JP2011152849A - Handle bar cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handle bar cover of which a joining portion of the cover is not easily visible from a motorcycle driver, and which can improve a degree of freedom of assembly operation. <P>SOLUTION: The handle bar cover includes an upper cover 20U for covering a handle member 10 from above and having an upper part of an edge portion of a handle bar opening 21 for projecting the handle bar 10 to the left and right, and a lower cover 20L having a steering shaft opening 22 through which a steering shaft 12 or a shaft center of the steering shaft passes, for covering the handle member 10 from below, and having a lower part of the edge portion of the handle bar opening 21. The lower cover 20L includes a lower cover front half body 30 which is arranged in a front part thereof and constitutes a front part of an edge portion of the steering shaft opening 22, a lower cover rear half body 40 which is arranged in a rear part and constitutes a rear part of the edge portion of the steering shaft opening 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle cover.

Conventionally, as a handle cover, for example, a handle cover as shown in Patent Document 1 is known. The handle cover (10) covers the handle (6) from above and below with an upper cover (12) and a lower cover (13).
Thus, the structure that covers the handle (6) from above and below has the advantage that the joint (11) of the two covers (12) and (13) does not appear on the upper part of the handle cover and is difficult to see from the viewpoint of the driver. On the other hand, because the steering shaft (5) of the handle (6) passes through the opening provided in the lower cover (13), the lower cover (13) must be installed before the handle (6) is attached to the vehicle body. It has to be attached to the handle (6), and there is a difficulty that the assembling work can be restricted.

Japanese Patent No. 2756879

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a handle cover that can make the joint portion of the cover difficult to see from the driver and at the same time improve the degree of freedom of the assembly work.

In order to solve the above problems, the handle cover of the present invention extends in the vehicle width direction, and extends downward from the handle bar, which is gripped by the driver to operate the steering system, An upper cover having an upper part of an edge of a handlebar opening for covering a handle member having a steering shaft pivotally supported by the vehicle body from above and projecting the handlebar to the left and right;
A steering wheel cover having a steering shaft opening or a steering shaft opening through which the steering shaft axis passes, covering the handle member from below, and having a lower cover having a lower portion of an edge of the handle bar opening. And
The lower cover is disposed on the front side and constitutes the front half of the lower portion of the steering shaft opening, and the rear portion is disposed on the rear side to constitute the rear portion of the steering shaft opening. And a lower half of the lower cover.
According to this handle cover, since the cover can be divided vertically by the upper cover and the lower cover, it is difficult for the driver to see the joint portion of the cover.
Further, a lower cover is arranged on the front side, and a lower half of the lower cover constituting the front part of the edge of the steering shaft opening, and a rear part of the lower part of the edge of the steering shaft opening. Since the lower half body constituting the lower cover is provided, when the steering shaft of the handle member is attached to the vehicle body, it is not always necessary to attach the lower cover to the handle member, and the degree of freedom of assembly work is increased.
Preferably, the upper cover is fastened and fixed to the handle member from below, and the fastening portion is covered with the lower cover.
If comprised in this way, the fastening part which fixes an upper cover to a handle member can be hidden from a driver.
Preferably, the lower half of the lower cover is fastened to the upper cover and the handle member by fastening together from below.
If comprised in this way, since an upper cover and a cover front half are fastened simultaneously with respect to a handle member, a fastening member can be decreased. And since the fastening part by co-fastening is provided in the lower half of the lower cover, the fastening part exposed downward can be arranged so that it is difficult for the driver to see.
More preferably, the upper cover is fastened to the handle member by a fastening portion disposed at the front and back with the handle bar interposed therebetween, and the front fastening portion of the front and rear fastening portions is fastened together with the lower half of the lower cover. The configuration is as follows.
If comprised in this way, since an upper cover is fastened before and after a handlebar, it can be stably fastened and fixed with respect to a handle member. Moreover, even if the fastening with the lower half of the lower cover is removed, the work is easy because the upper cover and the handle member are fixed.
More preferably, the upper edge of the lower half of the lower cover and the upper edge of the lower half of the lower cover are engaged with the upper cover, and the lower part of the lower half of the lower cover is fastened to the lower half of the lower cover. A fixed configuration is used.
If comprised in this way, the front half body and the latter half body of a lower cover can be fixed with few fixing | fixed parts.

