JP2013112008A - Vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique of arranging an arm rest of a driver, by effectively utilizing a lateral side space of a front seat, in a vehicle including the front seat arranged at the center in the vehicle width direction, and a rear seat wider than the front seat.SOLUTION: The vehicle includes a front seat 32 arranged at the center in the vehicle width direction, and a rear seat 35 wider than the front seat 32. In the vehicle, a mounting part 51 on which a two-wheeler 60 can be mounted is disposed on the side of the front seat 32. The height of the mounting part 51 is set so that an upper face 64 of a seat 63 of the mounted two-wheeler 60 is higher than an upper face of a seat cushion 43a of the front seat 32.

Description

  The present invention relates to a small vehicle including a front seat and a rear seat.

  A vehicle including a front seat disposed in the center in the vehicle width direction and a rear seat wider than the front seat is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 (FIG. 28)).

  In the vehicle disclosed in Patent Document 1, a front seat on which a driver is seated is disposed at the center in the vehicle width direction, and a rear seat on which another two passengers are seated is disposed at the rear of the vehicle. The rear seat is wider than the front seat, and there is space on both sides of the front seat in the vehicle width direction.

  This vehicle has a space on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the front seat so that the driver can get on and off from either the left or right side. It is preferable to make effective use of the space on both sides of the front seat. Moreover, since both sides of the front seat are empty spaces, there is no place for the driver to install the armrest. There is room for further improvement in order to increase driver comfort.

Japanese Patent No. 4546045

  The present invention provides a vehicle having a front seat disposed in the center in the vehicle width direction and a rear seat wider than the front seat, and effectively uses the space on the side of the front seat in the vehicle width direction to drive the vehicle. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique capable of arranging a person's armrest.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle including a front seat disposed in the center in the vehicle width direction and a rear seat wider than the front seat, and a motorcycle is mounted on a side of the front seat. A mounting portion is provided, and the height of the mounting portion is set so that the upper surface of the seat of the mounted motorcycle is positioned above the upper surface of the seat cushion of the front seat. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 2 further includes a rear stopper for restricting rearward movement of the two-wheeled vehicle mounted on the mounting portion, and the rear stopper is positioned below the seat cushion of the rear seat. It is characterized by that.

  In the invention according to claim 3, a battery fixing part for fixing the battery removed from the two-wheeled vehicle is further provided in front of the mounting part, and the two-wheeled vehicle mounted on the mounting part is in front of the battery fixing part. It also serves as a front stopper for restricting movement to the position.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the mounting portion mounts a two-wheeled vehicle in a state where at least the handle is stored therein.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 1, the mounting part which can mount a two-wheeled vehicle is provided using the empty space of the side of a front seat effectively. For this reason, a two-wheeled vehicle can be easily mounted in an empty space. In addition, the height of the mounting portion is set so that the upper surface of the seat of the mounted motorcycle is positioned above the upper surface of the seat cushion of the front seat. Since the upper surface of the seat of the motorcycle is located near the driver's elbow, the seat of the motorcycle can be used as the armrest of the driver. For this reason, a driver | operator's comfort can be improved. As described above, the two-wheeled vehicle mounted in the empty space can be used for the armrest.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the rear part stopper for restrict | limiting that the two-wheeled vehicle in the state mounted in the mounting part moves back is provided. The rear stopper is located below the seat cushion of the rear seat. Since the rear stopper is provided in the vacant space below the rear seat, it is possible to effectively use the dead space to restrict the rearward movement of the motorcycle.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the battery fixing | fixed part for fixing the battery removed from the two-wheeled vehicle is provided in front of the mounting part. The battery fixing portion also serves as a front stopper for restricting the two-wheeled vehicle mounted on the mounting portion from moving forward. The battery fixing part can fix the battery and restrict forward movement of the two-wheeled vehicle, thereby simplifying the structure for fixing the battery and the two-wheeled vehicle.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, a mounting part mounts the two-wheeled vehicle in the state which stored the handle | steering-wheel at least inside. Since the steering wheel is stored inside the motorcycle body, the driver's arm does not contact the bundle, and the usability of the motorcycle as an armrest can be improved.

1 is a side view of a part of a vehicle according to the present invention as viewed from the left side. It is a top view of the vehicle shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the vehicle shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the two-wheeled vehicle mounted in the vehicle shown in FIG. It is a side view of a two-wheeled vehicle in a state where a handle is stored inside. FIG. 3 is an operation diagram of a vehicle according to the present invention.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing this invention is demonstrated below based on an accompanying drawing.

