JP2867394B2 - Scooter exterior parts connection device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a scooter exterior component connecting apparatus.

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Scooter exterior parts are front leg shield,
It is divided into leg shield covers, floor panels, lower leg shields, frame covers, etc., molded using synthetic resin, made, assembled, and connected using screws or the like. A stepped portion is provided at a joining portion of the two exterior parts, or a hole is provided on one side and a projection is provided on the other side, and the projection is hooked on the hole so that the fitting edge cannot be displaced.
For example, see JP-A-60-240581 and JP-A-61-138692. In this case, providing a hole or a protrusion at the end edge complicates the molding die and increases the manufacturing cost. In addition, since there is a slight gap because the mating edges do not adhere to each other, there is a problem that muddy water comes out from the gap in a place where muddy water jumped up by a wheel is applied.

[Object of the invention]

According to the present invention, an elastic molding provided with a tongue piece is fitted to the edge of one exterior component whose edge is aligned, and the tongue piece of the molding is elastically contacted with the edge of the other exterior component to close the gap. It is an object of the present invention to provide a scooter exterior component connecting device that does not leak muddy water, can make a mold cheap, and can reduce the cost.

[Configuration of the invention]

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the illustrated scooter, the exterior components are a front leg shield 1, a leg shield cover 2, a floor panel 3,
Like the left and right lower leg shields 4 and the frame cover 5, the outer periphery of the vehicle body is divided into a plurality of parts to be formed separately, and synthetic resin is formed by molding with an injection molding machine.

Thus, in the embodiment, in such a connecting device of the leg shield cover 2 and the floor panel 3 of the exterior component,
A molding 8 is provided at the edge 6 of the floor panel 3, and a step 11 composed of a vertical wall 11 a extending downward and a horizontal wall 11 b extending outward from the lower edge of the vertical wall 11 a is provided at the edge of the leg shield cover 2. It is formed over the entire periphery of the edge. Also,
The lateral wall portion 11b extends rearward and laterally with respect to the traveling direction of the scooter. Further, the tongue piece 10 of the molding 8 is elastically provided on the vertical wall portion 11a of the leg shield cover 2, and the edge 6 of the floor panel 3 is overlapped with the horizontal wall portion 11b from above and is brought into contact with the floor panel. The outer peripheral surface 3a and the outer peripheral surface 8a of the molding 3 are formed substantially flush with each other, and the edge 6 of the floor panel 3 and the lateral wall portion 11b of the edge of the leg shield cover 2 are screwed at appropriate intervals.

Specifically, an edge 6 bent downward is provided at an end of the floor panel 3 which is one of the exterior components to be combined.
The ridge 7 is integrally formed and provided along the outside of the. The molding 8 is provided with a groove 9 to be fitted inside, a tongue piece 10 at the tip, and formed into a strip with an elastic body. The leg shield cover 2, which is the other exterior component to be combined, has a step 11 at its edge.
Are integrally formed.

[Function of the invention]

On the floor panel 3, a groove 9 of a molding 8 is fitted and attached to a ridge 7 provided along the outside of the edge 6. And
The edge 6 of the floor panel 3 is overlaid on the step 11 provided at the edge of the leg shield cover 2. That is, the mall 8
The tongue piece 10 is elastically provided on the vertical wall portion 11a of the step portion 11 of the other exterior component 2, and the edge 6 of the one exterior component 3 is superimposed on the horizontal wall portion 11b of the step portion 11 from the outside to contact the same. Make contact. The floor panel 3 and the leg shield cover 2 are fastened to the frame at several locations using bolts, and are screwed to the edge 6 of the floor panel 3 and the step 11 of the leg shield cover 2 at appropriate intervals. The floor panel 3 and the leg shield cover 2 are made of a synthetic resin and may be slightly distorted.
Since it is in elastic contact with the outer surface of 11a, it can be finished beautifully without any gaps. Also, because there is no gap,
Mud and the like do not clog in the upper part, and muddy water jumped up by the front wheel or the like does not blow up from the lower side.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since the tongue piece of the molding is elastically provided on the vertical wall portion of the leg shield cover, even if the joint portion between the leg shield cover and the floor panel may be distorted. Because the tongue of the mall is in elastic contact, it is possible to prevent the formation of a gap, and the assembly can be beautiful. Since the gap can be prevented in this way, mud, that is, muddy water jumped up by the front wheel, etc., does not blow out.

In addition, since the edge of the floor panel is overlapped with the side wall of the leg shield cover from above and is in contact with the side wall, the side wall can cover the edge of the floor panel and the tongue piece of the molding from below. In addition, the side wall extends rearward and sideways with respect to the direction of travel of the scooter, so it corresponds to the direction of muddy water splashed by the front wheels, and especially the part that extends rearward Goes downstream of the splashed mud. Therefore, muddy water coming from the front wheel toward the joint between the floor panel and the leg shield cover is reliably blocked by the lateral wall and never directly hits the tongue. Therefore, the tongue piece can be formed more flexibly. This means that the tongue piece can be formed more flexibly as compared with the case where the tongue piece alone is required to increase the elastic force of the tongue piece in order to prevent infiltration of mud when trying to close the gap between the mating portions. means. Therefore, even if the tongue piece is large or small in the gap between the mating portions due to the distortion at the time of molding the floor panel and the leg shield cover, it is possible to accurately cope with the size and greatly contribute to the improvement of the assemblability.

In addition, since the outer peripheral surface of the floor panel and the outer peripheral surface of the molding are formed substantially flush, mud and the like hardly accumulate in the connecting portion (matching portion), and the appearance can be kept good.

Further, since the side wall portions of the edge of the floor panel and the edge of the leg shield cover are screwed at appropriate intervals, there is no need to provide a portion where holes or projections are overlapped, so that the molding die can be simplified. And cost reduction can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIGS. 2 and 3, FIG. 2 is an overall side view, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an exterior part. It is. 2 ... leg shield cover, 3 ... floor panel, 6
... edge, 7 ... ridge, 8 ... mall, 10 ... tongue piece, 11
…… the step.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A floor panel for covering a vehicle body center portion and a leg shield cover for covering a front wheel from the rear are separately formed of synthetic resin, a molding is provided at an edge of the floor panel, and an edge of the leg shield cover is provided at an edge of the leg shield cover. A vertical wall portion extending downward and a horizontal wall portion extending outward from the lower edge of the vertical wall portion are formed around the entire edge, and the horizontal wall portion extends rearward and laterally with respect to the traveling direction of the scooter, The tongue piece of the molding is elastically provided on the vertical wall portion of the leg shield cover, and the edge of the floor panel is overlapped with the lateral wall portion from above to abut, and the outer peripheral surface of the floor panel and the outer peripheral surface of the molding are joined. A scooter exterior part connection device, which is formed substantially flush with each other, and wherein an edge of the floor panel and a lateral wall portion of an edge of the leg shield cover are screwed at appropriate intervals.