JP2017121924A - Saddle riding-type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a saddle riding-type vehicle which is configured to suppress rotation of left and right holding portions thereof relative to a handle bar while being suppressed from being enlarged.SOLUTION: Left and right portions of a handle bar 31 are provided with a stationary grip 32 and an accelerator grip 33 respectively, and in front of the stationary grip 32 and the accelerator grip 33 are provided grip guards 50A and 50b respectively. The grip guards 50A and 50B have a cover 51 and a holding portion 52 respectively. Each holding portion 52 is fixed to the handle bar 31 so as to hold the cover 51. A mounting portion of each holding portion 52 is mounted on the handle bar. A connection member 55 is provided to connect the mounting portions of the left and right holding portions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a saddle-ride type vehicle.

  In a saddle-ride type vehicle such as a motorcycle, a knuckle guard is provided in front of a handle grip. When the vehicle is traveling, the knuckle guard receives air resistance, and a load is applied to the knuckle guard mounting portion. Therefore, the knuckle guard is preferably attached to a portion having high rigidity. Therefore, a knuckle guard is attached to a handlebar made of metal and having high rigidity. On the other hand, since the handlebar has a circular cross section, when the knuckle guard is attached to the handlebar so as to sandwich the outer peripheral surface of the handlebar, it is necessary to prevent the knuckle guard from rotating with respect to the handlebar. . Therefore, it is conceivable to fix the outer end of the knuckle guard to the outer end of the grip.

  In the knuckle guard mounting structure described in Patent Document 1, the fastening holder is provided on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than the master cylinder holder, and the inner end of the knuckle guard is fixed to the fastening holder. The knuckle guard extends outward in the vehicle width direction so as to straddle the grip. A weight for suppressing vibration of the handle bar is inserted into the handle bar, and a fixing rubber member is fixed to an outer end portion of the weight protruding outward in the vehicle width direction of the grip. The outer end portion of the knuckle guard is fixed to the fixing rubber member.

JP 2012-71780 A

  As described above, the rotation of the knuckle guard relative to the handle bar is suppressed by fixing the outer end of the knuckle guard to the outer end of the grip. However, in this configuration, a load for suppressing the rotation of the knuckle guard is applied to the outer end portion of the knuckle guard. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the rigidity of the outer end portion of the knuckle guard, which increases the size of the knuckle guard. As a result, the vehicle becomes large.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-ride type vehicle in which the increase in size is suppressed and the rotation of the left and right holding portions with respect to the handlebar is suppressed.

  A saddle-ride type vehicle according to the present invention includes a main body frame, a steering shaft attached to the main body frame, a handle bar provided on the steering shaft so as to extend in the vehicle width direction, and left and right portions provided on left and right portions of the handle bar. Grips, left and right covers provided in front of the left and right grips, and left and right holding parts attached to the handlebars to hold the left and right covers, respectively. It has a left fixing part that has a circular cross section to the right and to the left of the steering shaft, and a right fixing part that has a circular cross section to the left of the right grip and to the right of the steering shaft. The left fixed part and the right fixed part are not on the same straight line, and the left holding part is fixed to the left. Including a first attachment portion that is attached to the left fixing portion so as to sandwich the second attachment portion and a second attachment portion that is attached to the left cover, and the right holding portion is fixed to the right so as to sandwich the right fixing portion. A connecting member for connecting the first mounting portion and the third mounting portion to each other is provided on the handle bar and the left and right sides. It is provided as a separate member from the holding part.

  In this saddle-ride type vehicle, the first attachment portion of the left holding portion is attached so as to sandwich the left fixing portion of the handlebar, and the third attachment portion of the right holding portion is fixed to the right of the handlebar. It is attached so as to sandwich the part. The left cover is attached to the second attachment portion of the left holding portion, and the right cover is attached to the fourth attachment portion of the right holding portion. Thereby, the left and right covers are respectively held in front of the left and right grips.

