JP6138845B2 - Support structure around the headlight of a saddle-ride type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a headlight peripheral support structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle that supports a cover member, an upper fender, and the like provided around the headlight.

  Conventionally, a combination of a headlight unit and an upper cowl is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-193594 A

In Patent Document 1, when maintaining a headlight bulb, it is common to insert a hand from the bottom of the headlight to replace the bulb. However, the replacement location may be difficult to see inside the vehicle body. It may take time. Further, in the case of supporting the headlight, the shape and mounting of the support member become complicated, and the weight increase and mountability may decrease.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a headlight peripheral support structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle in which a headlight peripheral member is lightweight and easily attached and maintenance of the headlight bulb is easy.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a cover member (63) in which a cowl stay (161) is attached to the front end portion of the vehicle body frame (11) and covers the headlight (72) around the headlight (72). In the headlight peripheral support structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle in which the cover member (63) is supported by the cowl stay (161), the cover member (63) is arranged around the entire circumference of the headlight (72). The headlight (72) is supported only by the cover member (63) and is attached to the front end portion of the head pipe (21) constituting a part of the vehicle body frame (11). (161) is an attachment portion (162a) attached to the head pipe (21), and extends forward from the attachment portion (162a). A plurality of fastening portions each having a base portion (162b) and an enlarged portion (161b) extending forward from the base portion (162b) so as to spread from side to side and up and down, and fastening members provided around the enlarged portion (161b) (161c, 161e, 161g, 161r , 161t) edge formed on a side surface of the enlarged portion so as to connect at least a portion (161b) of (161p), characterized that you have extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

In the above structure, before Symbol base (162b) has a top wall (162e), the lower wall (162f), the left wall (162 g), the right wall (162h), said enlarged portion (161b), said base ( 162b) an upper wall surface (161j), a lower wall surface (161k), and a left wall surface (162j) that are connected to the upper wall (162e), the lower wall (162f), the left wall (162g), and the right wall (162h), respectively. The right wall surface (162k) may be provided.

In the above configuration, the fastening portion (161c, 161e, 161g, 161r, 161t) of the cowl stay (161) is an upper that covers the meter (166), the cover member (63), and the front wheel (13) from above. The fender (61) may be supported.
In the above configuration, the enlarged portion (161b) may be formed with a through hole (161q).

In the above configuration, the upper fender (61) may be disposed above the front wheel (13), and the cover member (6 3 ) may be supported by the upper fender (61) from below.
In the above configuration, the upper fender (61) may be attached to the cowl stay (161).
In the above configuration, the cover member (63) may be formed with a locking portion (97p) that can be attached to and detached from the upper fender (61).

In the above configuration, the upper fender (61) is provided with a locked portion (61q) in which the locking portion (97p) is locked, and the locked portion (61q) is connected to the headlight (61q). 72), an inner wall (168a) facing outward, an outer wall (168b) facing outward, and an upper wall (168d) provided at the top may be formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section.
In the above configuration, the upper fender (61) may be fastened to the fuel tank (31) at the rear end thereof.
Moreover, the said structure WHEREIN: You may make it the said upper fender (61) cover with the upper cover member (64) from the upper part of the side part.
In the above configuration, the cowl stay (161) may be made of resin.

  In the above configuration, the cover member (63) includes a front visor (96) surrounding the entire periphery of the outline of the headlight (72), and garnishes (97) attached to both sides of the front visor (96). The headlight (72) may be supported only by the front visor (96).

The cover member of the present invention is attached over the entire circumference of the headlight, and since the headlight is supported only by the cover member, the headlight is attached not to the cowl stay but to the cover member. When replacing the valve, it can be replaced simply by removing the cover member, and the valve can be easily maintained.
Further, the cowl stay attached to the front end portion of the head pipe constituting a part of the body frame extends forward so that the attachment portion attached to the head pipe, the base portion extending forward from the attachment portion, and the left and right and up and down from the base portion. Since the edge portion formed on the side surface of the enlarged portion extends in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to connect at least a part of a plurality of fastening portions that fasten members provided around the enlarged portion. Since it has a rib formed on the side of the enlarged part so as to connect the fastening part, it is possible to reduce the mounting position and mounting man-hour by attaching the base part of the cowl stay to the head pipe while ensuring the strength and rigidity of the cowl stay. And the freedom degree of the support position of the member supported by the expansion part can be increased.

The base has an upper wall, a lower wall, a left wall, and a right wall, and an enlarged portion is an upper wall, a lower wall, Since the left wall surface and the right wall surface are included, the strength and rigidity of the cowl stay can be increased in the up-down direction and the left-right direction by configuring the enlarged portion with a plurality of wall surfaces.
The cowl stay fastening part supports the meter, the cover member, and the upper fender that covers the front wheel from above, so mounting the meter, cover member, and upper fender with the same member reduces the weight of the cowl stay and reduces the number of parts. Reduction can be achieved.
In addition, since the through-hole is formed in the enlarged portion, the cowl stay can be reduced in weight while reducing the air resistance by using a structure in which traveling wind from the front flows backward through the through-hole.
Further, since the cover member is supported by the upper fender from below, the entire relatively heavy headlight can be firmly supported.

