JP2012166763A - Electric vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric vehicle with a structure for storing vehicle side terminals, which hardly affects a volume of a storage box, while being hardly affected by rain water or the like.SOLUTION: The electric vehicle includes: a seat 2 on which a driver sits; a storage box 3 installed under the seat 2; a side cover 30 for covering the side of the storage box 3; a battery mounted on a vehicle; and a motor, which is driven by an electric power of the battery, and which becomes a power source for driving the vehicle. The side cover 30 includes an upper slope 31 extending externally downward from a seat lower side, and a lower slope 32 being bent from a lower end 31b of the upper slope 31 and extending internally downward. The lower slope 32 is provided with a terminal storing recess 33 for storing a vehicle side terminal 41 connected to an external power terminal for use in charging the battery, and a lid 34 for covering the terminal storing recess 33.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric vehicle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a housing structure for a vehicle-side terminal connected to a terminal of an external power source for charging a battery mounted on an electric vehicle.

Conventionally, as an electric vehicle, for example, an electric vehicle as seen in Patent Document 1 is known. Explaining with the reference of the document, this electric vehicle includes a seat (8) on which a driver sits, a storage box (7) provided below the seat (8), and a battery ( 11) and a motor-side terminal (13a) connected to a terminal of an external power source for charging the battery (11), which is driven by electric power of the battery (11) and serves as a power source for running the vehicle. ), The charging cord (13) connected to the vehicle terminal (13a), and the charger (12) connected to the charging cord (13) are accommodated in the storage box (7). It has become so.
According to such an electric vehicle, since the vehicle side terminal (13a) and the like are stored in the storage box (7) below the seat, the vehicle side terminal (13a) and the like are not easily affected by rainwater or the like.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 04-91596

In the structure in which the vehicle-side terminal and the like are accommodated in the storage box as in the conventional electric vehicle described above, the volume in the storage box is reduced. A storage structure is desired.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vehicle having a storage structure for a vehicle-side terminal that is not easily affected by rainwater or the like and hardly affects the volume of a storage box.

In order to solve the above problems, an electric vehicle according to the present invention is mounted on a vehicle in which a seat on which a driver sits, a storage box provided below the seat, a side cover that covers the side of the storage box, and An electric vehicle comprising a battery and a motor that is driven by the electric power of the battery and serves as a power source for running the vehicle,
The side cover is a cover provided with an upper inclined surface extending from the lower side of the seat to the outer lower side and a lower inclined surface bent from the lower end portion of the upper inclined surface and extending inward and downward, and the lower inclined surface includes the A terminal accommodating recess for accommodating a vehicle-side terminal connected to a terminal of an external power source for charging the battery, and a lid for covering the terminal accommodating recess are provided. In the present application, the term “terminal” refers to a member that forms a current inlet / outlet of an electric circuit or an electric device, and includes an outlet and a plug.
According to this electric vehicle, the vehicle can be driven by the power of a motor driven by the power of the battery mounted on the vehicle, and at the time of charging, the battery can be charged by connecting the terminal of the external power source and the vehicle side terminal. .
When charging, the lid can be opened to connect the vehicle-side terminal and the external power supply terminal. Unlike conventional electric vehicles, there is no need to open the seat, making charging easier. become.
And the terminal accommodation recessed part in which a vehicle side terminal is accommodated is not the inside of a storage box, but the side cover which covers the side of a storage box, the upper inclined surface extended from the sheet | seat lower part to the outside downward, and the lower end of this upper inclined surface Since the cover is provided with a lower inclined surface that is bent from the portion and extends inward and downward, the volume of the storage box can be hardly affected. That is, it is possible to secure the capacity of the storage box.
Further, since the terminal accommodating recess is provided on the lower inclined surface, it can be made less susceptible to rainwater or the like than when provided on the upper inclined surface.
As described above, according to this electric vehicle, it is possible to make it difficult to affect the volume of the storage box while making the vehicle-side terminal less susceptible to rainwater or the like.
Moreover, although a dead space tends to occur between the storage box and the side cover, the dead space can be effectively used.
Preferably, the lid has a triangular shape with the apex facing upward.
If comprised in this way, since the rainwater etc. which are going to penetrate | invade into a terminal accommodation recessed part will be divided and flowed easily from the vertex of a lid, it becomes difficult for water to penetrate | invade in a terminal accommodation recessed part.
Preferably, the vehicle-side terminal is connected to a charging cord that can be pulled out from a cord reel, and the cord reel is disposed above the terminal accommodating recess.
With this configuration, when charging, it is possible to charge by opening the lid, pulling out the vehicle-side terminal and charging cord from the cord reel, and connecting the vehicle-side terminal to the terminal of the external power supply. It becomes possible to do.
In addition, since the cord reel is disposed above the terminal accommodating recess, water can be prevented from entering the cord reel through the charging cord.
Desirably, the said terminal accommodating recessed part is equipped with the inner side inclined surface which inclined to the vehicle inner side as it goes below, and the vehicle side terminal accommodated in this terminal accommodating recessed part is set as the structure arrange | positioned at the said inner inclined surface.
If comprised in this way, the influence of the water on a vehicle side terminal will become difficult to reach.
Preferably, a grab rail is provided on a side of the seat, the terminal receiving recess is provided below the grab rail, and the cord reel is disposed in the vicinity of a bracket that supports the grab rail.
If comprised in this way, since a grab rail acts also as rain protection, it will become difficult for rain water to hit the said terminal accommodating recessed part and a lid. In addition, the grab rail and the bracket that supports the grab rail make it easier to protect the cord reel from external forces.
Preferably, a light for illuminating the terminal receiving recess is provided in the terminal receiving recess.
With this configuration, it becomes easier to work even in the dark.

