JP2012176644A - Saddle-riding type electric vehicle and charging device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a saddle-riding type electric vehicle and a charging device thereof for facilitating connection between vehicle-side electrodes and fixed-side electrodes, without requiring a connector for organizing the vehicle-side electrodes.SOLUTION: A saddle-riding type electric vehicle 1 is provided with vehicle-side electrodes 20 for charging a battery 40 mounted on the saddle-riding type electric vehicle 1, distributed to lower parts of a pair of front forks 30. A charging device 100 includes: a front wheel receiver 110 for receiving a front wheel WF of the saddle-riding type electric vehicle 1 that moves toward the charging device 100, and a pair of fixed-side electrodes 120 provided on both sides with respect to a moving direction Fr of the saddle-riding type electric vehicle 1 and electrically connected in contact with the vehicle-side electrodes 20 provided in the lower parts of the pair of front forks 30, while the front wheel WF is received in the front wheel receiver 110.

Description

  The present invention relates to a saddle-ride type electric vehicle and a charging device thereof.

Conventionally, as a saddle-ride type electric vehicle, for example, the one shown in FIGS. Explaining with reference to the reference, this saddle-ride type electric vehicle includes a battery (14) mounted on the vehicle and a pair of vehicle-side electrodes provided on the vehicle side for charging the battery (14). Supporting the both ends of the shaft (7) of the front wheel (6) of the vehicle, the assist motor (not shown) driven by the electric power of the battery (14) A pair of front forks (10) (10), and the pair of vehicle-side electrodes (8) (8) is a lower part of one front fork (10) of the pair of front forks (10) (10). Is provided.
According to this saddle riding type electric vehicle, the battery (14) is charged by inserting the vehicle side electrode (8) (8) into the jack (5) of the charging connector (4) of the charging device (1). Is possible.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a battery (15) mounted on a vehicle, a connector (70) including a pair of vehicle-side electrodes provided on the vehicle side for charging the battery (15), An assisting motor (not shown) driven by the power of the battery (15), and a pair of front forks (12) (12) supporting both ends of the shaft of the front wheel (11) of the vehicle, A saddle-ride type electric vehicle in which a connector (70) having a pair of vehicle-side electrodes is provided at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of one front fork (12) of the pair of front forks (12) (12) 10).

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a bicycle parking device (20) as a charging device capable of charging the battery (15) in the saddle-ride type electric vehicle (10). A front wheel receiving portion that receives the front wheel (11) of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle moving toward the front, and a left side with respect to a moving direction of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle, and the front wheel is received by the front wheel receiving portion. And a charging connector (50) having a fixed electrode that contacts and conducts with a connector (70) provided on the one front fork (12) in the above state.

  According to the saddle-ride type electric vehicle (10) and the charging device (bicycle parking device) (20) of Patent Document 2, the vehicle side connector (70) is connected to the charging connector (50) included in the charging device (20). By coupling, the battery (15) can be charged.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-075535 JP 2003-118671 A

In each of the saddle-ride type electric vehicles of Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, a vehicle side electrode (vehicle side connector) is provided on one front fork. Therefore, the vehicle side electrode is provided so as to be biased to one side (the left side in the drawing is shown) with respect to the center of the vehicle.
For this reason, when the vehicle is moved forward and the vehicle side electrode (connector) is inserted into the fixed side electrode (connector) to make it conductive, the connecting portion is biased to one side and one side of the vehicle. There is a tendency that the connection part tends to be twisted, and there is a problem that it is difficult to perform the charging work.
Moreover, in order to provide a pair of vehicle side electrodes on the front fork on one side, there is a problem that a large connector in which these electrodes are combined is necessary.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a saddle-ride type electric vehicle that can easily connect the vehicle-side electrode and the fixed-side electrode and at the same time, the vehicle-side electrode is difficult to increase in size, and a charging device thereof. It is.

