JP5013192B2 - Motorcycle front lighting structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a front lighting apparatus structure for a motorcycle that includes a position light to be mounted in accordance with the headlight and a headlight.

  As an example of a conventional front lamp structure of a motorcycle, a structure in which a position light is integrally provided in a headlight case is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As another conventional example, there is known a headlight mounting structure in which a meter unit is attached to a headlight, the headlight is fastened and fixed to a housing, and the housing is rotatably supported on a headlight stay. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).

JP 2000-57807 A JP 2005-324703 A

  By the way, in the conventional front lamp structure described in Patent Document 1, in order to increase the position light in order to improve display properties and appearance, the entire headlight case must be enlarged. This is not desirable in terms of design.

  Also, if the headlight is clouded due to water intrusion caused by the position light, the position light cannot be replaced alone, and the entire headlight must be replaced, requiring a large repair fee. Become.

  Furthermore, in the headlight mounting structure described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to increase the size of the housing in order to increase the rigidity of the housing (headlight cover) that supports the meter unit and the headlight. In addition, when aiming the headlight, the meter unit attached to the headlight also moves, and the meter unit deviates from the optimum posture position for the driver.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a front lamp structure for a motorcycle that can easily increase the size of a position light and is advantageous in terms of cost for repair and the like. .

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a front light structure of a motorcycle provided with a headlight and a position light, wherein the position light includes a position light case containing a light emitter, It has a transparent position light lens assembled on the front of the position light case, the headlight is a headlight case that supports the bulb mounting portion and the reflector, and a transparent head that is assembled at the front of the headlight case The headlight case is attached to the body side with the cowl, the meter unit is attached to the top of the headlight case, and the headlight lens has a recess for the position light outside the lower edge. The position light case of the position light placed at the position of the recess Deployment light is characterized in that it is attached to the headlight in a state that bulges below the lower edge of the headlight.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the invention according to claim 1, the position light case is detachably attached to the headlight.
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the invention according to claim 1, the position light case is attached to a headlight lens of the headlight.

The invention of claim 4, wherein, in addition to the invention of claim 1, the headlight further comprises a headlight lower cover for covering the periphery of the fixed in position light headlight lens, the upper part of the position light case is attached to the headlight lower cover, the lower part of the position light case, characterized in that it is attached to the headlight case.

According to the front lamp structure of the motorcycle according to claim 1, the position light is provided at the lower part of the headlight and outside the lens of the headlight, so that the display property and the appearance can be improved. When the position light is enlarged, it can be designed separately from the headlight, so that the position light can be easily enlarged. In addition, since the meter unit is attached to the upper part of the headlight, the weight unit such as the stay is usually abolished compared to the case where the meter unit is attached via the meter stay on the vehicle body side. Simplification and weight reduction can be achieved.

According to the front lamp structure of a motorcycle according to claim 2, the position light is detachably attached to the headlight, so that the position light alone can be repaired independently of the headlight. The cost of repair can be made advantageous.
According to the front lamp structure of the motorcycle according to claim 3, the position light case is attached to the headlight lens of the headlight, thereby obtaining a simple attachment structure without using a stay on the vehicle body side. be able to.

According to the front lamp structure of the motorcycle according to claim 4 , the upper part of the position light is attached to the headlight lower cover provided at the lower part of the headlight, and the lower part of the position light is attached to the headlight side. Therefore, a compact assembly of headlights and position lights is possible.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a front lamp structure of a motorcycle according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view for explaining a front lighting structure of a motorcycle according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram of the motorcycle shown in FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. . In the description, front, rear, right, and left refer to directions viewed from a driver who rides the motorcycle.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front lamp structure of the motorcycle according to the present invention includes a headlight unit 10, a meter unit 11, and a position light 12.

  In the headlight unit 10, a transparent headlight lens 14 is assembled to the front portion of a headlight case 13 formed in a substantially V shape.

  The headlight case 13 has a single central bracket 15 at the center of the upper portion and a pair of side brackets 16 at the side so as to protrude upward.

  The headlight case 13 has a pair of an upper bracket 17 and a lower bracket 18 formed vertically on its side, and a rear position light bracket 19 projecting downward on the lower end. Has been.

  The headlight lens 14 has a concave portion 20 for position light that is concave upward at the lower edge of the headlight lens 14. Both side portions of the concave portion 20 for position light are front position light fixing portions 21 and 22. Yes.

