JP4577922B2 - Vehicle saddle seat - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is a saddle-type seat disposed in a vehicle such as a motorcycle or a tricycle, in particular,
The present invention relates to a saddle seat for a vehicle on which a driver's waist abutment portion is arranged.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in order to stabilize the driving posture of the driver, for example, there is a seat adjustment device that can move the driver's waist according to the size of the driver's body, and the seating posture of the passenger There has been proposed a seat adjustment device that can be applied to a motorcycle set in a posture close to the driver (see Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 62-010220).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional device, since the passenger seating portion that also serves as the driver's waist abutment portion is moved, the change in the appearance image is large, and the structure for the movement is enlarged. .
[0004]
In addition, because the front of the passenger seating part is the driver's seat, the step between the driver's seating surface and the passenger's seating surface is large. In addition, the fatigue of the passenger increases. In addition, when interference between the driver's elbow and the passenger's knee is taken into account, there is a risk that the adhesion will be reduced.
[0005]
Further, if the step difference between the driver seating surface and the passenger seating surface is to be reduced, the thickness of the passenger's cushion portion is reduced and the rider's riding comfort is deteriorated.
[0006]
Furthermore, it is desired to provide a storage box below the driver seat and the passenger seat.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-ride type vehicle seat that can improve the degree of adhesion between the driver and the passenger while ensuring the ride comfort of the passenger while having a simple structure. It is said.
[0008]
Another object is to make it possible to provide a storage box below the driver's seat and the passenger's seat as well as to reduce the air resistance with little change in the appearance image.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a driver seating portion in which a driver seating surface is formed on the upper surface, and a passenger seating surface disposed rearward of the driver seating surface. A passenger seating portion formed on the driver's seating surface, and a driver's seating portion disposed on the driver's seating surface and having a driver's seating surface rising upward from the driver's seating surface, The driver's seat is formed so that the left and right width of the driver's seat is narrower than the width of the passenger seating surface, and the width of the driver's seat is narrower toward the rear. The left and right front ends of the surface are extended to both sides of the maximum left and right width portion of the driver's waist support portion to form a left and right extended seating surface, and the seat bottom plate on the passenger seating portion side is lower than the driver seating surface The seat bottom plate in front of the passenger seating part protrudes upward to form a support part. , And characterized in that said driver Koshiate vehicle ride type to form the contact with the support portion contact portion to portion seat.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration according to claim 1, the driver waist support portion is provided so as to be movable back and forth on the driver seating surface.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to the first or second aspect , a storage box is provided below both the driver seating part and the passenger seating part, and the driver seating part and the driver seating are provided. A seal member for sealing between the seal bottom plate of the passenger seating portion and the upper edge portion of the storage box is provided in an annular shape, and the left and right widths of the driver's waist portion are disposed in the seal member. It is characterized in that the width is formed narrower than the lateral width of the range, and the front-rear width of the driver's waist is narrower than the front-rear width of the seal member disposition range.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
[0014]
1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention.
[0015]
First, the configuration will be described. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a scooter type vehicle 11 having a footboard 16 extending horizontally between a handle and a saddle-ride type seat 14, and reference numeral 12 in FIG. A storage box 13 and a saddle-ride type seat 14 are supported on the body frame 12 via a bracket (not shown).
[0016]
The saddle riding type seat 14 is provided with a hinge (not shown) at the front end portion 15 so as to be freely opened and closed, and a driver seating portion 17 having a driver seating surface 17a formed on the upper surface, and the driver seating surface. A passenger seating portion 19 that is disposed rearward of 17a and has a passenger seating surface 19a formed on the upper surface thereof, and driving that can move back and forth on the driver seating surface 17a and that rises upward from the driver seating surface 17a. The driver's waist contact surface 21a has a driver waist contact portion 21 formed on the front surface.
