JP4914801B2 - Operating device and motorcycle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an operating device that operates a lock device that locks the rotation of a handle that rotates relative to a vehicle body frame, and a motorcycle that includes the operating device.

  Conventionally, a head device of a body frame such as a motorcycle has been provided with a locking device that locks the rotation of a handle that rotates relative to the body frame.

  As such a locking device, the outer periphery of the ball receiver provided in the head portion of the vehicle body frame is formed in a tooth shape, and the engagement member having the tooth mold portion is engaged with the ball receiver, whereby the engagement member There is a thing that locks the handle connected to. A lock lever for operating the engaging member is provided in the head portion of the vehicle body frame, and the handle is locked or unlocked by the user operating the lock lever (for example, Patent Document 1). See).

  However, in this locking device, when the handle is locked, it is necessary for the user to reach to the head portion and operate the lock lever, and it is difficult and inconvenient especially in a narrow bicycle parking lot. Also, in a bicycle with a front car attached to the top of the handle, the front car becomes an obstacle when operating the lock lever.

  As a countermeasure against such a problem, a lock lever provided in the head portion and a leg movable part provided in the stand device are connected by a wire, and the lock operation of the handle is performed at the same time when the user puts on the stand. A bicycle locking device has been proposed (see Patent Document 2).

  However, with this locking device, if you try to put on the stand with heavy luggage or children on the front car when parking, the handle rotates due to the weight of the front car, the bike becomes unstable and the bicycle falls There is a danger of doing. Further, it is necessary to hang a stand with the other hand and foot while supporting the handle with one hand, which is inconvenient to operate.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 3, the raising / lowering operation of the generator disposed on the generator mounting plate of the front hawk of the bicycle is performed by remote operation by a raising lever and a release lever installed near the handle grip. A device has been proposed. However, if this device is applied to an operation device that remotely locks and unlocks the handle lock device, the handle is suddenly locked when the lever is accidentally operated while the bicycle is running, etc. There is a danger of. For this reason, the device described in Patent Document 3 cannot be applied to an operating device that operates a handle locking device.
Japanese Patent No. 2861079 JP 2004-322805 A Utility Model Registration No. 2605815

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and allows the user to perform the operation and release of the lock device that locks the rotation of the handle by a hand operation, and can prevent the handle from being locked due to an erroneous operation or the like. An object is to provide an operating device and a motorcycle.

  The invention according to claim 1 is an operating device that is connected to a locking device that locks a handle that rotates relative to a vehicle body frame, and that operates and releases the locking device, and is connected to the locking device, An operating member for operating a locking device, and connected to the operating member, and provided on the handle so as to be swingable between a locked position and an unlocked position by hand operation, and operates the operating member at the locked position. An operating lever for locking the handle with the locking device and operating the operating member at the unlocked position to release the locking of the handle by the locking device, and for moving the operating lever. Safety mechanism to be locked, and the handle can be pivoted, and the safety mechanism is unlocked by hand operation Is characterized by having a release lever that, the.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, the operating device is connected to a locking device that locks the handle that rotates relative to the vehicle body frame, and the locking device is operated by an operating member provided in the operating device to lock the handle. Or unlock. An operating lever to which an operating member is connected is provided on the handle so that it can swing between a locked position and an unlocked position. When the handle is locked, the user moves the operating lever to the locked position by hand operation. However, the movement of the operating lever is locked by the safety mechanism.

  A release lever is swingably provided on the handle. When the user moves the release lever by a hand operation, the safety mechanism is unlocked and the operation lever can be moved. In this state, when the user moves the operation lever to the lock position by hand operation, the operation member operates and the handle is locked by the lock device. For this reason, a user can perform operation | movement and operation | movement cancellation | release of a locking device by hand operation. Also, by moving the release lever by hand operation, the safety mechanism is unlocked and the operation lever can be moved, so that the handle can be moved by misoperation or careless operation of the operation lever while the motorcycle is running. Without being locked, the danger of falling is prevented.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the operation device according to the first aspect, the operation lever and the release lever are on the thumb side when the grip portion of the grip portion provided on the handle is gripped. It is provided on the side.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, the operation lever and the release lever are provided on the side of the grip portion provided on the handle that becomes the thumb side when the grip portion is gripped. The release lever can be easily moved, and the operation lever can be easily moved by the user's hand operation while the safety mechanism is unlocked by the release lever.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the operating device according to the first or second aspect, the safety mechanism is provided on the operating lever, and a first abutting portion formed on the release lever abuts on the operating mechanism. A first stopper portion that restricts movement of the operation lever, a stopper that contacts the release lever and holds the release lever at a position where the first contact portion contacts the first stopper portion, and the stopper And a first urging member that urges the release lever in a direction in which the release lever abuts.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the release lever is urged by the first urging member and the release lever contacts the stopper, so that the first contact portion formed on the release lever becomes the first stopper of the operation lever. The release lever is held at a position where it comes into contact with the portion. The movement of the operation lever is restricted by the first contact portion coming into contact with the first stopper portion of the operation lever. Further, the operation lever can be moved by moving the release lever by hand operation to release the contact between the first contact portion and the first stopper portion of the operation lever. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the operation lever from being moved due to an erroneous operation and locking the handle without complicating the configuration.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the operation device according to the third aspect, a second urging member provided on the handle for urging the operation lever toward the unlocking position, and the operation lever And a second stopper portion that is in contact with a second contact portion formed on the release lever at the lock position and restricts movement of the operation lever to the lock release position. .

