JP3328842B2 - Scooter body cover - 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 body cover provided near a head pipe of a scooter, and more particularly to a structure in which a flasher is mounted on a front cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle body cover provided near a head pipe of a scooter usually comprises a front cover located on the front side of the vehicle body and a rear cover closing a rear opening of the front cover. This type of vehicle body cover is relatively large in the vehicle width direction in order to constitute a leg shield by itself.

Conventionally, there is a case where flashers are mounted on both left and right sides of the vehicle body cover by utilizing the fact that the body cover is formed wide as described above. In order to mount the flasher on the vehicle body cover, a flasher hole was opened in the front of the front cover, and the flasher lens faced the hole.

In fixing the flasher to the front cover, the flasher body is screwed to the rear surface of the front cover. The reason why the mounting screws are arranged inside the vehicle body cover is to prevent the flasher mounting screws from being exposed on the outer surface (design surface) of the vehicle body cover. The screw for attaching the flasher lens to the flasher body was also disposed inside the vehicle body cover so as not to be exposed on the outer surface of the vehicle body cover.

[0005]

However, with the above-described structure, the front cover must be removed from the vehicle body when replacing the flasher valve, and the valve replacement becomes complicated.

In order to solve such a problem, a structure may be adopted in which the lens is removed from the front of the vehicle body while the lens mounting screw is not exposed on the outer surface of the vehicle body cover. That is, a lens mounting screw may be arranged in the light distribution section of the lens. However, in this case, the flasher must be increased in size to compensate for the light distribution performance reduced by the lens mounting screw.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily replace a flasher valve, and to increase the size of the flasher or to reduce the size of a lens mounting screw. An object of the present invention is to provide a scooter body cover that is not exposed on the outer surface of the body cover.

[0008]

A scooter body cover according to the present invention comprises: a scooter body cover disposed near a head pipe; a front cover comprising an upper cover and a lower cover; A rear cover located on the rear side, a flasher is arranged at a joint portion of the upper cover and the lower cover, a decorative plate covering a joining portion of the upper and lower covers is locked, and a lens of the flasher is attached. In this structure, the fixture is fixed to the flasher body from the front of the vehicle body, and the fixture is positioned on the back side of the decorative plate and covered with the decorative plate.

[0009]

[Function] The decorative plate covering the joint between the upper cover and the lower cover of the front cover doubles as the decorative plate covering the lens mount of the flasher. By removing the decorative plate, the joint and the lens mount are exposed. I do. For this reason, the bulb replacement is performed by removing the lens by removing the lens mount while the decorative plate is removed from the front cover.

[0010]

1 to 11 show an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a front portion of a scooter equipped with a vehicle body cover according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a lower cover of the front cover, FIG. 3 is a front view of the front cover, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG. 3 with the decorative board shown in FIG. 3 attached. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an assembled state of the front cover, in which only the front part is shown.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a front view of the flasher. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a front mounting portion of the flasher, and FIG. 9 shows a state in which the flasher shown in FIG. 8 is broken along line AA. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a central mounting portion of the flasher, and FIG. 10 shows a state in which the flasher shown in FIG. 8 is broken along line BB. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a rear mounting portion of the flasher. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the flasher shown in FIG. 8 is cut along the line CC.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a front wheel of a scooter, and 2 denotes a front fork.
Is a handle 3 at the upper end via a steering shaft (not shown).
Is attached, and the head pipe 5 of the scooter frame 4
It is supported to be steerable. Reference numeral 6 denotes a handle grip provided at an end of the handle 3, and reference numeral 7 denotes a brake lever.

The frame 4 includes a main pipe 4a extending rearward from the lower end of the head pipe 5 at the center in the vehicle width direction, and a main pipe 4a extending from the lower end of the head pipe 5 to the main pipe 4a.
And a pair of left and right down tubes 4b extending left and right. The main pipe 4a and the down tube 4b are connected below a seat (not shown) via a cross member 4c, and only the down tube 4b extends rearward from the seat below.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a handle cover that covers the handle 3, and 9 denotes a vehicle body cover that covers the front fork 2. The handle cover 8 is supported and fixed to the handle 3 and has a headlight 10 and a screen 11 attached thereto.

The vehicle body cover 9 includes a front cover 14 including a lower cover 12 and an upper cover 13 and a rear cover 15 for closing a rear opening of the front cover 14. It is supported and fixed via the illustrated bracket. The body cover 9 forms a leg shield. In addition, a flasher 16 to be described later is disposed at a joining portion between the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower cover 12 is formed in a substantially U-shape in plan view, and its left and right sides extend toward the rear of the vehicle body and are supported by the down tube 4b. . That is, U-shaped openings are formed on the upper and lower sides of the lower cover 12. The front wheel 1 faces the lower opening from below. An under cover 17 is connected to a lower end of the lower cover 12. The under cover 17 has a structure in which a portion near the center in the vehicle width direction faces the inside of the front cover 14 so as to constitute a part of a mudguard.

