JP2013226911A - Saddle type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a saddle type vehicle capable of reducing assembly man-hours of a rear-view mirror and a windshield and preventing a surface of the windshield from being damaged or worn by a mirror support part.SOLUTION: A saddle type vehicle includes a rear-view mirror mounting structure 24 in which a windshield 12, an upper cowl 16, a meter cover 21 and a vibration-proof member 22 are put between a mirror support part 13a of a rear-view mirror 13 and a cowl stay 14, the rear-view mirror 13, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, the meter cover 21 and the vibration-proof member 22 are fastened to the cowl stay 14 by a fastening member 23, and the vibration-proof member 22 is put in between the meter cover 21 and the cowl stay 14.

Description

  The present invention relates to a straddle-type vehicle including a two-wheeled vehicle such as a motorcycle having a rearview mirror mounting structure.

  One example of a conventional motorcycle rearview mirror mounting structure is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this rear-view mirror mounting structure, a hood (cowl) that covers the front periphery of the handle is screwed to the cowl stay, and a windshield is superimposed on the hood and screwed. Further, a mirror support portion of the rearview mirror is screwed to the hood, and the mirror support portion extends outside the windshield through a notch formed in the windshield.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-334194

  However, in the conventional rearview mirror mounting structure, screws and bolts for attaching the hood (cowl) to the cowl stay, screws and bolts for attaching the windshield to the hood, and screws and bolts for attaching the mirror support to the hood. This increases the cost, and increases the cost and assembly man-hours.

  Therefore, for example, it is conceivable that a windshield and a hood are sandwiched between the mirror support portion and the cowl stay, and these are attached to the cowl stay by fastening them together with a common bolt.

  However, when this is done, it can be seen that, for example, vibration of the rearview mirror during traveling causes rubbing between the mirror support and the windshield, and the surface of the windshield is scratched or worn by the mirror support. ing.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and reduces the number of steps for assembling the rearview mirror and the windshield, and the surface of the windshield is damaged or worn by the mirror support portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a straddle-type vehicle having a rearview mirror mounting structure that can be suppressed.

  In the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention, a windshield and a vibration isolating member are sandwiched between a mirror support portion of the rearview mirror and the main body frame side stay, and the rearview mirror, the windshield and the vibration isolating member are It is characterized by having a rearview mirror mounting structure that is fastened to a main body frame side stay by a fastening member and in which the vibration isolating member is sandwiched between the windshield and the main body frame side stay. .

  The straddle-type vehicle according to the present invention includes a rearview mirror mounting structure. According to the rearview mirror mounting structure, the rearview mirror and the windshield can be attached to the main body frame side stay by a common fastening member. When the rearview mirror vibrates during traveling or the like, the mirror support portion moves relative to the windshield and tends to rub. However, the anti-vibration member suppresses the vibration so that the rub is hardly generated. can do.

  In the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention, the vibration isolating member may be a rubber-like elastic body.

  If it does in this way, the contact of a mirror support part and a windshield will be firmly maintained by the elastic force of the compressed rubber-like elastic body, and the rubbing by a vibration can be prevented suitably. And the damage | wound, abrasion, and damage of the member press-contacted to a vibration isolating member can be suppressed.

  In the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention, either or both of a cowl and a meter cover are sandwiched between the windshield and the vibration isolating member, and these are fastened to the main body frame side stay. It is good to be concluded by.

  If it does in this way, any one or both of a rearview mirror, a windshield, a cowl, and a meter cover can be attached to a main body frame side stay by a common fastening member. Therefore, the cost of the fastening member can be reduced, and the number of assembling steps for attaching any one or both of the rearview mirror, the windshield, and the cowl and the meter cover can be reduced.

  Then, either or both of a cowl and a meter cover disposed between the windshield and the vibration isolation member may be covered from the outside through the windshield so that the vibration isolation member and the main body frame side stay cannot be seen. Yes, it can improve the appearance.

  In the saddle-ride type vehicle according to the present invention, the windshield is fixed to the vehicle body side only by the pair of left and right rearview mirror mounting structures.

  In this case, the windshield can be prevented from being scratched or worn due to the mounting structure of the windshield with respect to the main body frame side stay. And the reduction of the cost of a fastening member and the reduction of the assembly man-hour for attaching a rearview mirror and a windshield can be aimed at.

  The straddle-type vehicle according to the present invention includes a collar that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in each of the windshield and the vibration isolation member, and the collar includes the fastening member that is the windshield and the vibration isolation member. It is good to regulate the dimension which clamps a member.