  The first attachment portion of the left holding portion and the third attachment portion of the right holding portion are connected by a connecting member. Since the axis of the left fixing part and the axis of the right fixing part are not on the same straight line, the right holding part rotates with respect to the left holding part by connecting the left and right holding parts with a connecting member. And rotation of the left holding part with respect to the right holding part is prevented. Therefore, the rotation of the left and right holding portions with respect to the left and right fixing portions of the handle bar is suppressed. In addition, since the rotation of the left and right holding portions is suppressed via the common connecting member, a member for suppressing the rotation of the left holding portion and a member for suppressing the rotation of the right holding portion are provided separately. The number of parts is reduced compared to the case where the

  Further, since the left and right holding portions interact with each other, the rotation of each holding portion is suppressed, so that it is easy to secure rigidity for suppressing rotation. Thereby, it is not necessary to enlarge each member in order to increase rigidity. Moreover, since the 1st and 3rd attaching part located inside a right-and-left grip is mutually connected by a connection member, the dimension of the connection member in the width direction can be made small. As a result, the increase in size of the vehicle is suppressed.

  In the vehicle plan view, the left end of the left cover is located to the left of the right end of the left grip, the right end of the left cover is located to the left of the steering shaft, and the right end of the right cover is The left end of the right cover may be positioned to the right of the steering shaft, and the left end of the right cover may be positioned to the right of the steering shaft. In this case, the right and left hands of the driver can be appropriately protected by the left and right covers.

  The sum of the distance between the left end of the left grip and the corresponding portion of the left cover in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the distance between the right end of the right grip and the corresponding portion of the right cover in the vehicle longitudinal direction is It is larger than the distance between the mounting position of the first mounting portion to the fixed portion and the mounting position of the third mounting portion to the right fixed portion.

  In this case, from the sum of the dimension of the member necessary to connect the left cover to the left end of the left grip and the dimension of the member necessary to connect the right cover to the right end of the right grip, The size of the connecting member for connecting the first and third attachment portions of the holding portion can be reduced. Thereby, the enlargement of a vehicle is suppressed.

  The saddle-ride type vehicle has a left auxiliary connecting portion connecting the handlebar and the left holding portion between the left fixing portion and the left grip, and a handlebar between the right fixing portion and the right grip. A right auxiliary connecting portion that connects the right holding portion and the right holding portion may be further provided. In this case, the left and right auxiliary connecting portions can further suppress the rotation of the left and right holding portions with respect to the handle bar.

  A first concave portion is provided on one of the left fixed portion and the first mounting portion, and a first convex portion that fits into the first concave portion is provided on the other of the left fixed portion and the first mounting portion. The second fixing portion is provided in one of the right fixing portion and the third mounting portion, and the second convex portion that fits into the second concave portion is provided in the other of the right fixing portion and the third mounting portion. May be.

  In this case, the first and third mounting portions with respect to the left and right fixing portions are obtained by fitting the first convex portion into the first concave portion and fitting the second convex portion into the second concave portion. Positioning is facilitated, and rotation of the left and right holding portions with respect to the handle bar is further suppressed.

  The saddle-ride type vehicle may further include left and right direction indicator lights attached to the left and right holding portions. In this case, since the rotation of the left and right holding portions with respect to the handle bar is suppressed, the positions of the left and right direction indicating lights are stabilized by attaching the left and right direction indicating lights to these holding portions. Therefore, it is difficult to apply a load to the wiring extending from each direction indicator lamp. This prevents damage to the wiring extending from each direction indicator lamp.

  According to the present invention, rotation of the left and right holding portions with respect to the handle bar is suppressed while an increase in size is suppressed.

1 is a side view showing a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of a handle and its peripheral part. It is a typical top view for demonstrating the attachment position of a knuckle guard. It is a figure for demonstrating the holding part of a knuckle guard. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows an example of a connection member. It is typical sectional drawing of the attaching part of a holding | maintenance part, and its peripheral part. It is a typical sectional view for explaining an example of attachment of an auxiliary connecting member.