1 is a front view showing an embodiment of an electric vehicle according to the present invention. Similarly right side view. Similarly, a partially omitted enlarged right side view. FIG. 4 is a partially omitted IV-IV sectional view in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a partially omitted VV sectional view in FIG. 3. The block diagram which shows an example of a charging system. The block diagram which shows the other example of a charging system.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an electric vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electric vehicle 1 of this embodiment is a saddle-ride type vehicle, more specifically, a scooter type electric vehicle.
As shown mainly in FIG. 2, the electric vehicle 1 includes a seat 2 on which a driver sits, a storage box 3 provided below the seat 2, a side cover 30 that covers the side of the storage box 3, A battery 40 mounted on the vehicle and a motor 50 that is driven by the electric power of the battery 40 and serves as a power source for running the vehicle are provided.

  The vehicle body frame 10 of the vehicle 1 includes a head pipe 11, a down frame 13 that extends rearwardly downward from the head pipe 11, a pair of left and right under frames 14 that are connected to the lower portion of the down frame 13 and extend rearward, and A pair of left and right rear frames 14r extending integrally upward from the rear portion of the underframe 14 are provided.

  The storage box 3 is disposed between the pair of left and right rear frames 14r, and the seat 2 is disposed above the storage box 3 so as to cover the opening of the storage box 3. The storage box 3 is fixed at an appropriate position on the rear frame 14r. The front portion of the seat 2 is supported by a shaft 2a at the top end of the storage box 3 so as to be rotatable, and can be opened and closed around the shaft 2a. By opening the seat 2 as indicated by a virtual line, the luggage can be taken in and out of the storage box 3.

  The vehicle 1 is a vehicle capable of two passengers, and the seat 2 has a rear seat 2r for passengers. A grab rail 4 is provided so as to surround the rear seat 2r in a U shape in plan view. As shown in FIG. 3, the grab rail 4 has both end portions 4f fixed to a bracket 14d provided integrally with the rear frame 14r with bolts 4b, and a rear portion 4r integrated with a rear portion of the rear frame 14r. It is fixed to the provided bracket 14c with bolts 4br. In addition, the flange part 3f provided in the both sides of the storage box 3 is being fixed to the bracket 14d with the volt | bolt 4b by fastening together with both the front-end | tip parts 4f of the grab rail 4. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right brackets 14b are integrally provided at the rear portion of the under frame 14, and the swing arm 16 is swung by a pivot shaft 15 provided so as to extend from the brackets 14b and 14b. It is supported freely. A motor 50 is built in the rear part of the swing arm 16, and the rear wheel WR supported by the rear part of the swing arm 16 is rotationally driven by the motor 50.

