JP2006327482A - Front basket for small electric vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a front basket for a small electric vehicle provided with excellent function while ensuring high safety. <P>SOLUTION: The front basket for the small electric vehicle is provided with a handle unit 121 turnably supported on a vehicle body and the front basket 10 fixed to the vehicle body at a front side of the handle unit 121. A baggage interference prevention member is provided at the outside than a turning track of an operation part positioned at the outermost side of the handle unit 121 between an upper surface of the front basket 10 and a lower surface of the handle unit 121. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a front basket in a small electric vehicle for use by an elderly person or a handicapped person.

  This type of small electric vehicle is classified as a self-operating handle type wheelchair and is extremely useful as a substitute for elderly people. In the basic configuration of such a small electric vehicle, an electric motor, a battery, and the like are mounted on a vehicle body frame on which wheels and a seat on which a driver sits are attached. And a wheel is driven by an electric motor.

  For example, a floor for a passenger to put his / her foot on is provided in front of the seat at the rear of the vehicle body, and a steering shaft for steering the front wheels is further provided in front of the floor. A steering wheel is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft, and the driver sits on the seat and operates the steering wheel.

  In this type of small electric vehicle, a front basket is often provided as a container in the front part of the vehicle. The front basket is disposed at a position relatively close to the driver in front of the steering wheel and is easily reachable from the driver. Convenience is enhanced by storing small packages in the front basket in actual use.

JP 2002-274471 A

  However, in particular, when a long object is put in the basket, it may be inclined and stored in the handle side. In this case, when the handle is turned, a long object protruding outward from the basket may interfere with not only the handle itself but also a brake lever, an accelerator lever, or the like. For this reason, such a basket structure as it is does not necessarily ensure safety.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a front basket structure of this type of small electric vehicle in which a basket is provided with a lid so that the rigidity of the basket is improved. In this case, no countermeasures against interference with long objects are intended.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a front basket of a small electric vehicle having an excellent function while ensuring high safety.

  A front basket of a small electric vehicle according to the present invention is a small electric vehicle including a handle unit rotatably supported by a vehicle body, and a front basket fixed to the vehicle body in front of the handle unit. A baggage interference preventing member is provided between the lower surface of the handle unit and outside the rotation locus of the operation component located on the outermost side of the handle unit.

  In the front basket of the small electric vehicle according to the present invention, the load interference preventing member is a lid member that covers a rear upper surface of the front basket.

  In the front basket of the small electric vehicle according to the present invention, the lid member is characterized in that a central portion has a convex shape along the rotation locus.

  In the front basket of the small electric vehicle according to the present invention, a safety part is attached to the load interference preventing member.

  According to the present invention, when a long baggage or the like is put in the front basket, the outer edge portion of the baggage interference prevention member is outside the rotation trajectory of the outermost operation component when the handle unit is rotated. This prevents the load from entering the inner region of the turning trajectory. Therefore, even when such a long object is put in the front basket, it is possible to reliably prevent the handle unit from interfering with the load during the operation of the handle, and to ensure safety during traveling.

  Further, the left and right side portions of the baggage interference preventing member are formed in a concave shape toward the front, and a particularly long baggage can be stably accommodated at this portion, that is, without rattling. Further, by making the left and right side portions of the baggage interference preventing member concave, it is possible to easily put a hand into the front basket from this portion.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a front basket of a small electric vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of a small electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view. First, the overall configuration of the small electric vehicle in the present embodiment will be described. In the small electric vehicle 100, a pair of left and right front wheels 102 and a pair of left and right rear wheels 103 are supported on a body frame 101 via a suspension. The body frame 101 is covered with a resin cover including a front cover 104, a leg shield 105, a floor 106, a rear cover 107, and the like except for a part thereof.

  A substantially box-shaped or box-shaped rear cover 107 protrudes upward at the rear of the vehicle body, and a drive motor 108 and a drive motor 108 for driving the left and right rear wheels 103 on the inner side of the rear cover 107. A gear unit 110 (see FIG. 3) that transmits the output of the engine to the axle 109, a battery 111, and the like are housed. Each drive motor 108 is driven and controlled by the control unit 112.