[0017]
Further, the saddle-ride type seat 14 is provided with a seat bottom plate 22 on the bottom surface, and a support portion 22a protruding upward is formed at a substantially central portion of the seat bottom plate 22 in the vehicle front-rear direction, on the support portion 22a. The driver's waist contact portion 21 is supported.
[0018]
On the front side and the rear side of the support portion 22a, a skin 25 is provided on the seat bottom plate 22 via a cushion material 24, and a driver seat 17 and a passenger seat 19 are formed. And the seat bottom board 22 by the side of the passenger seating part 19 is provided in the position lower than the driver | operator seating surface 17a.
[0019]
Further, the driver's waist rest portion 21 has a substantially crescent shape in a plan view as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3A, and the driver's waist rest portion 21 has a maximum left-right width H1 that is the additional power. It is formed narrower than the left and right width H2 of the passenger seating surface 19a, and the width of the driver's waist rest portion 21 is formed narrower toward the rear.
[0020]
The passenger seating portion 19 has left and right front ends of the passenger seating surface 19a extending to both sides of the driver's waist rest portion 21 to form left and right extending seating surfaces 19b. The outer portion of the left and right extending seating surface 19b is inclined downward.
[0021]
Further, the driver's waist abutment portion 21 is formed with an inclined surface 21b that is inclined rearward and downward from the upper end of the driver's waist abutment surface 21a.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the driver waist support portion 21 has a sheet metal 21d fixed on a resin waist support portion bottom plate 21c and is covered with an outer skin 21f via a cushion material 21e such as urethane. Yes. The waist contact portion bottom plate 21c has a front end portion 21h extending forward and obliquely downward to a position below the seat bottom plate support portion 22a. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, etc., a pair of left and right bolt holes 21g and 21j are formed side by side in the front-rear direction and are formed in the front-rear direction. The position can be adjusted.
[0023]
Further, a sheet metal 26 is disposed on the back surface side and a plate 27 is disposed on the front surface side of the support portion 22a, and the skin 25 is pressed downward by the front end lower portion 27a and the rear end portion 27b of the plate 27. Yes. Bolt holes 28 are formed in the support portion 22a, the sheet metal 26, and the plate 27, and the bolt 29 is viewed from below with the contact portion 21i of the waist contact portion bottom plate 21c being in contact with the plate 27. The weld nut 21k is inserted and welded to the sheet metal 21d. Reference numeral 21m denotes a collar, which is interposed between the sheet metal 21d and the sheet metal 26.
[0024]
On the other hand, the storage box 13 is disposed over both lower sides of the driver seat 17 and the passenger seat 19 and is opened and closed by the saddle seat 14.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 2B, the seat bottom plate 22 has a seal member 30 attached to an attachment piece 22 b, and the seal member 30 has a gap between the upper edge 13 a of the storage box 13. It is designed to be sealed in an annular shape.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 1, the maximum lateral width H <b> 1 of the driver waist portion 21 is formed narrower than the lateral width H <b> 3 of the arrangement range of the seal member 30, and the longitudinal width of the driver waist portion 21. H4 is formed narrower than the front-rear width H5 of the arrangement range of the seal member 30.
[0027]
Next, the operation will be described.
[0028]
When the driver and the passenger are seated on the saddle riding type seat 14, the driver is seated on the driver seating surface 17 a, and the driver's waist portion is placed on the driver's waist resting portion 21. Abut. The passenger sits on the passenger seating surface 19a on the back side of the driver's hip resting portion 21 so that the driver's hip resting portion 21 is sandwiched between the crotch portions. Sit down with your thighs on top.
[0029]
In such a seating state, the driver's seating portion 21 has a maximum left-right width H1 narrower than a left-right width H2 of the passenger seating portion 19, and the left and right front ends of the passenger seating surface 19a are positioned at the driver's seating portion. Since the left and right extending seating surfaces 19b extending to both sides of the driver 21 are provided, the driver's waist rest portion 21 can be inserted between the rider's crotch. In addition, it is possible to move back and forth while maintaining the body posture, so that the degree of adhesion can be improved.
