JP2015066989A - Meter device of motor cycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meter device of a motor cycle, which can be formed with a vent hole that is hard for a moisture content to enter, without affecting appearance of the meter device and increasing the number of components.SOLUTION: A meter device of a motor cycle has a meter apparatus 60, an upper housing 51 and a lower housing 53 that house the meter apparatus 60, where the lower housing 53 is provided with a fastening hole 70 into which a fastening member 56 for fastening the lower housing 53 to the meter apparatus 60 is inserted. In a boss 71 constituting the fastening hole 70 is provided with a vent hole 72 that communicates an inner space 50b of the lower housing 53 with the outside. The boss 71 is provided at a position close to the upper side of a vehicle body. The boss 71 is formed of a cylindrical member with a bottom erected from a bottom part of the lower housing 53 to the upper side of the vehicle body. The vent hole 72 is provided on an inner face of the front side of the vehicle body near an upper part of a bottom part 73 of the boss 71.

Description

  The present invention relates to a motorcycle meter device, and more particularly to a motorcycle meter device in which meter equipment is housed in a space formed by a vertically divided housing.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a motorcycle meter device, a configuration in which meter devices including a speedometer, a tachometer, various indicators, and the like are housed in a space formed by a vertically-divided housing and disposed near a steering handle. It has been known.

  In Patent Document 1, after fixing the meter device to the upper housing of the vertically divided housings, the meter device and the lower housing are coupled with a bolt that is screwed from the vehicle body lower side of the lower housing, A motorcycle meter device is disclosed in which upper and lower housings are coupled.

JP 2011-46290 A

  By the way, in order to prevent the meter display surface from being fogged or the like, a meter device disposed at a position in contact with outside air in the vicinity of the handle of the motorcycle is often provided with a vent hole that communicates the inside and outside of the housing.

  However, in the meter device of Patent Document 1, although it is possible to connect the upper and lower housings by screwing bolts from the boss formed on the lower housing, it is necessary to separately provide a vent hole that communicates the inside and outside of the housing. This vent could affect the appearance of the meter device. Further, when providing the air holes, it is desirable to have a structure that prevents moisture from entering due to rain, car washing, or the like while preventing an increase in the number of parts.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to provide a ventilation meter that does not affect the appearance of the meter device and that can prevent a moisture from entering without increasing the number of components. Is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a meter device (60), an upper housing (51) and a lower housing (53) for housing the meter device (60), and the lower housing ( 53) In a meter device (50) for a motorcycle, in which a fastening hole (70) into which a fastening member (56) for fastening the meter device (60) is inserted is provided on the lower surface of the meter device (60), the fastening hole ( The first feature is that the boss (71) constituting the (70) is provided with a vent hole (72) for communicating the internal space (50b) of the lower housing (53) with the outside.

  The boss (71) has a second feature in that the boss (71) is provided at a position closer to the upper side of the vehicle body of the housing (53).

  The boss (71) is formed of a bottomed cylindrical member that is erected on the vehicle body upper side from the bottom of the lower housing (53), and the vent hole (72) is formed at the bottom of the boss (71) ( 73) has a third feature in that it is provided in the vicinity of the upper part of 73).

  In addition, the vent hole (72) has a fourth feature in that it is provided on the inner surface of the boss (71) on the front side of the vehicle body.

  Furthermore, the meter device (60) has a fifth feature in that a gutter member (64) is provided at a position facing the vent hole (72).

  According to the first feature, the boss that constitutes the fastening hole is provided with a vent hole that communicates the internal space of the lower housing with the outside, so that the boss for fastening the lower housing to the meter device. Since the air vent function is also used, it is not necessary to provide a vent hole separately, and the number of parts can be reduced. Further, by providing a vent hole in the boss, the vent hole is difficult to visually recognize from the outside, and the appearance of the meter device can be improved.

  According to the second feature, since the boss is provided at a position closer to the upper side of the vehicle body of the housing, the air in the meter is often warmed by the heat generated by the meter device and stays above the vehicle body. By providing a ventilation hole in the portion, it is possible to improve ventilation efficiency and smoothly execute air circulation inside the housing.

  According to the third feature, the boss is formed of a bottomed cylindrical member standing on the vehicle body upper side from the bottom of the lower housing, and the vent hole is provided in the vicinity of the upper portion of the bottom of the boss. Since the vent hole is disposed at a deep position of the bottomed cylindrical boss, the vent hole can be made even more inconspicuous.

  According to the fourth feature, since the vent hole is provided on the inner surface of the boss on the front side of the vehicle body, when the boss standing direction is inclined to the vehicle body rear side with respect to the vertical direction, By providing the vent hole on the inner side surface of the boss on the front side of the vehicle body, the vent hole is disposed at a higher position, improving the ventilation efficiency and making it difficult for moisture to enter from the vent hole.

