JP2600267Y2 - Rear box for motorcycles, etc. - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rear box to be mounted on a motorcycle such as a bicycle or a motorcycle. It should be noted that the number of wheels is not limited to a two-wheeled vehicle, but includes a bicycle or a motorcycle having three or more wheels if it has a saddle (riding seating device).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A rear box is used by being fixed on, for example, a rear carrier of a bicycle. Generally, a rear box is provided with a hinge portion at a front side of a box body having an open top. And a lid is attached so as to be swingable and openable.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When the lid is opened, the lid comes into contact with the saddle. Usually, when the lid is hit, the lid takes an almost upright posture. For this reason, the lid may fall down during the loading and unloading of the article. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to attach the rear box so that there is a space between the saddle and the rear box that is much larger than the thickness of the lid in the thickness direction, but this makes the appearance worse. There were disadvantages.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and is intended to prevent a lid from falling down during loading and unloading of articles, and to prevent the appearance from being deteriorated. The purpose is to provide a box.

[0005]

In the present invention, the following technical measures have been taken in order to achieve the above object. That is, the present invention comprises a box-shaped box body fixed to the rear of the saddle of a motorcycle or the like and having an open top, and a lid placed over the top of the box body. And is swingably connected via a hinge portion formed on the rear side of the vehicle.

The hinge part is capable of forcibly fitting a pair of left and right pivot shafts provided on one of the box body or the lid and a pivot shaft provided on the other side in a vertical or front-rear direction. It can be constituted by a combination with a pair of left and right bearings. Further, the hinge portion is configured by a combination of a pivot shaft provided on the lid body side, a bearing portion provided on the box body side, and a shaft stopper attached to the pivot shaft. A pair of left and right holding pieces provided on the lid so as to hold the left and right side walls of the box body from the outside, and the bearing portion vertically pivots through left and right corners of the bottom of the box body. Formed from left and right passage grooves corresponding to the protruding shape of the support shaft, and left and right guide grooves penetrating the box body side wall to the left and right and communicating vertically from the above passage grooves to the holding height position of the pivot shaft The shaft stopper has an engagement piece that comes into contact with the pivot shaft fitted in the guide groove of the bearing part from at least the lower part thereof and crosses the upper part of the passage groove back and forth. It can also be.

At the front of the lid in the closed state, a handle that stands up along the waist resting position at the rear of the saddle is provided, and at the front of the box body, a waist resting up along the waist resting position at the rear of the saddle. It can also be provided.

[0008]

According to the present invention, since the hinge portion is formed on the rear side of the box main body, the lid is opened on the opposite side (rearward) from the saddle and never hits the saddle. . Therefore, the lid is not stopped while standing upright. When the pivot shaft and the bearing part constituting the hinge part are provided integrally with the box body and the lid body, respectively, the number of parts is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the assembling work is facilitated. It is planned.

When the handle extending to the waist rest position is provided at the front of the lid, the operability and appearance of the handle can be improved. In addition, since the hinge part is provided on the rear side of the box main body, the front part of the box main body is an empty space, and it is possible to provide a waist pad that can be used as a waist support in this part It is.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a first example of the rear box 1 according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, a lid 3 is connected to a box main body 2 via a hinge 4 formed on the rear side of the rear box 1. 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a hook for holding the lid 3 in a closed state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hinge portion 4 includes a pivot shaft 6 provided on the rear portion of the lid 3 so that the axis is directed in the left-right direction, and the hinge portion 4 provided on the rear portion of the box body 2. It is constituted by a combination with a bearing 8 for the pivot 6. The pivot shaft 6 projects from a pair of left and right holding pieces 5 provided at the rear of the lid 3 so as to hold the left and right side walls 12 of the box body 2 from the outside. A large plate portion 7 is formed at the protruding end of each pivot shaft 6. On the other hand, the bearing portion 8 of the box main body 2 has a forcibly fitting groove 9 which is thinner in the vertical direction than the shaft diameter of the pivot shaft 6, and a rotation for the pivot shaft 6 formed at the lower end of the forcibly fitting groove 9. Receiving hole 1
0, and a rib 11 for reinforcing the opening edge of the forcibly fitted groove 9 and the rotation receiving hole 10 inside the box body 2. Therefore, the hinge portion 4 can be assembled simply by pushing the pivot shaft 6 toward the bearing portion 8 from the upper side of the hinge portion 4 in a force-fitting manner.
The lid 3 and the box body 2 can be connected.