  First, a vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1-3 is a figure explaining the state which mounted the small two-wheeled vehicle in the vehicle which concerns on this invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vehicle 10 includes a vehicle body 11, front wheels 12 and rear wheels 13 that support the vehicle body 11, and a wheel-in motor (power unit) 14 that is housed in the rear wheel 13 and generates driving force. And consist of
The vehicle 10 covers the front portion of the vehicle body 11 with a front cover 21, extends the left and right front pillars 22 from the upper end of the front cover 21 to the rear upper side, and extends a substantially flat roof member 23 from the upper end to the rear. The left and right rear pillars 24, 24 are extended upward from the rear, and the vicinity of the rear end of the roof member 23 is attached to the upper ends of the left and right rear pillars 24, 24.

  Further, the vehicle 10 is provided with a wind screen 25 between the left and right front pillars 22, and a roof member 23 is provided on the upper portion of the front seat 32 and the upper portion of the rear seat 35 in succession to the wind screen 25. A storage box 26 for storing articles is provided at the rear. In the embodiment, the storage box 26 has a box shape with the lid 27. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a storage space without the lid 27 may be used.

  In the vehicle interior 30, a front seat 32 on which a driver 31 sits is provided at the front of the vehicle interior 30, and a rear seat 35 on which two passengers 33 and 34 sit is provided behind the front seat 32. As shown in FIG. 2, the front seat 32 is disposed at the center in the vehicle width direction. The width of the front seat 32 in the vehicle width direction is W1, the width of the rear seat 35 in the vehicle width direction is W2, and W1 <W2. For this reason, empty spaces are generated on both sides of the front seat 32 in the vehicle width direction.

  The front part of the vehicle interior 30 is provided in the vicinity of the instrument panel 41, a handle 42 that steers the front wheels 12, a flat floor 50 that forms the bottom of the vehicle body 11 and on which the driver 31 rests, and the floor 50 It comprises a front seat 32 that is provided and on which a driver 31 is seated. Further, the front seat 32 includes a seat cushion 43a and a backrest 43b.

  The rear portion of the vehicle 30 has a flat floor 50 on which the occupants 33 and 34 put their feet, a standing wall portion 44 raised from the rear portion of the floor 50, and an occupant 33 and 34 provided on the upper portion of the standing wall portion 44. And a rear seat 35 to be seated. Further, the rear seat 35 includes a seat cushion 45a and a backrest 45b. By extending the left and right side supports 46 from the left and right ends of the backrest 45b of the rear seat 35 to the front of the vehicle while rounding, it is possible to restrain the occupants 33 and 34 from moving to the left and right.

  Under the rear seat 35, a main battery 15 and a control unit 16 for the vehicle 10 are arranged. An air conditioning system 17 is disposed at the front of the vehicle 10.

  A mounting portion 51 is provided in a lateral space of the front seat 46 in the vehicle width direction, for example, a left space. The mounting portion 51 is configured by a flat mounting surface provided on the floor 50, and the two-wheeled vehicle 60 can be mounted thereon. The floor 50 may also serve as the mounting portion 51. The handle of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 is folded and stored inside (details will be described later).

  The mounting portion 51 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, in order to restrict the two-wheeled vehicle 60 mounted on the mounting portion 51 from moving backward in the vicinity of the left end of the floor 50 in the vehicle width direction, as shown in FIG. A rear stopper 52 is provided. The rear stopper 52 is provided in the vicinity of the rear end of the front seat 32 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  The rear stopper 52 is a protrusion provided on the upper surface 53 of the floor 50. The shape of the rear stopper 52 is a rectangular parallelepiped, and the width in the vehicle width direction is larger than the width in the vehicle front-rear direction. The width of the rear stopper 52 in the vehicle width direction is substantially equal to the width of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 in the vehicle width direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the height of the rear stopper 52 is lower than the positions of the rotation shafts 61 a and 62 a of the front wheel 61 and the rear wheel 62 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60.

  In the embodiment, the shape of the rear stopper 52 is a rectangular parallelepiped, but the shape is not limited to this, and the movement of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 in contact with the rear wheel 62 such as a shape along the rear wheel 62 is restricted. If possible, other shapes can be used.

  The height of the mounting portion 51 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the height H1 from the upper surface 53 of the floor 50 to the upper surface 64 of the seat 63 of the mounted two-wheeled vehicle 60 is The height H2 from the upper surface 53 of 50 to the upper surface 47 of the seat cushion 43a of the front seat 32 is larger. That is, the upper surface 64 of the seat 63 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 is positioned above the upper surface 47 of the seat cushion 43a of the front seat 32.

  The upper surface 64 of the seat 63 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 is at a position lower than the upper end of the handle 42. As a result, in a state where the driver 31 is seated on the front seat 32, the seat 63 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 serves as an armrest for the driver 31. The dead space on the side of the front seat 32 can be effectively used as a storage space for the two-wheeled vehicle 60, and the seat 63 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 can be used as an armrest for the driver 31.

