JP4905288B2 - Luggage storage box structure for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular luggage storage box structure in which a power supply socket for supplying power to an external electrical device is disposed in a vehicular luggage storage box.

  A conventional scooter type motorcycle is known in which a power supply socket for supplying power to an external electric device such as a mobile phone is disposed in a luggage storage box. 2.

In a vehicle of the same type as the vehicle described in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 9, a luggage storage box 101 is installed below the seat 100, and the luggage storage box 101 can be opened and closed by the seat 100. Since the luggage storage box 101 stores a helmet such as a full-face helmet, the luggage storage box 101 when the molding 102 is applied to the periphery of the luggage storage box 101 and is closed by the seat 100. The sealing property of 101 is improved. For this reason, even when the power supply socket 103 is arranged in the luggage storage box 101, the external electric device connected to the power supply socket 103 in the luggage storage box 101 protects against rainwater and dust from the outside. Is done. Note that reference numeral 104 in FIG. 9 denotes a frame covered with the frame cover 105.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-19661 JP 2003-335280 A

  On the other hand, in the case of a motorcycle that does not assume that a helmet is stored in the luggage storage box, a seal structure is often not provided at the periphery of the luggage storage box. I get into it. When a power supply socket is arranged in such a luggage storage box, rainwater or dust that has entered the luggage storage box adheres to an external electrical device that is connected to the power supply socket in the luggage storage box and is supplying power. May cause a failure of external electrical equipment.

  An object of the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and is for a vehicle that can reliably protect external electric equipment that is connected to a power supply socket in a luggage storage box and being supplied with power from water and dust. It is to provide a luggage storage box structure.

  The present invention provides a vehicular luggage storage box structure in which a vehicular luggage storage box is configured to be opened and closed by a seat, and a waterproof small room having a lid member that can be opened and closed is provided in the luggage storage box. A power supply socket for supplying power to an external electric device is provided with its power supply opening facing the small room.

  According to the present invention, the external electrical device is accommodated in a small room in the luggage storage box, connected to the power supply opening of the power supply socket, and power is supplied from the power supply socket to the external electrical device. Even when water or dust enters the luggage storage box, it is possible to reliably protect the external electric device that is supplying power from the water and dust by the small room.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing a scooter type motorcycle to which an embodiment of a vehicle luggage storage box structure according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the luggage storage box of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view showing the luggage storage box and the like of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a scooter type motorcycle 1 has a body frame 2. The vehicle body frame 2 includes a down tube 3 and a pair of left and right rear frames 4 extending rearward and upward from the rear end side of the down tube 3.

  A fuel tank 5 and a luggage storage box 6 are provided above the rear frame 4, and a seat 7 is installed above the fuel tank 5 and the luggage storage box 6. The seat 7 is provided so as to be rotatable via a hinge 8 and also functions as a lid member that can open and close the upper opening of the luggage storage box 6. The seat 7 is fixed to the vehicle body using the lock mechanism 9 with the upper opening of the luggage storage box 6 closed.

  On the other hand, a head pipe 10 is provided at the front end of the down tube 3, and a front fork (not shown) that rotatably supports the front wheel 11 is pivotally supported on the head pipe 10. A handle bar 12 is fixed to the upper end of the front fork. By operating the handle bar 12, the front wheel 11 is steered so as to be rotatable left and right.

  Further, a swing type power unit 13 is pivotally attached to the lower front portion of the rear frame 4 so as to be swingable. The power unit 13 includes an engine body 14 and a conductive case 15 that extends rearward from one side of the engine body 14. The conductive case 15 also has a swing arm and is elastically supported by the rear frame 4 by the rear shock absorber 16. A rear wheel 17 that is a driving wheel is held at the rear end of the conduction case 15.

