JP5079466B2 - Helmet holder device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle helmet holder device applied to a vehicle such as a motorcycle having a license plate at the rear of a vehicle body.

  In motorcycles, a helmet holder (also referred to as a helmet hook) that normally holds (hangs) a helmet on the side surface of a body frame is provided. For example, a special helmet hook is fixed to a vehicle body frame by welding or bolting, and a helmet jaw string is hung on the helmet hook.

  In Patent Document 1, instead of fixing the helmet hook to the vehicle body frame, the lower part of a column-shaped in-vehicle tool (such as a disassembled driver shaft or a disassembled driver handle) is located on the vehicle body frame side below the seating seat. An in-vehicle tool insertion portion that can be inserted from the top is provided, and the in-vehicle tool is hooked through the chin strap of the helmet, while the seating seat is locked to restrict the chin strap from coming off at the bottom of the seating seat. .

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228688 discloses a helmet holder plate (hook) that protrudes toward the inside of the vehicle body on the seat pipe on one side of the vehicle body frame, and the front end of the helmet holder plate is engaged with the bottom plate of the seating seat. ing.

  Further, in Patent Document 3, a guard member that covers the rear wheel side is provided on the rear side surface of the vehicle body frame, and the helmet holder is provided on the guard member, thereby making the helmet holder easier to see and improving the degree of freedom of arrangement of the helmet. What improves detachability is shown.

JP 09-315360 JP 11-49062 A JP 2006-182130 A

  Since all the conventional ones hang a helmet on the side of the vehicle body, it was necessary to operate the helmet holder from the side of the vehicle body to attach / detach the helmet. However, since motorcycles are usually parked side by side in the horizontal direction (parallel parking, parallel parking), there is a problem that it is difficult to attach and remove the helmet when the gap between adjacent vehicle bodies is narrow. In addition, when the vehicle is parked by the side stand, the vehicle body is tilted to one side (usually the left side), but due to restrictions on the parking space, a helmet-removing space that can be formed between the vehicle body and the wall of the parking space when tilted. May become difficult to attach and detach the helmet.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can increase the degree of freedom of selection of a place where the helmet is to be hung, and can facilitate the attaching / detaching operation of the helmet even when the parking space is limited. An object is to provide a helmet holder device for a vehicle.

According to the present invention, the object is to provide a helmet holder device applied to a vehicle having a license plate mounting plate at the rear of the vehicle body, wherein the helmet holder having a helmet hook that can be opened and closed by a lock that is unlocked by a key. in providing, the helmet for a vehicle helmet holder device being characterized in that to allow hooking the chin strap of the helmet in the hook, is accomplished by.

  In the case of having a mounting plate (license plate mounting plate) for mounting the license plate at the rear part of the vehicle body, the helmet holder is mounted on the mounting plate, so that the degree of freedom in selecting a place to hold the helmet increases. In addition, since the helmet holder can be opened and closed from the rear of the vehicle body, there is no need to enter the side of the narrow body frame and operate the helmet holder when the vehicle is parked side by side in a narrow parking space. Can be easily performed. Since there is always a space before and after the vehicle body when the vehicle is moved to the parking position, this space can be used effectively.

In addition to providing the helmet holder on the license plate mounting plate, if you also have a conventional helmet holder that also hangs the helmet on the side of the body frame, you can hang the helmet at the desired position according to the parking space, The degree of freedom in selecting a place to suspend is increased. The helmet holder can be opened and closed by a lock that is unlocked by a key, and the chin strap of the helmet can be hooked on the opened hook, thus preventing the helmet from being stolen .

The present invention vehicles traveling wearing the helmet not only motorcycles, for example motor tricycle, off-road for three-can be applied to such four-wheeled vehicles, which include those that apply to them.

