JP5460511B2 - Rear fender for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a rear fender for a vehicle.

  A vehicle is usually provided with a rear fender that catches mud splashed by a rear wheel. Various types of rear fender mounting structures have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 (FIG. 4)).

  As shown in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1, a mudguard (33) (the numbers in parentheses indicate the reference numerals described in Patent Document 1. The same applies hereinafter) is provided at the rear of the vehicle. The license plate lamp (91) including the lamp stay is attached, and the license plate is attached to the mudguard (33) at a position below the license plate lamp (91). The mudguard (33) plays the role of a rear fender that catches mud splashed by the rear wheel (10).

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, a mud guard (33) is attached to the rear ends of the seat rail and the backstay, and a license plate lamp (91) is attached to the mud guard (33). When assembling, the mudguard (33) is attached to the vehicle body frame, and then the license plate lamp (91) is attached. A work for attaching the mudguard (33) and a work for attaching the license plate lamp (91) to the vehicle are required. Due to the above-described plurality of operations, there are problems that the number of attachment points increases and the number of assembly steps increases.

JP 2009-208773 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a rear fender for a vehicle that can reduce the number of attachment points and reduce the number of assembly steps.

  The invention according to claim 1 is supported by a rear frame disposed above the rear wheel, and supports a license lamp that receives the mud that the rear wheel jumps up, supports the license plate, and illuminates the license plate from above. In a rear fender for a vehicle that supports a license plate stay, the rear fender extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the rear frame, the rear fender horizontal portion positioned above the rear wheel is fastened to the rear frame, and integrated from the rear end of the rear fender horizontal portion. The upper end of the rear fender hanging part that is extended to the rear of the rear wheel is fastened to the rear frame, so that it is supported by the rear frame, and the license plate is supported by the rear fender by being attached to the rear fender hanging part. The license plate stay The front holding part and the rear holding part are supported by the rear frame, and the front holding part extends forward of the vehicle so as to cover the side surface of the rear fender horizontal part in the vehicle width direction, and is fastened to the rear frame together with the rear fender horizontal part. The rear holding part is supported by the rear fender by being fastened together with the rear fender hanging part together with the rear frame.

  In the invention according to claim 2, a reinforcing rib is formed on the surface facing the rear wheel side of the rear fender from the rear portion of the rear fender horizontal portion to the upper portion of the rear fender hanging portion, and the upper portion of the reinforcing rib is covered with a license plate stay. It is characterized by being.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the license lamp stay has a tapered shape in the vehicle width direction toward the rear of the vehicle, and the rear fender hanging portion is formed wider than the width of the license lamp stay. Features.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the license lamp stay includes a body portion formed in a U shape whose cross section is open downward, and left and right extending continuously from the left and right side portions of the U shape to the front of the vehicle. The front holding part is provided at the front end of the left and right extending parts, and the rear holding part is provided at the front end part of the main body part.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the upper surface portion of the main body has a shape whose cross section is curved downward.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the rear holding portion is a front end of the main body portion, is disposed above the upper surface portion, and is fastened by a fastening member from the rear of the vehicle.

  The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that a stop lamp is disposed above the upper surface portion.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the license lamp stay is fastened to the rear frame together with the rear fender horizontal portion, and is fastened to the rear frame together with the rear fender hanging portion. Thus, since the license lamp stay is fastened together with the rear fender to the rear frame, it is possible to reduce the number of mounting locations and the assembly man-hours.

  Further, the license lamp stay is extended forward of the vehicle so as to cover the side surface in the vehicle width direction of the horizontal portion of the rear fender. The side surface in the vehicle width direction of the rear fender horizontal portion is fastened to the rear frame together with the rear fender horizontal portion. The side surface in the vehicle width direction of the rear fender horizontal part overlaps with a part of the license lamp stay and has a double structure, so that the rear fender is reinforced by the license plate stay. Therefore, the rigidity of the rear fender is increased.