  In the invention according to claim 4, the operation lever is urged toward the lock release position by the second urging member provided on the handle. Further, the operation lever is provided with a second stopper portion, and the second abutting portion formed on the release lever at the lock position abuts on the second stopper portion, so that the operation lever of the second urging member is moved. Movement to the unlocked position is restricted. Thereby, the lock of the handle by the locking device is maintained. Further, when unlocking the handle, the user moves the release lever by hand operation, so that the contact between the second contact portion and the second stopper portion of the operation lever is released, and the second biasing member Moves the operating lever to the unlocked position. For this reason, the user can unlock the handle by moving the release lever by hand operation, and the operability is improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the operating device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the mounting portion provided on the handle and one end of the operating lever are formed, and the mounting device An arcuate part pivotally attached to the part, a mark formed on the periphery of the arcuate part, and a vertical direction formed on the attachment part, and when the operating lever is opposed to the mark And a display unit including a lock state display unit indicating that the operation lever is in the lock position, and a lock release state display unit indicating that the operation lever is in the lock release position.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the arcuate portion formed at one end of the operation lever is rotatably attached to the attachment portion provided on the handle. A mark is formed on the periphery of the arc-shaped portion, and the mark moves as the arc-shaped portion rotates by the movement of the operation lever to the lock position and the unlock position. The mounting portion includes a lock state display portion that indicates that the operation lever is in the locked position when facing the mark along the vertical direction, and a lock release state display portion that indicates that the operation lever is in the unlock position. When the mark faces the lock state display part, the handle is in the locked state, and when the mark faces the lock release state display part, it can be confirmed that the handle is in the unlocked state. . At that time, by forming the lock state display part and the unlock state display part along the vertical direction on the mounting part, depending on the position of the line of sight of the user of the motorcycle, the mark and the lock state display part and the unlock state display part The positional relationship can be prevented from shifting. For this reason, the user can instantaneously discriminate between the locked state and the unlocked state of the handle.

  On the other hand, for example, when a radial lock state display unit and a lock release state display unit are provided in the mounting portion corresponding to the mark formed in the arcuate portion, depending on the position of the line of sight of the user of the motorcycle, The positional relationship between the mark and the radial lock state display part and the unlock state display part is shifted, and it becomes difficult for the user to instantaneously distinguish between the lock state and the unlock state.

  The two-wheeled vehicle according to the invention described in claim 6 is connected to the handle that rotates relative to the body frame, the lock device that locks the handle, and the lock device, and operates and releases the lock device. An operation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and a child chair provided on the handle and seated by a child, and located on a rear side or an oblique rear side of the child chair. The operation lever and the release lever of the operation device are provided on the handle.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the operation and release of the locking device that locks the handle that rotates relative to the vehicle body frame is operated by the operating device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects. Is done. The handle is provided with a child chair on which a child can be seated, and an operation lever and a release lever of the operation device are provided on the handle located on the rear side or the oblique rear side of the child chair. As a result, the hand of the child seated in the child chair does not easily reach the operation lever and the release lever. In addition, the operation lever cannot be moved unless the safety mechanism is unlocked by the movement of the release lever.Therefore, the child can operate the release lever and the operation lever by mischief to lock the handle. Can be prevented.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the motorcycle according to claim 6, wherein the release lever is provided on a side of the handle far from the child chair.

  In the invention according to claim 7, since the release lever is provided on the side of the handle far from the child chair, the hand of the child seated on the child chair is more difficult to reach by the release lever. For this reason, it is possible to prevent or suppress the child from operating the release lever by mischief to unlock the safety mechanism, or from accidentally releasing the handle lock.

  In the operating device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the rotation of the handle can be locked and unlocked by a user's hand operation. Further, it is possible to prevent the rotation of the handle from being locked due to erroneous operation of the operation lever.

  In the operating device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the release lever and the release lever can be easily moved by the user's hand operation, and the operability is improved.

  In the operating device according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to effectively prevent the operation lever from moving due to an erroneous operation or the like, and to prevent the danger of locking the rotation of the handle while the motorcycle is running.

  In the operating device according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the lock of the handle can be easily released by the hand operation of the release lever, and the operability is improved.

  In the operating device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the positional relationship between the mark of the operating lever and the lock state display unit and the unlocked state display unit can be prevented from shifting, and the lock can be achieved even when the user views from different directions. The state and the unlocked state can be discriminated instantaneously.

  In the two-wheeled vehicle according to the sixth aspect of the invention, the rotation of the handle can be locked and unlocked by a user's hand operation. In addition, it is possible to prevent the rotation of the handle from being locked due to an erroneous operation of the operation lever while the motorcycle is running, and the danger of falling or the like can be prevented.