Further, since the upper fender is attached to the cowl stay, the headlight is supported by the cowl stay via the upper fender, so that the entire headlight can be supported more firmly.
In addition, the cover member is formed with a locking part that can be attached to and detached from the upper fender, so by providing the locking part separately from the fastening part, it is possible to increase the support part while suppressing the vibration of the vehicle. It can be easily and firmly supported.
The upper fender is provided with a locked portion for locking the locking portion. The locked portion is provided on the inner wall facing the headlight, the outer wall facing outward, and the upper portion. Since the wall is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, the rigidity of the locked portion can be increased, and the cover member can be firmly supported by the upper fender.

Further, since the rear end portion of the upper fender is fastened to the fuel tank, the upper fender can be supported at a long interval in the front-rear direction, and the upper fender can be firmly supported.
In addition, since the upper fender is covered with the upper cover member from above the side portion, it is possible to improve wind power performance, and it is also possible to join the upper fender and the upper cover member. In addition, the rigidity of the upper cover member can be increased.
Further, since the cowl stay is made of resin, the relatively heavy headlight and the cover member can be supported while absorbing vibration, and the weight of the vehicle can be reduced.

  The cover member is composed of a front visor that surrounds the entire periphery of the headlight outline and garnishes that are attached to both sides of the front visor. Since the headlight is supported only by the front visor, the front visor and garnish The headlight can be supported without being affected by the variation in assembly with the headlight, and the headlight support accuracy can be improved.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle including a headlight peripheral support structure according to the present invention. 1 is a front view showing a motorcycle. It is a perspective view which shows a vehicle body front part structure. It is a perspective view which shows a cowl stay and a meter. It is a side view which shows a cowl stay. It is a rear view which shows a cowl stay. It is explanatory drawing which shows an upper fender, FIG. 7 (A) is a perspective view of an upper fender, FIG.7 (B) is a front view of an upper fender. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a headlight and a cover member. It is the 1st explanatory view showing a front visor, Drawing 10 (A) is a front view of a front visor, and Drawing 10 (B) is a top view of a front visor. It is the 2nd explanatory view showing a front visor, Drawing 11 (A) is a left side view of a front visor, and Drawing 11 (B) is a bottom view of a visor lower end part of a front visor. It is explanatory drawing which shows a visor garnish, FIG. 12 (A) is a front view of a visor garnish, and FIG. 12 (B) is a left side view of a visor garnish. It is a left view which shows the attachment structure of an upper fender and a shroud, FIG. 13 (A) is a left view which shows the state which removed the front shroud from the vehicle body front part, FIG. 13 (B) is the state of FIG. 13 (A). It is a left view which shows the state which attached the front shroud to the vehicle body front part. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the outline | summary of assembly | attachment, such as a vehicle body cover. FIGS. 15A and 15B are operation diagrams for explaining how to assemble the meter and the upper fender to the cowl stay. FIG. FIG. 3 is a first perspective view of the periphery thereof as viewed obliquely from below. FIG. 16A is an operational view showing a procedure for assembling the headlight assembly to the cowl stay and the upper fender, and FIG. 16A is a perspective view of the cowl stay, the upper fender, the headlight assembly, and their surroundings as seen obliquely from above. B) is a second perspective view of the cowl stay, the upper fender, and the periphery thereof viewed obliquely from below. It is an effect | action figure explaining the fastening location of the vehicle body front upper part in FIG.15 and FIG.16. FIG. 18A is a perspective view showing a front portion of a vehicle body, and FIG. 18B is a perspective view showing a meter panel. FIG. 19A is a perspective view showing a small assembly of a front shroud and a rear shroud, and FIG. 19B is an operation showing an assembly procedure of the shroud to an upper fender and a fuel tank. FIG. It is a front view which shows the assembly | attachment state of the upper fender and headlight assembly to a cowl stay. It is a left view which shows the assembly | attachment state of the upper fender and headlight assembly to a cowl stay. It is a bottom view which shows an upper fender and its circumference | surroundings.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description, descriptions of directions such as front and rear, right and left and up and down are the same as directions with respect to the vehicle body unless otherwise specified. Further, in each figure, the symbol FR indicates the front of the vehicle body, the symbol UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle body, and the symbol LH indicates the left side of the vehicle body.
FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle 10 having a headlight peripheral portion supporting structure according to the present invention.
In the motorcycle 10, a front wheel 13 is supported on a front end portion of a vehicle body frame 11 via a front fork 12, a rear wheel 16 is supported on a lower portion of the vehicle body frame 11 via a swing arm 14, and a seat is disposed on an upper portion of the vehicle body frame 11. This is a saddle-ride type vehicle in which 17 is supported.
The vehicle body frame 11 includes a head pipe 21, a main frame 22, a pair of left and right center frames 23, a down frame 24, a pair of left and right lower frames 26, a pair of left and right seat frames 27, and a pair of left and right sub seat frames 28.

