JP2008044486A - Vehicle body cover for motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle body cover in which water is not accumulated on an upper surface of a cover at covering of a vehicle body, covering and removal relative to the vehicle body can be easily performed and folding at non-use is easy. <P>SOLUTION: In the vehicle body cover 10 covering the vehicle body of the motorcycle, a wire 12 having flexibility is arranged in a longitudinal direction of an apex part of the cover 10, and wires 16 having flexibility are arranged in a longitudinal direction of lower peripheral edges at both sides of the cover respectively. Front ends of the respective wires 16 arranged on the lower peripheral edges at both sides of the cover are arranged so as to be approached to each other. Length of these three wires are made mutually approximately same. Insertion parts capable of being penetrated with strings 20 are provided on rear portions of the lower peripheral edges at both sides of the cover, and the strings 20 are penetrated through these insertion parts 22 respectively. These strings 20 are pulled, and the ends are fixed to each other to converge the lower peripheral edges of the cover, thereby, the cover is fixed to the vehicle body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a vehicle body cover for a two-wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle or various motorcycles.

There are various types of body covers for two-wheeled vehicles such as conventional bicycles and motorcycles, but usually a thin fabric made of synthetic fiber with waterproofing is used, and the upper surface, both sides, rear surface of the cover, Is formed three-dimensionally so as to fit the outer shape of the vehicle body by joining a plurality of fabrics such as a rearview mirror corresponding part and sewing a joining line.
In order to prevent the cover from being blown away by wind or the like, or to prevent dust from entering, there are those provided with various fixing means for fixing the cover to the vehicle body at the lower peripheral edge of the cover. is doing.

The vehicle body cover described in the following Patent Document 1 is characterized by its fixing means, and further has a ventilation function. In addition, what is described in the following Patent Document 2 is one in which measures are taken so that rainwater or the like does not penetrate from the sewing line, or a nonwoven fabric or the like is disposed on the inner surface so as not to damage the vehicle body or the like.
As described above, in the case of a conventional motorcycle body cover, a lock that prevents the cover from being stolen, such as a cover that is not blown away or that is provided with a means for preventing the lower peripheral edge of the cover from fluttering. There are various types of measures taken.
JP 2003-81161 A Utility Model Registration No. 3112350

As described above, as a vehicle body cover for a motorcycle, it was conventionally created to protect the vehicle body from dust such as rain, wind, dust, etc., but the cover itself is folded slightly when not in use, and a storage bag, etc. In most cases, a taffeta fabric made of a thin synthetic fiber that has been waterproofed is used as the material.
Accordingly, when the vehicle body cover is spread and covered with the vehicle body, since the cover is made of a flexible sheet-like body, it is difficult to expand the entire body at once. For example, the front portion of the cover is first moved from the handle portion to the front wheel portion. Then, the saddle portion is covered, and then the rear loading portion and the rear wheel portion are covered so that they are gradually covered from the front to the rear. Of course, it may be covered forward from the rear loading platform and the rear wheel portion, but there is also the trouble that it must be covered sequentially from the rear to the front.

Further, in the conventional vehicle body cover, since the material is made of a flexible sheet-like body, many depressions are generated in the upper surface portion of the cover when the vehicle body is covered. If a dent occurs, there will also be a problem that rainwater will accumulate in the dent when it rains, etc., and the use with experience of shaking the cover after raining and shaking the rainwater There are many people.
In addition, there is a problem that even if it is left as it is, the rainwater collected in the depression does not dry easily, and there is an experience that the clothes are wet carelessly.

Therefore, in the present invention, firstly, it is an object to provide a device in which rainwater or the like does not collect on an upper surface portion or the like of a vehicle body cover covered with a motorcycle or the like.
At the same time, in the present invention, since the vehicle body cover is made of a flexible sheet-like body, the entire cover cannot be spread at once, and a part of each must be sequentially covered on the corresponding part of the motorcycle body, It took a lot of time to cover, but in order to eliminate the hassle, the entire body can be easily spread out and easily covered on the vehicle body. Similarly, when removing the cover, the whole body can be easily removed. It is also a main object of the present invention to provide an epoch-making body cover of the type that can be removed from the vehicle.
And in this invention, while covering and removing to a two-wheeled vehicle easily as mentioned above, when folding a cover finally and storing in a storage bag, it is also the subject that it can fold easily for convenience. It is.