In order to solve the above problems, a saddle-ride type electric vehicle of the present invention includes a battery mounted on the vehicle, a pair of vehicle-side electrodes provided on the vehicle side for charging the battery, and electric power of the battery. A motor that is driven to drive the vehicle and a pair of front forks that support the front wheels of the vehicle from both sides, and the pair of vehicle-side electrodes are provided under the pair of front forks. It is characterized by that.
According to this saddle-ride type 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 is charged by connecting the terminal of the external power source and the vehicle side electrode. be able to.
At the time of charging, it is possible to perform the charging operation by connecting the vehicle side electrode to the fixed side electrode which is a terminal of the external power source.
And since a pair of vehicle side electrode is distributed and provided in the lower part of a pair of front fork which supports the front wheel of a vehicle from both sides, when connecting a vehicle side electrode to a fixed side electrode, it connects in two places , It is possible to make the connection work easier and to make the charging work easier.
In addition, since the lower portions of the pair of front forks can be used as a pair of electrodes, unlike the prior art, there is no need to separately provide a large connector.
Preferably, a sphere support hole for supporting a conductive sphere so as to be rotatable and movable in the vertical direction is provided at the lower part of the pair of front forks, and the vehicle-side electrode is provided above the sphere support hole. Provided in contact with the sphere.
If comprised in this way, it will become possible to obtain the smooth and favorable contact state with the stationary-side electrode which is an other party electrode, when the spherical body which has electroconductivity can rotate and can move to an up-down direction.
In this case, more preferably, a holder for holding the vehicle side electrode is provided, and a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the vehicle side electrode is provided in the holder.
If comprised in this way, it will become possible to detect charging abnormality by detecting the overheating of the said vehicle side electrode with a temperature sensor.
In order to solve the above problems, a charging device of the present invention is a charging device capable of charging a battery in a saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to the present invention, wherein the saddle riding moves toward the charging device. A front wheel receiving part for receiving the front wheel of the electric vehicle and a left and right side of the saddle riding type electric vehicle in a moving direction, and the front wheel is received by the front wheel receiving part at a lower part of the pair of front forks. And a pair of fixed-side electrodes that are brought into contact with the vehicle-side electrodes provided in a distributed manner.
According to this charging apparatus, charging can be performed by moving the saddle-ride type electric vehicle toward the charging apparatus and inserting the front wheels into the front wheel receiving portion.
The pair of fixed-side electrodes are provided on both the left and right sides in the moving direction of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle, and are brought into contact with the vehicle-side electrodes provided and distributed under the pair of front forks of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the moment around the steering wheel of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle from being generated and to facilitate the charging work. Further, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to provide a separate connector.
Preferably, the pair of fixed-side electrodes are a pair of rail-like electrodes whose upper surface moves upward as the front wheel is received with respect to the receiving direction of the front wheel.
The saddle riding type electric vehicle is in an upright state by contacting the front wheel of the saddle riding type electric vehicle with the front wheel receiving portion and / or contacting the pair of vehicle side electrodes with the pair of fixed side electrodes. It is characterized by maintaining to.
If comprised in this way, a saddle riding type electric vehicle can be charged in the state which maintained the standing type electric vehicle only by moving a saddle riding type electric vehicle toward a charging device and putting a front wheel in a front wheel receiving part. Moreover, the pair of fixed-side electrodes are a pair of rail-like electrodes whose upper surfaces move upward as the front wheels are received with respect to the receiving direction of the front wheels. Can be used.
Desirably, a plurality of concave hemispherical electrode portions having a radius of curvature larger than the radius of the sphere in the saddle-ride type electric vehicle are provided on the upper surfaces of the pair of rail-shaped electrodes along the longitudinal direction of the rail-shaped electrodes. The configuration is as follows.
If comprised in this way, it will become possible to obtain the favorable contact state of a fixed side electrode and a vehicle side electrode via the spherical body which has electroconductivity. Moreover, since a plurality of hemispherical electrode portions, which are fixed electrodes, are provided along the longitudinal direction of the rail-like electrode, it can be used for saddle-ride type electric vehicles having different front wheel diameters.
Preferably, the front wheel receiving portion is formed between the pair of rail-shaped electrodes, and at least one of the opposed portions of the pair of rail-shaped electrodes is in contact with the front wheel and is connected to the front wheel receiving portion. A cam is provided that widens between the pair of rail-shaped electrodes as reception of the front wheels proceeds.
If comprised in this way, it can utilize for the saddle-ride type electric vehicle from which front-wheel width (thickness) differs.

1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to the present invention. The side view which shows one Embodiment of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle and charging device which concern on this invention. FIG. The rear view of a charging device. The front view which shows a charge condition. Similarly side view. FIG. The side view which shows the modification of the charging device 100. FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an example of a vehicle-side electrode 20 using a sphere 21. The partial side view which shows the modification of the stationary electrode 120. FIG. The fragmentary sectional view which shows an example of a cover. Similarly a partial front view. The front view which shows the modification of the charging device 100. FIG. FIG. 14 is a plan view of the charging device 100 shown in FIG. 13. FIG.