  Hereinafter, a motorcycle will be described as an example of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

(1) Motorcycle FIG. 1 is a side view showing a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a motorcycle 100 stands upright with respect to a road surface. In FIG. 1, the front-rear direction L and the up-down direction H of the motorcycle 100 are indicated by arrows. Similarly, in the subsequent FIGS. 3 to 5, the front-rear direction L and the up-down direction H are indicated by arrows. In the following description, viewing the motorcycle 100 downward in the vertical direction H is referred to as a vehicle plan view.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the motorcycle 100 includes a main body frame 100a. The main body frame 100 a includes a main frame 1 and a subframe 2. The subframe 2 includes an upper frame 21 and a lower frame 22. The upper frame 21 is attached to a substantially central portion of the main frame 1 so as to extend rearward. The lower frame 22 is attached to the lower part of the main frame 1 so as to incline upward toward the rear. The rear end of the lower frame 22 is joined to a portion near the rear end of the upper frame 21. The front-rear direction L and the up-down direction H are set with respect to the main body frame 100a, and are parallel to and perpendicular to the center plane (symmetric plane) of the main body frame 100a.

  A head pipe 103 is provided at the front end of the main frame 1. A steering shaft 103 a is supported on the head pipe 103. The steering shaft 103a is connected to a pair of left and right front forks 104. The steering 103a and the front fork 104 are provided so as to be swingable integrally with the main body frame 100a in the left-right direction. A front wheel 105 is rotatably supported at the lower end of the front fork 104. A handle 30 is provided on the upper portion of the front fork 104.

  An engine 109 is provided near the lower end of the main frame 1. One end of the intake pipe 110 is attached to the intake port of the engine 109, and one end of the exhaust pipe 111 is attached to the exhaust port of the engine 109. A muffler 112 is attached to the other end of the exhaust pipe 111.

  A fuel tank 113 is supported by the main frame 1 and the upper frame 21 above the engine 109. A seat 114 is supported by the upper frame 21 behind the fuel tank 113. A driver (rider) of the motorcycle 100 sits on a front portion of the seat 114. The passenger can sit on the rear portion of the seat 114.

  A rear arm 107 is provided so as to extend rearward from the lower portion of the main frame 1. The front end portion of the rear arm 107 is attached to the main frame 1. The rear end portion of the rear arm 107 rotatably holds the rear wheel 108 and the rear wheel driven sprocket 108S. A chain CH is attached to the rear wheel driven sprocket 108S.

(2) Detail of Handle FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the handle 30 and its peripheral part. In FIG. 2, the width direction W of the motorcycle 100 is indicated by an arrow. The width direction W is perpendicular to the center plane (symmetric plane) of the main body frame 100a in FIG. Similarly, in the subsequent FIGS. 3 to 5, the width direction W is indicated by an arrow. In the following description, viewing the motorcycle 100 toward one side in the width direction W of the motorcycle 100 is referred to as a vehicle side view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 30 includes a handle bar 31 extending in the width direction W and having a circular cross section. The cross-sectional shape of the handle bar 31 is not limited to a perfect circle, and may be an ellipse or a polygon that is close to a perfect circle. In FIG. 2, the steering angle is 0 degree, and the center plane CP of the handle bar 31 is perpendicular to the width direction W of the motorcycle 100. The handle bar 31 is symmetrical with respect to the center plane CP. The rotation center of the steering shaft 103 a in FIG. 1 is located on the center plane CP of the handle bar 31.

  A fixed grip 32 is provided at the left end of the handle bar 31, and an accelerator grip 33 is provided at the right end of the handle bar 31. A clutch lever 41 is provided so as to extend in the width direction W in front of the fixed grip 32. The right end portion of the clutch lever 41 is attached to the central portion of the left half portion of the handle bar 31. A brake lever 42 is provided so as to extend in the width direction W in front of the accelerator grip 33. The left end of the brake lever 42 is attached to the center of the right half of the handle bar 31.