  The rear stopper 52 is positioned below the seat cushion 45a of the rear seat 35. Therefore, the dead space can be effectively used without interfering with the occupant 33 seated on the rear seat 35. Since the rear stopper 52 is disposed in the vicinity of the rear portion of the front seat 32, the rear stopper 52 does not interfere with the passenger 33 getting on and off the vehicle 10, and the passenger 33 can get on and off smoothly.

  Further, the motorcycle 60 is detachably provided with a battery 65 for the motorcycle. The battery 65 removed from the two-wheeled vehicle 60 is disposed in a battery storage portion 54 provided in front of the mounting portion 51.

  The battery storage portion 54 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, a battery fixing portion for fixing the battery 65 placed in the battery storage portion 54 near the left end in the vehicle width direction of the floor 50 in a plan view. 55 is provided. The battery fixing part 55 is provided in front of the mounting part 51 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  The battery fixing portion 55 also serves as a front stopper for restricting the two-wheeled vehicle 60 mounted on the mounting portion 51 from moving forward. Since the battery fixing portion 55 has two functions of a front stopper that restricts the forward movement of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 and a role of fixing the battery 65, one member can effectively use the space. be able to.

  The battery fixing portion 55 is a protrusion provided on the upper surface 53 of the floor 50. The shape of the battery fixing portion 55 is a rectangular parallelepiped, and the width in the vehicle width direction is larger than the width in the vehicle front-rear direction. The width of the battery fixing portion 55 in the vehicle width direction is substantially equal to the width of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 in the vehicle width direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the height of the battery fixing portion 55 is lower than the positions of the rotary shafts 61 a and 62 a of the front wheel 61 and the rear wheel 62 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60.

  In the embodiment, the shape of the battery fixing portion 55 is a rectangular parallelepiped. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and the two-wheeled vehicle 60 moves rearward in contact with the front wheel 61 such that the rear side of the vehicle is shaped along the front wheel 61. Other shapes can be used as long as this can be regulated.

  The battery fixing portion 55 is located below the seat cushion 43a of the front seat 32. Therefore, the dead space can be effectively used without interfering with the driver 31 seated on the front seat 32. Since the battery fixing portion 55 is disposed in the vicinity of the front portion of the front seat 32, the battery fixing portion 55 does not interfere with getting on and off the vehicle 10 of the driver 31, and the driver 31 can get on and off smoothly. it can.

  A battery front side fixing portion 56 is provided on the front side of the battery storage portion 54. The battery front side fixing portion 56 is a protrusion provided on the upper surface 53 of the floor 50. The battery front side fixing portion 56 may be provided on the wall on the vehicle interior 30 side of the wheel house 18 of the front wheel 12. By using the inner wall of the wheel house 18, the space can be used effectively.

Projecting edges 57 projecting upward are provided at the left and right ends of the floor 50 in the vehicle width direction. The two-wheeled vehicle 60 and the battery 65 mounted on the floor 50 are supported on the outer side in the vehicle width direction by the protruding edge portion 57. The rear stopper 52 and the battery fixing portion 55 have the same height as the protruding edge 57 or a height lower than the protruding edge 57. As a result, the driver 31 and the passenger 33 can get on and off smoothly without getting in the way because the rear stopper 52 and the battery fixing portion 55 are not caught.
Note that the battery 65 may be stored deeply and fixed more securely by making the bottom surface 58 of the battery storage portion 54 lower than the top surface 53 of the floor 50.

Next, the motorcycle mounted on the vehicle will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the two-wheeled vehicle 60 is obtained by attaching a foldable handle 73, 74, a front wheel 61 and a rear wheel 62 to a vehicle body 70. The two-wheeled vehicle 60 includes a wheel-in motor 69 on a rear wheel 62, and the wheel-in motor 69 is driven by being supplied with power from a battery 65. The two-wheeled vehicle 60 is an electric type that obtains a driving force by a wheel-in motor 69.

  Specifically, the motorcycle 60 has a head pipe 67 attached to the front end of the vehicle body frame 66, a handle shaft 68 rotatably attached to the head pipe 67, and an upper arm 71 attached to the upper end of the handle shaft 68. A handle post 72 is attached to the arm 71 so as to be swingable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and a pair of left and right handles 73 and 74 are attached to the upper portion of the handle post 72 so as to be capable of swinging up and down. , 76 are rotatably and swingably mounted, a lower arm 77 is mounted on the lower end of the handle shaft 68, and a front swing arm 78 as a front wheel support member is swingably mounted on the rear portion of the lower arm 77. The front wheel 61 is rotatably attached to the end of the wheel.

