JP2015016802A - Motor cycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor cycle comprising a side carrier provided with stopper function to a load pedestal while assuring guard function.SOLUTION: A side carrier 10 has: a main frame member 12 that is constituted of a horizontal portion 13, whose front end is connected in the vicinity of a lower portion of a vehicle body frame 101, that is extended rearward along a lateral in a vehicle width direction of a rear wheel and a vertical portion 14 which is curved upward from the rear end of the horizontal portion 13 so that an upper end thereof is connected to a rear portion of a vehicle body; and a load pedestal 11 that can be turned to a raised storing position and a loading position via a shaft 11A parallel to the horizontal portion 13, where a guard member 200, which covers a rear cushion unit 113 from lateral in the vehicle width direction, is extended upward from the horizontal portion 13 of the main frame member 12.

Description

  The present invention relates to a motorcycle provided with a side carrier provided with a luggage carrier for loading luggage on the side of a rear wheel.

  In a vehicle such as a motorcycle, side carriers are attached to both sides of the rear seat for the purpose of carrying luggage. When a passenger sits on the rear seat, a movable pedestal (luggage base) is set up to prevent the passenger's feet, clothes, etc. from being caught in the wheel or chain (guard function). In that case, a stopper is provided to prevent the pedestal from tilting inward. For example, the outline of the example shown in FIG. 7 will briefly explain that the pedestal 2 of the side carrier 1 is raised to prevent the foot or the like from being caught in the wheel or the like.

  In addition, when there is a passenger as in the example of Patent Document 1, the guard member is hung from the side of the rear wheel so that the passenger puts his / her foot on the step portion and clothes or the like are caught in the rear wheel. I am trying not to. A motorcycle including a carrier device as disclosed in Patent Document 2 is also known.

JP 2009-51229 A JP 2008-285065 A

In the side carrier as in the example of FIG. 7, as shown in FIG. 8, the pedestal 2 is tilted sideways and the load M is mounted thereon. In this case, if the pedestal 2 is tilted sideways, the side of the rear wheel is in an open state, and the function of preventing the entanglement of clothes and the like is inhibited as it is, that is, the guard function is inhibited. In addition, for example, an indefinite shape such as a baggage M or the like may protrude to the spring side of the rear cushion unit 3 (X portion in FIG. 8) and be caught in the gap between the springs. .

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a motorcycle including a side carrier having a stopper function for a luggage table while ensuring a guard function.

  The motorcycle according to the present invention includes a side carrier provided with a luggage carrier for loading luggage on a side of the rear wheel in the vehicle width direction below a seat located above the rear wheel, and supports the rear wheel as a cushion. The rear cushion unit is a motorcycle arranged on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the side carrier at the side of the rear wheel in the vehicle width direction, and the front end of the side carrier is connected near the lower part of the body frame. And a horizontal portion extending rearward along the vehicle width direction side of the rear wheel, and a vertical portion bent upward from the rear end of the horizontal portion and connected to the rear portion of the vehicle body. A main frame member, and a luggage base that is rotatable with respect to the horizontal portion of the main frame member via a shaft parallel to the horizontal portion and a loading position that is tilted outward. Having the rear cushion unit laterally in the vehicle width direction Et cover guard member, characterized in that it is extended upward from the horizontal portion of the main frame member.

  In the motorcycle of the present invention, the guard member has a lower end connected to the horizontal portion of the side carrier, and an upper end thereof is fastened to the body frame side together with an upper end of the rear cushion unit. And

  Further, in the motorcycle according to the present invention, a footrest that allows a passenger to place a foot when the luggage base is in the stowed position protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the horizontal portion of the main frame member. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, although the guard member has a simple configuration, it has both a stopper function of the luggage table and a guard function of the luggage and the like. Multifunctionality and high safety are ensured, and the guard member itself has a simple configuration, so that the material and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

1 is a side view showing an overall configuration of a motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the side carrier and its surroundings in the storage position in the motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a top view showing the side carrier and its surroundings in the storage position in the motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side view showing the side carrier and its surroundings at the loading position in the motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a top view showing the side carrier and its surroundings at the loading position in the motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view showing the periphery of the side carrier at the loading position in the motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the periphery of a side carrier at a loading position in a motorcycle according to a conventional example. FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view showing the periphery of a side carrier at a loading position in a motorcycle according to a conventional example.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a motorcycle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle 100 as an application example of the present invention. First, the overall configuration of the motorcycle 100 will be described with reference to FIG. In the drawings used in the following description including FIG. 1, 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 as necessary. The left side of the vehicle is indicated by arrows L.