  If it does in this way, the collar can regulate the dimension by which a fastening member tightens a windshield and a vibration proof member. Therefore, regardless of the skill level of the operator, the windshield and the vibration isolating member can be attached to the main body frame side stay by fastening the fastening member with an appropriate force. Therefore, the windshield is not damaged due to excessive tightening of the fastening member, and it is possible to prevent the installation strength of the windshield from falling below an allowable range due to insufficient tightening force.

  In the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention, the windshield may be provided with a rib extending substantially in the front-rear direction of the saddle riding type vehicle.

  If it does in this way, the rigidity of a windshield can be raised and it can control that the back side part of a windshield is bent backward by wind pressure at the time of run by this. Even when the windshield is attached to the main body frame side stay with only a pair of left and right rearview mirror mounting structures, the windshield can be firmly attached to the main body frame side stay.

  The straddle-type vehicle according to the present invention includes a rearview mirror mounting structure. According to the rearview mirror mounting structure, the anti-vibration member suppresses the vibration of the rearview mirror during traveling, so that the mirror support portion and the windshield are provided. Since the front surface of the windshield is effectively prevented from being scratched or worn by the mirror support, it maintains the good appearance of the windshield. can do.

  And since the number of fastening members for attaching the rearview mirror and the windshield can be shared and reduced, the cost of the fastening member can be reduced and the number of assembly steps for attaching the rearview mirror and the windshield can be reduced. Can be planned.

1 is a left side view of a saddle riding type vehicle (motorcycle) according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the cowl shown in FIG. It is a partial expanded sectional view which shows the A section of the rearview mirror attachment structure shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the rearview mirror and windshield of the rearview mirror attachment structure shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the windshield of the saddle-ride type vehicle shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a left view, (b) is BB sectional drawing.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The concept of the direction in the following description is based on the direction seen from the driver riding on the motorcycle 1 shown as an example of the saddle riding type vehicle according to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the motorcycle 1 includes a front wheel 2 and a rear wheel 3, and the front wheel 2 is rotatably supported by a lower end portion of a front fork 4. The front fork 4 is inclined upward and extends upward from the front wheel 2 with a certain caster angle. The front fork 4 is connected to the steering shaft 5 at the upper end. The steering shaft 5 is connected to the handle 6 at the upper end. The steering shaft 5 is rotatably supported by a head pipe 9 that forms the front end portion of the vehicle body frame. A seat 8 is disposed behind the handle 6 via a fuel tank 7. A driver straddling the seat 8 can hold the left and right grips provided on the handle 6 with both hands and rotate the handle 6. When the handle 6 is operated, the steering shaft 5 rotates with the front fork 4 and can turn the front wheel 2.

  A headlamp unit 11 that illuminates the front of the vehicle and a windshield (windshield) 12 that protects the driver from traveling wind are provided in front of the head pipe 9. The motorcycle 1 includes a so-called full cowl type cowl 15, which is provided around the head lamp unit 11, on the side of the front fork 4, on the side of the head pipe 9, and on the lower side of the fuel tank 7. The front part of the vehicle body is covered over the side of the engine E.

  The cowl 15 is a combination of a plurality of cowl members. The cowl member includes an upper cowl 16 and left and right side cowls 17 and 18 (see FIG. 2 for the right side cowl 18). In addition, the cowl member includes a lower cowl 19 and left and right side upper cowls 20 (only the left side is shown). Since the right side cowl 18 is symmetrical to the left side cowl 17 in the left-right direction, in the following description of the right side cowl 18, the content overlapping with the description of the left side cowl 17 is omitted or simplified as appropriate.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the cowl 15 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper cowl 16 covers the upper part of the headlamp unit 11. The left side cowl 17 covers the left side of the upper portion of the front fork 4 (see FIG. 1) and the left side of the engine E (see FIG. 1). The left side cowl 17 has a left lamp cover portion 17 a that covers the periphery of the headlamp unit 11 together with the upper cowl 16 at the upper end portion thereof. The left lamp cover portion 17 a is combined with the left end portion of the upper cowl 16 and mainly covers the left rear side and the lower left side of the head lamp unit 11. The left lamp cover portion 17a and the upper cowl 16 are combined with no gap, and the dividing line 15a extends substantially rearward. The right side cowl 18 also has a right lamp cover portion 18a at the upper end. The right lamp cover portion 18a is combined with the right end portion of the upper cowl 16 without a gap, and mainly covers the right rear side and the lower right side of the head lamp unit 11.

  Further, the windshield 12 is disposed so that the lower edge portion 12a (two oblique edges) covers the upper edge portion of the upper lamp cover portion 16a of the upper cowl 16, and obliquely rearward and upward from the upper lamp cover portion 16a. It extends toward. Further, the motorcycle 1 includes a pair of left and right rearview mirrors 13, each rearview mirror 13 being disposed on the windshield 12, an upper cowl 16, a meter cover 21, a vibration isolation member 22, and a cowl stay on the lower side thereof. 14 (see FIG. 3) is arranged. Each rearview mirror 13, windshield 12, upper cowl 16, meter cover 21 and vibration isolation member 22 are attached to the cowl stay 14 by fastening with fastening members 23 (bolts).

