JP4537945B2 - Storage structure in motorcycle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a vehicle body frame having at least a down frame extending rearwardly downward from a head pipe that supports the steering handle to be steerable, an occupant seat supported by the vehicle body frame, and at least a part of the down frame. A motorcycle comprising a down frame cover portion that covers from above and a vehicle body cover that covers at least the leg shield portions disposed on the left and right sides of the down frame cover portion so as to cover the front of the occupant's legs seated on the occupant seat, In particular, the present invention relates to an improvement in a storage structure that enables handling of an occupant on an occupant seat.

Patent Document 1 discloses a scooter type motorcycle in which a storage box is provided on a leg shield that covers a front part of an occupant's legs.
Japanese Patent No. 3319633

  However, in the scooter type motorcycle disclosed in Patent Document 1, the storage box is formed by bulging the center portion in the width direction of the leg shield rearward, so that an attempt is made to increase the storage capacity of the storage box. In addition, there is a possibility that the occupant's ability to get on and off may decrease, and it is difficult to achieve both an increase in storage capacity and an improvement in the ability to get on and off and comfort. In particular, when the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is applied to a motorcycle in which a down frame cover portion that covers at least a part of the down frame portion so that an occupant seated on the occupant seat straddles the vehicle body cover is provided, Increasing the capacity of the storage box provided on the leg shield so that it bulges backward increases the amount of bulging of the storage box toward the down frame cover that the occupant straddles when getting off, which increases the occupant's ability to get on and off. There is concern about the decline.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can easily handle both an increase in storage capacity and an improvement in ease of getting on and off, and handling of an occupant on an occupant seat. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage structure for a motorcycle in which a storage portion is provided at the position.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a vehicle body frame having at least a down frame extending rearwardly downward from a head pipe that supports the steering handle in a steerable manner, and an occupant supported by the vehicle body frame. Seat frame, a down frame cover portion that covers at least a part of the down frame from above, and leg shield portions that are disposed on the left and right sides of the down frame cover portion so as to cover the front of the legs of the occupant seated on the occupant seat the motorcycle and a body cover having at least a housing the down frame cover portion of the right and left stepped portions facing upward are provided at least at one side in the vertically intermediate portion of the leg shield part Rutotomoni, the stepped portion parts are provided, the housing portion is opened obliquely upward toward the occupant side seated on the occupant's seat A recess provided in the step and recessed downward from the upper surface of the step, and a lid for closing the opening of the recess, and the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the opening of the recess The lower end of the side wall of the down frame cover portion existing above the recess is connected to the edge of the recess, and the lid is connected to the opening on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the opening of the recess. It is supported by a hinge so as to be able to rotate between a closed position that closes the portion and an open position that stands up from the stepped portion and opens the opening .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the vehicle body cover is provided on both left and right sides of the down frame cover portion formed so as to straddle an occupant seated on the occupant seat. A step floor portion is provided which is arranged and is connected to a lower portion of the leg shield portion so that an occupant seated on the occupant seat puts his / her leg on.

  According to a third aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect of the invention, a wall portion that rises upward from the front end of the step floor portion is interposed between the storage portion and the front end of the step floor portion. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the storage portion is disposed behind the front fender in a side view.

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the storage portion is provided between both side surfaces of the down frame cover portion and the leg shield portions. It is characterized by that.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the side wall of the down frame cover portion is located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the opening of the concave portion. It is characterized by bulging outward from the edge in the vehicle width direction .