  The meter unit 11 accommodates a speedometer, a tachometer, a fuel gauge, etc. (not shown), respectively, and after the central bracket 23 formed to project on the lower surface is aligned with the central bracket 15 of the headlight case 13, It is fixed by screwing. In addition, the pair of side brackets 25 protruding from the side portions are fixed to the side brackets 16 of the headlight case 13 by screwing in with screws 24.

  Since the meter unit 11 is directly attached to the upper part of the headlight case 13, it is a mounting structure in which a heavy object such as a stay is abolished compared to the conventional case where the meter unit is attached via a stay on the vehicle body side. Simplification and weight reduction.

  The position light 12 is independent of the headlight unit 10, and a transparent position light lens 27 is assembled to the front portion of the position light case 26 attached to the outside of the headlight case 13.

  The position light case 26 has a pair of headlight lens fixing brackets 28 and 29 projecting from both front sides and a single headlight case fixing boss 30 at the rear center. ing.

  In the position light 12, headlight lens fixing brackets 28 and 29 are fitted to the front position light fixing portions 21 and 22 of the position light recess 20, and a headlight case fixing boss 30 is fitted to the rear position light bracket 19. After that, each screw 24 is fixed to the head ride unit 10 by screwing. At this time, the position light 12 can be detached independently from the headlight unit 10 by removing the screws 24 from the headlight lens fixing brackets 28 and 29 and the headlight case fixing boss 30.

  Since the position light 12 is disposed so as to bulge below the lower edge of the headlight unit 10, the headlight unit 10 is used when the size of the position light 12 is increased in order to improve display properties and appearance. Designed separately. Further, since the headlight unit 10 is detachably attached independently of the headlight unit 10, a single unit repair is performed independently of the headlight unit 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the headlight case 13, a bulb mounting portion 32 is formed at the center of the reflector 31, and a bulb 33 that is, for example, a halogen bulb is mounted on the bulb mounting portion 32.

  The position light 12 has a substrate 34 fixed to a position light case 26, and six white LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 35 are mounted on the substrate 34. Since the board 34 is electrically connected to a control circuit mounted on the vehicle body through a connector or the like (not shown), the LED 35 emits light by current supplied from the control circuit.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the headlight case 13 has a headlight stay 40 provided on the vehicle body side on the back side of the upper bracket 17 and a front cowl and a cowl 39 that is a side cowl on the front side. It is fastened and fixed to a bolt 37 and a nut 38 via a rubber damper 36 which is an elastic member.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the headlight case 13 has a headlight stay 40 on the back side of the lower bracket 18 and a cowl 39 on the front side, and a bolt 37 via a rubber damper 36 which is an elastic member. It is fastened and fixed to the nut 38. The headlight case 13 may be fixed to the headlight stay 40 by screwing the headlight stay 40 from the cowl 39 side instead of the bolt 37 and the nut 38.

  The headlight case 13 is elastically attached to the vehicle body side together with the cowl 39, so that the headlight case 13 is used as a structural material including the cowl 39 to form a strong vehicle body structure. Further, since the headlight case 13 and the cowl 39 are assembled to the headlight stay 40 via the rubber damper 36, they are not directly subjected to vehicle body vibration. Further, since the headlight unit 10 and the position light 12 are assembled to the vehicle body by covering the outside of the headlight lens 14 and the position light lens 27 with the cowl 39, the headlight lens fixing brackets 28 and 29 (FIG. 1). Can be concealed to give a good design in terms of appearance.

  In the front lamp structure of the motorcycle described above, the position light 12 is disposed so as to bulge below the lower edge of the headlight unit 10, thereby improving display properties and appearance. Therefore, when the position light 12 is enlarged, the position light 12 can be designed separately from the headlight unit 10, so that the position light 12 can be easily enlarged.

  Further, in the front lamp structure, the position light 12 is detachably attached independently of the headlight unit 10, so that the position light 12 alone can be repaired independently of the headlight unit 10. Therefore, the repair cost can be made advantageous.

  Further, in the front lamp structure described above, the meter unit 11 is directly attached to the upper part of the headlight unit 10, so that the stay of the meter unit is usually smaller than that in which the meter unit is attached via the stay on the vehicle body side. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the mounting structure and reduce the weight.

  In the front lamp structure, the headlight case 13 of the headlight unit 10 is attached to the cowl 39, and the cowl 39 is elastically attached to the headlight stay 40 on the vehicle body side. A strong vehicle body structure can be formed by using the cowl 39 as a structural material.

  Further, in the front lamp structure, the position light 12 is attached to the headlight lens 14 of the headlight unit 10, so that a simple attachment structure can be obtained without using a stay on the vehicle body side.

