JP2005088649A - Electrical equipment box of motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrical equipment box which can solve the problem that the costs of design and manufacture are increased by a variety of the design according to kinds of products because electrical equipments are not collectively mounted to one place so far, and further which can easily carry out the assembling and inspection of the electrical equipment, such as a battery, an electrical control unit (ECU), etc. <P>SOLUTION: The electrical equipment box 8 is provided to collectively mount the electrical equipment to one place. The electrical equipment box comprises an upper lid portion 26, a partition portion 30, a slide portion 28, and a retaining portion 27. The retaining portion 27 comprises a battery retaining portion 31 and an electrical equipment retaining portion 32. Further, the battery retaining portion 31 and the electrical equipment retaining portion 32 are arranged so as to neighbor with each other, and the slide portion 28 is provided with a tool box 54. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric box for a motorcycle that can accommodate electric parts such as a battery of a motorcycle and an engine control unit as a unit.

Motorcycles are being manufactured to meet the needs of consumers amidst demands for low-mix production and low cost. In order to realize high-mix low-volume production and low cost, not only the cost of each part of the motorcycle but also the design corresponding to it is required. Therefore, so-called unitization is often performed in motorcycles and four-wheeled vehicles in which various parts are combined into one unit and the other parts are designed in common. However, it is necessary to secure a space to store the unit by unitization, but since motorcycles have a smaller vehicle body space than four-wheeled vehicles, the engine, fuel tank, and electrical components (battery, engine control unit, etc.) It is necessary to devise the arrangement. For example, in a scooter type motorcycle, it is already performed to secure a space by accommodating electrical components as much as possible around the head pipe in front of the driver's seat (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, electrical components have already been stored in a battery storage box under the seat (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-166872 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-92782

  The so-called “American” type, which is a kind of motorcycle, cannot be designed to accommodate electrical components around the head pipe like the scooter type motorcycles. It must be placed elsewhere. With the type of motorcycle, there is only enough space to accommodate the unitized parts below the seat. However, because the type called "American" has a low vehicle height, the rear shock absorber that supports the rear tire may be provided on the body frame below the seat in a form that extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In this case, the electrical parts are installed avoiding the rear shock absorber, and the assembling property of the parts and the workability at the time of inspection tend to be deteriorated. In some cases, a rear shock absorber is attached to the outside of the vehicle body frame to increase the space below the seat.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide improved parts assembly and workability during inspection.

  In an electric box of a motorcycle that houses an ECU, a battery, a relay, and other electric parts, an inner lid part that is provided in the electric box so that a battery container and an electric parts container are adjacent to each other and covers the electric parts container By forming the upper lid portion that covers the battery housing portion, it is possible to improve the assembling property of the parts and the workability at the time of inspection.

  Moreover, the partition part which partitions off the said battery accommodating part and the said electrical component accommodating part can also be provided.

  In addition, a rear shock absorber is disposed above the middle lid portion that covers the electrical component housing portion, the middle lid portion is detachably provided, covers the electrical component housing portion, and is removed as necessary. It is also possible to check the electrical component housing.

  Moreover, the workability | operativity at the time of an inspection improves further by forming the upper cover part and partition part of the said electrical equipment box so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  Moreover, exterior parts can also be provided in the electrical box.

  Further, the electrical box can be provided below the seat of the motorcycle.

  In addition, it is possible to easily take out the tool installed in the tool box by setting up a standing wall portion on the inner lid portion and forming a tool box on the right side of the vehicle on the standing wall portion to form a slide portion. it can.

  Moreover, the said exterior components can also be used as a side cover unit.

  Further, the side cover unit may be provided with a right side cover, a left side cover, and a center bracket. With this configuration, the side cover unit can be separately detached from the vehicle body frame.

  Assembling properties of electrical parts and visibility during inspection are improved.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a left side view of the motorcycle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the side cover unit 1 is attached to a place surrounded by a vehicle body frame 3, an engine 4, and a belt cover 5 below the seat 2. The side cover unit 1 has a left side cover 6 and a right side cover 7 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, and will be described later in the vicinity of the center between the left side cover 6 and the right side cover 7. An electrical box 8 is attached.

  FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the electrical box 8 is attached to the vehicle body frame 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle body frame 3 has a left pipe member 9, a right pipe member 10, a suspension member 11, and a cross member 12, and the electrical box 8 includes a left pipe member 9 and a right pipe. It is attached to be positioned below the member 10 and below the suspension member 11 and the cross member 12. A swing arm 14 for swinging a rear tire 13 (see FIG. 1) is swingably mounted inside the left pipe member 9 and the right pipe member 10 at the rear of the vehicle body frame 3. The swing arm 14 includes a left swing arm member 15, a right swing arm member 16, an upper swing arm cross member 17, a central swing arm cross member 18, and a lower swing arm cross member 19. A left axle hole 20 and a right axle hole 21 for attaching the rear tire 13 are provided at the rear of the right swing arm member 16. An upper swing arm cross member bracket 22 is erected on the right side of the central portion of the upper swing arm cross member 17 of the swing arm 14 so as to face forward. The upper swing arm cross member bracket 22 and the suspension member 11 are erected. The rear shock absorber 23 can be attached to the rear. With this configuration, the force from the outside (road surface) received through the rear tire 13 is transmitted to the swing arm 14. The swing arm 14 attached to the vehicle body frame 3 by the central swing arm cross member 18 can swing about the central swing arm cross member 18. This force is attenuated by a rear shock absorber 23 attached to the upper swing arm cross member bracket 22 of the swing arm 14 and transmitted to the suspension member 11 of the vehicle body frame 3.

  The electrical box 8 is attached so as to surround the rear shock absorber 23 at the lower side and the side, and a later-described upper lid portion 26 is attached from above in a state in which a later-described battery 24 and electrical component 25 are accommodated. It has become. Here, the rear shock absorber 3 having an action of attenuating the force is displaced in the vehicle vertical direction and the vehicle front-rear direction around the shaft support portion 61 at the front end portion, and is formed so as not to interfere with the electrical box 8 described later. ing.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical box 8.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the electrical box 8 is configured to include a housing portion 27, a slide portion 28, a relay mounting bracket 29, a partition portion 30, and an upper lid portion 26. The housing portion 27 includes a battery housing portion 31 and an electrical component housing portion 32. The battery housing portion 31 is surrounded by a front wall 62 on the front side of the vehicle, a left side wall 63 on the left side of the vehicle, and a rear wall 64 on the rear side of the vehicle, and has a certain gap from the battery 24 (see FIG. 4). It is formed to have. Further, the height of the wall surfaces is formed to be lower than the upper end of the battery 24 so that the battery 24 can be easily attached and detached. The electrical component storage part 32 adjacent to the battery storage part 31 is formed on the right side of the battery storage part 31 in the vehicle. In addition, since the electrical components such as the battery 24 and the engine control unit 34 (hereinafter referred to as “ECU”) (see FIG. 4) housed in the electrical box 8 dislike moisture, dust and the like, Removable parts are provided to isolate the outside from the outside. The detachable parts include a slide part 28 that covers the vehicle upper part of the electrical component housing part 32, a partition part 30 that covers the vehicle right side of the battery 24, and an upper lid part 26 that covers the vehicle upper part of the battery 24. It has become.

  The slide portion 28 includes an inner lid portion 59 that can be attached to the upper surface portion of the electrical component housing portion 32 of the housing portion 27, and a standing wall portion 60 that stands upright at the vehicle right end portion of the inner lid portion 59. Has been. The inner lid portion 59 can be isolated from the outside by sealing with the upper surface portion of the electrical component housing portion 32 of the housing portion 27. Further, an inner lid protrusion 65 and an inner lid step 66 are formed on the left side of the vehicle of the inner lid portion 59, and the inner surface of the right end portion of the front portion wall 62 and the rear portion wall 64 of the housing portion 27 are formed. By inserting the inner lid protrusion 65 and the inner lid step portion 66 into the inner surface of the right end portion, the mounting position of the slite portion 28 can be determined. And the groove part 35 is formed in the left end part of the inner cover part 59 toward the vehicle upper direction, and it is comprised so that the lower end part of the partition part 30 may be attached.

