JP2005112317A - Fender and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fender provided with a lighting device and a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A light source unit 210 has a light emission body 212; a reflector 214; a base 216; and a unit body 218. The light source unit 210 is stored in a storage part 251 formed on a base end of a fender body 250 so as to be opened to a base end surface 252. A lens layer 251a is provided at a light incident part of the storage part 251 and diffuses the light of the light emission body 212. The fender body 250 guides the light from the light emission body 212 of the light source unit 210 to a front surface 257 side and emits the guided light from at least a part of a surface except for a tire opposed surface 254. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a fender and a vehicle including the fender.

  Conventionally, vehicles such as bicycles, mopeds, battery-assisted bicycles, electric motorcycles, and motorcycles have been provided with fenders as mudguards for front tires and rear tires. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a front fender in a bicycle is attached to a front fork that supports the front tire so as to cover an upper portion of the front tire. A headlight is attached to the front fork.

  For example, as shown in Patent Document 2, a front fender in a motorbike is attached to a front fork that supports a front tire so as to cover an upper portion of the front tire, below the front cover, similarly to a bicycle.

In addition, the rear fender of the moped is attached to the lower surface of the body cover having a tail lamp attached to the rear end so as to cover the rear tire.
JP 2000-335309 A JP 2003-170880 A

  However, as shown in each of the above-mentioned patent documents, in vehicles such as conventional bicycles and moped bicycles, lighting devices such as headlights, backlights, tail lamps, and fenders are provided separately, and the lighting devices are There was no fender equipped. In recent years, a fender equipped with a lighting device has been desired from the viewpoint of the number of parts and from a visual viewpoint.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, and it aims at providing the fender provided with the illuminating device.

  The fender of the present invention employs a configuration having a light source and a fender body that guides light from the light source and emits the guided light from at least a part of the surface excluding the tire facing surface.

  According to this configuration, since the light incident from the light source is emitted from at least a part of the surface excluding the tire facing surface, the fender body serves as the lighting device. Therefore, it is arranged so as to cover the upper part of the tire and has a mudguard function, and also has a function of a lighting device, and it is not necessary to separately provide a lighting device such as an original headlight, tail lamp, backlight, etc. The number of points can be reduced and the aesthetics can be improved.

  The fender of the present invention employs a configuration in which, in the above-described configuration, a storage portion that stores the light source is formed at one end of the fender body.

  According to this configuration, since the light source is stored in the storage portion at one end of the fender body, the light source is built in the fender body. Therefore, it is possible to arrange the lighting device simply by attaching the fender body to a predetermined location.

  The fender according to the present invention employs a configuration in which, in the above configuration, the storage portion has an opening, and the light source is provided in a unit member that is inserted into the storage through the opening.

  According to this configuration, since the light source is provided in the unit member that is inserted into the storage unit through the opening, the light source can be easily disposed in the storage unit simply by inserting the unit member into the storage unit. it can. Moreover, if the length of the insertion member in the insertion direction is changed, the light source can be easily arranged at a desired position in the storage unit.

  The fender according to the present invention employs a configuration in which the fender body has a light incident part, and a diffusion part for diffusing incident light is formed in the light incident part.

  According to this configuration, since the light diffusing portion is formed in the light incident portion, it is possible to diffuse the light incident on the fender body and diffuse it on the surface of the fender body excluding the tire facing surface. Can emit light.

  The fender of the present invention employs a configuration in which, in the above configuration, a light emitting surface for emitting light is formed at the other end of the fender body.

  According to this configuration, the light from the light source of the storage unit is incident at one end, and the incident light is guided and emitted from the other end. Therefore, wiring between the light source at the one end and the other end is performed. And the other end can emit light.

  The fender according to the present invention employs a configuration in which the fender body is disposed below the handle post so that the cord of the light source is wired at the lower end of the handle post.