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the invention according to any of the first to fifth aspects, the side wall of the down frame cover portion is more than the inner wall surface on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the concave portion. it characterized in that bulges in the vehicle width direction outer side.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the storage portion is provided at the stepped portion provided at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the leg shield portion on at least one side of the left and right sides of the down frame cover portion and facing upward, the capacity of the storage portion Even if the occupant is increased, it is possible to prevent the storage portion from interfering when the occupant gets off, and it is possible to increase the storage capacity while improving the occupant's ability to get on and live. In addition, since the storage portion can be arranged using a space that is not normally used, the size of the motorcycle is not increased even by the arrangement of the storage portion. Further, the storage part can be integrated with the leg shield part to achieve an excellent windproof function. In addition, since the storage portion opens obliquely upward toward the occupant on the occupant seat, it is easy for the occupant to check the stored items stored in the storage portion, and the storage items are taken into and out of the storage portion. Operation becomes easy.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the storage portion does not get in the way when the occupant crosses the down frame cover portion when getting on.

  According to invention of Claim 3, it can prevent that the dust on a step floor part penetrate | invades a storage part by arrange | positioning a storage part in the position spaced apart upward from the step floor part.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the storage portion is present behind the front fender in a side view, it is possible to prevent the dust that the front wheel is rolled up from entering the storage portion.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by arranging the housing part on the left and right sides of the down frame cover portion, Ru can increase the storage capacity while avoiding an increase in the size of the motorcycle.

Hereinafter, reference examples and embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4 show a first reference example of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type motorcycle, FIG. 2 is a view taken along arrow 2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 3 and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG.

  First, in FIG. 1, a vehicle body frame F of a scooter type motorcycle has a head for supporting a front fork 11 pivotally supporting a front wheel WF and a bar-shaped steering handle 12 connected to the upper portion of the front fork 11 so as to be steerable. The pipe 13 includes a down frame 14 that extends rearward and downward from the head pipe 13, and a rear frame 15 that extends rearward and rearward from the rear portion of the down frame 14 and supports the occupant seat 16. A power unit P composed of an engine E and a belt-type continuously variable transmission M for continuously changing the power of the engine E and transmitting it to the rear wheels WR is suspended on the body frame F so as to be swingable up and down. Between the rear frame 14 and the power unit P, a rear cushion 18 for buffering the vertical swing of the power unit P is provided. A fuel tank 19 is disposed in front of the power unit P so as to be supported by the down frame 14.

  The vehicle body frame F, the front portion of the power unit P, and the fuel tank 19 are covered with a synthetic resin vehicle body cover 20 attached to the vehicle body frame F.

  The vehicle body cover 20 is formed by connecting a plurality of cover members made of synthetic resin, and includes a front cover portion 21 that covers a front portion of the head pipe 13 and an upper portion of the front wheel WF, and an occupant seated on the occupant seat 16. Leg shield parts 22 joined to the left and right sides of the front cover part 21 so as to cover the front part of the front cover part 21; step floor parts 23 extending rearward from the lower ends of the leg shield parts 22; The skirt portions 24 hanging downward from the outer edges of the floor portions 23, and the upper frame bulge upward from the inner edges of the step floor portions 23, and at least a part of the down frame portion 14 is covered from above. The floor tunnel portion 25 as a down frame cover portion disposed between the leg shield portions 22... Comprising a continuously provided by a pair of left and right body side covers 26 ... and extending rearward to the floor tunnel 25 along with the location.

The floor tunnel portion 25 is arranged from the rear of the head pipe 13 to the front lower portion of the occupant seat 16 so that the occupant seated on the occupant seat 16 straddles, and in this reference example, It is formed so as to cover most of the down frame portion 14 together with the fuel tank 19.

  A front fender 27 that covers the front wheels from above is supported on the front fork, and a rear fender 28 that supports the rear wheels WR from above is supported on the body side covers 26. .

  A front lighting device 29 is disposed at the front center of the front cover portion 21, and a front garnish 30 extending rearward from a position close to the lower portions on both sides of the front lighting device 29 is a leg shield portion. .. Are detachably attached to the vehicle body cover 20 so as to be arranged from the upper part on the front side of 22... To both sides of the front part of the floor tunnel part 25. Further, rear lamps 31 are disposed at the rear portions of the body side covers 26, and rear garnishes 32 that extend back and forth with their rear ends connected to the rear lamps 31 are provided on both bodies of the vehicle body cover 20. The side covers 26 are detachably attached.

