JP3465757B2 - Motorcycle with cowling - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle having a cowling. 2. Description of the Related Art A motorcycle includes, for example, a cowling body that covers both sides from the front side of a vehicle body, an inner panel to which instruments can be attached, and a cowling with a windshield attached to the inner panel. is there. [0003] As described above, the cowling covering both sides from the front of the vehicle body is formed of resin. However, due to its complicated shape, the cowling body and the inner panel are separately formed. It is assembled. By the way, assembling the cowling body and the inner panel is troublesome, and the rigidity of the cowling is reduced due to the use of two members. In addition, a gap is formed due to the assembling of the cowling main body and the inner panel. Particularly, when the rider looks at the instruments, if there is a gap in the assembling portion between the cowling main body and the inner panel, the appearance is inferior. [0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and enables the cowling main body and the inner panel to be easily assembled, and furthermore, the rigidity of the entire cowling is improved by the assembly, and particularly, the gap between the portions visible to the rider is reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a motorcycle having a cowling with excellent appearance. [0005] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an inner panel to which instruments can be attached is attached to a cowling body that covers both sides from the front side of the vehicle body. the motorcycle equipped with a cowling, the cowling forms a supporting portion extending upward to the left and right of the vehicle body front side of the body and a front support rib and the rear side support ribs bend inwardly at the respective support portions are each vehicle longitudinal position has been provided, whereas the fitted from above to form an engaging portion which covers from the inside to the supporting portion of the rising the left and right above the left and right of the inner panel, the respective engagement portions each car <br/> A front engagement rib and a rear engagement member that bend outward at a position in the front-rear direction
Has a coupling rib, the front support rib of the support part, fitted with the front engagement rib of the engagement portion on the front side, the rear support ribs of the support portion, the engaging The mating part is fitted with the rear side engaging ribs on the front side, and assembled so that they overlap with each other when viewed from the front of the vehicle body .
The front support rib, the rear support rib, and the engagement portion
Are surrounded by the front engagement rib and the rear engagement rib.
It is characterized by forming a space . According to the first aspect of the present invention, the inner panel is integrally formed to have rigidity, and the engaging portion of the inner panel is fitted into the support portion of the cowling main body to support the left and right sides .
A front support rib and a rear support rib of the engaging portion;
In this <br/> and forming a space surrounded by the case rib and rear engagement rib, the inner panel becomes strength member, has improved the overall stiffness of the cowling body. [0007] Further, an engaging portion that rises up to the left and right of the inner panel is fitted from above to a support portion that rises up to the left and right on the front side of the vehicle body of the cowling body and covered from the inside, and the inner panel is attached to the cowling body. It can be easily assembled from above. [0008] The cowling body and the inner panel are assembled by fitting the support portion and the engaging portion, which rise upward to the left and right, with the front support rib of the engaging portion being attached to the front support rib of the support portion. The rear engagement rib of the engagement part is fitted to the rear support rib of the support part, and assembled so that they overlap each other when viewed from the front of the vehicle body. The cowling can be prevented from opening in the front and rear directions, the rigidity of the entire cowling can be improved by assembling, and a gap in a portion that can be seen by a rider can be eliminated, resulting in excellent appearance. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a motorcycle provided with a cowling according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a motorcycle, FIG. 3 is a side view showing a mounted state of a cowling, FIG. 4 is a front view showing a mounted state of a cowling, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounted state of the flasher, FIG. 7 is a front view of the inner panel, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the inner panel, FIG.
