JP5030900B2 - Small vehicle loading structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a small vehicle loading mechanism in which a loading hook that projects a part rearward from the rear surface of a leg shield that covers a leg portion of a driver sitting on a passenger seat from the front is attached to a front portion of a vehicle body frame. Concerning structure.

A load hook for holding a helmet is rotatably attached to a leg shield of a scooter type motorcycle, and the lock state and the unlock state of the load hook are switched by rotating the steering handle. This is known from US Pat.
JP-A-62-110584

  By the way, it is convenient if a shopping bag can be hung on a loading hook in a small vehicle such as a motorcycle, but the baggage such as a shopping bag is not a fixed size, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, If the size of the portion of the loading hook for hanging the load is constant, it is not possible to deal with various types of loads.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a loading structure for a small vehicle that can cope with various forms of luggage.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a load hook that partially projects rearward from the rear surface of a leg shield that covers a leg portion of a driver sitting on a riding seat from the front side is provided on the vehicle body. In a small vehicle loading structure that is attached to the front portion of a frame, the loading hook includes a base that has a mounted portion that is attached to the front portion of the vehicle body frame on one end side, and a fitting portion that fits the base. And a movable hook member that is supported by the base body so as to be capable of sliding in a direction approaching and separating from the rear surface of the leg shield, and having an arm portion protruding upward from the fitting portion. It is characterized by.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the fitting portion is formed in an annular shape so as to surround the base body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the invention, the fitting is performed from one end side having the attached portion to the other end side of the base body fitted into the fitting portion. A stopper is provided that contacts the joint and prevents the movable hook member from being detached from the base.

  According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the movable hook member is orthogonal to the sliding direction between the fitting portions of the base and the movable hook member. A resilient member that biases in the direction is interposed.

  In addition to the configuration of the invention described in claim 4, the invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the elastic member protrudes to one side of the base body and the movable hook member and has an interval in the sliding direction of the movable hook member. A leaf spring having a plurality of open ridges and attached to the other of the base and the movable hook member, and a protrusion that abuts against the elastic member protrudes from one of the base and the movable hook member It is characterized by being.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the movable hook member of the loading hook can move so as to approach and separate from the rear surface of the leg shield, and the distance between the rear surface of the leg shield and the arm portion is changed. It is possible to hang various types of luggage. In addition, when the load is not applied, the movable hook member is brought close to the rear surface of the leg shield, so that the amount of protrusion of the load hook from the rear surface of the leg shield is reduced, and a wider space around the occupant's knee is secured. And the appearance is also improved.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the fitting portion of the movable hook member is formed in an annular shape so as to surround the base body, it is easy to ensure the strength and rigidity of the fitting portion, and the movable hook member of the base body can be secured. Support rigidity can be increased.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, by attaching the base body to the front portion of the vehicle body frame in a state of being fitted to the fitting portion of the movable hook member, the assembly of the movable hook member to the base body is performed, Assembly work becomes easy.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the elastic member is interposed between the fitting portion of the base body and the movable hook member, whereby friction can be given to the sliding operation of the movable hook member, and the movable member can be moved on the base body. The position of the hook member can be stabilized.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the resilient member has a plurality of crests protruding from one side of the base body and the movable hook member and spaced in the sliding direction of the movable hook member. It is a leaf spring attached to the other of the hook members, and the protrusion protruding from one of the base and the movable hook member is brought into contact with the elastic member, so that the protrusion is in contact with the side surface of the peak of the elastic member By doing so, the sliding position of the movable hook member can be stably held, and the operator can feel a click feeling by sliding the movable hook member so that the protrusion gets over the mountain portion. .

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle, FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow 2 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3 with the movable hook member in the retracted position, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the base body, and FIG. It is a perspective view of a member.

  First, in FIG. 1, a vehicle body frame F of a scooter type motorcycle includes a front fork 11 that pivotally supports a front wheel WF, a head pipe 13 that supports a steering handle 12 connected to the front fork 11 so as to be steerable, A main pipe 14 integrally having a first inclined portion extending rearwardly downward from the head pipe 13 and a first horizontal portion 14b extending rearward from the lower end of the first inclined portion 14a, and the rear of the first horizontal portion 14b of the main pipe 14 The lower cross pipe 15 that is fixed to the end and extends to both the left and right sides, the second inclined portion 16a that is integrally connected to the left and right ends of the lower cross pipe 15 and extends rearward, and the upper ends of the second inclined portions 16a And a pair of left and right rear frame pipes 16 each integrally having a second horizontal portion 16b extending rearward.

