JP4766971B2 - Vehicle equipment storage structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle equipment storage structure, for example, a motorcycle battery storage structure.

  Patent Document 1 below discloses a technique related to a frame of a motorcycle. The frame includes a head pipe, a main frame extending rearward from the head pipe, a box member having a hollow box-shaped cross section that is connected to a rear end of the main frame and traverses in the left-right direction, and a swing that extends downward from the box member. An arm bracket and a seat rail extending rearward from the box member are provided, and relatively heavy equipment such as a battery and an oil tank is stored in the box member.

Utility Model Registration No. 2575106

  The technique described in Patent Document 1 has an advantage that the space of the frame can be used effectively because the box-shaped member constituting the frame constitutes a relatively heavy equipment storage unit.

  However, once the equipment is stored in the box member, it is difficult to put the hand inside the box member, and the weight of the equipment is large, so that it is difficult to remove the equipment from the box member again. In particular, when the equipment requires maintenance such as a battery, it is necessary to take out from the box member.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle equipment storage structure in which equipment can be easily taken in and out of a storage section provided in a frame. To do.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the vehicle frame is provided with a storage portion having an opening capable of storing the equipment and allowing the equipment to be taken in and out, and holding the equipment in the storage portion and the equipment. There is provided a holder that can be inserted and removed from the opening by sliding an article, and the holder holds the equipment and is slidably supported by the guide part while holding the equipment. and the slide portion, and wherein the guide portion, the sliding portion has a slidably guide guiding wall, a gap is formed between the guide wall and the sliding portion, the guide portion And a position regulating wall for setting a slide limit position in the storage direction of the slide part, and the slide part protrudes in the storage direction of the slide part, In paid state, is inserted into a hole formed in the position regulating wall, the first projection is formed, characterized in that.

According to this, the equipment can be easily taken in and out of the storage portion, and is particularly suitable for storing equipment that requires maintenance.
In addition, the holder can be configured with a simple structure, and the sliding portion can be smoothly slid by the guide portion, so that the equipment can be taken in and out smoothly.
Further, the upward lifting of the stored items can be mainly restricted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, there is provided a fixture that is fixed around the opening and restricts the movement of the slide portion in the take-out direction when the slide portion is stored. The slide part is formed with a second protrusion that protrudes in the take-out direction of the slide part and is inserted into a hole formed in the fixture when the slide part is stored.

  According to this, the movement of the stored item in the take-out direction and the upward lifting can be restricted.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the opening is provided in a side portion of the storage portion, and the holder is configured to slide the equipment in the left-right direction. ing.

  According to this, it is possible to more easily take in and out equipment from the side of the vehicle from the side of the vehicle.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a cover that covers the frame from the outside in a range including the opening of the storage portion, and the cover covers the vehicle body. The cover has an auxiliary cover that can be partially opened so as to cover the opening of the storage portion and expose the opening.

  According to this, by opening the auxiliary cover without removing the entire cover, the opening can be easily exposed and the equipment can be taken in and out.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the vehicle frame is provided with a storage portion having an opening capable of storing the equipment and allowing the equipment to be taken in and out, and holding the equipment in the storage portion and the equipment. A holder that can be inserted and removed from the opening by sliding the product, the equipment is a battery, a positive terminal of the battery is disposed on the opening side, a negative terminal is disposed on the non-opening side, The wiring connected to the negative terminal is drawn out in the vicinity of the opening and connected to the frame.

According to this, the equipment can be easily taken in and out of the storage portion, and is particularly suitable for storing equipment that requires maintenance.
In addition, maintenance such as inspection of the battery and replenishment of the battery liquid can be performed easily and quickly.
Further, for example, when a booster cable is connected to the battery, the booster cable can be connected directly to the plus terminal from the opening and indirectly to the minus terminal via a wire drawn to the opening side. Therefore, the connection work can be easily performed near the opening without pulling out the battery from the storage portion.

  Equipment can be easily put in and out of the storage section provided in the frame.

[Overall structure of motorcycle]
FIG. 1 is a right side view of a motorcycle 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The motorcycle 10 includes a vehicle body 11 having a vehicle body frame 12, an engine 13, a swing arm 22, and the like, and a cowling 14 that covers the outer surface of the vehicle body 11. The vehicle body frame 12 includes a main frame 15, a swing arm bracket 16, and a rear frame 17, and is configured in a substantially Y shape when viewed from the side.