  Further, in this scooter type motorcycle 1, the entire vehicle body is covered with a vehicle body cover made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and the appearance is adjusted. For example, the down tube 3, the head pipe 10, and the front fork (not shown) are covered with the leg shield 18, the rear frame 4 is covered with the frame cover 19, and the rear lower part of the frame cover 19 is covered with the rear fender 20. The frame cover 19 and the rear fender 20 are attached to the rear frame 4, and the leg shield 18 is attached to the down tube 3 and the rear frame 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the luggage storage box 6 is configured to be capable of storing luggage, although there is no capacity for storing a helmet. That is, the bottom portion 21 of the luggage storage box 6 is formed as a central bulging portion 22 in which the central portion in the vehicle width direction bulges inward of the luggage storage box 6 so as to avoid interference with the rear wheel 17 (FIG. 4). A recessed portion 23 is formed adjacent to the central bulging portion 22. Further, a side bulging portion 26 for avoiding interference with the upper end portion of the rear shock absorber 16 is provided on the bottom surface 21 of the luggage storage box 6 on the side opposite to the recessed portion 23 with the central bulging portion 22 interposed therebetween. It is done. In the luggage storage box 6, an area excluding the central bulging portion 22 and the side bulging portion 26 is used as a space in which luggage can be stored.

  In particular, the in-vehicle tool 24 is always accommodated in the space in the recessed portion 23. The in-vehicle tool 24 is detachably attached to the recessed portion 23 of the luggage storage box 6 using a rubber band 25. Here, in the luggage storage box 6, a side wall surface that forms the recessed portion 23 together with the central bulge portion 22 is denoted by reference numeral 6 </ b> C, and a side wall surface that is formed with the side bulge portion 26 together with the bottom surface 21 is denoted by reference numeral 6 </ b> D.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front wall surface 6A of the luggage storage box 6 is formed with a battery opening 28 for entering and leaving the battery 27, for example, during maintenance. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the battery 27 is held by the rear frame 4 or the rear fender 20 between the fuel tank 5 and the luggage storage box 6. Then, the battery opening 28 is closed by the battery lid 29 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.

  The battery lid 29 is provided with a hooking claw portion 30 on the lower end side and a screwing portion 31 on the upper end side. On the other hand, a plate nut 32 is fitted to a part of the upper end of the battery opening 28 of the luggage storage box 6. The battery lid 29 is configured such that the screwing portion 31 is screwed to the plate nut 32 by using the screw 33 in a state where the claw portion 30 is hooked on the lower edge portion of the battery opening 28, thereby the battery opening 28. Occlude.

  Further, a box side insertion port 36 for inserting a power supply socket (DC power socket) 35 for supplying power to a mobile phone 34 or the like as an external electric device is formed on the rear wall surface 6B of the luggage storage box 6. Yes. FIG. 5 shows an example in which an adapter 38 is connected to the power supply opening 37 of the power supply socket 35 and power is supplied to the mobile phone 34 via the adapter 38.

  By the way, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the power supply opening 37 of the power supply socket 35 is positioned so as to face the bag 40 as a small room provided in the luggage storage box 6. 2 and 4, the bag 40 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape including a bottom surface 40A, a top surface 40B, and four continuous side surfaces 40C, 40D, 40E, and 40F, and is a flexible material such as cloth. In addition to being configured with flexibility, it is configured with waterproofness. As shown in FIG. 5, the capacity of the bag 40 is set in accordance with the size of the external electric device such as the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38, so that the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 can be accommodated therein.

  Further, the bag 40 is provided with continuous opening / closing means such as a fastener 41 on the top surface 40B side on three continuous side surfaces 40D to 40F excluding one side surface 40C. As a result, the bag 40 is configured to be freely opened and closed by the action of the fastener 41, with one side portion that is the boundary between the one side surface 40C and the top surface 40B serving as the hinge portion 42 and the top surface 40B serving as the lid member. When the top surface 40 </ b> B indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5 is opened, external electric devices such as the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 are put in and out of the bag 40.