  Brackets 17 are provided at the connecting portions of the second inclined portions 16a of the rear frame pipes 16 and the lower cross pipe 15, and the front portion of the power unit P is linked to the brackets 17. A rear wheel WR, which is supported by the mechanism 18 so as to be able to swing up and down and is disposed on the right side of the rear portion of the power unit P, is pivotally supported on the rear portion of the power unit P. Thus, the power unit P includes an OHC type internal combustion engine E, which is a four-cycle forced air-cooled single cylinder disposed in front of the rear wheel WR, and a continuously variable engine provided between the internal combustion engine E and the rear wheel WR. And a transmission M. A rear cushion unit 19 is provided between the front portion of the second horizontal portion 16b and the rear portion of the power unit P in the left rear frame pipe 16 of the rear frame pipes 16.

  A storage box 20 for storing a helmet or the like is disposed above the power unit P so as to be supported by the rear frame pipes 16. The rear frame pipes 16 are disposed behind the storage box 20. The fuel tank 21 is arranged so as to be supported by the above.

  The vehicle body frame F is covered with a vehicle body cover 23 made of synthetic resin. The vehicle body cover 23 includes a leg shield 24 that covers a leg portion of the driver sitting on the riding seat 22 from the front, and a driver's feet. A step floor 25 connected to the lower portion of the leg shield 24 and a side cover 26 connected to the step floor 25 to cover the rear part of the vehicle body from both sides. The storage box 20 supports the hinge on the side cover 26. The tandem-type riding seat 22 is arranged so as to cover the storage box 20 and the fuel tank 21 so that they can be opened and closed from above.

  2 to 4 together, a loading hook 28 is attached to the front portion of the vehicle body frame F so that a part of the loading hook 28 protrudes rearward from the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The stay 29 is fixed to the rear surface of the head pipe 13 provided at the front end of the body frame F, and the loading hook 28 is attached to the stay 29. In addition, a bulging portion 30 that bulges forward so as to abut against the stay 29 is integrally provided at the center in the left-right direction of the leg shield 24, and the rear surface of the bulging portion 30 is connected to the loading hook 28. The recessed part 31 open | released to the back side is formed so that some may be arrange | positioned.

  The loading hook 28 is slidable in a direction approaching and separating from a base 33 having a mounted portion 32 attached to the stay 29 on one end side and a rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24. In this embodiment, the movable hook member 34 has a protruding position separated from the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24 as shown in FIG. 3, and a leg shield as shown in FIG. 24 is slidable between the retracted position close to the rear surface 24a.

  Referring also to FIG. 5, the base body 33 swells downward, and a pair of left and right side walls 33a, 33a facing each other, a flat upper wall 33b connecting the upper end portions of the side walls 33a,. The bottom wall 33c connecting the lower end portions of the both side walls 33a,... Is formed in a cylindrical shape by, for example, a synthetic resin. Provided.

  Incidentally, a flat mounting plate portion 30a that abuts against the stay 29 from the rear is formed on the bulging portion 30 of the leg shield 24 (the front end portion of the concave portion 31 when viewed from the driver side). A non-circular fitting hole 35 is provided in the portion 30a. Thus, the attached portion 32 on one end side of the base body 33 is configured so that the attachment plate portion 30a of the leg shield 24 is sandwiched between the stay 29 and the both side walls 33a..., The upper wall 33b and the bottom wall 33c. A flat plate-like contact plate portion 33d continuous at one end with a fitting cylinder portion 33e having a noncircular cross-sectional shape protruding from the contact plate portion 33d so as to be fitted into the fitting hole 35. It consists of.

  The attached portion 32 is stepped to be inserted through the fitting tube portion 33e and the stay 29 in a state where the attachment plate portion 30a of the bulging portion 30 of the leg shield 24 is sandwiched between the stay 29. The bolt 36 is attached to the stay 29 by being screwed into a weld nut 37 fixed to the stay 29. That is, the base body 33 and the bulging portion 30 of the leg shield 24 are attached to the stay 29 by tightening together with the stepped bolts 36, which can contribute to a reduction in the number of parts and an assembling man-hour.

  Referring also to FIG. 6, the movable hook member 34 integrally includes a fitting portion 34a for fitting the base body 33 and an arm portion 34b protruding upward from the fitting portion 34a. The fitting portion 34 a is formed in a ring shape so as to surround the base body 33.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the movable hook member 34 is in the retracted position close to the rear surface 24 a of the leg shield 24, and the rear surface of the movable hook member 34 is the rear end surface of the base 33, that is, the other end surface. It is formed so as to be substantially flush with each other, and in this way, the appearance of the loading hook 28 with the movable hook member 34 moved to the retracted position is improved.