  The main frame 15 extends rearward from the head pipe 18 and is curved downward. A pair of left and right swing arm brackets 16 is provided, and extends downward from both the left and right sides of the lower portion of the main frame 15. The main frame 15 and the swing arm bracket 16 are integrally formed. The rear frame 17 is fixed to the rear portion of the swing arm bracket 16 and extends rearwardly upward. A front fork 19 is supported on the head pipe 18. A handle 20 is provided at the upper end of the front fork 19, and a front wheel 21 is supported at the lower end of the front fork 19.

  The swing arm bracket 16 supports the front end of the swing arm 22 through a pivot shaft 22A so as to be swingable up and down. A rear wheel 23 is supported at the rear end of the swing arm 22. A rear suspension (not shown) is interposed between the swing arm 22 and the vehicle body frame 12 so as to extend and contract.

  A fuel tank 25, a seat 26, and a rear seat 27 are provided in order from the front side on the upper side of the vehicle body frame 12. The fuel tank 25 is arranged from the upper side of the main frame 15 to the upper side of the rear frame 17. The seat 26 and the rear seat 27 are provided on the rear frame 17. An engine 13 is disposed below the main frame 15.

[Structure of main frame 15 and swing arm bracket 16]
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the main frame 15 and the swing arm bracket 16, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main frame 15 and the swing arm bracket 16 as viewed obliquely from the rear. The main frame 15 has a single outer shell structure (monocoque structure). The outer shell of the main frame 15 constitutes a strength member, and the inside is a cavity. The main frame 15 has a front portion configured as an air cleaner box 30 and a rear portion configured as an equipment storage box (storage section) 35.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the engine 13 is supported by the main frame 15 and the swing arm bracket 16 via a bracket or the like. The engine 13 of the present embodiment is a parallel four-cylinder, and an intake device (fuel supply device) including a throttle body 34 is provided in each cylinder. An intake duct 33 is connected to each throttle body 34. Each intake duct 33 is attached to the lower wall of the rear portion of the air cleaner box 30.

  A cleaner element 31 is mounted in the air cleaner box 30. The cleaner element 31 is arranged in a forward tilt posture. Air inlets 32 are formed in the left and right side walls of the air cleaner box 30 in front of the cleaner element 31. A duct (not shown) that guides air sucked from the front portion of the motorcycle 10 to the intake port 32 is connected to the intake port 32.

  The main frame 15 has a front side 15A integrally formed with the head pipe 18 by casting, and a rear side 15B made of sheet metal. The front side 15A of the casting and the rear side 15B made of sheet metal are joined by welding slightly behind the cleaner element 31, and the boundary is indicated by Z1. The inlet 32 and the mounting portion of the cleaner element 31 are integrally formed by casting. A boundary Z1 between the front side 15A and the rear side 15B of the main frame 15 is inclined downwardly as viewed from the side.

  The air cleaner box 30 includes a front side 15A of the main frame 15 and a front part of the rear side 15B. The storage box 35 is configured by a rear end portion of the rear side 15 </ b> B of the main frame 15. The boundary between the air cleaner box 30 and the storage box 35 is indicated by Z2.

  The upper portion of the swing arm bracket 16 is joined so as to overlap the left and right sides of the storage box 35. The left and right swing arm brackets 16 are connected to each other below the storage box 35 by two upper and lower cross members 36A and 36B (FIG. 3).

[Structure of storage box 35]
4 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower part of the vehicle body frame. In the present embodiment, a battery 40 and an ABS (anti-lock brake system) unit 41 as equipment are stored in the storage box 35.

  In the storage box 35, upper and lower walls 35A and 35B and front and rear walls 35C and 35D are formed by sheet metal, and a left wall 35E is formed by an upper portion of the left swing arm bracket 16L. An opening 43 is provided on the right side of the storage box 35, and the opening 43 is used for taking in and out the battery 40. An opening 42 is formed in the rear wall 35D of the storage box 35, and the opening 42 is used for mounting the ABS unit 41. Each opening 42 and 43 is configured to be opened and closed by a lid (not shown).

  The ABS unit 41 is disposed on the left side in the storage box 35, and is attached to the storage box 35 via a mounting bracket 46. As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting bracket 46 is formed in a substantially L shape when viewed from the side, and is attached to two lower surfaces and one front surface of the ABS unit 41 with mounting screws 47. Rubber dampers 48 are attached to the two lower mounting screws 47, and the dampers 48 are fitted into round holes 49 formed in the lower wall 35B of the storage box 35. The upper end of the mounting bracket 46 is attached to the front wall 35C of the storage box 35 with bolts 51 and nuts 52 with the damper 50 interposed, and the rear end of the mounting bracket 46 is the rear wall 35D of the storage box 35. Further, it is attached by a bolt 54 and a nut 55 with a damper 53 interposed.