  Thus, the rear garnish 32 gives a visual effect that is continuous with the rear lamp 31, and the front and rear garnishes 30 and 32 have an external appearance due to the exposed seams of a plurality of cover members. Can be suppressed.

  2 to 4 together, at least one side of the floor tunnel portion 25, preferably both sides, and the upper portion of the leg shield portion 22... Step portions 39, 39 are provided, and storage portions 33, 33 are provided in the step portions 39.

  By the way, the leg shield 22 is, as viewed from the side, an upper edge 22a that is substantially flush with the stepped portions 39 ... and extends rearwardly downward, and is inclined so as to be inclined slightly obliquely forward from the rear end of the upper edge 22a. A rear edge 22b extending to the rear end of the leg shield 22, that is, in front of the connecting portion 22c of the upper edge 22a and the rear edge 22b. 27 is disposed behind the storage portion 33.

  The storage portion 33 has a concave portion 34 that is recessed downward from the step portion 39 so as to open obliquely upward toward the occupant side seated on the occupant seat 16, and the vertical direction of the leg shield portion 22. A wall portion 35 that rises upward from the front end of the step floor portion 23 is interposed between the storage portion 33 and the front end of the step floor portion 23. The wall portion 35 extends vertically so as not to protrude rearward from the rear edge 22b of the leg shield portion 22, and a rear wall of the recess 34 is formed on the upper portion of the wall portion 35. .

  Referring to FIG. 1, an opening 37 is provided on the left side wall of the both sides of the floor tunnel portion 25 in the traveling direction of the motorcycle so that the fuel injection cap 36 of the fuel tank 19 faces. The opening 37 is covered with a lid 38 that can be opened and closed.

Next, the operation of the first reference example will be described. At least one side of the floor tunnel portion 25 is provided with a stepped portion 39 facing upward in the vertical intermediate portion of the leg shield portion 22, and the storage portion 33 is connected to the stepped portion. Since it is provided in the portion 39, even if the capacity of the storage portion 33 is increased, it is possible to avoid the storage portion 33 from getting in the way when the occupant straddles the floor tunnel portion 25 when getting off, The storage capacity can be increased while improving the comfortability, and the storage portion 33 can be arranged using a space that is not normally used. Therefore, the size of the motorcycle can be increased also by the arrangement of the storage portion 33. There is no invitation.

  In addition, since the storage portions 33 are provided between the both side surfaces of the floor tunnel portion 25 and the leg shield portions 22, respectively, the storage capacity can be increased while avoiding an increase in the size of the motorcycle.

  Further, the storage portions 33 are provided in the step portions 39 provided in the intermediate portions in the vertical direction of the leg shield portions 22 so that the storage portions 33 are integrated with the leg shield portions 22 and have an excellent windproof function. Further, a wall portion 35 that rises upward from the front end of the step floor portion 23 is interposed between the front ends of the storage portion 33 and the step floor portion 23. It is possible to prevent the dust on the step floor portions 23 from entering the storage portions 33 by arranging the storage portions 33 in positions spaced apart from each other.

  In addition, since the storage portion 33 is disposed behind the front fender 27 in a side view, it is possible to prevent the dust that the front wheel WF rolls up from entering the storage portion 33. Is formed so as to open obliquely upward toward the occupant side seated on the seat 16, so that not only the occupant can easily check the stored items stored in the storage portions 33, but also the The operation of taking in and out the stored items becomes easy.

As actual施例of the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, housing portion 40, 40 the lid 41 for closing the upper end opening of the recess 34 is formed by openably supported by a hinge 42 ... is, the leg shield part 22 ... and Provided between the floor tunnel portions 25 respectively .

