JP3375349B2 - Scooter handle cover - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scooter handle cover provided on a handle portion of a scooter and having a headlight mounted thereon. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a screen has been attached to a handle cover of a scooter. This type of handle cover is divided into a front cover that covers the handle from the front side of the vehicle body and a rear cover that is connected to the rear of the front cover and covers the handle from the rear. Since the screen must have translucency, it cannot be integrally molded with a front cover formed of an inexpensive resin having no translucency. Therefore, the screen was formed separately and the screen was screwed from the front to the upper part of the front cover. Further, the headlight is mounted such that a hole for the headlight is opened in the front part of the front cover, and the lens faces the hole. [0003] However, as described above, when the screen is mounted on the front cover,
The mounting structure poses a problem. That is, if the screen was put on the front of the front cover and screwed from the front,
The head of the mounting screw is exposed on the outer surface of the screen. In addition, unless both the front cover and the screen are molded with high precision, the positioning accuracy between the two is reduced, and the gap size of the fitting portion is not constant. Further, if the screen is screwed on the upper portion of the front cover, there is a problem that the front cover becomes large. That is, a portion of the front cover above the headlight hole needs to be formed vertically long to form a mounting surface on the front cover. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the screen mounting screws are not exposed on the outer surface, and the accuracy of alignment of the front cover, the screen, and the headlight can be ensured. Another object of the present invention is to provide a scooter handle cover that can be reduced in size while preventing a reduction in rigidity. A handle cover for a scooter according to the present invention is provided with a substantially U-shaped notch as viewed from the front, which opens upward at the center of the front cover in the vehicle width direction. A headlight and a screen face the notch, and the screen is arranged on the headlight and directly fixed to the headlight. The headlight and the screen are connected to the notch in the front cover. Are fixed to the front cover so as to connect between both sides located on both sides of the front surface, and these fixing portions are positioned on the rear side of the design surface formed by the front cover, the headlights and the screen. Since the headlights and the screen serve as reinforcing materials for the front cover, even if the front cover is provided with a cut-out portion to reduce the rigidity of the front cover itself, the rigidity increases in the assembled state. In addition, by fixing the screen to the headlight and fixing them to the front cover, the gap size of the mating portion between the components can be kept constant. In addition, the connecting portion of each component is positioned on the rear side of the design surface constituted by the components. FIG. 1 to FIG. 12 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 handle cover according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the handle cover according to the present invention, and FIG. Due to the symmetry, only the left part is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a main part of the handle cover in a cutaway manner. The broken part in FIG. 4 shows a cross section taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 2, and FIG.
7 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG.
8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 2, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. FIGS. 10 to 12 are enlarged sectional views of the grip cover. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4, and FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a front wheel of a scooter, and 2 denotes a front fork.
The handle 3 is attached to the upper end portion via a steering shaft, and is supported by the head pipe 5 of the frame 4 so as 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. Reference numeral 8 denotes a vehicle body cover that covers the periphery of the head pipe 5, and reference numeral 9 denotes a handle cover that covers the handle 3. The vehicle body cover 8 includes a front upper cover 10, a front lower cover 11, and a rear cover 12 connected to the rear of the covers 10 and 11 to cover the head pipe 5 from the rear.
And is supported and fixed to the frame 4 via a bracket (not shown). The body cover 8 forms a leg shield. Also,
A flasher 13 is disposed at a portion where the front upper cover 10 and the front lower cover 11 are joined. The handle cover 9 includes a front cover 14.
And the rear cover 15, and is supported and fixed to the handle 3. The handle cover 9 is formed of an opaque resin. In particular, the outer surface of the front cover 14 is finish-painted after resin molding. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front cover 14 is formed so that a central portion in the vehicle width direction swells forward from both left and right sides, and a front surface opening upward at the swelling portion. A substantially U-shaped notch 16 is formed. A headlight 17 and a screen 18, which will be described later, face the notch 16. The headlight 17 is formed by fixing a lens 17b to the front of a headlight body 17a as shown in FIG. 4, and the headlight body 17a is screwed to the front cover 14 with a tapping screw 19. The left and right sides and the lower portion of the headlight body 17a are screwed to the front cover 14, and the structure of each screwed portion is, as shown in FIGS.
