JP3324208B2 - Scooter type vehicle loading device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a loading device for a scooter type vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a scooter type vehicle has a vehicle body covered by a vehicle body cover formed by combining a plurality of cover elements. For the purpose of convenience of the rider, as shown in FIG. 7, a hook H is provided on a leg shield cover A constituting a part of the cover element, and a bag C such as a shopping bag is provided on the hook H. There is something to hang.

As shown in FIG. 8, a hook member B is formed of a metal member bent in, for example, a J-shape by a leg shield cover A.
May be attached to the vehicle body frame together with fixing means such as a screw D for fixing the frame.

[0004]

However, since the above-mentioned hook is a separate member, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps increase.

Further, in order to obtain the rigidity of the hook, it has been necessary to attach the metal member to the vehicle body frame together with fixing means such as screws for fixing the leg shield cover.

Furthermore, since the width of the hook is narrow and the lower part of the hook is open, the load hung on the hook rotates or swings back and forth, and is unstable.

Further, since the upper portion of the hook is open, there is a risk that the baggage may come off when the vehicle body bounces, or the hook may protrude toward the rider. And clothes may be caught.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has as its first object to provide a loading device for a scooter type vehicle which can reduce the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a scooter type vehicle loading device which does not need to be directly mounted on a vehicle body frame.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a loading device for a scooter type vehicle which can load a load stably.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a scooter-type vehicle loading device capable of preventing the removal of luggage and the catch of limbs and clothes when the rider gets on and off the vehicle.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a scooter-type vehicle loading device comprising a plurality of cover elements combined to solve the above-mentioned problems. In a scooter-type vehicle in which a vehicle body is covered by a vehicle body cover, a leg shield cover constituting a part of the vehicle body cover is fixed to a vehicle body frame, and a hook portion for holding a baggage is disposed near an upper portion of the fixed portion. And, while the luggage rack attached near the center of the leg shield cover is located below the hook portion, the vicinity of the opening between the hook portion and the opening of the luggage rack, The fixing part of the leg shield cover is located, and the hook part is formed integrally with the leg shield cover.

[0013] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, as described in claim 2, the luggage-holding hook portion projects from the outer edge of the hook portion toward the rear of the vehicle body. The cover portion is formed wider than the left and right widths of the hook portion in the vehicle width direction.

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

According to the present invention having the above structure, in a scooter-type vehicle in which a vehicle body is covered by a vehicle body cover formed by combining a plurality of cover elements, a leg shield forming a part of the cover element Since the luggage retaining part is formed integrally with the cover, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced.

Further, since the leg shield cover is fixed to the vehicle body frame and the luggage retaining portion is arranged near the fixing portion, sufficient rigidity can be obtained, and it is not necessary to directly attach the luggage retaining portion to the vehicle body frame. .

Further, a luggage rack is provided below the luggage hanging portion of the leg shield cover, and the luggage hanging portion is arranged so as to be closer to the front of the vehicle than the rear edge of the luggage rack. Can be hung in a stable manner.

Furthermore, since a cover is provided above the luggage latch so as to protrude toward the rear of the vehicle body from an outer edge of the luggage latch, the luggage may be disengaged or a rider may get on or off the vehicle. The limbs and clothes can be prevented from being caught.

[0020]

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

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing an example of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, the scooter-type vehicle 1 has a body frame 2. The body frame 2 has a down tube 4 having a front end fixed to a head pipe 3, and a front end fixed to the down tube 4. A pair of left and right rear frames 5 extending rearward and upward. The rear frame 5 is bent in the vicinity of the middle, and once rises up, extends rearward and upward.

A front fork 6 is held by the head pipe 3 so as to be rotatable left and right, and a front wheel 7 is held at a lower end thereof. Reference numeral 8 denotes a traveling handle.

The body frame 2 is covered with a body cover 9. The vehicle body cover 9 is constructed by assembling a plurality of cover elements. The cover element is formed by molding resin or the like. Specifically, the rear leg shield 10, the leg shield cover 11, the lower leg shield 12, the front leg shield 13,
Upper frame cover 14 and lower side cover 1
And 5.

A rear leg shield 10 is provided above the vicinity of the joint between the down tube 4 and the rear frame 5, and a leg shield cover 11 that rises upward from the front end of the rear leg shield 10 is formed. Near the center of the leg shield cover 11, a luggage rack 16 for mounting small luggage is attached. The leg shield cover 11 is fixed to the head pipe 3 by fixing means such as a screw 17.

A lower leg shield 12 is provided below the leg shield cover 11, and a front leg shield 13 is provided in front of the lower leg shield 12.

On the other hand, around the rear frame 5, an upper frame cover 1 formed integrally with the left and right or separately is provided.
4 is provided so as to surround the upper portion of the rear frame 5. A lower side cover 15 is provided on the lower part of the upper frame cover 14 so as to be divided into right and left parts, and an operation seat 18 is provided on the upper part of the upper frame cover 14.

