JP5460523B2 - Rear structure of saddle-ride type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a saddle-ride type vehicle provided with a cover member at a rear portion of the vehicle.

  A saddle riding type vehicle is known that includes a cover member and a rear carrier provided above the cover member at the rear of the vehicle (see, for example, Patent Document 1 (FIG. 4)).

As shown in FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1, rear carrier mounting stays (14, 15) (numbers in parentheses indicate reference numerals described in Patent Document 1. The same applies hereinafter) are provided at the rear part of the vehicle body frame. . A center frame cover (16) as a cover member is placed on these rear carrier mounting stays (14, 15), a rear carrier (8) is placed on the center frame cover (16), and a center frame cover (16 ) And the rear carrier (8) are fastened together with bolts (18) to the rear carrier mounting stays (14, 15).
The front portion of the rear carrier (8) is fastened by bolts (22, 22) to stays (23, 23) provided on the vehicle body frame at the vehicle front position of the rear carrier mounting stay (14).

Thus, the rear carrier (8) is fastened to the vehicle body frame at the front and rear.
When the rear carrier mounting stays (14, 15) are fastened, a couple of force is applied to the rear carrier (8), so that the position of the rear carrier (8) may be slightly shifted. Therefore, for example, when the front part of the rear carrier (8) is fastened with the bolts (22, 22), for example, the front part of the rear carrier (8) is temporarily fixed with the bolts (22, 22). (8) Avoid misalignment. However, if the front part of the rear carrier (8) is temporarily fixed with the bolts (22, 22) as described above, the assembling work becomes complicated.
While reduction in assembly man-hours is desired, improvement of the structure is required.

JP-A-4-331680

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a structure capable of simply performing an assembling operation in a rear structure of a saddle riding type vehicle having a rear cowl.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a rear structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle including a rear fender provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body frame and a rear cowl attached to the rear fender, the rear fender includes a protruding portion protruding upward. The rear cowl includes an opening that can be fitted into the protruding portion, and the rear cowl is supported by the rear fender.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the periphery of the opening part is provided with the elastic member, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a grab rail is provided above the rear cowl, and the grab rail presses the fitting portion formed by the projection and the opening.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that a concave portion extending in the height direction is provided in the projecting portion, and a convex portion that can be engaged with the concave portion is provided in the grab rail.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that an engagement portion for stopping a gap between the rear fender and the rear cowl is provided on the rear fender and the rear cowl at a vehicle front position of the fitting portion.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the rear fender is set on the vehicle body frame from below, and the rear cowl is attached from above so that the opening is fitted to the projecting portion of the rear fender. The rear cowl is fastened to the body frame with a fastening member.

  Since the rear cowl is attached from above so that the opening is fitted to the protruding portion of the rear fender, the rear cowl is temporarily fixed to the rear fender. The opening is fitted in the protruding portion, and the rear cowl is temporarily fixed to the rear fender, and the fastening is performed by the fastening member.

  As described above, since the rear cowl is temporarily fixed to the rear fender, there is no fear that the rear fender and the rear cowl are displaced due to the rotation of the fastening member when the fastening member is fastened. Therefore, the assembling work can be easily performed.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the periphery of the opening part is equipped with the elastic member. Since the opening is fitted to the projecting portion via the elastic member, the vibration generated in one of the rear fender or the rear cowl becomes difficult to be transmitted to the other of the rear fender or the rear cowl, and the vibration of the vehicle can be suppressed.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, while the elastic member is provided in the fitting part, the fitting part is hold | suppressed by the grab rail. Therefore, it is difficult for a displacement to occur in the fitting portion.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the convex part was provided in the grab rail and it was made to engage with the recessed part provided in the protrusion part by this convex part. Since the convex part of the grab rail engages with the concave part of the rear fender, misalignment hardly occurs between the rear fender, the rear cowl and the grab rail.

