JP2836702B2 - Motorcycle storage device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device provided below a seat of a motorcycle, and particularly to a deterioration in appearance when a lining material made of a nonwoven fabric or the like is provided on an inner surface of a storage box. The present invention relates to a modification of an arrangement structure of a lining material that can avoid the problem.

[Related Art] In recent scooter-type motorcycles, a relatively large storage box that can store a helmet or the like may be provided below a seat. This storage box is generally made of resin, and there is a concern that the storage box may be affected by noise or the like due to the hitting sound of the stored product. In arranging the lining material, it is general that the lining material is formed into the same shape as the inner surface of the storage box, and is inserted into the storage box as it is.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional lining material arrangement structure, the opening edge of the lining material is exposed to the outside when the sheet is opened, and there is a problem that the appearance is bad, and depending on the molding strength of the lining material, It is feared that the lining material falls down inward.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of deterioration of appearance and falling down, it is only necessary to separately provide a covering material for covering the opening edge of the lining material.
As a result, the cost will increase.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage device for a motorcycle that can avoid the above-described problems of appearance deterioration and inward fall with a very simple configuration.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention relates to a motorcycle storage device in which a storage box disposed in a vehicle body cover is opened and closed by a seat, wherein a lining material is disposed along an inner surface of the storage box, and The upper edge is bent outward so as to cover the opening edge of the storage box, and the opening edge of the vehicle body cover is bent inward so as to cover the bent portion of the lining material. .

In the present invention, the outer bent portion of the lining material and the inner bent portion of the vehicle body cover need not necessarily be provided over the entire circumference of the opening of the storage box.

[Action]

According to the storage device of the present invention, the opening edge of the lining material is bent outward, and since the outer bent portion is covered by the inner bent portion of the vehicle body cover, the seat When the lining is opened, the opening edge of the lining material is not exposed to the outside, so that the appearance can be prevented from deteriorating, and the lining material can be prevented from falling down by the bent portion of the vehicle body cover. In the present invention, the above function can be realized only by bending the opening edge of the vehicle body cover originally arranged along the storage box inward and slightly extending it, without increasing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps. .

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 are views for explaining a motorcycle storage device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views taken along line II of FIG. 3, and II-II. II section view, third
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a left side view of a scooter type motorcycle.
Note that, unless otherwise specified, the description will be made in a state where the vehicle is viewed from the rear to the front.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a scooter type motorcycle employing the apparatus of this embodiment. Body frame 2 of the motorcycle 1
Is a so-called underbone type, in which the upper end of the vertical side of a substantially L-shaped main frame 2b is welded to the head pipe 2a, and a pair of left and right side frames 2c is attached to the rear end of the horizontal side of the main frame 2b. Are welded to each other to extend the side frame 2c obliquely rearward and upward.

A steering shaft 4a of a front fork 4 that supports the front wheel 3 at the lower end is pivotally supported on the head pipe 2a so as to be steerable left and right. A handle shaft 5a fixed in a T-shape to the handle bar 5b of the steering handle 5 is connected to the upper end of the steering shaft 4a. 27 is a front basket.

Near the center of the side frame 2c, an engine unit 8 formed by unitizing the engine body 6 and the transmission case 7 is pivotally supported so as to be able to swing up and down. A rear wheel 9 is mounted on the rear end of the transmission case 7, and a rear cushion 10 for rear wheel suspension is interposed between the rear end and the rear end of the side frame 2c. .

A storage box 11 for storing a helmet or the like is provided between the left and right side frames 2c.
A seat 12 is disposed above the storage box 11, and a fuel tank 13 is mounted behind the storage box 11.

The body frame 2, front fork 4, storage box 1
1, and the surroundings of the fuel tank 13 and the like are surrounded by a vehicle body cover 14. The body cover 14 is provided with the head pipe 2a.
Front covers 15, located on the front and rear sides of
A leg shield 16 and a foot board 17 and an under cover 18 disposed above and below a footrest formed at a connection between the main frame 2b and the side frame 2c.
And a side cover 19 surrounding the storage box 11 and the fuel tank 13, a pair of left and right side moldings 20 and a center molding 21 covering a lower portion thereof, and a rear cover portion of a tail lamp unit 49 covering a rear end face of the vehicle. Consists of 50 and 50.

A portal bracket 46 is provided between the rear ends of the left and right side frames 2c.
Has a structure in which left and right support plates 47 fixed by bolts to the side frame 2c are connected to each other by a gate-shaped core material 48. The core material 48 is surrounded by a gate-shaped rising portion 19c formed at the rear end of the side cover 19 so as to extend obliquely rearward and upward, and an upper edge of the gate shape of the rear cover portion 50. Thus, a gate-shaped rear spoiler is formed. At the rear end of the motorcycle, a carrier 55 is provided so as to extend from the surface of the rear cover 50. The carrier 55 includes a load receiving portion 56 formed by bending a round bar into a U-shape, and a support portion 57 extending obliquely downward and forward from near the rear end of the load receiving portion 56. Reference numeral 52 denotes a pair of left and right flasher lamps, and reference numeral 53 denotes a tail lamp provided between the flasher lamps.

The storage box 11 includes a storage portion 11a formed in substantially the same shape as the helmet H, and a sheet receiving portion 11b extending in a shelf shape at the rear of the storage portion 11a. The part 11c is supported by the portal stay 2d. This gate type stay 2d is the left and right side frame
It has a gate shape that straddles between 2c, its both legs 2h are fixed by welding to both side frames 2c, and the flange portion 13b of the fuel tank 13 is bolted to a bracket portion 2e extending upward at the center. Fixed.