  A plurality of guide grooves 38 are provided on one of the base 33 and the movable hook member 34, and the other of the base 33 and the movable hook member 34 are fitted in the guide grooves 38, respectively. A plurality of guide protrusions 39 are projected, and in this embodiment, four base guide grooves 38 are provided in the base 33, and the movable hook member 34 is fitted into each guide groove 38. Four guide protrusions 39 are protruded.

  In the base 33, two guide grooves 38, 38 parallel to each other are provided on the outer surface of the upper wall 33b so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the base 33, and on the outer surface of the both side walls 33a. One guide groove 38 extending in the longitudinal direction of 33 is provided. On the other hand, on the inner periphery of the fitting portion 34a of the movable hook member 34, guide protrusions 39 that are individually fitted into the respective guide grooves 38 are integrally protruded. The guide protrusions 39 are slid in the longitudinal direction of the base body 33 so as to slide in the guide grooves 38.

  In this way, a plurality of guide grooves 38 provided on one of the base body 33 and the movable hook member 34 are fitted with the guide protrusions 39 provided on the other side of the base body 33 and the movable hook member 34 so as to be movable. By sliding the hook member 34, the movable hook member 34 can slide smoothly without rattling, and the quality of the slide can be managed only by managing the dimensions of the guide grooves 38 and the guide protrusions 39. Can do.

  Moreover, one end of each of the guide grooves 38 is open to the mounting portion 32 side of the base 33, and the other end of each guide groove 38 is closed so as to form a stopper 49. Thus, the base 33 is fitted to the fitting portion 34a of the movable hook member 34 from one end thereof, that is, the attached portion 32 side, and the movable hook member 34 is detached from the other end side of the base 33. Each guide protrusion 39 is blocked by contacting the stopper 40 of each guide groove 38.

  3 and 4, a resilient member 41 that biases the movable hook member 34 in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction is interposed between the base 33 and the fitting portion 34 a of the movable hook member 34. Be dressed.

  The elastic member 41 has a plurality of peak portions 41 a and 41 b that protrude to one side of the base body 33 and the movable hook member 34 and are spaced in the sliding direction of the movable hook member 34, and the base body 33 and the movable hook member 34. A protruding portion 42 that abuts against the elastic member 41 protrudes from one of the base 33 and the movable hook member 34. Thus, in this embodiment, the resilient member 41 is attached to the bottom wall 33c of the base body 33 and has two crests 41a and 41b protruding toward the movable hook member 34, and the movable hook member 34 A protrusion 42 is provided.

  The bottom wall 33c of the base body 33 has a mounting hole 43 extending in the sliding direction of the movable hook member 34 so that one end is opened to the mounting portion 32 side and the other end is closed, and an intermediate portion of the mounting hole 43 The elastic member 41, which is a leaf spring, is disposed in the opening 44 so that both ends of the elastic member 41 are engaged with the mounting holes 43.

  On the other hand, the projecting portion 42 is integrally provided at a lower end of the fitting portion 34 a of the movable hook member 34 so that the projecting portion 42 projects upward, and the projecting portion 42 abuts on the elastic member 41.

  Thus, when the movable hook member 34 is slid to the protruding position away from the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24 as shown in FIG. Retraction of the two peak portions 41a and 41b at the position where the rear peak portion 41b contacts the rear peak portion 41b, and the movable hook member 34 is brought close to the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24 as shown in FIG. When slid to the position, the projecting portion 42 of the movable hook member 34 is in a position where it abuts between the two peak portions 41 a and 41 b of the resilient member 41.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. A loading hook 28 is fitted to a base 33 having a mounted portion 32 attached to a stay 29 at the front portion of the vehicle body frame F on one end side, and the base 33. And a movable hook member 34 integrally including a fitting portion 34a to be fastened and an arm portion 34b protruding upward from the fitting portion 34a. The movable hook member 34 approaches and separates from the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24. Since the movable hook member 34 can be slid in the direction and is supported on the base 33, the movable hook member 34 can move so as to approach and separate from the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24, and the rear surface 24a and arms of the leg shield 24 can be moved. Since the interval between the portions 34b can be changed, various forms of luggage can be hung. In addition, in a state where no load is applied, the movable hook member 34 is brought close to the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24, so that the amount of protrusion of the loading hook 28 from the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24 is reduced. A wider space can be secured and the appearance is improved.