0 is a front view of the windshield, FIG. 11 is a left side view of the windshield, FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line XII-XII of FIG. 9, FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line XIII-XIII of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line XIV-XIV in FIG. A front fork 3 is provided on a hadpipe 2 constituting a body frame 1 of a motorcycle. A front wheel 4 is supported at a lower portion of the front fork 3, and a handle 5 is mounted at an upper portion. Head pipe 2
A pair of left and right main frames 6 extend rearward from the top of the
A pair of left and right down tubes 7 extend from the lower part to the lower rear, and the main frame 6 and the down tube 7 are connected via a rear frame 8. Behind the pair of left and right main frames 6,
Each of the seat rails 9 is connected, and the seat rail 9 is supported by a back stay 10 connected to the rear frame 8. A rear arm 12 is supported on the rear frame 8 via a pivot shaft 11 so as to swing up and down. The rear arm 12 is provided with a rear wheel 13. The rear arm 12 is supported by the rear frame 8 via a link mechanism 14, and a rear cushion 16 is provided between the link mechanism 14 and a support bracket 15. The support bracket 15 is connected between the main frame 6 and the back stay 10. An engine 17 is mounted in a space surrounded by the hat pipe 2, the main frame 6, the down tube 7 and the rear frame 8 which constitute the body frame 1. The cylinder 18 of the engine 17 is inclined forward along the down tube 7, an exhaust pipe 19 extends rearward along the down tube 7 from the front side of the cylinder 18, and a muffler 20 connected to the exhaust pipe 19 connects the rear wheel 13. Located on both sides of. An intake pipe 2 is provided behind the cylinder 18 of the engine 17.
1 is connected, and a carburetor 22 connected to the intake pipe 21 is located between the membranes 6. The air cleaner 23 connected to the carburetor 22 is disposed below the fuel tank 24, and the fuel tank 24 is disposed on the main frame 6. A seat 25 is disposed behind the fuel tank 24, and the seat 25 is detachably provided on the seat rail 9. Behind the main frame 6, a triangular space is formed between the seat rail 9 and the back stay 10 in a side view. A cowling 30 is provided so as to cover the front side of the vehicle body, and a cowling body 31 of the cowling 30 is attached to a support frame 32. Support frame 3
A rear stay 33 is provided on the rear side of 2, and the rear stay 33 is fastened and fixed to a bracket 34 welded to the main frame 6 with a bolt 35. A front stay 36 is provided on the front side of the support frame 32, and the front stay 36 is fastened and fixed to a bracket 37 welded to the head pipe 2 with bolts 38. The rear part of the cowling body 31 is fastened and fixed to the rear stay 33 of the support frame 32 with screws 39, and the cowl body 3 is fixed to the front stay 40 of the support frame 32.
A front portion of the cowling 1 is fastened and fixed by screws, and an upper portion of the cowling body is further fastened and fixed to an upper stay of the support frame by screws 41. Also, the mounting portion 3 of the cowling body 31
A headlight 42 is fastened and fixed to 1a with a bolt 43 and a nut 44. The lower stay 45 of the support frame 32 includes
The flasher 46 is attached together with the cowling body 31. That is, a concave portion 31b is formed in the cowling body 31, and a rubber damper 48 is mounted in a mounting hole 47 formed in the concave portion 31b. The rubber damper 48 is mounted on the collar 49 fixed to the lower stay 45, and the projection 31c formed in the concave portion 31b of the cowling body 31 is inserted into the concave portion 46a of the flasher 46 and positioned.
The mounting shaft portion 49 of the flasher 46 is inserted through the collar 49, and a nut 50 is screwed into the collar 49 to be fixedly fastened to the lower stay 45. The collar 49 regulates the rubber damper 48 from being applied with a predetermined or more tightening force. The lead wire 51 extending from the mounting shaft 49 is connected to the power supply. As described above, the lower stay 45 of the support frame 32 is provided with the flasher 46 together with the cowling body 31.
Is attached, a special bracket for attaching the flasher 46 is not required, the number of parts can be reduced, and the weight can be further reduced. The mounting portion of the flasher 46 is located in the recess 31b of the cowling body 31, and the flasher 4
The traveling wind is not applied to the mounting portion 6 and the traveling performance is improved.