  Between both the under frames 14, 14, a battery case 40 </ b> C containing the battery 40 for supplying electric power to the motor 50 is arranged so as to be supported by both the under frames 14, 14. As the battery 40, for example, a 72V high voltage battery can be used.

  A steering shaft 12 is rotatably supported on the head pipe 11. A pair of left and right front forks 12f are provided under the steering shaft 12 via a bottom plate 12b, and front wheels WF are rotatably supported at the tips of the front forks 12f and 12f.

A pair of left and right handlebars 12h are provided on the steering shaft 12, and a handlebar grip 12g is provided on the handlebars 12h.
Accordingly, the driver can sit on the seat 2 and can drive the vehicle 1 by grasping the handle grip 12g.

The vehicle body frame 10 is covered with a synthetic resin vehicle body cover 20 that constitutes the vehicle body together with the vehicle body frame 10.
The vehicle body cover 20 includes a front cowl 21 that covers the head pipe 11 from the front, a leg shield 22 that is continuous with the front cowl 21 so as to cover the legs of the driver sitting on the seat 2, and the seat 2. The low floor floor 23 that covers the battery case 40C from above and the lower frames 14 and 14 from both sides is connected to the lower part of the leg shield 22 so that the driver's feet are placed on the lower side. A pair of left and right floor side covers 24 suspended from both sides of the floor floor 23, an under cover 25 connecting the lower edges of both floor side covers 24, and a lower floor floor so as to cover the lower side of the seat 2 from the front. 23, the lower seat front cover 26 rising from the rear end of the seat 23 and the lower side of the seat 2 are covered from both sides. A pair of left and right side covers 30 continuing to both sides of the sheet under the front cover 26, covering the rear wheel WR from above and a rear cover 27 connected to the both side covers 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, in the electric vehicle 1 of this embodiment, the side cover 30 is separated from an upper inclined surface 31 extending from the lower side of the seat 2 to the lower outer side and a lower end portion 31 b of the upper inclined surface 31. The cover is bent and has a lower inclined surface 32 extending inward and downward, and the lower inclined surface 32 is connected to an external power supply terminal 60 or 47c (see FIG. 6 or 7) for charging the battery 40. A terminal receiving recess 33 for receiving the vehicle-side terminal 41 and a lid 34 for covering the terminal receiving recess 33 are provided.

According to the electric vehicle 1, the vehicle can be driven by the power of the motor 50 driven by the electric power of the battery 40 mounted on the vehicle 1. When charging, the external power supply terminal 60 or 47 c (see FIG. 6 or 7) and the vehicle The battery 40 can be charged by connecting the side terminal 41.
At the time of charging, the lid 34 can be opened to connect the vehicle side terminal 41 and the terminal of the external power source, and unlike the conventional electric vehicle (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 04-91596), it is not necessary to open the seat 2. Therefore, it becomes possible to perform the charging operation more easily.

  And the terminal accommodation recessed part 33 in which the vehicle side terminal 41 is accommodated is not the inside of the storage box 3, but the side cover 30 which covers the side of the storage box 3, the upper inclined surface 31 extended from the sheet | seat lower part to the outside downward, Since the cover is provided with a lower inclined surface 32 that is bent from the lower end portion 31b of the upper inclined surface 31 and extends inward and downward, the volume of the storage box 3 is hardly affected. It is possible. That is, the capacity of the storage box 3 can be secured. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage box 3 is disposed between a pair of left and right rear frames 14r (only one is shown in FIG. 4), and the terminal receiving recess 33 is disposed outside the rear frame 14r. Therefore, the terminal receiving recess 33 does not affect the capacity of the storage box 3 at all.

In addition, since the terminal accommodating recess 33 is provided on the lower inclined surface 32, it can be made less susceptible to rainwater or the like than when provided on the upper inclined surface 31.
As described above, according to the electric vehicle 1, it is possible to make the vehicle-side terminal 41 less susceptible to the influence of rainwater and the like, and to less affect the volume of the storage box 3.
Moreover, although a dead space tends to occur between the storage box 3 and the side cover 30, the dead space ds can be effectively used.
When the battery is not charged, the lid 34 is closed to protect the vehicle-side terminal 41 accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess 33 from droplets and dust.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lid 34 has a triangular shape with the apex 34a facing upward.
With this configuration, rainwater or the like about to enter the terminal accommodating recess 33 is likely to flow separately from the apex 34a of the lid 34 to the left and right as indicated by arrows w and w in FIG. It becomes difficult for water to enter inside.