In order to solve the above problems, a first object of the present invention is to provide a two-wheeled vehicle body cover that can cover a two-wheeled vehicle body such as a bicycle or a motorcycle, and a linear material having flexibility in the front-rear direction of the top of the cover. And a flexible linear member is disposed in the front and rear direction of the lower peripheral edge of the cover on both sides or in the vicinity thereof.
Here, the front and rear in the front-rear direction means the front part of the cover corresponding to the handle or front wheel part of the bicycle, and the rear part of the cover corresponding to the loading platform and rear wheel part of the bicycle. The same applies hereinafter.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the front ends of the respective linear members disposed at or near the lower peripheral edge portions on both sides of the cover are provided via protective members provided at the front portion of the cover. The two-wheeled vehicle body cover is arranged close to each other.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the lengths of the respective wire rods arranged on the top edge of the cover and the lower peripheral edge of the both sides of the cover or in the vicinity thereof are substantially the same. There is a vehicle body cover for motorcycles.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first to third aspects of the present invention, an insertion portion through which a string-like member can be inserted is provided in the rear portion of the lower peripheral edge portion on both sides of the cover, and the string-like member is respectively inserted into the insertion portion. A two-wheeled vehicle body cover characterized in that the lower peripheral edge of the cover is converged by inserting, drawing, drawing, and fixing these string-like members to each other, and the cover is attached to the two-wheeled vehicle.

In the first aspect of the present invention, a total of three flexible wire rods, one in the front-rear direction of the top of the cover and one in the front-rear direction at or near the lower peripheral edge of both sides of the cover. Therefore, in the region where the filament material exists, the cover made of a flexible sheet-like body plays a role like a bone member, so that the cover is expanded. Become.
That is, when a user who intends to cover the cover on the vehicle body grips the wire rod located on the top with both hands, the entire cover is spread in a laterally expanded state. And, for example, if you are a right-handed person, hold the approximate center of the wire rod at the top with your right hand and lift it up, and with your other left hand, the wire on the near side located on the lower peripheral edge It is possible to cover the vehicle body with the slipper and the vehicle body cover from above the vehicle body with the material held and the lower peripheral edge widened.
In this way, the cover made of a flexible sheet-like body can be covered with the cover very easily by the presence of the bone member in the upper and lower lateral directions (front-rear direction).

At the same time, after the cover of the present invention is coated on the two-wheeled vehicle, due to the presence of the line material positioned in the front-rear direction of the top, the cover functions as a bone member. In order to maintain the state of tension and tension, the wire material in the front-rear direction functions like a spine, just like a ridge of a mountain range, creating a dent on the top surface of the cover Absent. As a result, even when it rains, it is freed from the problem that rainwater accumulates on the upper surface of the cover.
Of course, in this invention, if there are at least three wire rods, the effect is appropriately exhibited, but three or more wires may be used as necessary.
Furthermore, the two wire rods arranged on the lower peripheral edge of the vehicle body cover have their own weight, so when the cover is covered with the vehicle body, these wires serve as weights, It is possible to prevent the peripheral edge from being rolled up by wind or the like.
In particular, in a type in which the body cover does not cover the entire body of the vehicle and does not completely cover the lower part of the cover, both sides of the cover are kept tightly pinned by the weight of the wire, and the side surface is wrinkled. It will have a very smart appearance.

  In the second one of the present invention, in addition to the above effect, the protective member in which the front ends of the respective linear members arranged at or near the lower peripheral edge portions on both sides of the cover are provided at the front portion of the cover. Are arranged in close proximity to each other so that the shape of the front part of the lower peripheral edge of the cover is tightly defined, i.e. the shape of the cover is more appropriately defined, in other words one of the lower peripheral edges. By pulling the wire material forward, a force acts on the tip of the other wire material, and the distance between the two is easily opened, so that the cover can be easily covered on the vehicle body from above and from above. It can be done.

In the 3rd thing of this invention, since each of the filament material has substantially the same length, when folding a cover, these three filament materials are piled up and a wire is wound up However, since the three end portions are almost at the same position, the winding is very easy to wind.
In the 4th thing of this invention, the insertion part which penetrates a string-like member is provided in the rear part of the lower peripheral part of the both sides of a cover, ie, the part by which a line material is not arranged, and a string-like member is provided in this insertion part. By pulling them down, pulling them out and fixing them together, the lower peripheral edge of the cover is converged, the cover is firmly attached to the vehicle body, and the lower peripheral edge of the cover is turned up and off by wind etc. Is prevented. In particular, in the case of the present invention, a wire rod is disposed on the lower peripheral edge of the cover, and this also serves as a weight, so that the cover is firmly attached to the vehicle body by its synergistic effect.
Note that, even if a string member for fastening is provided in the portion where the wire material is disposed, it is difficult to draw it down. A shaped member is provided.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a state in which a vehicle body cover according to an embodiment of the present invention is covered on a bicycle. An arrow F in the figure indicates the front.
The vehicle body cover 10 is formed in a three-dimensional shape capable of covering the entire bicycle by sewing a plurality of constituent pieces made of polyester fiber taffeta (thin plain woven fabric). The surface of each component piece is provided with a waterproof coating. Each component piece will be described later with reference to FIG.

