JP2018176812A - Handlebar grip unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handlebar grip unit capable of effectively utilizing a substrate intended for warming means that warms a grip.SOLUTION: A handlebar grip unit is attached to the distal end of a handlebar H of a vehicle and includes a grip G a driver can hold. The handlebar grip unit includes warming means 1 that warms the grip G by dissipating heat when a current flows through it, light emitting means 2 that emits light when the current flows through it, and a substrate 3 on which the warming means 1 and light emitting means 2 are mounted in predetermined regions and a predetermined electric circuit is formed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a handle grip device attached to the tip of a handlebar of a vehicle and having a grip portion that can be gripped by a driver.

  In a vehicle equipped with a handlebar, such as a two-wheeled vehicle, an ATV, or a snowmobile, a handle grip device having a grip that can be gripped by a driver is attached to the tip of the handle bar. As such a steering wheel grip device, there has conventionally been proposed one incorporating a heating means capable of flowing current from a battery mounted on a vehicle in order to keep the vehicle warm when, for example, the driver holds it. Such heating means are disclosed, for example, in Patent Document 1.

JP, 2015-106136, A

  However, although the handle grip device of the above-mentioned prior art has a function of heating the grip portion, it does not have another function different from heating which can effectively utilize the substrate. Then, the present applicant came to diligently study using a substrate effectively in a handle grip device having a function of heating the grip.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a handle grip device capable of effectively utilizing a substrate for a heating means for heating a grip.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a steering wheel grip device attached to a front end of a steering wheel of a vehicle and having a grip portion which can be gripped by a driver. A heating means, a light emitting means capable of emitting light when a current flows, and a substrate having a predetermined electric circuit and a heating means and a light emitting means attached to a predetermined site.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the handle grip device according to the first aspect, the substrate is a sheet-like flexible substrate which can be wound around a predetermined core, and the core is the core on which the flexible substrate is wound. The grip portion formed of a predetermined resin material or rubber material is formed on the outer peripheral side.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the handle grip apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the substrate includes a heating portion on which the heating unit is formed, and a light emitting portion on which the light emitting unit is formed. Are arranged separately.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the handle grip device according to the third aspect, the heating portion is formed in the grip portion of the grip portion, and the light emitting portion is formed in the tip end portion of the grip portion. The light emitting device according to the present invention is characterized in that light can be emitted arbitrarily at the tip end.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the handle grip apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a light guide capable of guiding light from the light emitting means to emit light at an arbitrary position, The light emitting means is disposed so as to be covered by a predetermined portion of the light guide.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the steering wheel grip device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the light emitting means is lit or blinked on condition that the vehicle specific ID code is received from a transmitter. It is characterized by

  According to the invention of claim 1, heating means which heats and heats the grip portion by flowing current, light emitting means which can emit light by flowing current, heating means and light emitting means at a predetermined portion The substrate on which the electric circuit is attached and on which the predetermined electric circuit is formed is provided, so that the substrate for the heating means for heating the grip portion can be effectively used.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the substrate comprises a sheet-like flexible substrate capable of being wound around a predetermined core material, and a predetermined resin material or rubber material is provided on the outer peripheral side of the core material around which the flexible substrate is wound. Thus, the flexible substrate, the heating means and the light emitting means intervene between the core material and the grip part, and their breakage and the like can be prevented.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the substrate is provided with the heating site where the heating means is formed and the light emission site where the light emitting means is formed, so that the heat by the heating means is generated. It is possible to suppress that the light emitting means is adversely affected.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the heating portion is formed in the grip portion of the grip portion, and the light emitting portion is formed in the tip end portion of the grip portion, and light can be emitted optionally at the tip end portion. Light emission by the light emitting means can be reliably viewed while maintaining the heating effect by the heating means.

  According to the invention of claim 5, while having a light guide which can guide the light from the light emitting means to irradiate the light at an arbitrary position, the light emitting means is disposed so as to be covered by a predetermined portion of the light guide. Therefore, the light emitting means can be protected in the manufacturing process and the using process of the handle grip device.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the light emitting means lights up or blinks on condition that the vehicle specific ID code is received from the transmitter, so that the light emitting means formed in the grip portion functions as an answer call back be able to.