The lid 34 can be provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the side cover 30 by a shaft 34b (see FIG. 4). The lid 34 can be configured so as to be opened and closed with a click feeling with respect to the side cover 30 (terminal accommodating recess 33) by a known engagement mechanism.
4 and 5, reference numeral 35 denotes a lip seal provided between the side cover 30 and the lid 34.
The

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the vehicle-side terminal 41 is connected to a charging cord 43 that can be pulled out from the cord reel 42, and the cord reel 42 is disposed above the terminal accommodating recess 33. The cord reel 42 can be attached to a bracket 42d provided integrally with the rear frame 14r. By providing the cord reel 42 in the vicinity of the support bracket 14d of the grab rail 4 described above (in the drawing, in the vicinity of the front side), it is easy to protect the cord reel 42 from external force by the grab rail 4 and the support bracket 14d. Become.
The other cord 44 (the cord electrically connected to the cord 43) 44 in the cord reel 42 is connected to the battery 40 via a charger 45 and a cord 45c (see FIGS. 2 and 6). As the structure of the cord reel 42, a known structure (for example, a structure having an automatic winding mechanism for a cord) can be used. A known charger can be used as the charger 45.

  The vehicle-side terminal 41 is provided on the terminal holder 41h so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction by a shaft 41a. 46 is a receiving member which receives the vehicle side terminal 41 and the terminal holder 41h when the vehicle side terminal 41 is accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess 33.

  When the vehicle-side terminal 41 and the charging cord 43 can be pulled out, the lid 34 is opened and the vehicle-side terminal 41 and the charging cord 43 are pulled out from the cord reel 42 during charging. Since it can charge by connecting with a terminal (for example, outlet 60), it becomes possible to perform a charge operation | work more easily.

In addition, since the cord reel 42 is disposed above the terminal accommodating recess 33, it is possible to prevent water from entering the cord reel 42 through the charging cord 43.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the terminal receiving recess 33 and the cord reel 42 are arranged separately above and below the rear frame 14r, the dead space ds can be utilized more effectively.

Desirably, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, after the vehicle-side terminal 41 and the charging cord 43 are pulled out from the terminal receiving recess 33, the lid 34 is closed to thereby form a recess 36 for holding the charging cord 43. Provided between the side cover 30 and the lid 34.
If comprised in this way, since the state of the cord 43 for charge which passes the recessed part 36 can be fixed, it will become possible to obtain the stable charge state.
In this embodiment, since the recesses 36 are provided on both the front and rear sides of the terminal receiving recess 33, the charging cord can be used regardless of whether the vehicle-side terminal 41 and the charging cord 43 are pulled out to the front side or the rear side of the vehicle 1. It is possible to obtain a stable charge state by holding 43.

As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal accommodating recess 33 includes an inner inclined surface 33b that is inclined toward the vehicle inner side as it goes downward, and the vehicle-side terminal 41 accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess 33 is disposed on the inner inclined surface 33b. ing.
If comprised in this way, even if water will penetrate | invade into the terminal accommodation recessed part 33, since it will become difficult to apply to the vehicle side terminal 41, the influence of the water on the vehicle side terminal 41 will become less likely.
Further, the inner side surface of the inner inclined surface 33b and the cord drawing port 42c of the cord reel 42 face each other (the inner side surface of the inner inclined surface 33b faces the code drawing port 42c of the cord reel 42). Since the direction in which the cord 43 is pulled out from the front and the direction in which the cord 43 is pulled out from the inner inclined surface 33b is the forward direction, the vehicle-side terminal 41 and the charging cord 43 can be easily pulled out.

The above-described grab rail 4 is provided on the side of the seat 2, and the terminal accommodating recess 33 is provided below the grab rail 4. As described above, the cord reel 42 is disposed in the vicinity of the bracket 14d that supports the grab rail 4.
If comprised in this way, since the grab rail 4 will act also as rain protection, it will become difficult for rain water to hit the terminal accommodating recessed part 33 and the lid 34. FIG. Further, the cord reel 42 can be easily protected from external force by the grab rail 4 and the bracket 14d that supports the grab rail 4.

