JP2012056337A - Fuel tank cover mounting structure of motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel tank cover mounting structure of a motorcycle capable of freely setting the shape of an upper edge of a fuel tank cover.SOLUTION: In the fuel tank cover mounting structure of the motorcycle, a recessed part 36 is formed in an outer wall of a fuel tank 24 of the motorcycle, and a fuel tank cover 26 is attached to the recessed part 36. The fuel tank cover 26 is formed so that the vertical width is smaller than the longitudinal width, and the fuel tank cover 26 is parallel-translated in the vertical direction of a motorcycle body, and attached to the recessed part 36.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fuel tank cover mounting structure for a motorcycle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a fuel tank cover is sometimes attached to a fuel tank of a motorcycle at a position where a driver's inner thigh comes into contact for the purpose of stabilizing the riding posture of the driver.

  As a structure for attaching the fuel tank cover to the fuel tank, there is a structure in which a cover bracket is provided on the fuel tank, and the fuel tank cover is joined to the fuel tank with the fuel tank cover inserted into the cover bracket from the rear. It is known (see Patent Document 1). Further, a cover cushion is fixed to the cover bracket of the fuel tank with an adhesive at a portion where the fuel tank cover is inserted. The upper edge portion of the fuel tank cover is generally longer than the front edge portion, and the shape tends to be complicated.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-11872

  However, in the above-described prior art, since the fuel tank cover is inserted into the fuel tank cover bracket from behind, if there is a complicated shape at the upper edge of the fuel tank cover, The fuel tank covers interfere with each other, making it difficult to join the fuel tank and the fuel tank cover. Therefore, there exists a subject that a complicated design cannot be provided in the shape of the upper edge part of a fuel tank cover.

  Also, simply inserting the fuel tank cover into the cover bracket does not provide sufficient holding power for the fuel tank cover, and the fuel tank cover may fall due to its own weight during assembly of the fuel tank cover to the fuel tank. . Furthermore, since the cover cushion is fixed to the cover bracket with an adhesive, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to attach and detach the cover cushion once fixed to the cover bracket.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel tank cover mounting structure for a motorcycle in which the shape of the upper edge portion of the fuel tank cover can be freely set.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fuel tank cover mounting structure for a motorcycle in which a recess is formed in the outer wall of a fuel tank of a motorcycle, and a fuel tank cover is attached to the recess. The fuel tank cover is formed so that a vertical width is shorter than a front-rear width, and the fuel tank cover is mounted in the recessed portion by moving the fuel tank cover in the vertical direction of the vehicle body.

  By moving the fuel tank cover in the vertical direction of the vehicle body and attaching it to the recessed portion of the fuel tank in this way, even if there is a complicated shape at the upper edge of the fuel tank cover, the interference between the recessed portion and the fuel tank cover The fuel tank cover can be attached to the recessed portion without causing any problems. Therefore, the shape of the upper edge portion of the fuel tank cover can be freely set, and the design freedom of the upper edge portion of the fuel tank cover can be increased.

  The fuel tank cover is formed so that the vertical width is shorter than the front-rear width, and the fuel tank cover is translated in the vehicle body longitudinal direction by being translated in the vehicle body vertical direction and mounted in the recessed portion. The distance of the parallel movement of the fuel tank cover can be made shorter than the case. Therefore, the fuel tank can be prevented from being damaged when the fuel tank cover is attached to the fuel tank, and the workability of the attachment work can be improved.

  Further, a cover bracket may be provided in the recessed portion, a rubber cap may be attached to the cover bracket, and the fuel tank cover may be engaged with the rubber cap.

  According to this configuration, since the rubber cap is interposed between the cover bracket and the fuel tank cover, vibration transmission between the fuel tank and the fuel tank cover can be blocked with a simple configuration.

  Further, the rubber cap is formed with a hollow portion having an upper end as an opening, and a protrusion is provided on an inner surface of the hollow portion, and a hole is formed in the cover bracket so that the cover bracket is formed in the hollow portion. The rubber cap may be detachably fixed to the cover bracket by inserting and fitting the protrusion into the hole.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to detachably fix the rubber cap to the cover bracket while suppressing inadvertent separation of the cover bracket and the rubber cap.