  According to this configuration, the cord of the light source is wired at the lower end of the handle post by arranging the fender body at the lower portion of the handle post. Therefore, the cord of the light source needs to be wired in the handle post by drilling the handle post. In addition, the wiring can be performed without interfering with the shaft member rotating in the handle post. Further, when the fender body is disposed under the handle post, the light source cord is wired to the lower end of the handle post, so that it is difficult to see from the outside.

  The fender of the present invention employs a configuration in which the one end portion of the fender main body is formed in a convex shape so as to fit into a concave portion formed in the vehicle main body.

  According to this structure, the fender provided with the illumination device can be easily attached by fitting one end portion of the convexly formed fender main body into the concave portion formed in the vehicle main body.

  The vehicle of the present invention employs a configuration in which the fender according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is detachably provided.

  According to this configuration, since the fender according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is detachably provided, the fender is disposed so as to cover the upper portion of the tire and has a mudguard function. There is no need to separately provide a lighting device such as a headlight, tail lamp, or backlight, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the appearance can be improved.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the fender is provided with the illumination device, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the appearance can be improved.

  The gist of the present invention is to provide a lighting device on a fender provided in a vehicle.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle shown in this figure is an electrically driven two-wheeled vehicle (hereinafter referred to as an “electric motorcycle”) driven by a battery.

  In the electric motorcycle 10, a front fork 12 that supports a front tire 11 at a lower end portion is provided to extend upward at a vehicle front end portion, and a handle 13 is integrally formed at the upper end portion. Further, the front fork 12 is rotatably supported by a handle post 14 (see FIG. 2) at the center. In addition, the handle post 14 is joined to the tip of a neck portion 15 that curves downward toward the rear of the vehicle.

  The neck portion 15 has a fender function that covers the vehicle rear side of the front tire 11. The base end portion of the neck portion 15 is joined to the step portion 16a of the main body frame 16 extending in the horizontal direction so as to communicate with the inside.

  The main body frame 16 rotatably supports a rear tire 17 at a rear end portion at the rear end portion thereof, and is disposed at a central portion in front of the rear tire 17 and a vehicle main body portion 19 having a seat 18 attached to an upper portion thereof. A battery 20 and a motor 21 driven by the battery 20 are disposed. Although not shown, a shaft drive mechanism (not shown) that transmits the driving force of the motor to the rear tire 17 is provided between the motor 21 and the rear tire 17.

  A rear end surface 19a of the vehicle body 19 is formed along the rear tire 17, and a rear fender 300 is detachably attached to the rear end surface upper portion 191.

  Here, the fender which is a central member of the present embodiment will be described.

  2 is a perspective view of a front fender included in the electric motorcycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of the front fender, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front fender. In addition, FIG. 3 is a view in which the front fender and the side plate portion are vertically cut for convenience, so that the front fender can be easily shown.

  The front fender 200 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 is mounted to protrude from the lower end of the handle post 14 toward the front of the vehicle, and includes a light source unit 210 having a light emitter 212 as a light source, and a storage unit 251 into which the light source unit 210 is inserted. And a fender body 250 that guides light from the light emitter 212 and emits the guided light from at least a part of the surface of the fender body excluding the tire facing surface. The handle post 14 is provided with side plate portions 121 and 122 of the front fork 12 which are parallel to each other on both sides thereof.

  Brackets 123 and 124 that are parallel to each other are installed between the side plate portions 121 and 122, and these brackets 123 and 124 are pivotally attached to the handle post 14 via a shaft 125. With this configuration, the front fork 12 is supported by the handle post 14 so as to be rotatable about the shaft 125. Below the handle post 14, a lower end portion of the tip end portion of the neck portion 15 joined to the handle post 14 is disposed, and the inside of the neck portion 15 communicates with the outside through the lower end portion.