[Storage structure of battery 40]
As shown in FIG. 4, the battery 40 is disposed on the right side in the storage box 35, and is attached to the storage box 35 via a holder 57. The holder 57 includes a guide portion 58 fixed to the storage box 35 and a slide portion 59 that holds the battery 40 and is slidably supported by the guide portion 58. The guide part 58 and the slide part 59 are each formed of a synthetic resin.

  The guide portion 58 includes a bottom wall 58A, front and rear walls 58B and 58C, and a left wall 58D, and is formed in a box shape that opens upward and to the right. On the bottom wall 58A, positioning protrusions 60 are formed in a downward projecting shape at four positions in the front and rear, right and left, and by fitting the positioning protrusions 60 into holes 61 formed in the bottom wall 35B of the storage box 35, guide The part 58 is positioned at a predetermined position. An opening 58F is formed in the center of the bottom wall 58A for weight reduction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a mounting piece 62 protruding upward is integrally formed on the front wall 58 </ b> B of the guide portion 58. A hole 62 </ b> A formed in the mounting piece 62 and a front wall 35 </ b> C of the storage box 35 are formed. The guide part 58 is fixed to the storage box 35 by inserting a bolt 64 through the hole 63 formed in the above and screwing a nut 65 into the bolt 64.

  A support member 66 that protrudes rearward and upward is integrally formed on the rear wall 58 </ b> C of the guide portion 58. The support member 66 supports an electrical component (for example, a starter relay 81 (FIG. 6)) connected to the battery 40. A pair of front and rear holes 67 penetrating left and right are formed in the left wall 58D of the guide portion 58.

  The slide part 59 includes a bottom wall 59A, front and rear walls 59B and 59C, and left and right walls 59D and 59E, and is formed in a box shape opened upward. The lower part of the battery 40 is fitted between the front and rear left and right walls 59B, 59C, 59D, and 59E of the slide part 59. An opening 59F is formed in the center of the bottom wall 59A for weight reduction. An attachment piece 68 projects from the left wall 59D of the slide portion 59, and a hook piece 69 projects from the right wall 59E. The battery 40 is held by the slide portion 59 by hooking the fixing band 70 attached to the attachment piece 68 through the hook piece 69 through the upper side of the battery 40.

  The front-rear width of the slide part 59 is slightly smaller than the distance between the front and rear walls 58B, 58C of the guide part 58 (the distance between the rear surface of the front wall 58B and the front surface of the rear wall 58C). , 58C is slidably fitted in the left and right direction. The front and rear walls 58B and 58C of the guide portion 58 constitute a guide wall that slidably guides the slide portion 59, and the left wall 58D of the guide portion 58 comes into contact with the left wall 59D of the slide portion 59, whereby the battery 40 The position regulating wall for setting the storage position (sliding limit position in the storage direction) is configured. The left wall 59D of the slide portion 59 is formed with a pair of front and rear protrusions 71 protruding leftward. The protrusions 71 are formed on the left wall 58D of the guide portion 58 when the battery 40 is placed in the storage position. It is inserted into the hole 67 and mainly controls the upward lifting of the battery 40.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the right side of the slide part 59 protrudes from the guide part 58 in the storage position of the battery 40. A pair of front and rear legs 72 are formed in a downward projecting shape on the lower surface of the slide part 59 that protrudes from the guide part 58, and the legs 72 rest on the bottom surface of the storage box 35. When the slide portion 59 is slid rightward, the battery 40 protrudes from the opening 43 and is taken out from the storage box 35 as indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the storage box 35 as viewed from the opening 43 side. A pair of front and rear projections 73 projecting in the right direction are formed on the right wall 59E of the slide portion 59. The protrusion 73 is inserted into a fixture 75 formed of a long strip on the front and rear sides via a rubber damper 76, and the front and rear ends of the fixture 75 are fixed around the opening 43 via bolts 77. Yes. The attachment 75 regulates the movement of the battery 40 in the right direction (removal direction) and the upward lifting.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the plus terminal 40A of the battery 40 is disposed on the opening 43 side, and the minus terminal 40B is disposed on the opposite opening 43 side. As shown in FIG. 6, one end of a wiring 80 is connected to the plus terminal 40A, and the other end of the wiring 80 is connected to a starter relay 81 or the like. One end of a wiring 82 is connected to the minus terminal 40B (FIG. 4), and the other end of the wiring 82 is fixed to a boss portion 83 formed around the opening 43 via a bolt 84 and is frame-grounded. Further, the ground wire 85 of the cell motor drawn from the engine 13 side is fastened to the boss portion 83 together with the wiring 82 and the bolt 84.