  The motorcycle 100 is configured by forming a vehicle body skeleton by a vehicle body frame 101 made of steel or aluminum alloy and mounting various parts on the vehicle body frame 101. A main frame extends rearward and obliquely downward from a steering head pipe 102 coupled to the front upper end portion of the vehicle body frame 101, and a seat rail 103 (see FIG. 2) and the like are coupled near the rear portion of the main frame. The seat rail 103 substantially constitutes a part of the vehicle body frame 101. The power unit including the engine 104 is supported by the vehicle body frame 101 at a substantially central portion of the vehicle. A down tube 105 extends downward from the steering head pipe 102 at a steep angle and is coupled around the front portion of the engine 104.

  The steering head pipe 102 rotatably supports a front fork 106, and a handle bar 107 is coupled to the upper end side of the front fork 106. A front wheel 108 is rotatably supported on the lower end side of the front fork 107. The upper part of the front wheel 108 is covered with a front fender 109. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, a swing arm 111 swingable in the vertical direction via a pivot shaft 110 is supported by the vehicle body frame 101 at the rear of the engine 104, and is mounted on the rear end of the swing arm 111. The ring 112 is rotatably supported. A rear cushion unit 113 is mounted between the vicinity of the rear end of the swing arm 111 and the body frame 101 side, more specifically, near the upper portion of the seat rail 103. An upper portion of the rear wheel 112 is covered with a rear fender 114, and a seat 115 on which a rider sits is disposed above the rear wheel 112. A fuel tank 116 is mounted on the front side of the seat 115.

  In this example, the engine 104 may be an air-cooled four-cycle two-cylinder (may be a single cylinder) engine or the like. Although a detailed description of the basic configuration of the engine 104 is omitted here, a crankcase 104A that rotatably supports and accommodates a crankshaft horizontally disposed in the left-right direction and an upper portion of the crankcase 104A are coupled to each other. Is configured to include a cylinder block 104B that is tilted forward moderately and set in a substantially vertical direction.

  In the intake system of the power unit, a throttle body is disposed between the engine 104 and an air cleaner (not shown), and an air-fuel mixture with a predetermined mixture ratio is supplied from the throttle body to an intake port of the engine 104. Further, the combustion gas that has exploded and burned in the cylinder of the engine 104 is discharged from the exhaust system of the engine 104. That is, the combustion gas generated in the engine 104 passes through the exhaust pipe 117 (exhaust pipe) connected to the exhaust port of the engine 104 as exhaust gas, and is finally exhausted from the muffler 118 (exhaust silencer).

  As for the vehicle exterior, as shown in FIG. 1, various body covers such as the side cover 119 and the rear cover 120 are supported and attached to appropriate positions such as the body frame 101. A headlamp 121 is mounted above the front wheel 108, and winkers 122, 123, etc. are mounted before and after the vehicle. In this example, the rear carrier 124 is provided to extend rearward from the seat 115 using the seat rail 103 or the like.

  Further, in the motorcycle 100 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a luggage platform 11 for loading luggage is provided below the seat 115 positioned above the rear wheel 112 and on the lateral side of the rear wheel 112 in the vehicle width direction. Side carrier 10 is provided. The side carrier 10 can be mounted on each of the left and right sides of the rear wheel 112. In the following description, the right side will be described. The rear cushion unit 113 described above supports the rear wheel 112 in a cushionable manner, and is arranged in a pair of left and right sides in the vehicle width direction so as to sandwich the rear wheel 112.

  2 to 5, the side carrier 10 is typically bent or curved by using a steel pipe or the like, and the main frame member 12 as a frame member formed by bending or bending the same, and the steel pipe or the like is bent similarly. Alternatively, it is configured to include a luggage table 11 which is formed by bending or appropriately welding and joining it.