  The front fender 200 is detachably attached to the front fork 12 by fastening the base end side to the bracket 123 with a fastening member 127 such as a screw. As a result, the fender body 250 is in a state of being disposed at the lower portion of the handle post so that the cord of the light emitter is wired to the lower end of the handle post. Here, the lower end of the handle post and the lower portion of the handle post include the bracket 123 together with the handle post 14.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the light source unit 210 includes a light emitter 212, a reflector 214 that reflects and emits light from the light emitter 212 in one direction, and a base 216 to which the light emitter 212 is attached. And a cylindrical unit main body 218, and is stored in the storage portion 251 of the fender main body 250.

  The light emitter 212 is, for example, a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as “LED”) or the like, and may have any light emitting color.

  In this embodiment, three LEDs as the light emitter 212 are attached to the surface of the base 216 at the apex position of an equilateral triangle. When the light source is constituted by a plurality of light emitters as described above, each of the light emitters may emit the same color. However, each light emitter emits light of a different color. A plurality of colors may be emitted by switching.

  On the surface of the base 216, a reflector 214 is attached to a portion excluding a portion where the light emitter 212 is attached. Further, the base 216 is fitted on the back side of the base 216 in the front end side opening 218a of the cylindrical unit main body 218 so as to close the front end side opening 218a.

  The unit main body 218 is blinded so that it cannot be seen from the outside by passing the light emitter 212 attached to the base 216, here the LED cord 212a. For example, when the reflector 214 is silver, the unit main body 218 may be configured to be silver in accordance with it.

  The cord 212a of the light emitter 212 passes through the lower surface of the bracket 123 disposed below the handle post 14, specifically, the lower portion of the handle post, and is connected to the battery 20 through the neck portion 15. Further, the edge of the front end side opening 218a of the unit main body 218 is provided with a taper so that the thickness decreases toward the front end, and emits light from the light emitter 212 in one direction together with the reflector 214.

  Further, the base end side opening 218 b of the unit main body 218 is curved corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the handle post 14.

  The fender body 250 is formed of a transparent material having a shape that covers the upper portion of the front tire, and has a triangular front block portion 250a having a thin side view from the base end side toward the tip end portion, and a base of the front block portion 250a. A disk-like flange portion 250b protruding from below the end portion. In addition, an acrylic resin etc. are mentioned as a transparent material.

  Specifically, the base end surface 252 of the front block portion 250a of the fender main body 250 is a curved surface that extends along the outer peripheral surface of the handle post 14, and a flange portion 250b that protrudes below the handle post 14 from below the curved surface is formed. Has been. The flange portion 250b is formed in a disc shape having the same outer diameter as that of the handle post 14. In addition, a groove-shaped notch 263 that opens on the base end side is formed on the upper surface of the flange portion 250b. The cutout portion 263 is wired with a cord 212a of the light emitter 212 housed in the housing portion 251 of the fender body 250.

  Further, a reflection layer is formed on the lower surface of the fender body 250, that is, the tire facing surface 254 to reflect light incident on the inside of the fender body 250 and emit the light to a surface other than the tire facing surface 254. Note that the reflective layer is roughened by painting to improve the light reflectance. Therefore, the reflectance of the tire facing surface 254 is greater than that of the other surfaces (upper surface 258, side surfaces 255, 256).

  Further, in the fender body 250, the surfaces other than the tire facing surface 254, that is, the side surfaces 255, 256, the front surface 257, and the upper surface 258 are each polished to increase the light emission rate.

  The base end surface 252 is formed with an opening 260 that communicates with the storage portion 251 provided on the base end side of the front fender 200, more specifically, on the base end side of the front block portion 250a. By inserting the light source unit 210, the light source unit 210 is stored in the storage unit 251.

  A convex lens layer 251a that diffuses the incident light and emits it to the front surface 257 side is integrally formed at the front end side portion of the storage portion 251, that is, the light incident portion facing the light emitter 212 of the light source unit 210. Is formed. In other words, when forming the storage portion 251 in the fender body 250, the acrylic resin is formed into a predetermined shape, then drilled from the base end side, and the tip of the drill is rounded, that is, formed into a convex shape. Is done. The lens layer 251a may be formed of a separate member as a convex lens.