A large handle 20 having an arch shape is attached to the cover 3 at a portion facing forward when the cover 3 is closed. As shown in FIG. 1, the handle 20 is located at the rear of the saddle 55, and stands up along the waist rest position. Therefore, the handle 20 is easy to grasp, and a novelty can be obtained as if it also serves as a waist rest.

In this embodiment, since the present invention is applied to the bicycle 50 for infants, the rear box 1 (particularly, its width) is small, and it is necessary to attach importance to practicality (storage and transportation of articles). Since there is not much, the box body 2 is directly attached to the rear fender 52 without using a rear loading platform or an attachment stay. That is, the bottom shape of the box body 2 conforms to the outer shape of the rear fender 52, and the packing member 61 is attached to the nut member 53 fixed to the inner surface of the rear fender 52 from the inside of the box body 2.
Is fixed by tightening the bolt 60 that has been inserted. However, when the rear box 1 (large one) is implemented for a bicycle for adults or the like, for example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a reinforcing stay 63 attached along both sides of the rear fender 52 is used. , The crossing plate 64 long in the left-right direction is fixed by welding or the like at about two places in the front and rear,
The box body 2 may be attached to the crossover plate 64 with bolts 60. If such a mounting structure is adopted, the mounting of the rear box 1 becomes firm, so that a waist pad 65 that can be actually used as a waist pad can be provided at the front portion of the box body 2. .

FIG. 5 shows a second example of the rear box 1 according to the present invention.
This shows an embodiment, in which, similarly to the first embodiment, a hinge 4 is configured by combining a pivot 6 provided on the lid 3 and a bearing 8 provided on the box body 2. However, the shaft stopper 40 as shown in FIG. 3C is also a part of the structure, and the bearing 8 has a structure different from that of the first embodiment in the following points. Have.

The bearing portion 8 has a passage groove 30 vertically penetrating right and left corners of the bottom of the box body 2, and a guide groove 31 communicating with the passage groove 30 and penetrating the side wall 12 of the box body 2 left and right. And is formed from The passage groove 30
The opening shape corresponds to the protruding shape of the pivot shaft 6 (including the large end portion 7), and the pivot shaft 6 can be passed vertically while keeping the pivot shaft 6 in the horizontal direction. In addition, the above-mentioned guide groove 3
Numeral 1 has a groove width that allows the pivot 6 to be inserted, and reaches a height position where the pivot 6 is held. The box body 2 according to the second embodiment has an open rear portion, and the open rear portion is closed using the shaft stopper 40 described above.

The shaft stopper 40 is provided at both left and right ends of a main body 41 which can be fitted into the rear opening of the box main body 2.
It has a pair of left and right engagement pieces 42 protruding to correspond to the left and right pivot shafts 6 of the lid body 3. A fitting opening 43 is formed, which can be forcibly fitted. Therefore, in order to assemble these, first, as shown in FIG. 5A, the lid 3 is turned upside down, and the pivot shaft 6 is fitted into the passage groove 30 from below the bearing portion 8 and then the same. The pivot shaft 6 is positioned in the guide groove 31 as shown in FIG. 2B, and the cover 3 is turned upside down and turned upside down as shown in FIG. 2C. Next, the bearing 40 is fitted into the rear opening of the box body 2, and the fitting holes 43 of the respective engaging pieces 42 are forcibly fitted to the pivot 6. Thus, the inner surface of the fitting hole 43 and the inner surface of the guide groove 31 cooperate to form the rotation receiving surface of the pivot 6, and the engaging piece 42 crosses the passage groove 30 back and forth. Because of the arrangement, the pivot 6 does not fall out of the passage groove 30. In addition, the shaft stopper 40 itself is also held by forcibly fitting the fitting hole 43 and the pivot 6 and does not come off. The shaft stopper 40 does not have to be fitted into the rear opening of the box body 2, and the engaging piece 42 is also connected to the lower surface of the pivot 6 and the inner bottom surface of the box body 2. It is possible to make it wedge-shaped between them.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the rear box 1 according to the present invention. The structure of the hinge portion 4 is opposite to that of the first embodiment. Protruding from the left and right side walls 12 of the box body 2 in opposite directions, the bearing 8 (forced fitting groove 9, the rotation receiving hole 10 and the reinforcing rib 11) is formed on the holding piece 5 of the lid 3. ing. The large part 7 provided at the protruding end of the pivot 6
The holding piece 5 of the lid 3 was formed in a size that could be completely invisible from both left and right sides thereof.