  The front end of the main frame member 12 is connected to the vicinity of the lower portion of the vehicle body frame 101, and a horizontal portion (or a lateral portion) 13 extending rearward along the side of the rear wheel 112 in the vehicle width direction, A vertical portion (or a vertically oriented portion) 14 that is bent upward from the rear end of the portion 13 and whose upper end is connected to the rear portion of the vehicle body is formed. In addition, although the horizontal part 13 and the vertical part 14 are extended along a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, respectively, they may include the case where it inclines somewhat from a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the main frame member 12 including the horizontal portion 13 and the vertical portion 14 is generally formed in an “L” shape in a side view, and is disposed close to the right side of the rear cushion unit 113.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, a muffler stay 125 coupled to the vicinity of the lower portion of the vehicle body frame 101 and the seat rail 103 is provided, and the muffler 118 is supported via the muffler stay 125. A bracket 15 extending downward is provided near the front end of the horizontal portion 13, and the bracket 15 is fastened to the muffler stay 125 by a bolt 16 (see also FIG. 6), whereby the front end of the horizontal portion 13 is connected to the vehicle body frame 101. Fixed to the side. The upper end portion of the vertical portion 14 is fastened at an appropriate position of the rear carrier 124 using a bolt 17 or the like. Thus, first, the main frame member 12 is coupled to a frame member such as the vehicle body frame 101 and the seat rail 103 or the rear carrier 124, or a member having rigidity equivalent thereto, and is supported with high coupling rigidity.

  The luggage platform 11 is placed with respect to the horizontal portion 13 of the main frame member 12 through an axis parallel to the horizontal portion 13, and the stowed storage position (FIGS. 2 and 3) and the stacking position tilted outward (FIGS. 4 and 4). 5). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the luggage table 11 is formed in, for example, a substantially parallelogram. And it rotates with respect to a pair of support parts 18 provided at the front and rear ends of the long side 11A of the parallelogram parallel to the horizontal part 13 of the luggage base 11 at a predetermined interval in the front and rear direction on the horizontal part 13. It has the connection part 19 couple | bonded possible. It should be noted that one or a plurality of reinforcing members 20 are provided on the luggage table 11 as appropriate, and the necessary and sufficient rigidity strength is provided by itself. As a result, the luggage table 11 rotates around the support portion 18 and stands up as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and is stored or stored along the side of the vehicle body, or falls outward as shown in FIGS. To the side of the car body.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tension spring 21 is stretched between the rear portion of the luggage platform 11 and the vicinity of the rear end portion of the horizontal portion 13 of the main frame member 12. The luggage platform 11 can be held in the storage position by the elasticity of the tension spring 21.

  Further, a footrest 22 is projected from the horizontal portion 13 of the main frame member 12 outward in the vehicle width direction. The footrest 22 is formed by bending or bending a steel pipe material or the like, and has, for example, a half oval shape in plan view as shown in FIG. The Both front and rear ends of the footrest 22 are joined to the side of the horizontal portion 13 by welding or the like, whereby the footrest 22 is integrally coupled to the main frame member 12. An upper plate 23 is laid and fixed on the upper surface of the footrest 22 so that the passenger can place his / her feet on the footrest 22 when the luggage base 11 is in the storage position.

  In the present invention, the guard member 200 that covers the rear cushion unit 113 from the side in the vehicle width direction is extended upward from the horizontal portion 13 of the main frame member 12 as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. The guard member 200 can be formed of, for example, a substantially strip-shaped plate material, and can be appropriately tilted along the rear cushion unit 113 in accordance with the shape of the rear cushion unit 113 and the arrangement state such as tilt. In this case, the lower end of the guard member 200 is connected to the horizontal portion 13 of the side carrier 10, and the upper end thereof is fastened to the vehicle body frame 101 side together with the upper end of the rear cushion unit 113. In this example, the guard member 200 covers the right side of the rear cushion unit 113.

  Here, referring to FIG. 2 and the like, the upper end portion of the rear cushion unit 113 is substantially supported by a support portion 126 set on the vehicle body frame 101 side, specifically, the seat rail 103, and the lower end portion thereof is a swing arm. It is supported by the support part 127 set to 111. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper end portion 200 a of the guard member 200 is coupled to the support portion 126 at the upper end portion of the rear cushion unit 113 by a bolt 128. Further, the lower end portion 200 b of the guard member 200 is coupled to the horizontal portion 13 of the main frame member 12.