The upper cover 13 is formed in a U-shape so that a lower portion thereof overlaps an upper surface opening of the lower cover 12, and both left and right portions face the rear of the vehicle body in the same manner as the lower cover 12. Has been extended. That is, the front cover 1 including the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13
The right and left sides 4 extend rearward of the vehicle body, and are formed in a U-shape when viewed from above.

The coupling structure of the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13 is such that the upper cover 13 is placed over the U-shaped upper surface opening of the lower cover 12 from above and the opening edges of both are overlapped, and the frontmost vehicle is formed. It is structured to be fastened to each other by screws at the center in the width direction. The coupling screw is indicated by reference numeral 18 in FIGS. The coupling screw 18 is fastened to an upright wall indicated by reference numeral 12a in FIG. That is, an upright wall 12a is formed at the center of the upper surface opening of the lower cover 12 in the vehicle width direction so as to be inclined upward and rearward, and the upper cover 13 is placed on the front side (upper surface side) of the upright wall 12a so that the upper wall 12a and the upper cover 13 is connected by a connecting screw 18. Up

In connecting the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13, the connecting piece 19 protruding from the upper cover 13 is engaged with the engagement hole 20 of the lower cover 12 as shown in FIG. I have. The connecting piece 19, the engaging hole 20
Are arranged on the left and right, respectively. That is, when the two covers are joined using such a connecting piece 19, the gap between the joining portions of the two covers can be made equal to each other.

The vehicle body cover 9 has a structure in which a decorative plate indicated by reference numeral 21 is attached to the front cover 14 so as to cover the coupling screw 18. The decorative plate 21 is formed in a substantially U-shape in plan view as shown in FIG. 6, and is attached to a portion where the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13 are joined and is located on the front side of the flasher 16 from the front of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 7, the mounting structure of the decorative plate 21 is such that a locking piece 23 of the decorative plate 21 is locked in an engaging hole 22 formed in a lower opening edge of the upper cover 13. It has been. A total of four locking pieces 23 are formed on the left and right, and each locking piece 23 penetrates the upper opening edge of the lower cover 12 located behind the lower opening edge of the upper cover 13. Has a length dimension set. A through hole 24 is formed in the upper opening edge of the lower cover 12 at the same position as the engaging hole 22.
4 is inserted.

When the locking piece 23 is protruded to the rear side of the lower cover 12 in this manner, a hand is inserted from below into the lower opening located on the front wheel 1 side of the lower cover 12 so that the distal end of the locking piece 23 is attached. Can be picked. That is, in order to remove the decorative plate 21, the hand is inserted from below (from the front wheel 1 side) to the back side of the lower cover 12 to bend the locking piece 23,
This can be done by releasing the locked state.

Next, the mounting structure of the flasher 16 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the flasher 16 is configured by detachably attaching a lens 26 to a front portion of a flasher body 25, and is supported and fixed to the upper cover 13. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lens surface of the flasher 16 is formed so as to be inclined along the left and right side surfaces of the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13.
It gradually extends rearward toward the outside in the vehicle width direction.

Attachment of the flasher 16 to the upper cover 13 is performed at three places as described later. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the front and rear portions of the flasher body 25 are screwed to the upper cover 13 by tapping screws 27 and 28, respectively, and a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction is shown in FIG. Connecting plate 29 formed integrally with flasher body 25
Is fitted to the protrusion 30 of the upper cover 13 so that the upper cover 1
3 is connected. In addition, all of the three mounting portions are positioned on the back side of the upper cover 13.

The flasher 16 is connected to the lower cover 12 via a locking piece 31 extending downward from the flasher body 25. As shown in FIG. 8, the locking pieces 31 are provided at two positions, that is, near the center in the vehicle width direction and toward the outside, and are respectively fitted into slits 32 formed in the upper opening edge of the lower cover 12 so that the lower cover 12 is engaged from the front of the vehicle body.

In connecting the lower portion of the flasher 16 and the lower cover 12 in this manner, the locking piece 31 and the slit 3
2, the flasher 16 is easier to assemble than when the flasher 16 is screwed to both the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13, and the slit 32 serves as a positioning guide. Positioning can be accurately performed in the direction.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lens 26 of the flasher 16 is integrally formed with a mounting piece 33 projecting from the light distribution portion of the lens 26 to the inside of the vehicle body, and as shown in FIG. Is attached to the flasher body 25 by screwing it to the screw receiving portion 34 of the flasher. The screw receiving portion 34 is protruded from a front portion of the flasher body 25 and is provided on the upright wall 12a of the upper cover 13.
, And the lens mounting tapping screw indicated by reference numeral 35 in the figure is tightened from the front of the vehicle body. Also, a mounting piece 33 and a screw receiving portion 34
The flasher 16 is provided at only one position inside the foremost part of the flasher 16, and its formation position is set to a position on the back side of the decorative plate 21.

