JP2003081164A - Steering handlebar in motorcycle, and auxiliary machine fitting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the visibility of an auxiliary machine by bringing the auxiliary machine such as a speedometer close to a driver without being obstructed by a steering handlebar. SOLUTION: A pair of right and left handle stems 18 bent so that each tip is directed backward are continuously provided on an upper end of a steering stem 3a supported by a head pipe 2a in a steerable manner, a handlebar 22 is bridged over the tips of the handle stems 18, and the auxiliary machine 24 turned together with the handlebar 22 is disposed between the handle stems 18 close to a front side of the handlebar 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steering handle at the upper end of a steering fork of a front fork that is steerably supported by a head pipe, and an auxiliary machine such as a speedometer arranged in front of the steering handle. Mounting, improvement of steering handle and accessory mounting structure for motorcycles

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In such a conventional mounting structure, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-29585, a mounting board is fixedly mounted on the upper end of a steering stem supported by a head pipe. A bar-type steering handle and a speedometer are attached to the pair of left and right handle holders formed above.

[0003]

By the way, an auxiliary machine such as a speedometer arranged immediately before the steering wheel should be brought as close as possible to the operator in order to improve the visibility of the operator. Although desirable, in the conventional structure as described above, it is not possible to bring the above-mentioned auxiliary machine close enough to the operator because of being disturbed by the steering wheel.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an accessory such as a speedometer can be brought sufficiently close to a driver without being disturbed by a steering wheel.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for a steering handle and an auxiliary machine in the motorcycle.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the front end of a steering fork of a front fork operably supported by a head pipe is bent so that each tip is directed rearward. A pair of left and right handle posts are provided in series, bar-type steering handles are attached to the tips of both handle posts, and an accessory that rotates together with these steering handles is brought close to the front of the steering handles. The first feature is that they are arranged between them.

According to the first feature, since the steering handle is supported by the tips of the pair of left and right handle posts that are bent rearward, the steering handle is offset rearward from the axis of the handle stem. The auxiliary equipment, which is disposed close to the front surface of the steering handle between both handle posts, can be brought close to the operator together with the support portion of the steering handle, and the visibility of the auxiliary equipment to the operator can be improved.

According to the second feature of the present invention, in addition to the first feature, the auxiliary machine is arranged substantially on the axis of the steering stem, so that even during the steering operation of the steering handle,
The movement of the auxiliary machine from the axis of the steering stem is small, and the visibility of it is even better.

Further, in addition to the first or second feature, the present invention has a third feature in that a wind screen that rotates together with a steering handle is arranged immediately before the auxiliary machine.

According to this third feature, the rearward movement of the steering handle as described above causes the windscreen to
Without being interfered by the steering wheel, the front cover can be easily placed in a continuous downward slope with respect to the front surface, reducing air resistance during traveling and improving appearance.

The auxiliary machine corresponds to the speedometer 24 in the embodiment of the present invention described later.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on an embodiment of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle having the structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the motorcycle, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the motorcycle, and FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the motorcycle. Figure 5
5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 6 of FIG.
7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of part 8 of FIG.

1 to 4, a scooter type motorcycle 1 is provided with a body frame 2 integrally having a head pipe 2a at a front end thereof, and the head pipe 2a is
A steering stem 3a of a front fork 3 which pivotally supports a front wheel 4f is operably supported. A power unit 5, which is an integrated unit of an engine and a transmission, is attached to an intermediate portion of the body frame 2 so as to be vertically swingable via a pivot (not shown). A rear wheel 4r driven from the machine is supported.

Further, the body frame 2 is provided with a step flower 6, which is arranged behind the lower portion of the head pipe 2a, and a seat 7 which is arranged behind the step flower 6 and above the power unit 5.

At the front end of the step flower 6, a leg shield 8 for covering the upper portion of the head pipe 2a and the upper portion of the front fork 3 from the rear surface is continuously provided.
A front cover 9 having a front-down slope is coupled to cover the head pipe 2a and the upper portion of the front fork 3 from the front. The leg shield 8 and the lower portion of the front cover 9 constitute a front fender 10 that covers the upper portion of the front wheel 4f.