  Thus, since the front fender 200 is provided in the storage part 251 of the fender body 250 (front block part 250a) that is transparent and has light guiding properties, the light source 212 of the light source unit 210 emits light. Thus, the light is condensed by the reflector 214 and emitted toward the front surface 257 side of the fender body 250. The emitted light is diffused and emitted by the lens layer 251a. The emitted light is guided by the fender body 250 and emitted from the side surfaces 255, 256 and the upper surface 258, and the entire front fender 200 is caused to emit light.

  In the fender body 250, any surface of the surface excluding the tire facing surface 254 may be polished. That is, any surface other than the tire facing surface 254 may be used as the light emitting surface. For example, in the fender main body 250, light can be emitted from a predetermined surface by polishing only a predetermined surface excluding the tire facing surface 254 and increasing the light emission rate. That is, it can function as a small lamp that informs the existence of itself. Further, the light source unit 210 of the front fender 200 can also be implemented as a headlight by changing the light guide property of the fender body 250 or providing the lens layer 251a with a function of condensing instead of diffusion. .

  According to the front fender 200, the cord 212 a of the light emitter 212 is wired at the lower end of the handle post 14, in other words, the lower end of the bracket 123 under the handle post 14 by arranging the fender main body 250 at the lower portion of the handle post. The cord 212a of the light emitter 212 does not need to be drilled into the handle post 14 and wired in the handle post 14. That is, wiring can be performed without interfering with the shaft 125 that relatively rotates in the handle post 14. Further, since the cord 212a of the light emitter 212 is wired on the lower end side of the handle post 14, it is difficult to see from the outside.

  Thus, since the front fender 200 is disposed at the lower end portion of the handle post 14, the light source cord 212 a of the light source unit 210 passes through the notch 263 of the flange portion 250 b disposed below the bracket 123. , And led out into the neck portion 15 through a lower end portion of the tip portion of the neck portion 15 that opens. Thereby, it is not necessary to pass through the handle post 14 itself and arrange it up to the frame, and the wiring can be easily performed. Further, since the cord 212a is wired in the notch 263 of the flange portion 250b that closes the opening of the lower end portion of the neck portion 15, it is more difficult to see from the outside and the aesthetic appearance is improved.

  Moreover, the lower end part of the front-end | tip part of the neck part 15 is obstruct | occluded by the flange part 250b, and the inside of the neck part 15 cannot be seen from the outside.

  Further, since the front fender 200 is detachably attached to the bracket 123 by the fastening member 127, the front fender 200 can be easily removed and removed to change the light source unit 210 or change or replace the light emitter 212. Can be easily performed. If the light source unit 210 itself includes a battery that causes the light emitter 212 to emit light, when the front fender 200 is attached to the main body of the electric motorcycle 10, it is not necessary to perform wiring work, and the attachment work is easily performed. be able to. In addition, the battery can be easily replaced.

  Further, by adjusting the overall length of the unit main body 218 of the light source unit 210, the light emitter 212 provided at the tip of the unit main body 218 is positioned in the storage portion 251 when the light source unit 210 is stored in the storage portion 251. Is done.

  Although the front fender 200 is configured to be attached to the bracket 123 by the fastening member 127, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the front fender 200 may be configured to be detachably attached by a ratchet type attachment structure.

  For example, the front fender 200 and the vehicle body side mounting portion to which the front fender 200 is attached are provided with a claw portion on one side and a locking portion that engages with the claw portion on the other side, and the claw portion is elastically deformed by pressing. Thus, the engagement state may be released. The front fender 200 may be attached using an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like.

  Next, a rear fender that is a central member of the present embodiment will be described.

  5 is a perspective view of a rear fender included in the electric motorcycle according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a side view of the rear fender, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the rear fender.