  The cowl stay 14 is a rigid part fixed to the vehicle body frame, and is made of metal such as steel or aluminum alloy. In addition to the above, the cowl stay 14 is attached with a plurality of devices and components arranged at the front of the vehicle, such as the headlamp unit 11 and the left and right side cowls 17 and 18.

  Next, the rearview mirror mounting structure 24 provided in the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention will be described. Since this rearview mirror mounting structure 24 is applied to the left and right rearview mirrors 13 shown in FIG. 2 and has the same configuration, the left rearview mirror mounting structure 24 will be described, and the right rearview mirror mounting structure 24 will be described. Description is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the rearview mirror mounting structure 24 includes a base end portion of the mirror support portion 13a of the rearview mirror 13 of the motorcycle 1, and a cowl stay in which a portion corresponding to the base end portion is formed in a plate shape. 14, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, the meter cover 21, and the vibration isolation member 22 are sandwiched in order from the top, and the rearview mirror 13, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, the meter cover 21, and the vibration isolation member 22 is fastened to the cowl stay 14 by fastening members 23 (bolts) and nuts 25.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the base end portion of the mirror support portion 13 a, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, the meter cover 21, the vibration isolation member 22, and the cowl stay 14 have insertion holes 26 to 31 that pass through them. Two sets are formed, and the fastening member 23 is inserted through the insertion holes 26 to 31 of each set. Then, a nut 25 is screwed into the distal end portion of each fastening member 23, and these six members 13a, 12, 16, 21, 22, and 14 are sandwiched between the nut 25 and the head portion 23a of the fastening member 23. It is tightened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the fastening member 23 can fasten and fix the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, the meter cover 21 and the vibration isolating member 22 to the cowl stay 14 with a predetermined appropriate force. A cylindrical collar 32 is inserted through each of the insertion holes 27 to 31 formed in the five members. The upper and lower ends of the collar 32 are sandwiched between the lower surface of the base end portion of the mirror support portion 13a and the upper surface of the nut 25. In this state, the collar 32 is tightened with the fastening member 23 and the nut 25. ing. The fastening member 23 is inserted into the inner hole of the collar 32. As described above, the collar 32 restricts the dimensions with which the fastening member 23 fastens the five members such as the windshield 12 and the vibration isolation member 22.

  The vibration isolator 22 is a plate-like body formed of a rubber-like elastic body such as synthetic rubber. However, the anti-vibration member 22 can be made of a spring washer or the like as long as it can apply tension (elastic force) in the direction in which the cowl stay 14 and the mirror support 13a are pushed apart (the direction in which they are stretched). It may be a spring member. Moreover, the mirror support part 13a, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, and the meter cover 21 are made of, for example, a synthetic resin.

  The windshield 12 is a transparent synthetic resin plate-like body. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the outer side of the windshield 12 has a front side portion 12b formed in a substantially inverted isosceles triangle, and a rear side portion. 12c is formed in a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the windshield 12 is attached to the cowl stay 14 with only a pair of left and right rearview mirror mounting structures 24. That is, the base end portions of the two mirror support portions 13a of the pair of rearview mirror mounting structures 24 are formed in a substantially oval shape in plan view, and the length direction is the front side of the substantially inverted isosceles triangle of the windshield 12. It arrange | positions on the surface of the windshield 12 so that the diagonal edge part 12a of the part 12b may be spaced apart and along it.

  Further, the windshield 12 is arranged so that two oblique lower edges 12a (excluding the front end) of the front side portion 12b are in close contact with and cover the upper edge portion of the upper lamp cover portion 16a of the upper cowl 16. ing.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, two ribs 33 that extend substantially in the front-rear direction of the motorcycle 1 are formed symmetrically on the front surface of the windshield 12. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, each of the two ribs 33 extends obliquely rearward from the vicinity of the front center position of the windshield 12 while increasing the distance from each other, and left and right of the rear edge portion of the windshield 12. It extends to a position just before the corner.

  Each of the two ribs 33 is formed by bending the windshield 12, and the height of each rib 33 becomes lower toward the both ends of each rib 33.

  Next, the operation of the rearview mirror mounting structure 24 configured as described above and the motorcycle 1 including the same will be described. According to the rearview mirror mounting structure 24, as shown in FIG. 3, the rearview mirror 13, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, and the meter cover 21 can be attached to the cowl stay 14 by the common fastening member 23. As a result, the number of fastening members 23 can be reduced, thereby reducing the cost of the fastening members 23 and reducing the number of assembly steps for attaching the rearview mirror 13, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, and the meter cover 21. Can be planned.