That is, each storage portion 40 is provided in the step portion 39 so as to open obliquely upward toward the occupant side seated on the occupant seat 16, and the concave portion 34 recessed downward from the upper surface of the step portion 39, A lid 41 for closing the opening of the recess 34, and the side wall of the down frame cover portion 25 existing above the recess 34 at the inner edge of the opening of the recess 34 in the vehicle width direction. The lower end of is connected. Further, at the edge of the opening of the recess 34 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, the lid 41 stands up from the closed position (solid line position in FIG. 5) and the step 39 to open the opening. Is supported by a hinge 42 so as to be able to rotate between an open position (a chain line position in FIG. 5).

6 to 9 show a second reference example, FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 of the first reference example, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG.

  On the left and right sides of the floor tunnel portion 25, preferably on both sides, a stepped portion 52 is provided at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the leg shield portion 22 ..., and the storage portion 44, 44 is provided.

  The storage unit 44 can store the portable beverage containers 45 and 46, and includes a small item storage unit 47 that stores small items and a beverage that can store the portable beverage containers 45 and 46 and that is recessed from the bottom surface of the small item storage unit 47. And a container storage portion 48.

The accessory storage portion 47 is formed as a recess that opens obliquely upward toward the occupant side seated on the occupant seat 16 (see the first reference example), and extends downward from a part of the bottom surface of the accessory storage portion 47. The beverage container storage portion 48 is formed to be recessed, and the beverage container storage portion 48 also opens obliquely upward toward the occupant side seated on the occupant seat 16 (see the first reference example).

  Thus, a wall portion 51 that rises upward from the front end of the step floor portion 23 is interposed between the storage portion 47 and the front end of the step floor portion 23. The wall portion 51 extends vertically so as not to protrude rearward from the rear edge 22b of the leg shield portion 22. The step facing the upper end of the wall portion 51 at a substantially right angle. The accessory storage portion 47 is formed by recessing a part of the portion 52.

  Moreover, the beverage container storage section 48 can alternatively store both the portable beverage container 45 having a circular cross section and the portable beverage container 46 having a rectangular cross section, and the beverage container storage section 48 has a circular cross section. A plurality of, for example, a pair of protrusions 50, 50 are provided on the inner surface of the recess 49, and the protrusions 50, 50 are formed on the portable beverage containers 45, 46 that are inserted alternatively into the recess 49. It arrange | positions so that it may contact | abut on multiple, for example, two places of an outer surface. That is, when the portable beverage container 45 having a circular cross section is inserted into the recess 49, as shown in FIG. 8, the pair of protrusions 50, 50 are located on the outer surface of the portable beverage container 45 at positions adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. The outer surface of the portable beverage container 46 is in contact with the inner periphery of the recess 49 on the side opposite to the contact portion of the protrusions 50, and the portable beverage container 46 having a rectangular cross section is inserted into the recess 49. 8, the pair of protrusions 50, 50 abuts the outer surface of the portable beverage container 46 so as to sandwich one corner of the portable beverage container 46 from both sides, and the protrusions 50... The corner portion of the outer surface of the portable beverage container 49 is in contact with the inner periphery of the recess 49 on the opposite side of the contact portion.

According to this reference example, since the storage unit 44 is formed in a shape that can store the portable beverage containers 45 and 46, the portable beverage container 45 and the storage unit 44 that are arranged using a space that is not normally used. 46 can be stored, and the portable beverage containers 45 and 46 can be stored in a position where the occupant can easily handle them while avoiding an increase in size of the motorcycle.

  Moreover, the storage unit 44 is formed to have a small item storage unit 47 for storing small items and a beverage container storage unit 48 that can store the portable beverage containers 45 and 46 and is recessed from the bottom surface of the small item storage unit 47. Since the storage portion 44 is shared so as to store both small items and portable beverage containers 45 and 46, it is possible to store the small items and portable beverage containers 45 and 46 more compactly than when provided separately. it can.

  Further, since the beverage container storage portion 48 has a shape that can selectively store both the portable beverage containers 45 and 46 having a circular cross section and a rectangular cross section, the beverage container storage portion 48 has a cross section. Any of the portable beverage containers 45 and 46 having a circular shape and a quadrangular cross section can be alternatively stored, which is convenient.