  The rear fender 300 shown in FIGS. 1 and 5-7 inserts one end portion (base end portion) 301 formed in a convex shape into a recess portion 192 formed in the rear end surface upper portion 191 of the vehicle main body portion 19, screws, etc. It is attached to the rear end surface upper portion 191 through the fastening member 193. The recess 192 is formed to open in the horizontal direction.

  The rear fender 300 includes a light source unit 310 and a fender body 350 that guides light from the light source unit 310 and emits the guided light from at least a part of the surface excluding the tire facing surface.

  The light source unit 310 is housed in a housing portion 351 provided at the base end portion 301 of the fender body 350 that constitutes one end portion of the rear fender 300. Note that the front end portion 303 of the fender body 350 is not only the front end portion of the rear fender 300 but also the rear end portion of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the light source unit 310 includes a light emitter 312, a reflector 314 that reflects light emitted from the light emitter 312 and emits the light in one direction, a base 316 to which the light emitter 312 is attached, and a cylindrical shape. A unit main body 318. In this embodiment, the light source unit 310 is formed in a prismatic shape.

  The light emitter 312 is, for example, an LED or the like, and any light emitting color may be used. Here, six LEDs are used. When the light source is constituted by a plurality of light emitters as described above, each of the light emitters may emit the same color, but each light emitter emits light of a different color and emits light. A plurality of colors may be emitted by switching.

  The light emitter 312 is attached to the base 316 together with the reflector 314, and the code 312 a of the light emitter 312 is led out from the back surface of the base 316. Note that the cord 312 a passes through the vehicle body 19 and is connected to the battery 20.

  Here, the reflector 314 is configured to emit light in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the base 316. Further, the base 316 is fitted on the back side of the base unit 316 in the front end side opening 318a of the cylindrical unit main body 318 so as to close the front end side opening 318a.

  In the unit main body 318, the cord 312a inserted through the inside of the unit main body 318 is hidden so as not to be visible from the outside. For example, when the reflector 314 is silver, the unit main body 318 may be configured to be silver according to the reflector 314.

  The fender body 350 is formed of a transparent material having a shape that covers the upper portion of the rear tire 17. In addition, an acrylic resin etc. are mentioned as a transparent material.

  The fender body 350 includes a base end portion 301 and a light guide portion 302 that is formed integrally with the base end portion 301 and guides light from the light source unit 310 disposed in the base end portion 301 to the tip end portion 303. Have.

  The light guide portion 302 is formed in an arc shape, and the thickness gradually decreases from the base end side to the central portion.

  Moreover, the end surface 303a of the front-end | tip part (front-end | tip part 303 of the rear fender 300) of the light guide part 302 is a vertical surface, and becomes a light-projection surface by polishing. That is, the end surface 303a is a surface orthogonal to the light emitting direction of the light emitter 313, and is an effective surface that can obtain the maximum amount of light.

  Further, on the lower surface of the light guide portion 302, that is, the tire facing surface 305 of the fender body 350, a reflection layer is formed that reflects light incident on the light guide portion 302 and reflects it to a surface other than the tire facing surface 305. ing. The reflective layer is roughened by painting to improve the light reflectivity.

  Further, in the light guide unit 302, the side surfaces 307 and 308 and the upper surface 309 are polished so that the light emission surface has a higher reflectance and a lower light emission rate than the end surface 303a of the distal end portion 303.

  The storage portion 351 communicates with the outside via an opening 353 formed in the end surface 301a on the base end portion 301 side.

  The tip side portion of the storage portion 351, that is, the light incident portion facing the light emitter 312 of the light source unit 310 is polished. In addition, a convex lens layer that diffuses incident light and emits it to the front end side may be integrally formed in this light incident portion, similarly to the light incident portion of the front fender 200. If the lens layer is formed in this way, the same effect as that of the storage unit 251 described above can be obtained.