  In addition, an engagement protrusion is provided on the peripheral surface of the rubber cap, and an insertion port is provided on an inner surface of the fuel tank cover. The engagement protrusion is inserted into the insertion port, and the rubber cap, the fuel tank cover, May be detachably fixed.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to increase the holding power of the fuel tank cover while detachably fixing the fuel tank cover to the rubber cap.

  According to the fuel tank cover mounting structure for a motorcycle of the present invention, the shape of the upper edge portion of the fuel tank cover can be freely set.

1 is a side view showing a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view from the outside showing a fuel tank and a fuel tank cover in a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion X in FIG. 2. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the inside showing a rubber cap in a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view from the inside showing a fuel tank cover in a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the Y part of FIG. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the state before making an attachment board contact | abut on the taper surface of an engagement protrusion in the attachment structure of the motorcycle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (b) is an engagement. It is sectional drawing which shows the state immediately after making a mounting plate contact | abut on the taper surface of a processus | protrusion, (c) is sectional drawing which shows the state in the middle of raising the installation board along the taper surface of an engagement processus | protrusion. (D) is a side view showing a state in which the mounting plate gets over the tapered surface of the engaging protrusion. It is a perspective view of the fuel tank in other different embodiments.

  First, the overall configuration of a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the directions of up and down, left and right, and front and rear indicate directions viewed from the driver who rides the motorcycle.

  The motorcycle 1 is provided with a vehicle body frame 2 constituting a framework. The vehicle body frame 2 is made of steel, and includes a head pipe 3 disposed at the upper end of the front portion of the vehicle body frame 2 and a steel pipe member extending in a pair of left and right sides from the upper rear side to the rear lower side of the head pipe 3. A main frame 4, a pair of left and right subframes 5 extending from the lower rear side of the head pipe 3 to the rear lower side, and a pair of left and right body tubes extending downward from the rear end of the main frame 4 6, a pair of left and right seat rails 7 extending rearward from the rear upper end of the main frame 4, and a rear end of the seat rail 7 extending rearward from the upper rear side of the main frame 4 It is mainly composed of a pair of left and right lower tubes 8 to which the parts are connected.

  A pair of left and right front forks 10 are supported on the head pipe 3 so as to be rotatable left and right. A front wheel 11 is pivotally supported at the lower end of the front fork 10, and a front fender 12 is fixed to the lower portion of the front fork 10 so as to cover the upper portion of the front wheel 11. A handle bar 13 is fixed to the upper end of the front fork 10, and grips 14 are fixed to both ends of the handle bar 13.

  A footrest 15 is attached to the lower rear part of the pair of left and right body tubes 6. A cylindrical pivot shaft 16 is installed on the front side of the footrest 15, and a rear swing arm 17 is supported on the pivot shaft 16 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction. A rear wheel 18 is pivotally supported at the rear end of the rear swing arm 17, and a rear fender 20 is provided above the rear wheel 18.

  An engine 21 is suspended between the main frame 4 and the subframe 5. A front end portion of the exhaust pipe 22 is connected to the engine 21, and a muffler 23 is connected to the rear end portion of the exhaust pipe 22. A fuel tank 24 is mounted above the engine 21, and a seat 25 is provided behind the fuel tank 24 and supported by the seat rail 7. A fuel tank cover 26 is attached to both sides of the rear lower portion of the fuel tank 24.

  Next, the configuration of the fuel tank 24 and the fuel tank cover 26 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As best shown in FIG. 2, the front surface 27 of the fuel tank 24 is provided to be inclined rearward and upward, and a front connection portion 28 is provided at the lower portion of the front surface 27. The rear surface 30 of the fuel tank 24 is provided to be inclined rearward and downward, and a rear connection portion 31 is provided below the rear end portion of the rear surface 30. And while connecting the front connection part 28 to the front part of a pair of right-and-left main frames 4 via a connection tool (not shown), it connects a front end part of a pair of right and left seat rails 7 via a connection tool (not shown). Thus, the fuel tank 24 is fixed to the vehicle body frame 2 by connecting the rear connecting portion 31. The upper surface 32 of the fuel tank 24 is provided so as to be inclined rearward and upward more gently than the front surface 27, and a cap 34 is attached to a fuel supply port 33 provided on the upper surface 32 so as to be opened and closed.