In the invention according to claim 2, the reinforcing rib is formed on the surface facing the rear wheel side of the rear fender.
Conventionally, when reinforcing ribs are formed on a rear fender, it is not preferable in terms of appearance if sink marks occur on the surface opposite to the surface facing the rear wheel side of the rear fender, that is, the upper surface. It is known that sink marks become more prominent as the reinforcing rib is larger. For this reason, the shape of the reinforcing rib can be restricted, and the reinforcing action of the reinforcing rib may be insufficient.

  In this respect, in the present invention, the rear fender is covered with the license lamp stay above the surface where the sink marks are generated, so that the reinforcing ribs can be arranged without worrying about the deterioration of the appearance due to the sink marks. . As a result, even when the rear fender protrudes greatly from the rear frame, it is possible to reinforce the rear fender without providing a separate auxiliary member such as adding a subframe. Therefore, the rigidity of the rear fender can be easily increased.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the rear fender hanging portion is formed wider than the width of the license lamp stay, mud splashed rearward of the vehicle can be effectively received by the rear fender hanging portion. Further, since the license lamp stay is formed to taper in the vehicle width direction toward the rear of the vehicle, the appearance of the vehicle can be improved.

In the invention according to claim 4, since the main body portion of the license lamp stay is formed in a U shape whose cross section is opened downward, the rigidity of the main body portion can be increased with a simple shape.
In addition, since the left and right extending portions are continuously extended in front of the vehicle from the left and right side portions of the U-shape, a good appearance can be obtained.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 5, since the upper surface part of the main-body part was made into the shape where a cross section curves below, the rigidity of a main-body part can further be improved.

  In the invention according to claim 6, since it is fastened by the fastening member above the upper surface portion curved downward, it is easy to secure a space below the fastening member, and workability related to fastening of the fastening member can be improved. it can.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 7, the stop lamp is arrange | positioned above the upper-surface part. Since the upper surface portion is curved downward, it is easy to secure a distance from the stop lamp, the stop lamp and the license lamp stay can be arranged relatively close to each other, and the size can be reduced.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention. 1 is a side view of a main part of a motorcycle according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the state which removed the rear cover from FIG. It is a top view of the license lamp stay which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 5 in FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a view taken along arrow 6 in FIG. 3. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 6. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 in FIG. 6. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a motorcycle according to the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In the drawings and examples, “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” respectively indicate directions viewed from the driver who rides the motorcycle. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the motorcycle 10 includes a head pipe 11, a main frame 12 that extends from the upper portion of the head pipe 11 obliquely rearward and downward to the rear, and then extends rearward, and the main frame 12. A cross frame 13 connected to the rear end and extending in the vehicle width direction, and left and right rear frames 14L and 14R extending rearward and obliquely upward from both ends of the cross frame 13 (only the reference numeral 14L on the front side is shown). Left and right reinforcement frames 15L and 15R (only the reference numeral 15L on the front side of the figure is shown) passed between the left and right rear frames 14L and 14R and the main frame 12, and from the cross frame 13 to the left rear frame 14L. The body frame 20 is constituted by the provided pivot frame 17 so that it can swing backward from the pivot shaft 18 provided on the pivot frame 17. Extending the queuing unit 21, the swing unit 21 and the rear frame 14L, cushion unit 22L during 14R, 22R (only the reference numeral 22L in the foreground of the drawing.) Is a vehicle comprising passing the.

The swing unit 21 is a power mechanism in which an engine 25 and a continuously variable transmission mechanism 26 are integrated, and a rear wheel 27 serving as a drive wheel is attached to a rear end portion.
The engine 25 has a cylinder portion 34 in which a cylinder block 31, a cylinder head 32, and a head cover 33 are stacked in this order, and a throttle valve 35 is connected to the upper portion of the cylinder head 32. An air cleaner 36 is connected.
An exhaust pipe 37 is connected to the lower part of the cylinder head 32, and a silencer 38 is connected to the rear end of the exhaust pipe 37.