In the front-rear direction of the top portion of the vehicle body cover 10, a steel wire 12 is disposed as a flexible wire material.
The wire 12 is sewn together with the sewing line from the front to the rear along the sewing line of the upper component pieces 11 and 13 on the upper surface of the vehicle body cover 10. This sewing line is located just in the front-rear direction of the central portion of the upper surface portion when viewed from above.
The cross-sectional shape of the wire is a substantially rectangular shape, and its size is approximately 2 mm × 1 mm.
A protective member 14 is provided at the front end portion of the wire 12, and the protective member 14 is formed of a thick woven belt-like member, and the wire 12 is sewn to the back surface thereof.
Similarly, a protective member 14 made of a thick woven fabric is also provided at the rear end of the wire 12, and the free ends of these protective members 14, 14 are loop-shaped gripping portions 15, 15 respectively. Is formed.

The wire 12 at the top of the cover is not provided on the entire sewing line of the upper component pieces 11 and 13, and the rear part of the sewing line is formed flexibly. It is designed to follow the shape of the rear part of the bicycle.
Furthermore, the top sewing lines of the upper constituent pieces 11 and 13 are formed to be curved so as to bulge upward in a side view. Accordingly, the wire 12 sewn into the sewing line is also maintained in a curved state so as to bulge upward when the vehicle body cover 10 is covered with the bicycle.

Steel wires 16 and 16 are also provided as flexible wire rods in each of the sewing lines at the lower peripheral edge on both sides of the vehicle body cover 10. These wires 16, 16 are also the same as the wire 12 disposed on the top of the cover, and the length thereof is also the same.
Moreover, these wires 16 and 16 are arrange | positioned so that each front end may mutually adjoin at the position of a cover front part, and the protection member 17 is provided in the front part proximity | contact part. The protective member 17 is sewn so as to sandwich both front ends of the wires 16 and 16 from both front and back surfaces.
Similarly, protective members 18 and 18 are sewn to the rear ends of the wires 16 and 16. These protective members 17 and 18 are formed of a strip-shaped member made of thick woven fabric, similarly to the protective members 14 and 14 at the top, but a loop-shaped gripping portion is not formed.

Further, an insertion portion 22 through which a string 20 as a string-like member can be inserted is formed in the rear part of the lower peripheral edge on both sides of the vehicle body cover 10.
One end portion of the string 20 is fixed inside the front ends of the insertion portions 22 and 22, respectively. Then, by sliding the stopper 25 disposed at the rear end of the string 20 inserted through each insertion part 22 forward, the string 20 converges the cover lower peripheral edge, narrows down, and fixes the lower peripheral edge. The cover can be attached to the bicycle.

