JP4309730B2 - Goods storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article storage device such as a trunk provided on a body cover of a scooter type motorcycle or the like, and more particularly to a lid structure thereof.

In a scooter type vehicle, an article storage device such as a trunk that is opened and closed by a lid is often provided. In addition, in order to increase the rigidity of the lid, as an example, there is a structure in which a rib is provided on the lid, or another cover member is provided on the lid to hide the rib (see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-11-208551

  Such a double-structured lid is provided to prevent the rib from being exposed when the lid is opened when the rib is reinforced by providing the rib as described above. However, when the lid has a double structure in this way, the number of parts increases. In addition, the capacity of the article storage space is reduced. Therefore, the present invention aims at ensuring a large capacity as much as possible without satisfying such a double structure, satisfying both appearance and sufficient appearance when the lid is opened.

In order to solve the above problems, an article storage device according to the present invention includes a vehicle body cover that covers the periphery of a vehicle body frame, an article storage chamber that is supported by the vehicle body frame, and a lid that opens and closes an opening of the article storage chamber. In the article storage device provided with a hinge that supports the lid so as to be freely opened and closed to the article storage chamber,
The lid has a lock hole formed in the article storage chamber, and a lock tip provided at an upper center of the inner surface of the lid is detachable.
The hinge is a pair of left and right, and one end side thereof is attached to the lid, and an extension portion extending along the lid surface from the attachment portion is integrally provided, and the extension portion allows the Which supported the lid ,
The extending portion is formed between upper ends of the pair of left and right hinges, extends in the left-right direction along the lower side of the lid, and has a substantially band-shaped central band portion positioned below the lock, and the central band. And a portion extending from the left and right of the portion to the left and right of the lock .

  At this time, the extending portion of the hinge may be provided so as to face the inner surface side of the lid, and may be formed so as to extend from the mounting portion in the vertical and horizontal directions of the lid.

  Since the hinge is a relatively rigid member, if the lid is supported with the extension part provided integrally as a part along the lid surface, the lid can be sufficiently reinforced and the rigidity of the lid can be improved. it can. In addition, it is not necessary to provide a rib on the lid or to make a double structure in order to hide it. As a result, it is possible to maintain a good appearance when the lid is opened, and to secure as large a capacity as possible without reducing the capacity of the article storage space.

  In addition, if the extending portion of the hinge is provided facing the inner surface side of the lid and is formed so as to extend in the vertical and horizontal directions of the lid from the mounting portion of the hinge, the extending portion becomes an external member having a large area. The rigidity of the lid can be further increased by eliminating the feeling of complexity and further improving the appearance, and by widening the extending portion which is a rigid body portion.

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of the overall structure of a scooter type motorcycle to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a side view of the whole. A front fork 2 that supports a front wheel 1 is connected to a handle shaft 4 rotatably supported on a head pipe 3, and a handle bar 5 provided at an upper end of the handle shaft 4 is connected. Interlock with rotation.

  A down tube 6 extends rearward from the head pipe 3 obliquely downward, a rear frame 7 divided into left and right from the lower end thereof extends rearward, and a swing type power unit 9 swings on a rear frame rear portion 8 which is further raised in the rear half. The rear wheel 10 that is supported so as to be movable and supported at the rear end thereof is driven.

  A container 11 is supported on the rear frame rear portion 8, and a tandem seat 12 covers an opening opened above the rear frame so as to be freely opened and closed. A rear cushion 13 is provided between the rear side of the seat 12 and the swing type power unit 9.

  The periphery of the head pipe 3 and the down tube 6 is covered with a front cover 14 from the front and covered with a leg shield 15 from the rear. The front cover 14 has a front lower portion also serving as a front fender, and a headlight 16 is provided at the center of the front surface. The leg shield 15 is provided with a trunk 17 at the rear portion of the head pipe 3, and the lid 18 can be opened and closed from the rear seat 12 side.

  The handle bar 5 is covered with a handle cover 20, and front blinkers 21 are provided on the left and right sides of the front side. A floor cover 22 is provided on the front half of the rear frame 7, and the front part is connected to the rear end of the leg shield 15, and the rear part is connected to the front end of the rear cover 23.