(A) is a side view of a motorcycle which is an example of a vehicle using an embodiment of a handle cover according to the present invention, (b) is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a handle cover according to the present invention, c) is an exploded perspective view of the same. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing the handle member 10, in which FIG. 3A is a partially omitted plan view of the steering shaft viewed in the axial direction, FIG. It is a figure which shows the upper cover 20U, (a) is a top view, (b) is a left view of figure (a), (c) is cc sectional drawing in figure (a). FIG. 5A is a front view, FIG. 5B is a left side view, FIG. 5C is a partially omitted plan view, FIG. 4D is a sectional view taken along line dd in FIG. e) is a sectional view taken along line ee in FIG. It is a figure which shows the lower cover back body 40, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, (c) is cc sectional drawing in figure (a). It is a figure which shows an example of a turn signal, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, (c) is cc sectional drawing in figure (a). The top view which shows the attachment structure of a turn signal. (A) (b) is sectional drawing which shows the attachment structure of the grip end 60, respectively.

Embodiments of a handle cover according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a side view of a motorcycle as an example of a vehicle using an embodiment of a handle cover according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B shows an embodiment of a handle cover according to the present invention. A perspective view and FIG. 1C are exploded perspective views.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the motorcycle 1 supports a steering shaft 12 of a handle member 10 that turns a front wheel 4 to a head pipe 3 of a frame 2. In the figure, 7 is a front cover that covers the front part of the head pipe 3, and 8 is an inner cover that covers the lower part from the rear part of the head pipe 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the handle member 10 extends in the vehicle width direction. The handle bar 11 is gripped by the driver to operate the steering system. The steering shaft 12 extends downward and is pivotally supported by the head pipe 3 of the vehicle body.
Handle grips 13R and 13L and brake operation levers 14R and 14L are provided at both ends of the handle bar 11, respectively.
The brake operation lever 14R is connected to a front wheel brake (not shown) that can brake the front wheel via a brake cable (not shown), and the brake operation lever 14L is a rear wheel brake (that can brake the rear wheel via a brake cable (not shown)). (Not shown).

The handle cover 20 includes an upper cover 20U that covers the handle member 10 from above, and a lower cover 20L that covers the handle member 10 from below.
The upper cover 20U has an upper portion 21b at the edge of the handlebar opening 21 for projecting the handlebar 11 left and right, and the lower cover 20L has a lower portion 21c at the edge of the handlebar opening 21. ing. The upper cover 20 </ b> U has an upper portion 26 b at the edge of the headlight opening 26, and the lower cover 20 </ b> L has a lower portion 26 c at the edge of the headlight opening 26.

  The lower cover 20L has a steering shaft opening 22 through which the steering shaft 12 passes. When the steering shaft 12 is short, a head pipe or the like that supports the steering shaft 12 may pass through the steering shaft opening 22 instead of the steering shaft 12. The axis of the steering shaft 12 passes through.

The lower cover 20L is disposed on the front side, the lower cover front half 30 constituting the front portion 22b of the edge portion of the steering shaft opening 22, and the rear portion of the edge portion of the steering shaft opening 22 disposed on the rear side. And a lower half cover body 40 constituting 22c.
The lower cover front half 30 has a front portion 21d at the lower portion 21c of the edge portion of the handlebar opening 21, and the lower cover latter half body 40 has a rear portion 21e at the lower portion 21c of the edge portion of the handlebar opening 21. have.

2A and 2B are views showing the handle member 10, in which FIG. 2A is a partially omitted plan view of the steering shaft as viewed in the axial direction, FIG. 2B is a partially omitted front view from the Z direction of FIG. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the handle bar 11 is provided with a pair of left and right handle cover stays 15 and 15 and a pair of left and right turn signal stays 16 and 16.
The handle cover stay 15 is integrally fixed to the handle bar 11 by welding or the like. The handle cover stay 15 has a front hole 15 f on the front side of the handle bar 11 and a rear hole 15 r on the rear side of the handle bar 11.
The base of the winker stay 16 is fixed to the handlebar 11 by welding or the like, and has a winker fixing portion 16b described later at the tip.
A cable guide 17 that holds the brake cable and the throttle cable C (see FIG. 7) lightly is provided at the front portion of the steering shaft 12.