When covering the vehicle body cover 10 on a bicycle, the substantially central portion of the wire 12 is gripped by, for example, the right hand, and the other left hand is gripped by the substantially central portion of the front side of the wire 16 at the lower peripheral edge of the cover. The peripheral edge is widened, and in this state, the cover can be easily covered from above the bicycle.
After the vehicle body cover 10 is covered with the bicycle, the state shown in FIG. 1 is obtained, the top wire 12 is slightly bulged upward, the pin is tensioned, and a depression is generated on the upper surface of the cover. There is no accumulation of rainwater.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged explanatory view showing the front portion of the lower peripheral edge of the vehicle body cover upside down. In the figure, an arrow F indicates the forward direction.
A protective member 17 is sewn at the front portion of the lower peripheral edge (upper side in the figure) of the vehicle body cover 10. The protection member 17 is formed of a belt-shaped member made of thick woven fabric. The belt-shaped member is folded in half in the longitudinal direction, and is disposed and sewn so as to sandwich the front portion of the lower peripheral edge.
The front ends of the wires 16 and 16 are sandwiched and sewn inside the both ends of the protective member 17.
Since such a configuration is employed, in the present invention, the wires 16 and 16 are easily opened and closed with the protective member 17 as a fulcrum. In other words, the protective member 17 plays a role like a hinge.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the vehicle body covers according to the present invention are overlapped in a plane.
First, the component pieces will be described. The vehicle body cover 10 according to the present invention includes upper component pieces 11 and 13 (the back side of the sheet of FIG. 3) that constitute the upper surface of the cover, and side component pieces 30 that constitute both side portions. 31 (rear side of the paper surface of FIG. 3) and lower side surface constituting pieces 32 and 33 (rear side of the paper surface of FIG. 3) constituting the lower portion of the side surface, comprising three pieces on one side and six constituent pieces on both sides. ing.
In the figure, it is drawn in a plan view, but when the top wire 12 is lifted and the lower peripheral wires 16, 16 are spread out, a three-dimensional bag shape with the lower part opened to cover the entire bicycle is opened. It has the shape of
In the figure, A indicates the range in which the wire 12 is disposed, and B in the figure indicates the range in which the wire 16 is disposed. In this embodiment, the lengths of the wire 12 and the wire 16 are the same.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, the top wire 12 is sewed in a similarly distorted state because the top sewing line of the upper component pieces 11 and 13 is formed in a curved shape bulging upward. It is included.
A hook-and-loop fastener portion 40 for fixing the lower end edges of both side surfaces of the cover to each other is provided at a substantially central portion of the lower peripheral edge portion. The provided belt-like locking piece 41 is provided at the lower end of the side surface on the other side of the paper.
Thus, after the cover is covered with the bicycle, the lower ends of the substantially central portions on both sides of the cover are mutually engaged and fixed.

Hereinafter, the procedure for folding the vehicle body cover according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the two side surfaces of the cover are overlapped with each other as in the state of FIG. 3, and the lower peripheral edge wires 16 and 16 are overlapped with the top wire 12 by folding at the substantially central portion of the cover. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates a state. In the figure, one of the wires 16 at the lower peripheral edge is hidden on the back side and only one appears.
Since the wires 12, 16, and 16 have the same length, three wires are overlapped.
This superposition can be performed in the state shown in FIG. 3 with the wire 12 and the two wires 16 and 16 being held by both hands without being placed on the ground.

Next, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the wound state of the three wires 12, 16, 16, which are overlapped, wound together so as to be wound.
The winding operation is not performed against the ground or the like, and the wire can be gripped and wound easily while standing.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the cover portion 45 protruding to the right side in FIG. 5 is folded to the left side.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which it is folded up and down at its substantially central portion in FIG.
As described above, the vehicle body cover according to the present invention can be easily folded to be extremely small.

The above is summarized as follows.
1) Grab the wire 12 at the top of the cover and superimpose both sides of the cover (FIG. 3).
2) Hold the top wire 12 with one hand, hold the wires 16 and 16 at the lower peripheral edge with the other hand, and superimpose them (FIG. 4).
3) The three superimposed wires 12, 16, 16 are wound (FIG. 5).
4) Fold the protruding cover part (FIG. 6).
5) Fold the other part of the cover part to the wire part wound last (FIG. 7).

In this way, the vehicle body cover that is easily folded in a small size can be stored in a storage bag as appropriate.
In the present invention, the storage bag is made of a purse-shaped bag that is sewn into a bag shape with a mesh-like fabric, and the vehicle body cover folded small as described above is stored in the storage bag, and the opening is closed. Storage is completed. The reason why the mesh fabric is used is that the vehicle body cover can be easily dried even if it is wet.
2 and 3, a through hole 50 is formed below the front part of the cover. Although this through hole 50 is provided at substantially the same position on both side surfaces of the vehicle body cover, it is a hole portion through which the annular portion of the annular lock member is inserted. The through-hole 50 can be used to lock the ring-shaped lock on the bicycle and simultaneously lock the vehicle body cover.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, the design change is possible as follows in this invention.
The overall size and shape of the vehicle body cover can be appropriately set as necessary. Similarly, the component pieces of the vehicle body cover can be freely designed as appropriate, and the number of the component pieces is completely free.
That is, the overall outer shape of the vehicle body cover can be changed as appropriate in accordance with the shape of the vehicle body to be covered. Moreover, if the material is also a flexible sheet-like body, it can be freely selected.