[Structure of cowling 14]
As shown in FIG. 1, the cowling 14 that covers the vehicle body 11 includes a front cowling 87 that covers the vicinity of the handle 20, a center cowling 88 (cover of the present invention) that mainly covers the left and right sides of the engine 13, and mainly under the engine 13. And a lower cowling 89 covering the side.

  The center cowling 88 includes a main cover 88A and an auxiliary cover 88B. FIG. 7 is a side view of the main cover 88A, and FIG. 8 is a side view of the auxiliary cover 88B. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the main cover 88 </ b> A is screwed to the vehicle body 11 through an attachment hole 93 formed in the outer peripheral portion, the central portion, or the like and covers most of the side of the engine 13. It has become. A mounting portion 90 for mounting the auxiliary cover 88B is formed on the rear side of the main cover 88A, and the mounting portion 90 is slightly recessed from the surface of the main cover 88A. The mounting portion 90 is formed with a plurality of mounting holes 91 for mounting the auxiliary cover 88B. The main cover 88B is formed with a plurality of openings 97, 98 for weight reduction and the like, and the opening 98 formed in the mounting portion 90 is closed by the auxiliary cover 88B.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary cover 88B is attached to the mounting portion 90 of the main cover 88A, extends rearward from the center of the main cover 88A, the rear end portion protrudes from the main cover 88A, and the storage box. The side of 35 is covered. As shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of fixtures 92 corresponding to the mounting holes 91 (FIG. 7) of the mounting portion 90 are integrally formed on the inner surface of the auxiliary cover 88B. A mounting hole 94 for screwing the vehicle body 11 is formed in the rear portion of the auxiliary cover 88B. The auxiliary cover 88B of the present embodiment is a so-called knee grip cover, and is disposed corresponding to the position of the rider's knee.

  FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the connecting portion between the main cover 88A and the auxiliary cover 88B, and the attachment 92 of the auxiliary cover 88B is a protruding insertion tool that protrudes inward in the left and right directions. The outer diameter of is increasing. A grommet 95 is attached to the mounting hole 91 of the main cover 88A, and the main cover 88A and the auxiliary cover 88B are connected by inserting the attachment 92 into the grommet 95. Further, by pulling the auxiliary cover 88B away from the main cover 88B, the fixture 92 can be pulled out from the grommet 95 in the mounting hole 91.

[Effects of this embodiment]
(1) As shown in FIG. 4, the battery 40 is held by a holder 57 and is slidable in the left-right direction, and can be inserted and removed from the opening 43 of the storage box 35 by sliding. Therefore, the battery 40 can be easily stored and removed from the storage box 35. Therefore, operations such as inspection of the battery 40 and replenishment of the battery liquid can be quickly performed.

(2) Since the holder 57 includes the guide portion 58 and the slide portion 59, the slide portion 59 can be smoothly slid by the guide portion 58 and can be positioned at the storage position.

(3) Since the opening 43 is formed in the side portion of the storage box 35 and the sliding direction of the battery 40 by the holder 57 is the left-right direction, the motorcycle 2 is removed without removing the fuel tank 25, the seat 26, and the like from the vehicle body 11. The battery 40 can be easily inserted and removed from the side of the ten.

(4) As shown in FIG. 1, the center cowling 88 that covers the vehicle body 11 includes a main cover 88A and an auxiliary cover 88B. By removing the auxiliary cover 88B that covers the side of the storage box 35, Since the sides can be opened, the storage box 35 can be opened easily and quickly without removing the entire center cowling 88, and the battery 40 can be taken in and out.

(5) As shown in FIG. 6, the positive terminal 40A of the battery 40 is disposed on the opening 43 side of the storage box 35, the negative terminal 40B is disposed on the opposite opening 43 side, and the wiring 82 connected to the negative terminal 40B is Since it is pulled out to the opening 43 side and connected to the periphery of the opening 43, for example, when connecting a booster cable, without connecting the battery 40 from the storage box 35, the wiring 82 connected to the plus terminal 40A and the minus terminal 40B. In addition, each booster cable can be easily connected.

(6) As shown in FIG. 2, the relatively heavy battery 40 and the ABS unit 41 are arranged in the storage box 35 formed in the rear part of the main frame 15, so that they are located at the center of gravity G of the vehicle body 11. You can get closer.