Side view showing a handle grip device according to an embodiment of the present invention Longitudinal sectional view showing the same handle grip device The perspective view which shows the state which wound the flexible substrate in the core material in the same handle grip apparatus The disassembled perspective view which shows the core material in the same handle grip apparatus, a flexible substrate, and a light guide The flexible substrate is wound around the core material in the same handle grip apparatus, The perspective view which shows the state which attached the light guide The perspective view which shows the state by which the grip part was formed in the outer peripheral side of the core material to which the flexible substrate in the same handle grip apparatus and the light guide were attached. The schematic diagram which shows the state which expand | deployed the flexible substrate in the same handle grip apparatus Block diagram showing the answer callback mechanism in the same handle grip device

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The steering wheel grip device according to the present embodiment is attached to the left and right front end portions of a steering wheel bar included in a two-wheeled vehicle (vehicle), and as shown in FIGS. A material F, a heating means 1, a light emitting means 2, a substrate 3 and a light guide 4 are provided. In addition, the code | symbol H in the figure has shown the handlebar (handle pipe) to which this handle grip apparatus is attached.

  The grip portion G is made of a member that can be gripped by the driver, and includes a grip portion Ga, a ridge portion Gb proximal to the grip portion Ga, and a tip end portion Gc distal to the grip portion Ga. ing. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the grip portion G is configured to have a predetermined core F inside, and in a state in which the substrate 3 (flexible substrate) is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the core F It forms by insert-molding predetermined resin materials or rubber materials (for example, soft resin etc., such as an elastomer etc.) (refer FIG. 3).

  The core material F is formed by molding a hard resin (for example, nylon 6 containing glass fiber, etc. hard resin) into a cylindrical shape, and on the outer peripheral surface thereof, the grip portion G is integrated via the substrate 3 (flexible substrate) Are formed. 1 to 6 show the handle grip device attached to the right end of the handle bar H, and the grip portion G and the core member F can be rotationally operated, and the cover portion on the proximal end side In C, a return spring 5 is disposed which biases the grip portion G and the core member F toward the initial position.

  As described above, the right grip portion G constituting the throttle grip can be rotationally operated against the biasing force of the return spring 5, and the engine is controlled in accordance with the rotation angle thereof. . In addition, since the handle grip device attached to the left end of the handle bar H is not rotationally operated, the return spring 5 is not disposed, but the other configuration is the same.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the substrate 3 is made of a flexible sheet-like flexible substrate, and a predetermined electric circuit (in this embodiment, the heating wire constituting the heating means 1) is formed on the surface or the back surface thereof. A pattern and a wiring pattern of power supply to the light emitting means 2 are formed by printing or the like, and the light emitting means 2 is attached to the electric circuit. Thus, the heating means 1 and the light emitting means 2 are formed on the same substrate 3 (flexible substrate), and the substrate 3 is attached in the grip portion G together with the heating means 1 and the light emitting means 2.

  The heating means 1 comprises a heating wire (heater) formed on the substrate 3 by printing or the like, and mainly heats the gripping portion Ga of the grip portion G when a current from a battery mounted on the vehicle flows It is a thing. That is, heating means 1 is formed on substrate 3 in a predetermined pattern by printing or the like, and is electrically connected to the battery through terminal P1 as shown in FIG. It is configured to be grounded via P2, and configured to be able to generate heat when current from the battery is supplied.

  The light emitting means 2 is composed of an LED (light emitting diode) formed on the substrate 3 and can emit light arbitrarily when a current flows in the wiring h through the terminals P3 and P4. In the substrate 3 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the heating site B1 where the heating means 1 is formed and the light emitting site B2 where the light emitting means 2 is formed are divided and disposed. There is. The heating portion B1 is formed in the grip portion Ga of the grip portion G, and the light emitting portion B2 is formed in the tip end portion Gc of the grip portion G, and light can be emitted arbitrarily at the tip end portion Gc. ing.

  The light guide 4 can guide light from the light emitting means 2 and can emit light at an arbitrary position, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an annular resin having a protective portion 4a and a light emitting portion 4b. Made of parts. Then, after winding and attaching the substrate 3 to the outer peripheral surface of the core material F, when the light guide 4 is fitted and attached to the tip end side of the core material F, as shown in FIG. 2 is configured to cover the light emitting means 2 when the grip portion G is formed by insert molding of a predetermined resin material or rubber material.

  The light guide 4 according to the present embodiment is colored in a predetermined color (for example, red, yellow, blue, etc.), and as shown in FIG. By being disposed facing the outside, the light of the light emitting means 2 is converted to a predetermined color from the end Gc of the grip G and is irradiated. Thereby, while being able to visually recognize the light of the light emission means 2 more reliably, the designability can be improved.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the steering wheel grip device according to the present embodiment is disposed at each of the right end portion and the left end portion of the handle bar H, and the antenna 8 is applied to the applied vehicle. The receiver 7 and the determination means 9 are included. When the driver operates the access switch 6a of the portable transmitter 6, a radio wave having an ID code is transmitted, and the radio wave can be received by the antenna 8 of the receiver 7.