3A and 3B are views showing the upper cover 20U, where FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a left side view of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 3C is a sectional view taken along line cc in FIG.
4A and 4B are views showing the lower half 30 of the lower cover, where FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a left side view, FIG. 4C is a partially omitted plan view, and FIG. FIG. 4E is a cross-sectional view taken along line ee in FIG.
5A and 5B are views showing the lower cover latter half 40, in which FIG. 5A is a front view and FIG. 5B is a side view.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper cover 20U has a pair of left and right front fixing portions 23, 23 and a pair of left and right rear fixing portions 24, 24 on the lower surface. The fixing portions 23 and 24 are provided with fastening holes 23b and 24b.
Engagement holes 20h that can be engaged with engagement claws 30f of a lower cover front half 30 to be described later are provided on the lower edge portion of the upper cover 20U in front of the fixing portion 23. On the outer side, engagement claws 20f that can be engaged with engagement holes 30h of a lower cover front half 30 to be described later are provided on the left and right.
In addition, on the rear side 25 of the lower edge portion of the upper cover 20U, engagement claws 25f that can be engaged with engagement holes 40h of the lower cover latter half body 40, which will be described later, are provided on the left and right and in the center.
In FIG. 3A, 20b is an opening for the meter 1M (see FIG. 1B).

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower cover front half 30 has a pair of left and right fixing portions 31. The fixing portion 31 is formed in a concave shape from the lower surface of the lower cover front half 30 upward. An insertion hole 31h through which a fastening member such as a screw is passed is provided in the top plate portion of the fixing portion 31.
The upper edge 30e of the lower half of the lower cover 30 is provided with engaging claws 30f that can be engaged with the engaging holes 20h of the upper cover 20U described above in front of the fixing portion 31 and on the right and left sides. On the outer side of 31, the engagement holes 30h that can be engaged with the engagement claws 20f of the upper cover 20U described above are provided on the left and right.

In addition, the rear edge portion 32 of the lower half of the lower half of the lower cover 30 is provided with engagement holes 32h that can be engaged with engagement claws 42f of the lower half of the lower half of the cover 40 (described later in total). Yes.
At the lower part of the lower half of the lower cover 30, a pair of right and left coupling portions 33 that are coupled to a coupling portion 43 of the lower cover latter half 40, which will be described later, are provided in a protruding piece shape toward the rear.
In FIG. 4A, reference numeral 26 denotes an opening for a headlight (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper edge portion 41 of the lower half cover body 40 is provided with engagement holes 40h that can be engaged with the engagement claws 25f of the upper cover 20U described above on the left and right and in the center. The front edge portion 42 is provided with engagement claws 42f that can be engaged with the engagement holes 32h of the lower half of the front half body 30 described above on the left and right (a total of four in the drawing).
A pair of right and left coupling portions 43 that are coupled to the coupling portion 33 of the lower portion of the lower half of the lower cover front half 30 are provided at the lower portion of the lower half of the lower cover 40.

The handle cover 20 as described above can be assembled to the handle member 10 as follows.
The upper cover 20U then aligns the fastening hole 24b of the fixing portion 24 with the rear hole 15r of the handle cover stay 15 of the handle member 10 from above, and the handle cover stay 15 with a screw (not shown) from below the handle cover stay 15. Fasten to the top of the. Thus, the upper cover 20U is temporarily fixed to the handle cover stay 15. At this time, the front fixing portion 23 of the upper cover 20U is positioned above the front hole 15f in the handle cover stay 15.