  A steering shaft 41 is inserted into the head pipe 11, a steering handle 42 is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft 41, a front fork 43 is attached to the lower end of the steering shaft 41, and a front wheel 28 is attached to the lower end of the front fork 43. It has been. With this configuration, the front wheels 28 can be steered by the steering operation of the steering handle 42. A seat 44 on which an occupant sits is provided between the front wheel 28 and the rear wheel 27.

Next, the vehicle body cover will be described.
The vehicle body cover 51 includes a front cover 52 that covers the periphery of the head pipe 11 from the front, a leg shield 53 that covers the periphery of the head pipe from the rear, and a tunnel cover that is provided behind the leg shield 53 and forms a straddle portion 54 over which an occupant straddles. 55, a middle cover 56 provided behind the tunnel cover 55 and covering the side of the seat 44, and a rear cover 57 provided continuously from the middle cover 56 and covering the sides of the rear frames 14L and 14R.

  At the position above the front wheel 28, the front fork 43 is provided with a front fender 61 that catches mud that the top of the front wheel 28 jumps up. At the position above the rear wheel 27, the rear wheel 27 is attached to the rear frames 14L and 14R. A rear fender 62 is provided for receiving the mud splashing up and supporting the license plate 63.

  The upper part of the rear fender 62 is covered with a license lamp stay 64. A license lamp 65 that illuminates the license plate 63 from above is supported on the license lamp stay 64.

Next, the configuration of the rear part of the vehicle will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, a grab rail 45 is provided below the rear portion of the seat 44. The lower part of the rear portion of the seat 44 including the periphery of the grab rail 45 is covered with a rear cover 57, and a stop lamp 66 is continuously arranged behind the rear cover 57 in the vehicle. A blinker lamp 67 is arranged on the side.

Next, the rear configuration of the vehicle with the rear cover removed will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the rear fender 62 includes a rear fender horizontal portion 71 extending substantially horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the rear frames 14L and 14R and positioned above the rear wheel 27, and a rear fender horizontal portion 71. A rear fender hanging portion 72 that extends integrally from the end 71b and hangs toward the rear of the rear wheel 27. A license plate 63 is attached to the rear fender hanging portion 72. That is, the license plate 63 is supported by the rear fender 62.

  The rear fender horizontal portion 71 is fastened to the rear frames 14L and 14R with bolts 124, and the upper end portion of the rear fender hanging portion 72 is fastened to the rear frames 14L and 14R with bolts 114. That is, the rear fender 62 is supported by the rear frames 14L and 14R.

The front portion of the license lamp stay 64 extends forward of the vehicle so as to cover the side of the rear fender horizontal portion 71 from the outside, and is fastened together with the rear fender horizontal portion 71 and the rear frames 14L, 14R with bolts 124. The rear part of 64 is fastened together with a rear fender hanging part 72 and a bolt 114. The detailed structure of the tightening portion will be described later.
A rail stay 75 is fixed to the rear ends of the rear frames 14L and 14R, and a grab rail 45 is attached to the rail stay 75.

Next, the license lamp stay will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the license lamp stay 64 is formed in a U-shape with a main body 77 having a license lamp 65 attached to the rear end face 64c and a lower portion opened to form a U-shape. The left and right side portions 79L and 79R of the main body 77 are continuously extended from the left and right extending portions 78L and 78R. Rear holding portions 81L and 81R having holes fastened to the rear frames 14L and 14R are formed at the front end portion of the main body 77, and the left and right front holding portions 82L are respectively provided at the front ends of the left and right extending portions 78L and 78R. , 82R are formed.

  The left and right rear holding portions 81L and 81R are surfaces perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, but the left rear holding portion 81L is positioned in front of the right rear holding portion 81R and the left and right rear holding portions. The surfaces of 81L and 81R are not formed flush with each other. For this reason, as compared with the case where the surfaces of the left and right rear holding portions 81L and 81R are formed flush with each other, alignment when the license lamp stay 64 is attached to the rear fender 62 can be performed easily.