Further, since the mounting portion of the flasher 46 is difficult to see from the outside, the appearance is good. Furthermore, the recess 3
By forming 1b, a rib effect is generated in the cowling body 31 and rigidity is improved. 3 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a support portion 31h is formed on the left and right of the front side of the vehicle body and rises upward. The support portion 31h has support ribs 31i and 31j that are bent inward at positions in the vehicle front-rear direction. On the other hand, an engaging portion 60a that rises up to the left and right of the inner panel 60 and fits from above into the left and right support portions 31h to cover from the inside is formed. Engagement ribs 60c, 60d
have. The inner panel 60 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and a rear attachment portion 30b is formed on the rear side of the engagement portion 60a with the cowling body 31. When the cowling body 31 and the inner panel 60 are assembled, the cowling body 31 is fitted to the front support rib 31i of the support portion 31h of the cowling body 31 with the front engagement rib 60c of the engagement portion 60a of the inner panel 60 facing forward. Support part 31h
The rear engagement rib 60d is fitted to the rear support rib 31j so that the rear engagement rib 60d of the engagement portion 60a is on the front side and overlaps each other when viewed from the front of the vehicle body. The engaging portion 60a of the inner panel 60 is continuously formed with an engaging rib 60e projecting outward from the rear engaging rib 60d, and the engaging rib 60e is connected to the cowling as shown in FIG. It is engaged with and attached to a groove 31e of a holding portion 31d formed inside a rear support rib 31j of a support portion 31h of the main body 31. The engagement rib 60e of the inner panel 60 is formed so as to gradually protrude from the rear engagement rib 60d, and smoothly engages the engagement rib 60e from the rear engagement rib 60d with the groove 31e of the holding portion 31d. can do. In this manner, the rear engagement rib 60d to the engagement rib 60e are connected to the cowling body 31 as shown in FIG.
The inner rib 60e is engaged with the groove 31e of the holding portion 31d formed on the inside of the cowling body 31. Even when the inner panel 60 is fitted and mounted on the cowling body 31, a gap is formed by the engaging rib 60e fitted on the inner side. This eliminates the gaps between the parts that can be seen by the rider, resulting in excellent appearance. The rear mounting portion 60b of the inner panel 60 is formed to be thick, a mounting hole 60f is formed in the rear mounting portion 60b, and the rear mounting portion 60b is connected to the cowling body 31.
Is tightened and fixed to the upper concave portion 31f with a fitting screw 61. A boss 60g is formed in the front mounting portion 60c of the inner panel 60, and a mounting hole 60h is formed in the boss 60g. An attachment portion 62a of the windshield 62 is attached to the front engagement rib 60c of the inner panel 60, and a predetermined gap D is provided between the front engagement rib 60c of the inner panel 60 and the attachment portion 62a of the windshield 62. Boss 60g of the front engagement rib 60c. The mounting portion 62a of the windshield 62 is attached to the inner panel 60.
Are fixed to the cowling main body 31 by screws 63 integrally with each other. As described above, the inner panel 60 is integrally formed to have rigidity, and the inner panel 60 having the chevron-shaped engaging portion 60a is fitted into the cowling body 31, so that the inner panel 60 becomes a strength member, The overall rigidity of the main body 31 is improved. Further, the inner panel 6 is mounted on a support portion 31h which rises up left and right on the front side of the vehicle body of the cowling body 31.
The engaging portion 60a that rises up to the left and right of the right side is fitted from above and covered from the inside, so that the inner panel 60 can be easily assembled to the cowling main body 31 from above. The assembly of the cowling body 31 and the inner panel 60 is performed by the support portion 31 which rises right and left.
h and the engaging portion 60a are fitted, and the front engaging rib 60 of the engaging portion 60a is fitted to the front supporting rib 31i of the supporting portion 31h.
c is fitted to the front side, and the rear support rib 3
1j, with the rear engaging rib 60d of the engaging portion 60a facing forward, and assembled so as to overlap each other when viewed from the front of the vehicle body.