The head pipe 21 constitutes the front end portion of the vehicle body frame 11. The main frame 22 has a front end connected to the head pipe 21 and extends rearward and obliquely downward from the head pipe 21 to support the fuel tank 31. The center frame 23 extends downward from the rear end portion of the main frame 22. Pivot plates 37 are attached to the left and right center frames 23, respectively. The down frame 24 extends substantially downward from the head pipe 21. The lower frame 26 extends rearward from the lower end portion of the down frame 24, and the rear end portion is connected to the lower end portion of the center frame 23.
An engine 33 is supported on the center frame 23, the down frame 24 and the lower frame 26.
The front fork 12 is steerably supported by the head pipe 21, a bar handle 34 is attached to the upper end portion, and the front wheel 13 is supported on the lower end portion via an axle 36. The swing arm 14 has a front end portion supported by a left and right pivot plate 37 so as to be swingable via a pivot shaft 38, and a rear wheel 16 supported by a rear end portion via an axle 41.

The engine 33 includes a crankcase 44 and a cylinder portion 45 that rises from the front upper portion of the crankcase 44, and a transmission 46 is integrally provided at the rear portion of the crankcase 44.
An intake device (not shown) is connected to the rear portion of the cylinder head 48 constituting the cylinder portion 45, and an exhaust device 51 is connected to the front portion of the cylinder head 48. The exhaust device 51 includes an exhaust pipe 52 extending rearward from the front part of the cylinder head 48 and a muffler 53 connected to the rear end part of the exhaust pipe 52.
The vehicle body frame 11 is covered with a vehicle body cover 60. The vehicle body cover 60 includes an upper fender 61, a lower fender 62, a cover member 63, a pair of left and right shrouds 64, a pair of left and right body side covers 66, a pair of left and right rear side covers 67, a pair of left and right rear side lower covers 68, a rear fender 69, and the like. Composed.

The upper fender 61 is disposed above the front wheel 13 and supported by a fuel tank 31 and a cowl stay (not shown) attached to the front portion of the head pipe 21. The lower fender 62 is located below the upper fender 61 and covers the front wheel 13 from above.
The cover member 63 is a part that covers the entire circumference of the headlight 72 positioned above the upper fender 61 and is supported by the upper fender 61 and the cowl stay. The shroud 64 includes a front shroud 74 that covers the side of the upper fender 61 and the upper side of the upper fender 61 at an upper portion, and a rear shroud 75 disposed behind the front shroud 74, and covers the front portion of the vehicle body from the side. Yes.

The body side cover 66 covers the lower side portions of the fuel tank 31 and the seat 17. The rear side cover 67 covers the lower side of the seat 17 behind the center frame 23. The rear side lower cover 68 covers the lower side of the rear side cover 67. The rear fender 69 covers the rear wheel 16 from above.
In the figure, reference numeral 81 is a drive sprocket attached to the output shaft 46a of the transmission 46, 82 is a driven sprocket attached to the rear wheel 16, 83 is a chain spanned between the drive sprocket 81 and the driven sprocket 82, 84 Is a driver step, 86 is a passenger step, and 87 is a side stand.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the motorcycle 10.
The upper fender 61 is sandwiched between the cover member 63 and the left and right shrouds 64 (specifically, the front shroud 74), and is exposed in a substantially V shape when viewed from the front. A pair of left and right front turn signals 91, 91 are attached to both sides of the upper fender 61.
The upper fender 61 and the left and right shrouds 64 and 64 form an opening 93 that opens to the front of the vehicle body by respective front edges. A pair of left and right fork tubes 94, 94 constituting the front fork 12 protrude from the opening 93.
The cover member 63 surrounds the entire outline of the headlight 72 and extends upward to serve as a meter visor covering the front of a meter (not shown), and a pair of visor garnishes attached to the left and right sides of the front visor 96 97, 97.
The left and right front shrouds 74 and 74 have upper side portions (portions including upper extension portions 74 a and 74 a provided on the upper side so as to extend in the front-rear direction) side edge portions 61 g that constitute lower side portions of the upper fender 61. 61 g is covered from the front, the upper side and the side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the front body structure.
A stay bracket 21A is fixed to the front portion of the head pipe 21 so as to protrude forward, and a cowl stay 161 is fastened to the stay bracket 21A by a plurality of bolts 163 and nuts 164. Reference numeral 165 denotes a washer.
The cowl stay 161 is composed of an arm part 161a attached to the stay bracket 21A, a component part of a vehicle body cover 60 (see FIG. 1) including the upper fender 61 that extends integrally from the arm part 161a while extending vertically and horizontally, a meter 166, and the like. And an enlarged portion 161b for supporting
Specifically, in the cowl stay 161, screw insertion holes 161d1 through which screws for attaching the cover member 63 (see FIG. 2) are formed in the left and right upper side portions 161c and 161c located on the left and right sides of the meter 166, respectively. Further, the cowl stay 161 includes screw insertion holes 161d2 through which screws for attaching cover members 63 (see FIG. 2) are respectively inserted into the left and right middle side portions 161e and 161e provided below the upper side portions 161c and 161c. A bolt insertion hole 161f through which a bolt for attaching the upper fender 61 is passed is formed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the cowl stay 161 and the meter 166.
The cowl stay 161 is made of resin and includes an enlarged wall 161b, which will be described in detail later, an inclined wall 161g, a left wall 162b, a right wall 162k, an upper wall 161j (see FIG. 3), a lower wall 161k, and a pair of left and right edge walls. 161p, 161p, a pair of left and right upper side portions 161c, and a pair of left and right middle side portions 161e (see FIG. 3) are integrally provided. By making the cowl stay 161 made of resin, the elasticity of the cowl stay 161 prevents the vehicle body vibration from being transmitted to the parts supported by the cowl stay 161, suppresses the generation of sound and vibration, and further reduces the weight of the front of the vehicle body. Plan.
The inclined wall 161g is formed on the upper part of the cowl stay 161 so as to be rearwardly lowered in order to attach the meter 166. The left wall surface 162j and the right wall surface 162k form the left and right walls of the enlarged portion 161b, and extend downward from the left and right edge portions of the inclined wall 161g. The upper wall surface 161j extends downward from the rear edge of the inclined wall 161g and is connected to the rear upper edge of each of the left wall surface 162j and the right wall surface 162k. The lower wall surface 161k includes a front lower wall 161n that is connected to the lower edges of the left wall surface 162j and the right wall surface 162k and extends forward. The front lower wall 161n includes a bifurcated portion 161m that curves downward and forward from the left wall surface 162j and the right wall surface 162k.