  The rear cover 23 is a member that covers the rear part of the vehicle body below the seat 12 including the container 11. A carrier 24 that extends rearward from the rear end of the seat 12 is provided above the rear part of the rear cover 23. A rear cover is covered with a tail cover 25.

  A rear grip 26 and a side grip 27 are integrated with the carrier 24. A fuel tank 28 is supported on the rear side of the rear frame rear portion 8 below the rear portion of the seat 12, and an air cleaner 29 is disposed below the fuel tank 28. A suction duct 30 is provided forward from the rear end of the air cleaner 29 through the upper surface, and an intake port 31 is provided in the rear cover 23 in front of the front end.

Further, a cooling air duct 32 extending in the front-rear direction inside the floor cover 22 and the rear cover 23 is provided, and its front end opens to the rear of the front wheel 1 and its rear end opens to the vicinity of the front of the crankcase of the swing type power unit 9. ing.
Reference numeral 33 denotes a side stand, and 34 denotes a main stand, which is supported on the rear frame 7.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the motorcycle. The headlight 16 is provided at the center of the front cover 14 in the width direction. Reference numeral 35 denotes a meter provided on the upper surface of the handle cover 20. The trunk 17 is formed in a horizontally long shape over substantially the entire vehicle width direction of the leg shield 15. Reference numeral 36 denotes a foot brake pedal.
The air intake 31 is a front opening of the rear cover 23 and is a slit that opens toward the front of the vehicle body that is located in the vicinity of the rear end of the floor cover 22. Yes.

  The rear grip 26 is formed along the rear end portion of the seat 12, and the side grip 27 is along the rear side surface of the seat 12. Each can be held by hand and constitutes a grab rail. 37 is a rear blinker, and 38 is a tail lamp.

  FIG. 3 is a front view of the upper part of the front cover 14 and the handle cover 20, and the headlight 16 is in a position overlapping the front upper part of the head pipe 3. The trunk 17 is provided in a horizontally long position so as to partially overlap the headlight 16 and overlap the head pipe 3.

  FIG. 4 shows the opposite side of FIG. 3, and a combination switch 40 is attached to the head pipe 3. The combination switch 40 is a known switch that has a key operation unit 41 exposed from the leg shield 15 and serves as both an ignition switch and a steering lock.

  Next, details of the trunk 17 constituting the article storage device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the structure of the trunk 17, and the trunk 17 is configured as a recess formed in the leg shield 15 that opens rearward and is supported on the down tube 6. The opening is opened and closed by a lid 18. Both the trunk 17 and the lid 18 are horizontally long and relatively large.

  The upper portion of the hinge 50 is attached to the lower surface of the inner surface of the lid 18, and the lower portion is rotatably supported by the down tube 6 by the hinge shaft 51. The rear wall 52 of the trunk 17 is formed integrally with the leg shield 15, reaches the vicinity of the upper portion of the trunk 17 substantially in parallel with the head pipe 3, and the upper surface of the inner surface of the lid 18 is inserted into the lock hole 53 formed at the upper portion of the rear wall 52. A distal end portion 55 of a lock 54 provided at the center is detachable.

  This lock mechanism is a well-known one. For example, the front end portion 55 of the lock 54 is formed in an asymmetrical shape such as a rectangular shape in the rotational direction, so that it coincides with the lock hole 53 having a corresponding shape. Rotate approximately 90 ° to match the shape of the lock hole 53, and then insert it and rotate it again by an appropriate angle to lock it. Then, rotate the tip 55 again to match the lock hole 53 and extract it. Unlock can be done. However, various known structures can be used as appropriate.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the lid 18 from the inside. The lid 18 is made of a resin molded from an appropriate material such as a resin similar to the leg shield 15, and a hinge extension 56 is attached to the inside thereof. However, an appropriate material can be used for the lid 18.

  The hinge extension portion 56 is a press-molded product of a metal plate integrally formed with the hinge 50 or a rigid resin, and is formed between the upper ends of the pair of left and right hinges 50 along the lower side of the lid 18. And a central strip 57 having a substantially narrow strip shape extending in the left-right direction and a relatively narrow vertical strip, and triangular portions 58, 58 forming substantially triangles formed on the left and right sides thereof are integrally provided.