  In the invention according to claim 5, an engaging portion is provided between the rear fender and the rear cowl, in addition to the fitting portion for stopping both, in front of the fitting portion in the vehicle. Since the space between the rear fender and the rear cowl is stopped at two positions, the positioning accuracy when positioning the rear cowl on the rear fender can be improved.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a left side view of a main part of the motorcycle. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the motorcycle. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part 4 of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 5 in FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a rear structure of the motorcycle. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a motorcycle.

  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, a motorcycle 10 as a saddle-ride type vehicle includes a head pipe 11, a main frame 12 extending from the head pipe 11 to the rear of the vehicle, and extending from the head pipe 11 to the rear of the vehicle obliquely rearward. Down frame 13, a pair of left and right pivot frames 15L, 15R extending from the lower end of the main frame 12 (only the reference numeral 15L on the front side in the figure is shown), and a pair of left and right extending from the rear of the main frame 12 to the rear of the vehicle. Between the left and right pair of left and right pivot frames 15L and 15R, and a pair of left and right pivot frames 15L and 15R. A pair of left and right support stays 17L and 17R that respectively support the seat rails 16L and 16R (front of the figure) The vehicle body frame 20 is formed from the front pipe 21, the front wheel 21, the front fork 22 supporting the front wheel 21, and the steering handle 23 attached to the upper end of the front fork 22. The front wheel steering system 24 including the steering wheel 24 is provided so as to be steerable, the engine 25 is suspended between the down frame 13 and the pivot frames 15L and 15R, and the swing arm 27 is disposed from the pivot frames 15L and 15R to the rear of the vehicle via the pivot shaft 26. A rear wheel 29 to which the driving force of the engine 25 is transmitted via a chain 28 is provided at the rear end of the swing arm 27, and a fuel tank 31 is mounted on the main frame 12 at the vehicle rear position of the head pipe 11, and this fuel An occupant seat 32 is mounted on a pair of left and right seat rails 16L, 16R on the vehicle rear side of the tank 31. It is a vehicle made by.

Next, the structure of the vehicle front part will be described.
A front cowl 36 is disposed in front of the front fork 22, a headlight 37 is provided on the front cowl 36, and a license plate stay 39 on which a license plate 38 is attached to the front cowl 36 at a position below the headlight 37. Is provided. A wind screen 41 extends from the front cowl 36 to the upper rear of the vehicle. From left and right side surfaces of the front cowl 36, left and right front blinkers 42L and 42R (only the reference sign 42L on the front side in the figure is shown) are extended outward in the vehicle width direction. A front fender 45 is attached to the front fork 22 at a position above the front wheel 21.

Next, the structure of the rear part of the vehicle will be described.
A pair of left and right side cowls 47L and 47R (only the reference numeral 47L on the front side of the figure is shown) extend from the rear of the fuel tank 31 to the rear of the vehicle at a position below the occupant seat 32, and the pair of left and right side cowls 47L and 47R. A pair of left and right rear cowls 48L, 48R (only the reference numeral 48L on the front side of the figure is shown) is extended to the rear of the vehicle so as to be continuous with the rear end. Further, a pair of left and right center cowls 49L and 49R (only the reference numeral 49L on the front side of the figure is shown) extends downward along the pivot frames 15L and 15R at the lower ends of the pair of left and right side cowls 47L and 47R. .

  A rear fender 46 is disposed below the rear wheels 29 below the pair of left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R. 52 is arranged.

Next, the rear structure of the motorcycle will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, a rear fender 46 is set from below between left and right seat rails 16L, 16R as components of the body frame 20, and a pair of left and right rear cowls 48L, 48R is attached, and left and right side cowls 47L and 47R are attached to the pair of left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R so as to be continuous with the front end portions of the pair of left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R located on the vehicle front side. ing.