  In the two-wheeled vehicle according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent or inhibit the safety mechanism from being unlocked or the handle from being inadvertently unlocked due to a child's mischief.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a two-wheeled vehicle 10 using an operating device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the two-wheeled vehicle 10 shown in FIG. 1 viewed from another direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the two-wheeled vehicle 10 includes a handle 14 that is rotatably provided on an upper portion of a head pipe 12 that is a body frame, and a rising portion 14 </ b> B that is bent to the left and right sides from a lower portion 14 </ b> A of the handle 14. A child chair 16 provided in between, a locking device 18 provided at a connecting portion between the lower portion 14A of the handle 14 and the head pipe 12, and a grip 20 as a grip provided at the tip of the handle 14. And an operating device 30 attached to the grip 20 of one handle 14 in the vicinity of the side that becomes the thumb when the grip 20 is gripped. A brake lever 24 for brake operation is attached to the lower part of the grip 20 of the handle 14 by an attachment member 26.

  The child chair 16 includes a seat portion 16A on which a child can sit, a backrest portion 16B disposed on the rear side of the seat portion 16A, and a side surface portion 16C extending from the backrest portion 16B to both sides of the seat portion 16A. And a grip portion 16D spanned on the front side of the side surface portion 16C. In the child chair 16, the child can sit on the seat portion 16A and lean against the backrest portion 16B, and the child can support the body by grasping the grip portion 16D when sitting.

  The lock device 18 locks and unlocks the rotation of the handle 14 that rotates relative to the head pipe 12 by operating the operation device 30. The lock device 18 will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the operating device 30 is attached to the grip 20 of the handle 14, which is a hand portion of the user of the two-wheeled vehicle 10, near the thumb side when the grip 20 is gripped. An operation device main body 32 and an operation wire 34 as an operation member for connecting the operation device main body 32 and the lock device 18 are provided. In the operation wire 34, the inner wire 34A (see FIG. 6) inserted therein moves in the axial direction to operate the lock device 18. An inner wire 34A of the operation wire 34 is connected to the operation device main body 32, and a lock position where the inner wire 34A is moved and the handle 14 is locked by the lock device 18; An operation lever 36 is provided that swings between a lock release position for releasing the lock. The operating device main body 32 is provided with a safety device 38 as a safety mechanism that locks the movement of the operating lever 36 and a release lever 40 that releases the lock of the safety device 38.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the operating device main body 32 is formed in a band shape, and is wound around the handle 14 and fixed. The operation lever 36 is provided on the operation device main body 32 on the inner side in the width direction of the handle 14 (on the side of the user riding on the two-wheeled vehicle 10, that is, on the side of the thumb when the grip 20 is gripped). The front end portion 36 </ b> A extends obliquely upward on the rear side of the motorcycle 10. A circular root portion 36B as an arcuate portion is formed on the opposite side of the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36, and the root portion 36B is provided with a shaft portion 42 on a mounting portion 32A provided on the operating device main body 32. It is rotatably supported at the center. That is, the operation lever 36 is supported so that the tip 36 </ b> A rotates in the vertical direction substantially parallel to the axial direction of the handle 14 around the shaft 42. The operation lever 36 is disposed at a position where the user can operate the hand when the user grips the grip 20 of the handle 14. In this embodiment, the operation lever 36 is disposed at a position where the user can operate with the thumb.

  The release lever 40 is provided on the operation device main body 32 on the outer side in the width direction of the handle 14 (opposite to the user riding on the two-wheeled vehicle 10), and the distal end portion 40 </ b> A of the release lever 40 is substantially on the rear side of the two-wheeled vehicle 10. It extends in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the base portion 40B of the release lever 40 is bent in a direction orthogonal to the tip portion 40A, and the base portion 40B is disposed at a lower portion of the operating device main body 32 substantially parallel to the axial direction of the handle 14. The shaft 44 is supported so as to be rotatable. The release lever 40 is disposed at a position where the user can operate the hand when the user grips the grip 20 of the handle 14. In the present embodiment, the release lever 40 is provided at a position where the user can operate with the index finger.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the operating device body 32 of the operating device 30 includes a lower band portion 48 having an arcuate recess 48A that is wound around the handle 14 (see FIG. 1 and the like). And an upper band portion 50 having an arcuate recess 50A wound around the handle 14. The lower band portion 48 and the upper band portion 50 are configured such that a shaft portion 51 is attached to a hole formed in one end portion of both, and a bolt 52 is fastened to a hole formed in the other end portion of both. , And can be attached to the handle 14. On the inner side in the width direction of the lower band portion 48 (the inner side in the width direction of the handle 14), a base portion 48B constituting the mounting portion 32A is provided along the vertical direction.

  On the inner side in the width direction of the base portion 48B, in order from the outer side in the width direction, a support body 54 including a shaft portion 42 that rotatably supports the operation lever 36 via a washer, and a first portion mounted around the shaft portion 42 are mounted. 2 A coil spring 56 as an urging member, an operation lever 36 in which a hole portion (see FIG. 5) to be attached to the shaft portion 42 is formed in the root portion 36B, and a hole portion of the operation lever 36 in the shaft portion 42 (FIG. 5). A screw part 58 for attaching the reference part), a lid part 60 constituting the attachment part 32A, and a bolt 62 for fastening the lid part 60 to the base part 48B are arranged. The support lever 54, the coil spring 56, the operation lever 36, the screw portion 58, the lid portion 60, and the bolt 62 are assembled to the base portion 48B via a washer so that the operation lever 36 can turn to the attachment portion 32A of the operation device main body 32. Supported. In addition, the support body 54 and the operation lever 36 rotate integrally. Although the operation lever 36 and the support 54 can be configured as a single component, the operation lever 36 and the support 54 are separated as in the present embodiment, so that the bearing of the operation lever 36 system is supported by the support 54. It has a structure that doubles as.