Can be prevented from opening in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction, the rigidity of the entire cowling can be improved by assembling, and a gap in a portion visible to the rider can be eliminated, resulting in excellent appearance. A notch 62c is formed inside the lower end 62b of the windshield 62 so that dust and water can be easily discharged during cleaning by the notch 62c. In addition, during traveling, the traveling wind easily enters through the notch 62c, and dust and water are removed from the front engagement rib 60c of the inner panel 60 and the mounting portion 62a of the windshield 62.
So that it does not accumulate between them. An instrument 70 such as a speedometer is attached to the inner panel 60. The instrument 70 is attached to an upper stay 71 of the support frame 32 by a bolt 73 and a nut 74 via a rubber damper 72. As described above, the predetermined gap D is provided between the front engagement rib 60c of the inner panel 60 and the mounting portion 62a of the windshield 62, whereby the windshield 62 and the inner panel 60 are rubbed. Of the windshield 62 and the inner panel 60 can be prevented from being generated and resin dust can be reduced. Further, even if mud or dust or the like enters between the windshield 62 and the inner panel 60 during traveling, a gap is prevented from being accumulated. Further, it prevents water from entering and accumulating during running in rainy weather, forming a black streak and becoming dirty and flowing. The front engagement rib 60c of the inner panel 60
Since there is a predetermined gap D between the windshield 62 and the mounting portion 62a of the windshield 62, cleaning between the easily dirty mounting portions is easy. As described above, the first aspect of the present invention provides
The inner panel is formed integrally and has rigidity,
The engagement part of the inner panel is fitted into the support part of the cowling body, and the front support rib and the rear support rib of the support part are
And a front engagement rib and a rear engagement rib of the engagement portion.
Since the inner space is formed , the inner panel becomes a strength member, and the overall rigidity of the cowling body is improved. Further, since the engaging part which rises up to the left and right of the inner panel is fitted from above to the support part which rises up to the left and right on the front side of the vehicle body of the cowling body, it covers from the inside. Easy to assemble. Also, the assembling of the cowling main body and the inner panel is such that the support part and the engaging part which stand upward and downward are fitted to each other, and the front engaging rib of the engaging part is connected to the front support rib of the support part. The engagement portion is fitted to the rear support rib of the support portion with the rear engagement rib of the engagement portion facing forward, and is assembled so as to overlap with each other when viewed from the front of the vehicle body. The panel can be prevented from opening in the left-right direction and the front-back direction, the rigidity of the entire cowling can be improved by assembling, and a gap in a portion visible to the rider can be eliminated, resulting in excellent appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings] FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the motorcycle. FIG. 3 is a side view showing an attached state of a cowling. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a mounted state of the cowling. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cowling. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of the flasher. FIG. 7 is a front view of the inner panel. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the inner panel. FIG. 9 is a left side view of the inner panel. FIG. 10 is a front view of the windshield. FIG. 11 is a left side view of the windshield. FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 9; FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line XIII-XIII in FIG. 9; FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line XIV-XIV in FIG. 4; [Explanation of symbols] 30 Cowling 31 Cowling body 60 Inner panel 62 windshield 70 Instruments D gap

Claims (1)

(1) A motorcycle provided with a cowling in which instruments are attached to a cowling body that covers both sides from the front side of the vehicle body. A support portion that rises upward from side to side is formed, and each of the support portions has a front support rib and a rear support rib that bend inward at a position in the vehicle front-rear direction, respectively . it rising above the left and right
The left and right support portions are fitted from above to form an engagement portion that covers from the inside, and each of the engagement portions is a front engagement rib and a rear engagement rib that bend outward at positions in the vehicle longitudinal direction, respectively. the has, on the front support ribs of the support portion, the engaging said front <br/> side engaging rib engaging portion fitted in the front side, the rear support ribs of the support portion, fitted to the rear engagement rib of the engagement portion on the front side, left assembled so as to overlap each other when viewed from the front of the vehicle body
At the right, the front support rib and the rear support rib of the support portion
And the front engagement rib and the rear engagement of the engagement portion.
A motorcycle provided with a cowling, wherein a space surrounded by ribs is formed .