Next, an engagement relationship among the rear fender, the rear cowl, and the grab rail will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, a column 55 extends upwardly from the upper surface 54 of the rear fender, and a protrusion 56 protrudes upward from the column 55, and the rear cowl 48 seats from above to the protrusion 56. The opening 58 opened in the portion 57 is fitted through the elastic member 61, and the convex portion 64 provided on the lower surface 65 of the grab rail is engaged with the concave portion (reference numeral 63 in FIG. 4) formed on the upper surface of the protruding portion 56 from above. Thus, the rear fender 46, the rear cowl 48, and the grab rail 51 are positioned with respect to each other and temporarily fixed.

Next, the fitting relationship among the rear fender, the rear cowl and the grab rail will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the rear fender 46 is provided with a protruding portion 56 that protrudes upward, and a concave portion 63 that extends in the height direction is formed in the protruding portion 56.

  Then, an opening 58 provided in the rear cowl 48 is fitted to the protruding portion 56 via an elastic member 61, and a convex portion 64 provided on the grab rail 51 is engaged with the concave portion 63. The rear fender 46 is supported and the grab rail 51 holds the rear fender 46.

Here, the fitting portion 66 in which the rear cowl 48 is fitted to the rear fender 46 includes a protruding portion 56 provided in the rear fender 46 and an opening 58 that is fitted in the protruding portion 56 and opened in the rear cowl 48. The elastic member 61 is attached so as to be sandwiched between the opening 58 and the protrusion 56. That is, the elastic member 61 is interposed between the opening 58 and the protrusion 56. Further, the fitting portion 66 is pressed by applying the convex portion 64 of the grab rail 51 provided above the rear cowl 48 to the concave portion 63.
The elastic member 61 is a donut-shaped member having a hole portion 71 through which the protruding portion 56 passes at the center, and a groove portion 72 that fits the peripheral edge 59 of the opening is formed on the outer peripheral side surface. The outer periphery of the protrusion 56 is brought into contact with the hole 71, and the peripheral edge 59 of the opening is brought into contact with the groove 72. A pair of such fitting portions 66 are provided on the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction.

Next, the fastening structure of the grab rail will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, a plate-like rear cross stay 74 is passed to the rear ends of the left and right seat rails 16L, 16R, and the grab rail 51 is placed on the rear cross stay 74 from above. The grab rail 51 is fastened to the rear cross stay 74 fixed to the vehicle body frame 20 by the four fastening members 75. A tail light unit 76 is attached to the rear part of the rear fender 46.

  Referring also to FIG. 2, the grab rail 51 extends to the left and right in the vehicle width direction, and after the base part 81 into which the fastening member 75 is inserted, extends from the left and right of the base part 81 obliquely rearward and upward of the vehicle. It comprises a grip portion 82 that extends inward in the vehicle width direction and is passed in the vehicle width direction and can be gripped by the occupant.

  The base portion 81 of the grab rail 51 has a convex portion (reference numeral 64 in FIG. 4) that extends downward on the lower surface 83 of the base portion 81 (the lower surface 65 of the grab rail). When the convex portion 64 hits and engages with the concave portion (reference numeral 63 in FIG. 4), the rear fender 46 can be pressed by a part of the grab rail 51. As a result, before the fastening member 75 is fastened, the rear fender 46, the left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R, and the grab rail 51 can be positioned and temporarily fixed to the body frame 20 in advance.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the left and right engagements between the rear fender 46 and the rear cowls 48L and 48R are positioned at the front of the vehicle in the fitting portion (see reference numeral 66 in FIG. 5) and between the rear fender 46 and the rear cowls 48L and 48R. The left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R are engaged with the rear fender 46 by the left and right engaging portions 84L and 84R.

The left engagement portion 84L includes a left engagement claw 85L that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction from the inner surface of the rear cowl 48L, and a left engagement hole 86L that engages with the left engagement claw 85L. The left engagement hole 86L is opened in a wall portion 87L standing on the rear fender 46.
The right engagement portion 84R includes a right engagement claw 85R that protrudes inward in the vehicle width direction from the inner surface of the rear cowl, and a right engagement hole 86R that engages with the right engagement claw 85R. The right engagement hole 86R is opened in a wall portion 87R provided upright on the rear fender 46.