Embodiments of a saddle-ride type electric vehicle and a charging device thereof according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 of this embodiment is a scooter type saddle-ride type electric vehicle.
The saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 is driven by a battery 40 mounted on the vehicle 1, a pair of vehicle-side electrodes 20, 20 provided on the vehicle side for charging the battery 40, and electric power of the battery 40. A pair of front forks 30 and 30 for supporting the front wheel WF from both sides by supporting both ends of the shaft 2 of the front wheel WF of the vehicle 1. The vehicle-side electrodes 20 and 20 are distributed and provided below the pair of front forks 30 and 30.

  The vehicle body frame 10 of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 includes a head pipe 11, a down frame 13 extending rearwardly downward from the head pipe 11, and a pair of left and right underframes connected to a lower portion of the down frame 13 and extending rearward. 14 and a pair of left and right rear frames 14r extending integrally from the rear of the underframe 14 and extending rearwardly. A seat S on which a driver sits is provided on the upper portion of the rear frame 14r.

  A pair of left and right brackets 14b are integrally provided at the rear portion of the under frame 14, and a swing arm 16 is swingably supported by a pivot shaft 15 provided so as to extend from the brackets 14b and 14b. A motor M 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 M.

  Between both the under frames 14, 14, a battery case 40 </ b> C containing the battery 40 for supplying electric power to the motor M is disposed 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. The pair of left and right front forks 30 are provided at the lower part of the steering shaft 12 via the bottom plate 12b, and the front wheels WF are rotatably supported by the shaft 2 at the lower parts of the front forks 30 and 30.
The front fork 30 has a support portion 31 for the shaft 2, and the vehicle side electrode 20 is provided below the support portion 31.

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.
Therefore, the driver can sit on the seat S 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 10 </ b> C that constitutes the vehicle body together with the vehicle body frame 10.

According to the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1, the vehicle can be driven by the power of the motor M driven by the electric power of the battery 40 mounted on the vehicle 1, and the terminal of the external power source and the vehicle side electrode 20 are connected during charging. Thus, the battery 40 can be charged.
During charging, the vehicle-side electrode 20 can be connected to a fixed-side electrode (for example, a fixed-side electrode 120 in the charging device 100 to be described later) that is a terminal of an external power source to perform a charging operation.

Since the pair of vehicle-side electrodes 20 are provided at the lower part of the pair of front forks 30 that support the front wheel WF of the vehicle 1 from both sides, when connecting the vehicle-side electrode 20 to the fixed-side electrode, 2 Since the connection is made at a point, it is difficult to twist the connection part, and the charging work can be made easier.
Further, since the lower portions of the pair of front forks 30 can be utilized as the pair of electrodes 20, unlike the conventional technique, it is not necessary to separately provide a large connector.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the charging device 100 of this embodiment is a charging device that can charge the battery 40 in the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 as described above, and is directed to the charging device 100. The front wheel receiving portion 110 that receives the front wheel WF of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 that is moving in the direction and the left and right sides with respect to the moving direction Fr of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1, as shown in FIGS. A pair of fixed-side electrodes 120, 120 that are brought into contact with and communicate with the vehicle-side electrodes 20, 20, respectively, distributed in the lower portions of the pair of front forks 30, 30 in a state where the front wheel WF is received by the receiving portion 110. I have.
The charging device 100 can be installed on a floor FL such as a parking lot or a charging stand of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1.

  According to this charging device 100, the pair of fixed-side electrodes 120, 120 provided on both the left and right sides with respect to the movement direction Fr of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 are paired in a state where the front wheel WF is received by the front wheel receiving portion 110. Since the vehicle-side electrodes 20, 20 provided in a distributed manner at the lower parts of the front forks 30, 30 are brought into contact with each other, the saddle riding type electric vehicle 1 is moved toward the charging device 100, and the front wheel WF is moved to the front wheel receiving portion. The battery 40 can be charged simply by putting it in 110.

  The pair of fixed-side electrodes 120, 120 are provided on the left and right sides with respect to the movement direction Fr of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1, and are provided by being distributed below the pair of front forks 30, 30 of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1. Since the side electrodes 20 and 20 are brought into contact with each other to be conducted, the generation of moments around the handle of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 can be prevented, and the charging operation can be facilitated. Further, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to provide a separate connector.