  In the motorcycle 60, a battery 65 is detachably attached to an intermediate portion of the body frame 66, a rear sling arm 81 as a rear wheel support member is swingably attached to a rear portion of the body frame 66, and an end of the rear swing arm 81 is attached. The rear wheel 62 is rotatably attached, the seat post 83 is raised from the rear part of the vehicle body frame 66, the seat rail 84 is attached to the upper end of the seat post 83, and the seat 63 can be slid in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The stand 85 is attached to the lower part of the vehicle body frame 66 so as to be able to swing up and down, and the floor step 86 is attached to the lower part of the side part of the vehicle body frame 66 so as to be able to swing upward.

  The operation of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 will be described. The front wheel 61 and the rear wheel 62 are moved as indicated by arrows a and b, respectively. Next, the sheet 63 is moved as indicated by an arrow c, and the floor step 86 is moved as indicated by an arrow d. The handles 73 and 74 are moved as indicated by arrows e and f, respectively, and the rearview mirrors 75 and 76 are moved as indicated by arrows g and h, respectively. Then, the handle post 72 is folded as indicated by an arrow i. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, it becomes the shape gathered in the substantially rectangular shape by side view.

The operation of the vehicle described above will be described next.
As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the driver 31 removes the battery 65 from the motorcycle 60. The removed battery 65 is moved as indicated by an arrow j and stored in the battery storage unit 54. The battery 65 is fixed by the battery fixing unit 55. Next, the two-wheeled vehicle 60 with the handle (FIG. 4, reference numerals 73 and 74) and the like folded is placed on the mounting portion 51. In the two-wheeled vehicle 60, the front wheel 61 is restricted from moving forward by the battery fixing portion 55, and the rear wheel 62 is restricted from moving backward by the rear stopper 52. Then, the state shown in FIG. 1 is obtained, and the seat 63 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 can be used as the armrest of the driver 31.

  Note that the battery 65 may be charged from the main battery 15 of the vehicle 10 in a state where the battery 65 is stored in the battery storage unit 54. Moreover, you may enable it to charge the battery 65 with a charger outside a vehicle.

The vehicle according to the present invention is summarized as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in a vehicle including a front seat 32 disposed in the center in the vehicle width direction and a rear seat 35 wider than the front seat 32, Is provided with a mounting portion 51 on which the two-wheeled vehicle 60 can be mounted, and the height of the mounting portion 51 is such that the upper surface 64 of the seat 63 of the two-wheeled vehicle 60 is mounted on the seat cushion 43a of the front seat 32. It is set to be located above the upper surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a rear stopper 52 is further provided for restricting the two-wheeled vehicle 60 mounted on the mounting portion 51 from moving rearward. The seat cushion 45a is positioned below the seat cushion 45a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a battery fixing portion 55 for fixing the battery 65 removed from the two-wheeled vehicle 60 is further provided in front of the mounting portion 51, and the battery fixing portion 55 is provided with the mounting portion 51. It also serves as a front stopper for restricting the two-wheeled vehicle 60 mounted on the vehicle from moving forward.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, the mounting portion 51 mounts the two-wheeled vehicle 60 in a state where at least the handles 73 and 74 are stored therein.

  In the embodiment, the mounting portion 51 is provided on the left side of the vehicle 10. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and the mounting portion 51 may be provided on the right side of the vehicle 10. Further, the two-wheeled vehicle 60 may be fixed in the vehicle width direction by fixing with a belt or by providing a fixing portion on the front seat 32.

  The vehicle according to the present invention is suitable for a vehicle including a front seat disposed in the center in the vehicle width direction and a rear seat wider than the front seat.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle, 32 ... Front seat, 35 ... Rear seat, 45a ... Seat cushion of rear seat, 47 ... Upper surface of seat cushion of front seat, 50 ... Floor, 51 ... Mounting part, 52 ... Rear stopper, 55 ... Battery fixing part, 60 ... Two-wheeled vehicle, 63 ... Two-wheeled vehicle seat, 64 ... Upper surface of the seat, 65 ... Battery, 73 ... Left handle, 74 ... Right handle.

Claims (4)

In a vehicle provided with a front seat disposed in the center in the vehicle width direction and a rear seat wider than the front seat,
On the side of the front seat, a mounting portion capable of mounting a motorcycle is provided,
The vehicle is characterized in that the height of the mounting portion is set such that the upper surface of the seat of the mounted motorcycle is positioned above the upper surface of the seat cushion of the front seat. A rear stopper for restricting the two-wheeled vehicle mounted on the mounting portion from moving backward,
The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the rear stopper is located below a seat cushion of the rear seat. In front of the mounting portion, a battery fixing portion for fixing the battery removed from the motorcycle is further provided,
The vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the battery fixing portion also serves as a front stopper for restricting the two-wheeled vehicle mounted on the mounting portion from moving forward. .   The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mounting portion mounts the two-wheeled vehicle with at least a handle stored therein.

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