JP3264082B2 - Motorcycles, tricycles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle and a three-wheeled vehicle in which an auxiliary lamp illuminates a luggage loading basket provided at a front portion of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are small motorcycles and tricycles in which a luggage loading basket is provided at the front of a vehicle body and a headlight is arranged below the basket. When the headlight is arranged at the lower part of the basket in this way, the light of the headlight is not blocked by the luggage loaded in the basket, and the vehicle can travel safely even at night.

[0003]

However, if the headlight is provided at the lower part of the basket as described above, the light of the headlight does not illuminate the basket, so that it is possible to determine the load loaded on the basket at night. Inability to do so.

Accordingly, a scooter-type motorcycle is provided on the market, which is provided with an auxiliary lamp also serving as a position lamp above the basket so as to illuminate the basket. However, since the auxiliary lamp of the motorcycle is usually provided at the position where the headlight is provided, that is, between the left and right handlebars, the cover member made of synthetic resin covering the periphery of the handlebar is greatly reduced. It is necessary to change the shape
Significant cost increases are required due to the change of the mold for manufacturing the cover member.

In addition, in this motorcycle, the basket is always positioned on the center line of the vehicle body irrespective of the operation of the steering wheel of the front wheel, whereas the auxiliary lamp is rotated left and right with the operation of the steering wheel. The auxiliary lamp did not properly illuminate the basket when the crab was cut, and the effect as the auxiliary lamp was low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an auxiliary lamp for illuminating a basket well without significantly increasing the cost and without being affected by the operation of a steering wheel is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a motorcycle that can perform the operation.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a motorcycle according to the present invention is provided with a cover member for covering a front head of a body frame. In a motorcycle or tricycle in which a luggage loading basket is provided in front of the cover member and a headlamp is arranged below the basket, a pilot lamp type auxiliary lamp is fixed to the cover member above the basket. The relative positional relationship between the auxiliary lamp and the basket remains unchanged irrespective of the operation of the front wheel.

[0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a motorcycle and a tricycle according to the present invention are characterized in that, in addition to the contents described in claim 1, the cover member includes:
The cover is fixed to a carrier fixed to the body frame side or fixed to the front part of the front fork, and the relative positional relationship between the cover member and the basket remains unchanged regardless of the operation of the front wheel.

[0009]

According to the motorcycle having the above configuration, the basket is illuminated by the auxiliary lamp provided on the cover member so as to be located above the basket, so that the load loaded on the basket can be determined even at night. Can be.

Since this auxiliary lamp is of a pilot lamp type which is fixed to the cover member through the cover member, the auxiliary lamp can be provided only by forming a through hole in the cover member. Therefore, there is no need to change the shape of the cover member, and there is no significant cost increase.

In addition, since the relative positional relationship between the cover member and the basket remains unchanged regardless of the operation of the front wheel, the relative positional relationship between the auxiliary lamp provided on the cover member and the basket does not change. Always illuminate the basket well regardless of handle operation.

[0012]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied. The motorcycle 1 is, for example, a small and lightweight shopping object, and includes an underbone type body frame 2.

On the front head of the body frame 2, a front wheel 3 is provided.
A front seat 4 is pivotally mounted on the front fork 4 together with the handle bar 5 so as to be rotatable left and right. The space between the handlebar 5 and the seat 6 is deeply indented downward, and footrests 7 are provided on both sides of the indented portion.

A power unit 8, which is also used for a scooter or the like, is arranged below the seat 6, and a rear wheel 9 is pivotally supported at a rear portion thereof. The front end of the power unit 8 is pivotally attached to the vehicle body frame 2 so as to be swingable, and the rear end of the power unit 8 swings up and down together with the rear wheel 9. The rear end of the power unit 8 and the body frame 2
Between them, a shock absorber 11 is connected.

As shown in FIG. 2, a carrier 12 made of steel or the like is fixed to the front of the front fork 4 via stays 13, 14, and the like.
A cover member 15 made of synthetic resin is covered with screws 16 and 17. The cover member 15 covers the front head of the vehicle body frame 2 to make the appearance of the motorcycle 1 smooth.

The lower part of the carrier 12 and the lower part of the cover member 15 both extend forward, and constitute a shelf-like stage portion 19 as also shown in FIG. A basket 20 for loading luggage is placed on the stage 19, and a headlight 21 is provided in front of the stage 19.
Are arranged together with the direction indicator lamp 22. That is,
The basket 20 is located in front of the cover member 15 and has a headlight 21.
Is arranged below the basket 20 so that the luggage loaded in the basket 20 does not block the light of the headlight 21.

Here, the relative positional relationship between the cover member 15 and the basket 20 does not change regardless of the operation of the steering wheel of the front wheel 3. In this embodiment, the basket 20
Is fixed to the carrier 12 together with the cover member 15 by brackets 24, 25 and the screws 16, 17, and the carrier 12 is fixed to the front portion of the front fork 4 as described above.

Therefore, when the front wheel 3 is steered left and right by operating the handlebar 5, the carrier 12 and the cover member
15 and the basket 20 and the headlamp 21 are rotated right and left integrally with the front fork 4, and the cover member 15 and the basket 20 are rotated.
Does not change.