  A switch box 43 is provided on the handle bar 31 so as to be adjacent to the fixed grip 32. A switch box 44 is provided on the handle bar 31 so as to be adjacent to the accelerator grip 33. The switch boxes 43 and 44 are provided with various switches such as a kill switch, a starter switch, and a winker switch. Left and right mirror support portions 58 that support a mirror (not shown) are attached to the handle bar 31 inside the switch boxes 43 and 44.

  A knuckle guard 50 </ b> A is provided so as to extend in the width direction W in front of the clutch lever 41. A knuckle guard 50B is provided so as to extend in the width direction W in front of the brake lever 42. The knuckle guards 50A and 50B are provided symmetrically with respect to the center plane CP of the handle bar 31. Each of the knuckle guards 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B includes a cover 51 and a holding part 52. The holding part 52 is attached to the handle bar 31 so as to hold the cover 51. Details of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B will be described later.

  Left and right direction indicator lights (winker lamps) 60L and 60R are attached to the knuckle guards 50A and 50B, respectively. The direction indicator lamps 60L and 60R are connected to a control board (not shown) via wiring.

  A connecting member 55 is provided so as to connect the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A and the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B. Further, an auxiliary connecting member 56 is provided so as to connect the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A and the left half portion of the handle bar 31, and connects the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B and the right half portion of the handle bar 31. Thus, an auxiliary connecting member 57 is provided. By the connecting member 55 and the auxiliary connecting members 56 and 57, the rotation of the knuckle guard 50A and the knuckle guard 50B with respect to the handle bar 31 is suppressed.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view for explaining the attachment positions of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B. As shown in FIG. 3, the handle bar 31 includes a front portion G1, a pair of left and right intermediate portions G2, and a pair of left and right grip portions G3. The front part G1 extends substantially linearly in the width direction W. The pair of intermediate portions G2 extend a certain length obliquely rearward from both end portions of the front portion G1. The pair of gripping portions G3 extend a certain length so as to expand outward from the rear end portions of the pair of intermediate portions G2. An angle θ1 formed by each gripping part G3 with respect to the front-rear direction L is larger than an angle θ2 formed by each intermediate part G2 with respect to the front-rear direction L.

  The right end portion of the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A is attached to the left intermediate portion G2 of the handle bar 31. The left end portion of the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B is attached to the right intermediate portion G2 of the handle bar 31. Since the axial centers of the left and right intermediate portions G2 are not on the same straight line, the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A and the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B cannot rotate integrally with the handle bar 31. Therefore, the knuckle guards 50A and 50B are connected by the connecting member 55, so that the rotation of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B with respect to the handle bar 31 is suppressed.

  One end of the auxiliary connecting member 56 is fixed to the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A, and the other end is fixed to the left gripping portion G3. One end of the auxiliary connecting member 57 is fixed to the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B, and the other end is fixed to the right grip G3. The fixing position of the other end of the auxiliary connecting member 56 is inward (rightward) of the fixing grip 32 and the switch box 43 in the width direction W, and the fixing position of the other end of the auxiliary connecting member 57 is the width direction. In W, it is inward (leftward) from the accelerator grip 33 and the switch box 44.

  In the front-rear direction L, the distance between the left end of the fixed grip 32 and the corresponding portion P1 of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50A is T1, and the right end of the accelerator grip 33 and the corresponding portion P2 of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50B are The distance between is T2. The corresponding portion P1 is the left end of the fixed grip 32 among the intersecting portions of the surface (vertical surface) passing through the left end of the fixed grip 32 and parallel to the front-rear direction L and the vertical direction H and the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50A. Is the closest part. Similarly, the corresponding portion P2 is the accelerator grip among the intersections between the surface (vertical surface) passing through the right end of the accelerator grip 33 and parallel to the front-rear direction L and the vertical direction H and the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50B. This is the portion closest to the right end of 33. Further, the distance between the attachment position of the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A and the attachment position of the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B in the handle bar 31 is T3. In this example, the distance T3 is smaller than the sum of the distance T1 and the distance T2.