A lining material 60 made of nonwoven fabric and formed in the same shape as the inner surface of the storage portion 11a is provided in the storage portion 11a. The opening edge of the lining material 60 is bent outward, and the bent portion 60a covers the upper edge 11f of the storage portion 11a. In addition, the storage portion 11a of the bent portion 60a and the sheet receiving portion
A portion 60a 'located at the boundary with 11b is inserted into a concave groove 11i formed in the portion.

The seat 12 has a structure in which a cushion member 12d is provided in the shape of a resin bottom plate 12c and is covered with a skin 12e, and a hinge plate 12f fixed to a front end of the bottom plate 12c is provided in the storage box. It is pivotally supported via a hinge pin 12g by a pivotal support 11d formed at the front end of the motor 11. Further, a damper portion 12a protruding downward from a rear portion of the bottom plate 12c is supported by a front portion 11c of the sheet receiving portion 11b. The front part 11c is located on the upper side 2f of the gate-shaped stay 2d.
Is supported via a lock unit 64. The lower part of the lock unit 64 is a notch of the gate type stay 2d.
2g, the upper part of which faces upward from the opening 11d of the front part 11c and is fixed to the bottom plate of the seat 12.
Are inserted into the lock unit 64 and locked.

The side cover 19 has a box opening 19a having substantially the same shape as the storage box 11 when viewed from a plane, and has a substantially cylindrical shape surrounding the storage box 11 and the fuel tank 13, and has a rear end upper wall. The portion is provided with a fuel supply opening 19b that allows the fuel supply cap 13a of the fuel tank 13 to face outward. The side cover 19 has bolts 19i at the center edge of the rear end.
Then, the left and right edges are bolts 19k and the seat receiving portions 11b,
It is fixed to the front part 11c. Reference numeral 65 denotes an oil pan disposed below the oil supply opening 19b.

The edge of the box opening 19a of the side cover 19 is bent inward, and the bent portion 19f is slightly bent at the bent portion 60a of the lining material 60 covering the upper edge 11f of the storage portion 11a. I cover it with a gap. Further, the upper surface of the bent portion 19f is a sealing surface, and the sealing material 59 mounted on the rib 12b of the bottom plate 12c of the sheet 12 is in contact with substantially the entire circumference. A seal ridge 19g is protruded from a portion of the bent portion 19f surrounding the sheet receiving portion 11b, and the seal member 59 is pressed against the seal ridge 19g. The seal ridge 19g increases the surface pressure with the seal member 59, and serves as a weir for preventing entry of rainwater and the like.The seal ridge 19g front end portion of the side cover 19 includes:
Groove for dropping rainwater etc. along the side cover 19
19h is recessed.

 Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

According to the storage device according to the present embodiment, the bent portion of the lining material 60
60a covers the upper edge 11f of the storage portion 11a and the bent portion 6
0a is covered with the bent portion 19f of the side cover 19, so the seat 1
Even when 2 is opened, the opening edge of the lining material 60 is not exposed to the outside, so that the appearance can be prevented from deteriorating. Further, from the viewpoint that the molding strength of the lining material 60 itself is improved by the outer bent portion 60a, and that the inner bent portion 19f of the side cover 19 prevents the lining material 60 from falling down, 60 can also be prevented from falling inside. Since the sheet receiving portion 11b of the lining material 60 (the portion between the flanges where the bolts 19k in FIG. 4 are arranged) is inserted into the concave groove 11i, the appearance of the portion also deteriorates and the inside falls down. The prevention effect is obtained.

In the present embodiment, the function of preventing the appearance from deteriorating and falling down is achieved by simply bending the edge of the box opening 19a of the side cover 19 disposed along the storage box 11 inward to extend it slightly, and This is realized only by providing the concave groove 11i, and does not increase the number of parts and the number of assembling steps, for example, when a separate covering member is added.

Here, since the seat 12 is curved downward when the occupant is seated, the rear portion of the seat 12 from the portal stay 2d is slightly lifted up, so that the sealing property of the portion is deteriorated, and the seat 12 into the storage box 11 for rainwater or the like. There is concern about intrusion. In this embodiment, the seal ridge 19
Since g is provided, the surface pressure with the seal member 59 increases, and the sealing performance is improved accordingly, and the above problem can be avoided. In addition, the seal ridge 19g also functions as a weir to prevent infiltration of rainwater and the like, and thereby rainwater and the like are blocked.However, since the seal ridge 19g is provided with a concave groove 19h near the front end thereof, The rainwater and the like are guided downward by the concave groove 19h,
Also from this point, infiltration of rainwater or the like can be prevented.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the motorcycle storage device of the present invention, the bent portion formed on the upper edge of the lining material covers the opening edge of the storage box, and the bent portion formed on the body cover is As it covered the bent part of the lining material, it has a very simple structure, without increasing the number of parts, etc.
This has the effect of preventing appearance deterioration and inward collapse.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 5 are views for explaining a motorcycle storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The figures are respectively a sectional view taken along the line II and a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a left side sectional view of the apparatus of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. It is a left view of a motorcycle. In the figure, 1 is a motorcycle, 11 is a storage box, 11f
Is an opening edge of the storage box, 12 is a seat, 19 is a side cover (body cover), 19f is a bent portion of the body cover, 60 is a lining material, and 60a is a bent portion of the lining material.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage device for a motorcycle in which a storage box disposed in a vehicle body cover is opened and closed by a seat, wherein a lining material is provided along an inner surface of the storage box. The upper edge is bent outward so as to cover the opening edge of the storage box, and the opening edge of the vehicle body cover is bent inward so as to cover the bent portion of the lining material. Motorcycle storage device.