A power unit 19 is provided at the lower center of the rear frame 5 so as to swing freely. The power unit 19 includes an engine (not shown) and a transmission case 20 extending rearward from one side of the engine. A rear wheel 21 as a driving wheel is held at a rear end of the transmission case 20.
The transmission case 20 also serves as a swing arm, and is elastically supported by the rear frame 5 by the rear suspension 22.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1 and shows the leg shield cover 11 viewed from the operation seat 18 side.

In FIG. 2, the leg shield cover 11
A loading device 23 is provided above the luggage rack 16 provided near the center. The loading device 23 is formed integrally with the leg shield cover 11. Loading device 23
As shown in FIG. 3 which is a perspective view of the loading device 23, the cover device 24 includes a cover portion 24 and a hook portion 25 which is a baggage retaining portion located below the cover portion 24. 24 and the hook portion 25 are formed wide.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the outer edge 24a of the cover portion 24 protrudes rearward of the vehicle body 1 from the outer edge 25a of the hook portion 25. The outer edge 25a of the hook 25
A convex portion 25b is formed near the front of the vehicle body 1. Further, the hook portion 25 is connected to the rear edge portion 16 of the load rack 16.
It is arranged so as to be closer to the front of the vehicle body 1 than a. Furthermore, the loading device 23 includes a mounting portion 26 for attaching the leg shield cover 11 to the head pipe 3 that is the vehicle body frame 2.
It is arranged near.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the leg shield cover 11 showing a state in which a bag 27 such as a shopping bag is hung on a hook portion 25 which is a bag holding portion of the baggage device 23.
FIG. 6 is a view on arrow B in FIG. 5.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the loading device 2
Since the hook portion 25 of 3 is formed wide, the load 27 hung on the hook portion 25 does not rotate or swing left and right, and is stabilized.

Also, since the loading device 23 is disposed so as to be closer to the front of the vehicle body 1 than the rear end peripheral portion 16a of the load rack 16, the load 27 contacts the rear end peripheral portion 16a of the load rack 16. This makes it possible to reduce the load 27 swinging back and forth.

Further, above the hook portion 25, a cover portion 24 and an outer edge portion 24a thereof are connected to the outer edge portion 2 of the hook portion 25.
5a, it is provided so as to protrude rearward of the vehicle body 1 from the body 5a, so that the load 27 is prevented from being dislodged in the upward direction, and the hole 2 formed when forming the loading device 23 is formed.
8 is difficult to see, and the appearance is not impaired.

Further, the cover portion 24 also prevents the limbs and clothes from being caught when the rider gets on and off the vehicle.

On the other hand, since the hook 25 of the loading device 23 is formed integrally with the leg shield cover 11, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced. In addition, the hook 25
Since the leg shield cover 11 is arranged in the vicinity of the attachment portion 26 to the head pipe 3, rigidity can be obtained.
There is no need to directly attach to the body frame 2.

In the case where the hole 28 formed when forming the loading device 23 is not preferable because of the external appearance or the possibility that foreign matter may enter, as shown in FIG.
A cover 29 may be provided from the back side of 8 to close the hole.

[0041]

As described above, according to the scooter-type vehicle loading device according to the present invention, a scooter-type vehicle in which a vehicle body is covered by a vehicle body cover formed by combining a plurality of cover elements. In the above, since the baggage retaining portion is integrally formed with the leg shield cover constituting a part of the cover element, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps can be reduced.

Further, since the leg shield cover is fixed to the vehicle body frame and the luggage retaining portion is arranged near the fixing portion, sufficient rigidity can be obtained, and it is not necessary to directly attach the luggage retaining portion to the vehicle body frame. .

Further, a luggage rack is provided below the luggage hanging portion of the leg shield cover, and the luggage hanging portion is arranged so as to be closer to the front of the vehicle than the rear edge of the luggage rack. Can be hung in a stable manner.

Further, since a cover portion is provided above the luggage hanging portion so as to protrude from the outer edge of the luggage hanging portion toward the rear of the vehicle body, when the luggage comes off or a rider gets on or off the vehicle. The limbs and clothes can be prevented from being caught.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a scooter-type vehicle showing one embodiment of a loading device for a scooter-type vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a loading device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the leg shield cover showing a state where luggage is hung on a hook portion.

FIG. 6 is a view taken in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of a conventional scooter type vehicle provided with a hook.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a mounting structure of a conventional hook.

[Description of Signs] 1 Scooter type vehicle 2 Body frame 3 Head pipe 11 Leg shield cover 16 Luggage rack 23 Loading device 24 Cover portion 25 Hook portion (Luggage retaining portion) 26 Mounting portion

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A scooter-type vehicle in which a vehicle body is covered by a vehicle body cover formed by combining a plurality of cover elements, a leg shield cover forming a part of the vehicle body cover is fixed to a vehicle body frame, A hook portion for hanging the baggage is disposed near the upper portion of the fixing portion, and a baggage rack attached near the center of the leg shield cover is positioned below the hook portion. Wherein the fixing portion of the leg shield cover to the body frame is positioned near the opening between the hook portion and the hook portion, and the hook portion is formed integrally with the leg shield cover. . 2. A cover is provided above the luggage hook so as to protrude from the outer edge of the hook toward the rear of the vehicle body. 2. The loading device for a scooter type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the loading device is formed wider.