JP2780371B2 - Scooter type vehicle anti-theft device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an anti-theft device for a scooter-type vehicle that prevents unauthorized use or theft of a scooter-type vehicle such as a scooter-type motorcycle.

(Prior Art) Similar to other vehicles, motorcycles employ various devices that prevent unauthorized use or theft of various vehicles. As one example, a parking brake device is provided, and by activating the brake device, the vehicle is prevented from moving for some reason during parking.

Generally, a parking brake device is configured such that an operation unit of a brake device used during driving is maintained in the operating state. For example, in the case where a brake lever is installed near the grip of the steering bar handle, the brake lever such as a locking hook or a push pin is held so that the brake lever is pulled and the brake device is operated. A locking device is provided. Some brake systems are operated by two systems, one of which is controlled by a separately provided parking brake operation member.

However, in addition to the brake lever locking device that also serves as a normal brake lever, even a parking brake operating member that is separately disposed can be easily released by another person during parking, so that unauthorized use and There was no protection against theft.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and has an effect of preventing the unauthorized use or theft of a scooter type vehicle by installing a manual operation unit of an anti-theft means so that others cannot operate it. It is an object of the present invention to provide an anti-theft device for a scooter-type vehicle that can prevent the vehicle from being stolen.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-described problems, the anti-theft device for a scooter-type vehicle according to the present invention supports a front wheel that can be steered by a steering wheel at a front lower portion of a vehicle body and adjusts a central portion of the vehicle body. A step board is provided by making a deep indentation below, and an article storage room is formed in the rear body behind the vehicle body, while a unit swing type engine is arranged below the rear body, and a rear portion of the unit swing type engine is provided at a rear portion of the unit swing type engine. In a scooter-type vehicle supporting wheels, an article storage box forming an article storage room in a rear body space above the unit swing type engine is provided, and an upper opening of the article storage box can be freely opened and closed by a hinge mechanism. The vehicle is covered with a lockable driver seat, and is placed in the article storage box below the lockable driver seat. And a manual operation member for remotely operating the anti-theft means.

(Operation) The anti-theft device for a scooter type vehicle has the above-described configuration,
Since the manual operation member of the vehicle anti-theft means is provided in the article storage box below the lockable driver seat, the driver seat is unlocked to open the article storage box, and the inside of the article storage box is opened. The anti-theft means cannot be released unless the manual operation member installed in the vehicle is remotely operated.

There is no way for others to easily release this anti-theft device, while the vehicle is in a locked state where the anti-theft device is always locked while parking, and the manual operation member is installed in an invisible product storage box, and a scooter type Since the vehicle cannot be easily moved, it has an effect of effectively and reliably preventing unauthorized use or theft of the vehicle.

(Embodiment) A description will be given below with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment of the present invention.

 FIG. 1 shows an example of a scooter type vehicle.

A motorcycle shown as this scooter type vehicle is provided with a front wheel 1 steerable by a steering wheel 2 at a lower front part of a vehicle body. The front wheel 1 is supported by a steering head via a front fork so as to be steerable by a steering wheel 2. The periphery of the steering head is covered with the leg shield 3.
At the center of the vehicle body, a step board 4 is laid deeply in a U-shape downward and continuous with the leg shield 3. The rear of the step board 4 is connected to the rear body 6 which expands upward. A lockable driver seat 5 is mounted on the rear body 6 at the rear of the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable.

A unit swing type engine 7 is disposed below the rear body 6. In the unit swing type engine 6, a swing case 8 connected to one side of a crankcase extends rearward, and a rear wheel 9 is pivotally supported at a rear portion thereof. The unit swing type engine 7 is a power unit in which an engine and power transmission means for transmitting power from the engine to the rear wheel 9 are integrally formed. A support arm 10 projects forward and downward from the unit swing type engine 7, The front end of the support arm 10 is pivotally supported by the rear lower end of the frame 11, and is suspended vertically.

The driver's seat 5 is pivotally supported by a hinge mechanism 12 at the front end so as to be openable and closable, and functions as a cover for covering an upper opening of an article storage box 13 provided in a space inside the rear body 6. When the driver's seat 5 is closed, the article storage chamber formed in the article storage box 13 is locked and closed by a seat lock device (not shown).