  Further, a hole through which the shaft portion 44 is inserted is formed in the lower portion on the inner side in the width direction of the lower band portion 48, and the shaft portion 44 is inserted into the through hole 40 </ b> C formed in the base portion 40 </ b> B of the release lever 40. By doing so, the release lever 40 is rotatably supported by the shaft portion 44. When the release lever 40 is assembled inside the lower band portion 48, a coil spring 64 as a first urging member is mounted around the shaft portion 44.

  The operation wire 34 passes between the base portion 48B constituting the attachment portion 32A and the lid portion 60, and one end of the inner wire 34A inserted into the operation wire 34 is integrally assembled to the root portion 36B of the operation lever 36. Connected to the support 54 (see FIG. 6). The inner wire 34A is moved in the axial direction to operate the locking device 18. When the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 is moved to the lower locking position (see FIG. 11), the inner wire 34A is pulled. Thus, the lock device 18 operates and the handle 14 is locked. Further, when the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 is moved to the upper unlocking position (see FIG. 6), the inner wire 34A is returned (moved in the direction opposite to the pulling direction) and the locking device 18 operates. In addition, the handle 14 is unlocked. Since one end of the coil spring 56 is engaged with the operation lever 36 and the other end is engaged with the base portion 48B, the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 is in the direction of the unlocking position (the direction in which the inner wire 34A is returned). It is energized to rotate. The operating device main body 32 is provided with a stopper (not shown) that restricts the movement of the operating lever 36 by the coil spring 56 when the distal end portion 36A of the operating lever 36 moves to the unlocking position.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operating device 30 is provided with the safety device 38, and the safety device 38 moves the distal end portion 36A of the operating lever 36 to the locked position (moving in the direction of pulling the inner wire 34A). ) Is locked. The safety device 38 includes a protruding portion 41 that protrudes from the base portion 40B of the release lever 40 to the opposite side to the distal end portion 40A, a first contact portion 41A formed on one side surface of the protruding portion 41, and an operating lever 36. A first stopper portion 36C formed substantially along the radial direction at a lower portion of the root portion 36B. Further, the safety device 38 contacts the notch 54A with the notch 54A as a stopper formed so as to expose the first stopper 36C under the support 54 and the protrusion 41 of the release lever 40. And the coil spring 64 for urging in the direction to be moved. The release lever 40 is held at a position where the first contact portion 41A contacts the first stopper portion 36C by causing the upper surface of the protruding portion 41 of the release lever 40 to contact the lower surface of the cutout portion 54A by the action of the coil spring 64. Is done.

  The first stopper portion 36C is formed on the side opposite to the biasing direction of the coil spring 56 of the root portion 36B (the return force generation direction A of the operation lever 36), and the first contact portion 41A is the coil spring of the protruding portion 41. 56 is formed on the side of the urging direction (return force generation direction A of the operating lever 36). The first stopper portion 36C and the first contact portion 41A are in contact with each other, thereby restricting the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 from moving to the lock position (the direction in which the inner wire 34A is pulled).

  Further, by moving the tip 40A of the release lever 40 upward, the protrusion 41 of the release lever 40 moves downward against the force of the coil spring 64 (return force generation direction B), and the first contact The contact between the contact portion 41A and the first stopper portion 36C is released. Thereby, the lock of the operation lever 36 by the safety device 38 is released, and the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 can be moved to the lock position.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the operation lever 36 is substantially closer to the biasing direction (return force generation direction A) of the coil spring 56 than the first stopper portion 36C below the root portion 36B. A second stopper portion 36D is formed along the radial direction. The operation lever 36 has a second contact portion 41B formed on the side surface of the protrusion 41 opposite to the first contact portion 41A. As shown in FIG. 11, the release lever 40 is rotated by the force of the coil spring 64 and the second contact portion 41 </ b> B contacts the second stopper portion 36 </ b> D, so that the distal end portion of the operation lever 36 is driven by the force of the coil spring 56. The rotation of 36A to the unlock position (return force generation direction A side) is restricted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 14, the mounting portion 32 </ b> A of the operating device main body 32 supports the root portion 36 </ b> B of the operating lever 36 so as to be rotatable about the shaft portion 42, and the upper portion of the root portion 36 </ b> B. A circular convex mark 74 is formed on the periphery of the. In accordance with the operation of moving the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 to the lock position and moving the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 to the unlock position, the root portion 36B of the operation lever 36 is rotated, and the mark 74 is a predetermined mark. Move the position. That is, one position where the mark 74 has moved is the position of the handle 14 in the locked state where the tip 36A of the operation lever 36 has moved to the lock position, and the other position where the mark 74 has moved is the tip of the operation lever 36. The portion 36A becomes the unlocked position of the handle 14 that has moved to the unlocked position.