  A seat 114 on which a passenger sits is mounted on the upper side of the rear cover 107 via a bracket 113 that rises from the body frame 101 in a gate shape, for example. The seat 114 includes a seat cushion 115 and a seat back (back) 116, and is supported on the rear cover 107 so as to be pivotable in the horizontal direction. The turning angle is set to 45 degrees and 90 degrees, for example, from the vehicle body center to the left and right, and can be appropriately turned by operating the operation levers 117 attached to both side portions of the seat cushion 113.

  Further, armrests 118 are provided on both sides of the seat back 116, and each armrest 118 is supported so as to be rotatable around a fulcrum 119. Each side of each armrest 118 may be provided with a winker.

  The leg shield 105 protrudes upward at the front of the vehicle body and protects the legs of the occupant seated on the seat 114 from being exposed to wind and the like. A steering shaft 120 for steering the front wheels 102 is erected inside the leg shield 105, and a handle unit 121 is rotatably attached to the upper end of the steering shaft 120. As shown in FIG. 1, the driver sits on the seat 114 and operates the handle unit 121. In addition, a pair of left and right rearview mirrors 122 are supported at appropriate positions of the handle unit 121 via a stay 123.

  A front basket 10 that can be used as a storage basket or a carrier case is mounted on the front surface of the leg shield 105, and the front basket 10 can be used as a storage case as appropriate. A headlight is attached at a suitable position below the front basket 10.

  Here, the handle unit 121 has a handle main body 124 having substantially the same left and right width as that of the front basket 10. Is installed. In addition, a pair of accelerator levers 127 for controlling the vehicle speed are provided on both sides of the switch box 125 on the inside of the handle body 124. In this example, a part of the accelerator lever 127 protrudes to the lower front of the handle body 124. To do. Further, a brake lever 128 extends leftward at the front portion of the switch box 125.

  In the present invention, the baggage interference preventing member is provided between the upper surface of the front basket 10 and the lower surface of the handle unit 121 and outside the rotation trajectory of the operation component located on the outermost side of the handle unit 121. It is done.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the baggage interference preventing member is configured by a lid member 11 that covers the rear upper surface of the front basket 10. In this example, the brake lever 128 described above corresponds to the operation component located on the outermost side of the handle unit 121. In this embodiment, the rearview mirror 122, the stay 123, and the like are disposed considerably above the handle body 124, so that interference with the luggage in the front basket 10 is not a problem.

  That is, when the handle unit 121 is rotated as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 4B, the brake lever 128 (the tip portion thereof) rotates along the locus P indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, and the lid The outer edge portion of the member 11 is positioned outside the rotation locus P. As shown in the figure, the lid member 11 has a central portion 11a having a convex shape along the rotation locus P, and the left and right side portions 11b are formed in a concave shape facing forward.

  Next, a specific configuration around the front basket 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the front basket 10 is attached to the leg shield 105 on the rear side. In this case, a mounting portion 12 having a mounting hole 13 formed as shown in FIG. 7 is provided at the rear portion of the front basket 10, and is fixed to the vehicle body side by fastening of the screw 14.

  FIG. 6 shows a specific configuration of the lid member 11. A plurality of claw pieces 15 are provided on the lower surface of the lid member 11, and a plurality of engagement holes 16 are formed in the vicinity of the opening of the front basket 10 corresponding to the claw pieces 15. In this example, there are six pairs of claw pieces 15 and engagement holes 16, and the claw pieces 15 arranged particularly on the left and right sides are fixed more firmly by clips 17. The lid member 11 is attached and fixed to the front basket 10 by these attachment means, and basically cannot be easily removed by the user.

  In actual use of the small electric vehicle 100, the driver seated on the seat 114 holds the handle main body 124 of the handle unit 121 as shown in FIG. 1, or lightly puts his / her hand on the accelerator lever 127 attached to the handle. The vehicle can be run by operating. At this time, by appropriately adjusting the pushing / releasing of the accelerator lever 127, the speed is increased or decreased to control the speed.

  As described above, the user can use the front basket 10 as a container as appropriate. For example, when a long baggage M is put as shown in FIG. 8A, a part thereof may protrude from the front basket 10 as shown in the example. In such a case, the lid member 11 functions as a load interference prevention member, that is, when the handle unit 121 is rotated, the outer edge portion of the lid member 11 is the rotation of the brake lever 128 that is the outermost operation component. It is located outside the trajectory P, thereby preventing the luggage M from entering the inner region of the rotation trajectory P. Therefore, even when such a long object is put in the front basket 10, it is possible to reliably prevent the handle unit 121 and the load M from interfering with each other during the steering operation, and to ensure safety during traveling.