  In order to suppress the rotation of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B, the left end portion of the knuckle guard 50A may be connected to the left end portion of the fixed grip 32, and the right end portion of the knuckle guard 50B may be connected to the right end portion of the accelerator grip 33. . However, in that case, it is necessary to provide a portion connecting the distance T1 and a portion connecting the distance T2. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the rotation of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B is suppressed by the connecting member 55 that connects the distance T3. Since the distance T3 is smaller than the sum of the distance T1 and the distance T2, the knuckle is suppressed while preventing the peripheral portion of the handle 30 from being enlarged compared to the case where the outer ends of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B are connected to the handle bar 31. The rotation of the guards 50A and 50B can be suppressed.

  In order to appropriately protect the driver's hand (knuckle), the left end of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50A is preferably located to the left of the right end of the fixed grip 32 in the vehicle plan view. It is more preferable that it is located on the left side of the center. Moreover, it is preferable that the right end of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50A is located to the left of the steering shaft 103a. Similarly, the right end of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50B is preferably positioned to the right of the left end of the accelerator grip 33, and more preferably to the right of the left and right centers of the accelerator grip 33. Moreover, it is preferable that the left end of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50B is located on the right side of the steering shaft 103a.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the left end of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50A is located to the left of the left end of the fixed grip 32, and the right end is located to the left of the steering shaft 103a. The right end of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50B is located to the right of the right end of the accelerator grip 33, and the left end is located to the right of the steering shaft 103a.

  1, it is preferable that at least a part of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50A overlaps with at least a part of the fixed grip 32 in the front-rear direction L. Similarly, at least a part of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50B preferably overlaps at least a part of the accelerator grip 33 in the front-rear direction L. In the example of FIG. 1, a part of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50A overlaps with the entire fixed grip 32 in the front-rear direction L, and a part of the cover 51 of the knuckle guard 50B extends in the front-rear direction L with the entire accelerator grip 33. Overlap.

  Furthermore, the cover 51 of the knuckle guards 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B is preferably located above the seating portion (front portion) of the driver in the seat 114 and may be located above the head pipe 103 in the side view of the vehicle. preferable.

(3) Knuckle Guard FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A. The holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B has a configuration that is plane-symmetric with the holding portion 52 of FIG. A description of the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the holding part 52 includes an attaching part 52a, an extending part 52b, and an attaching part 52c. The attachment portion 52a is attached to the intermediate portion G2 of the handle bar 31. Details of the mounting portion 52a will be described later. The extending portion 52b extends outward in the width direction W while being inclined forward from the mounting portion 52a. The attachment portion 52c extends in the front-rear direction L from the left end portion of the extending portion 52b and extends outward in the width direction W.

  The attachment portion 52c has one surface directed forward and the other surface directed rearward. FIG. 4 shows one surface of the attachment portion 52c. The cover 51 of FIG. 2 is attached to one surface of the attachment portion 52c. Moreover, the direction indicator lamp 60L of FIG. 2 is attached to the other surface of the attachment portion 52c. The attachment portion 52c is provided with a window portion WD so as to extend in the width direction W. The driver can visually recognize the lighting state of the direction indicator lamp 60L through the window portion WD.

  A plate-like fixing piece 525 is provided so as to protrude rearward from the extending portion 52b. The fixed piece 525 has a pair of holes H11. One end of the auxiliary connecting member 56 is attached to the fixed piece 525. The attachment of the auxiliary connecting member 56 will be described later.

  FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an example of the connecting member 55. 5 includes an upper surface portion 551, a side surface portion 552, and a lower surface portion 553, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The upper surface portion 551, the side surface portion 552, and the lower surface portion 553 each extend in the width direction W with a constant width. The side surface portion 552 is formed with a plurality of holes 55H. Thereby, the connection member 55 is reduced in weight, and the air resistance with respect to the connection member 55 is reduced. A hole H6 is formed at one end of the upper surface portion 551, and a hole H7 is formed at the other end.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the attachment portion 52a of the holding portion 52 and its peripheral portion. As shown in FIG. 6A, the attachment portion 52a includes plate-like fixing pieces 521 and 522 and a semi-cylindrical upper sandwiching portion 523. The fixing pieces 521 and 522 are provided so as to sandwich the upper sandwiching portion 523. A hole H1 is formed in the fixed piece 521, and a hole H2 is formed in the fixed piece 522. The upper surface portion 551 of the connecting member 55 is disposed on the fixed piece 522 of the attachment portion 52a. The hole H6 of the upper surface part 551 is overlapped with the hole H2 of the fixing piece 522.