  The mounting portion 32A is provided with a circular display portion 76A that indicates the unlocked state at a position facing the mark 74 that has moved to the unlocked state, and extends vertically from the circular display portion 76A to the side surface and the upper surface of the mounting portion 32A. An unlocked state display portion 76B extending linearly along the line is provided. In addition, the attachment portion 32A is provided with an inverted triangle display portion 78A indicating the locked state at a position opposite to the mark 74 moved to the locked state, and is vertically extended from the inverted triangle display portion 78A to the side surface and the upper surface of the attachment portion 32A. A lock state display portion 78B extending linearly along the direction is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the operation device 30 is provided with an operation lever 36 and a release lever 40 on an oblique rear side (back side) of the child chair 16. Is located on the side of the backrest 16B. For this reason, the layout is such that the hand of the child seated on the child chair 16 does not easily reach the operation lever 36 and the release lever 40. The release lever 40 is provided on the outside of the handle 14 in the vicinity of the grip 20 (outside in the width direction of the two-wheeled vehicle 10), and is located on the side far from the child chair 16, so that it is difficult for children to reach. It is difficult to see.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the locking device 18 includes an upper one 124 that is fixed to the upper end of the head pipe 12. A flange portion 124A extends around the periphery of the upper one 124, and an engaging portion 124B made of corrugated irregularities is formed around the flange portion 124A. An upper ball push 126 is disposed on the upper one 124 via a retainer 125. The upper claw 126 is screwed to the front fork stem 132 that rotates integrally with the handle 14 (see FIG. 1). The front hawk stem 132 has an end inserted into the head pipe 12 and can rotate relative to the head pipe 12. A base assembly 127 having a fixing piece 139 is fixed to the front fork stem 132 by a detent on the upper part of the upper claw 126. Further, a main body cover 128 is attached so as to cover the upper part and the periphery of the base assembly 127. The rotation stopper washer 129 is fitted on the upper surface of the main body cover 128, and after the intermediate nut 130 is screwed thereon, the locking nut 131 is screwed to the front fork stem 132 to tighten the whole.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the base assembly 127 includes a base 137 fixed to the front fork stem 132 and an arm 138 attached to the base 137 so as to be swingable about the shaft 141. . A fixed piece 139 extends from one end of the arm 138. The fixed piece 139 is formed with a tooth-shaped portion 139A that is engaged with the engaging portion 124B. A return spring (not shown) is attached to the shaft 141, and the fixed piece 139 is urged toward the engaging portion 124B by the return spring.

  The other end of the arm 138 extends along the periphery of the engaging portion 124B, and a vertical support portion 138B is formed at the extending end. A nut 143 is inserted through a hole provided in the support portion 138B, and a spring receiving bolt 144 is fastened. A release spring 145 for releasing the engagement between the fixed piece 139 and the engagement portion 124B is mounted on the nut 143, and the support portion 138B is movable in the axial direction.

  A hole 143A through which the inner wire 34A is inserted is formed on the end surface of the nut 143, and a fixing piece 154 provided at the end of the inner wire 34A is locked around the hole 143A. An end portion 147 of the operation wire 34 is attached to a holding portion 137 </ b> C formed on the base 137.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in a state where the lock of the handle 14 is released, the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 of the operation device 30 is moved to the upper lock release position, and the inner wire 34A is returned. In this state, as shown in FIG. 24, the inner wire 34 </ b> A has moved to the curved portion 128 </ b> A on the back side of the main body cover 128 in the lock device 18, and the arm 138 supported by the nut 143 swings back. is doing. At this time, the fixed piece 139 and the engaging portion 124B are not engaged.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11, in a state where the rotation of the handle 14 is locked, the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 is moved to the lower locking position, and the inner wire 34A is pulled. In this state, as shown in FIG. 25, the inner wire 34A is pulled in the locking device 18, the nut 143 moves and the support portion 138B moves, and the arm 138 swings relative to the base 137 with the shaft 141 as a fulcrum. Move. Accordingly, the tooth mold portion 139A of the fixed piece 139 engages with the engaging portion 124B, and the rotation of the front fork stem 132 connected to the handle 14 is locked.

  Next, the operation of the operation device 30 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, when the rotation of the handle 14 is not locked, the distal end portion 36 </ b> A of the operation lever 36 is moved to the upper unlock position. In this state, the inner wire 34A of the operation wire 34 is not pulled, and the lock of the handle 14 is unlocked by the lock device 18 (see FIG. 24).

