JP2753997B2 - Speedometer mounting structure for small vehicles - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a speedometer mounting structure for a small vehicle in which a bar handle is covered by a handle cover having a vertically split structure. [Prior Art] Generally, in a small vehicle such as a scooter or a small tricycle having a front wheel steering handle as a bar handle, the bar handle is covered with a resin handle cover. The handle cover has a top and bottom split structure and a front and rear split structure depending on how it is assembled.
In such a small vehicle, the speedometer is often mounted on an upper portion of a steering wheel cover which is easy for a driver to see. Therefore, in the case of a handle cover with split structure,
The speedometer is generally fixed to the upper cover side (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-118470). However, since the speedometer is equipped with a rotation cable for guiding rotation from the rotation detection unit on the wheel side, if the speedometer is fixed to the upper cover in a vertical split structure, the upper cover is attached to the lower cover. When assembling, there is a problem that the cable is in the way, which makes it inconvenient to handle and the like, and makes assembly work difficult. Also, when performing maintenance work inside the handle cover after assembly, the cable must be pulled out when removing the upper cover, and this cable hinders the maintenance work inside. [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a speedometer mounting structure for a small vehicle which improves the workability of assembling and internal maintenance even when the speedometer is mounted on a handle cover having a vertically split structure. Is to provide. [Constitution of the Invention] The present invention to achieve the above object is a small vehicle in which a bar handle is covered with a vertically divided resin handle cover, wherein a lower cover of the handle cover is fixed to the bar handle, and a bottom surface of the lower cover is provided. An attachment part projecting upward is integrally formed, a speedometer is screwed to the attachment part from above through an attachment flange provided on its side, and an upper cover having an opening is attached to the lower cover. The speedometer faces the opening, and the upper cover covers the mounting portion. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 6 illustrates a scooter having a speedometer mounting structure according to the present invention, wherein 1 is a bar handle, 2 is a seat, and 3 is a front wheel. The bar handle 1 has left and right grips 1a, 1a
, A headlight 5 is provided at the center of the front part, and direction indicator lights 6, 6 are provided on the left and right. In addition, a speedometer 13 described later is provided at the upper part. FIG. 1 shows the handle portion of the scooter with some parts omitted, and FIGS. 2 to 5 each schematically show a cross section of each main part. In these figures, the handle cover 4 is composed of a resin upper cover 4t and a lower cover 4b whose main parts are vertically divided. The lower end of the lower cover 4b is fixed to the bracket 8 welded to the steering shaft 7 by screws 9 at the rear lower end thereof (FIG. 2). It is fixed with counterscrews 11, 11 (fourth
Figure). The upper cover 4t is attached to the lower cover 4b so as to be attached thereto, and is fixed by screws 12,...
FIG. 3). The speedometer 13 is disposed at the upper center of the handle cover 4. A rotation cable 14 for transmitting the rotation of the front wheels is connected to the speedometer 13 and the cable 14
Is connected to a rotation detector (not shown) attached to the front wheel 3. This speedometer 13 has mounting flanges on the left and right sides.
13a, 13a, and is fixed to the left and right mounting portions 15 integrally formed on the bottom surface of the lower cover 4b and protruding upward by screws 16 from above through the mounting flange 13a. However, it is not fixed to the upper cover 4t (FIGS. 1 and 3). The upper cover 4t has an opening x as shown in FIG. 2, and is attached to the lower cover 4b such that the speedometer 13 faces the opening x, and is not fixed to the upper cover 4t. The upper part of the mounting portion 15 is covered by the upper cover 4t. The lower cover 4b has a headlight 5 and left and right direction indicators.