(7) As shown in FIG. 4, the battery 40 that needs to be taken in and out of the storage box 35 is disposed on the opening 43 side, and the ABS unit 41 that is rarely taken out from the storage box 35 is disposed on the opposite opening 43 side. Therefore, the space in the storage box 35 can be used effectively without impairing the insertion and removal of the battery 40.

(8) Since the opening 42 is formed in the rear wall 35D of the storage box 35 as shown in FIG. 5, the ABS unit 41 can be easily installed in the storage box 35 through the opening 42. The piping connection operation to the ABS unit 41 can be easily performed through the opening 42.

(9) A component attached to the equipment, for example, an electrical component connected to the battery 40 (for example, the starter relay 81 (FIG. 6)) is supported by a support member 66 (FIG. 5) formed on the holder 57. Therefore, there is no need to separately provide a member for supporting the part, and the structure can be simplified and the number of parts can be reduced.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, the storage box 35 is configured by the monocoque main frame 15 itself, but the main frame 15 and the storage box 35 may be configured separately.

(2) The center cowling 88, for example, forms the main cover 88A in a range including the storage box 35, forms an opening at a position corresponding to the storage box 35 of the main cover 88A, and covers the opening with the auxiliary cover 88B. You may do it.

(3) Equipment that can be taken in and out by sliding is not limited to the battery 40, but may be an ABS unit 41, a tool, an air cleaner element, or the like.

(4) The opening 43 of the storage box 35 can be provided on the left side. In this case, the battery 40 that needs to be taken in and out can be arranged on the left side in the storage box 35, and the ABS unit 41 can be arranged on the right side. . The openings 43 can also be provided on the left and right sides of the storage box 35.

(5) The sliding direction of the battery 40 with respect to the storage box 35 is not limited to the left-right direction, but may be the front-rear direction or the vertical direction.

(6) Although the holder 57 has a configuration of the guide portion 58 and the slide portion 59, the guide portion 58 may be omitted and the slide portion 59 may be slid directly in the storage box 35.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for various vehicles such as motorcycles for general use or racing, automobiles such as riding type four-wheeled rough terrain vehicles, and water skis.

1 is a right side view of a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a right view of a main frame and a swing arm bracket. It is the perspective view which looked at the main frame and the swing arm bracket from diagonally backward. FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2. It is a disassembled perspective view of a main frame, a swing arm bracket, a battery, and an ABS unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the storage box from the opening side. It is a side view of the main cover of a center cowling. It is a side view of the auxiliary cover of a center cowling. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the connection part of the main cover and auxiliary cover of a center cowling.

10 Motorcycle 15 Main frame 35 Storage box 40 Battery (equipment)
43 Opening 57 Holder 58 Guide part 59 Slide part

Claims (5)

The vehicle frame is provided with a storage portion that can store the equipment and has an opening through which the equipment can be taken in and out, and the opening is held in the storage portion by holding the equipment and sliding the equipment. There is a holder that can be taken in and out,
The holder includes a guide portion fixed to the storage portion, and a slide portion that holds the equipment and is slidably supported by the guide portion;
The guide part has a guide wall for slidably guiding the slide part,
A gap is formed between the guide wall and the slide part,
The guide portion has a position restriction wall that sets a slide limit position in a storage direction of the slide portion,
The slide part is formed with a first protrusion that protrudes in the storage direction of the slide part and is inserted into a hole formed in the position restriction wall in the storage state of the slide part. Features vehicle equipment storage structure.
A fixture that is fixed around the opening and restricts movement of the slide portion in the take-out direction in the storage state of the slide portion;
Wherein the sliding portion is protruded outlet direction of the sliding portion, in the housed state of the sliding portion, is inserted into a hole formed in the fixture, the second projection is formed, according to claim 1 Equipment storage structure for listed vehicles.
The vehicle equipment storage structure according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is provided in a side portion of the storage portion, and the holder is configured to slide the equipment in a left-right direction.
A cover for covering the frame from the outside in a range including the opening of the storage unit;
The cover is formed by a cowling that covers the vehicle body,
On said cover, characterized in that it has a partially openable auxiliary cover to expose the opening covers the opening of the housing part, any one of claims 1 to 3 Equipment storage structure for listed vehicles.
The vehicle frame is provided with a storage portion that can store the equipment and has an opening through which the equipment can be taken in and out, and the opening is held in the storage portion by holding the equipment and sliding the equipment. There is a holder that can be taken in and out,
The equipment is a battery;
A positive terminal of the battery is disposed on the opening side, a negative terminal is disposed on the opposite opening side, and a wiring connected to the negative terminal is drawn out in the vicinity of the opening and connected to the frame. The vehicle equipment storage structure.

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