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the movement of the operation lever 36 is locked by the safety device 38. That is, the protrusion 41 of the release lever 40 swings upward by the coil spring 64, and the first contact portion 41 </ b> A is in contact with the first stopper portion 36 </ b> C of the root portion 36 </ b> B of the operation lever 36. As a result, even if the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 is moved to the lower locking position, the first stopper portion 36C of the root portion 36B comes into contact with the first contact portion 41A of the release lever 40 and the root portion 36B. Since the rotation of the control lever 36 is restricted, the operation lever 36 cannot be moved.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 5, the mark 74 of the root portion 36 </ b> B is in a position facing the circular display portion 76 </ b> A and the unlocked state display portion 76 </ b> B of the attachment portion 32 </ b> A. It can be visually confirmed that is in an unlocked state.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 10, when locking the rotation of the handle 14, it is necessary to unlock the operation lever 36 by the safety device 38. That is, when the user of the motorcycle 10 moves the distal end portion 40A of the release lever 40 with the index finger of the right hand, for example, the protrusion 41 of the release lever 40 moves downward against the force of the coil spring 64, The contact between the first contact portion 41A and the first stopper portion 36C is released. As a result, the lock of the operation lever 36 by the safety device 38 is released, and the operation lever 36 becomes movable.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, with the distal end portion 40 </ b> A of the release lever 40 moved upward (see FIG. 9), the user of the two-wheeled vehicle 10, for example, uses the right thumb to move the distal end portion of the operation lever 36. 36A is moved to the lock position. As a result, the root portion 36B of the operation lever 36 rotates in the direction opposite to the return force generation direction A, and the inner wire 34A of the operation wire 34 connected to the root portion 36B is pulled. As shown in FIG. 25, the rotation of the handle 14 is locked by the lock device 18 by pulling the inner wire 34A.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the user of the two-wheeled vehicle 10 releases the index finger of the right hand from the distal end portion 40 </ b> A of the release lever 40, the protruding portion 41 contacts the notch portion 54 </ b> A and the second contact portion 41 </ b> B The second stopper portion 36D of the root portion 36B of the first portion 36B. Thereby, even if it is going to move the front-end | tip part 36A of the operation lever 36 to a lock release position, 2nd stopper part 36D of the root part 36B contact | abuts to the 2nd contact part 41B, and rotation of the root part 36B is locked. ing. For this reason, the operation lever 36 cannot be moved.
The distal end portion 40A of the release lever 40 does not necessarily have to be pulled up with the index finger until the operation lever 36 has been moved to the locked position, and at least the protrusion 41 of the release lever 40 has the first stopper portion 36C. It is only necessary to pull it upward until it rides on the lower arc portion of the protrusion constituting the. After the protruding portion 41 rides on the lower arc portion of the protrusion constituting the first stopper portion 36C, the protruding portion 41 is biased upward by the coil spring 64 even if the index finger is separated from the distal end portion 40A of the release lever 40. Therefore, the protruding portion 41 is in contact with the lower arc portion. In this state, by continuing to rotate the operation lever 36 to the lock position, the second contact portion 41B of the release lever 40 contacts the second stopper portion 36D of the operation lever 36 by the coil spring 64, and the operation lever 36 is rotated. Locked.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 14, the mark 74 of the root portion 36B is at a position facing the triangular inverted triangle display portion 78A and the lock state display portion 78B of the attachment portion 32A, and the user is in the locked state of the handle 14 It can be confirmed visually.

  When unlocking the rotation of the handle 14, the user of the motorcycle 10 moves the tip 40A of the release lever 40 upward with the index finger of the right hand, for example, so that the protrusion 41 of the release lever 40 moves downward. It moves and the contact between the second contact part 41B and the second stopper part 36D is released. As a result, the root portion 36B of the operation lever 36 is rotated in the direction of arrow A (see FIG. 6) by the force of the coil spring 56, and the distal end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 is moved to the unlocked position and connected to the root portion 36B. The inner wire 34A thus made is returned to its original position. As shown in FIG. 24, when the inner wire 34A is returned to the original position, the lock of the handle 14 by the locking device 18 is released. Thus, since the release lever 40 also serves as a holding mechanism for holding the position of the inner wire 34A, the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced, and the assembly is also easy. Further, since the release lever 40 may be operated when unlocking the handle 14, the operation is simple.

  In such an operating device 30, the lock of the operating lever 36 by the safety device 38 is released by moving the tip 40A of the release lever 40 upward by the user's hand operation of the motorcycle 10, and the operating lever 36 is operated. Since this is possible, it is possible to prevent the rotation of the handle 14 from being locked due to an erroneous operation of the operation lever 36 or an inadvertent operation. Therefore, the handle 14 is not suddenly locked due to an erroneous operation of the operation lever 36 or the like while the motorcycle 10 is traveling, and the risk of falling or the like can be prevented.