  Then, for example, when the rearview mirror 13 vibrates due to an impact from a running road surface or vibration generated by an engine or the like, the mirror support portion 13a moves relative to the windshield 12 and tends to rub. The vibration isolation member 22 suppresses the vibration, so that it is difficult for the vibration to occur. Thereby, the front surface of the windshield 12 can be effectively suppressed from being scratched or worn by the mirror support portion 13a, and the appearance of the windshield 12 can be maintained.

  And since the vibration isolator 22 was made into the rubber-like elastic body, the damage | wound, abrasion, and damage of the meter cover 21 press-contacted to the vibration isolator 22 can be suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opaque upper cowl 16 and the meter cover 21 are disposed between the windshield 12 and the vibration isolating member 22, so that the vibration isolating member 22 and the cowl stay 14 are passed through the windshield 12 from the outside. It can be covered so that it cannot be seen, and the appearance can be improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the windshield 12 is attached to the cowl stay 14 by only the fastening member 23 that fastens the pair of left and right rearview mirrors 13 to the cowl stay 14. It is possible to suppress the front surface of the windshield 12 from being scratched or worn due to the mounting structure. Further, the cost of the fastening member 23 can be reduced, and the number of assembling steps for attaching the rearview mirror 13, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, and the meter cover 21 can be reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the fastening member 23 regulates the dimensions for fastening the mirror support portion 13 a, the windshield 12, the upper cowl 16, the meter cover 21, the vibration isolation member 22, and the cowl stay 14, and the tightening force is Since the collar 32 for restricting the size to a predetermined size or more is provided, regardless of the skill level of the operator, the fastening member 23 is tightened with an appropriate force, and the rearview mirror 13, the windshield 12, The upper cowl 16, the meter cover 21 and the vibration isolation member 22 can be attached to the cowl stay 14. This prevents the windshield 12 from being damaged due to excessive tightening of the fastening member 23, and prevents the mounting strength of the windshield 12 from falling below an allowable range due to insufficient tightening force.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, since the rib 33 extending substantially in the front-rear direction of the motorcycle 1 is provided with respect to the windshield 12, the rigidity of the windshield 12 can be increased. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the rear side portion 12c from being bent rearward due to wind pressure of the windshield 12 during traveling. Even when the windshield 12 is fixed only to the pair of left and right rearview mirror mounting structures 24, the windshield 12 can be firmly attached to the cowl stay 14.

  Further, according to the rear mirror mounting structure 24, since both the front surface and the rear surface of the windshield 12 can be prevented from being scratched or worn, the appearance of the transparent synthetic resin windshield 12 can be improved. Goodness can be maintained.

  However, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, both the upper cowl 16 and the meter cover 21 are sandwiched between the windshield 12 and the vibration isolation member 22. Only one of them may be sandwiched.

  And in the said embodiment, although the rib 33 was formed in the shape and position shown in FIG. 2 with respect to the windshield 12, you may form it in a shape and position other than this. For example, the rib 33 may be provided on the rear surface of the windshield 12. The point is that the windshield 12 can be restrained from being bent rearward by the wind pressure.

  As described above, the saddle riding type vehicle according to the present invention has an excellent effect of reducing the number of steps for assembling the rearview mirror and the windshield and suppressing the surface of the windshield from being scratched or worn by the mirror support portion. And suitable for application to such a saddle-ride type vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motorcycle 12 Windshield 13 Rearview mirror 13a Mirror support part 14 Cowl stay 16 Upper cowl 21 Meter cover 22 Anti-vibration member 23 Fastening member 24 Rearview mirror mounting structure 27-31 Insertion hole 32 Color 33 Rib

Claims (6)

A windshield and a vibration isolating member are sandwiched between the mirror support portion of the rearview mirror and the main body frame side stay, and the rearview mirror, the windshield and the vibration isolating member are fastened to the main body frame side stay by a fastening member. ,
A straddle-type vehicle comprising a rearview mirror mounting structure in which the vibration isolating member is sandwiched between the windshield and the main body frame side stay.   The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vibration isolating member is a rubber-like elastic body.   One or both of a cowl and a meter cover are sandwiched between the windshield and the vibration isolating member, and these are fastened to the main body frame side stay by the fastening member. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.   The saddle riding type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the windshield is fixed to the vehicle body side only by a pair of left and right rearview mirror mounting structures. A collar inserted in an insertion hole formed in each of the windshield and the vibration isolating member;
The straddle-type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the collar regulates a dimension by which the fastening member fastens the windshield and the vibration isolation member.   The saddle riding type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the windshield is provided with a rib extending in a substantially front-rear direction of the saddle riding type vehicle.

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