JP5852502B2 - Saddle riding - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a saddle-ride type vehicle.

  In a saddle-ride type vehicle equipped with a rear fender that prevents mud splashed by a rear wheel, a saddle-ride type vehicle equipped with a rear fender having a front and rear divided structure is known (for example, Patent Document 1 (FIG. 1, FIG. 1). See 6).).

  As shown in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, the rear fender (10) (the numbers in parentheses indicate the reference numerals described in Patent Document 1. The element names are partially changed. The same applies hereinafter) is the front part (13a). ) And a fender main body (15) continuously provided behind the fender separate body.

  As shown in FIG. 6 of the same document, an engagement protrusion (31) extends from the separate fender body portion in the vicinity of the dividing line (14) that divides the separate fender body portion and the fender body portion (15). Engagement protrusions (32) extend from the portion (15), and the engagement protrusions (31, 32) are joined together by a clip (33). A plurality of engaging protrusions (31, 32) are formed in the vicinity of the dividing line (14), and the clip (33) is engaged with each of the engaging protrusions (31, 32).

As described above, since the plurality of clips (33) are used to integrate the divided fender separate part and the fender body part (15), the assembling work becomes complicated.
A technique capable of easily assembling the rear fenders having the divided structure is desired.

Japanese Patent No. 3285100

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for improving assemblability between a rear fender front half and a rear fender rear half in a saddle-ride type vehicle equipped with a rear fender having a front and rear divided structure.

  The invention according to claim 1 covers a rear swing arm that is supported by the vehicle body frame and swings up and down, a rear wheel that is rotatably supported by a rear end portion of the rear swing arm, and an upper portion of the rear wheel. In a saddle-ride type vehicle having a rear fender supported by a vehicle body frame, the rear fender includes a rear fender front half that covers the front of the rear wheel, and a rear fender rear half that covers the rear wheel continuously behind the rear fender front half. The split surface of the rear fender front half and the rear fender rear half is an insertion protrusion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction from one of the rear fender front half and the rear fender rear half, and the other of the rear fender front half and the rear fender rear half. The front end of the rear fender rear half is connected to the rear end of the rear fender front half. Characterized in that it is supported Te.

Further, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the front half of the rear fender is an air cleaner box, and a mudguard is provided on the rear surface of the air cleaner box.

In the invention according to claim 2 , the air cleaner box can be divided into upper and lower parts, and includes a lower half body and an upper half body placed on the lower half body from above. It is provided in.

In the invention according to claim 3, in the plugin projections, characterized in that ribs extending vertically are provided.

In the invention according to claim 4 , the fitting hole is provided in the rear half of the rear fender, and a wall portion that covers the insertion protrusion from the rear of the vehicle is formed in the rear half of the rear fender at the rear of the fitting hole. Features.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that a fastening portion for fastening the upper half of the air cleaner box to the lower half of the air cleaner box is provided at the base of the insertion protrusion.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the insertion protrusion is provided on one of the rear fender front half and the rear fender rear half, and the fitting hole is provided on the other. By fitting a protrusion provided on one of the rear fender rear half and the rear fender front half into a fitting hole provided on the other, the front end of the rear fender rear half is supported by the rear end of the rear fender front half. By simply fitting the protrusion into the fitting hole, the front end of the rear half of the rear fender is supported, so that the number of assembling steps can be reduced. In addition, since a fastening member for fastening the rear fender rear half part and the rear fender front half part becomes unnecessary, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 1 , since the rear half of the rear fender is an air cleaner box, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 2 , an air cleaner box can be divided | segmented up and down, and the insertion protrusion is provided in the lower half body of the air cleaner box. Compared with the case where the insertion protrusion is provided on the upper half of the air cleaner box, the upper half is easily removed from the lower half. Therefore, the element arranged in the air cleaner box can be easily attached and detached. As a result, the maintainability of the air cleaner is increased.