On the left and right sides of the inclined wall 161g, upper side portions 161c and 161c that are one step higher than the inclined wall 161g, and a middle side portion 161e that is positioned at substantially the same height as the inclined wall 161g are formed.
A plurality of openings 161q are formed in the left wall surface 162j and the right wall surface 162k to reduce weight and reduce air resistance due to passage of traveling wind. The front lower wall 161n is connected to a pair of left and right side lower walls 161r, a lower extending wall 161s extending downward from inner edges of the left and right side lower walls 161r and 161r, and a left and right lower extending walls 161s and 161s. Part connection wall 161t.
Bolt insertion holes 161u through which bolts for attaching the upper fenders 61 (see FIG. 1) are formed in front portions of the left and right side lower walls 161r and 161r, respectively. Further, a screw insertion hole 161v through which a screw for attaching the cover member 63 (see FIG. 2) is formed in the front connection wall 161t.
The left edge wall 161p connects the edges of the upper left side wall 161c, the inclined wall 161g, the left middle wall side 161e, the left wall surface 162j, and the lower wall surface 161k (including the side lower wall 161r). The right edge wall 161p connects the edges of the right upper side portion 161c, the inclined wall 161g, the right middle side portion 161e, the right wall surface 162k, and the lower wall surface 161k (including the side lower wall 161r).

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the cowl stay 161.
The cowl stay 161 includes a mounting portion 162a that is attached to the front end of the head pipe 21 (see FIG. 3) (that is, the stay bracket 21A (see FIG. 3)), a base portion 162b that extends forward from the mounting portion 162a, and an upper and lower portion from the base portion 162b. This is an integrally molded resin product including an enlarged portion 161b extending forward so as to spread in the left-right direction.
The mounting portion 162a has a thick plate thickness in the vehicle width direction, and has a pair of upper and lower bolt insertion holes 162d and 162d through which bolts 163 (see FIG. 3) for fastening to the stay bracket 21A are passed. The base 162b is a rectangular section having upper and lower walls separated in the vertical direction and left and right walls separated in the vehicle width direction. The enlarged portion 161b is a portion that spreads forward as in a megaphone, and includes an inclined wall 161g as a fastening portion for fastening other components, a pair of left and right upper side portions 161c, a pair of left and right middle side portions 161e, A pair of left and right side lower walls 161r and a front connection wall 161t are provided.
The enlarged portion 161b includes a pair of left and right edge walls 161p as ribs on both side surfaces so as to tie the fastening portion. The edge wall 161p is formed to extend in the front-rear direction.
The mounting part 162a and the base part 162b described above are parts constituting the arm part 161a.

FIG. 6 is a rear view showing the cowl stay 161.
The cowl stay 161 has a substantially symmetrical shape.
The base 162b of the cowl stay 161 is formed in a rectangular cross section including an upper wall 162e, a lower wall 162f (see FIG. 5), a left wall 162g, and a right wall 162h.
The enlarged portion 161b of the cowl stay 161 has a substantially quadrangular pyramid portion including an upper wall surface 161j, a lower wall surface 161k (see FIG. 5), a left wall surface 162j, and a right wall surface 162k, and the upper wall surface 161j, the lower wall surface 161k, The left wall surface 162j and the right wall surface 162k are integrally connected to the upper wall 162e, the lower wall 162f, the left wall 162g, and the right wall 162h of the base portion 162b, respectively.
The upper wall surface 161j is continuous with the inclined wall 161g. Since the left wall surface 162j and the right wall surface 162k have a plurality of openings 161q, the traveling wind from the front of the vehicle passes through the opening 161q and escapes rearward, so that air resistance can be reduced. Further, the weight can be reduced by the opening 161q.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the upper fender 61. FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the upper fender 61, and FIG. 7B is a front view of the upper fender 61.
As shown in FIG. 7 (A), the upper fender 61 includes a pair of left and right front and rear extension portions 61c and 61c that gradually spread in the vehicle width direction and a front side of each of the left and right front and rear extension portions 61c and 61c. The front connection part 61d for connecting the parts is integrally formed.
The front-rear extension part 61c includes a step part 61e extending substantially linearly at the rear part, and is divided into an upper rear upper part 61f and a lower side edge part 61g with the step part 61e as a boundary.
The rear upper portion 61f includes a turn signal attachment hole 61h to which a front turn signal 91 (see FIG. 2) is attached, a cowl stay supported portion 61j supported by a cowl stay 161 (see FIG. 4), and a cover member 63 (see FIG. 2). A screw hole 168f into which a screw for mounting is screwed is provided. Reference numeral 168g denotes an upper claw portion provided integrally with the rear upper portion 61f so as to protrude obliquely upward and rearward.
Bolt insertion holes 61t and 61u through which bolts for fastening the upper fender 61 to the cowl stay 161 (see FIG. 4) are formed in the left and right cowl stay supported portions 61j.