  As described above, since the rear fender 300 is provided in the housing portion 351 of the fender body 350 that is transparent and has light guide properties, the rear fender 300 collects light by the reflector 314 by causing the light emitter 312 of the light source unit 310 to emit light. The light is emitted and emitted toward the front end 303 side of the fender body 350, that is, toward the rear of the vehicle.

  The emitted light is guided by the fender main body 350 and emitted from the end surface 303 a of the distal end portion 303 while being emitted from the side surfaces 307 and 308 and the upper surface 309.

  As a result, the end face 303a of the front end portion 303, that is, the rear end face of the vehicle can be lit most to make the tail lamp, the brake lamp, etc., and the entire rear fender 300 can emit light.

  In the fender body 350, it is possible to emit light from a predetermined surface by polishing only a predetermined surface and increasing the light emission rate. Further, by changing the light guide property of the fender body 350, the emission amount, that is, the light emission amount can be changed.

  Further, by changing the shape of the front end portion (rear end portion of the electric motorcycle 10) 303, it is possible to accentuate the light emission amount at the rear end portion of the vehicle. An example of this is shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a view showing a modification of the rear fender.

  The rear fender 300a shown in FIG. 8 is similar to the rear fender 300 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 in that the upper surface 309 of the front end portion 303 portion, which is the rear end portion of the electric motorcycle 10, and the front end portion (rear end portion of the electric motorcycle 10) 303. An inclined surface 303b is formed between the end surface 303a.

  The inclined surface 303b is polished and becomes a light emitting surface. Thus, if the front end portion 303 has the vertical surface and the inclined surface 303b, the end surface (rear end surface of the vehicle) 303a can emit strong light, and the inclined surface 303b can emit light slightly weaker than the end surface 30a. The degree of appeal to can be improved.

  According to the present embodiment, the rear fender 300 is attached by inserting the one end 301 in which the light source unit 310 is accommodated into the recess 192 formed in the rear end surface upper portion 191 of the vehicle main body 19. The light can be emitted from the end surface 303a of the tip portion 303 of the fender body only by the cord 312a to the light emitter 312 of the light source unit 310, and there is no need to perform wiring to the end surface 303a of the tip portion 303, that is, the rear end surface of the vehicle. .

  In addition, the configuration in which the end surface 303 a of the tip end portion 303 emits light can be easily performed simply by inserting the one end portion 301 of the rear fender 300 into the recess 192. Further, since the light source unit 310 is horizontally disposed in the recess 192 by inserting one end portion into the recess 192, when the fender body 350 extending horizontally rearward is viewed from the rear, the light source unit 310 is combined with the fender body 350. The light emitted from the light emitter 312 is also visible.

  Further, if the light emitter 312 emits white light, the end surface 303a of the front end portion 303 of the rear fender 300 can be used as a backup lamp. Further, if the light source unit 310 includes the light emitters 312 that emit different colors, various colors may be applied to the end surface 303a of the front end portion (rear end portion of the electric motorcycle 10) 303 of the rear fender 300 according to circumstances. Can emit light. The tire-facing surface 305, the upper surface 309, and the side surfaces 307 and 308 of the rear fender 300 can be subjected to embossing to further enhance the light emission at the end surface 303a serving as the rear end surface of the vehicle.

  Further, since the rear fender 300 is detachably attached to the rear end surface upper portion 191 by the fastening member 193, the rear fender 300 can be easily removed and removed to change the light source unit 310 or change or replace the light emitter 312. Etc. can be easily performed.

  If the light source unit 310 itself is configured to include a battery that emits the light emitter 312, when attaching the rear fender 300 to the main body of the electric motorcycle 10, it is not necessary to perform wiring work, and the attachment work can be easily performed. Can do. In addition, the battery can be easily replaced.

  In addition, although the said front fender 200 was set as the structure attached to the rear-end surface upper part 191 with the fastening member 193, you may comprise so that it may attach freely with a ratchet type attachment structure. The rear fender 300 may be attached using an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like.