  The lower half 30 of the lower cover engages the engagement holes 30h and the engagement claws 30f on the left and right of the upper edge portion 30e with the engagement claws 20f and the engagement holes 20h of the upper cover 20U, respectively. Thereby, the lower half part 30 of a lower cover is temporarily fixed with respect to the upper cover 20U. In this state, the fixing portion 31 of the lower half of the lower cover 30 is aligned with the front hole 15f of the handle cover stay 15 from below, so that a screw (not shown) is inserted into the fixing portion 31 from below the handle cover stay 15. The holes 31h and the front holes 15f of the handle cover stay 15 are passed through and coupled to the female screw holes 23b of the front fixing portion 23 in the upper cover 20U, and these are fastened together. As a result of this tightening, the lower half of the lower cover 30 together with the upper cover 20U is completely tightened and fixed to the handle cover stay 15.

The lower cover rear body 40 engages the engagement holes 40h of the upper edge portion 41 with the engagement claws 25f of the rear side 25 of the upper cover 20U, and the engagement claws 42f of the front edge portion 42 are engaged with the lower cover front half body. 30 engagement holes 32h are engaged. At this time, the coupling portion 43 at the lower part of the lower half of the lower cover 40 matches the coupling portion 33 at the lower part of the lower half of the lower half of the lower cover 30, so that both the coupling portions 33, 43 are fastened with fastening members such as screws.
As a result, the lower half cover body 40 is completely coupled to the upper cover 20U and the lower half cover body 30, and the assembly of the handle cover 20 to the handle member 10 is completed.
In this state, the fastening portion (the driver side fixing portion 24 and the handle cover stay 15) of the upper cover 20U to the handle cover stay 15 is covered by the lower cover 20L.

6A and 6B are diagrams showing an example of a blinker, in which FIG. 6A is a front view, FIG. 6B is a side view, and FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc in FIG. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a winker mounting structure.
On the side surface of the body 51 of the winker 50, an attachment portion 52 to the winker stay 16 in the handle member 10 described above is provided. The mounting portion 52 has a convex portion 53 having a stepped portion, a fixing screw hole 54, and a wiring through hole 55 for a light bulb 56.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the fixing portion 16 b of the winker stay 16 of the handle member 10 matches the concave portion 16 c that fits the convex portion 53 of the mounting portion 52 of the winker 50 and the fixing screw hole 54. A screw insertion hole 16 d and a wiring through hole 16 h for the light bulb 56 are provided.

Accordingly, the winker 50 aligns the convex portion 53, the screw hole 54, and the through hole 55 of the mounting portion 52 with the concave portion 16c, the screw insertion hole 16d, and the through hole 16h of the winker stay 16, respectively. By fastening the fixing portion 16b of the stay 16 with a fastening member (not shown), the stay 16 is fixed to the winker stay 16 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the handle cover stay 15 and the coupling portion between the handle cover stay 15 and the winker 50 can be covered with a cover (for example, a rubber cover) 57. In FIG. 7, C is a cable such as a brake cable held by the cable guide 17.

As shown in FIG. 8A or 8B, a grip end 60 can be attached to the end portion of the handle bar 11.
The mounting structure shown in FIG. 8 (a) is such that the pipe-shaped handlebar end is drawn on the inner side in the vehicle width direction from the end surface 11e of the handlebar 11 (the drawn portion is indicated by reference numeral 11b). A small diameter portion 11c is formed in the portion. A disk 18 integrally having a welding nut 18n is welded to an end surface of the small diameter portion 11c, that is, an end surface 11e of the handlebar, and a grip end 60 is fixed to the disk 18 with a stepped bolt 61.

In the mounting structure shown in FIG. 8B, the end surface 11e of the handle bar 11 is disposed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the end surface 13e of the grip pipe 13p, and the extension member 19 formed into a cup shape by drawing is used. Weld and fix to the inner diameter side of the part. A female screw 19 c is formed on the bottom 19 b of the extension member 19 by burring, and a grip end 60 is fixed to the bottom 19 b of the extension member 19 with a stepped bolt 61.
The grip end 60 can be fixed with a fastening member such as a bolt or a screw instead of the stepped bolt 61.

The grip end 60 can be made of a synthetic resin. The grip end 60 is provided with a recess 62 in which the head of the stepped bolt 61 is accommodated.
A grip 13L or 13R (the right grip 13R in the drawing) is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the grip pipe 13p by bonding or the like. A flange 13f to which a throttle operation wire (not shown) is connected is provided at the base end of the grip 13R, and the flange 13f is covered with a case 13c fixed to the handle bar 11.