In the invention according to claim 3, since there is provided the insertion projection provided a re blanking the lower half side of the air cleaner box, it is possible to increase the strength of the fitting protrusions.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 4 , the wall part covered from the vehicle back is formed in the rear-fender rear half part by the vehicle rear of a fitting hole. Since the fitting hole is covered with the wall portion from the rear of the vehicle, it is possible to prevent mud, water, etc. from reaching the fitting hole through the insertion protrusion and entering the front of the vehicle.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 5 , the fastening part is provided in the base of the insertion protrusion. A fastening portion is provided at the base of the insertion protrusion of the air cleaner box having ribs and higher strength than the surroundings. Since the base part of the insertion protrusion is used, the fastening strength between the lower half and the upper half is increased.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a rear side view of the motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 3 in FIG. 2. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the attachment structure to the vehicle body frame of a rear fender. It is a figure explaining inserting the fitting hole of a rear fender rear half part in the insertion protrusion of a rear fender front half part. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 3. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of 8 parts in FIG. 7.

  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.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the motorcycle 10 includes a vehicle body frame 11, a front wheel steering unit 13 that is rotatably supported by a head pipe 91 of the vehicle body frame 11, and a drive source that is suspended from the vehicle body frame 11. An engine 15, a fuel tank 16 placed on the vehicle body frame 11 above the engine 15, a seat 17 placed on the vehicle body frame 11 so as to be continuous behind the fuel tank 16, This is a saddle-ride type vehicle that includes a rear wheel suspension portion 14 that extends rearward from the vehicle body frame 11 and supports the rear wheel 22 in a swingable manner, and an occupant sits on a seat 17.

  The engine 15 is connected to a crankcase 31, a cylinder portion 32 extending upward from the crankcase 31, an exhaust system 35 extending from a front wall 33 of the cylinder portion, and a rear wall 34 of the cylinder portion. And an intake system 37 including an air cleaner box (reference numeral 36 in FIG. 2).

  The front wheel steering unit 13 has a steering shaft 24 rotatably provided on the head pipe 91, a top bridge 25 and a bottom bridge 26 attached to the upper and lower ends of the steering shaft 24, and an upper end attached to the top bridge 25. A front fork 27 attached so as to penetrate the bottom bridge 26 and extending diagonally forward and downward, a front wheel 21 rotatably supported by a lower end portion of the front fork 27, and a front fork 27 so as to cover the front wheel 21 The front fender 41 is supported, and the handle 28 is attached to the top bridge 25 and allows the driver to steer the front wheels 21.

  The rear wheel suspension portion 14 is supported by the body frame 11 and swings up and down. The rear wheel 22 is rotatably supported by the rear end of the rear swing arm 29. The rear cushion unit 30 is provided between the vicinity of the rear end and the body frame 11. A rear fender 42 is attached to the rear part of the vehicle body frame 11 so as to cover the upper part of the rear wheel 22. The rear fender 42 is supported by the vehicle body frame 11.

  A headlight cover 52 fitted with a headlight 51 is attached to the front wheel steering section 13. Winkers 53L, 53R (only the reference numeral 53L on the front side) are attached to the headlight cover 52, a speedometer 54 is attached, and a plate member 55 to which a license plate can be attached is provided via a plate member attachment stay 56. Installed. Rearview mirrors 61L and 61R (only the reference symbol 61L is shown) are attached to the handle 28. Rear turn signals 63L and 63R are attached to the rear fender 42, and a taillight 64 is attached.

  Shrouds 66L and 66R (only the reference numeral 66L on the front side is shown) that covers the sides of the fuel tank 16 are disposed at the lower part of the fuel tank 16, and an air cleaner box (to be described later) (see FIG. 2) behind these shrouds 66L and 66R. The side cowls 67L and 67R (only the reference numeral 67L on the front side are shown) covering the rear cowl 67L and 67R are disposed behind the side cowls 67L and 67R. Covering rear cowls 68L and 68R (only the front side 68L is shown) are arranged.