  On both sides of the rear portion of the fuel tank 24, an outer wall 35 that is inclined outwardly downward is provided, and a recessed portion 36 is formed on the lower portion of the outer wall 35 from the front portion to the rear end portion. Yes. The recessed portion 36 is formed so that the vertical width is shorter than the front-rear width, and the upper end edge 37 of the recessed portion 36 has a complicated shape including a plurality of bent portions 38. Rectangular hook-and-loop fasteners 40a and 40b that are horizontally long in a side view are fixed to the front portion and the center portion in the front-rear direction of the recessed portion 36.

  The recessed portion 36 is provided with a rectangular groove 41 that is vertically long in a side view, in front of and below the front surface fastener 40a. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the concave groove 41 is divided into an upper portion 43 and a lower portion 44 with a raised portion 42 provided above the central portion as a boundary. A positioning projection 45 is provided at the upper rear end of the upper portion 43. The lower portion 44 is recessed inwardly deeper than the upper portion 43 and forms a step with the upper portion 43.

  A cover bracket 46 provided in the vertical direction is fixed to the concave groove 41. The cover bracket 46 includes a flat plate-like fixing portion 47 provided at an upper portion thereof, a connecting portion 48 bent outward from the lower end of the fixing portion 47, and downward from the lower end of the connecting portion 48. And a bent tongue piece 50.

  A positioning recess 51 is provided at a position corresponding to the positioning projection 45 of the upper portion 43 of the recessed groove 41 at the rear upper end of the fixing portion 47. Then, with the positioning recess 51 engaged with the positioning projection 45, the cover bracket 46 is attached to the recess 41 by fixing the fixing portion 47 to the upper portion 43 of the recess 41 by welding or the like. Yes. The connecting portion 48 is formed to have a smaller front-rear width than the fixed portion 47 and is provided at a position corresponding to the raised portion 42 of the recessed groove 41.

  The tongue piece 50 is formed with the same front-rear width as that of the connecting portion 48 and is provided outside the fixing portion 47 so as to form a step with the fixing portion 47. The tongue piece 50 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower portion 44 of the concave groove 41, and an insertion space 52 is formed between the inner surface of the tongue piece 50 and the lower portion 44. The lower end edge of the tongue piece 50 is formed to be curved downward in a semicircular arc shape. A hole 53 is formed in the tongue piece 50 from the outer surface to the inner surface. The lower end edge of the hole 53 is curved in a semicircular arc shape downward along the lower end edge of the tongue piece 50.

  A rubber cap 54 is attached to the tongue piece 50 from the upper part to the lower end part. As best shown in FIG. 5, the lower end edge of the rubber cap 54 is curved in a semicircular arc shape downward corresponding to the lower end edge of the tongue piece 50. The rubber cap 54 is formed with a U-shaped hollow portion 56 having an opening 55 at the upper end along the outer peripheral shape. A disk is formed on the outer side and the inner side of the inner surface 57 of the hollow portion 56 slightly below the center. A protrusion 58 is provided at a predetermined interval 60.

  On the inner peripheral surface 61 of the rubber cap 54, an engagement protrusion 62 is provided at a height corresponding to the protrusion 58 provided on the inner surface 57 of the rubber cap 54. As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement protrusion 62 is disposed in the insertion space 52 in a state where the rubber cap 54 is fixed to the tongue piece 50, and has a predetermined distance from the lower portion 44 of the groove 41. Are facing each other. On the inner surface of the engagement protrusion 62, a tapered surface 63 that is inclined outwardly downward is provided from the upper part to the lower end part. The distance between the engagement protrusion 62 and the lower portion 44 of the concave groove 41 is as follows. It grows downward.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the fuel tank cover 26 has a shape corresponding to the recessed portion 36 of the fuel tank 24 and is formed so that the vertical width is shorter than the front-rear width, similarly to the recessed portion 36. Has been. 2 is an exploded perspective view from the outside, and the left side of the drawing corresponds to the front side of the vehicle body, whereas FIG. 6 is a perspective view from the inside, and the right side of the drawing corresponds to the front side of the vehicle body. That is, the context in both drawings is reversed.

  The upper edge portion 64 of the fuel tank cover 26 has a complicated shape having a plurality of bent portions 65, similarly to the upper end edge 37 of the recessed portion 36. Hook fasteners 67 a and 67 b are fixed to the inner side surface 66 of the fuel tank cover 26 at positions corresponding to the hook and loop fasteners 40 a and 40 b of the fuel tank 24. A cushion 68 is fixed to the inner side surface 66 of the fuel tank cover 26 along the upper edge portion 64.