  In particular, since the leg shield 24 is provided with a recess 31 that is opened to the rear side so that a part of the loading hook 28 is disposed, the movable hook member 34 is in a retracted position close to the leg shield 24 side. When moved, the protrusion of the loading hook 28 from the rear surface 24a of the leg shield 24 becomes inconspicuous, and the appearance can be improved.

  Further, since the fitting portion 34a of the movable hook member 34 is formed in an annular shape so as to surround the base 33, it is easy to ensure the strength and rigidity of the fitting portion 34a, and the support rigidity of the movable hook member 34 by the base 33 is increased. Can be increased.

  Further, from one end side having the mounted portion 32 to the other end side of the base body 33 fitted to the fitting portion 34a, the guide protrusions 39 of the fitting portion 34a are brought into contact with the guide protrusions 39 ... from the base body 33 of the movable hook member 34. Since the stoppers 40 are provided to prevent separation, the base body 33 of the movable hook member 34 is attached to the stay 29 in the front portion of the vehicle body frame F in a state of being fitted to the fitting portion 34a of the movable hook member 34. Assured assembly to 33 is performed, and the assembly work becomes easy.

  Further, since the elastic member 41 that urges the movable hook member 34 in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction is interposed between the base 33 and the fitting portion 34a of the movable hook member 34, the sliding operation of the movable hook member 34 is performed. The position of the movable hook member 34 on the base body 33 can be stabilized.

  Further, the elastic member 41 is a leaf spring that has a plurality of, for example, two peak portions 41a and 41b that protrude toward the movable hook member 34 and are spaced in the sliding direction of the movable hook member 34, and are attached to the base 33. Since the movable hook member 34 is provided with a protrusion 42 that abuts against the elastic member 41, the protrusion 42 is brought into contact with the side surfaces of the peaks 41 a and 41 b of the elastic member 41, thereby The sliding position can be stably held, and the operator can feel a click feeling by sliding the movable hook member 34 so that the protrusion 42 gets over the mountain 41b.

  By the way, in such a 1st Example, although the sliding direction of the movable hook member 34 was back fall, like the 2nd Example shown in FIG. 7, the slide direction of the movable hook member 34 is back up. In this way, the loading hook 28 may be attached to the stay 29. In this case, the arm portion 34b of the movable hook member 34 in the loading hook 28 is not loaded, and the movable hook member 34 is not loaded. Not only can be prevented from sliding on the load due to the weight, but also it becomes easy for the driver to slide the movable hook member 34 in the riding posture while sitting on the riding seat.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. It is.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 2 in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 3 in the state which has a movable hook member in a retracted position. It is a perspective view of a base. It is a perspective view of a movable hook member. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 4 of 2nd Example.

Explanation of symbols

22 ... Riding seat 24 ... Leg shield 24a ... Rear surface 28 of leg shield ... Loading hook 32 ... Mounted portion 33 ... Base 34 ... Movable hook member 34a ... · Fitting portion 34b ··· arm portion 40 ··· stopper 41 · · · resilient members 41a and 41b · · · mountain portion 42 ··· projection F · · · body frame

Claims (5)

  A loading hook (28) that partially projects rearward from the rear surface (24a) of the leg shield (24) that covers the legs of the driver sitting on the passenger seat (22) from the front is a vehicle body frame (F). In the loading structure for a small vehicle attached to the front portion of the vehicle body, the loading hook (28) has a mounting portion (32) attached to the front portion of the body frame (F) on one end side (33). And a fitting portion (34a) for fitting the base body (33) and an arm portion (34b) protruding upward from the fitting portion (34a), and a rear surface (24a) of the leg shield (24) And a movable hook member (34) supported on the base body (33) so as to be able to slide in a direction approaching and separating from the vehicle.   The loading structure for a small vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion (34a) is formed in an annular shape so as to surround the base body (33).   The movable hook member comes into contact with the fitting portion (34a) from one end side having the attached portion (32) to the other end side of the base (33) fitted to the fitting portion (34a). The loading structure for a small vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a stopper (40) for preventing (34) from being detached from the base body (33).   A resilient member (41) for biasing the movable hook member (34) in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction is interposed between the base (33) and the fitting portion (34a) of the movable hook member (34). The small vehicle loading structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The elastic member (41) protrudes to one side of the base (33) and the movable hook member (34), and has a plurality of peaks (41a, 41) spaced apart in the sliding direction of the movable hook member (34). 41b) and is attached to the other one of the base body (33) and the movable hook member (34), and the elastic member is attached to one of the base body (33) and the movable hook member (34). 5. The loading structure for a small vehicle according to claim 4, wherein a projecting portion (42) that abuts on (41) is projected.

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