  As described above, according to the front fender 200 and the rear fender 300 provided in the electric motorcycle 10 of the present embodiment, the front fender 200 and the rear fender 300 are provided with lighting devices used on the front side and the rear side of the electric motorcycle 10. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, it is not necessary to prepare and attach the lighting device and the front fender or the rear fender separately, and the front or rear lighting device can be provided only by attaching the front fender 200 or the rear fender 300. Thereby, the number of parts can be reduced, and the aesthetics can be further improved.

  In particular, unlike a vehicle having a configuration in which a lighting device is arranged at the front end of a fender such as a rear fender, it is not necessary to perform wiring to the front end of the fender, and the vehicle can be easily assembled.

  In addition, the reflective layer formed on the tire facing surfaces 254 and 305 of the fender body and 250 and 350 is formed by embossing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any method that improves the light reflectance can be used. Any method may be used. For example, paint having metallic luster or plating may be used.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the light emitters 212 and 312 are each supplied with electric power from the battery 20, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the batteries are respectively placed in the unit bodies 218 and 318 of the light source units 210 and 310. It is good also as a structure which arrange | positions and is supplied with electric power from these batteries. In this case, when attaching the front fender 200 and the rear fender 300 to a vehicle such as the electric motorcycle 10, the labor of wiring can be further reduced, and it can be easily attached with reduced man-hours.

  In the present embodiment, the front fender 200 is fixed to the front fork so as to be positioned in front of the vehicle with respect to the handle post 14, but is not limited thereto, and is configured to be directly attached to the lower end portion of the handle post 14. Also good.

  The fender according to the present invention has a lighting device and is useful as a vehicle used for a vehicle having a fender such as a bicycle, a moped, a battery-assisted bicycle, a tricycle, an electric motorcycle, and a motorcycle.

1 is a side view showing the configuration of an electric motorcycle having a fender according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Front perspective view for explaining the front fender of the electric motorcycle Side view of the front fender of the electric motorcycle The exploded perspective view of the front fender of the electric motorcycle A perspective view of a rear portion for explaining a rear fender of the electric motorcycle Side view of the rear fender of the electric motorcycle The exploded perspective view of the rear fender of the electric motorcycle The perspective view which shows the modification of the rear fender of the same electric motorcycle

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Electric motorcycle 11 Front tire 12 Front fork 14 Handle post 15 Neck part 17 Rear tire 19 Vehicle main body part 127, 193 Fastening member 191 Rear end surface upper part 192 Recessed part 200 Front fender 210, 310 Light source unit 212, 312 Light emitter 212a, 312a Code 214, 314 Reflector 216, 316 Base 218, 318 Unit main body 250, 350 Fender main body 251, 351 Storage unit 251a Lens layer
254, 305 Tire facing surface 260, 353 Opening 300, 300a Rear fender 301 One end 303a End surface

Claims (8)

A light source;
A fender body that guides light from the light source and emits the guided light from at least a portion of the surface excluding the tire facing surface;
A fender characterized by comprising:   The fender according to claim 1, wherein a storage portion for storing the light source is formed at one end of the fender body. The storage portion has an opening;
The fender according to claim 2, wherein the light source is provided in a unit member that is inserted into the storage portion through the opening. The fender body has a light incident part,
The fender according to claim 2, wherein a diffusion portion for diffusing incident light is formed in the light incident portion.   The fender according to claim 2, wherein a light emitting surface for emitting light is formed at the other end of the fender body.   2. The fender according to claim 1, wherein the fender body is disposed under the handle post so that a cord of the light source is wired to a lower end of the handle post.   The fender according to claim 2, wherein the one end portion of the fender body is formed in a convex shape so as to be fitted into a concave portion formed in the vehicle body.   A vehicle comprising the fender according to claim 1 detachably provided.

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