JP2012201238A - Saddle type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a saddle type vehicle which exhibits excellence in loadability, appearance or the like while ensuring operation stability, loadability, or the like.SOLUTION: A baggage loading carrier containing a substantially flat baggage loading surface on the top is freely detachably fixed to a seat rail 116 which is coupled to or freely detachably fixed to the rear part of a vehicle body frame for supporting a motor and suspension systems at front and rear sides. A recess 19 recessed toward a vehicle body front is provided at a rear end of the baggage loading carrier. The carrier is covered with a mat 11. The mat 11 has a projection fitted to the recess 19 at the rear end of the carrier. The baggage loading carrier can effectively secure a substantial loading area by covering the recess at the rear end with the mat.

Description

  The present invention relates to a straddle-type vehicle such as an on-road, off-road, and scooter or an electric vehicle.

  In a straddle-type vehicle such as a motorcycle, a carrier is provided for placing luggage behind the seat. Conventionally, for example, when installing an optional luggage box, it is necessary to secure a space or space to enable the luggage box lock mechanism to be installed. is doing.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure in which a luggage box is fixed to a rear in-vehicle carrier in order to improve a loading capacity in a motorcycle. Depending on the type of the luggage box, the detachable lock mechanism protrudes below the luggage box, and it is necessary to secure a space on the vehicle body side (carrier side) so as not to interfere with the lock mechanism.

JP 2006-151272 A

  In this type of vehicle, the luggage box is generally installed behind the carrier, but there are the following problems. That is, a heavy load luggage box is mounted at the rear end of the vehicle body, which significantly affects steering stability. On the other hand, when the luggage box is mounted in front of the carrier, a space for avoiding the lock mechanism is required in the carrier, and as such, the loadability and appearance, which are functions of the carrier body, are impaired. Therefore, it is necessary to fix the luggage box as close to the center of the vehicle body as possible and to maintain the function (loadability) and appearance of the carrier body. It is not always easy to solve these problems including those of Patent Document 1.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a straddle-type vehicle that is excellent in loadability, appearance performance, and the like while ensuring handling stability and loadability.

  A straddle-type vehicle according to the present invention is a straddle-type vehicle having a seat rail that is coupled to or detachably fixed to a rear portion of a vehicle body frame that supports at least a prime mover and front and rear suspension devices. It has a load carrying carrier that is detachably fixed, has a substantially flat load carrying surface on the upper surface, and has a recessed portion that is recessed toward the front of the vehicle body at the rear end.

  Further, in the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention, a mat is detachably fixed to an upper portion of the carrier, and the mat has a protrusion that fits into a concave portion of the rear end portion of the carrier.

  Further, in the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention, the mat has a rib that extends downward from a rear end portion thereof and is connected to the protruding portion.

  In the saddle-ride type vehicle according to the present invention, the rib of the mat has a folded portion that extends forward at the lowermost end thereof.

According to the present invention, by providing a recess so that the lock mechanism of the luggage box does not interfere with the carrier, it is possible to perform an appropriate and smooth operation of the lock mechanism, while ensuring the carrier loading area and detachability, The luggage box can be arranged closer to the center of the vehicle body, which improves the handling stability of the vehicle.
Further, since the concave portion of the carrier is covered with the mat, a substantial loading area on the carrier can be effectively ensured.

1 is a side view showing an example of the overall configuration of a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a side view showing the vicinity of the rear part of the motorcycle according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a top view showing the vicinity of the rear part of the motorcycle according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the support relationship etc. of the member around the carrier which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the carrier concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the carrier which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a perspective view of a mat according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the mat concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the mat concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the mat concerning the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a carrier to which a mat according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached. It is a top view of the carrier to which the mat | matte which concerns on embodiment of this invention adhered. It is sectional drawing which follows the II line | wire of FIG. 8B. It is sectional drawing which follows the II-II line | wire of FIG. 8B. It is a top view which shows the state by which the bracket was attached to the carrier which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view which shows the lock mechanism corresponding | compatible part of the luggage box in the carrier which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the lock mechanism periphery of the luggage box mounted in the carrier which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the lock mechanism periphery of the luggage box mounted in the carrier which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the overall structure of the saddle riding type vehicle to which the present invention is applied will be described. In this embodiment, an example of a motorcycle 100 as shown in FIG. In each of the drawings used in the following description, the front of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow Fr, the rear of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow Rr, and the lateral right side of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow R, if necessary. Is indicated by an arrow L.