When the lid 3 is opened as shown in FIG. 1, the rear box 1 of each of the above embodiments will have the lid 3 at the same level as the box main body 2, and in some cases, the lid 3 It is also possible to adopt a structure that opens up to the above.

[0019]

The present invention has the above-mentioned structure, and the lid is opened on the opposite side (backward) from the saddle, so that the opening of the lid can be adjusted as desired. It becomes possible to spread. Therefore, the article can be easily taken in and out, and it is possible to completely prevent the lid from falling in the closing direction during the taking in and out. Also,
The entire rear box can be mounted as close to the saddle as possible, so that the entire bicycle does not become unsightly.

The pivot shaft and the bearing part constituting the hinge part are:
When provided integrally with the box main body or the lid, the number of parts is reduced, the structure is simplified, the assembling work is facilitated, and the like, so that productivity can be improved and costs can be reduced. When a large handle is provided at the front of the lid, the handle becomes conspicuous and easy to grasp, so that the opening and closing operation of the lid becomes easy. In addition, the handle looks like a waist pad in appearance, resulting in a novel design with unexpectedness.

When a waist pad is provided at the front of the box body, driving of a bicycle or the like can be made comfortable, and the structure can be simplified as compared with a case where a separate waist pad is attached. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a bicycle for infants according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rear box (first embodiment) of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a situation where the rear box 1 is attached to an adult bicycle.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a procedure for assembling a hinge part according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a procedure of assembling a hinge portion from a rear side according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of FIG. 6;

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rear box 2 Box body 3 Lid 4 Hinge part 5 Holding piece part 6 Pivot shaft 8 Bearing part 20 Handle 30 Passing groove 31 Guide groove 40 Shaft stopper 42 Engagement piece 65 Waist pad

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A box-shaped box body fixed to the rear of a saddle such as a motorcycle and having an open top, and a lid placed over the box body. The box body and the lid are formed of a box body. The hinge portion is swingably connected via a hinge portion formed on the rear side, and the hinge portion includes a lid.
The pivot provided on the side and the box provided on the box body
Combination of a bearing and a shaft stopper attached to a pivot shaft
The pivot is connected to the box body.
Left side provided on the lid so as to sandwich the left and right side walls from the outside
The bearing protrudes from the right pair of holding pieces,
Is a pivot that passes vertically through the left and right corners of the bottom of the box body.
Left and right passage grooves corresponding to the protruding shape of the shaft and the box body
The holding height of the pivot shaft from each of the passage grooves penetrating the side wall
From the left and right guide grooves communicating up and down to the vertical position.
And the shaft stopper is located in the guide groove of the bearing portion.
At least from below the pivot shaft fitted on the
Both have an engagement piece that crosses the top of the passage groove back and forth.
Rear box for a two-wheeled vehicle or the like, characterized in that it is. 2. The rear box for a motorcycle or the like according to claim 1 , wherein a handle that stands up along a waist rest position at a rear portion of the saddle is provided at a front portion of the lid in a closed state. 3. A rear box for a motorcycle or the like according to claim 1 , wherein a waist pad is provided at a front portion of the box body and stands up along a waist position at a rear portion of the saddle. .