2 and 3, the rear wheel 9 is fixed to a rotatable output shaft 14 protruding from the swing case 8. As shown in FIG. The rear wheel 9 is provided with a brake drum 16 at an inner portion of a wheel 15 fixed to an output shaft 14. On the other hand, a brake shoe (not shown) is incorporated on the outer surface of a brake panel 17 extending from the swing case 8 of the unit swing type engine 7 so as to face the inner surface of the brake drum 16 to constitute an inner expansion type brake device. Reference numeral 18 denotes a brake cam for expanding a brake shoe, which is mounted on a brake panel 17 and has an operating lever.
19 is fixed.

The grip portion of the handle 2 has a brake lever 20
And is connected to the operating lever 19 by a Bowden wire 21. When the brake lever 20 is pulled, the operation lever 19 swings to operate the brake device, and the rear wheel 9 is braked.

Next, the parking brake lever 22 is installed in the article storage box 13 as a manual operation member of the anti-theft means,
It is connected to the operating lever 19 by a Bowden wire 23. The brake device is also activated by manually pulling the parking brake lever 22, so that unauthorized use by others while parked can prevent theft.

This parking brake lever 22, as shown in FIG.
It is pivotally supported by a bracket 24 so as to be able to swing up and down, and when it is lifted upward, it pulls the Bowden wire 23, and at the same time, a ratchet 25 supported on a lever and a ratchet wheel 26 fixed to the bracket 24 engage with the ratchet wheel 26. The brake device is held at the raised position, and the braking operation of the brake device also serving as the anti-theft means is held.

To release the braking operation, the release button 27 is operated to release the ratchet 25 from the ratchet wheel 26, and the parking brake lever 22 is lowered.

In this way, the driver releases the seat lock device with the dedicated key to open the driver's seat 5, and then remotely controls the parking brake lever 22 in the article storage box 13.

Therefore, if the driver's seat 5 is closed during parking, it is impossible for another person to easily release the parking brake, and this parking brake device prevents unauthorized use and theft of a vehicle in addition to its original function. It functions as a means and also serves as a vehicle lock device.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, in the anti-theft device for a scooter-type vehicle according to the present invention, the driver seat that covers the upper part of the rear body in a lockable manner is provided, and the vehicle is stolen in the article storage box below the lockable driver seat. Since the manual operation member of the anti-theft means is disposed, the manual operation member of the anti-theft means is installed in the lockable article storage box and is formed independently of the brake lever system of the steering wheel, and the driver's seat is provided. When the driver's seat is locked, nobody can operate the manual operation member at all, and when the driver's seat is locked, there is no operation of the manual operation member. Since the vehicle itself cannot be checked from the outside and is blinded, there is an effect that the unauthorized use or theft of the scooter type vehicle is reliably and effectively prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type vehicle showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged rear view showing a rear wheel brake device also serving as anti-theft means of the scooter type vehicle of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view as viewed in the direction of arrows AA, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an example of a parking brake lever. 2 ... steering wheel, 5 ... driver seat, 9 ... rear wheel, 13
…… Article storage box (article storage room), 14 …… Output shaft,
16 …… Brake drum, 17 …… Brake panel, 18 ……
Brake cam, 19 ... operating lever, 20 ... brake lever, 21, 23 ... Bowden wire, 22 ... parking brake lever (manual operation member).

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A front board which supports a front wheel steerable below a vehicle body, and a step portion is provided by making a central portion of the vehicle body deeply indented downward, thereby forming an article storage chamber in a rear body behind the vehicle body. In a scooter type vehicle in which a unit swing type engine is disposed below the rear body and a rear wheel is supported at a rear portion of the unit swing type engine, an article storage room is provided in a space inside the rear body above the unit swing type engine. In addition to the article storage box to be formed, the upper opening of the article storage box is covered with a driver seat that is openable and closable by a hinge mechanism and is lockable, and is provided in the article storage box below the lockable driver seat. And a manual operation member for remotely controlling a vehicle anti-theft means is provided. Location.