  In FIG. 1, two front forks 102, which are supported by a steering head pipe (not shown) so as to be turnable left and right, are provided at the front of a body frame 101 made of steel or aluminum alloy. A handle bar 103 is fixed to the upper end of the front fork 102, and grips 104 are provided at both ends of the handle bar 103. A front wheel 105 is rotatably supported at the lower part of the front fork 102, and a front fender 106 is fixed so as to cover the upper part of the front wheel 105. The front wheel 105 has a brake disc 107 that rotates integrally therewith.

  For example, the vehicle body frame 101 branches from the steering head pipe in a bifurcated left and right direction, and each of the vehicle body frames 101 extends rearward and inclined. A swing arm 108 is swingably supported at the rear portion of the vehicle body frame 101, and a rear shock absorber 109 is mounted between the swing arm 108 and the swing arm 108. A rear wheel 110 is rotatably supported at the rear end of the swing arm 108. The rear wheel 110 is rotationally driven via a driven sprocket around which a chain 111 that transmits engine power is wound. A rear fender unit 112 is disposed above the rear wheel 110.

  An engine unit 113 is mounted on the body frame 101, and an air-fuel mixture is supplied to the engine unit 113 from a fuel supply device, and exhaust gas after combustion in the engine is exhausted through an exhaust pipe 114. In the present embodiment, the engine may be, for example, a 4-cycle single cylinder or a multi-cylinder engine. Further, the exhaust pipe 114 goes around to the lower side of the engine unit 113 and is connected to a muffler 115 supported near the rear end of the vehicle, and the exhaust gas is exhausted from the muffler 115. The muffler 115 is attached and supported using a seat rail 116 that supports a seating seat and the like.

  A fuel tank 117 is mounted above the engine unit 113, and a rider seat 118 and a tandem seat 119 are connected to the rear of the fuel tank 117. A footrest 120 and a footrest 121 (pillion step) are arranged corresponding to the rider seat 118 and the tandem seat 119. Further, in FIG. 1, a meter unit including a speedometer, a tachometer, various indicator lamps, and the like is mounted inside a front cowling 121 that covers the front portion of the vehicle.

  In the vehicle exterior, the front cowling 122 and the side cowling 123 mainly cover the front and side portions of the vehicle, and the seat cowling 124 is attached to the rear of the vehicle. These cowlings 122, 123, and 124 are smoothly connected from the front to the rear of the vehicle, thereby forming the appearance of the vehicle.

  Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a side view and a top view showing the vicinity of the rear portion of the vehicle. A carrier 10 is provided on the rear side of the tandem sheet 119. Although a specific configuration of the carrier 10 will be described later, the carrier 10 extends rearward so as to be smoothly connected to the outer shape line of the tandem seat 119 in both side view and top view. In other words, the rear fender unit 112 is disposed so as to be slightly raised rearward when viewed from the side, and is formed to taper appropriately from the rear end of the tandem seat 119 toward the rear when viewed from above. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear fender unit 112 extends moderately further rearward from the upper rear end. A mat 11 is detachably attached to the upper portion of the carrier 10, whereby the upper surface of the carrier 10 is configured as a substantially flat load carrying surface. As a material for forming the mat 11, for example, rubber, rubber, synthetic resin, or the like is preferable. A luggage box 200 described later can be mounted on the carrier 10 as indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  Further, a pair of left and right tandem grips 12 that are appropriately curved and projecting outward in the vehicle width direction are integrally formed at the front portion of the carrier 10. The tandem grip 12 can be gripped by an occupant seated on the tandem seat 119, but the carrier 10 as a whole including the tandem grip 12 has a sense of unity from the tandem seat 119 to the rear fender unit 112 at the rear of the vehicle. It has become.

