JP4381199B2 - Saddle riding type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a saddle-ride type vehicle, and more particularly to a saddle-ride type vehicle provided with an assist light switch that is used when an assist light is turned on / off.

In saddle-ride type vehicles such as motorcycles and rough terrain vehicles (hereinafter referred to as “ATV”), a switch is provided to turn on and off the headlights. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-195915 discloses a switch device for a motorcycle in which a plurality of switch operators are arranged in a switch housing provided in a handle pipe. The switch operator of this switch device is a push button type, and a comparison member surrounding the switch operator is provided so that the pushed state and the lifted state can be confirmed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-195915

  Conventionally, as described in the above publication, a motorcycle switch device is a small one provided on a handle, and it has not been easy to assemble it to be housed in a handle switch case. Therefore, there is a demand for an arrangement of the switch device that facilitates the assembly to the vehicle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-ride type vehicle having an assist light switch that can be easily assembled.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that, in a vehicle having a meter panel disposed at a substantially central portion in the vehicle body width direction, a switch device for turning on / off a light is provided on the meter panel. There is.

  Further, the present invention includes a headlight provided at the front of the vehicle body and an assist light that is supported by the handle and rotates together with the handle, and the switch device switches on and off of the assist light. The second feature is that it is configured as described above.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the switch device has an operation member that is swingably supported on the meter panel, and the operation member is swung to switch on / off of the light. There is a third feature.

  Further, the present invention has a fourth feature in that the operation member is formed with at least two dents arranged at intervals in the swing direction and extending perpendicular to the swing direction.

  A fifth feature is that wall portions are disposed on both sides of the operation member, and the wall portions and the operation member have the same side surface shape.

  Further, the present invention has a sixth feature in that the operation member is made of a translucent material.

  According to the present invention having the first feature, since the switch device is arranged on the meter panel at the center of the vehicle, the switch device can be easily assembled. Further, since the switch device is provided on the meter panel, the occupant can easily recognize the switching position of the switch device.

  According to the second feature, it is possible to easily switch on / off the assist light. Since the assist light is supported by the handle and illuminates the direction of the snake, when the luggage is placed on the loading platform on the front side of the vehicle, the light of the assist light is irradiated on the luggage and the occupant glare the reflected light. I may feel it. According to the second feature, when there is a load on the loading platform, the assist light can be turned off by the switch device to prevent reflected light, so that the passenger does not feel glare.

  According to the third feature, since the light is turned on / off by swinging the operation member, the switching state can be easily recognized by the swing position of the operation member.

  According to the 4th characteristic, between a hollow becomes a protrusion and it can operate by hooking a finger on the protrusion.

  According to the fifth feature, since the wall portions arranged on both sides of the operation member have the same shape as the operation member, that is, a depression, when the operation member is operated, that is, rocked to be displaced with respect to the wall portion, Depending on the displacement, a state in which the operation member and the wall portion overlap each other and a state in which the protrusion of the operation member is viewed from the depression of the wall portion are formed. Therefore, by making these two states correspond to the two states of the switch device corresponding to turning on and off, the switching position of the switch can be easily recognized from the side.

  According to the sixth feature, since light is transmitted through the operation member, for example, a light source can be arranged inside the operation member so that the movement of the operation member can be recognized more easily.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a side view of an ATV provided with a switch device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a front view. The ATV 1 includes a body frame 2, a four-cycle engine 3 mounted on the lower center of the body frame 2, a power transmission device 4 attached to the body frame 2 and connected to the engine 3, and a front and rear of the power transmission device 4. A front cushion 5 and a rear cushion 6 that are held swingably with respect to the vehicle body frame 2 are provided. Front wheels 7 and 7 are respectively attached to the left and right front portions of the power transmission device 4, and rear wheels 8 and 8 are respectively attached to the left and right rear portions of the power transmission device 4 (see FIG. 9). A steering device 9 attached to the vehicle body frame 2 is connected to the front wheels 7. A fender 10 is attached to the body frame 2. A seat 11 is provided above the engine 3 so that the occupant can operate the ATV 1 across the occupant.

  The vehicle body frame 2 includes a main frame 12, front and rear frames 13 and 14 attached to the front and rear of the main frame 12, a bracket 15 attached between the left and right below the front frame 13, and a top of the front frame 13. And a cross member 16 attached between the left and right sides. A front guard 17 and a front carrier 18 are attached to the front portion of the front frame 13, and a rear carrier 19 is attached to the rear portion of the main frame 12. A pair of headlights 21 and 21 are provided at the front portion of the vehicle body guarded by the front guard 17.

  The front wheel 7 and the rear wheel 8 are attached to the vehicle body frame 2 via a front cushion 5 and a rear cushion 6, respectively.

  The power transmission device 4 includes a transmission 24 that can drive four wheels, a gear change pedal 25, and a front drive shaft 26 and a rear drive shaft 27 that are connected to the front and rear of the transmission 24. A front final reduction device 28 attached to the front arm 20 is connected to the front drive shaft 26, and a rear final reduction device 29 is connected to the rear drive shaft 27.

  The steering device 9 includes a steering shaft 31 attached to the front upper portion of the main frame 12 with a shaft holder 30 and a handle 32 attached to the steering shaft 31. The fender 10 includes a front cover 33 and a rear cover 34.

  An oil pan 35 is disposed below the engine 3, and a cooling fan 36 and a lubrication mechanism 37 that forcibly air-cool the engine 3 are disposed in front of the engine 3.

  A member (hereinafter referred to as a “meter cover”) 38 is provided on the upper portion of the steering device 9 to form a meter panel with a front portion serving as a light unit cover having an aiming mechanism and a rear portion disposed with a meter or the like. It is done.