At the rear end of the step flower 6, an engine cover 12 standing upright toward the peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the seat 7 and covering the engine portion (not shown) of the power unit 5 is continuously provided. A rear cover 13 that also serves as a rear fender that covers the upper portion of the rear wheel 4r is continuously provided at the end.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the steering stem 3a protruding above the head pipe 2a.
The mounting board 15 fitted to the outer periphery of the mounting board 15
The communication cylinder 16 of is fixed by bolts 17. A pair of left and right handle posts 18, 18 are integrally provided upright on the mounting substrate 15 with the axis A of the steering stem 3a interposed therebetween. These handle posts 18, 18 are
Bends with the tip facing backward. The handle posts 18 and 18 are integrally provided with handle holders 19 and 19 at the respective tips, and the handle holders 19 and 19 and the holder caps 20 and 20 that are connected to the handle holders 19 and 19 with the bolts 21 and 20 are provided with a handle. Handle holder 19,
A bar type steering handle 22 bridged between 19 is clamped,
Fixed.

A speedometer 24 is mounted on the upper surface of the mounting substrate 15 via a support cylinder 23.
At that time, the speedometer 24 is arranged between the left and right handle posts 18, 18 so as to be close to the front surface of the steering handlebar 22, and preferably is arranged substantially on the axis A of the steering stem 3a.

The steering handle 22 is supported by the tips of the pair of left and right handle posts 18, 18 which are bent rearward, so that the support portion of the handle 22 is offset rearward from the axis A of the handle stem 3a. Therefore, the speedometer 24, which is disposed close to the front surface of the steering handle 22 between the handle posts 18 and 18, is provided.
Can be brought closer to the operator of the motorcycle 1 together with the support portion of the steering handle 22, and the visibility of the operator with respect to the speedometer 24 is improved. In particular, when the speedometer 24 is arranged on the axis A of the steering stem 3a, even when the steering handle 22 is being steered, the speedometer 24 does not move much from the axis A of the steering stem 3a and is visually recognized. The property is further improved.

A pair of left and right stays 26, 26 penetrating the downward peripheral wall 15a formed at the periphery of the mounting substrate 15 and projecting obliquely forward are fixed to the lower surface of the mounting substrate 15, and provided at the tips of these stays 26, 26. Screen holder 27,
27 and a holding member 2 that is connected to them with bolts 29
The wind screen 25 is sandwiched and fixed between the parts 8 and 28. The windscreen 25 is the front cover 9
Is formed so as to cover the central portions of the continuous mounting substrate 15, the speedometer 24, and the steering handle 22 from the front.

Thus, the rear portion of the support portion of the steering handle 22 is offset to the rear by the windscreen 2 as described above.
5 can be easily arranged in a continuous downward slope with respect to the front surface of the front cover 9 without being interfered with by the steering handle 22 to reduce air resistance during traveling and to have a good appearance. Can be

In FIGS. 3, 6 and 7, a head lamp 30 is attached to the center of the front cover 9, and the lens of the head lamp 30 is formed so as to be continuous with the front surface of the front cover 9.

The left and right sides of the front surface of the front cover 9 are curved rearward, and the headlamp 3 is attached to the left and right sides.
A pair of left and right front turn signal lamps 31, 31 standing up from both left and right sides of 0 are mounted. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the bulb 31 of each front blinker lamp 30
A lamp case 31a for accommodating and holding c is fixed to a boss 38 projecting on the back surface of the front cover 9 with a screw 39, and a lens 31b attached to the front surface of the lamp case 31a is connected to the front surface of the front cover 9. It is continuous and its upper end extends to the upper edge of the front cover 9 (see FIG. 6), is exposed in both left and right outer directions of the wind screen 25, and is within the forward sight of the operator.

Further, each of the lenses 31b is formed in a vertically long shape in which the left and right width is narrowed upward, and a large number of vertical stripes extending in the vertical direction are formed on the inner surface thereof.

When the bulb 31c of the front blinker lamp 31 is made to blink, light is emitted intermittently even at the upper end of the lens 31a located at the upper edge of the front cover 9, so that the operator can You can check the operating state by directly looking at. Therefore, since it is possible to know an erroneous operation or a burnout without using a special blinking indicator, the blinking indicator becomes unnecessary, and the cost can be reduced.

In particular, since the lens 31b is formed in a vertically long shape in which the left-right width is narrowed upward, when the bulb 31c blinks, the lens 31b has a light converging action upward, and a large number of inner surfaces of the lens 31b. The vertical stripes on the screen promote the light to be gathered upward, so that the visibility of the operator can be further improved.

Of course, the lens 31b includes the front cover 9
Since it is almost continuous to the front of the vehicle, it can contribute to the reduction of air resistance during steering and the improvement of appearance as before.