[0030]
Moreover, the lateral width of the driver's waist rest portion 21 is formed narrower toward the rear, and the laterally extending seating surface 19b is formed as a substantially horizontal plane or an inclined surface extending downward in the front and downward direction from the laterally extending seating surface 19b. Since the inclined surface is inclined, it is difficult for the driver's waist contact portion 21 and the inner surface of the left and right thighs of the rider to come into contact with each other, and the rider can maintain the foot opening angle, thereby improving the degree of adhesion. Further, since the inner surfaces of the left and right thighs are appropriately supported by the inclined surface 21b of the driver's waist rest part 21 and can maintain the upper body posture, the sitting posture of the passenger is stabilized.
[0031]
Further, in order to adjust the position of the driver's waist abutment portion 21, the saddle riding type seat 14 is opened around the hinge of the front end portion 15 to expose the bolt 29, and the bolt 29 is attached and detached to remove the bolt holes 21g and 21j. by changing the position, as shown in FIG. 6, to set the driver waist touching section 21 at the forefront position, also as shown in FIG. 7, may or set driver waist touching section 21 at the end position . Of course, it can also be arranged at an intermediate position between the two.
[0032]
In such a case, it is only necessary to move only the driver's waist portion 21 having such a narrow width, so that the change in the appearance image can be reduced.
[0033]
Further, since a storage box 13 for storing a helmet, an attache case and the like is formed below the both seating portions 17 and 19 , and the seat bottom plate 22 also serves as a lid for the box 13, the driver seating portion 17 and the passenger seating are provided. By forming the seat bottom plate 22 of the portion 19 continuously so as to reduce the level difference, it is possible to ensure the sealing performance and volume of the storage box 13 and to ensure that the driver seating surface 17a and the passenger seating surface 19a The step can be reduced, air resistance and passenger fatigue can be reduced, and the ride comfort of the passenger can be improved.
[0034]
Moreover, the seat bottom plate 22 is bulged upward to form a support portion 22a, and a plate 27 is attached to the support portion 22a, and the skin 25 is moved downward at the front end lower portion 27a and the rear end portion 27b of the plate 27. By pressing down, the surface shape of the saddle-ride type seat 14 can be adjusted, and the invasion of water or the like from the bolt hole 28 or the like into the storage box 13 can be prevented by lowering the position of the skin 25 from the upper surface of the support portion 22a. can do. That is, the water that has flowed to the rear end portion 27b side of the plate 27 flows forward and obliquely downward along the side edge portions from here to as shown by arrows in FIG. Drained from the part. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, even when the driver's waist rest part 21 is moved forward, the plate 27 is blinded, so that appearance quality when viewed from above is ensured.
[0035]
In addition, the driver's waist contact surface 21a is formed by extending the vertical wall portion of the waist support portion bottom plate 21c of the driver waist support portion 21 and projecting a boss having a contact portion at the lower end downward from the horizontal portion. The mounting surface can be set at a low position while ensuring the height of the.
[0036]
Furthermore, by forming an inclined surface 21b that is inclined rearward and downward from the upper end of the driver's waist abutment surface 21a, between the left and right extended seating surface 19b and the driver waist abutment portion 21 when a passenger such as a child is small. Even if some concave portions are generated, the concave portions are not adversely affected because they are held by the inclined surface 21b.
[0037]
Furthermore, a support surface that is higher than the driver seating surface 17a and lower than the passenger seating surface 19a is formed between the left and right extending seating surfaces 19b, and the support surface is substantially parallel to the driver seating surface. In particular, it is possible to move without impairing the appearance from the side.
[0038]
A contact portion 21i that extends in the front-rear direction is formed in a portion that is wide in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the driver's waist rest portion 21, and a support portion 22a that supports the contact portion 21i is formed between the left and right extending seating surfaces 19b. By forming it, it is possible to arrange a structure that supports the movement of the driver's waist rest portion 21 at a position where the passenger does not contact, and to secure an adjustment range of the driver's seating position.