The helmet holder can be fixed to a projecting portion in which the lower corner of at least one of the license plate mounting plate projects downward ( Claim 2 ). In this case, the helmet holder does not narrow the mounting space for the license plate, and the helmet holder does not protrude laterally from the license plate mounting plate. However, the protrusion for fixing the helmet holder may be formed so as to protrude from at least one of the left and right side edges to the side instead of the lower corner ( claim 3 ). In this case, the position of the helmet holder becomes high, and there is no possibility that the helmet will come into contact with the ground or the floor and damage the helmet.

A hook for hooking the load strap can be integrally formed on the upper portion of the license plate mounting plate ( claim 4 ). In this case, it is convenient that the load can be stably loaded by hooking a strap for holding the load loaded on the back of the seating seat or a rubber net on the hook for the load strap. . The load strap hook can be provided on the upper side edge of the license plate mounting plate ( claim 5 ). The hook may be provided above the protrusion for fixing the helmet holder ( Claim 6 ), or may be provided on the protrusion.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use situation of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a license plate mounting plate used here. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a motorcycle, 12 denotes a body frame, 14 denotes a rear wheel, and 16 denotes a steering front wheel. An engine 18 is mounted on the vehicle body frame 12, a fuel tank 20 is disposed above the engine 18, and a seating seat 22 is continuously disposed behind the fuel tank 20.

  The seating seat 22 can turn upward on the left side with a hinge (not shown) provided on the right side as a fulcrum, and can be locked in the closed position by a seat lock 24 provided on the left side surface of the vehicle body. The vehicle body frame 12 extends substantially horizontally from the upper side to the rear side of the rear wheel 14, and the lower surface of the seating seat 22 is supported on the extension portion 26, and a tail lamp 28 located behind the seating seat 22 is extended to this extension. It is attached to the upper surface of the part 26.

  A rear fender (mudguard) 30 covering the upper portion of the rear wheel 14 is attached to the lower surface of the extending portion 26. The rear part of the rear fender 30 is curved downward along the peripheral edge of the rear wheel 14, and a license plate attachment plate 32 is attached to the lower end thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the license plate mounting plate 32 is a horizontally long substantially quadrilateral, and is obtained by processing a metal plate such as an aluminum thick plate. Both corners below the mounting plate 32 project downward in a tongue shape, and helmet holders 36 and 36 are fixed to the projecting portions 34 and 34, respectively. The helmet holder 36 includes a substantially U-shaped hook 40 having one end pivotally supported and the other end lockable to the lock hole 38, and a lock 42 that locks or unlocks the hook 38 in the lock hole 38. The lock 42 can be unlocked by a key 44, and the hook 38 is released from the lock hole 38 by a spring (not shown).

Loading strap hooks 46 and 46 are integrally formed at both upper corners of the mounting plate 32. The load strap hook 46 is formed by folding the attachment plate 32 toward the same side (rear) as the helmet holder 36, and can hook the hook 50 of the load strap 48. The strap 48 for loading may be a net made of rubber that covers the load and holds the load on the seating seat 22 or the like.

  Horizontal long holes 52, 52 are provided in the upper part of the mounting plate 32. The attachment plate 32 is attached to the rear lower end of the rear fender 30 through the long holes 52, 52. The license plate 54 is attached to the long holes 52 and 52 so as to overlap the license plate mounting plate 54.

  The motorcycle 10 can be parked by tilting to the left side by pulling down a side stand 56 attached to the lower left portion of the body frame 10 as shown in FIG. In addition, you may park by standing in an erect (vertical) position by raising a main stand (not shown). When parking, the key 44 is inserted into one of the helmet holders 36, 36 provided on the license plate mounting plate 32 to unlock the lock 42, and the hook 40 is opened. Then, the chin strap of the helmet 58 (or a ring provided on the chin strap) is hung on the hook 40, and the hook 40 is pushed into the lock hole 38 to lock the lock 42. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a helmet 58 is hooked on one helmet holder 36.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a rear portion of a motorcycle to which a license plate mounting plate 32A according to another embodiment is applied. This attachment plate 32A is a pair of helmet holders 36A, 36A attached to the lower corner, and the load strap hook 46 on the attachment plate 32 of FIGS. 1 and 2 is folded backward (to the license plate 54 side). Instead of being raised, a load strap hook 46A that is folded forward (opposite to the license plate 54) is provided. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the helmets 58 and 58 are hooked on the helmet holders 36 and 36, respectively.