  A convex portion 31a is provided on the outer peripheral surface portion of the handle bar 31 to which the attachment portion 52a is attached. A concave portion 523a corresponding to the convex portion 31a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the upper clamping portion 523.

  The holding part 52 further includes a fastening member 54. The fastening member 54 is disposed so as to face the attachment portion 52a across the handle bar 31, and includes plate-like fixing pieces 541 and 542 and a semi-cylindrical lower holding portion 543. The fixing pieces 541 and 542 are provided so as to sandwich the lower clamping portion 543. A hole H3 is formed in the fixed piece 541, and a hole H4 is formed in the fixed piece 542.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the upper clamping portion 521 of the attachment portion 52 a is attached to the upper half portion of the outer peripheral surface of the handle bar 31. In this case, the convex portion 31 a formed on the handle bar 31 is fitted into the concave portion 523 a of the upper holding portion 523. By providing the convex portion 31a and the concave portion 523a, positioning of the attachment portion 52a with respect to the handle bar 31 is facilitated. Note that a convex portion may be provided in the upper clamping portion 523 instead of the concave portion 523a, and a concave portion may be provided in the handle bar 31 instead of the convex portion 31a.

  The lower clamping portion 543 of the fastening member 54 is attached to the lower half portion of the outer peripheral surface of the handle bar 31. Thereby, the hole parts H1 and H2 of the attachment part 52a overlap with the hole parts H3 and H4 of the fastening member 54, respectively. In this state, the bolt B1 is inserted into the holes H1 and H3 of the fixed pieces 521 and 541. The bolt B2 is inserted into the hole H6 of the connecting member 55 and the holes H2 and H4 of the fixing pieces 522 and 542. A nut N1 is attached to the tip of the bolt B1, and a nut N2 is attached to the tip of the bolt B2. The attachment portion 52a and the fastening member 54 are fastened to each other by the bolts B1 and B2 and the nuts N1 and N2, and the connecting member 55 is fastened to the attachment portion 52a.

  In this manner, the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A is fixed to the handle bar 31, and one end portion of the connecting member 55 is fixed to the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A. Similarly, the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B is fixed to the handle bar 31, and the other end portion of the connecting member 55 is fixed to the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining an attachment example of the auxiliary connecting member 56. The auxiliary connecting member 57 is attached to the holding portion 52 and the handle bar 31 in the same manner as the auxiliary connecting member 56. A description of the auxiliary connecting member 57 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the auxiliary connecting member 56 extends while being bent between the fixed piece 525 of the holding portion 52 and the grip portion G <b> 3 of the handle bar 31. A pair of holes H13 corresponding to the pair of holes H11 of the fixing piece 525 are formed at one end of the auxiliary connecting member 56. FIG. 7 shows only one hole H11 and one hole H13. A hole H15 is formed at the other end of the auxiliary connecting member 56.

  One end of the auxiliary connecting member 56 is disposed on the lower surface of the fixed piece 525 so that the pair of holes H13 and the pair of holes H11 respectively overlap. In this state, the pair of bolts B3 are inserted into the pair of holes H11 of the fixing piece 525 and the pair of holes H13 of the auxiliary connecting member 56, respectively. A nut N3 is attached to the tip of each bolt B3. FIG. 7 shows only one bolt B3 and one nut N3. One end of the auxiliary connecting member 56 is fixed to the fixing piece 525 by the pair of bolts B3 and the pair of nuts N3 (see FIG. 4).