  The lid member 11 covers the rear upper surface of the front basket 10. By covering the front basket 10 in this way, it is possible to prevent a particularly light and small load from jumping out of the front basket 10 due to the wind. Further, for example, there is an effect of preventing snatching or the like that takes the baggage instantly by approaching from the rear of the vehicle.

  Further, the left and right side portions 11b of the lid member 11 are formed in a concave shape facing forward. By making the end portion of the lid member 11 concave in this way, it is possible to stably store a long luggage M as shown in FIG. 8A at this site, that is, without rattling. Further, by making the left and right side portions 11b of the lid member 11 concave, it is easy to put a hand into the front basket 10 from this portion as shown in FIG. 8B. As a result, the driver can easily access the luggage and the like in the front basket 10 even in the riding state, and the usability and convenience are improved.

  Next, a second embodiment of the front basket of the small electric vehicle of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 shows the periphery of the front basket 10 in the second embodiment. In this example, the baggage interference preventing member is constituted by a guard member 18 formed using steel, typically a rod-shaped steel. And the safety | security part is attached to this load interference prevention member.

  The guard member 18 is formed to have substantially the same shape as the outer edge portion of the lid member 11 described above, that is, the central portion 18a is convex and the left and right side portions 18b are concave. In this case, the guard member 18 can be firmly fixed to the front basket 10 near the opening via the base plate 19. Further, for example, a rearview mirror 122 can be attached as a safety part. In this case, stays 123 are erected on the left and right sides of the guard member 18.

  In the second embodiment, the guard member 18 is provided to prevent the handle unit 121 and the load M from interfering with each other when a long object is put in the front basket 10 as in the case of the above-described embodiment. The safety inside can be guaranteed. Moreover, it is easy to put a hand in the front basket 10, and it is excellent in usability and convenience.

  In particular, in the second embodiment, the rearview mirror 122 can be disposed in front of the case where the rearview mirror 122 is attached to the handle unit 121, thereby improving the visibility with respect to the rearview mirror 122. In addition to the rearview mirror 122, for example, a winker or the like can be attached as a safety part. In the case of a winker, it can be arranged at a high position, and visibility can be improved and safety can be further improved. When the winker is attached to the vehicle body (for example, the front cover 104), it may be difficult to see due to the front basket 10 or luggage, but according to the present invention, there is no such worry.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with embodiment, this invention is not limited only to these embodiment, A change etc. are possible within the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the present embodiment, the example of the brake lever 128 has been described as the operation component located on the outermost side of the handle unit 121, but other operation components and the like are targeted according to the configuration content of the handle unit 121.
In this embodiment, the load interference preventing member is attached to the upper surface of the front basket 10 as the lid member 11 (or the guard member 18). However, if it is between the handle unit 121 and the upper surface of the front basket 10, it is attached to the leg shield 105, for example. May be.

1 is a side view of a small electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a front view of a small electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a plan view of a small electric vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view and top view of the front basket periphery in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structural example of the front basket which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the cover member as a load interference prevention member in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the front basket which concerns on this invention. It is each a perspective view which shows the effect | action in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view and top view around a front basket in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Front basket, 11 Lid member, 100 Small electric vehicle, 101 Body frame, 102 Front wheel, 103 Rear wheel, 104 Front cover, 105 Leg shield, 106 Floor, 107 Rear cover, 108 Drive motor, 109 Axle, 110 Gear unit , 111 battery, 112 control unit, 114 seat, 115 seat cushion, 116 seat back, 118 armrest, 120 steering shaft, 122 rearview mirror, 124 handle body.

Claims (4)

In a small electric vehicle comprising a handle unit rotatably supported by a vehicle body and a front basket fixed to the vehicle body in front of the handle unit,
A load interference prevention member is provided between the upper surface of the front basket and the lower surface of the handle unit, and outside the rotation trajectory of the operation component located on the outermost side of the handle unit. Front basket for small electric vehicles.   The front basket of a small electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the load interference preventing member is a lid member that covers a rear upper surface of the front basket.   The front basket of a small electric vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a central portion of the lid member has a convex shape along the rotation locus.   The front basket of the small electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a safety part is attached to the luggage interference preventing member.

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