As shown in FIG. 7, the rear fender 46 is set between the left and right seat rails 16L, 16R from below, and the openings 58L, 58R of the left and right rear cowls 48L, 48R are projected from above to the protruding portion 56L of the rear fender 46. 56R, and by fitting the convex portions 64, 64 of the grab rail 51 into the concave portions 63, 63 provided on the rear fender 46 from above, the rear fender 46 and the left and right rear cowls 48L, 48R are positioned in the height direction and left and right. Are temporarily fixed to the seat rails 16L and 16R. Further, by engaging the left and right engaging claws 85L, 85R with the left and right engaging holes 86L, 86R, the rear fender 46 and the left and right rear cowls 48L, 48R are positioned in the vehicle width direction, and the left and right seat rails 16L, Temporarily fix to 16R.
In this state, four fastening members 75 are inserted into the four fastening holes 88 opened in the grab rail 51 from above, and the rear fender 46, the left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R, and the grab rail 51 are fastened to the vehicle body frame side.

Left and right side cowls 47L and 47R are fastened with screws 96 and 96 to the front end portions of the left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R, respectively.
Further, vertical wall portions 91 and 91 are extended on the vehicle rear side of the projecting portions 56L and 56R provided on the upper surface 54 of the rear fender, and the tail light unit 76 is provided on the rear surfaces 91b and 91b of the vertical wall portions 91 and 91. Are fastened with screws 92 from the upper side to the rear side of the vehicle. A license cover 93 is fastened to the upper surface 54 of the rear fender with screws 94 and 94.

  Further, the front ends of the rear cowls 48L and 48R are fastened to the front lower end of the rear fender 54 by screws 95 and 95, respectively. In addition, the upper rear ends of the side cowls 47L and 47R are fastened to the lower end of the front portion of the rear fender 54 by screws 96 and 96, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the openings 58 and 58 of the left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R (only the reference numeral 58 on the right is shown) are fitted into the protrusions of the rear fender 46 (FIG. 7, reference numerals 56L and 56R) from above. In the state where the convex portions 64, 64 (only the reference numeral 64 on the right side) provided on the grab rail 51 are applied to the concave portions (FIG. 7, reference numerals 63, 63) formed in the protruding portions 56L, 56R from above, From above, the grab rail 51 was placed on the rear cross stay 74, and the grab rail 51 was fastened to the rear cross stay 74 fixed to the vehicle body frame (FIG. 7, reference numeral 20) by four fastening members 75 from above.

Referring also to FIG. 7, the protrusions 56L and 56R provided on the rear fender 46, the recesses 63 provided on the protrusions 56L and 56R, and the opening 58 provided in the rear cowl and fitted with the protrusions 56L and 56R. 58 and the grab rail 51 and the convex parts 64 and 64 fitted to the concave parts 63 and 63 so that the rear fender 46, the left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R, and the grab rail 51 surround the seat rails 16L and 16R. Fastened by the fastening member 75 in a temporarily fixed state.
With the above configuration, the fastening members dedicated to the rear fender 46 and the left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R are not necessary, so that the number of fastening points is reduced and the number of assembling steps can be greatly reduced.

The operation of the rear structure of the motorcycle described above will be described next.
The rear fender 46 is set on the vehicle body frame 20 from below, and the left and right rear cowls 48L and 48R are attached from above so that the openings 58L and 58R are fitted to the protrusions 56L and 56R of the rear fender. , 48R are fastened to the body frame 20 by the fastening member 75.

  Since the rear cowls 48L and 48R are attached from above so that the left and right rear cowl openings 58L and 58R are fitted to the protrusions 56L and 56R of the rear fender, the rear cowls 48L and 48R are positioned and temporarily fixed to the rear fender 46. The openings 58L and 58R are fitted in the protrusions 56L and 56R, and the rear cowls 48L and 48R are positioned on the rear fender 46, and are fastened by the four fastening members 75. Accordingly, the rotation of the fastening member 75 causes the rear fender 46 and There is no worry that the rear cowl 48L, 48R will shift. Therefore, the assembling work can be easily performed.