Further, in the front lamp structure, the light source of the position light 12 includes a plurality of LEDs 35, so that the light emission area can be increased.
The position light 12 can be attached not only to the headlight lens 14 side but also to the headlight case 13 side. Further, the headlight stay 40 provided on the vehicle body side can be extended downward and attached to the stay.

(Second Embodiment)
FIGS. 6 to 16 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view illustrating a front lamp structure of a motorcycle according to the present invention, seeing through a meter visor, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the headlight unit shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state in which the front lighting structure is attached to the front side of the vehicle body. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 6, FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI of FIG. 6, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XII-XII of FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 12, FIG. 14 is a front view for explaining lens cutting of the position light, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the meter unit, and FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XVI-XVI in FIG. FIG. 17 is a front view of the stay.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the front lamp structure of the motorcycle according to the present invention includes a headlight unit 50, a position light 90, a winker 110, a meter unit 120, and these on the front side of the motorcycle. A headlight stay 140 for mounting.

  The headlight unit 50 includes a headlight case 51, a pair of transparent headlight lenses 52 that are attached to the front portion of the headlight case 51 and that are substantially V-shaped in front view, and that cover the top and sides of the headlight lens 52. Headlight side covers 53 and 54, and a headlight lower cover 55 that covers the periphery of the position light 90 disposed below the headlight lens 52 and extends obliquely upward to the side of the headlight side cover 53. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the headlight case 51 is formed with a bulb mounting portion 57 that faces the central hole of the reflector 56, and a bulb 58 that is a halogen bulb, for example, is formed on the bulb mounting portion 57. It is installed. The reflection plate 56 is attached to the headlight case 51 by vertical and horizontal aiming adjustment portions 59 and 60 and a swing center portion 61 that is a swing center of the aiming adjustment portions 59 and 60. The swing center portion 61 supports the reflection plate 56 so as to be swingable in the left-right direction and the up-down direction by a spherical member 85 fixed to the headlight case 51. The left and right direction aiming adjustment section 60 is screwed with a male screw member 88 that is supported by the headlight case 51 and is interlocked with a protrusion 86 that extends rearward from the reflector 56 and rotates the male screw member 88. Thus, the relative position between the female screw member 87 and the male screw member 88 is changed, and the reflecting plate 56 is swung in the left-right direction around the swinging center portion 61. The vertical direction aiming adjustment unit 61 is configured in the same manner, and swings the reflection plate 56 in the vertical direction around the swing center portion 61.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the headlight side covers 53, 54 are fitted with a fitting hole 62 provided on one side around a boss part 63 provided on the other side in the upper center. The upper locking pieces 64 are fixed to each other by being screwed in a sandwiched state.

  As shown in FIG. 6, each headlight side cover 53, 54 has a pair of side brackets 65 provided on the back surface of the upper side, a lower front bracket 66 provided in the lower front, and a lower part. A lower rear bracket 67 provided at the rear. The side bracket 65 is fastened and fixed from the back surface to a pair of side cover side mounting pieces 68 provided on the upper side of the headlight case 51. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, the lower front bracket 66 is fastened and fixed from the rear surface to a pair of side cover lower front mounting bosses 69 provided on the rear surface of the headlight lower cover 55, and the lower rear bracket 67 is A pair of side cover lower rear mounting bosses 70 provided on the back surface of the headlight lower cover 55 are fastened together with a side extension bracket 71 that extends laterally under the headlight lens 52. In FIG. 6, the blinker 110 is attached to the headlight side covers 53 and 54, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, the headlight lower cover 55 has an opening in which a position light 90 is disposed in the middle portion in addition to the side cover lower front mounting boss 69 and the side cover lower rear mounting boss 70. A hole 72 is formed, and a pair of position light mounting bosses 73 for fastening the pair of mounting pieces 91 of the position light 90 are formed on both side back surfaces of the opening hole 72.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the position light 90 has a pair of attachment pieces 91 extending laterally of the position light case 92 fastened to the attachment boss 73 of the headlight lower cover 55 and the lower center of the position light case 92. The boss portion 93 formed on the back surface of the headlight case 51 is fastened to the headlight case 51 to be fixed.