Further, the side edge portion 61g is provided with a front protruding wall portion 61k and a rear protruding wall portion 61m protruding sideways, and the side edge portion 61g including the step portion 61e is provided with a front shroud 74 (FIG. 1). Covered in the upper part of the reference). The front protruding wall 61k and the rear protruding wall 61m are provided with protrusion insertion holes 61s and 61s into which locking protrusions for attaching the front shroud 74 are inserted. The rear protruding wall portion 61m is provided on the upper edge of the notch provided in the rear portion of the side edge portion 61g.
The rear end portion 61n of the front / rear extension portion 61c is bent inward in the vehicle width direction, and the bolt insertion holes 61p provided in the left and right rear end portions 61n are arranged further inward in the vehicle width direction, so that the rear end portion 61n Is easy to attach to the fuel tank 31 (see FIG. 3).
The left and right screw holes 168f are respectively formed on the left and right rear upper portions 61f and behind the front projecting wall portion 61k and ahead of the rear projecting wall portion 61m.
61 d of front connection parts are supported by the cowl stay 161 provided in the vehicle body frame 11 (refer FIG. 1) side, and the long hole 61w from which a long axis extends in the front-back direction is opened in the center part. The long hole 61w interferes with the head of the bolt that fixes the headlight 72 so that the optical axis of the headlight 72 (see FIG. 2) faces in a certain direction and the headlight 72 does not swing vertically. It is a part to avoid.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the left and right front / rear extending portions 61c and 61c are formed in a symmetrical V-shape when viewed from the front. A cover member locking portion 61q to which a cover member 63 (see FIG. 2) is locked is opened and integrally formed in front portions of the left and right front and rear extension portions 61c and 61c.
Inside the left and right side edge portions 61g, 61g are provided air guide surfaces 65c, 65c for guiding the direction of the traveling wind flowing below the upper fender 61 to the vehicle body lower side and the vehicle width direction center side.
The air guide surface 65c is formed in a folded portion 65 that is integrally formed with the upper fender 61 and folded back from the lower side of the upper fender 61 to the inside in the vehicle width direction.
The left and right cover member locking portions 61q and 61q are respectively provided with elongated hole-shaped locking portion insertion holes 61v into which locking portions (not shown) provided in the cover member 63 (see FIG. 2) are inserted. ing.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG.
The upper fender 61 is provided with cover member locking portions 61q on the left and right front and rear extension portions 61c and 61c so that the locking portions (not shown) of the cover member 63 (see FIG. 2) are locked. ing.
The cover member locking portion 61q is formed of an inner wall 168a, an outer wall 168b, a rear wall 168c, an upper wall 168d, and a front wall 168e.
The inner wall 168a faces the headlight 72 (see FIG. 2). The outer side wall 168b faces outward. The rear side wall 168c faces rearward. The upper wall 168d is connected to the inner wall 168a, the outer wall 168b, and the rear wall 168c to form an upper surface. The front side wall 168e is an inclined wall with a front lowering that is connected to the inner side wall 168a, the outer side wall 168b, and the upper wall 168d.
The inner wall 168a, the outer wall 168b, and the upper wall 168d are formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section.
Thus, rigidity can be improved by making the cover member latching | locking part 61q of the upper fender 61 into a substantially U-shaped cross section. Further, since the number of places that support the cover member 63 is increased, the headlight 72 can be firmly supported by the upper fender 61 via the cover member 63.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the headlight 72 and the cover member 63.
The headlight 72 includes a housing 171 provided with a reflector, a bulb 172 serving as a light source that is detachably mounted at a substantially central portion of the rear portion of the housing 171, and a lens 173 attached to a peripheral edge portion of the front end portion of the housing 171. Prepare.
The housing 171 is supported by the front visor 96 of the cover member 63 at two upper positions and one lower position.
Specifically, a pair of upper projecting portions 171a and 171a projecting upward and spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction are formed at the upper end portion of the housing 171, and the lower end portion is screwed at a substantially center in the vehicle width direction. A hole (not shown) is provided. The pair of left and right upper projecting portions 171a and 171a and the lower end portion where the screw holes are formed are portions supported by the cover member 63.

The upper protruding portion 171a is inserted into a pair of left and right holes (not shown) formed in the front visor 96 of the cover member 63 so as to be swingable back and forth. A screw that penetrates the lower portion of the front visor 96 is screwed to the screw hole at the lower end of the housing 171. Thereby, the headlight 72 is fixed to the front visor 96. When the screws are loosened, the headlight 72 can be swung back and forth with respect to the front visor 96 with the upper protrusion 171a as a fulcrum. That is, it is possible to adjust the optical axis of the headlight 72 in the vertical direction.
Also, the left and right visor garnishes 97 are screwed to the front visor 96 at three locations on the left and right sides, respectively. Detailed fastening points will be described with reference to FIGS.
The headlight 72 described above and the cover member 63 assembled to the headlight 72 constitute a headlight assembly 98.