  In addition, since the tip end portion 36A of the operation lever 36 is moved to the lock position by the user's thumb while the tip end portion 40A of the release lever 40 is moved upward with, for example, the index finger of the user of the motorcycle 10, the release lever 40 and Simultaneous operation of the operation lever 36 is easy and operability is good. In addition, by setting the finger that operates the release lever 40 to be the index finger, the grip 20 can be reliably gripped by the other four fingers. In this way, the user can lock and unlock the rotation of the handle 14 by hand operation with the operation device 30, so that the rotation of the handle 14 is locked when a child is put on or taken down from the child chair 16. The two-wheeled vehicle 10 can be stabilized.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the operation lever 36 and the release lever 40 are disposed obliquely rearward (back side) of the child chair 16, so that the child seated on the child chair 16 It is difficult for the hand to reach the operation lever 36 and the release lever 40. For this reason, it can prevent or suppress that the child operates the operation lever 36 and the release lever 40 by mischief or the like. Further, since the operation lever 36 cannot be operated unless the safety device 38 is unlocked by operating the release lever 40, the child operates the release lever 40 and the operation lever 36 by mischief or the like. Locking the rotation of the handle 14 can be avoided. Further, since the release lever 40 is provided on the side farther from the child chair 16 on the outer side in the width direction of the handle 14, the hand of the child seated on the child chair 16 is more difficult to reach by the release lever 40. For this reason, it is possible to prevent or suppress the child from operating the release lever 40 by mischief or the like to release the lock of the handle 14.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the attachment portion 32A has a circular display portion 76A at a position facing the mark 74 moved to the unlocked state, and a vertical direction extending from the circular display portion 76A to the side surface and the upper surface of the attachment portion 32A. And an unlocked state display portion 76B extending linearly along. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 15, 16-1, and 16-2, the user can use the rear side (FIG. 15), the upper side (FIG. 16-1), the upper side (FIG. 16-2), etc. When the mark 74, the circular display part 76A, and the unlocked state display part 76B are viewed from different directions, the mark 74, the circular display part 76A, and the unlocked state display part 76B are arranged in a substantially straight line, and the direction of the user's line of sight Therefore, it is possible to prevent the corresponding positions of the mark 74, the circular display portion 76A, and the unlocked state display portion 76B from shifting.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the attachment portion 32A has an inverted triangle display portion 78A at a position facing the mark 74 moved to the locked state, and from the inverted triangle display portion 78A to the side surface and the upper surface of the attachment portion 32A. And a lock state display portion 78B extending linearly along the vertical direction. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 17, 18-1, 18-2, the user is inclined rearward (FIG. 17), diagonally upward (FIG. 18-1), upward (FIG. 18-2), When the mark 74, the inverted triangle display part 78A, and the lock state display part 78B are viewed from different directions, the mark 74, the inverted triangle display part 78A, and the lock state display part 78B are arranged in a substantially straight line depending on the direction of the user's line of sight. The corresponding positions of the mark 74, the inverted triangle display portion 78A, and the lock state display portion 78B can be prevented from shifting. For this reason, the user of the two-wheeled vehicle 10 can instantaneously distinguish between the locked state and the unlocked state of the handle 14.

  On the other hand, as a comparative example, as shown in FIGS. 19, 20-1 and 20-2, a circular display portion 204 </ b> A is attached to a mounting portion 202 </ b> A facing the mark 74 moved to the locked state, and the circular display portion 204 </ b> A An unlocking state display line 204B extending radially is provided. In this configuration, when the user views the mark 74, the circular display unit 204A, and the unlocked state display line 204B from different directions such as diagonally rear side, diagonally upper side, and upper side, There is a case where the corresponding positions of the circular display portion 204A and the unlocked state display line 204B are shifted.

  Similarly, as a comparative example, as shown in FIGS. 21, 22-1, and 22-2, an inverted triangle display portion 206A is attached to the mounting portion 202A facing the mark 74 moved to the locked state, and this inverted triangle display portion. A lock state display line 206B extending radially from 206A. In this configuration, when the user views the mark 74, the inverted triangle display unit 206A, and the lock state display line 206B from different directions such as obliquely rearward, obliquely upward, and upward, the mark 74 may be In some cases, the corresponding positions of the inverted triangle display portion 206A and the lock state display line 206B are shifted. For this reason, it is difficult for the user to instantaneously determine whether the handle 14 is locked or unlocked.

  On the other hand, in the operating device 30 according to the present embodiment, the user can instantaneously determine the locked state and the unlocked state of the handle 14, thereby preventing erroneous operation of the operating device 30.

In the operation device 30 according to the present embodiment, the operation lever 36 is provided at a position where the user operates with the thumb, and the release lever 40 is provided at the position where the user operates with the index finger. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Other configurations are possible as long as the operation is possible. Further, the shapes and moving directions of the operation lever 36 and the release lever 40 are not limited to this, and other configurations may be used.
In the operation device 30 according to the present embodiment, one end of the inner wire 34A is connected to the support body 54 that is integrally assembled to the root portion 36B of the operation lever 36, but one end of the inner wire 34A is connected to the root portion of the operation lever 36. The structure which connects directly to 36B may be sufficient. That is, the first aspect includes not only the case where the inner wire 34A as the operation member is directly connected to the operation lever but also the case where it is connected to a member that swings integrally with the operation lever.

  In this embodiment, the child chair 16 is provided on the handle 14 of the two-wheeled vehicle 10. However, the child chair 16 is a type that can also be used as a luggage bag, and may be used as a luggage bag. Thereby, the two-wheeled vehicle 10 can be stabilized by locking the handle 14 with the operating device 30 in a state where the load is placed on the load bag. Instead of the child chair 16, a dedicated luggage bag may be provided.

  Note that the operation device 30 is not limited to the two-wheeled vehicle 10, but can be widely applied as long as it operates the locking and unlocking of the rotation of the handle, such as a motorcycle and a three-wheeled vehicle.