The headlight mounting tapping screw 19 is configured to be screwed into the screw receiving portion of the front cover 14 from the rear surface side of the front cover 14. The lens 17b of the headlight 17
Is formed so that its front surface is substantially flush with the front surface of the front cover 14. In FIG. 4, a member denoted by reference numeral 17c located inside the headlight 17 is a reflector. As shown in the figure, the reflector 17c is configured such that the lower end is shifted back and forth with the upper end serving as a fulcrum, by an adjusting screw (not shown) penetrating the headlight body 17a and the front cover 14. The screen 18 is integrally formed of a light-transmitting resin, and the front surface thereof is formed so as to be substantially flush with the front cover 14 and the lens 17b of the headlight 17. The screen 18 is screwed to the front cover 14 by tapping screws 20 on both left and right sides and screwed to the headlight body 17a of the headlight 17 by tapping screws 21. It is connected to the headlight body 17a by a screw 22. The tapping screw 22 located at the center in the vehicle width direction connects the front end of the rear cover 15 at the center in the vehicle width direction and the headlight body 17a as shown in FIG. And each screwed part is the front cover 1
4. Tapping screws 20 to 20 from the rear side of the screen 18
22 is screwed. That is, the front cover 14 and the headlight 17 are connected by tapping screws 19, the front cover 14 and the screen 18 are connected by tapping screws 20, and the headlight 17 and the screen 18 are connected by tapping screws 21 and 22. Because they are connected, the three will be connected to each other. For this reason, the both sides located on both sides of the U-shaped cutout 16 in the front cover 14 are connected to each other via the headlight 17 and the screen 18. The rear cover 15 is formed so as to close the rear opening of the front cover 14, and is connected to the front cover 14 by tapping screws 23 on both left and right sides. The tapping screw 23 is attached to the handle cover 9
Are disposed on the upper and lower sides on the handle grip 6 side. 7 and 8.
As shown in FIG.
It is structured to be screwed from the rear side. Since the front end of the rear cover 15 at the center in the vehicle width direction is connected to the headlight 17 by the tapping screw 22 as described above, that portion is also connected to the front cover 14 via the headlight 17. Will be. Also, the rear cover 15 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a meter 24 is mounted on the upper part, and a handle switch 25 and a grip cover 26 described later are mounted on both left and right sides. Since a conventionally known meter 24 is used, a detailed description is omitted here. As shown in FIG. 4, a portion of the rear cover 15 located on the front side of the meter 24 is extended forward so as to be in contact with the screen 18, and a headlight 17, a headlight mounting portion, and a screen mounting portion located therebelow. It is configured to cover and hide the parts and the like from above. The rear cover 15 is screwed to the upper left and right extending portions of the handle 3 via a bracket 27 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, and is attached to the lower portion of the handle 3 in FIGS. It is screwed through a bracket 28 as shown. The grip cover 26 has a structure in which the right and left ends of the handle cover 9 and the portions through which the handle 3 penetrates are closed together with the handle switch 25, and is screwed to the front cover 14 with mounting screws 29.
The configuration of the grip cover 26 will be described in detail. The grip cover 26 is formed of a resin material in a plate shape, and has a lever hole 26a through which the brake lever 7 passes. The lever hole 26a is formed in such a size that it does not prevent the brake lever 7 from swinging. At the front of the grip cover 26, there is formed a connecting plate 26b protruding toward the front of the vehicle body, and at the top, a locking piece 2 protruding inward of the handle cover 9.
6c is formed. As shown in FIG. 10, the connecting plate 26b is structured to be engaged with the ribs on the back side from the left and right opening edges of the front cover 14. The locking piece 26
c is the rear cover 15 as shown in FIGS.
And is engaged with a holding plate 30 having an engagement hole protruding from the holding plate 30. That is, to attach the grip cover 26 to the handle cover 9, first, the brake lever 7 is inserted into the lever hole 26a to position the grip cover 26 at the left and right openings of the handle cover 9. Then, the connecting plate 26b is made to face the back side of the front cover 14 and the locking piece 26c is inserted into the engaging hole of the holding plate 30, and in this state, the grip cover 26 is moved to the front. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the connecting plate 26b is engaged with the rib on the rear surface of the front cover 14, and the locking piece 26c is locked on the holding plate 30. Thereafter, the grip cover 26 is fixed to the handle cover 9 by tightening the mounting screw 29. When the grip cover 26 is attached in this manner, the left and right openings of the handle cover 9 are connected to the lever holes 26a.