A light 33 </ b> L for illuminating the terminal receiving recess 33 is provided in the terminal receiving recess 33.
With this configuration, it is easy to perform work, particularly connection work between terminals, even in the dark.
The light 33L can be composed of an LED. The light 33L can be powered from the battery 40.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a charging system. As can be seen from the figure, the battery 40 can be charged by the charger 45 by connecting the vehicle side terminal 41 to the outlet 60 which is a terminal of the external power source.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 28 denotes an opening provided in the side cover 30 for cooling the charger 45.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing another example of the charging system. In the illustrated charging system, a charger 47 is prepared separately from the vehicle 1. The charger 47 can employ a known charger, and includes, for example, a plug 47p connected to a household power outlet 60 and a connector 47c connected to the vehicle-side terminal 41. As can be seen from the figure, the battery 40 can be charged by connecting the plug 47 p of the charger 47 to the outlet 60 and connecting the vehicle-side terminal 41 to the connector 47 c of the charger 47.

Therefore, in the charging system as shown in FIG. 7, the connector 47 c of the charger 47 is an “external power supply terminal” for the vehicle 1.
When the charging system as shown in FIG. 7 is used, the vehicle-side terminal 41 can be made undrawn.
In this case, when connecting the connector 47 c of the charger 47 to the vehicle side terminal 41, the lid 34 is opened, and the connector 47 c is inserted into the terminal accommodating recess 33 and connected to the vehicle side terminal 41. When the connector 47c is inserted from the front side, the vehicle side terminal 41 can be rotated to the front side, and when the connector 47c is inserted from the rear side, the vehicle side terminal 41 can be rotated to the rear side. Also in this case, the lid 34 can be closed by tilting the vehicle-side terminal 41 after connection, and at this time, the cord 47d of the connector 47c can be held by the recess 36.
When the charging system as shown in FIG. 7 is used, it is not necessary to mount the charger 47 on the vehicle 1, so that the vehicle 1 can be reduced in size and weight.

  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 1: Electric vehicle, 2: Seat, 3: Storage box, 4: Grab rail, 30: Side cover, 31: Upper inclined surface, 31b: Lower end of upper inclined surface, 32: Lower inclined surface, 33: Terminal accommodation recessed part 33b: inner inclined surface, 33L: light, 34: lid, 40: battery, 41: vehicle side terminal, 42: cord reel, 50: motor,

Claims (6)

A seat (2) on which a driver sits, a storage box (3) provided below the seat (2), a side cover (30) that covers the side of the storage box (3), and a vehicle are mounted on the vehicle. An electric vehicle comprising: a battery (40); and a motor (50) driven by the electric power of the battery (40) and serving as a power source for running the vehicle,
The side cover (30) is bent from an upper inclined surface (31) extending from the lower side of the seat to the outer lower side and a lower inclined surface (32) extending from the lower end portion (31b) of the upper inclined surface (31) to extend inward and downward. ) And a vehicle-side terminal (41) connected to terminals (60, 47c) of an external power source for charging the battery (40) is accommodated on the lower inclined surface (32). An electric vehicle comprising a terminal housing recess (33) and a lid (34) covering the terminal housing recess (33).   The electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lid (34) has a triangular shape with an apex facing upward.   The vehicle side terminal (41) is connected to a charging cord (43) that can be pulled out from a cord reel (42), and the cord reel (42) is disposed above the terminal receiving recess (33). The electric vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that   The terminal accommodating recess (33) includes an inner inclined surface (33b) that is inclined inward of the vehicle as it goes downward, and the vehicle side terminal (41) accommodated in the terminal accommodating recess (33) is the inner inclined surface. It is arrange | positioned at (33b), The electric vehicle as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   A grab rail (4) is provided on the side of the seat (2), the terminal receiving recess (33) is provided below the grab rail (4), and a bracket (14d) for supporting the grab rail (4) The electric vehicle according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the cord reel (42) is arranged in the vicinity of the vehicle.   The electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a light (33L) for illuminating the terminal receiving recess is provided in the terminal receiving recess (33).

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