  A support portion 70 is provided on the inner side surface 66 of the fuel tank cover 26 at the front lower side of the front surface fastener 67a. As shown in FIG. 7, the support portion 70 is configured by a U-shaped mounting plate 71 that is flat in a plan view, and a flat plate-shaped mounting plate 72 that is provided below the mounting plate 71. Yes.

  The mounting plate 71 includes a flat plate portion 69 provided at a central portion in the front-rear direction, and curved portions 73 that are curved outward from both ends in the front-rear direction of the flat plate portion 69. Is fixed to the inner surface 66 of the fuel tank cover 26. Between the front surface of the front curved portion 73 and the rear surface of the rear curved portion 73 and the inner side surface 66 of the fuel tank cover 26, a pair of triangular support pieces 74 are fixed in a pair. Between the flat plate portion 69 and the inner surface 66 of the fuel tank cover 26, insertion holes 75 with a predetermined interval are formed.

  The mounting plate 72 protrudes in an arc shape from the inner surface 66 of the fuel tank cover 26, and the front, rear, and center portions in the front-rear direction of the lower surface of the mounting plate 72 are disposed inside the fuel tank cover 26. Triangular support pieces 74 are fixed between the side surfaces 66.

  In the structure configured as described above, in order to fix the rubber cap 54 to the cover bracket 46, the tongue piece of the cover bracket 46 is in a state where the rubber cap 54 is simultaneously pulled from the outside and the inside to open the opening 55. A rubber cap 54 is attached to 50 from below. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper part to the lower end part of the tongue piece 50 are inserted into the hollow part 56, and the projection 58 of the hollow part 56 is fitted into the hole 53 of the tongue piece 50. A rubber cap 54 is fixed to 50. Thus, by fitting the projection 58 and the hole 53, it is possible to suppress inadvertent separation of the cover bracket 46 and the rubber cap 54.

  In order to remove the rubber cap 54 from the tongue piece 50, the rubber cap 54 may be pulled out downward while the rubber cap 54 is pulled simultaneously from the outside and inside to release the engagement between the projection 58 and the hole 53. In this embodiment, the rubber cap 54 can be detachably fixed to the cover bracket 46 while preventing the cover bracket 46 and the rubber cap 54 from being carelessly separated.

  Next, a method of attaching the fuel tank cover 26 to the recessed portion 36 of the fuel tank 24 in the structure configured as described above will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the fuel tank cover 26 is held so that the mounting plate 71 of the fuel tank cover 26 is disposed below the cover bracket 46 of the fuel tank 24. From this state, when the fuel tank cover 26 is lifted and translated upward, the tongue piece 50 and the lower part of the rubber cap 54 are inserted into the insertion port 75 as shown in FIG. The flat plate portion 69 of the mounting plate 71 comes into contact with the lower end of the tapered surface 63 provided on the engaging protrusion 62.

  When the fuel tank cover 26 is further lifted and translated upward, the flat plate portion 69 of the mounting plate 71 elastically deforms the engaging protrusion 62 of the rubber cap 54 outward as shown in FIG. 8C. It rises along the taper surface 63 and gets over the taper surface 63 as shown in FIG. As a result, the engaging protrusion 62 is inserted into the insertion port 75, and the lower surface of the flat plate portion 69 of the mounting plate 71 is locked by the upper surface of the engaging protrusion 62. The rubber cap 54 and the fuel tank cover 26 are detachably fixed.

  Next, the surface fasteners 67 a and 67 b fixed to the inner surface of the fuel tank cover 26 are attached to the recessed portion 36 of the fuel tank 24 while aligning the upper edge 37 of the fuel tank 24 and the upper edge portion 64 of the fuel tank cover 26. Are respectively joined to the hook-and-loop fasteners 40a and 40b. Thereby, the attachment of the fuel tank cover 26 to the fuel tank 24 is completed.

  In this embodiment, since the fuel tank cover 26 is translated upward and attached to the recessed portion 36 of the fuel tank 24 as described above, even if a complicated shape exists in the upper edge portion 64 of the fuel tank cover 26. The fuel tank cover 26 can be attached to the recessed portion 36 without causing interference between the fuel tank 24 and the fuel tank cover 26. Therefore, the shape of the upper edge portion 64 of the fuel tank cover 26 can be freely set, and the design freedom of the upper edge portion 64 of the fuel tank cover 26 can be increased. Therefore, a more complicated design can be realized on the joint surface between the fuel tank 24 and the fuel tank cover 26.

