JP3263823B2 - Scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scooter-type vehicle in which the periphery of a head pipe is covered with a front cover and a rear cover, and a lighting device is provided on the front cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a scooter type vehicle, for example, the periphery of a head pipe is covered with a front cover and a rear cover, and articles such as a battery and other electric components are stored in the front cover and the rear cover. There is a front cover provided with a lighting device such as a flasher.

[0003]

As described above, the lighting device provided on the front cover is covered with the front cover, but it comes into contact with other vehicles when stopping at a parking lot. May be damaged. Further, when the lighting device is provided at a position above the front wheel, the lens of the lighting device may be contaminated by mud jumping from the front wheel due to running.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a scooter-type vehicle that has a simple structure and prevents damage to lamps and dirt.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a scooter-type vehicle in which a head pipe is covered with a front cover and a rear cover, and a lighting device is provided on the front cover. A cover having an upper cover portion provided with the lighting device, and a lower cover portion formed with a projecting portion projecting laterally from a position below the lighting device of the upper cover portion toward the vehicle body; And the upper part of the lower cover part are formed in the same curved surface, and cutout concave parts are formed on the left and right of the lower part of the upper cover part, and the lower part of the upper cover part and the upper part of the lower cover part are joined. Then, the lamps are attached to the right and left lamp mounting portions formed by the upper portion of the lower cover portion and the cutout recesses of the upper cover portion by this joining, and the lower cover portion has the left and right vehicle bodies from the upper curved surface. The overhanging part that protrudes to the side is shaped Is, the overhanging portion extending downwardly rearward, and wherein the covering above the front fender.

According to the present invention, the lower portion of the upper cover and the upper portion of the lower cover constituting the front cover are joined, and the left and right formed by the upper portion of the lower cover and the cutout recess of the upper cover. Since the lighting device is attached to the lighting device mounting part, the left and right lighting devices can be arranged with a simple structure,
Moreover, the visibility of the driver is improved.

The lower cover is formed with a projecting portion projecting from the upper curved surface to the left and right sides of the vehicle body. The projecting portion extends downward and rearward and covers the upper part of the front fender. For example, when the vehicle stops at the vehicle, even if the vehicle comes into contact with another vehicle, the vehicle is prevented from coming into contact with the overhang and coming into contact with a lamp provided at a position above the overhang.

Further, even if the front wheels may jump up mud or the like during traveling, it is possible to prevent the dirt from adhering to the overhanging portion and to the lighting device provided above the overhanging portion.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG.
Is a side view of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the scooter type vehicle, FIG. 3 is a side view of a front side of the scooter type vehicle, FIG. 4 is a front view of a front side of the scooter type vehicle,
5 is a plan view of a front side portion of the scooter type vehicle, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the front side cover taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a scooter type vehicle, and a bracket 3 is welded to a lower portion of a head pipe 2 constituting a body of the scooter type vehicle 1, and a pair of left and right side frames 4 is provided on the left and right sides of the bracket 3. It is connected. The pair of left and right side frames 4 extends downward to the front of the vehicle body and then bends to extend toward the rear of the vehicle body. Between the side frames 4, the front side of the main frame 5 is provided by welding to the bracket 3, The rear side of the main frame 5 is welded to a cross frame 6 connected between a pair of left and right side frames 4.

A pair of left and right seat rails 7 are connected to the center of the cross frame 6, and the seat rails 7 extend rearward and are connected to rear rising portions 4 a of the pair of left and right side frames 4. A rear frame 8 is connected to a rising portion 4a of the pair of left and right side frames 4, and the rear frame 8 extends further downward from behind.
The connection portion of the rear frame 8 is reinforced by a bracket 9, and the rear frame 8 is supported by the bracket 9 via a stay 10.

A support bracket 11 is welded to a connection portion of the cross frame 6 of the pair of left and right side frames 4, and an engine bracket 13 is connected to the support bracket 11 via a link 12. It is attached to the engine unit 14.
The engine unit 14 includes an engine case 15 and a cylinder 16. An engine bracket 13 is fixed to the engine case 15 by bolts 17. The rear part of the engine case 15 is supported by a mounting part 9 a provided on the bracket 9 via a rear cushion 18.