The vehicle-side electrode 20 and the fixed-side electrode 120 can adopt any shape and structure as long as they have a shape and structure in which a good contact state can be obtained when the front wheel WF is received by the front wheel receiving portion 110. .
The vehicle-side electrode 20 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 is a hemispherical electrode provided at the lower end of the front fork 30, and the fixed-side electrode 120 is a plate-like electrode. The fixed-side electrodes 120 and 120 are connected to the charger 140 by an electric wire 141 (see FIG. 3), and the charger 140 is connected to a power source (not shown). The vehicle-side electrode 20 is connected to the battery 40 by a cord 41 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  The illustrated front wheel receiving portion 110 is configured as a space surrounded by a pair of left and right guide blocks 130 and 130 and a front wheel stopper block 150 connecting the front portions of these guide blocks 130 and 130 (frontward in the vehicle traveling direction). Has been. The front wheel retaining block 150 is not necessarily provided, but is preferably provided.

  The illustrated guide blocks 130, 130 are respectively a wheel guide surface 131 that contacts the both side surfaces of the front wheel WF of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 moving toward the front wheel receiving portion 110 and guides the front wheel WF, and a front fork. And a fork guide surface 135 that guides the front end of the front fork 30 in contact with the front end (vehicle-side electrode 20).

  The wheel guide surface 131 has a tapered surface 132 that widens to facilitate guiding the front wheel WF to the front wheel receiving portion 110, and parallel parallel surfaces 133 that are continuous with the tapered surface 132.

  The fork guide surface 135 is an inclined surface that goes upward as it goes forward. The fork guide surface 135 is constituted by the upper surface 121 of the fixed electrode 120. That is, the fixed-side electrode 120 is a rail-like electrode in which the upper surface 121 moves upward as the reception of the front wheel WF advances with respect to the reception direction Fr of the front wheel WF.

  When charging, the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 is moved toward the charging device 100, and the front wheel WF is put into the front wheel receiving portion 110 as shown in FIGS. At this time, the front wheel WF is guided by the tapered surface 132 of the guide block 130, enters between the parallel surfaces 133 and 133, and is held between the parallel surfaces 133 and 133. Further, in the process of inserting the front wheel WF into the front wheel receiving portion 110, the vehicle side electrode 20 contacts the fork guide surface 135 (the upper surface 121 of the fixed side electrode 120). The vehicle-side electrode 20 initially makes a slight contact with the fork guide surface 135, but the front-fork 30 can be expanded and contracted in the axial direction (the direction of the arrow Z in FIGS. 1 and 5). If the vehicle 1 is further pushed even after lightly contacting the surface 135, the vehicle-side electrode 20 is reliably pressed against the fixed-side electrode 120 by the reaction force while the front fork 30 contracts. Since the upper surface 121 of the fixed-side electrode 120 is inclined, a force is exerted on the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 to push it back, but the fixed-side electrode 120 and the vehicle-side electrode 20 Therefore, the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 is not pushed back to the extent that the vehicle-side electrode 20 does not contact the fixed-side electrode 120. Further, since the front wheel stop block 150 is provided at the front portion of the guide blocks 130, 130, the saddle riding type electric vehicle 1 does not travel more than necessary.

  In such a state, the front wheel receiving portion 110 contacts the front wheel WF of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1, and the pair of vehicle-side electrodes 20, 20 by the pair of fixed-side electrodes 120, 120, that is, the front fork 30, 30, the saddle riding type electric vehicle 1 is maintained in an upright state by a contact force (supporting force upward), and a charger 140, an electric wire 141, a fixed side electrode 120, a vehicle side electrode 20, The battery 40 is charged via the cord 41. Note that when the pair of vehicle-side electrodes 20, 20 by the pair of fixed-side electrodes 120, 120, that is, the front forks 30, 30 are sufficiently stable, the front-wheel receiving unit 110 applies contact to the front-wheel WF. Support by contact is not always necessary.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 is brought into the standing state only by moving the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 toward the charging device 100 and inserting the front wheel WF into the front wheel receiving portion 110. It can be charged while maintaining In addition, the pair of fixed-side electrodes 120 and 120 are a pair of rail-like electrodes in which the electrode upper surface 121 moves upward as the reception of the front wheel WF proceeds with respect to the reception direction of the front wheel WF. It can be used for a riding electric vehicle.