  The determination means 9 determines whether or not the ID code received by the receiver 7 is the unique ID code of the vehicle, and the light emission of the grip portion G disposed at the right end and the left end of the handlebar H They are electrically connected to the means 2 respectively. These light emitting means 2 are supposed to be capable of exerting a so-called answer callback function, and the grip portion on condition that it is judged by the judging means 9 that the vehicle specific ID code has been received from the transmitter 6. It lights or blinks at the tip end Gc of G.

  According to the above embodiment, the heating means 1 which heats and heats the grip portion G by the flow of the current, the light emitting means 2 which can emit light by the flow of the current, the heating means 1 and the light emission to the predetermined portion Since the means 2 is attached and the substrate 3 on which the predetermined electric circuit is formed, the substrate 3 for the heating means 1 for heating the grip portion G can be effectively used.

  In addition, the substrate 3 according to the present embodiment is a sheet-like flexible substrate that can be wound around a predetermined core F, and a predetermined resin material or rubber is provided on the outer peripheral side of the core F around which the flexible substrate is wound. Since the grip portion G made of the material is formed, the flexible substrate (substrate 3), the heating means 1 and the light emitting means 2 are interposed between the core material F and the grip portion G, preventing their breakage and the like. can do.

  Furthermore, on the substrate 3 according to the present embodiment, the heating portion B1 in which the heating means 1 is formed and the light emitting portion B2 in which the light emitting means 2 is formed are separated and separated by predetermined dimensions. Therefore, it is possible to suppress that the light emitting means 2 is adversely affected by the heat from the heating means 1. In particular, the heating portion B1 is formed in the grip portion Ga of the grip portion G, and the light emitting portion B2 is formed in the tip end portion Gc of the grip portion G, and light can be emitted arbitrarily at the tip end portion Gc. While maintaining the heating effect by the heating means 1, the light emission by the light emitting means 2 can be reliably viewed.

  Moreover, while having the light guide 4 which can guide | induce the light from the light emission means 2 and to irradiate light at arbitrary positions, the light emission means 2 is attached to the predetermined part (in this embodiment, protection part 4a) of the light guide 4. Being covered and disposed, the light emitting means 2 can be protected during the manufacturing and using process of the handle grip device. Furthermore, since the light emitting means 2 according to the present embodiment lights up or blinks on condition that the ID code unique to the vehicle is received from the transmitter 6, the light emitting means 2 formed in the grip portion G It can function as

  The present embodiment has been described above, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the heating unit 1 and the light emitting unit 2 may be formed on a substrate different from a flexible substrate, and has other functions. The means may be formed on the same substrate 3. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the light emission means 2 is formed in the site | part located in the tip part Gc of the grip part G, the grip part Ga of the position away from the other positions (for example, the heating means 1 or (Gb, etc.). In the present embodiment, although the present invention is applied to heating the grip portion G of a two-wheeled vehicle, the present invention may be applied to another vehicle (ATV, a vehicle equipped with a handlebar such as a snowmobile).

  A heating means for heating the grip by generating heat when current flows, a light emitting means capable of emitting light when the current flows, and a heating means and a light emitting means attached to a predetermined portion, and a predetermined electric circuit The present invention can also be applied to a handle grip device provided with a substrate having the above-described structure, or the like having a different external shape or to which another function is added.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 heating means 2 light emitting means 3 substrate 4 light guide 4 a protection part 4 b light irradiation part 5 return spring 6 transmitter 7 receiver 8 antenna 9 determination means G grip part F core material H handle bar

Claims (6)

In a handle grip device attached to a tip of a handlebar of a vehicle and having a grip portion that can be gripped by a driver,
Heating means for heating the grip by generating heat when current flows;
Light emitting means capable of emitting light when current flows;
A substrate on which the heating unit and the light emitting unit are attached to a predetermined portion and on which a predetermined electric circuit is formed;
The handle grip apparatus characterized by having.   The substrate is made of a sheet-like flexible substrate that can be wound around a predetermined core, and the grip made of a predetermined resin or rubber is formed on the outer peripheral side of the core on which the flexible substrate is wound. The handle grip device according to claim 1, characterized in that:   The heating part in which the heating means is formed and the light emitting part in which the light emitting means is formed are divided and arranged on the substrate. Handle grip device.   The heating portion is formed in the grip portion of the grip portion, and the light emitting portion is formed in the tip end portion of the grip portion, and light can be emitted optionally at the tip end portion. The handle grip device according to 3.   While having a light guide capable of guiding light from the light emitting means and emitting light at an arbitrary position, the light emitting means is disposed so as to be covered by a predetermined portion of the light guide. The handle grip device according to any one of Items 1 to 4.   The handle grip apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the light emitting means is lit or blinked on condition that a vehicle specific ID code is received from a transmitter.

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