The cylinder 16 of the engine unit 14 is located close to the rear of the cross frame 6.
A carburetor 20 is connected to an intake pipe 19 connected to the upper part of the engine 6, and an air cleaner 21 is connected to the carburetor 20. The air cleaner 21 is supported by the engine case 15. Are located in
Further, a muffler 23 is connected to an exhaust pipe 22 connected to a lower part of the cylinder 16, and the muffler 23 is supported by the engine case 15, and these exhaust systems are arranged on the right side of the vehicle body.

Behind the engine case 15, the rear wheels 2
The rear movable fender 2 is rotatably supported and covers the rear wheel 24.
5 is supported by the engine case 15. Further, a rear fixing fender 26 covering the rear upper side of the rear wheel 24 is attached to the pair of left and right side frames 4 and the rear frame 8.

Above the rear fixing fender 26, a fuel tank 27 is disposed between the rear frames 8, and the fuel tank 27 is supported by the rear frame 8. A storage box 28 is arranged in front of the fuel tank 27,
The storage box 28 is supported by the seat rail 7 and the side frame 4. This storage box 28 stores, for example, a helmet (not shown). The upper part of the fuel tank 27 is covered with a tandem sheet 29 from above the storage box 28. The tandem sheet 29 is pivotally supported at the front side of the storage box 28 and can be opened and closed at the front side.

A carrier 30 is attached to the rear of the tandem seat 29 so as to cover the rear upper portion from the left and right sides of the fuel tank 27. That is, both front ends of the carrier 30 are bolted to the rising portions 4a of the pair of left and right side frames 4, and bolts 33 are attached to the rear central portions of the carriers 30 to brackets 32 connected to the rear ends of the left and right side frames 4. The carrier 30 is fastened and fixed, and a carrier receiver 34 is attached to the rear of the carrier 30. A grip 35 is attached to the carrier 30 at a position on the front side of the carrier receiver 34, and the side of the carrier 30 is widened to form a standing handle. Further, holes 36 and 37 are formed on the left side of the carrier 30 at the front and rear, and the injection portion 27a of the fuel tank 27 is located in the hole 36 on the rear side.
A key portion 38a of a lock device 38 for fixing the dandem seat 29 is located in the front hole portion 37.

The front lower part of the tandem seat 29 is covered by a front side cover 39, the left and right lower parts are covered by a right side cover 40 and a left side cover 41, and the lower part below the carrier 30 is covered by a rear side cover 42. . A tail lamp unit 43 is attached to the rear side cover 42.

A portion below the left side cover 41 to the rear side cover 42 is covered with a left curl side cover 44, and a portion below the right side cover 40 and below the rear side cover 42 is covered with a right curl side cover 45. The rear side of the right curl side cover 45 and the rear side of the left curl side cover 44 are covered with a connecting cover 46.
The right side cover 40 and the right curl side cover 4
A foot board 47 extends forward and is attached to the left and right side frames 4 and the main frame 5 along the connection portions 5. An under cover 50 is attached to the foot board 47 so as to cover the left and right side frames 4 and the main frame 5 from below.

A steering shaft 51 is inserted through the head pipe 2, and a bar handle 52 is mounted on the upper portion of the steering shaft 51. The bar handle 52 is covered with a front handle cover 53 and a rear handle cover 54. I have. A screen 55 is attached to the upper center portion of the front handle cover 53, and a headlight 56 is attached to the lower portion.

A bracket 58 is provided below the steering shaft 51 so as to straddle the front wheel 57. An outer pipe 60 of a pair of left and right front forks 59 is supported by the bracket 58, and an inner pipe supported by the outer pipe 60 so as to be vertically movable. The pipe 61 is connected to a link 63 connecting the lower part 60 a of the outer pipe 60 and the axle 62. The front wheel 57 is supported by the axle 62, and the front fender 100 covering the front wheel 57 is supported by the bracket 58 of the steering shaft 51 and turns integrally with the front fork 59.