According to this embodiment, the load strap hook 46A does not protrude from the rear surface of the mounting plate 32A, and the load strap hook 46A is hidden behind the mounting plate 32A when viewed from the rear.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a license plate 32B according to another embodiment. In this embodiment, the upper portions of the left and right side edges of the license plate mounting plate 32B are protruded laterally, and the helmet holder 36 is fixed to the protruding portion 34B. According to this embodiment, the position of the helmet holder 36 is higher than that of the embodiment shown in FIGS.

  For this reason, the position of the helmet 58 (not shown in FIG. 4) hung on the helmet holder 36 is increased, and there is no possibility that the helmet 58 will come into contact with the floor or the ground of the parking place and become dirty or damaged. In FIG. 4, the same parts as those in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a license plate mounting plate 32C according to another embodiment. In this embodiment, the middle of the left and right side edges of the license plate mounting plate 32C is protruded laterally, and the protruding portion 34C helmet holder 36 is fixed. In addition, a load strap hook 46C is integrally formed on the upper side edge of the license plate mounting plate 32C.

According to this embodiment, the mounting position of the helmet holder 36 is set to a relatively high position as compared with the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 3, while preventing the helmet 58 suspended on the helmet holder 36 from contacting the floor or the ground, It is possible to provide a load strap hook 46C above the helmet holder 36. In FIG. 5, the same parts as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment. In this embodiment, the structure of the load strap hook 46C of the embodiment of FIG. 5 is changed. That is, the load strap hook 46D shown in FIG. 6 is formed by extending the upper side edge of the license plate mounting plate 32D on the same plane as the projecting portion 34D and forming a key-like notch that opens laterally. is there.

  According to this embodiment, the license plate 32D does not need to bend a metal plate and can be processed by, for example, punching, so that productivity is improved.

1 is a perspective view of a motorcycle to which one embodiment of the present invention is applied. Perspective view of license plate mounting plate A perspective view showing a motorcycle to which another embodiment is applied. The perspective view which shows the license plate which is another Example The perspective view of the license plate mounting plate which is another Example Perspective view showing another embodiment

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Motorcycle 12 Body frame 14 Rear wheel 30 Rear fender 32, 32A-32C License plate mounting plate 34, 34B, 34C, 34D Protrusion part 36 Helmet holder 40 Helmet hook 42 Lock 46, 46C, 46D Load strap hook 48 Load Hanging strap 54 License plate 56 Side stand 58 Helmet

Claims (6)

In a helmet holder device applied to a vehicle having a license plate mounting plate at the rear of a vehicle body, a helmet holder having a helmet hook that can be opened and closed by a lock that is unlocked by a key is provided on the license plate mounting plate, and the helmet hook is provided with a helmet A helmet holder device for a vehicle , wherein the chin strap can be hooked . The helmet holder device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein at least one lower corner of the license plate mounting plate protrudes downward, and a helmet holder is fixed to the protruding portion. The vehicle helmet holder device according to claim 1, wherein the license plate mounting plate projects at least a part of at least one side edge to the side, and the helmet holder is fixed to the projecting portion. The vehicle helmet holder device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a hook for hooking a strap for hooking a strap on the upper side of the helmet holder is integrally formed on an upper portion of the license plate mounting plate. The helmet holder device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the hook for the strap is formed on an upper side edge of the license plate mounting plate. The vehicle helmet holder device according to any one of claims 3 to 5 , wherein the luggage strap hook is formed above the protrusion for fixing the helmet holder.

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