Next, the configuration of the split rear fender according to the present invention and the support structure thereof will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rear fender 42 is divided into a rear fender front half 43 that covers the front of the rear wheel 22 and a rear fender rear half 44 that covers the rear of the rear wheel 22 continuously behind the rear fender front half 43. The The rear fender front half 43 is an air cleaner box 36, and a mudguard 45 is provided on the rear surface of the air cleaner box 36.
An air intake duct 46 is formed on the upper surface of the upper half body 47 of the air cleaner box 36, and an air inlet 46a of the air intake duct 46 opens to the rear of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rear fender rear half 44 further includes a first rear half 73 having a tray tray 71 for storage on the upper surface, a rear turn signal (see reference numerals 63 </ b> L and 63 </ b> R), and a taillight (see FIG. 3). 1 and a second half 74 to which 64 is attached. The first second half body 73 and the second second half body 74 are fastened by fastening bolts 85, 85.

  The air cleaner box 36 constituting the rear fender front half 43 has a vertically split structure as will be described later, and the upper half 47 is fastened to the lower side of the back of the figure via a plurality of cleaner fastening screws 86.

Next, after describing the structure of the body frame, the rear fender supported by the body frame will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle body frame 11 is joined to a head pipe 91, a main frame 92 extending rearward from the head pipe 91 and extending downward, and a lower end portion of the main frame 92. A pivot frame 94 through which the extending pivot shaft 93 is inserted, a down frame 95 and an engine hanger 96 extending obliquely rearward and downward from the head pipe 91, and extending rearward in the vehicle width direction from the middle of the main frame 92 to the rear of the rear vehicle. Left and right seat rails 97L, 97R, left and right seat rails 97L, 97R and left and right support frames 98L, 98R passed between the pivot frame 94 and a center cross frame passed between the left and right seat rails 97L, 97R 101 and the rear cross frame 102 are main elements.

  Pillion step stays 103L and 103R (only reference numeral 103L is shown) are attached to the left and right support frames 98L and 98R, respectively, which support the passenger step where the passenger puts his / her foot. Gusset members 105 </ b> L and 105 </ b> R (only the front side reference numeral 105 </ b> L is shown) are passed to the boundary between the head pipe 91, the main frame 92, and the down frame 95.

  A plate-like first stay 111 extends rearward of the main frame 92 toward the rear of the vehicle, and plate-like second stays 112L and 112R extend upward to the left and right support frames 98L and 98R, respectively. The left and right third stays 113L and 113R extend downward on the left and right seat rails 97L and 97R, respectively, and the left and right fourth stays 114L and 114R extend near the rear cross frame 102 toward the rear of the vehicle. ing.

  The front part of the air cleaner box 36 that also serves as the rear fender front half 43 is attached to the first stay 111 by fastening bolts 81, and the side part of the air cleaner box 36 is attached to the second stays 112L and 112R by fastening bolts 82 and 82. It has been. Side portions of the rear fender rear half portion 44 in the vehicle longitudinal direction intermediate portion are attached to the third stays 113L and 113R by fastening bolts 83 and 83, and the first stays 114L and 114R constitute the rear fender rear half portion 44. The rear end portion of the rear half body 73 is attached by fastening bolts 84 and 84.

  That is, the front-rear direction intermediate portion of the rear fender rear half portion 44 is fastened to the third stays 113L, 113R by fastening bolts 83, 83, and the rear end of the rear fender rear half portion 44 is fastened by the fastening bolts 84, 84 to the fourth stay 114L. , 114R. Next, a coupling structure between the rear fender front half 43 and the rear fender rear half 44 which is the front end in the front-rear direction of the rear fender rear half 44 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, left and right insertion protrusions 121 </ b> L and 121 </ b> R extend rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction in the rear fender front half 43, and are inserted into the left and right insertion protrusions 121 </ b> L and 121 </ b> R in the rear fender rear half 44. Left and right fitting holes 122L and 122R are formed.

  As a procedure for assembling the rear fender, the rear fender front half 43 is attached to the vehicle body frame 11 in advance, and the rear fender rear half 44 is inserted into the rear fender front half 43 from the rear of the vehicle as shown in FIG. With the above configuration, the front end 124 of the rear fender rear half is supported by the rear end 123 of the rear fender front half.

  In the present embodiment, the insertion protrusion is extended from the rear half of the rear fender to the rear of the vehicle, and the fitting hole is formed in the rear half of the rear fender. It is possible to extend the insertion protrusion and extend the insertion protrusion into the fitting hole.