The front portion of the main frame 5 from the head pipe 2 is covered with a front cover 64 and a rear cover 65.
The rear cover 65 is supported by the head pipe 2 and the main frame 5, and the lower portion of the rear cover 65 is connected to the footboard 47 and the under cover 50. Is provided.

The front cover 64 includes an upper cover 68 having a pair of left and right flashers 67 as a lighting device, and a projecting portion 69a projecting laterally from a position below the pair of left and right flashers 67 of the cover 68. And the lower cover portion 69 formed with the same. The upper cover portion 68 is formed to have a predetermined curved surface, and cutout concave portions 68a are formed on the lower left and right sides of the upper cover portion 68. Upper part 69 of lower cover part 69 joined to this upper cover part 68
b is formed on the same curved surface as the upper cover part 68, and the upper part of the lower cover part 69 and the cutout recess 68a of the upper cover part 68 are formed.
The flasher 67 is attached to the right and left lighting device mounting portions A formed by
The lens of the flasher 67 has the same curved surface as the curved surface of the upper portion 69b of the upper cover portion 68 and the lower cover portion 69. A flasher mounting cover 70 is provided between the pair of right and left flashers 67, and the flasher 67 is replaced by removing the flasher mounting cover 70.

The lower cover 69 has an overhang 69a projecting from the curved surface of the upper portion 69b to the left and right sides of the vehicle body. The overhang 69a extends downward and rearward to extend above the front fender 100. Covering.

As described above, the front cover 64 of the scooter type vehicle is formed with the upper cover portion 68 having the flasher 67 and the projecting portion 69a projecting laterally from the position below the flasher 67 of the cover portion 68. Lower cover part 69
When the scooter-type vehicle is parked in a parking lot or the like, even if it comes into contact with another vehicle, the overhang 69a of the front cover 64 abuts and this overhang 69
The contact with the flasher 67 provided above the position a is prevented.

Also, when the scooter type vehicle is running, the front wheels 57
Even if the water splashes up mud or the like, it hits the projecting portion 69a of the front cover 64 and prevents the dirt from being attached to the flasher 67 provided at an upper position thereof.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the lower portion of the upper cover portion and the upper portion of the lower cover portion which constitute the front cover are joined, and the upper portion of the lower cover portion and the notch of the upper cover portion are joined by this joining. Since the lighting devices are mounted on the left and right lighting device mounting portions formed by the recesses, the left and right lighting devices can be arranged with a simple structure, and the visibility of the driver is improved.

The lower cover is formed with an overhang extending from the upper curved surface to the left and right sides of the vehicle body. The overhang extends downward and rearward and covers the front fender. For example, when the vehicle stops at the vehicle, even if the vehicle comes into contact with another vehicle, the vehicle is prevented from coming into contact with the overhang and coming into contact with a lamp provided at a position above the overhang.

Further, even if the front wheel may jump up mud or the like during traveling, it is possible to prevent the dirt from adhering to the overhanging portion and to the lighting device provided above the overhanging portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the scooter type vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a front side portion of the scooter type vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a front side portion of the scooter type vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a front side portion of the scooter type vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the front cover taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Scooter type vehicle 2 Head pipe 64 Front cover 65 Rear cover 67 Flasher 68 Upper cover part 68a Notch part 69 Lower cover part 69a Overhang part

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A scooter-type vehicle that covers a head pipe around a front cover and a rear cover, and includes a lighting device in the front cover, wherein the front cover includes an upper cover portion including the lighting device;
A lower cover portion formed with a projecting portion projecting laterally from a position below the lamp of the upper cover portion; a lower portion of the upper cover portion and an upper portion of the lower cover portion having the same curved surface; Notch recesses are formed on the left and right of the lower portion of the upper cover portion, and the lower portion of the upper cover portion and the upper portion of the lower cover portion are joined to each other. The lighting device is attached to the left and right lighting device attachment portions formed by the cutout recesses of the cover portion, and the lower cover portion is formed with an overhang portion that projects from the upper curved surface to the left and right vehicle body sides. A scooter-type vehicle characterized in that the overhang extends downward and rearward and covers the upper part of the front fender.