  When the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 are stored in the bag 40 and the top surface 40B is closed, the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 are connected to the luggage storage box 6 and the frame cover as shown in FIGS. Even when rainwater, dust, or the like enters from the gap 39 between the seat 19 and the seat 7, the rainwater, dust, etc. are protected.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a bag side insertion port 43 for inserting the power supply socket 35 is formed on one side surface 40C of the bag 40, and an insertion port 44 having substantially the same shape as the bag side insertion port 43 is formed. The reinforcing plate 45 is attached. The reinforcing plate 45 has the insertion port 44 aligned with the bag side insertion port 43, for example, the entire peripheral portion of the insertion portion 44 is sewn to one side 40C of the bag 40, and is thereby fixed to the one side 40C. It is attached to reinforce this one side surface 40C. In FIG. 6, the sewing location is indicated by reference numeral 46.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a power supply socket 35 is inserted into the bag side insertion port 43 of the bag 40 and the insertion port 44 of the reinforcing plate 45 from the inside of the bag 40, and this power supply socket 35 is further connected to the luggage storage box 6. Insert into the box side insertion port 36. The power supply socket 35 is formed with a male screw portion 47 on the outer periphery of the central portion in the axial direction. By screwing a tightening member such as a nut 48 from the outside of the luggage storage box 6 to the male screw portion 47, the power supply socket 35 is fixed to the rear wall surface 6B of the luggage storage box 6, and one side surface of the bag 40. 40C is fastened to the rear wall surface 6B of the luggage storage box 6 together.

  At this time, the head 49 of the power supply socket 35 presses the reinforcing plate 45, so that the bag 40 is securely attached to the luggage storage box 6 and is prevented from falling off the luggage storage box 6. Further, since the head portion 49 of the power supply socket 35 is positioned in the bag 40, the power supply opening 37 of the power supply socket 35 is provided so as to face the bag 40.

  Further, when one side 40C of the bag 40 is fixed to the rear wall 6B of the luggage storage box 6 together with the power supply socket 35, the one side 40C comes into contact with the rear wall 6B of the luggage storage box 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the side surface 40 </ b> D contacts the side wall surface 6 </ b> C of the luggage storage box 6, and the bottom surface 40 </ b> A is positioned above the recessed portion 23 of the luggage storage box 6. The bag 40 has a function of hiding the in-vehicle tool 24 in the recessed portion 23 because the bottom surface 40 </ b> A is positioned above the recessed portion 23. The entrance / exit of the in-vehicle tool 24 can be easily realized by lifting the flexible bag 40 upward as shown in FIG.

  When the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 are not accommodated in the bag 40, the bag 40 is crushed as shown in FIG. They are held in substantially the same volume.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects (1) to (8) are obtained.

  (1) In the luggage storage box 66, a bag 40 having a waterproof function that allows the top surface 40B to be opened and closed is disposed, and a power supply opening 37 of the power supply socket 35 is provided in the bag 40 so as to face it. . Therefore, external electric devices such as the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 are accommodated in the bag 40, and the mobile phone 34 is directly connected to the power supply opening 37 or to the power supply opening 37 through the adapter 38. When power is supplied from the power supply opening 37 to the mobile phone 34, the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 that are being supplied (charged) are stored in the bag even if rainwater, dust, or the like from the outside enters the luggage storage box 6. 40 can protect against rainwater and dust.

  (2) The bag 40 is made of a soft flexible material and has a high buffering effect, and the volume of the bag 40 is set in accordance with the sizes of the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38. For this reason, even if the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 vibrate when the scooter type motorcycle 1 travels, the bag 40 can absorb and suppress this vibration. As a result, it is possible to prevent damage due to vibration of the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38.

  (3) Since the bag 40 is made of a soft flexible material, when nothing is accommodated in the bag 40, the bag 40 is placed on the rear wall surface 6B, the side wall surface 6C, and the bottom surface of the luggage storage box 6. By crushing along 21, the volume of the luggage storage box 6 can be maintained substantially equal to the case where the bag 40 does not exist. As a result, a large amount of luggage can be stored in the luggage storage box 6.