  FIG. 4 shows the support relationship of members around the carrier 10. The carrier 10 is attached and supported using the seat rail 116. In this case, mounting brackets 126 protrude from the bridge members 125 that connect the left and right seat rails 116 to each other, and the front end portions of the pair of tandem grips 12 are respectively attached by bolts 13 to the mounting brackets 126. Fastened and fixed to. In addition, the upper surface (loading surface) 14 of the carrier 10 is formed with engagement holes 15 for the plurality of mats 11, and among these, a pair of left and right engagement holes 15 </ b> A near the front of the upper surface 14 is used as a bridge member. A bolt is fastened to another bridge member (not shown) provided behind 125. Thus, the carrier 10 is fixed to the vehicle body side by the plurality of bolts 13 and the like, and has high support rigidity.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, etc., the carrier 10 has a pair of side edges 16 connected to the tandem grip 12 on both the left and right sides of the upper surface 14, and a mat 11 inside these side edges 16. Is placed. The side edge portion 16 extends substantially in the front-rear direction, and the upper surface 14 is formed in a form of being stepped down from the side edge portion 16. The mat 11 and the side edge portion 16 laid on the upper surface 14 are substantially flush with each other, thereby forming a flat loading surface as a whole. A plurality of latch pins 17 are provided on the lower surface side of the carrier 10 so as to latch a load string or the like so that the loaded luggage or the like can be fixed as appropriate.

  In the present invention, in particular, the rear end portion 18 of the carrier 10 has a concave portion 19 that is recessed toward the rear in correspondence with the lock mechanism of the luggage box 200 as will be described later. By providing the recess 19, the lock mechanism of the luggage box 200 can be arranged and operated. In this example, the recess 19 has a substantially U-shaped inner periphery in plan view and is exposed when the carrier 10 is a single unit, but is hidden by the mat 11 being attached. The rear end 18 and the recess 19 both have a certain vertical width downward from the upper surface 14.

  6A, 6B, 7A, and 7B show specific configuration examples of the mat 11. FIG. The mat 11 has a shape that aligns with the upper surface 14 inside the side edge 16 of the carrier 10 in plan view. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a plurality of engagement protrusions 20 are formed on the lower surface of the mat 11 corresponding to the engagement holes 15 of the carrier 10. Each engagement protrusion 20 engages with a corresponding engagement hole 15 in the carrier 10, so that the mat 11 is properly attached so as to be exactly over the carrier 10.

In the present invention, in particular, the mat 11 has a protrusion 21 that fits into the recess 19 of the rear end 18 of the carrier 10. The projection 21 is formed in a convex shape so as to fit inside the recess 19 and extends from the lower surface of the mat 11 by a predetermined length.
Further, the mat 11 has a rib 23 extending downward from the rear end portion 22 so as to be connected to the protruding portion 21.
Further, the rib 23 has a folded portion 24 extending forward at the lowermost end thereof.

  8A and 8B show the carrier 10 to which the mat 11 is attached. The carrier 10 and the mat 11 are integrally coupled to form an external appearance with a sense of unity. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9A, the engagement hole 15 of the carrier 10 and the engagement protrusion 20 of the mat 11 are engaged with each other, and a high bonding strength is secured between them. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the folded portion 24 provided on the mat 11 is engaged so as to wrap the rear end portion 18 of the carrier 10.

  Furthermore, in the motorcycle 100 of the present invention, the luggage box 200 can be mounted as described above. 10A, 10B, 11A, and 11B show an example in which the luggage box 200 is mounted on the carrier 10. FIG. In this case, the mat 11 is first removed from the carrier 10, and the mounting bracket 1 as shown in FIG. 10A is used. The bracket 1 may be made of, for example, an aluminum alloy, and has a shape that is substantially the same as or similar to the carrier 10 in plan view as shown in FIG. 10A. Then, using the engagement hole 15B (see FIG. 4) among the plurality of engagement holes 15 of the carrier 10, the bracket 1 is mounted on the carrier 10 by the bolt 2 inserted through the engagement hole 15B as shown in FIG. 10B. It can be fastened and fixed to.