  In this example, the other end portion of the auxiliary connecting member 56 is attached to the handle bar 31 together with the mirror support portion 58. A cylindrical fixing member 310 is attached to a portion of the handle bar 31 to which the auxiliary connecting member 56 and the mirror support portion 58 are attached. A mirror mounting portion 311 is provided so as to protrude upward from the outer peripheral surface of the fixing member 310. The mirror mounting portion 311 is formed with a screw hole 311a that is threaded. The other end of the auxiliary connecting member 56 is disposed on the mirror mounting portion 311 so that the hole H15 overlaps the screw hole 311a.

  A male screw 58 a is provided at the lower end of the mirror support 58. The male screw 58a is screwed into the screw hole 311a of the mirror mounting portion 311 through the hole H15 of the auxiliary connecting member 56. Thereby, the other end portions of the mirror support portion 58 and the auxiliary connecting member 56 are fixed to the handle bar 31. As in this example, the mirror support portion 58 and the auxiliary connecting member 56 are attached to the common position of the handlebar 31 via the common fixing member 310, thereby suppressing an increase in the number of parts.

(4) Effects of the Embodiment In the motorcycle 100 according to the present embodiment, the attachment portion 52a of the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50A and the attachment portion 52a of the holding portion 52 of the knuckle guard 50B are connected by the connecting member 55. Since they are connected, rotation of the other holding portion 52 with respect to one holding portion 52 is suppressed. Thereby, rotation of each holding | maintenance part 52 with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the handle bar 31 is suppressed. Moreover, since rotation of each holding | maintenance part 52 is suppressed via the common connection member 55, the member for suppressing rotation of one holding | maintenance part 52 and the member for suppressing rotation of the other holding | maintenance part 52 The number of parts is reduced as compared with the case where is provided separately.

  Furthermore, since one holding part 52 and the other holding part 52 interact with each other, the rotation of each holding part 52 is suppressed, so that it is easy to secure rigidity for suppressing rotation. Thereby, it is not necessary to enlarge each member in order to increase rigidity. Moreover, since the attaching part 52a of each holding | maintenance part 52 is arrange | positioned inside the fixed grip 32 and the accelerator grip 33, the dimension of the width direction W of the connection member 55 which connects these attaching parts 52a can be made small. . Accordingly, an increase in size of the motorcycle 100 is suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the holding portions 52 of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B are connected to the handlebar 31 by the auxiliary connecting members 56 and 57, respectively. Thereby, the rotation of each holding portion 52 with respect to the handle bar 31 is further suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the convex portion 31 a formed on the handle bar 31 is fitted into the concave portion 523 a formed on the attachment portion 52 a of each holding portion 52. This facilitates positioning of each attachment portion 52a with respect to the handle bar 31, and further suppresses rotation of each holding portion 52 with respect to the handle bar 31.

  In the present embodiment, the left and right direction indicator lights 60L and 60R are attached to the holding portions 52 of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B. In this case, since the rotation of each holding portion 52 with respect to the handle bar 31 is suppressed, the position of the direction indicator lamps 60L and 60R is stabilized, and a load is not easily applied to the wiring extending from the direction indicator lamps 60L and 60R. This prevents damage to the wiring extending from the direction indicator lamps 60L, 60R.

(5) Other Embodiments (5-1) In the above embodiment, the cover 51 and the holding portion 52 of each of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B are separate from each other, but the cover 51 and the holding portion 52 are integrated. It may be provided as a member.

  (5-2) When the rotation of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B with respect to the handle bar 31 is sufficiently suppressed by the connecting member 55, the auxiliary connecting members 56 and 57 may not be provided.

  (5-3) In the above embodiment, the left and right direction indicator lamps 60L and 60R are attached to the holding parts 52 of the knuckle guards 50A and 50B, respectively, but the direction indicator lights 60L and 60R are provided at positions other than the holding part 52. May be. For example, the knuckle guards 50A and 50B may be attached to the cover 51, or may be attached to portions other than the knuckle guards 50A and 50B.

  (5-4) The above embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a motorcycle. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other saddle riding types such as a motorcycle or an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) are used. The present invention may be applied to a vehicle.

(6) Correspondence between each constituent element of claim and each element of the embodiment Hereinafter, an example of correspondence between each constituent element of the claim and each element of the embodiment will be described. It is not limited to.