According to the handle cover as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(A) Since the cover 10 can be divided vertically by the upper cover 20U and the lower cover 20L, it is difficult for the driver to see the joint portion of the cover.
Further, the lower cover 20L is disposed on the front side and the lower cover front half 30 constituting the front portion 22b of the edge portion of the steering shaft opening 22 is disposed on the rear side, and the edge portion of the steering shaft opening 22 is disposed on the rear side. Since the rear cover 40 constituting the rear portion 22c is provided, the lower cover 20L is not necessarily attached to the handle member 10 when the steering shaft 12 of the handle member 10 is attached to the vehicle body (for example, the head pipe 3). This eliminates the need and increases the degree of freedom of assembly work.

(B) The upper cover 20U is fastened and fixed to the handle member 10 from below, and the fastening portion (the handle cover stay 15 or the screw) is covered with the lower cover 20L. Therefore, the fastening portion for fixing the upper cover 20U to the handle member 10 Can be hidden from the driver.

(C) Since the lower half part 30 of the lower cover is fastened to the upper cover 20U and the handle member 10 by fastening together from below, the number of fastening members (such as screws) can be reduced. And since the fastening part (fixed part 31) by joint fastening is provided in the lower cover front half 30, the fastening part (fixed part 31) exposed below can be arrange | positioned so that it is hard to see from a driver | operator.

(D) The upper cover 20U is fastened to the handle member 10 by fastening portions (refer to the front hole 15f and the rear hole 15r) arranged on the front and rear sides with the handle bar 11 interposed therebetween. Since the fastening portion (see the front hole 15f) is configured to be fastened together with the lower half of the lower cover 30, the upper cover 20U can be stably fastened and fixed to the handle member 10 before and after the handle bar 11. it can. In addition, even if the joint with the lower half of the lower cover 30 is removed, the upper cover 20U and the handle member 10 are fixed by the fixing portion 24, so that the operation is easy.

(E) The upper edge portion 30e of the lower front half body 30 and the upper edge portion 41 of the lower lower cover body 40 are engaged with the upper cover 20U (see the engagement holes 30h, 40h, etc.). The lower part of the lower cover is configured to be fastened and fixed to the lower cover front half 30 by the coupling portions 33 and 43, so that the front cover 30 and the rear half 40 of the lower cover can be fixed with a small number of fixing parts.
(F) Since the grip end 60 is attached to the end portion of the handle bar 11, the appearance is improved.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be appropriately modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Handle member 11 Handle bar 12 Steering shaft 20 Handle cover 20U Upper cover 20L Lower cover 21 Handlebar opening 22 Steering shaft opening 30 Lower cover front half 40 Lower cover latter half

Claims (5)

A handlebar that extends in the vehicle width direction and is gripped by the driver to operate the steering system, and a steering shaft that extends downward from the handlebar and is pivotally supported on the vehicle body. An upper cover having an upper portion of an edge of a handlebar opening for covering the handle member having the handlebar from above and projecting the handlebar from side to side;
A steering wheel cover having a steering shaft opening or a steering shaft opening through which the steering shaft axis passes, covering the handle member from below, and having a lower cover having a lower portion of an edge of the handle bar opening. And
The lower cover is disposed on the front side and constitutes the front half of the lower portion of the steering shaft opening, and the rear portion is disposed on the rear side to constitute the rear portion of the steering shaft opening. A handle cover, comprising: a lower half of the lower cover.   The handle cover according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover is fastened and fixed to the handle member from below, and the fastening portion is covered with the lower cover.   3. The handle cover according to claim 1, wherein the lower half of the lower cover is fastened to the upper cover and the handle member by fastening together from below.   The upper cover is fastened to the handle member by a fastening portion arranged at the front and back across the handle bar, and the front fastening portion of the front and rear fastening portions is fastened together with the lower half of the lower cover. The handle cover according to claim 3.   The upper edge of the lower half of the lower cover and the upper edge of the lower half of the lower cover are engaged with the upper cover, and the lower part of the lower half of the lower cover is fastened and fixed to the lower half of the lower cover. The handle cover according to claim 4.

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