  Referring also to FIG. 4, the fitting portions 66L and 66R in which the openings 58L and 58R are fitted to the protruding portions 56L and 56R include elastic members 61 and 61, respectively. Since the elastic members 61 and 61 are provided in the fitting portions 66 and 66 formed by the rear fender 46 and the rear cowl, vibration generated in one of the rear fender 46 or the rear cowls 48L and 48R is caused by the rear fender 46 or the rear cowl 48L, It becomes difficult to be transmitted to the other of 48R, and vibration of the vehicle can be suppressed.

  The elastic members 61 and 61 are provided in the fitting portions 66L and 66R, and the fitting portions 66L and 66R are pressed by the grab rail 51. Therefore, the misalignment hardly occurs in the fitting portions 66L and 66R.

  The grab rail 51 is provided with convex portions 64 and 64, and these convex portions 64 and 64 are engaged with the concave portions 63 and 63 provided in the protruding portions 56L and 56R. Since the convex portions 64, 64 of the grab rail 51 engage with the concave portions 63, 63 of the rear fender 46, misalignment is unlikely to occur between the rear fender 46, the rear cowls 48 </ b> L, 48 </ b> R, and the grab rail 51.

  Returning to FIG. 6, left and right engaging portions 84 </ b> L and 84 </ b> R are provided between the rear fender 46 and the rear cowls 48 </ b> L and 48 </ b> R, in addition to fitting portions (FIG. 5, reference numerals 66 and 66) that stop the both. . Since the rear fender 46 and the rear cowls 48L and 48R are respectively stopped at two positions in the front and rear, the positioning accuracy for positioning the rear cowls 48L and 48R on the rear fender 46 can be improved.

Although the present invention is applied to a motorcycle in the embodiment, it can also be applied to a tricycle and can be applied to a general saddle type vehicle.
In claim 1, the elastic member provided at the periphery of the opening may be omitted.

  The present invention is suitable for motorcycles.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Saddle-ride type vehicle (motorcycle), 20 ... Body frame, 46 ... Rear fender, 48L, 48R ... Rear cowl, 51 ... Grab rail, 56L, 56R ... Projection part, 58L, 58R ... Opening part, 61 ... Elastic member, 63 ... concave portion, 64 ... convex portion, 66L, 66R ... fitting portion, 84L, 84R ... engaging portion.

Claims (5)

In the rear structure of the saddle-ride type vehicle (10) including a rear fender (46) provided at a rear portion of the vehicle body frame (20) and a rear cowl (48L, 48R) attached to the rear fender (46),
The rear fender (46) includes projecting portions (56L, 56R) projecting upward,
The rear cowl (48L, 48R) includes openings (58L, 58R) that can be fitted into the protrusions (56L, 56R).
A rear structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle, wherein the rear cowl (48L, 48R) is supported by the rear fender (46).   The rear structure of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a peripheral edge of the opening (58L, 58R) includes an elastic member (61, 61).   A grab rail (51) is provided above the rear cowl (48L, 48R), and the grab rail (51) is formed by the protrusion (56L, 56R) and the opening (58L, 58R). The rear structure of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein (66L, 66R) is pressed.   The protrusions (56L, 56R) are provided with recesses (63, 63) extending in the height direction, and the protrusions (64, 64) that can be engaged with the recesses (63, 63) are formed on the grab rail (51). The rear structure of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3.   Engaging portions for stopping the rear fender (46) and the rear cowl (48L, 48R) between the rear fender (46) and the rear cowl (48L, 48R) at the vehicle front position of the fitting portion (66L, 66R). The rear structure of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that (84L, 84R) are provided.

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