In the above embodiment, the vehicle body cover is illustrated as covering the whole of a two-wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle. However, the vehicle body cover according to the present invention may not cover the entire vehicle body. The lower part of the vehicle (the lower end part of the front and rear wheels, etc.) may not be covered.
In particular, in the case of the present invention, since the wires are respectively disposed on the lower peripheral edge portions on both sides of the cover, in the case of the type of cover that does not cover the lower portion of the vehicle body as a weight, It is possible to cover the side surface portion of the material with the pin tightly, and an extremely smart appearance is exhibited.

The cross-sectional shape, size, length, etc. of each wire can be set freely. It is free to use a circular cross section of the wire.
Three wires are used in the above embodiment, but four or more wires can also be used. However, as the weight increases, a force is required for the winding work, and the above three are optimal.
In the above-described embodiment, the wire having the same length is used, but the length may be slightly different.
The wire material may not be steel but may be plastic wire. In short, it should be a flexible material that can be wound easily and can be easily restored to the normal normal state. Any material can be used.

In the above embodiment, the wire is provided on the lower peripheral edge of the cover. However, the wire on the lower peripheral edge can be disposed not in the lower peripheral edge of the cover but in the front-rear direction slightly in the vicinity thereof.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the wire provided in the cover lower peripheral part was arrange | positioned so that the front end might mutually adjoin, the front ends of both wires were separated by predetermined length, and each was carried out to the back side, respectively. It is also possible to arrange them.
However, if this is done, the lower peripheral edge in front from the front end of each wire becomes free, that is, there is no framework, and drawing drawing and fixing by the string member provided behind the lower peripheral edge of the cover is not possible. In order to be sufficient, it is better to configure the tips of the wires arranged at the lower peripheral edge to be close to each other as in the above embodiment.

The protective members are provided at both ends of each wire, but the protective members are provided to prevent the both ends of the wire from breaking through the body cover and for the safety of the user. However, any material can be used as long as it can fulfill this function, and its form can be set freely.
Although the protective member provided at both ends of the top wire is provided with a loop-shaped hand grip portion, it can be implemented without providing it, and is completely arbitrary.
The belt-like locking piece and the hook-and-loop fastener provided at the substantially central portion of the lower peripheral edge of the vehicle body cover may be anything as long as they can be engaged with each other, even a simple tie strap, belt and buckle. May be connected to each other.

The string member may be a rubber string or a belt-like member, and a means for fixing the string member can be employed freely. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the fixed type is released by pressing the push button as a stopper and can be slid, and the type that is fixed when the push button is returned is used, but the string members may be simply tied to each other, It may be one that can be fixed using a buckle or an insertion ring of various shapes.
As described above, the present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims.

It is a perspective explanatory view of the state where the bicycle body cover according to one embodiment of the present invention is covered. It is an expansion explanatory view showing the front part of the lower peripheral part of the body cover concerning one embodiment of the present invention upside down. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the state which piled up the vehicle body cover which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention planarly. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the state which folded at the approximate center part of the vehicle body cover which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and overlapped the wire of the lower peripheral part on the wire of the top part. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which three overlapped wires are wound together by the vehicle body cover illustrated in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the cover of the vehicle body cover illustrated in FIG. 5 that protrudes to the right in the drawing is folded to the left. It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the state which folded up and down the vehicle body cover shown in FIG. 6 in the approximate center part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Body cover 12, 16 Wire 14, 17, 18 Protection member 20 String 22 Insertion part 25 Stopper

Claims (4)

In a motorcycle body cover that can cover the body of a motorcycle such as a bicycle or a motorcycle,
Flexible wire rods are arranged in the front-rear direction of the top of the cover, and flexible wire rods are arranged in the front-rear direction of the lower peripheral edge on both sides of the cover or in the vicinity thereof. A vehicle body cover for motorcycles.   The body cover for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the front ends of the respective wire rods arranged at or near the lower peripheral edge of both sides of the cover are close to each other via a protective member provided at a front portion of the cover. A vehicle body cover for motorcycles, characterized in that   The body cover for a motorcycle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lengths of the respective wire rods arranged on the top of the cover and the lower peripheral edge of both sides of the cover or in the vicinity thereof are substantially the same. Body cover for motorcycles.   The motorcycle body cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an insertion portion through which a string-like member can be inserted is provided in a rear portion of a lower peripheral edge portion on both sides of the cover, and the string-like member is inserted into each of the insertion portions. A two-wheeled vehicle body cover characterized in that the lower peripheral edge of the cover is converged by drawing and drawing these string-like members and fixing them to each other, and the cover is attached to the two-wheeled vehicle.