6,6 are fixed. The headlight 5 has support pins 17, 17 on the left and right sides, respectively, and these support pins 17, 17 are gripped by the distal ends of support arms 18, 18 integrated with the lower cover 4b. The headlamp 5 has a projection 26 in the center of the lower surface, the lower end of which is formed in an arc surface having a radius centered on the support pins 17, 17, and the arc surface is formed on the bottom surface of the lower cover 4b. Abutted against the arc surface 19 having the same radius of curvature. Moreover, in this abutting state, it is fixed to the bottom surface of the lower cover 4b by a screw 21 inserted into a long hole 20 opened in the front-rear direction. Therefore, if the screw 21 is loosened and the position of the lower end of the projection 26 is shifted back and forth along the arcuate surface 19 along the elongated hole 20, the headlight 5 swings up and down around the support pins 17,17. Move
Thereby, the optical axis can be moved up and down (aiming) (FIGS. 1 and 2). on the other hand,
The direction indicator light 6 is also fixed to the lower cover 4b by screws 22 (FIG. 5). However, both the headlight 5 and the direction indicator lamp 6 are not fixed to the upper cover 4t. Brake lever on left grip 1a of bar handle 1
A brake wire 25 connected to the brake lever 25 extends to a rear brake (not shown). The brake wire 23 is supported by a support portion 24 in which a part of the brake wire 23 is formed integrally with the lower cover 4b (FIGS. 1 and 5). The above-described scooter has a handle cover 4 having a vertically split structure.
To the lower cover 4b.
At 4t, it is not fixed. Speedometer 13 is upper cover 4t
The upper cover 4t can be attached to and detached from the lower cover 4b independently of the speedometer 13 so as to face the opening x of the lower cover 4b. Therefore, when assembling the upper cover 4t to the lower cover 4b, the upper cover 4t is free from the speedometer 13 and the cable 14, and may be assembled to the lower cover 4b in that state. Therefore, the cable 14
It is possible to significantly improve the assembling workability without drawing or dragging. Also, when servicing parts and equipment in the handle cover 4 already assembled, only the upper cover 4t can be detached alone, and the cable 14 of the speedometer 13 is not pulled out. Workability can be improved. When the lower cover 4b and the speedometer 13 are fixed to the bar handle 1, the lower cover 4b is fixed to the bar handle 1 and the speedometer 13 is fixed to the lower cover 4b. The lower cover 4b is responsible for fixing, so that the bracket 10 used for fixing these to the bar handle 1 can be small, and the weight around the handle can be reduced. Further, since the mounting portion 15 of the speedometer 13 is formed integrally with the lower cover 4b with resin, the number of components of the mounting portion 15 does not increase. Also, the lower cover 4b in which the mounting portion 15 is integrally formed of resin
Is difficult to see, and the mounting part of the speedometer 13 is the upper cover 4t
, The appearance can be improved. In the above-described embodiment, the headlight 5 and the directional light 6
Similarly, the speedometer 13 is fixed to the lower cover 4b and is not fixed to the upper cover 4t. Therefore, with this configuration, it is possible to further improve the workability in assembling and internal maintenance. [Effects of the Invention] The present invention is, as described above, in the handle cover of the upper and lower split structure, since the speedometer is fixed to the lower cover and the upper cover is merely exposed to the opening thereof,
In the work of assembling the upper and lower covers and the maintenance work inside the handle cover, there is no hindrance to the cable of the speedometer, and the workability can be improved. In addition, the lower cover was fixed to the bar handle, and the speedometer was fixed to the lower cover, so that the lower cover and the speedometer were fixed to the bar handle side. Accordingly, the size of the bracket used for fixing these to the bar handle can be reduced, which contributes to the weight reduction around the handle. Further, since the mounting portion to which the speedometer is mounted is integrally formed on the lower cover with resin, the number of components of the mounting portion does not increase. Further, the bottom surface of the lower cover, in which the mounting portion is integrally formed of resin, is difficult to see, and the mounting portion of the speedometer is covered and concealed from above by the upper cover.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a handle portion of the scooter shown in FIG. 6 with some parts omitted, FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrows II-II in FIG. FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of arrows IV-IV in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of arrow VV in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing only a main part of the scooter having the handle portion. 1 ... Bar handle, 4 ... Handle cover, 4t ... Top cover, 4b ... Bottom cover, 13 ... Speedometer, 13a ...
Mounting flange, 14 Cable, 15 Mounting part, 16
Screw, x ... opening.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a small vehicle in which a bar handle is covered with a vertically divided resin handle cover, a lower cover of the handle cover is fixed to the bar handle, and a mounting portion protruding upward is integrally formed on a bottom surface of the lower cover. A speedometer is fixed to a portion from above through a mounting flange provided on a side portion thereof, and an upper cover having an opening is attached to the lower cover so that the speedometer faces the opening. A speedometer mounting structure for a small vehicle, wherein the speedometer mounting structure covers an upper portion of the mounting portion.