  (4) Since the bag 40 is made of a soft flexible material, when the in-vehicle tool 24 located below the bag 40 is taken out, the bag 40 is lifted upward to remove the in-vehicle tool 24. It can be easily realized.

  (5) Since the side surfaces 40C and 40D of the bag 40 are provided in contact with the rear wall surface 6B and the side wall surface 6C of the luggage storage box 6, respectively, the bag 40 is arranged at the corner in the luggage storage box 6. Become. As a result, even when the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 are accommodated in the bag 40, the luggage storage capacity of the luggage storage box 6 can be secured satisfactorily, and the luggage storage efficiency can be improved.

  (6) Since the bag 40 is fastened together with the power supply socket 35 together with the luggage storage box 6, parts for fixing the bag 40 to the luggage storage box 6 and attaching it can be reduced. For this reason, the number of parts of the motorcycle 1 can be reduced, and the assembly workability can be improved.

  (7) A reinforcing plate 45 is provided on the side surface 40C of the bag 40 fixed to the rear wall surface 6B of the luggage storage box 6. Therefore, in order to fix the side surface 40C of the bag 40 to the rear wall surface 6B of the luggage storage box 6, the head 49 of the power supply socket 35 presses the reinforcing plate 45, thereby improving the mounting strength of the bag 40. . As a result, the bag 40 can be suitably prevented from falling off from the luggage storage box 6.

  (8) Since the top surface 40B of the bag 40 functions as a lid member that can be opened and closed by the operation of the fastener 41, the mobile phone 34 and the adapter 38 can be easily inserted into and removed from the bag 40 by opening the top surface 40B. it can.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the said embodiment, this invention is not limited to this. For example, although the present invention has been described as applied to the scooter type motorcycle 1, it may be applied to a motorcycle other than the scooter type, a three-wheeled vehicle, or a four-wheeled buggy vehicle.

1 is a schematic side view showing a scooter type motorcycle to which an embodiment of a vehicle luggage storage box structure according to the present invention is applied. The perspective view which shows the luggage storage box of FIG. The side view which expands and shows the luggage storage box etc. of FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the IV-IV line of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the state in which the mobile telephone was connected to the power supply socket via the adapter along the VV line of FIG. The partial perspective view which shows the bag of FIGS. 2-5 in the state which opened the top | upper surface as a cover member. Sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 5 which shows the state which crushed the bag in FIG. Sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 5 which shows the state which lifted the bag in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the conventional luggage storage box structure.

Explanation of symbols

1 motorcycle 6 luggage storage box 6B rear wall surface 6C, 6D side wall surface 7 sheet 34 mobile phone (external electric device)
35 Power supply socket 37 Power supply opening 38 Adapter (external electrical equipment)
40 bags (small room)
40A Bottom 40B Top (lid member)
40C, 40D, 40E, 40F Side 41 Fastener 45 Reinforcement plate 47 Male thread 48 Nut

Claims (5)

In the vehicle luggage storage box structure in which the vehicle luggage storage box is configured to be opened and closed by a seat,
A waterproof small room having a lid member that can be opened and closed is provided in the luggage storage box, and a power supply socket for supplying power to an external electric device has its power supply opening facing the small room. A vehicle luggage storage box structure characterized by being provided. 2. The vehicle luggage storage box structure according to claim 1, wherein the small room is made of a flexible material, and is provided so that an external electric device can be stored therein. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the side surfaces of the small room is in contact with a wall surface of a luggage storage box, and a power supply socket is disposed on the one surface of the side surface in contact with the wall surface. Luggage storage box structure. 2. The vehicular luggage storage box structure according to claim 1, wherein the power supply socket has a male screw portion formed on an outer periphery thereof and is fastened together with a small room on a wall surface of the luggage storage box. The vehicular luggage storage box structure according to claim 2, wherein the small room is provided with a reinforcing plate on a side surface fixed to a wall surface of the luggage storage box.

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