  Further, the left side of the front end portion of the partition portion 30 is formed so as to contact the right end portion of the front portion wall 62, and the left side of the rear end portion of the partition portion 30 is similarly formed so as to contact the right end portion of the rear portion wall 64. Has been. Then, the partition portion 30 is inserted into the groove portion 35 at the lower end thereof from above the vehicle, and the attachment portion 67 formed below the rear end portion of the partition portion 30 is attached to the accommodation portion 27 together with the inner lid portion 66 with bolts. It is configured.

  And the upper cover part 26 is provided with a notch 71 for harness in the front part of the vehicle of the upper cover part 26 in order to guide the harness (not shown) connected in the housing part to the outside. Further, even if there is a battery 24 and a battery terminal portion in the vicinity of the center portion, the battery recess 68 and the battery terminal recesses 69 and 70 so that the upper lid portion 26 can be attached to the housing portion 27 from above the vehicle. Is formed. Further, when the electrical box 8 is mounted on the vehicle, a pipe recess 72 is provided on the front left side of the upper lid 26 so that the upper lid 26 of the electrical box 8 does not interfere with the left pipe member 9 (see FIG. 2). Is formed.

  With this configuration, the electrical box is assembled by attaching the relay mounting bracket 29 to the slide portion 28 with the bolts 73 and connecting the slide portion 28 to which the relay mounting bracket 29 is attached from the right side of the vehicle to the upper surface of the housing portion 27. It is installed at a predetermined position so as to slide, and is attached with a bolt 74. And the partition part 30 is inserted from the vehicle upper side so that the lower end may enter into the groove part 35, and the partition part 75 and the slide part 28 are attached to the accommodating part 27 with the volt | bolt 75. Thereafter, the upper lid portion 26 is attached from above the vehicle. At this time, the upper lid portion 26 and the accommodating portion 27 are attached to the left pipe member 9 (see FIG. 2) by the bolt 76, and the upper lid portion 26, the partition portion 30, and the accommodating portion 27 are secured to the cross member 12 ( The electrical box 8 can be fixed to the vehicle frame 3. Other places where the electrical box 8 is attached to the vehicle body frame 3 are formed in front of the vehicle and on the right side of the vehicle (see FIG. 2).

  With the above-described configuration and assembly procedure, the electrical box can be assembled even when the rear shock absorber 23 (see FIG. 2) is near the center of the vehicle body frame, space can be used effectively, and the rear A configuration that does not interfere with the shock absorber 23 can be realized.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the slide portion 28 is configured to be detachable to the right side of the vehicle, but is not limited to one direction, for example, can be detachable in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle diagonally upward direction. It can also be done.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the electrical component housed in the housing portion 27.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the electrical component 25 housed in the housing portion 27 includes a magnet switch 36, a fall sensor 37, an auto cancel switch 38, a relay 39, a relay box 40, and the like, and is attached to a predetermined position of the housing portion 27. It is configured to be. The electrical component 25 is mounted at a position where the relay box 40 is attached to the bottom of the battery housing 31 and the side walls for protecting the relay box 40 and holding the battery 24 are provided on all sides above the relay box 40. The battery tray 41 is attached, and the battery 24 is installed on the upper surface of the battery tray 41. The overturn sensor 37 is attached to the upper inner surface of the housing portion 27 in front of the vehicle. Further, a magnet switch 36 is attached to the outside of the housing portion 27 on the left side of the vehicle from above the vehicle. In addition, an ECU 34 is attached to the electrical component housing portion 32 from above the vehicle with the connector facing the front of the vehicle, and an auto cancel switch 38 on the vehicle rear side of the electrical component housing portion 32 faces the connector to the left of the vehicle. It is attached from above. Thus, the electrical component 25 is concentratedly attached to the electrical box, so that the distance between the electrical components 25 is shortened, and wiring of a harness (not shown) is facilitated. In addition to the above, the electrical component can include any of these types such as an ignition coil, a regulator, a fuse box, and an atmospheric pressure sensor.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the side cover unit 1.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the side cover unit 1 includes a left side cover 6, a right side cover 7, and a center bracket 42. Then, the side cover unit 1 is attached by first attaching the center bracket 42 to the suspension member 11 with a bolt from the side of the vehicle, and attaching the left upper protrusion 43 and the left lower protrusion 44 on the side of the center bracket 42 to the left lower protrusion 44. A left upper hole 45 and a left lower hole 46, which are long holes in the vehicle front-rear direction, are attached. Then, after the left side cover 6 is moved to the rear of the vehicle due to the configuration of the long hole, the left rear hole 47 of the left side cover 6 is moved to the vehicle left side of the upper lid portion 26 of the electrical box 8 from above the vehicle. Tighten with bolts. Similarly, the right side cover 7 is provided with a right upper hole 50 and a right lower hole 51 which are long holes extending in the vehicle front-rear direction on a right lower protrusion 49 extending to the right upper protrusion 48 on the side of the center bracket 42. Then, after the right side cover 7 is moved rearward of the vehicle due to the configuration of the long hole, the right rear protrusion 52 of the right side cover 7 is inserted into the slide portion 28 from the right side of the vehicle. Further, the left fixing hook 55 of the left side cover 6 and the right hook 56 of the right side cover 7 are turned back to prevent disconnection, and the left hook mounting recess 57 and the right hook mounting hole 58 of the center bracket 42 Since the left fixing hook 55 of the side cover 6 and the right fixing hook 56 of the right side cover 7 are respectively fitted, the left side cover 6 and the right side cover 7 are moved rearward to move the left side cover 6 and the right side. The cover 7 is configured not to come off the left side and the right side of the vehicle. Here, the right side cover 7 is provided with a key cylinder 53, and the right side cover 7 can be easily attached and detached by rotating and locking the key to unlock the slide. The tool can be taken out from the tool box 54 formed on the right side of the standing wall portion 60 of the portion 28.