  In the position light 90, a substrate 94 is fixed to a position light case 92 together with a reflection plate 93, and five white LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) 95 are mounted on the substrate 94. The board 94 is electrically connected to a control circuit mounted on the vehicle body through a connector (not shown) and the like, and the LED 95 emits light by a current supplied from the control circuit. Two position light lenses 96 and 97 are attached to the position light case 92, and a substantially hexagonal lens cut 98 is formed on the back surface of the outer lens 96. A lens cut 99 having a substantially hexagonal shape smaller than the lens cut 98 is formed. In the position light 90, the reflector 100 is attached to the position light case 92 together with the substrate 94 so as to surround the LED 95.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a tube member 101 that forms a vent is attached to the rear of the position light 90 and below the headlight lens 52 and in the vicinity of the attachment portion with the headlight case 51. . For this reason, the anti-fogging effect at the bottom of the headlight case 51 is improved.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the meter unit 120 houses various meters such as a speedometer, a tachometer, and a fuel gauge in the upper case 121 and the lower case 122, and a transparent cover member 123 is attached to the upper case 121. It has been. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 16, the meter unit 120 includes three headlight mounting brackets 124, 125, and 126 provided at the front center and the rear side of the lower case 122. It is attached to the headlight unit 50 by fastening with meter mounting brackets 74, 75, and 76 that are also provided at the front center and the rear both sides.

  The upper case 121 of the meter unit 120 is provided with flanges 127 and 128 extending rearward at the rear center and both rear sides. As shown in FIG. 16, the flanges 128 on both sides cover the rear upper side of the headlight mounting brackets 125 and 126, and mounting portions on both sides of the rear part of the meter unit 120 and the headlight unit 50 positioned below, as will be described later. The engaging portion between the headlight unit 50 and the headlight stay 140 is shielded from the outside to improve the appearance. Further, the central flange 127 suppresses the intrusion of water into the headlight unit 50 located below.

  A meter visor 129 is attached in front of the meter unit 120 so as to cover the front part of the meter unit 120 and the upper part of the headlight unit 50. Specifically, the meter visor 129 extends upward from the upper side of the headlight side covers 53 and 54 after being locked by a locking portion 130 formed at the front portion of the upper case 121 of the meter unit 120. By being fastened to the attachment piece 77, the meter unit 120 and the headlight unit 50 are fixed.

  The headlight unit 50 in which the position light 90 and the meter unit 120 are integrated in this way is attached to the front part of the motorcycle via the headlight stay 140. As shown in FIG. 17, the headlight stay 140 has two vertical bars 141 that are partially curved and extend in the vertical direction, and are bent at both ends and welded at the middle and lower portions of the two vertical bars 141. And two horizontal bars 142 and 143 extending in the left-right direction. In addition, a stay piece 145 having a pin member 144 is fixed by welding to an intermediate portion of each vertical bar 141, and a welding nut 146 is fixed to a lower horizontal bar 143 and a lower portion of the vertical bar 141. The stay piece 147 is fixed by welding.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the upper end 148 and the lower end 149 of the two vertical bars 141 are respectively inserted and fixed to the top bridge 162 and the bottom bridge 163 that support the steering shaft 160 and the front fork 161. Then, the rubber bush 80 is fitted into the mounting hole 79 of the pin engaging portion 78 formed integrally with the meter mounting brackets 75, 76 of the headlight case 51, and the rubber bush 79 is attached to the pin member 144 of the stay piece 145. The upper part of the headlight unit 50 is inserted into and engaged with the pin member 144 of the headlight stay 140 by being externally inserted. Further, a pair of stay mounting brackets 81 extending rearward at the lower part of the headlight case 51 and a stay piece 147 at the lower part of the headlight stay 140 are fastened and fixed from the width direction of the vehicle body. In this way, the headlight unit 50 is fixed to the headlight stay 140. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 164 denotes a main frame that surrounds the steering shaft 160.

  According to the motorcycle front lamp structure described above, the position light 90 is provided at the lower part of the headlight unit 50 and outside the headlight lens 52, so that the display property and the appearance are improved. Therefore, when the position light 90 is enlarged, the position light 90 can be designed separately from the headlight unit 50, so that the position light 90 can be easily enlarged.

  Further, since the position light 90 is detachably attached to the headlight unit 50, the position light 90 itself can be repaired independently of the headlight unit 50, so that the repair cost is advantageous. Can do.

  Further, the upper part of the position light 90 is attached to a headlight lower cover 55 provided at the lower part of the headlight unit 50, and the lower part of the position light 90 is attached to the headlight unit 50 side. A compact assembly of the light 90 is possible.

  In addition, since the meter unit 120 is attached to the upper part of the headlight unit 50, normally heavy objects such as stays are abolished compared to the case where the meter unit 120 is attached via a meter stay on the vehicle body side. The mounting structure can be simplified and lightened.