  Further, since the fuel tank cover 26 is formed so that the vertical width is shorter than the front-rear width, the fuel tank cover 26 is mounted in the recessed portion 36 by moving the fuel tank cover 26 from the lower side to the upper side in the longitudinal direction. The distance of the parallel movement of the fuel tank cover 26 can be shortened compared to the case where the fuel tank cover 26 is translated in parallel. Therefore, the fuel tank 24 can be prevented from being damaged when the fuel tank cover 26 is attached, and the workability of the attachment work can be improved.

  In this embodiment, the fuel tank cover 26 is attached to the fuel tank 24 from below, so that the upper edge 37 of the fuel tank 24 and the upper edge 64 of the fuel tank cover 26 are complicated as described above. It is possible to make it a simple shape. The upper end edge 37 and the upper edge portion 64 are formed in a complicated shape as described above, so that the fuel tank 24 and the fuel tank cover 26 can be compared with the case where the upper end edge 37 and the upper edge portion 64 are formed flat. The engagement position is easily understood, and the alignment of the fuel tank cover 26 with respect to the fuel tank 24 is facilitated.

  Further, a tapered surface 63 that is inclined outward is formed on the inner peripheral surface 61 of the engagement protrusion 62 of the rubber cap 54, and the engagement protrusion 62 and the lower portion 44 of the concave groove 41 are formed. The interval increases downward (see FIG. 4). Therefore, in the process of attaching the fuel tank cover 26 to the fuel tank 24, the flat plate portion 69 of the attachment plate 71 is easily brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface 61 of the engagement protrusion 62, and the fuel tank cover 26 is attached to the fuel tank 24. It becomes possible to improve the workability of the mounting work.

  Further, inside the hole 53 provided in the tongue piece 50, the protrusion 58 of the rubber cap 54 is made to oppose through a predetermined facing interval 60, and the engaging protrusion 62 is provided at a height corresponding to the protrusion 58. ing. By adopting such a configuration, in the process of attaching the fuel tank cover 26 to the fuel tank 24, when the engagement protrusion 62 is pressed against the attachment plate 71, the engagement protrusion 62 is easily retracted outside ( (Refer FIG.8 (c)). Therefore, the attachment plate 71 can be smoothly raised along the engagement protrusion 62, and the assembling property of the fuel tank 24 to the fuel tank cover 26 can be improved.

  Further, since the engagement protrusion 62 of the rubber cap 54 supports the mounting plate 71 of the fuel tank cover 26, the holding force of the fuel tank cover 26 to the fuel tank 24 can be increased during mounting, and after mounting, the fuel tank The cover 26 is difficult to fall off due to its own weight. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the fuel tank cover 26 and the rubber cap 54 from falling off the fuel tank 24 without impairing the assembling property of the fuel tank cover 26 to the fuel tank 24.

  Further, in order to remove the fuel tank cover 26 attached to the fuel tank 24 from the fuel tank 24 as described above, after the hook-and-loop fasteners 40a and 40b and the hook-and-loop fasteners 67a and 67b are unbonded, the engaging protrusion 62 is moved outward. Press. By this pressing, the engagement protrusion 62 is elastically deformed outward, and the engagement between the engagement protrusion 62 and the flat plate portion 69 of the mounting plate 71 is released. Along with this, the fuel tank cover 26 falls downward due to its own weight, and the engagement between the fuel tank cover 26 and the fuel tank 24 is released. In this embodiment, the engagement between the engagement protrusion 62 and the mounting plate 71 can be easily released by pressing the engagement protrusion 62 outward and causing elastic deformation.

  Further, since the rubber cap 54 is interposed between the cover bracket 46 and the fuel tank cover 26, vibration transmission between the fuel tank 24 and the fuel tank cover 26 can be cut off with a simple configuration. .

  Further, since the cushion 68 is disposed along the upper edge of the inner surface of the fuel tank cover 26, the upper edge portion 64 of the fuel tank cover 26 is attached to the fuel tank 24 in the process of attaching the fuel tank cover 26 to the fuel tank 24. It is possible to prevent the concave portion 36 from being damaged by coming into contact with the concave portion 36 (see FIGS. 8B and 8C).

