
The reinforcing walls 85 to 88 include an upper wall 85 corresponding to an upper edge of the through hole 82, a bottom wall 86 corresponding to a lower edge of the through hole 82,
It is constituted by both side edges and corresponding side walls 87 and 88. The bottom wall 86 is set to have a length in the front-rear direction so that muddy water splashed up from below by the rear wheel 10 can be prevented from splashing out of the through hole 82.

Further, the mud guard 33 is provided with a license plate lamp 91 at an upper portion in the through hole 82.
(See FIGS. 4 and 19) are inserted and fixed from behind, and flasher lamps 92 are attached to both sides. The license plate lamp 91 is formed in a U-shape that is released forward in a plan view.
As shown in the figure, the upper wall 85 of the through hole 82 is fixed by a fixing bolt 93 and an engaging claw 94. Engaging claw 9
4 penetrates the upper wall 85 upward from below, and
And a structure that engages with the upper surface of the device. The flasher lamp 92 has a base inserted and fixed in an opening 95 (see FIG. 18) formed in the mudguard side. Since the license plate lamp 91 and the flasher lamp 92 are attached to the mudguard 33, the lamps 91 and 92 are removed by removing the mudguard 33 from the vehicle body.
Can be removed from the body at once. Therefore, preparation for participating in a race or the like is easy.

The lead wire 96 of the license plate lamp 91 is connected to the mudguard 33 as shown in FIG.
Of the fender plate 32 through a wiring hole 98 formed in the protrusion 83 and a through hole 99 (see FIG. 15) of the fender plate 32.
Between the storage box 31 and the fender plate 32 from the wiring port 100 (see FIGS. 6 and 8) of the storage box 31. On the other hand, the lead wire 97 of the flasher lamp 92 is guided to the front side of the vehicle body between the fender plate 32 and the storage box 31 after passing through the wiring hole 98 and the through hole 99, and is guided to the wiring port 100.

As shown in FIGS. 21 to 26, the tail lamp 65 attached to the rear fender 32 includes a tail lamp housing 69 fixed to the fender plate 32, and a lens 67 fixed to the housing 69 by ultrasonic welding. And a wiring board 101 disposed inside the housing 69 and the lens 67.

In the tail lamp housing 69, the stays 70 are integrally formed at both ends in the left-right direction, and a terminal box 102 is formed at a center part in the left-right direction so that the terminal box 102 partially protrudes forward of the vehicle body. are doing. The outer tube 103a of the power supply lead wire 103 is fixed to the lower end of the terminal box 102 as shown in FIG.

The lens 67 is formed of a transparent plastic material, and as shown in FIG. 21, a substantially circular light transmitting portion 104 is formed at two places independently side by side, as viewed from the rear. The positioning pin 72 protrudes from an upper portion between the light transmitting portions 104. Here, the term “independent” means that, as in the case of adopting this embodiment, the two parts are completely separated from each other.
Also includes those having thin left and right connecting parts. The light transmitting part 10
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 26, the rear surface portion 4 is formed in a shape substantially along the side surface shape of the fender plate 32.

That is, the side shape of the light transmitting portion 104 is
It is formed so as to extend upward from a lower end to a substantially central portion in the vertical direction, and to be curved so as to extend upward from the central portion. In the drawing, what is indicated by reference numeral 105 provided inside the lens 67 is an inner lens.
The lower part of the lens 67 between the two light transmitting parts 104 is formed so as to be depressed upward according to the shape of the light transmitting part 104, and the upper part is formed of the light transmitting part 104. It is formed so as to extend upward. The lower concave portion is denoted by reference numeral 106 in FIG. 21, and the upper extended portion is denoted by reference numeral 107.

The wiring board 101 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the main wiring board 1 attached to the rear wall 69a of the tail lamp housing 69 by a fixing screw 108.
09 and a sub-wiring board 111 attached to the terminal box 102 with fixing screws 110. The main wiring board 109 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a concave portion 112 formed in the rear wall 69a is formed.
The conductor pattern 113 made of a copper plate is fixed to the surface facing the lens 67 by the fixing screws 108 and the pattern mounting screws 114 (see FIG. 22). 23 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the LED 115 is mounted. This L
A large number of EDs 115 are provided at a portion of the lens 67 that faces the light transmitting portion 104.

The conductor pattern 113 includes a conductor pattern 113a for the positive electrode, conductor patterns 113b and
And a plurality of intermediate conductor patterns 113c to 113e.
The LED 115 is mounted so as to straddle 16. In this embodiment, the conductor pattern 113 is formed so as to extend over substantially the entire area inside the lens 67 so that the heat capacity of the conductor pattern 113 can be as large as possible.

That is, the tail lamp 65 is viewed from the rear side of the vehicle body.
The lens 67 is formed so as to extend to a position that wraps around a mounting portion (positioning pin 72) to the vehicle body and also to a portion of the lens 67 that faces between the two light transmitting portions 104. The upper portion 117a of the extension portion 117 is formed to protrude upward from both left and right portions so as to face the upper extension portion 107 of the tail lamp housing 69.
17 is provided with the tail lamp housing 6.
9 so as to be fitted into the concave portion 106 so as to be concave upward. Upper part 1 of this extension portion 117
A lead wire for positive electrode 118 and a lead wire for negative electrode 119 are connected to 17a and the lower portion 117b.