  When the charging device 100 is used only for a saddle-ride type electric vehicle having the same front wheel diameter, the upper surface 121 of the fixed electrode 120 does not need to be inclined. For example, as shown in FIG. A horizontal surface 136 connected to the fork guide surface 135 of the block 130 may be provided, and the fixed electrode 120 on the flat plate may be provided on the horizontal surface 136. In this case, the saddle-type electric vehicle 1 can be brought into a charged state by moving the vehicle-side electrode 20 so as to get over the fork guide surface 135 and reach the horizontal surface 136. In a state where the front fork 30 contracts in the process of getting over the fork guide surface 135 and the vehicle side electrode 20 reaches the horizontal surface 136, the vehicle side electrode 20 is pressed against the fixed side electrode 120 by the reaction force of the front fork 30.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a pair of front forks 30 (only one is shown in FIG. 9) has a sphere support hole 32 for supporting the conductive sphere 21 so as to be rotatable and movable in the vertical direction. The vehicle-side electrode 20 can be provided in contact with the sphere 21 above the sphere support hole 32.

If comprised in this way, it will become possible to obtain the smooth and favorable contact state with the stationary-side electrode 120 which is an other party electrode because the spherical body 21 which has electroconductivity can rotate and can move up and down.
The vehicle side electrode 20 is held by a holder 22. A temperature sensor 22 s for measuring the temperature of the vehicle-side electrode 20 is provided in the holder 22.
If comprised in this way, it will become possible to detect charging abnormality by detecting overheating of the vehicle side electrode 20 with the temperature sensor 22s.
The holder 22 is made of an insulating member. A conductive terminal block 23 is embedded in the holder 22, and the vehicle-side electrode 20 is fixed to the terminal block 23 with screws 24.
A wiring 25 for connecting the terminal block 23 to the above-described cord 41 is provided, and a fuse 26 is interposed in the wiring 25. The fuse 26 can be embedded in the holder 22.
The holder 22 is made of an elastic member such as rubber and can hold the vehicle-side electrode 20 elastically. If it does in this way, the impact from the spherical body 21 can be buffered.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the fixed-side electrode 120 that is a pair of rail-shaped electrodes has a concave hemispherical electrode having a curvature radius r2 larger than the radius r1 of the sphere 21 in the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 on its upper surface 121, respectively. A plurality of the portions 122 may be provided along the longitudinal direction of the rail-shaped electrode.

If comprised in this way, it will become possible to obtain the favorable contact state of the stationary side electrode 120 and the vehicle side electrode 20 via the spherical body 21 which has electroconductivity. In addition, since a plurality of hemispherical electrode portions 122 that are fixed-side electrodes are provided along the longitudinal direction of the rail-like electrode, it can be used for saddle-ride type electric vehicles having different front wheel diameters. Since the spherical body 21 is rotatably supported at the lower end of the front fork 30, the front fork 30 is mounted even though a plurality of hemispherical electrode portions 122 are provided on the rail-like electrode (fixed side electrode) 120. It can be easily moved along the rail electrode 120.
As shown in FIG. 10, the hemispherical electrode part 122 can be provided only on the rear side of the axis 30 s of the front fork 30, and a load sensor (for example, strain gauge) 123 can be provided below the hemispherical electrode part 122. . An independent feeder line 124 is connected to each hemispherical electrode portion 122.
With this configuration, it is possible to energize only the hemispherical electrode portion 122 detected by the load sensor 123 by the load sensor 123 with the power supply line 124.
A temperature sensor 125 for detecting the temperature of the hemispherical electrode part 122 can be provided near the hemispherical electrode part 122.
If comprised in this way, it will become possible to perform a fail check with this temperature sensor 125 and the temperature sensor 22s provided in the front fork 30, and to manage a charge condition.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the sphere 21 can be provided with a cover 33.
The cover 33 has a shallow bowl shape, and is attached to the front fork 30 so as to be rotatable about the shaft 34 by a pair of left and right arm portions 33a and 33a. An urging means such as a torsion spring (not shown) is provided around the shaft 34 or between the arm portion 33a and the front fork 30 to urge the cover 33 in the normally closing direction (position indicated by a solid line). A ring-shaped seal member 37 is provided between the lower end portion of the front fork 30 and the cover 33. The seal member 37 may be fixed to either the lower end portion of the front fork 30 or the cover 33.

If comprised in this way, the penetration | invasion of the dust into the spherical body support hole 32 can be prevented (or suppressed).
The cover 33 is opened as shown by a virtual line in FIG. 11 by contacting the upper surface 121 of the stationary electrode 120 in the process of inserting the front wheel WF of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1 into the front wheel receiving portion 110. In the process of retracting the front wheel WF of the electric vehicle 1 from the front wheel receiving portion 110, it can be configured to be closed by the urging means.
A projecting piece cover 35 can be provided on the lower surface of the cover 33 to contact the upper surface 121 of the fixed electrode 120 so that the cover 33 can be easily opened. Further, it is desirable to provide a drain hole 36.