  In the license lamp stay 64, a license lamp 65 having a harness 85 is attached to the rear end face 64c from the rear to the front of the vehicle. The harness 85 is wound around the main body 77 to the right extending portion 78R and passes through the harness hole 86. To the outside in the vehicle width direction. Since the license lamp stay 64 to which the license lamp 65 is attached is provided, the license lamp 65 can be sub-assembled to the license lamp stay 64 in advance by a subline or the like, and the assembly is facilitated by line balancing on the main line. Increased flexibility.

Next, the state when the rear fender is viewed from below will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rear fender 62 includes a rear fender horizontal portion 71 and a rear fender hanging portion 72. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 91 to 95 are formed over the upper portion of.

Hereinafter, in FIGS. 6 to 10, the joint fastening structure of the rear fender and the license lamp stay will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the rail stay 75 to which the grab rail (FIG. 1, reference numeral 45) is attached is passed between the rear ends of the left and right rear frames 14L, 14R. The rail stay 75 is formed with a rear cover support portion 101 on which a rear cover (reference numeral 57 in FIG. 2) is stopped. A rear stop lamp bracket 102 to which a stop lamp (FIG. 1, reference numeral 66) is attached is disposed at the rear ends of the left and right rear frames 14L, 14R. 76L and 76R are rail stay subs to which the front portion of the grab rail 45 is attached.

  A license lamp stay 64 is disposed below the rail stay 75, and a rear fender 62 is disposed below the license lamp stay 64. 2 and 3 together, the upper portions of the left and right rear frames 14L and 14R are covered with a rear cover 57.

  The license lamp stay 64 has a shape that tapers in the vehicle width direction toward the rear of the vehicle. Since the license lamp stay 64 is formed to be tapered in the vehicle width direction toward the rear of the vehicle, the appearance of the vehicle can be improved.

  The rear fender hanging portion 72 is formed wider than the width of the license lamp stay 64. For this reason, the mud splashed to the rear of the vehicle can be effectively received by the rear fender hanging portion 72.

  Referring also to FIG. 5, reinforcing ribs 91 to 95 are formed on the surface 103 facing the rear wheel side of the rear fender 62 from the rear portion of the rear fender horizontal portion 71 to the upper portion of the rear fender hanging portion 72. A position corresponding to the upper side is covered with a license lamp stay 64.

  When reinforcing ribs 91 to 95 are formed on the rear fender 62, sink marks are generated during molding on the surface opposite to the surface 103 facing the rear wheel side of the rear fender 62 (FIG. 8, reference numeral 104), that is, on the upper surface of the rear fender 62. There is.

  In the present invention, the rear fender 62 is covered with the license lamp stay 64 above the surface where sink marks are generated, so that the rear fender 62 can be reinforced without worrying about sink marks. Therefore, the rigidity of the rear fender 62 can be easily increased without worrying about a decrease in appearance.

Next, a description will be given of a structure for fastening the rear part of the license lamp stay and the rear fender together.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, left and right rear stays 111L and 111R extend downward from the rear stop lamp bracket 102, and the left and right rear stays 111L and 111R are respectively connected to weld nuts 112, 112 are welded, and the left and right rear mounting portions 113L and 113R (only the reference numeral 113L on the front side of the figure is shown) provided on the rear fender hanging portion 72 are fitted to these weld nuts 112 and 112 from the rear of the vehicle, and then licensed. The left and right rear holding portions 81L and 81R provided on the lamp stay 64 are fitted from the rear of the vehicle, and finally the left and right rear mounting portions 113L and 113R and the left and right rear holding by bolts 114 and 114 as fastening members from the rear of the vehicle. The portions 81L and 81R were fastened to the left and right rear stays 111L and 111R.

Referring also to FIG. 6, the license lamp stay 64 is configured such that the rear holding portions 81L and 81R provided in the vehicle longitudinal direction central portion 83 are fastened together with the rear fenders hanging portion 72 to the rear frames 14L and 14R. It is supported by the rear fender 62.
The cross section of the main body 77 that constitutes the license lamp stay 64 is formed in a U-shape that opens downward when viewed from the rear of the vehicle, and more specifically in a substantially M-shape. Rigidity is increased as compared with the cross section formed in the above.