  In the above embodiment, the motorcycle 100 is an example of a saddle-ride type vehicle, the main body frame 100a is an example of a main body frame, the steering shaft 103a is an example of a steering shaft, and the handle bar 31 is an example of a handle bar. Yes, the fixed grip 32 is an example of the left grip, the accelerator grip 33 is an example of the right grip, the cover 51 is an example of the left and right covers, and the holding portion 52 is an example of the left and right holding portions, The intermediate portion G2 is an example of the left and right fixing portions, the attachment portion 52a and the fastening member 54 are examples of the first and third attachment portions, and the attachment portion 52c is an example of the second and fourth attachment portions. The connecting member 55 is an example of a connecting member. The auxiliary connecting members 56 and 57 are examples of the left and right auxiliary connecting portions, the convex portion 31a is an example of the first and second convex portions, and the concave portion 523a is an example of the first and second concave portions. The direction indicator lamps 60L and 60R are examples of left and right direction indicator lamps.

  As each constituent element in the claims, various other elements having configurations or functions described in the claims can be used.

  The present invention can be effectively used for various saddle riding type vehicles.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main frame 2 Sub frame 30 Handle 31 Handle bar 32 Fixed grip 33 Accelerator grip 41 Clutch lever 42 Brake lever 50A, 50B Knuckle guard 51 Cover 52 Holding part 52a, 52c Mounting part 52b Extending part 54 Fastening member 55 Connecting member 56, 57 Auxiliary connecting member 60L, 60R Direction indicator 100 Motorcycle 100a Main body frame 103a Steering shaft 104 Front fork

Claims (6)

Body frame,
A steering shaft attached to the body frame;
A handlebar provided on the steering shaft so as to extend in the vehicle width direction;
Left and right grips respectively provided on the left and right portions of the handlebar;
Left and right covers respectively provided in front of the left and right grips;
Left and right holding parts attached to the handlebars so as to hold the left and right covers, respectively,
The handlebar has a left fixing portion having a circular cross section on the right side of the left grip and on the left side of the steering shaft, on the left side of the right grip and on the steering shaft. Also has a right fixing part having a circular cross section on the right side, and the axis of the left fixing part and the axis of the right fixing part are not on the same straight line,
The left holding portion includes a first attachment portion attached to the left fixing portion so as to sandwich the left fixing portion, and a second attachment portion attached to the left cover,
The right holding portion includes a third attachment portion attached to the right fixing portion so as to sandwich the right fixing portion, and a fourth attachment portion attached to the right cover,
A straddle-type vehicle in which a connecting member that connects the first mounting portion and the third mounting portion to each other is provided as a separate member from the handlebar and the left and right holding portions. In a vehicle plan view, the left end of the left cover is positioned to the left of the right end of the left grip, the right end of the left cover is positioned to the left of the steering shaft, and the right cover 2. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a right end of the right cover is positioned to the right of a left end of the right grip, and a left end of the right cover is positioned to the right of the steering shaft. The distance between the left end of the left grip and the corresponding portion of the left cover in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the distance between the right end of the right grip and the corresponding portion of the right cover in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The sum is greater than a distance between an attachment position of the first attachment portion to the left fixing portion and an attachment position of the third attachment portion to the right fixing portion. The saddle riding type vehicle described. A left auxiliary connecting portion for connecting a handlebar and the left holding portion between the left fixing portion and the left grip;
The scissors according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a right auxiliary connecting portion that connects the handlebar and the right holding portion between the right fixing portion and the right grip. Ride type vehicle. A first recess is provided in one of the left fixing portion and the first mounting portion, and a first protrusion that fits into the first recess is the left fixing portion and the first mounting portion. Of the other,
A second recess is provided in one of the right fixing portion and the third mounting portion, and a second protrusion that fits into the second recess is the right fixing portion and the third mounting portion. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which is provided on the other side of the vehicle. The saddle riding type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising left and right direction indicator lights attached to the left and right holding portions.

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