  With the above configuration, when the battery 24 and the electrical component 25 (see FIG. 4) are inspected and replaced, the right side cover 7 on the right side of the vehicle is removed to the right after removing the seat 2 (see FIG. 1). Thereafter, the upper lid portion 26 of the electrical box 8 is removed from above the vehicle, the partition portion 30 of the electrical box 8 attached to the left side of the rear shock absorber 23 is removed from above the vehicle, and the slide portion 28 is moved to the right side of the vehicle. By removing, the battery 24 and the electrical component 25 can be inspected without removing the rear shock absorber 23, and can be replaced if necessary. Further, when the swing arm 14 swings around the center swing arm cross member 18 in response to a force from the outside of the rear tire 13, the rear shock absorber 23 expands and contracts, but swings. The displacement of the rear shock absorber 23 caused by this does not interfere with the electrical box 8.

  Used for motorcycles and automobiles that require unitization of electrical components.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle. It is the fragmentary perspective view which showed the attachment state to the vehicle body frame of an electrical equipment box. It is a disassembled perspective view of an electrical equipment box. It is a disassembled perspective view of the electrical component accommodated in an accommodating part. It is a disassembled perspective view of a side cover unit.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Side cover 2 Seat 3 Body frame 4 Engine 5 Belt cover 6 Left side cover 7 Right side cover 8 Electrical box 24 Battery 26 Upper cover part 27 Storage part 28 Slide part 30 Partition part 31 Battery storage part 32 Electrical component storage part 34 ECU

Claims (9)

  In an electric box of a motorcycle that houses an ECU, a battery, a relay, and other electric parts, an inner lid part that is provided in the electric box so that a battery container and an electric parts container are adjacent to each other and covers the electric parts container And an upper lid portion covering the battery housing portion is formed.   The electric box for a motorcycle according to claim 1, further comprising a partition portion that partitions the battery housing portion and the electrical component housing portion.   The rear shock absorber is disposed above the middle lid portion that covers the electrical component housing portion, the middle lid portion is detachably provided, and is configured to cover the electrical component housing portion. The motorcycle electrical box as described.   The electric box for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein an upper lid portion and a partition portion of the electric box are detachable.   The electric box for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an exterior part is provided on the electric box.   The electric box for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the electric box is provided below a seat of the motorcycle.   The electric box for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a standing wall portion is erected on the middle lid portion, and a tool box is formed on the vehicle right side of the standing wall portion to form a slide portion.   The electric box for a motorcycle according to claim 5, wherein the exterior part is a side cover unit. The electric box for a motorcycle according to claim 8, wherein the side cover unit includes a right side cover, a left side cover, and a center bracket.

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