7 and 8, the upper surface portion 80 of the main body 77 has a shape whose cross section is curved downward, so that the rigidity of the main body 77 can be further increased.
Referring also to FIG. 4, the rear holding portions 81 </ b> L and 81 </ b> R are disposed at the front end of the main body portion 77 and above the upper surface portion 80, and are fastened by fastening members 114 and 114 from the rear of the vehicle.
Since the fastening members 114 and 114 are fastened above the upper surface portion 80 that curves downward, it is easy to secure a space behind the fastening members 114 and 114, and workability related to fastening of the fastening members 114 and 114 is improved. be able to.

  Referring also to FIG. 1, a stop lamp 66 is disposed above the upper surface portion 80. Since the upper surface portion 80 is curved downward, it is easy to secure a distance from the stop lamp 66, and the stop lamp 66 and the license lamp stay 64 can be arranged relatively close to each other, so that the size can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 9, vertical flanges 131L and 131R extend horizontally in the vehicle width direction on the horizontal portion 71 of the rear fender 62. The left and right vertical flanges 131L and 131R have left and right front mountings. Portions 123L and 123R are formed.

  Left and right front stays 121L and 121R are extended downward from the left and right rear frames 14L and 14R, and weld nuts 122 and 122 are welded to the left and right front stays 121L and 121R, respectively. The left and right front mounting portions 123L and 123R projecting from the rear fender horizontal portion 71 are fitted to the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and then the left and right front holding portions provided on the license lamp stay 64 are mounted on the weld nuts 122 and 122, respectively. The parts 82L and 82R are fitted from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and finally, the bolts 124 and 124 are screwed into the weld nuts 122 and 122 from the outside in the vehicle width direction, so that the left and right front mounting parts 123L and 123R The holding portions 82L and 82R were fastened to the left and right front stays 121L and 121R.

  That is, the license lamp stay 64 extends forward in the vehicle so that the front holding portions 82L and 82R provided at the front portion (FIG. 4, reference numeral 107) cover the side surface in the vehicle width direction of the rear fender horizontal portion 71, and the rear fender horizontal portion 71. At the same time, it is supported by the rear fender 62 by being fastened together with the rear frames 14L and 14R.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the license lamp stay 64 has a cross section so that the left and right extending portions 78L and 78R can cover the left and right vertical flanges 131L and 131R formed on the rear fender horizontal portion 71 from above. It is L-shaped.

The left and right rear frames 14L and 14R are disposed above the left and right vertical flanges 131L and 131R, respectively, and the left and right extending portions are respectively provided between the left and right vertical flanges 131L and 131R and the left and right rear frames 14L and 14R. 78L and 78R are arranged.
Referring also to FIG. 6, when the rear fender 62 is viewed from above, the left and right vertical flanges 131L and 131R and the left and right extending portions 78L and 78R can be hidden by the left and right rear frames 14L and 14. The appearance of the rear part of the vehicle can be made favorable.

The operation of the vehicle rear fender described above will be described next.
As shown in FIG. 11, the license lamp stay 64 is fastened to the rear frames 14L and 14R together with the rear fender horizontal portion 71, and is fastened to the rear frames 14L and 14R together with the rear fender hanging portion 72. Thus, since the license lamp stay 64 is fastened together with the rear fender 62 to the rear frames 14L and 14R, the number of attachment points can be reduced, and the number of assembling steps can be reduced.

  The license lamp stay 64 is extended forward of the vehicle so as to cover the side surface of the rear fender horizontal portion 71 in the vehicle width direction. The side surface in the vehicle width direction of the rear fender horizontal portion 71 is fastened together with the rear frames 14L and 14R together with the rear fender horizontal portion 71.