  In the above-described configuration, the side carrier 10 appropriately rotates the luggage table 11 to the storage position or the loading position according to use or non-use of the side carrier 10 to enable usage suitable for the situation. For example, when not in use, the luggage platform 11 can be stored by rotating the luggage platform 11 toward the vehicle body and thereby raising the luggage platform 11 as shown in FIG. In this case, an appropriate position of the luggage table 11 contacts the guard member 200, that is, the guard member 200 performs a stopper function for the luggage table 11. At this time, the luggage platform 11 can be held in the storage position by the elasticity of the tension spring 21.

  When the luggage table 11 is stored, the footrest 22 protrudes to the side of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. 3, and the passenger can place his / her feet on the footrest 22. In this case, since the luggage platform 11 stands up on the vehicle body side of the passenger's legs, the luggage platform 11 itself has a guard function that prevents the passenger's feet, clothes, etc. from being caught in the wheel or the like. Furthermore, since the rear cushion unit 113 is covered by the guard member 200 from the side, even if the clothes enter the inside of the luggage table 11 where the clothes stand up, the clothes are sandwiched between the springs of the rear cushion unit 113. Can be reliably prevented by the guard member 200. By providing the guard member 200 in this manner, extremely high safety can be ensured.

  In addition, when the side carrier 10 is used, the luggage platform 11 is brought down from the stowed storage position to the outside of the vehicle body, and the luggage platform 11 is deployed to the vehicle body side as shown in FIGS. As a result, an appropriate luggage or the like can be placed on the luggage table 11. In this case, since the guard member 200 covers the rear cushion unit 113, even if it is an indeterminately shaped baggage or the like, it can be reliably prevented from being caught in the spring gap of the rear cushion unit 113. In this way, by covering the guard member 200 along the longitudinal direction or the axial direction while securing an appropriate gap on the side of the rear cushion unit 113, an excellent guard function is exhibited particularly when the side carrier 10 is used. To do.

  As described above, the guard member 200 has both a stopper function for the luggage table 11 and a guard function for luggage, etc., while having a simple configuration. Since the guard member 200 itself has a simple configuration, the material and manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the rigidity of the side carrier 10 can be increased by adopting a structure that is attached to the side carrier 10 side. Since the strength improvement is ensured in this way, it is possible to simplify the configuration of the side carrier 10 as a whole, reduce the size of the material pipe, and the like. Moreover, weight reduction or further cost reduction can be expected by doing so.

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.
The shape and the like of the guard member 200 in the above embodiment can be appropriately changed as necessary. In addition to a simple plate shape, for example, the guard member 200 can have a curved cross-sectional shape according to the form of the rear cushion unit 113. is there.

10 side carrier, 11 luggage base, 12 main frame member, 13 horizontal portion, 14 vertical portion, 15 bracket, 16 bolt, 17 bolt, 18 support portion, 19 connecting portion, 20 reinforcing member, 21 tension spring, 22 footrest 23 Upper plate, 100 motorcycle, 101 body frame, 103 seat rail, 111 swing arm, 113 rear cushion unit, 200 guard member, 200a upper end, 200b lower end.

Claims (3)

A rear cushion unit comprising a side carrier provided with a luggage carrier for luggage loading on a side in the vehicle width direction of the rear wheel below a seat positioned above the rear wheel, and for supporting the rear wheel as a cushion, A motorcycle disposed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the side carrier on the side in the vehicle width direction of the rear wheel,
The side carrier has a front end coupled to the vicinity of the lower part of the body frame, and extends horizontally rearwardly along the lateral direction of the rear wheel, and bends upward from the rear end of the horizontal portion. And a main frame member composed of a vertical part whose upper end is connected to the rear part of the vehicle body, and a storage position and an outer side standing up through an axis parallel to the horizontal part with respect to the horizontal part of the main frame member. The luggage platform that can be rotated to the loaded position
A motorcycle, wherein a guard member that covers the rear cushion unit from the side in the vehicle width direction is extended upward from the horizontal portion of the main frame member.   2. The automatic guard according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the guard member is connected to the horizontal portion of the side carrier, and an upper end thereof is fastened to the vehicle body frame side together with an upper end of the rear cushion unit. Motorcycle.   The footrest base that allows a passenger to place a foot when the luggage base is in the stowed position protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the horizontal portion of the main frame member. The motorcycle according to 2.

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