  1 is a front view of the meter cover, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the meter cover, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the meter cover from the right direction. An assist light (not shown) is built in the front portion of the meter cover 38, that is, the front side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a lens 39 that covers the front surface of the assist light is provided to cover the front surface of the meter cover 38. On the other hand, a meter panel 40 is provided at the rear of the meter cover 38, that is, on the rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

  A liquid crystal display (LCD) 41 is disposed at the center of the meter panel 40, and a pilot lamp 42, an odometer / trip meter selector switch 43, and an odometer reset switch 44 are provided on the left side. The pilot lamp 42 is for the neutral position display and reverse display of the transmission, the four-wheel drive display, and the oil temperature display. On the right side of the meter panel 40, an adjustment switch 45 for time display and hour / minute selection switches 46 and 47 are provided. The LCD 41 can display speed, remaining fuel amount, transmission switching position, oil change timing, od trip meter, and the like.

An assist light switch 48 for turning on and off the assist light is provided at the lower left of the LCD 41, and a key hole 49 is disposed at the lower right of the LCD 41. A knob 50 is attached to the left side surface of the meter cover 38 as an operation member of a switch for switching the transmission.

  The switch 48 is a seesaw switch or a rocker switch having a swing shaft that can be switched between two stages for turning on and off the assist light. The switch 48 includes a knob 51 configured to be swingable about an axis, and a wall portion 52 on both side surfaces of the knob 51 for easily recognizing the swing position (switching position) of the knob 51.

  4 is a front view of the assist light switch 48, FIG. 5 is a side view, and FIG. 6 is a bottom view. The wall 52 is formed integrally with the case 53 of the switch 48 attached to the meter cover 38. Both the knob 51 and the wall portion 52 include a base portion 54 and a mountain portion 55, and the side surfaces are formed in the same shape. A recess or recess 56, 57 is formed between the base 54 and the peak 55. A mark 58 indicating the lighting position is displayed on the peak portion 55 of the wall portion 52, and a mark 59 indicating the extinguishing position is displayed on one side (upper side in this example) of the wall portion 52. On the peak portion 55 of the knob 51, a mark 60 indicating that this portion is the peak portion 55 is displayed. When the switch 48 is viewed from the front, whether the assist light is on or off can be identified depending on whether the mark 60 is aligned with the mark 58 or the mark 59.

  The case 53 is provided with a swing shaft 61 that supports the knob 51 in a swingable manner. When the knob 51 is in the lighting position, the side surfaces of the knob 51 and the wall 52 are the same, and therefore the knob 51 is hidden by the wall 52 in a side view as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the knob 51 is swung to the extinguished position, the knob 51 is displaced with respect to the wall portion 52, and the peak portion 55 of the knob 51 is positioned in the concave portion 57 of the wall portion 52. FIG. 7 shows a state where the knob is displaced with respect to the wall portion.

  Thus, according to the assist light switch 48 of the present embodiment, the state in which the knob 51 is swung can be recognized in front view and side view. That is, it can be clearly recognized from the side whether the knob 51 is in the lighting position or the extinguishing position. In particular, if the knob 51 and the wall portion 52 have different colors, the peak portion 55 of the knob 51 viewed from the recess 57 can be more easily recognized.

  Further, in the assist light switch of the present embodiment, the knob 51 is formed with the concave portions 56 and 57, that is, the ridge portion 55 is formed. Therefore, when the manual operation is performed, the ridge portion 55 is picked with a finger or the ridge portion 55 is formed. It can be easily operated by hooking a fingertip on it.

  The knob 51 is preferably made of a light transmissive material. This is because by providing a light source such as an LED (light emitting diode) inside the knob 51 and illuminating the knob 51 with light from the inside, the switching position of the knob 51 can be more easily recognized.

  In the present embodiment, a vehicle having a switch device for turning on / off the assist light is shown, but the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to vehicles having switch devices for various lighting devices (light units) such as headlights and fog lights.

  Also, the type of vehicle is not limited to ATV. The present invention can be applied to all saddle-ride type vehicles such as motorcycles and tricycles having a meter panel arranged to face an occupant.

It is a front view of a meter cover. It is a top view of a meter cover. It is a perspective view of a meter cover. It is a front view of an assist light switch. It is a side view of an assist light switch. It is a bottom view of an assist light switch. It is a side view of an assist light switch. It is a side view of ATV which has an assist light switch. It is a front view of ATV which has an assist light switch.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... ATV, 38 ... Meter cover, 40 ... Meter panel, 41 ... LCD, 48 ... Assist light switch, 51 ... Knob (operation member), 52 ... Wall part, 56, 57 ... Recessed part (dent part)

Claims (5)

In a saddle-ride type vehicle having a meter panel arranged at substantially the center in the vehicle body width direction,
A headlight provided at the front of the vehicle body,
An assist light supported by the steering handle and rotating together with the steering handle;
A liquid crystal display device provided in the center of the meter panel;
On the meter panel, an odo / trip meter changeover switch and an odometer reset switch provided on the left side of the liquid crystal display device,
On the meter panel, a time display adjustment switch and a time / minute selection switch provided on the right side of the liquid crystal display device,
On the meter panel, arranged at the lower left of the liquid crystal display device, an assist light switch for turning on / off the assist light,
A saddle-ride type vehicle comprising: a key hole disposed on the meter panel at a lower right side of the liquid crystal display device. The assist light switch includes an operation member swingably supported on the meter panel, and the operation member is swung to switch on / off the light. The saddle riding type vehicle according to 1. The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the operation member is formed with at least two recesses that are arranged at intervals in the swing direction and extend perpendicular to the swing direction . 4. The saddle riding type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein wall portions are disposed on both sides of the operation member, and the side surfaces of the wall portion and the operation member have the same shape . The saddle riding type vehicle according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the operation member is made of a translucent material .

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