  Further, the beverage container storage portion 48 is formed by projecting a plurality of, for example, a pair of protrusions 50, 50 on the inner surface of the recess 49 having a circular cross section, and these protrusions 50 are inserted into the recess 49. 45 and 46 are arranged so as to abut on a plurality of locations on the outer surface of the portable beverage containers 45 and 46 regardless of whether the cross-sectional shape of the 45 or 46 is a circle or a quadrangle, it crosses the beverage container storage portion 48 having a simple structure. Portable beverage containers 45 and 46 having a circular face and a square cross section can be alternatively stored, which is even more convenient.

The reference examples and the embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is possible.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the scooter type motorcycle having the step floor portions 23 on which the passenger's legs are placed has been described. However, the present invention is also applicable to a motorcycle having no step floor portion.

It is a side view of the scooter type motorcycle of the first reference example. FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 2 in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 3 which shows the Example of this invention . There is shown a second reference example is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 8 in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 7.

12 ... Steering handle 13 ... Head pipe 14 ... Down frame 16 ... Passenger seat 20 ... Body cover 22 ... Leg shield part 23 ... Step floor part 25 ... Floor tunnel part 27 as front frame fender as down frame cover part
34 ... recess
35 ... Wall
39 ... Step
40 ... Storage part
41 ... Lid F ... Body frame

Claims (7)

A vehicle body frame (F) having at least a down frame (14) extending rearward and downward from a head pipe (13) that supports the steering handle (12) in a steerable manner, and an occupant supported by the vehicle body frame (F) The down frame cover that covers the seat (16), the down frame cover portion (25) that covers at least a part of the down frame (14) from above, and the front of the legs of the occupant seated on the occupant seat (16) In a motorcycle comprising a vehicle body cover (20) having at least leg shield portions (22) disposed on both left and right sides of the portion (25),
Vertical stepped portion facing upwards in the middle part (3 9) is provided Rutotomoni of said leg shield portion in the right and left at least one side of the down frame cover portion (25) (22), stepped portion (3 9 ) Is provided with a storage part ( 40 ) ,
The storage portion (40) is provided in the step portion (39) so as to open obliquely upward toward the occupant side seated on the occupant seat (16), and downward from the upper surface of the step portion (39). Having a recessed recess (34) and a lid (41) that closes the opening of the recess (34);
The lower end of the side wall of the down frame cover part (25) existing above the concave part (34) is connected to the inner edge of the opening of the concave part (34) in the vehicle width direction,
The lid (41) stands up from the closed position where the opening is closed and the step (39) at the edge of the opening of the recess (34) on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. A storage structure for a motorcycle, wherein the storage structure is supported by a hinge (42) so as to be able to rotate between an open position where the door is opened .   The vehicle body cover (20) is disposed on both the left and right sides of the down frame cover portion (25) formed so as to straddle the occupant seated on the occupant seat (16) and on the occupant seat (16). The storage structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, further comprising a step floor portion (23) connected to a lower portion of the leg shield portion (22) so that a seated occupant places a leg. The wall portion ( 35 ) rising upward from the front end of the step floor portion (23) is interposed between the storage portion ( 40 ) and the front end of the step floor portion (23). Storage structure for motorcycles. The storage structure for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage portion ( 40 ) is disposed behind the front fender (27) in a side view. The automatic storage according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the storage portion ( 40 ) is provided between both side surfaces of the down frame cover portion (25) and between the both leg shield portions (22). Storage structure for motorcycles. The side wall of the down frame cover (25) bulges outward in the vehicle width direction from the edge of the opening of the recess (34) on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The storage structure in the motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The said side wall of the said down frame cover part (25) bulges in the vehicle width direction outer side rather than the inner wall surface of the vehicle width direction inner side of the said recessed part (34) . housing structure in the motorcycle according to any one of the 5.

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