FIG. 10 is a first explanatory view showing the front visor 96. FIG. 10A is a front view of the front visor 96, and FIG. 10B is a plan view of the front visor 96.
As shown in FIG. 10A, the front visor 96 includes a pair of left and right front-view substantially V-shaped visor base portions 96a and 96a, an upper visor portion 96b, a downward extension portion 96c, and a visor lower end portion 96d. .
The left and right visor garnish 97 (see FIG. 9) is attached to the visor base 96a. The upper visor portion 96b serves as a meter visor by connecting visor base portions 96a and 96a spaced from each other to the left and right. The downward extending portion 96c extends downward from the lower ends of the left and right visor bases 96a, 96a in a tapered manner. The visor lower end portion 96d constitutes the lower end portion of the downward extending portion 96c.
The visor bases 96a and 96a, the upper visor part 96b, the downward extension part 96c, and the visor lower end part 96d form a visor opening part 96e that continues along the contour of the headlight 72 (see FIG. 2). From the visor opening 96e, the lens 173 (see FIG. 4) of the headlight 72 is exposed to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 10B, visor bases 96a and 96a are arranged on both sides of the upper visor part 96b.
The visor base 96a is formed with a pair of left and right plate-like rear protrusions 96f, 96f that protrude substantially horizontally rearward, and a rectangular hole 96g that is long in the vehicle width direction passes through each of the left and right rear protrusions 96f, 96f. Has been opened. The rectangular hole 96g is a portion into which the upper projecting portion 171a of the headlight 72 (see FIG. 8) is inserted so as to be swingable back and forth. The rectangular hole 96g is not limited to this, and may be a recess into which the upper protruding portion 171a is inserted so as to be swingable back and forth.
As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the visor base portion 96a is formed such that a plurality of garnish attached portions 96h, 96j, and 96k to which the left and right visor garnishes 97 are respectively attached face outward in the vehicle width direction. Has been.

FIG. 11 is a second explanatory diagram showing the front visor 96. 11A is a left side view of the front visor 96, and FIG. 11B is a bottom view of the visor lower end portion 96d of the front visor 96.
As shown in FIG. 11A, screw insertion holes 96m are formed in the garnish attached portions 96h, 96j, and 96k, respectively, and are tightened by tapping on bosses provided in the visor garnish. The clip nut member is a part having a nut function by bending the plate into a U-shape, and two coaxial holes that pass through the U-shape serve as female screws. The U-shaped portion is a clip nut member. Is fitted and fixed so as to sandwich both sides of the plate-like portion to which the is attached.
The visor garnish 97 (see FIG. 9) is attached to the front visor 96 with screws that are screwed into the clip nut member and passed through the screw insertion holes 96m.

  The plurality of garnish attached portions 96h, 96k, and 96j are formed at the upper end portion, the lower end portion, and the intermediate portions of the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the side surface of the visor base portion 96a. Are arranged so as not to overlap. By providing the garnish attached portions 96h, 96j, and 96k in such a positional relationship, the visor garnish 97 can be firmly supported in a wide range of the side surface of the visor base portion 96a. Reference numeral 96q denotes a mounting surface on which the lower end portion of the housing 171 (see FIG. 9) of the headlight 72 (see FIG. 9) is placed, and the upper protrusion 171a (see FIG. 8) of the housing 171 and the front visor. The headlight 72 is formed into a curved surface having an arcuate cross-section in a side view with the pivot point of the headlight 72 formed by the 96 rectangular holes 96g (see FIG. 10B) as a center.

As shown in FIG. 11 (B), before and after the bolt 176 (see FIG. 16 (B)) for fixing the lower end of the headlight 72 (see FIG. 9) to the front visor 96 is passed through the visor lower end portion 96d. A long bolt-like bolt insertion hole 96n and a screw insertion hole 96p for passing a screw for fixing the front visor 96 to the cowl stay 161 (see FIG. 3) are opened.
The bolt 176 is screwed into a screw hole formed in the lower end portion of the housing 171 of the headlight 72 shown in FIG. By loosening the bolt 176 and moving the bolt 176 back and forth along the bolt insertion hole 96n, the lower end of the headlight 72 swings back and forth together with the bolt 176, and the optical axis of the headlight 72 is changed up and down. It becomes possible.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing the visor garnish 97. 12A is a front view of the visor garnish 97, and FIG. 12B is a left side view of the visor garnish 97.
As shown in FIG. 12A, the visor garnish 97 includes a bent portion 97b that is bent in a substantially V shape along the notch 97a, and a vehicle width from an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the bent portion 97b. A protruding portion 97c protruding outward in the direction is integrally provided.
The bent portion 97b includes a bent portion upper portion 97d that protrudes obliquely downward in the vehicle width direction and a bent portion lower portion 97e that is formed longer than the bent portion upper portion 97d and extends substantially downward from the upper end of the bent portion upper portion 97d. .
A cylindrical visor side mounting boss portion 97f attached to a garnish attached portion 96h (see FIG. 10A) on the side surface of the front visor 96 (see FIG. 10A) is provided on the back surface of the bent portion upper portion 97d. Is formed with its axis line oriented substantially in the vehicle width direction.