[0039]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage box 13 is disposed under the saddle-ride type seat 14, and a passenger foot step 32 is installed on the side of the vehicle body frame 12 via a bracket 31. The passenger foot step 32 has a rod shape and extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. 4 (a) when in use, and is stored as shown in FIG. 4 (b) when not in use. Therefore, an increase in the size of the vehicle body in the left-right direction when not in use can be suppressed. Further, since the foot step 32 for the passenger has a rod shape, even if the seating position of the passenger is slightly shifted in the front-rear direction, the angle change A of the ankle of the passenger can be suppressed, so that the passenger's adhesion is improved. The fatigue of the passenger can be reduced while improving the above.
[0040]
In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the scooter type vehicle. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can of course be applied to a sports type vehicle, a tricycle, and the like.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the driver can improve the degree of adhesion while maintaining the leg opening angle and the upper body posture while maintaining a simple structure. The driving posture can be stabilized.
In addition to the above effects, the seat bottom plate on the side of the passenger seating portion is provided at a position lower than the driver seating surface, and the seat bottom plate in front of the passenger seating portion is projected upward to form a support portion. Since the abutting portion that abuts the support portion is formed in this portion, the passenger seating surface can be set at a low position while maintaining the cushioning property of the passenger seating portion, and the air resistance and The fatigue of the passenger can be reduced.
[0042]
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the above-described effect, the driver's seat abutment portion is formed to be narrower than the passenger seating surface and is provided so as to be movable back and forth on the driver seating surface. It is possible to adjust according to the driver's body shape while reducing the change of the driver.
[0044]
According to the invention described in claim 3 , in addition to the above-described effect, since the component member and the seal member that can adjust the driver's waist support portion are provided at positions that do not interfere with each other, the driver's waist support portion can be adjusted. A practically beneficial effect is achieved in that the storage box that secures the sealing property can be arranged below both seating portions.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicular saddle seat according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A and 2B are views showing the vehicular saddle seat according to the embodiment, in which FIG. 2A is a side view of the seat, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
[Figure 3] a diagram showing a driver waist touching section according to the embodiment, a bottom view of (a) is a plan view of a driver's waist touching section, (b) the driver waist touching section.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing the arrangement of the saddle-ride type vehicle seat and the like according to the same embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a side view of the vehicular saddle seat according to the embodiment.
6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of a state in moving the driver waist touching section according to the embodiment the forefront position.
7 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of a state in moving the driver waist touching section according to the embodiment last position.

Claims (3)

A driver seating portion having a driver seating surface formed on the upper surface;
A passenger seating portion formed on the upper surface of a passenger seating surface disposed behind the driver seating surface;
A driver waist support portion disposed on the driver seating surface and having a driver waist contact surface that rises upward from the driver seating surface formed on a front surface;
Forming the maximum lateral width of the driver's waist portion narrower than the lateral width of the passenger seating surface;
The width of the driver's waist is narrowed toward the rear,
The left and right front ends of the passenger seating surface are extended to both sides of the maximum left and right width portion of the driver's waist portion to form a left and right extending seating surface ,
A seat bottom plate on the side of the passenger seating portion is provided at a position lower than the driver seating surface, and a seat bottom plate in front of the passenger seating portion is projected upward to form a support portion. A straddle-type seat for a vehicle, wherein a contact portion that contacts the support portion is formed .   The vehicular saddle seat according to claim 1, wherein the driver's waist rest portion is provided so as to be movable back and forth on the driver seating surface. A storage box is provided over both lower sides of the driver seat and the passenger seat,
A seal member for sealing between the driver seat and the passenger seat and the upper edge of the storage box is provided in an annular shape;
The width of the driver's waist is narrower than the width of the seal member arrangement range,
The straddle-type seat for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the width of the driver's waist is narrower than the width of the seal member .

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