Since it is closed except for the formed portion, it is difficult for rainwater and dust to enter the handle cover 9. In order to assemble the handle cover 9 configured as described above, first, the headlight 17 and the screen 18 are attached to the front cover 14. At this time, first, the screen 18 is directly fixed to the headlight 17 so that the interval shown by d in FIG. Then, the assembly including the headlight 17 and the screen 18 is made to face the notch 16 of the front cover 14, and the assembly is moved to the front cover 1.
Fix to 4. That is, since both sides of the headlight 17 and the screen 18 are fixed to the front cover 14, the gap between the assembly and the front cover 14 shown by D in FIG. 4 can be kept constant. For this reason, the gap d and the gap D can be set to predetermined constant dimensions. After attaching the headlight 17 and the screen 18 to the front cover 14, the assembly is assembled to the rear cover 15.
Assemble to. Note that the rear cover 15 is
4 and the handle switch 25 are attached and fixed to the handle 3. After attaching the handle cover 9 to the handle portion in this manner, the grip cover 26 is attached in the above-described procedure. Therefore, in the handle cover 9 configured as described above, the screen 1 is attached to the headlight 17.
8 are fixed to the front cover 14 with the cutouts 16 facing the cutouts 16, so that the gaps between the members can be kept constant. Also, since both sides of the front cover 14 located on both sides of the notch 16 are connected via the headlight 17 and the screen 18, the headlight 1
7. The screen 18 serves as a reinforcing material for the front cover 14 so that the rigidity of the front cover 14 can be secured. The headlight 1 is attached to the front cover 14.
7. Tapping screws 19, 2 for attaching screen 18
The tapping screw 21 for connecting the headlight 17 and the screen 18 to the headlight 17 and the screen 18 is located on the rear surface side of these components, and is not exposed to the design surface in front of the vehicle body. As described above, the handle cover of the scooter according to the present invention is provided with a substantially U-shaped notch as viewed from the front, which opens upward at the center of the front cover in the vehicle width direction. A headlight and a screen facing the notch, the screen is arranged on the headlight and directly fixed to the headlight, and the headlight and the screen are connected to the notch in the front cover. Fixed to the front cover so as to connect the two sides located on both sides of the part, and these fixed parts are located on the rear side of the design surface composed of the front cover, the headlight and the screen, so that the headlight and Since the screen is a reinforcing material for the front cover, even if the front cover has a cutout to reduce its rigidity, In the standing state, the rigidity increases. In addition, by fixing the screen to the headlight and fixing them to the front cover, the gap size of the mating portion between the components can be kept constant. Therefore, the gap between the mating portions can be kept constant without forming the front cover and the screen with high precision. In addition, since the screen can be mounted without forming the screen mounting surface on the upper portion of the front cover, the size of the front cover can be reduced. The connecting portions of the headlight, the screen and the front cover are located on the rear side of the design surface constituted by them, and are not exposed to the front of the vehicle body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view showing a front part of a scooter equipped with a handle cover according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the handle cover according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a handle cover according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a main part of the handle cover in a cutaway manner. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 2; FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 2; FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 2; FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 3; FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4; 11 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. [Description of Signs] 3 Handle 9 Handle cover 14 Front cover 15 Rear cover 16 Opening 17 Headlight 18 Screen 19 Tapping screw 20 Tapping screw 21 Tapping screw

Claims (1)

(57) Patent Claims 1. A formed by dividing a handle cover mounted to the handle to the front cover and the rear cover, the front
A front view substantially U-shaped notch for opening is provided upward in the central portion in the vehicle width direction of the cover, to the notches, made to face the headlight and screen, the screen
Is placed on the headlight and directly on the headlight
While fixing, this headlight and screen
Are located on both sides of the notch in the front cover.
A handlebar cover for a scooter, wherein the handlebar cover is fixed to a front cover so as to connect between both side portions to be connected to each other, and these fixing portions are positioned on a rear surface side of a design surface constituted by the front cover, a headlight, and a screen.