Next, fitting and the like of the insertion protrusion will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the left and right insertion protrusions 121L and 121R have flat upper surfaces 125L and 125R, and a plurality of ribs 126 extending in the height direction are formed on the lower surfaces 128L and 128R, respectively, and the rear fender front half 43 side Left and right contact lower surfaces 129L and 129R provided on the rear fender rear half 44 side are applied to the upper surfaces 125L and 125R of the left and right insertion projections 121L and 121R provided on the rear fender, and the rear fender rear half is formed by the left and right insertion projections 121L and 121R. The front end of the portion 44 is supported.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the air cleaner box 36 can be divided vertically, and includes a lower half 48 and an upper half 47 placed on the lower half 48 from above. The lower half 48 is provided with an insertion protrusion 121L. As described above, the insertion protrusion 121L is provided with the rib 126 extending vertically.

  By the way, the lower half body 48 in which the insertion protrusion 121L including such a rib is formed is molded by a mold that can be divided vertically. For this reason, it is easy to provide the ribs 126 in the height direction on the lower half 48. Further, since such ribs 126 are provided on the insertion protrusions 121L and 121R provided on the lower half 48 side of the air cleaner box 36, the strength of the insertion protrusion 121L can be increased.

  The structure and the like of the left insertion protrusion 121L have been described above, but the structure of the insertion protrusion 121R provided on the right side is symmetrical with respect to the center line in the vehicle width direction, and the left insertion protrusion 121L. Since the structure is the same as that of 121L, description thereof is omitted.

Next, the connection structure between the front end of the rear half of the rear fender and the rear end of the front half of the rear fender and the details of the periphery thereof will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the split surfaces 131 and 132 of the rear fender front half 43 and the rear fender rear half 44 are inserted into the insertion protrusion 121 </ b> L extending rearward from the rear fender front half 43 and the rear fender rear half 44. It is connected with a fitting hole 122L provided in the.

  The fitting hole 122L is provided in the rear fender rear half portion 44, and a wall portion that covers the insertion protrusion 121L formed on the rear fender front half 43 side on the rear fender rear half portion 44 from the vehicle rear side behind the fitting hole 122L. 133L is formed. Since the wall 133L covers the fitting hole 122L from the rear of the vehicle, mud, water, etc. can be prevented from reaching the fitting hole 122L through the insertion protrusion and entering the front of the vehicle.

  Further, since the width direction rib 127L extending in the vehicle width direction is formed on the lower surface of the insertion protrusion 121L in accordance with the fitting hole 122L, the rigidity of the insertion protrusion 121L is enhanced by the width direction rib 127L. In addition, the fitting hole 122L can be closed, and mud, water, etc. are less likely to enter the front of the vehicle through the fitting hole 122L.

  Further, the upper surface 134a of the fastening portion 134 on which the upper half 47 of the air cleaner box 36 is placed is disposed substantially horizontally, and the upper surface 121La of the insertion protrusion extending from the upper surface 134a of the fastening portion 134 to the rear of the vehicle An abutting lower surface 129 </ b> L corresponding to the upper surface 121 </ b> La of the insertion protrusion is an inclined surface 136 that is inclined obliquely forward and downward in the vehicle substantially parallel to the inclined surface 135. Thus, since the upper surface 121La of the insertion protrusion and the contact lower surface 129L are inclined obliquely forward and downward with respect to the horizontal plane, the upper surface 121La and the contact lower surface 129L of the insertion protrusion are horizontally or obliquely upward forward with respect to the vehicle. Compared to the case where the rear fender front half 43 is inclined, it is possible to make it difficult for the rear fender rear half 44 to be detached from the rear fender front half 43 and to strengthen the coupling of the rear fender rear half 44 to the rear fender front half 43.

  Further, a fastening portion 134 for fastening the upper half 47 of the air cleaner box 36 to the lower half 48 of the air cleaner box 36 is provided on the base 138L of the insertion protrusion. The fastening portion 134 is provided on the base portion 138L of the insertion portion of the air cleaner box 36 having the rib 126 and having higher strength than the surroundings. Since the base portion 138L of the insertion portion is used, the fastening strength between the lower half body 48 and the upper half body 47 is increased.