  First boss portions 60, 60 projecting inward are provided at both left and right ends of the central belt portion 57, and are connected to the lid 18 here. The left and right triangular portions 58 and 58 are also provided with first boss portions 60 and 60, second boss portions 61 and 61, and third boss portions 62 and 62 at respective vertex equivalent portions.

  Of these, the first boss portion 60 is the same as that of the central belt portion 57, the second boss portion 61 is the lower corner portion of the lid 18, and the third boss portion 62 is the upper corner portion, each having a triangular apex portion. And is attached to the lid 18 side at each boss portion. In particular, the second boss portion 61 and the third boss portion 62 are located at the lateral width direction end of the lid 18.

  A portion from the third boss portion 62 toward the first boss portion 60 forms a hypotenuse 63 and escapes from the central portion of the lid 18. That is, the hinge extension part 56 is provided over the lower part of the lid 18 and both left and right side parts. This contributes to an increase in capacity in the trunk 17.

  The triangular portion 58 is formed with a hole 64 at the center, and an edge portion 65 surrounding the triangular portion 58 has a bead shape to increase the rigidity. Ribs 66 that are partially integrated with the first boss 60 are also formed in the left and right ends of the central belt portion 57 so as to extend in the vertical direction in the figure.

  Beads 67 are also formed on the upper and lower sides of the central belt portion 57, and the ribs 66 are connected to the upper and lower beads 67, so that the periphery of the central belt portion 57 is surrounded by a rectangle by the ribs 66 and the beads 67. Ribs 66 and beads 69 are formed in pairs on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the first boss portion 60. The bead 69 is integrally extended from the lower part of the first boss part 60.

  7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 7-7 in FIG. 6. The first boss portion 60 is a tapping screw 73 that is integrally formed on the inner surface of the lid 18 and overlaps with the boss 70 that protrudes to the inside of the trunk, and is inserted from the mounting hole 60a. Mounting is integrated. Note that the attaching means is not limited to the tapping screw 73, and various other methods such as using other fastening members such as screws and bolts, and heat caulking are possible.

  The central belt portion 57 that continues to the first boss portion 60 is slightly separated from the surface of the lid 18. Further, the rib 66 is provided at a position biased to one side which is inward in the lateral width direction of the top surface of the first boss portion 60 so as to avoid the mounting hole 60a, protrudes from the top surface of the first boss portion 60, and It extends long downward from the portion 60 and extends downward from the lower end edge of the lid 18 (FIG. 6).

  FIG. 8 shows a cross section taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6. The hinge 50 bends in a substantially U shape below the first boss 60 and extends downward, and the hinge shaft 51 is integrated with the lower end thereof by welding or the like. Has been. The upper extension of the hinge 50 contacts the surface of the lid 18 above the first boss 60.

  9 shows a cross section taken along the line 9-9 in FIG. 6. The central band 57 has a concave portion 57a whose center is surrounded by a bead 67. The concave portion 57a is separated from the surface of the lid 18, and The upper and lower ends 57b are in contact with the surface of the lid 18.

  10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 in FIG. 6, and the third boss portion 62 is overlapped with a boss 72 formed integrally protruding from the lid 18 to the inside of the trunk, and is attached to the top surface of the third boss portion 63. A tapping screw 73 is attached to the boss 72 through the hole 62a.

  The end 62 b of the third boss 62 is in contact with the lid 18, but the hole 64 is away from the lid 18. Similarly, the second boss portion 61 is attached to the boss (not shown) formed on the lid 18 with a tapping screw 73 (FIG. 6).

  Next, the operation of this example will be described. When the hinge extension portion 56 is attached to the inner surface of the lid 18, the hinge extension portion 56 is formed so as to extend in the vertical and horizontal directions of the lid 18 from the first attachment boss 60 that is the attachment portion of the hinge 50. No. 18 is reinforced at the center of the lower side by a central band portion 57, and the entire left and right sides are reinforced by a substantially triangular triangular portion 58.