  According to the fifth feature, since the meter device is provided with a gutter member at a position facing the vent hole, even if moisture enters from the vent hole, it is received by the gutter member and part or all of it is received. It becomes possible to return to the vent hole.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle to which a motorcycle meter device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. 1 is a front view of a motorcycle. Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged view around a meter of a motorcycle. It is an enlarged view of the meter apparatus seen from the vehicle body front side. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. It is the figure which looked at meter equipment from the back side. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a fastening hole viewed from a direction B in FIG. 5. It is a perspective view which shows the shape of a vent hole. It is sectional drawing which shows the positional relationship of a vent and a collar member.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle 1 to which a motorcycle meter device (hereinafter simply referred to as a meter device) 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a front view of the motorcycle 1.

  A head pipe 10 that rotatably supports a steering stem (not shown) is provided at the front end of the main frame 4 of the body frame 2. The top bridge 5 and the bottom bridge 11 that are respectively fixed to the upper and lower ends of the steering stem support a pair of left and right front forks 13. A front wheel WF is rotatably supported at a lower end portion of the front fork 13, and a front fender 12 is attached above the front wheel WF.

  A hanger frame 14 for supporting the engine 20 on the vehicle body front side is provided on the vehicle body front side of the main frame 4 of the vehicle body frame 2. A bracket 18 that couples the hanger frame 14 and the engine 20 is fixed to the lower end of the hanger frame 14. A pivot 21 that pivotally supports the swing arm 22 is provided at the tip of the rear side of the main frame 4 that is curved downward in the vehicle body.

  The rear side of the swing arm 22 is supported by a seat frame 27 connected to the rear portion of the main frame 4 via a pair of rear cushions 28 in the vehicle width direction. A rear wheel WR as a drive wheel is rotatably supported at the rear end of the swing arm 22. The rotational driving force generated by the engine 20 is transmitted to the rear wheel WR via the drive chain 23.

  The engine 20 is fixed at a position surrounded by the main frame 4, the pivot 21, and the hanger frame 14. An exhaust pipe 19 connected to a muffler 45 (see FIG. 2) on the rear side of the vehicle body is attached to the front side of the cylinder head 15 of the engine 20. On the other hand, a throttle body integrated fuel injection device 24 and an air cleaner box 25 are connected to the rear side of the vehicle body of the cylinder head 15. The rear frame 27 that supports the seat 26, the rear cushion 28, and the like is connected to the rear side of the portion where the main frame 4 curves downward in the vehicle body.

  A fuel tank 3 having a shape straddling the main frame 4 at the center of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction is attached to a position above the engine 20. A seat 26 is disposed behind the fuel tank 3, and a tail lamp 29, a pair of left and right rear turn signal devices 30, and a rear fender 31 are attached below the rear end portion of the seat 26.

  A steering handle 6 fixed to the upper part of the top bridge 5 is attached at a position above the front of the vehicle body of the fuel tank 3. A pair of left and right rearview mirrors 7 are fixed to the steering handle 6. A headlight 8 supported by a stay fixed to the front fork 13 is disposed at a position in front of the head pipe 3. Front turn signal devices 9 are attached to the left and right of the headlight 8 in the vehicle width direction.

  The meter device 50 is disposed at a position between the steering handle 6 and the headlight 8 so that the entire meter case is inclined backward and downward. Thereby, the display surface 50a of the meter device 50 is also disposed so as to incline backward and downward.

  A front wheel brake lever 32 is attached to the right side of the steering handle 6 in the vehicle width direction. The operation of the front wheel brake lever 32 is transmitted to the front wheel brake drum via the brake wire 17. The right grip 6 a of the steering handle 6 is a rotary throttle device, and the operation is transmitted to the fuel injection device 24 via the throttle wire 46. On the other hand, a clutch lever 33 is attached to the left side of the steering handle 6, and the operation is transmitted to the clutch in the crankcase via the clutch cable 16.

  A horn 47 is attached to the hanger frame 14 below the fuel tank 3. On the right side of the engine 20 in the vehicle width direction, a kick pedal 48 is provided for manually rotating the crankshaft without using a cell motor when starting the engine. Of the pair of left and right footrest steps 44, a shift change pedal 42 is disposed in front of the left step 44 and a rear brake pedal 43 is disposed in front of the right step 44.

  FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view around the meter of the motorcycle 1. This figure corresponds to an overhead view from the driver's perspective. The display surface 50a of the meter device 50 disposed to be inclined rearward so as to face the occupant is configured by a colorless transparent or colored transparent transmissive member 52 fitted into an upper housing 51 that forms an outer shell of the meter device 50. Has been. From the transmissive member 52, it is comprised so that the meter apparatus (refer FIG. 4) accommodated in the housing of the meter apparatus 50 can be visually recognized.

  The steering handle 6 made of a pipe member integrated with the left and right is fixed to the upper surface of the top bridge 5 by a clamp 37. A lock nut 41 is fixed to the upper end portion of the steering stem that rotatably supports the top bridge 5 and the bottom bridge 11 on the head pipe 10. An ignition switch 36 operated by a portable key is provided at a position close to the meter device 50 on the vehicle body front side of the top bridge 5. A fuel supply cap 3 a that can be unlocked with a portable key is provided at the upper center of the fuel tank 3.

  A left handle switch 38 is attached at a position near the handle grip 6 a on the left side of the steering handle 6. The left handle switch 38 is provided with an optical axis changeover switch 39, a horn switch 40, and a winker switch 34 of the headlight 8. A throttle holder 49 is provided at the base of the right handle grip 6a that rotates as a throttle device. The throttle holder 49 is provided with a starter button 35 for starting the engine by rotating the crankshaft by a cell motor.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the meter device 50 as viewed from the front side of the vehicle body. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. The meter device 50 is configured such that a meter device 60 including a speedometer, a tachometer, an indicator, and the like is housed in a space formed by an upper and lower housing composed of an upper housing 51 and a lower housing 53.

  Specifically, a case serving as an outer shell of the meter device 60 (in the following description, the entire case of the meter device is simply referred to as the meter device 60) is fixed to the back surface side (lower surface side) of the upper housing 51, and further. The lower housing 53 is fixed to the back surface side (lower surface side) of the meter device 60. As a result, the meter device 60 is fixedly accommodated in the internal space formed between the upper housing 51 and the lower housing 53.

  The display surface 50a of the meter device 50 is made of a transmissive member fitted in the upper housing 51, and a meter device 60 is disposed on the back side of the transmissive member. The meter device 60 may be an analog type driven by a physical pointer, in addition to an LED warning light or a liquid crystal display.

  A positioning projection 54 and a positioning groove 55 are provided between the upper housing 51 and the meter device 60, and these are formed by screwing a fastening member (not shown) such as a screw into the plurality of screw holes 67. Positioning is performed by engaging each other. The meter stay 57 for supporting the meter device 50 on the top bridge 5 is fixed to each other by screwing a fastening member (not shown) such as a screw into a boss 66 formed on the back surface side of the meter device 60. The The meter stay 57 is rubber-mounted on the top bridge 5 by a grommet 58 formed of rubber or the like and a bolt 57a.

  The meter device 60 and the lower housing 53 are connected to a fastening hole 70 provided in the center of the lower housing 53 in the vehicle width direction and a fastening hole 54 formed on both sides of the fastening hole 70 in the vehicle width direction. They are fixed to each other by fastening members 56 inserted therein.

  Of the three fastening holes, the fastening hole 70 at the center in the vehicle width direction is disposed on the vehicle front side with respect to the other two fastening holes 54 and the axial direction of the fastening member 56 is the other two fastenings. The inclination angle with respect to the vertical direction is shallower than that of the hole 54 for use. Thereby, the opening area when the meter device 50 is viewed from the front of the vehicle body is smaller than the other two fastening holes 54.

  In the meter device 50 according to the present invention, a vent hole 72 that communicates the internal space 50b of the meter device 50 with the outside is formed at the bottom of the fastening hole 70 for attaching the lower housing 53 to the meter device 60. There is a feature in the point.

  The fastening hole 70 is formed by a cylindrical boss 71. A through hole 74 through which the fastening member 56 passes is formed in the bottom 73 (see FIGS. 7 and 8) of the boss 71, and the vent 72 is located at a position above the front of the vehicle body on the side surface of the boss 71 near the bottom 73. Is formed. With this arrangement, even when moisture adheres to the side wall of the boss 71, it is possible to prevent moisture from entering the internal space 50b of the meter device 50 as much as possible.

  Further, a hook member 64 extending from the back surface side of the meter device 60 is disposed on the upper front side of the vent hole 72 so as to face the vent hole 72. Even when water is vigorously infiltrated from the vent hole 72 by the flange member 64, an effect of receiving part of the flange member 64 and returning a part or all of it to the vent hole 72 can be obtained.