  The structure and the like of the left insertion protrusion 121L have been described above, but the structure of the insertion protrusion 121R provided on the right side is also symmetrical with respect to the center line in the vehicle width direction. Since the structure is the same as that of 121L, description thereof is omitted.

The operation of the motorcycle described above will be described next.
In FIG. 4, insertion protrusions 121 </ b> L and 121 </ b> R are provided in the rear fender front half 43, and fitting holes 122 </ b> L and 122 </ b> R are provided in the rear fender rear half 44. By engaging the fitting holes 122L and 122R provided in the rear fender rear half 44 with the insertion protrusions 121L and 121R provided in the rear fender front half 43, respectively, the front end 124 of the rear fender rear half is the rear end of the rear fender front half. 123. Since the front end 124 of the rear half of the rear fender is supported only by fitting the insertion protrusions 121L and 121R into the fitting holes 122L and 122R, the number of assembling steps can be reduced. In addition, since a fastening member for fastening the rear fender rear half 44 and the rear fender front half 43 is not necessary, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

  In FIG. 2, the rear fender front half 43 is an air cleaner box 36. That is, since the mudguard portion 45 formed on the rear surface 38 of the air cleaner box constitutes a part of the rear fender 42, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

  In FIGS. 6 and 7, the insertion protrusions 121 </ b> L and 121 </ b> R are provided on the lower half 48 of the air cleaner box 36. Compared with the case where the insertion protrusions 121L and 121R are provided in the upper half of the air cleaner box, the elements arranged in the air cleaner box 36 can be easily attached and detached. As a result, the maintainability of the air cleaner is increased.

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

  The present invention is suitable for a motorcycle including a rear fender having a divided structure.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Saddle type vehicle (motorcycle), 11 ... Body frame, 22 ... Rear wheel, 29 ... Rear swing arm, 36 ... Air cleaner box, 42 ... Rear fender, 43 ... Rear fender front half, 44 ... Rear fender rear half, 45 ... Mudguard, 47 ... upper half, 48 ... lower half, 121L, 121R ... insertion protrusion, 122L, 122R ... fitting hole, 126 ... rib.

Claims (5)

A rear swing arm (29) supported by the vehicle body frame (11) and swinging up and down, a rear wheel (22) rotatably supported by a rear end portion of the rear swing arm (29), and a rear wheel ( A rear fender (42) supported by the vehicle body frame (11) so as to cover the upper part of 22)
The rear fender (42) includes a rear fender front half (43) covering the front of the rear wheel (22) and a rear fender rear half covering the upper portion of the rear wheel (22) continuously behind the rear fender front half (43). Part (44),
A split surface between the rear fender front half (43) and the rear fender rear half (44) is an insertion protrusion (121L) extending from either one of the rear fender front half (43) or the rear fender rear half (44) in the vehicle longitudinal direction. , 121R) and a fitting hole (122L, 122R) provided on the other of the rear fender front half (43) and the rear fender rear half (44) and into which the insertion protrusions (121L, 121R) are inserted,
The front end of the rear fender rear half (44) is supported by the rear end of the rear fender front half (43) ,
The rear fender front half (43) is an air cleaner box (36), and a mudguard part (45) is provided on the rear surface of the air cleaner box (36) . The air cleaner box (36) can be divided vertically, and comprises a lower half (48) and an upper half (47) mounted on the lower half (48) from above,
The fitting protrusions (121L, 121R) is a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that provided on the lower half (48). Before Symbol fitting protrusions (121L, 121R), the saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a rib extending in the vertical (126) is provided. The fitting holes (122L, 122R) are provided in the rear fender rear half (44),
Wall portions (133L, 133R) that cover the insertion protrusions (121L, 121R) from the rear of the vehicle are formed in the rear fender rear half (44) at the rear of the fitting holes (122L, 122R). The saddle riding type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . Fastening portions (134, 134) for fastening the upper half (47) of the air cleaner box (36) to the lower half (48) of the air cleaner box (36) at the base of the insertion protrusions (121L, 121R) The saddle-riding type vehicle according to any one of claims 2 to 4 , characterized in that is provided.

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