  Moreover, the bracket 1 has the latching hole 3 with which the locking mechanism of the luggage box 200 mentioned later engages, as FIG. 10B shows. Since the bracket 1 is fixed to the carrier 10 as described above, the locking hole 3 is disposed so as to be positioned at a substantially central portion of the concave portion 19 provided in the rear end portion 18 of the carrier 10 as shown in FIG. 10B. .

  On the other hand, a lock mechanism 201 as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B is attached near the rear end of the bottom surface of the luggage box 200. The lock mechanism 201 has a lock claw 202 that can be engaged with the locking hole 3 of the bracket 1, and the lock claw 202 can be engaged with and released from the locking hole 3 by operating the lock lever 203. It is like that. 11A shows the unlocked state, and FIG. 11B shows the locked state. In this case, although not shown in detail, the front portion of the bracket 1 has a stay for fixing the front portion of the luggage box 200. First, the front portion of the luggage box 200 is hooked by this stay. Next, the lock claw 202 is rotated as shown by an arrow in FIG. 11A, and is inserted into the locking hole 3 and hooked so as to go around from below the locking hole 3. Further, by rotating the lock lever 203 as shown by the arrow, the lock claw 202 moves horizontally so as to strengthen the engagement with the locking hole 3, and thus is held in the locked state.

  According to the present invention, when the luggage box 200 is mounted, the recess 10 is provided in the carrier 10 so that the lock mechanism 201 does not interfere with the carrier 10 so that the lock mechanism 201 can be operated appropriately and smoothly. Can do. As described above, the luggage box 200 can be disposed closer to the center of the vehicle body without protruding more than necessary while the loading area and detachability of the carrier 10 are secured by the concave portion 19, thereby stabilizing the steering of the vehicle. Improves.

  Further, the mat 11 is laid on the carrier 10. In this case, the concave portion 19 of the carrier 10 is covered with the mat 11. Despite having the recess 19, the substantial loading area of the carrier 10 can be effectively secured by covering the recess 19 with the mat 11. Further, the provision of the protrusions 21 increases the rigidity of the mat 11 so that it is difficult to be deformed, and the mating area between the carrier 10 and the mat 11 is enlarged, so that the mat 11 can be fixed more reliably.

  Further, by providing the ribs 23 and the protrusions 21 in the mat 11, the rigidity of the mat 11 is further increased, and thus it is difficult to rise from the rear end portion 22. Moreover, the mat | matte 11 covers the upper surface 14 and the rear-end part 18 of the carrier 10, Therefore The recessed part 19 of the carrier 10 rear-end is concealed completely on appearance, and, thereby, an external appearance can be improved.

  Further, by adding a folded portion 24 to the rib 23 of the mat 11 so as to wrap the rear end portion 18 of the carrier 10, it is possible to effectively prevent the mat 11 from rising from the rear end.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with various embodiment, this invention is not limited only to these embodiment, A change etc. are possible within the scope of the present invention.
In the above embodiment, a coupling means such as a bolt or a clip can be used to fix the mat 11 on the carrier 10.
In addition, the present invention can be applied to a front vehicle-mounted carrier, and the same effects as those in the above embodiment can be obtained.
Furthermore, the example of the so-called on-road type motorcycle as shown in FIG. 1 has been described. Is possible.

10 carrier, 11 mat, 12 tandem grip, 14 upper surface, 15 engagement hole, 16 side edge, 17 latching pin, 18 rear end, 19 recess, 20 engagement projection, 21 projection, 22 rear end, 23 ribs, 24 turn-up sections, 100 motorcycles, 200 luggage boxes.

Claims (4)

A straddle-type vehicle having a seat rail that is coupled to or detachably fixed to a rear portion of a vehicle body frame that supports at least a prime mover and front and rear suspension devices,
A load carrying carrier, which is detachably fixed to the seat rail, has a substantially flat load carrying surface on the upper surface, and has a recessed portion recessed toward the front of the vehicle body at the rear end. Saddle-type vehicle.   2. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a mat is detachably fixed to an upper portion of the carrier, and the mat has a protrusion that fits into a recess at a rear end portion of the carrier.   The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the mat includes a rib extending downward from a rear end portion thereof and connected to the projection portion.   The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the rib of the mat has a folded portion extending forward at a lowermost end thereof.

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