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the charging device 100 is configured such that the guide block 130 is slidable in the vehicle width direction (left and right direction in FIGS. 13 to 15), and the width W between the guide blocks 130 is reduced. It can be set as the structure which provided the compression spring 160 which urges to.
With this configuration, the guide block 130 serves as a cam, and the tapered surface 132 serves as a cam surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the guide block 130 is in contact with the front wheel WF, and constitutes a cam that expands between the pair of rail electrodes 120, 120 as the front wheel WF is received by the front wheel receiving portion 110.
With this configuration, the charging device 100 can be used for saddle-ride type electric vehicles having different front wheel widths (thicknesses).

13 to 15, 151 is provided in the front wheel stop block 150 and guide grooves for guiding the guide block 130, and FL <b> 1 is provided in the floor FL and guides the guide block 130. It is a guide groove. Only one of these guide grooves may be provided. Further, only one of the pair of guide blocks 130 can be slidable.
Reference numeral 161 denotes a support block that is fixed to the front wheel stop block 150 or the floor FL and supports the compression spring 160.

  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.

  1: saddle-ride type electric vehicle 1, 2: shaft, WF: front wheel, 20: vehicle side electrode, 21: sphere 21, 21: holder, 22s: temperature sensor, 30: front fork, 32: sphere support hole, 40: Battery: M: Motor, 100: Charging device, 110: Front wheel receiving part, 120: Fixed side electrode, 121: Upper surface, 122: Hemispherical electrode part, 130: Guide block (cam).

Claims (7)

  The battery (40) mounted on the vehicle (1), a pair of vehicle-side electrodes (20) provided on the vehicle side for charging the battery (40), and the electric power of the battery (40) are driven. , A motor (M) serving as a power source for running the vehicle, and a pair of front forks (30) that support the front wheels (WF) of the vehicle from both sides, and the pair of vehicle-side electrodes (20) A saddle-ride type electric vehicle characterized by being distributed at the lower part of the front fork (30).   A lower part of the pair of front forks (30) is provided with a spherical support hole (32) for supporting the conductive spherical body (21) so as to be rotatable and movable in the vertical direction. The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-side electrode (20) is provided at an upper portion so as to be in contact with the sphere (21).   A holder (22) for holding the vehicle side electrode (20) is provided, and a temperature sensor (22s) for measuring the temperature of the vehicle side electrode (20) is provided in the holder (22). The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to claim 2.   A charging device capable of charging the battery (40) in the saddle riding type electric vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the saddle riding moves toward the charging device. A front wheel receiving portion (110) for receiving the front wheel (WF) of the electric vehicle (1) and the left and right sides with respect to the movement direction of the saddle riding electric vehicle (1), and the front wheel receiving portion (110) A pair of fixed-side electrodes (120) that come into contact with and communicate with the vehicle-side electrodes (20) provided in a distributed manner under the pair of front forks (30) when the front wheels (WF) are received. A charging device for a saddle-ride type electric vehicle. The pair of fixed-side electrodes (120) is a pair of rail-like electrodes in which the upper surface of the electrode (121) moves upward as the reception of the front wheel (WF) proceeds with respect to the reception direction of the front wheel (WF). ,
The front wheel receiving portion (110) contacts the front wheel (WF) of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle and / or the pair of fixed side electrodes (120) contacts the pair of vehicle side electrodes (20). The charging device for a saddle type electric vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the saddle type electric vehicle (1) is maintained in an upright state by contact.   A concave hemispherical electrode portion (122) having a radius of curvature larger than the radius of the sphere (21) is provided on the upper surface (121) of the pair of rail-shaped electrodes (120), respectively, in the longitudinal direction of the rail-shaped electrode (120). The charging device for a saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to claim 5, wherein a plurality of the charging devices are provided along the road.   The front wheel receiving part (110) is configured between the pair of rail-like electrodes (120), and at least one of the opposing parts of the pair of rail-like electrodes (120) is provided with the front wheel (WF) and The cam (130) which abuts and expands between the pair of rail-shaped electrodes (120) as the reception of the front wheel (WF) to the front wheel receiving portion (110) proceeds is provided. Or the charging device of the saddle-ride type electric vehicle of 6.

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