  When the lower housing 53 is engaged with a predetermined position on the back surface side of the meter device 60, the end portion of the boss 71 comes into contact with the end portion of the boss 62 extending from the back surface of the meter device 60. When the fastening member 56 is screwed into the screw hole 61, the boss 62 and the boss 71 are fastened.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram of the meter device 60 viewed from the back side. This figure shows a state in which the meter device 60 is attached to the upper housing 51. On the back side of the meter device 60, five vent holes 68 having a labyrinth structure are formed. Further, a packing 80 that covers the wiring outlet of the meter device 60 and defines the wiring arrangement direction is attached to a position that is offset to the right in the vehicle width direction.

  Ribs 63 are formed on the bosses 62 that come into contact with the bosses 71 in which the vent holes 72 (see FIG. 5) are formed to increase the collapse strength. The flange member 64 located on the vehicle body front side of the boss 62 has a curved shape so as to cover the front of the boss 62.

  Overhang portions 69 for passing bolts 59 that fix the meter device 60 to the meter stay 57 are formed on both sides of the meter device 60 in the lower part of the figure. A screw hole 67 for fixing the meter device to the upper housing 51 is formed between the overhang portions 69. Further, a screw hole 54 a into which a fastening member 56 inserted into the fastening hole 54 is screwed is formed in the upper portion of the overhanging portion 69 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the fastening hole 70 viewed from the direction B of FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the shape of the vent 72. The vent hole 72 is a horizontally long rectangle formed on the side wall of the boss 71 and is disposed at a position in contact with the bottom 73. Thereby, the vent hole 72 is not visible at a position where the meter device 50 is normally visually recognized, and the appearance of the meter device 50 is not affected. The bottom 73 of the boss 71 has a slightly larger diameter than the outer diameter of the head of the fastening member 56 made of a truss screw or the like, and the vent hole 72 is not narrowed by the screw head.

  The upper and lower housings 51 and 53 are formed by injection molding or the like for injecting molten resin into the mold space to form a product, and the vent holes 72 are obtained by performing small processing on the mold of the lower housing 53. Can be formed. Accordingly, the number of components does not increase for providing the vent hole 72, and the vent hole 72 can be provided by a simple process.

  Further, since the vent hole 72 is disposed at a position above the front of the vehicle body, even if moisture enters the fastening hole 70, the moisture passes through the vent hole 72 at the top in the boss 71 to form the internal space 50 b. The air that is warmed by the heat generated by the meter device 60 and stays above the internal space 50b is also efficiently ventilated. Further, as shown in the cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship between the vent hole 72 and the flange member 64 in FIG. 9, the vent hole 72 and the flange member 64 are arranged close to each other, and moisture has entered the vent hole 72 vigorously. Even in this case, the effect of receiving part of the flange member 64 and returning a part or all of it to the vent hole 72 can be obtained.

  The vehicle to which the meter device is attached, the shape and form of the meter device, the shape of the upper and lower housings, the configuration of the meter device, the fastening method between the upper housing and the meter device, the fastening method between the meter device and the lower housing, the lower housing The shape of the fastening hole formed, the shape of the vent hole, the forming method, and the like are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made. For example, the air hole can be provided on the inner surface at a position spaced from the bottom of the boss 71, or the shape of the air hole can be circular or polygonal. The meter device according to the present invention is not limited to a motorcycle, and can be applied to various vehicles such as a saddle riding type tricycle in which the meter device is exposed to the outside.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Motorcycle, 50 ... Meter apparatus, 51 ... Upper housing, 53 ... Lower housing, 56 ... Fastening member, 60 ... Meter apparatus, 61 ... Screw hole, 70 ... Fastening hole, 71 ... Boss, 72 ... Vent hole 73 ... bottom, 74 ... through hole

Claims (5)

It has a meter device (60), an upper housing (51) and a lower housing (53) for housing the meter device (60), and the meter device (60) is placed on the lower surface of the lower housing (53). In a motorcycle meter device (50) provided with a fastening hole (70) into which a fastening member (56) for fastening is inserted,
The boss (71) that constitutes the fastening hole (70) is provided with a vent hole (72) that communicates the internal space (50b) of the lower housing (53) with the outside. Motorcycle meter device.   The motorcycle meter device according to claim 1, wherein the boss (71) is provided at a position closer to the upper side of the vehicle body of the housing (53). The boss (71) is composed of a bottomed cylindrical member erected on the vehicle body upper side from the bottom of the lower housing (53),
The motorcycle meter device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vent hole (72) is provided near an upper portion of a bottom portion (73) of the boss (71).   The motorcycle meter device according to claim 3, wherein the vent hole (72) is provided on an inner surface of the boss (71) on the vehicle body front side.   The motorcycle meter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the meter device (60) is provided with a flange member (64) at a position facing the vent hole (72). apparatus.