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, since the recessed portion 36 is provided from the front portion to the rear end portion of the lower portion of the outer wall 35 of the fuel tank 24, the raised portion 36 is raised with respect to the recessed portion 36. The portion (hereinafter simply referred to as “the raised portion”) is provided only in front and above the recessed portion 36, and is not provided behind the recessed portion 36. On the other hand, in another different embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the recessed portion 36 is stopped from the front portion to the rear portion of the lower portion of the outer wall 35 of the fuel tank 24, and the front portion and the upper portion of the recessed portion 36. And it can also be set as the structure by which a protruding part is provided back. By adopting such a configuration, when the fuel tank cover 26 is fixed to the recessed portion 36, the front and rear edges of the fuel tank cover 26 are guided by the front and rear edges of the recessed portion 36. Therefore, positioning becomes easy.

  In addition, if it is going to employ | adopt such a structure about the structure which translates the fuel tank cover 26 from back like the prior art, the parallel movement of the fuel tank cover 26 will be carried out by the protruding part provided in the back of the recessed part 36. FIG. Such a configuration cannot be adopted because it is obstructed. On the other hand, when the fuel tank cover 26 is engaged from below as in the present embodiment, the parallel movement of the fuel tank cover 26 is not hindered even if there is a raised portion behind the recessed portion 36.

  In this embodiment, the fuel tank cover 26 is held by the rubber cap 54 attached to the cover bracket 46. However, in another different embodiment, a cap formed of another material having vibration absorption is used as the rubber cap 54. Alternatively, the fuel tank cover 26 may be directly held by the cover bracket 46 without using a cap such as the rubber cap 54.

  In this embodiment, while the fuel tank cover 26 is supported by the rubber cap 54, the fuel tank cover 26 is positioned with respect to the fuel tank 24 by the hook-and-loop fasteners 40a, 40b, 67a, and 67b. In a different embodiment, the fuel tank cover 26 may be fixed to the fuel tank 24 by adhesion without using the hook-and-loop fasteners 40a, 40b, 67a, and 67b. In the present embodiment, only one cover bracket 46 is provided in the recessed portion 36 of the fuel tank 24. However, in other different embodiments, the cover bracket 46 may be provided in a plurality of locations in the recessed portion 36. Can be configured not to use hook-and-loop fasteners 40a, 40b, 67a, 67b and adhesion.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the fuel tank cover 26 is translated from the lower side to the upper side relative to the fuel tank 24 has been described. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the translation is made from above to below. That is, what is necessary is just to be able to translate in the up-down direction of the vehicle body. As is apparent from the present embodiment, the “vehicle body vertical direction” is inclined not only in the strict vertical direction but also in the range in which the shape of the upper edge portion 64 of the fuel tank cover 26 can be freely set. Direction is included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motorcycle 24 Fuel tank 26 Fuel tank cover 35 Outer side wall 36 Recessed part 46 Cover bracket 53 Hole 54 Rubber cap 55 Opening part 56 Hollow part 57 Inner surface 58 Projection 61 Inner peripheral surface (circumferential surface)
62 engagement protrusion 66 inner surface 75 insertion port

Claims (4)

A motorcycle fuel tank cover mounting structure in which a recess is formed in the outer wall of a fuel tank of a motorcycle, and a fuel tank cover is attached to the recess.
The fuel tank cover is formed such that the vertical width is shorter than the front-rear width,
A fuel tank cover mounting structure for a motorcycle, wherein the fuel tank cover is moved in a vertical direction of a vehicle body and attached to the recessed portion.   The fuel tank cover mounting structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a cover bracket is provided in the recessed portion, a rubber cap is attached to the cover bracket, and the fuel tank cover is engaged with the rubber cap. . In the rubber cap, a hollow portion having an opening at the upper end is formed, a protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the hollow portion, and a hole is formed in the cover bracket.
The fuel tank for a motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein the rubber bracket is detachably fixed to the cover bracket by inserting the cover bracket into the hollow portion and fitting the protrusion into the hole. Cover mounting structure. An engagement protrusion is provided on the peripheral surface of the rubber cap, and an insertion port is provided on an inner surface of the fuel tank cover.
4. The fuel tank cover mounting structure for a motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein the engagement protrusion is inserted into the insertion port and the rubber cap and the fuel tank cover are detachably fixed. 5.