  In addition, the lid 18 is attached to the boss portions having a total of six high positions including the first boss portion 60, the second boss portion 61, and the third boss portion 62 provided on the hinge extension portion 56. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a reinforcing structure such as a rib on the lid 18 side, and the protruding structure of the lid 18 with respect to the trunk 17 side can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the hinge extension portion 56 can be made relatively thin by adopting a high-rigidity structure, the height of the hinge extension portion 56 protruding from the inner surface of the lid 18 into the trunk 17 can be reduced. For this reason, it is possible to increase the capacity as much as possible without sacrificing the article accommodation space of the trunk 17.

  In addition, the third boss portion 62 and the second boss portion 61 are connected by the oblique side 63, and the triangular portion 58 that reinforces the left and right side portions has a substantially triangular shape, thereby reducing the overhang on the center side of the lid 18. It is possible to reduce the influence on the article accommodation. For this reason, even a horizontally long and relatively large lid 18 can be obtained having a sufficient rigidity without sacrificing the capacity of the article storage space due to the thin reinforcing structure on the trunk 17 side.

  Further, the hinge extension 56 is formed integrally with a hinge 50 that has been conventionally provided separately from the lid 18. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the number of parts. Moreover, since the first boss portion 60 portion, which is the base portion of the hinge 50 where the load is concentrated, is continuous to the central belt portion 57 and the triangular portion 58, the strength of the hinge 50 is sufficient by dispersing the stress to these portions. become.

  In addition, the rib 66 that is integrated with the first boss portion 60 and passes vertically can further increase the rigidity of the hinge 50, and the first boss portion 60 can pass through a position that is deviated from the center of the top surface. The attachment of the boss 60 to the lid 18 side is not disturbed.

  Therefore, unlike the conventional example, it is not necessary to provide a relatively large rib on the lid and to make a double structure in order to hide the rib. Further, the hinge extending portion 56 has a substantially planar shape, and does not have a complicated feeling like a rib that stands, so that the appearance can be maintained well even if it is exposed when the lid is opened and becomes an appearance member.

  In particular, when the hinge extension portion 56 is formed in a wide area as in this example, the discomfort is further reduced, the appearance is further improved, and the rigidity of the lid 18 is increased by widening the hinge extension portion 56 which is a rigid body portion. Can be further enhanced.

The article storage device of the present invention is not limited to the trunk 17 described above, but can be applied to an article storage section formed on the front cover 14, the rear cover 23, and the like.

Side view of the entire scooter type motorcycle to which the present invention is applied Plan view Front view of front cover 14 and handle cover 20 The figure which shows the other side of FIG. Enlarged sectional view showing the structure of the trunk The perspective view which showed the lid 18 from the inside Sectional view along line 7-7 in FIG. Sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. Sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. Sectional view taken along line 10-10 in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1: front wheel, 3: head pipe, 4: handle shaft, 6: down tube, 14: front cover, 15: leg shield, 17: trunk, 18: lid, 50: hinge, 51: hinge shaft, 54: lock, 56: Hinge extension part, 57: Center belt part, 58: Triangle part, 60: First boss part, 61: Second boss part, 62: Third boss part, 66: Rib

Claims (3)

A vehicle body cover that covers the periphery of the vehicle body frame, an article storage chamber supported by the vehicle body frame, a lid that covers the opening of the article storage chamber so as to be openable and closable, and a hinge that supports the lid to be openable and closable to the article storage chamber In an article storage device comprising:
The lid has a lock hole formed in the article storage chamber, and a lock tip provided at an upper center of the inner surface of the lid is detachable.
The hinge is a pair of left and right, and one end side thereof is attached to the lid, and an extension portion extending along the lid surface from the attachment portion is integrally provided, and the extension portion allows the Which supported the lid ,
The extending portion is formed between upper ends of the pair of left and right hinges, extends in the left-right direction along the lower side of the lid, and has a substantially band-shaped central band portion positioned below the lock, and the central band. And a part extending from the left and right of the part to the left and right of the lock . The extending portion is a portion extending from the left and right of the central belt portion to the left and right of the lock, and includes a triangular portion formed on both the left and right sides of the hinge to form a substantially triangular shape. 2. The article storage device according to claim 1 , wherein an edge portion has a bead shape, and the lid is supported by the triangular portion . The article storage device according to claim 1, wherein the extending portion of the hinge is provided facing the inner surface side of the lid, and extends from the mounting portion in the vertical and horizontal directions of the lid.

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