Further, the upper end portion 117 of the extension portion 117
25a protrudes upward from the main wiring board 109 as shown in FIG. 25, and the protruding portion is in contact with the rear surface of the tail lamp housing 69. In this embodiment, the conductor pattern 113 is formed so as to be larger than the main wiring board 109, and the other portion (the main wiring board 109) of the upper portion 117a is formed.
22 and 26 is in contact with the rear surface of the tail lamp housing 69 as shown in FIGS.

In the motorcycle 1 configured as described above, the tandem seat 4 is removed from the vehicle body, and the U-shaped locking device 6 is inserted into and removed from the opening formed between the side cover 5 and the driver's seat 3. be able to. In order to store the U-shaped locking device 6 in the storage box 31, first, the locking device 43 is placed at the storage position of the storage box 31, and the two arms 42a, 42a of the rod 42 are first and second. From the rear into the engaging portions 44 and 45. Then, the band 46 is hung across the bent portion 42 b of the rod 42, and the rod 42 is held in the storage box 31.

By storing the U-shaped locking device 6 in this manner, the left arm 42a of the rod 42 extends between the rear frame 25 and the left side cover 5, so that the left arm 42a is It can be stored in a dead space formed between the rear frame 25 and the side cover 5. Therefore, the lateral width of the rear frame 25 can be set without being affected by the lateral width of the rod 42, and the storage space formed inside the rear frame 25 is increased by the length of the arm as compared with the conventional case. Can be expanded.

In the motorcycle 1, since the rod 42 is disposed so that the bent portion 42b is located on the rear side of the vehicle body and crosses the rear frame 25 upward, the rod 42 is disposed outside the rear frame 25 of the rod 42. The extended left arm 42a extends along the inner side surface of the rear portion of the side cover, the width of which gradually increases toward the front of the vehicle body. Moreover, it is easy to grip the bent portion 42b and put it in and out.

Further, a locking device 43 is provided between the bent portion 42b of the rod 42 and the bottom plate 31a of the storage box 31, and the rod 42 is attached to the storage box 31 by a rubber band 4
6 and the tandem seat 4 is mounted, the rod 42 and the tandem seat 4
Since the locking device 43 is sandwiched between the locking device 43 and the storage box 31, the rod 42 and the locking device 4 can be formed with a simple structure.
3 can be fixed to the storage box 31.

[0061]

As described above, according to the present invention, the width of the rear frame can be set without being affected by the width of the rod, and the storage space formed inside the rear frame can be reduced. In comparison, the arm can be extended by an amount corresponding to the extension of the arm, so that the width of the rear frame does not increase, and a large U-shaped locking device is provided below the seat while securing a storage space for electrical components. Can be realized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the arm of the rod, which extends outside the rear frame, follows the inner side surface of the rear portion of the side cover whose lateral width gradually increases toward the front of the vehicle body. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly form a side cover in order to carry out the present invention, and the U-shaped lock device can be stored while using the existing side cover.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the rod and the locking device can be fixed to the fender member with a simple structure, the rod and the locking device can be individually fixed to the fender member as compared with the structure in which the rod and the locking device are individually fixed to the fender member. The occupied area may be small, and the storage space below the seat can be widely used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the motorcycle according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the motorcycle according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view showing a rear portion of the vehicle body.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a locking device fixing grommet.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a rear fender.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the rear fender.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the storage box.

9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG.

12 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG.

13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of a fender plate.

FIG. 16 is a side view of the fender plate.

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the mudguard.

FIG. 18 is a side view of the mudguard.

FIG. 19 is a plan view of a mudguard.

FIG. 20 is a view showing a nut member.

FIG. 21 is a rear view of the tail lamp.

22 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a front view showing a state in which an LED is mounted on a conductor pattern.

FIG. 24 is a side view of the tail lamp.

25 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 21.

26 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 21.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Motorcycle, 3 ... Driver seat, 4 ... Tandem seat, 5 ... Side cover, 6 ... U-shaped locking device, 17
... Seat rail, 18 ... Back stay, 25 ... Rear frame, 26 ... Rear fender, 31 ... Storage box, 4
2. Rod, 42a Arm, 43 Locking device, 44
A first engaging portion, 45... A second engaging portion, 46.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A motorcycle in which a U-shaped locking device including a U-shaped rod having two arms and a locking device connected to the distal ends of the two arms is stored below a seat. One arm of the rod is extended between the rear frame and the side cover in a state where the rod has two arms arranged in the vehicle width direction and inclined in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body in a plan view. Motorcycle characterized by: 2. The motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the rod is disposed so that the bent portion is located on the rear side of the vehicle body and crosses the rear frame upward. 3. The motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein a locking device is provided between the bent portion of the rod and the fender member, and the rod is held by the fender member by a rubber binding member. A motorcycle characterized in that a locking device is sandwiched between fender members.