The carrier 12 is fixed to the vehicle body frame 2 so that the carrier 12, the cover member 15, the basket 20, and the headlight 21 are always positioned on the vehicle body center line regardless of the operation of the handlebar 5. Is also good. In any case, it is necessary to prevent the relative positional relationship between the cover member 15 and the basket 20 from being displaced when the handle 5 is operated.

An auxiliary lamp is provided above the cover member 20.
30 are provided. The auxiliary lamp 30 is of a pilot lamp type that penetrates through the cover member 15 and is fixed to the cover member 15.
~ 2 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, a through hole 31 is formed in the cover member 15, and a lens 32 of the auxiliary lamp 30 is inserted into the through hole 31 from the front through a waterproof packing 33.
A housing 34 is screwed to the rear of the lens 32. A valve 35 is built in the housing 34, and the valve 35
A lead wire 36 is connected to 35 so that the bulb 35 is turned on at the same time as the headlight 21 is turned on.

In this way, since the basket 20 is illuminated by the auxiliary lamp 30 located above the basket 20, it is possible to determine the load loaded on the basket 20 even at night. This auxiliary lamp 30 also functions as a position lamp.

Further, since the auxiliary lamp 30 is of a pilot lamp type which is fixed to the cover member 15 through the cover member 15, the auxiliary lamp 30 is provided only by forming the through hole 31 in the cover member 15. be able to. Therefore, there is no need to change the shape of the cover member 15, and there is no significant cost increase. In addition, the auxiliary lamp 30 can be easily attached to the already completed motorcycle 1.

Further, since the relative positional relationship between the cover member 15 and the basket 20 remains unchanged regardless of the operation of the handle of the front wheel 3, the relative positional relationship between the auxiliary lamp 30 provided on the cover member 15 and the basket 20 also changes. The auxiliary lamp 30 always illuminates the basket 20 satisfactorily regardless of the operation of the steering wheel.

It should be noted that the auxiliary lamp 30 is not limited to the pilot lamp type, and any lamp provided without changing the shape of the cover member 15 may be used.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views of a scooter forehead showing a modification of the present invention. In FIG. 5, a luggage loading basket 41 is provided in front of a synthetic resin cover member 40 that covers the front of the scooter, and a steering shaft storage tunnel provided at the top of the cover member 40 is provided. At 42, an auxiliary lamp 30 similar to the above embodiment is provided. The tunnel portion 42 is located above the basket 41, and the angle of the front surface thereof is closer to vertical than the surrounding surface, so that the light of the auxiliary lamp 30 easily illuminates the basket 41.

In FIG. 6, a basket 41 is provided in front of a cover member 44 also made of synthetic resin.
A concave portion 46 having a horn hole 45 and the like is provided in the upper portion of the upper portion of the upper portion, and the auxiliary lamp 30 is provided on a rear wall 46a of the concave portion 46. The rear wall 46a of the recess 46 is as close to vertical as possible.

5 and 6, the auxiliary lamp 30 is used.
Illuminates the basket 41, so that the load loaded on the basket 41 can be determined even at night. Further, since the auxiliary lamp 30 can be provided without making a large change in the shape of the cover members 40 and 44, the cost is not significantly increased.

[0030]

As described above, the motorcycle according to the present invention is provided with a cover member for covering the forehead of the vehicle body frame, and provided with a luggage loading basket in front of the cover member. In a motorcycle in which a headlight is arranged at a lower part of the basket, an auxiliary lamp of a pilot lamp type which is fixed to the cover member through the cover member is provided so as to be located above the basket. It is.

With this configuration, since the basket is illuminated by the auxiliary lamp provided on the cover member so as to be located above the basket, it is possible to determine the load loaded on the basket even at night.

In addition, since the auxiliary lamp is of a pilot lamp type which is fixed to the cover member through the cover member, the auxiliary lamp can be provided only by forming a through hole in the cover member. Therefore, there is no need to change the shape of the cover member, and there is no significant cost increase.

In the motorcycle according to the present invention, the relative positional relationship between the cover member and the basket remains unchanged regardless of the operation of the front wheel handle. Therefore, the relative positional relationship between the auxiliary lamp provided on the cover member and the basket is provided. The auxiliary lamp always illuminates the basket well regardless of the operation of the steering wheel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a motorcycle front part showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a front part of the motorcycle.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cover member and an auxiliary lamp.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a scooter forehead showing a modification of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a scooter forehead showing a modification of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motorcycle 2 Body frame 3 Front wheel 4 Front fork 5 Handlebar 12 Carrier 15 Cover member 20 Basket 21 Headlight 30 Auxiliary lamp 31 Through hole

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62J 6/00 B62J 9/00 B60Q 3/06

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle having a cover member for covering a front head of a vehicle body frame, a basket for loading luggage provided in front of the cover member, and a headlight disposed below the basket. The motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a pilot lamp type auxiliary lamp is fixed to a cover member above the basket, and a relative positional relationship between the auxiliary lamp and the basket remains unchanged irrespective of operation of a front wheel. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said cover member is fixed to a carrier fixed to a vehicle body frame side or fixed to a front portion of a front fork, and a relative positional relationship between said cover member and the basket is kept constant regardless of a front wheel handle operation. 2. The motorcycle according to claim 1.