A plurality of columnar visor side mounting boss portions 97g and 97h and a plurality of plate-like stay side mounting wall portions 97j and 97k are formed on the back surface of the bent portion lower portion 97e.
The visor side mounting boss portions 97g and 97h are respectively mounted on garnish mounted portions 96j and 96k (see FIG. 10A) on the side surface of the front visor 96. The stay side attachment wall portions 97j and 97k are attached to a pair of left and right upper side portions 161c (see FIG. 3) and middle side portion 161e (see FIG. 3) of the cowl stay 161 (see FIG. 3).
A screw insertion hole 97m through which a screw for fastening to the cowl stay 161 is formed, and a clip nut member is fitted in the stay side mounting wall portions 97j and 97k.

  As shown in FIG. 12B, screw holes 97n into which screws are screwed are formed in the visor side mounting boss portions 97f, 97g, and 97h, respectively. The stay side mounting wall portions 97j and 97k extend from the rear surface of the visor garnish 97 inward in the vehicle width direction and are formed to rise forward. Screws are inserted into the screw insertion holes 97m of the stay side mounting wall portions 97j and 97k on the stay side. The mounting wall portions 97j and 97k are passed from the obliquely upper rear to the obliquely lower front, and are respectively passed through the screw insertion holes 161d1 of the upper side portion 161c of the cowl stay 161 and the screw insertion holes 161d2 of the middle side portion 161e shown in FIG. Is done. Further, the screw is screwed into a clip nut member fitted to the stay side mounting wall portions 97j and 97k.

In FIG. 12B, the lower end portion of the bent portion lower portion 97e protrudes substantially downward and is inserted into the engaging portion insertion hole 61v of the cover member engaging portion 61q in the upper fender 61 shown in FIG. A fender-side locking portion 97p shown in FIG. 10B is provided.
The protrusion 93c of the visor garnish 97 extends rearward from the bent portion lower portion 97e. 12A and 12B, a protrusion 93c is provided on the back surface of the rear end of the protrusion 93c, and a rear upper portion 61f (see FIG. 7A) of the upper fender 61 (see FIG. 7A). A fender-side mounting wall portion 97q for mounting to the vehicle is formed so as to extend inward in the vehicle width direction and forwardly. The fender-side mounting wall portion 97q has a screw insertion hole 97r through which a screw to be screwed into a screw hole 168f (see FIG. 7A) formed in the upper fender 61 is passed. Reference numeral 97t in the figure indicates that a portion of the bent portion upper portion 97d closer to the distal end portion than the visor side mounting boss portion 97f is inserted into a hole portion of the visor base portion 96a (see FIG. 11A) of the front visor 96 and fixed. It is a hook-shaped latching part for doing.

FIG. 13 is a left side view showing a mounting structure of the upper fender 61 and the shroud 64. 13A is a left side view showing a state where the front shroud 74 is removed from the front portion of the vehicle body, and FIG. 13B shows a state where the front shroud 74 is attached to the front portion of the vehicle body in the state of FIG. It is a left side view.
As shown in FIG. 13A, a pair of left and right fender stays 178 are attached to the upper front part of the fuel tank 31, and the rear end part 61 n of the upper fender 61 is attached to the left and right fender stays 178. Bolts for attaching the upper fender 61 are respectively passed through a pair of left and right bolt insertion holes 61p (see FIG. 7A) provided at the rear end of the upper fender 61, and nut members provided in the fender stay 178. To be screwed together.
As shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, rubber grommets 181 are respectively fitted into a plurality of protrusion insertion holes 61s (see FIG. 7A) provided in the side edge portion 61g of the upper fender 61. These grommets 181 are inserted and locked with locking protrusions 74 b provided on the back surface of the front shroud 74.

The procedure for assembling the vehicle body cover 60 (see FIG. 1) at the front of the vehicle body described above will be described next.
FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing an outline of the assembly of the vehicle body cover 60 and the like.
The procedure for assembling the vehicle body cover 60 will be described in order.
(1) The meter 166 is assembled to the upper portion of the cowl stay 161 assembled on the vehicle body side (that is, the head pipe 21 (see FIG. 3)).
(2) The upper fender 61 is assembled to the lower part of the cowl stay 161. Further, the rear part of the upper fender 61 is assembled to the fuel tank 31 (see FIG. 13A).
(3) The cover member 63 (that is, the headlight assembly 98) previously assembled to the headlight 72 is assembled to the cowl stay 161 and the upper fender 61.
In addition to this, (4) the meter panel 167 is assembled to the upper fender 61 and the cover member 63 as shown in FIG. 18A, and (5) the upper fender 61 and the cover panel 63 as shown in FIG. A shroud 64 is assembled to the fuel tank 31.
As shown in FIG. 12, the upper fender 61 and the headlight assembly 98 are supported by the cowl stay 161.