  Returning to FIG. 9, the license plate stay 64 reinforces the rear fender 62 because the license lamp stay 64 has a double structure in which a part of the license lamp stay 64 overlaps with the left and right vertical flanges 131 </ b> L and 131 </ b> R which are side surfaces in the vehicle width direction of the rear fender horizontal portion 71. Is done. Accordingly, the rigidity of the rear fender 62 is increased.

  Although the present invention is applied to the motorcycle 10 in the embodiment, it can also be applied to a tricycle and can be applied to a general vehicle.

  The present invention is suitable for a motorcycle equipped with a rear fender.

  14L, 14R ... rear frame, 27 ... rear wheel, 62 ... rear fender, 63 ... license plate, 64 ... license lamp stay, 65 ... license lamp, 66 ... stop lamp, 71 ... rear fender horizontal part, 72 ... rear fender hanging part, 77 ... Main body part, 78L, 78R ... Left and right extending parts, 79L, 79R ... U-shaped left and right side parts, 80 ... Main body part upper surface part, 81L, 81R ... Left and right rear holding parts, 82L, 82R ... Left and right Front holding portion, 91... Reinforcing rib, 92 .. reinforcing rib, 93 .. reinforcing rib, 94 .. reinforcing rib, 95 .. reinforcing rib, 114 .. fastening member (bolt).

Claims (7)

Supported by a rear frame (14L, 14R) disposed above the rear wheel (27), the rear wheel (27) catches up the mud and supports the license plate (63) and the license plate (63). In the rear fender (62) for the vehicle that supports the license lamp stay (64) on which the license lamp (65) that illuminates the lamp from above is supported,
The rear fender (62) extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the rear frame (14L, 14R), and a rear fender horizontal portion (71) positioned above the rear wheel (27) is formed on the rear frame (14L, 14R). Fastened, the upper end of the rear fender hanging part (72) that extends integrally from the rear end of the rear fender horizontal part (71) and hangs toward the rear of the rear wheel (27) is fastened to the rear frame (14L, 14R). Is supported by the rear frame (14L, 14R),
The license plate (63) is supported by the rear fender (62) by being attached to the rear fender hanging portion (72),
The license lamp stay (64) is supported by the rear frame (14L, 14R) by a front holding portion (82L, 82R) and a rear holding portion (81L, 81R). 82L, 82R) extends forward of the vehicle so as to cover the side surface of the rear fender horizontal portion (71) in the vehicle width direction, and is fastened together with the rear frame (14L, 14R) together with the rear fender horizontal portion (71). The vehicle rear fender is characterized in that (81L, 81R) is supported by the rear fender (62) by being fastened together with the rear fender hanging portion (72) to the rear frame (14L, 14R).   Reinforcing ribs (91-95) are formed on the surface of the rear fender (62) facing the rear wheel from the rear portion of the rear fender horizontal portion (71) to the upper portion of the rear fender hanging portion (72). The rear fender for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the upper part of 91 to 95) is covered with the license lamp stay (64).   The license lamp stay (64) has a shape that tapers in the vehicle width direction toward the rear of the vehicle, and the rear fender hanging portion (72) is formed wider than the width of the license lamp stay (64). The rear fender for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle rear fender is provided.   The license lamp stay (64) has a body portion (77) formed in a U-shape whose cross section is open downward, and the left and right side portions (79L, 79R) in the U-shape and continuously to the front of the vehicle. The front holding portions (82L, 82R) are provided at the front ends of the left and right extending portions (78L, 78R), and the rear holding portions (81L, 78R). The rear fender for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 81R) is provided at a front end portion of the main body (77).   The rear fender for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the upper surface (80) of the main body (77) has a shape whose cross section is curved downward.   The rear holding portions (81L, 81R) are disposed at the front end of the main body portion (77) and above the upper surface portion (80), and are fastened by fastening members (114, 114) from the rear of the vehicle. The rear fender for a vehicle according to claim 5.   The rear fender for a vehicle according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a stop lamp (66) is disposed above the upper surface portion (80).

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