It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the two-wheeled vehicle in which the operating device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was used. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the other direction of the two-wheeled vehicle using the operating device shown in FIG. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the other direction of the two-wheeled vehicle using the operating device shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the operating device in the state which unlocked the handle. It is a side view which shows the attaching part of the operating device of the state which unlocked the handle. It is an internal perspective view which shows the safety device of an operating device. It is the perspective view which looked at the operating device in the state where the lock of the handle was released from other directions. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows an operating device. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the operating device shown to FIGS. 8-1 from the other direction. It is an internal perspective view which shows the state which unlocked the operating lever with the safety device of the operating device. It is a perspective view which shows the state which unlocked the operating lever with the safety device of the operating device. It is an internal perspective view which shows the operating device of the state which locked the handle | steering-wheel. It is a perspective view which shows the operating device of the state which locked the handle | steering-wheel. It is the perspective view which looked at the operating device in the state where the handle was locked from the other direction. It is a side view which shows the attaching part of the operating device of the state which locked the handle | steering-wheel. It is a perspective view which shows the attaching part of the operating device of the state which cancelled | released the handle | steering-wheel lock. It is the perspective view which looked at the attaching part of the operating device of the state which cancelled | released the handle | steering-wheel from the diagonally upper side. It is the top view which looked at the attaching part of the operating device of the state which cancelled | released the handle | steering-wheel from the upper side. It is a perspective view which shows the attaching part of the operating device of the state which locked the handle | steering-wheel. It is the perspective view which looked at the attaching part of the operating device of the state which locked the handle | steering-wheel from diagonally upward side. It is the top view which looked at the attaching part of the operating device of the state which locked the handle | steering-wheel from the upper side. It is a perspective view which shows the attaching part of the state which cancelled | released the lock | rock of the handle | steering-wheel of the comparative example. It is the perspective view which looked at the attaching part of the state which cancelled | released the handle | steering-wheel lock of the operating device of the comparative example from the diagonally upper side. It is the top view which looked at the attaching part of the state which cancelled | released the handle | steering-wheel lock of the operating device of the comparative example from the upper side. It is a perspective view which shows the attaching part of the state which locked the handle | steering_wheel of the operating device of the comparative example. It is the perspective view which looked at the attaching part of the state which locked the handle | steering-wheel of the operating device of the comparative example from diagonally upward side. It is the top view which looked at the attaching part of the state which locked the handle | steering_wheel of the operating device of the comparative example from the upper side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the base assembly of a locking device. It is a block diagram which shows the state which unlocked the handle | steering_wheel of the locking device. It is a block diagram which shows the locked state of the handle | steering-wheel of a locking device.

Explanation of symbols

10 Motorcycle 12 Headpipe (body frame)
14 Handle 16 Child chair 18 Locking device 20 Grip (grip)
30 Operating device 32 Operating device body 32A Mounting portion 34 Operating wire 34A Inner wire (operating member)
36 Operation lever 36B Root part (arc-shaped part)
36C 1st stopper part 36D 2nd stopper part 38 Safety device (safety mechanism)
40 Release lever 41A 1st contact part 41B 2nd contact part 54A Notch part (stopper)
56 Coil spring (second biasing member)
64 Coil spring (first biasing member)
74 Mark 76A Circular Display (Display Unit)
76B Unlocked state display section (display means)
78A Inverted triangle display (display means)
78B Lock state display section (display means)

Claims (7)

An operating device connected to a locking device that locks a handle that rotates relative to a vehicle body frame, and operates and releases the locking device,
An operating member connected to the locking device and operating the locking device;
It is connected to the operation member, and is provided on the handle so as to be swingable between a lock position and an unlock position by hand operation. The operation member is operated at the lock position and the handle is locked by the lock device. An operation lever that operates the operation member at the unlocking position to unlock the handle by the locking device;
A safety mechanism provided on the handle for locking movement of the operation lever;
A release lever that is swingably provided on the handle and releases the lock of the safety mechanism by a hand operation;
An operating device comprising:   2. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operation lever and the release lever are provided on a side of a grip portion provided on the handle which is a thumb side when the grip portion is gripped. . The safety mechanism is
A first stopper portion provided on the operation lever, the first contact portion formed on the release lever abuts to restrict movement of the operation lever;
A stopper that holds the release lever at a position where the first contact portion comes into contact with the first stopper portion in contact with the release lever;
A first urging member that urges the release lever in a direction in contact with the stopper;
The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operating device includes: A second urging member provided on the handle for urging the operation lever toward the unlocking position;
A second stopper portion provided on the operation lever, wherein the second stopper portion abuts against a second contact portion formed on the release lever at the lock position and restricts the movement of the operation lever to the lock release position;
The operating device according to claim 3, further comprising: A mounting portion provided on the handle;
An arc-shaped portion formed at one end of the operation lever and rotatably attached to the attachment portion;
A mark formed on the periphery of the arc-shaped portion;
A lock state display portion formed along the vertical direction on the mounting portion and indicating that the operation lever is in the locked position when facing the mark, and indicates that the operation lever is in the unlocked position. Display means having an unlocking state display section;
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the operating device is provided. A handle that rotates relative to the body frame;
A locking device for locking the handle;
The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the operating device is connected to the lock device and operates and releases the operation of the lock device.
A child chair provided on the handle and seated by a child;
The two-wheeled vehicle, wherein the operation lever and the release lever of the operation device are provided on the handle located on the rear side or the oblique rear side of the child chair.   The two-wheeled vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the release lever is provided on a side of the handle far from the child chair.

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