Further, in FIGS. 1 and 2, a cavity is formed between the front cover 9 and the leg shield 8, and by utilizing this cavity, a long slant with a front downward slope for opening an inlet at the upper part of the leg shield 8 is provided. A pair of left and right storage compartments 33, 33 are provided, and a lid 32 for opening and closing the entrance of these long storage compartments 33, 33 is attached to the leg shield 8.

Referring again to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, a luggage box 34 is formed in the rear cover 13,
Luggage box lid 35 that closes its open surface
Is hinged to the rear end of the upper portion of the rear cover 13 so that it can be opened rearward. The luggage box lid 35 is formed in a forwardly inclined manner while curving the left and right central portions thereof upward. As a result, a large effective volume of the luggage box 34 is secured, and a large luggage such as the helmet H can be stored.

A seat back 36 is arranged at the front end of the luggage box lid 35 so as to stand upright from the rear end of the seat 7. That is, the luggage box lid 35 also serves as a support member for the seat back 36.

As shown in FIG. 1, exhaust heat louvers 37, 37 are formed on the side wall of the engine cover 12, and the hot air inside the engine cover 12 is removed by the traveling wind flowing on the outer surface of the engine cover 12. It is designed to be pulled out from the louvers 37, 37.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 8, a pair of rear blinker lamps 40, 40 are mounted on the left and right sides of the rear wall of the rear cover 13, and the respective lens 40
The a and 40a are continuous with the outer surface of the rear cover 13.
A tail lamp 41 is attached to the lower rear end of the rear cover 13, and the lens 41a of the lamp 41 is arranged at a predetermined distance S forward from the rear end of the rear cover 13. By doing so, the rear cover 13 causes the rear obstacles 42
Obstacle 4 of tail lamp 41 even when it hits
The collision with 2 can be avoided and the damage can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0034]

As described above, according to the first feature of the present invention, the left and right sides of the front fork, which is steerably supported by the head pipe, are bent at the upper end of the steering stem so that their front ends are directed rearward. A pair of handle posts are connected in series, bar-type steering handles are attached to the tips of both handle posts, and an accessory that rotates with the steering handles is brought close to the front face of the steering handles and is placed between the handle posts. The steering handle is offset rearward from the axis of the handle stem by bending the handle posts rearward, and the auxiliary machinery located between the handle posts is brought close to the front face of the steering handle. The handle can be brought closer to the operator together with the supporting portion of the steering wheel, which can contribute to the improvement of the operator's visibility of the auxiliary equipment.

According to the present invention, in addition to the first feature, the auxiliary machine is arranged substantially on the axis of the steering stem.
Even during the steering operation of the steering handle, the movement of the auxiliary machine from the axis of the steering stem is small, and the visibility for it is further improved.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, the first
Alternatively, in addition to the second feature, since the windscreen which rotates together with the steering handle is arranged immediately before the accessory, the rearward movement of the steering handle causes the windscreen to move to the steering handle. It is possible to easily arrange the front cover in a front downward slope state without interfering with the front cover, and it is possible to reduce the air resistance during traveling and improve the appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle having the structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the motorcycle.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the motorcycle.

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the motorcycle.

5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG.

6 is a view on arrow 6 of FIG.

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

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of part 8 in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

１ Motorcycle 2a ... Head pipe 3 ... Front fork 3a ... Steering stem 18 ... Handle post 22 ... Steering handle 24 ... Auxiliary equipment (speed meter) 25 ... Windscreen A: Steering stem axis

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Masahiro Shimoda             1-4-1 Chuo Stock Market, Wako City, Saitama Prefecture             Inside Honda Research Laboratory F term (reference) 3D012 BJ04 BJ06 BN01 BN03                 3D013 CE02 CF04 CF12

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pair of left and right handle posts (18) bent so that their front ends are directed backward at the upper end of a steering stem (3a) of a front fork (3) operably supported by a head pipe (2a). ) Are connected, bar-type steering handles (22) are attached to the tips of both handle posts (18), and an auxiliary machine (24) that rotates together with the steering handles (22) is attached to the steering handles (22). 22) A structure for mounting a steering handle and an auxiliary device in a motorcycle, characterized in that it is arranged between both handle posts (18) in the vicinity of the front surface of (22). 2. The steering handle and accessory mounting structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the accessory (24) is attached to the steering stem (3a) in a substantially axial direction (A).
A steering handle and auxiliary equipment mounting structure for a motorcycle characterized by being arranged above. 3. A steering handle and accessory mounting structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a windscreen (25) that rotates together with the steering handle (22) is provided immediately before the accessory (24). ) Is arranged, the steering handle and auxiliary equipment mounting structure in a motorcycle.