That is, by attaching the decorative plate 21 to the front cover 14, the tapping screw 35 is attached to the decorative plate 2.
1 will be obscured. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 36 denotes a valve of the flasher 16, and the valve 36 is attached to the flasher body 25 from the lens 26 side (the front side of the vehicle body).

In order to assemble the vehicle body cover 9 configured as described above, first, the upper cover 13 of the front cover 14 is assembled.
Then, the upper cover 13 is attached to the lower cover 12. At this time, the locking piece 31 of the flasher 16 and the connecting plate 19 of the upper cover 13
Is engaged with the slit 32 and the engagement hole 20 of the lower cover 12. Then, the foremost portions of both covers are connected by the connecting screw 18.

After assembling the front cover 14 in this manner, the front cover 14 is screwed to the frame 4 and the under cover 17 and the rear cover 15 are attached. Then, the decorative plate 21 is attached to the joint between the lower cover 12 and the lower cover 13 from the front. By doing so, the coupling screw 18, the tapping screw 35 for attaching the lens of the flasher 16, and the like are covered by the decorative plate 21.

In order to replace the valve 36 of the flasher 16, the decorative plate 21 is removed from the front cover 14. That is, when the decorative plate 21 is removed, the tapping screw 35 for mounting the lens is exposed.
6 is removed, and in that state, the valve 36 is replaced from the front side.

Accordingly, the decorative plate 21 covering the connecting screw 18 for connecting the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13 also serves as a decorative plate covering the tapping screw 35 for attaching the lens of the flasher 16, and the decorative plate 21 is removed. As a result, the coupling screw 18 and the tapping screw 35 for mounting the lens are exposed. Therefore, the bulb 36 can be replaced by removing the lens 26 by loosening the lens mounting tapping screw 35 in a state where the decorative plate 21 is removed from the front cover 14.

As shown in this embodiment, when the flasher 16 is mounted symmetrically on the front cover 14 so that the decorative plate 21 is positioned between the flashers 16, the tapping screw 35 for mounting the lens of the flasher 16 is formed.
And the connecting screw 1 for connecting the upper and lower covers 12 and 13
8 can be covered and covered by one relatively small decorative plate 21.

Further, in this embodiment, since the flasher 16 has a structure for connecting the lower cover 12 and the upper cover 13, the front cover 14 can be formed firmly.

[0035]

As described above, the scooter body cover according to the present invention comprises a scooter body cover disposed near a head pipe, a front cover comprising an upper cover and a lower cover, and a front cover. And a rear cover located on the rear side, a flasher is arranged at a joining portion of the upper cover and the lower cover, and a decorative plate covering a joining portion of the upper and lower covers is locked, and the lens of the flasher is A structure is used to fix the flasher body to the flasher body from the front of the vehicle body with the mounting tool. This mounting tool is located on the back side of the decorative panel and covered with the decorative panel. If the decorative panel is removed from the front cover, the lens mounting screw is loosened to remove the lens. be able to.

Therefore, the valve can be replaced without removing the vehicle body cover from the vehicle body, so that the valve replacement work is facilitated. Also, the decorative plate covering the joint between the upper cover and the lower cover doubles as the decorative plate covering the lens mount of the flasher. For this reason, it is possible to hide the joints between the upper and lower covers and the lens mount of the flasher while minimizing the number of decorative boards required.

Further, since the lens mounting screw of the flasher is positioned outside the light distribution surface of the lens, the flasher does not become large in size to ensure the light distribution performance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a front portion of a scooter equipped with a vehicle body cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a lower cover of the front cover.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a front cover.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3 with the decorative plate attached.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an assembled state of a front cover.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the flasher.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a front mounting portion of the flasher, and shows a state in which the flasher shown in FIG. 8 is broken along line AA.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a center mounting portion of the flasher,
FIG. 7 shows a state in which the flasher shown in FIG. 8 is broken along line BB.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a rear mounting portion of the flasher,
The figure shows a state in which the flasher shown in FIG. 8 is broken along the line CC.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Front Fork 5 Head Pipe 9 Body Cover 12 Lower Cover 13 Upper Cover 14 Front Cover 15 Rear Cover 16 Flasher 18 Coupling Screw 21 Decorative Plate 25 Flasher Body 26 Lens 35 Tapping Screw for Lens Mounting

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-162676 (JP, A) JP-A-2-95995 (JP, A) JP-A-5-50966 (JP, A) 338569 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62J 6/00 B62J 17/06 B62J 23/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A front cover which is divided into an upper cover and a lower cover, and a rear cover which is connected to a rear portion of the front cover. And a flasher is arranged at a joint portion between the upper cover and the lower cover, and a decorative plate covering a joint portion for joining the two covers is locked, and a lens of the flasher is attached to the flasher body by a fixture. A vehicle body cover for a scooter, wherein the vehicle body cover is structured to be fixed from the front of the vehicle body, and the mounting tool is positioned on the back side of the decorative panel and covered with the decorative panel.