  Further, according to the mounting structure of the headlight unit 50, the headlight stay 140 is provided between the top bridge 162 and the bottom bridge 163 that support the front fork 161, and the upper part of the headlight unit 50 is the headlight. Since the lower part of the headlight unit 50 is fastened to the lower part of the headlight stay 140 by being inserted into and engaged with the pin member 144 provided on the stay 140 from above, the headlight case 51 can be reduced in size, Assemblability can be improved.

  Further, meter mounting brackets 75 and 76 for mounting the meter unit 120 to the headlight unit 50 are formed in the headlight case 51, and the pin engaging portion 78 into which the pin member 144 is inserted has the meter mounting brackets 75 and 76. Since the pin engaging portion 78 is shared with the meter mounting brackets 75 and 76, the headlight unit 50 can be reduced in size.

  Since the position light 90 is provided below the headlight unit 50 and outside the headlight lens 52, the design of the position light 90 and the headlight unit 50 can be easily changed.

  In addition, since the meter unit 120 is attached to the upper part of the headlight unit 50, the weight unit such as a stay is usually abolished compared to the case where the meter unit 120 is attached via the meter stay on the vehicle body side. The mounting structure can be simplified and reduced in weight.

  In addition, since the meter unit 120 has the headlight mounting brackets 125 and 126 at the lower portion thereof and the flange portion 128 that covers the rear upper portion of the headlight mounting brackets 125 and 126, the headlight unit 50, the meter unit 120, The attachment portion and the engagement portion between the headlight unit 50 and the headlight stay 140 can be shielded from the outside, and the appearance can be improved.

  In addition, the headlight unit 50 performs the aiming by adjusting the posture of the reflection plate 56 with respect to the headlight case 51, so that the aiming can be performed independently of the posture of the meter unit 120.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A change, improvement, etc. are possible suitably.

1 is a front view illustrating a front lamp structure of a motorcycle according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which is seen through a meter visor. FIG. FIG. 2 is a left side view of the front lamp structure shown in FIG. 1. It is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view for explaining a front lamp structure of a motorcycle according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a side view showing a state in which the front lighting device structure is attached to the front side of the motorcycle. FIG. 7 is a rear view of the headlight unit shown in FIG. 6. It is the IX-IX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 6 showing attachment of a headlight lens and a headlight side cover. It is the XI-XI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the XII-XII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the XIII-XIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a front view for demonstrating the lens cut of a position light. It is a perspective view of a meter unit. It is the XVI-XVI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a front view of a stay.

Explanation of symbols

10,50 Headlight unit (headlight)
11,120 Meter unit 12,90 Position light 14,52 Headlight lens (lens)
35,95 LED
39 Cowl 51 Headlight case 55 Headlight lower cover 56 Reflector 75, 76 Meter mounting bracket 78 Pin engaging portion 125, 126 Headlight mounting bracket 140 Headlight stay 144 Pin member 161 Front fork 162 Top bridge 163 Bottom bridge

Claims (4)

In the front lighting structure of a motorcycle with a headlight (10, 50) and a position light (12, 90),
The position light (12, 90) includes a position light case (26, 92) containing a light emitter (35, 95), and a transparent position light lens (27, 96) assembled on the front surface of the position light case. And
The headlight (10, 50) includes a headlight case (13, 51) that supports the bulb mounting portion (32, 57) and the reflector (56), and a transparent light that is assembled to the front portion of the headlight case. A headlight lens (14, 52),
The headlight case is attached to the vehicle body side together with the cowl (39), and a meter unit (11.120) is attached to the top of the headlight case,
The headlight lens has a recess (20) for position light outside the lower edge, and the position light case (26, 92) of the position light (12, 90) disposed at the position of the recess is The front lamp structure of a motorcycle , wherein the position light (12, 90) is attached to the headlight (10, 50) in a state where the position light (12, 90) bulges downward from a lower edge of the headlight . The front lamp structure of a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the position light case (26, 92) is detachably attached to the headlight (10, 50). The front lamp structure of a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the position light case (26, 92) is attached to a headlight lens (14, 52) of the headlight (10, 50). . The headlight (50) is further secured to said headlight lens comprises a headlight lower cover (55) covering the periphery of the position light (90), the upper portion of the position light case (92), the Attached to the headlight lower cover (55),
The front lamp structure of the motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a lower portion of the position light case (92) is attached to the headlight case (51) .

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