Details of each of the above assembling steps will be described below.
FIG. 15 is an operation diagram for explaining the procedure for assembling the meter 166 and the upper fender 61 to the cowl stay 161. FIG. 15A is a perspective view of the cowl stay 161, the upper fender 61 and the periphery thereof viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 15B is a first perspective view of the cowl stay 161, the upper fender 61 and the periphery thereof viewed obliquely from below. is there. FIG. 16 is an operation diagram showing a procedure for assembling the headlight assembly 98 to the cowl stay 161 and the upper fender 61. FIG. 16A is a perspective view of the cowl stay 161, the upper fender 61, the headlight assembly 98 and the periphery thereof viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 16B shows the cowl stay 161, the upper fender 61 and the periphery thereof viewed obliquely from below. It is the 2nd perspective view. FIG. 17 is an operation diagram for explaining a fastening portion at the upper front portion of the vehicle body in FIGS. 15 and 16.

As shown in FIG. 15A, a meter 166 is assembled to the upper portion of the cowl stay 161 attached to the head pipe 21 with a plurality of screws.
Next, the upper fender 61 is assembled to the cowl stay 161.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the left and right side lower walls 161r (only one side lower wall 161r is shown) provided at the front end of the cowl stay 161 and the left and right middle portions of the cowl stay 161 are shown. The left and right cowl stay supported portions 61j of the upper fender 61 are applied to the side portion 161e (see FIG. 3) from below.
Then, the bolt 183 was passed through the bolt insertion hole 61t (see FIG. 7A) of the cowl stay supported portion 61j and the bolt insertion hole 161u (see FIG. 7) of the side lower wall 161r and fitted into the side lower wall 161r. Screw into the clip nut member.
15A and 17, bolts 185 are inserted into bolt insertion holes 161f (see FIG. 3) of the middle side portion 161e and bolt insertion holes 61u (see FIG. 7A) of the cowl stay supported portion 61j. While passing, it is screwed into a clip nut member fitted to the cowl stay supported portion 61j. As described above, the upper fender 61 is fixed to the cowl stay 161.
Further, the left and right rear end portions 61n of the upper fender 61 are attached to a fender stay 178 (see FIG. 13A) provided in the fuel tank 31 with bolts 186 passed through the bolt insertion holes 61p.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the cover member 63 is assembled to the headlight 72 to complete the headlight assembly 98.
Then, as shown in FIG. 16A, the headlight assembly 98 is assembled to the cowl stay 161 and the upper fender 61.
Specifically, the fender-side locking portions 97p of the cover member 63 are inserted into the locking portion insertion holes 61v (see FIG. 8) of the left and right cover member locking portions 61q in the upper fender 61, respectively. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 16B, the visor lower end portion 96d of the front visor 96 is applied to the front connection wall 161t of the cowl stay 161.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the screw 187 is inserted into a screw insertion hole 161v (see FIG. 4) in the front connection wall 161t and a screw insertion hole 96p in the visor lower end portion 96d (see FIG. 11B). ) And threaded into the clip nut member fitted to the visor lower end 96d.

As shown in FIG. 17, the stay side mounting wall portions 97j and 97k (see FIG. 12B) of the visor garnish 97 are applied to the upper side portion 161c and the middle side portion 161e of the cowl stay 161 from below. Then, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 17, the screw 189 is screwed into a screw insertion hole 161d2 (see FIG. 3) in the middle side portion 161e and a screw insertion hole 97m in the stay side mounting wall portion 97k (see FIG. 12B). )) And screwed into a clip nut member fitted to the stay side mounting wall 97k.
As described above, the headlight assembly 98 is fixed and supported by the upper fender 61 and the cowl stay 161.

FIG. 18 is an operation diagram showing how to attach the meter panel 167. 18A is a perspective view showing the front part of the vehicle body, and FIG. 18B is a perspective view showing the meter panel 167.
18A and 18B, the meter panel 167 includes a pair of left and right meter side portions 167a and 167a, a left and right extending portion 167b, and a pair of left and right rear extending portions 167c and 167c.
In FIG. 18A, the meter panel 167 is assembled to the upper fender 61 and the cover member 63.
18 (A) and 18 (B), as a detailed assembling procedure of the meter panel 167, first, locking portions (not shown) provided at the lower portions of the rear extension portions 167c and 167c of the meter panel 167, respectively. The upper claw portion 168g (see FIG. 7A) of the rear upper portion 61f of the upper fender 61 is hung.
Then, the screw 191 is inserted into a pair of left and right screw insertion holes 167d of the meter panel 167 and a screw insertion hole 97m (see FIG. 12B) of the stay side mounting wall portion 97j of the visor garnish 97 (see FIG. 12B). And through a screw insertion hole 161d1 (see FIG. 3) of the cowl stay 161, and screwed into a clip nut member fitted to the upper side portion 161c (see FIG. 17) of the cowl stay 161. Further, the screw 192 is passed through the screw insertion hole 167e of the meter panel 167 and screwed into the screw hole 161w provided in the cowl stay 161 (see FIG. 17).
As described above, the left and right meter side portions 167 a and 167 a of the meter panel 167 are fixed to the cowl stay 161 together with the cover member 63.

As shown in FIG. 9, since the headlight 72 is supported only by the cover member 63, for example, replacement of the bulb 172 of the headlight 72 is performed in the upper part of FIGS. 16 (A), (B), and FIG. The headlight assembly 98 can be removed from the fender 61 and the cowl stay 161.
First, in FIG. 18A, the left and right screws 191, 191 and the central screw 192 are loosened and removed, and the meter panel 167 is removed. In FIG. 17, the left and right screws 189 and 189 are loosened and removed. Further, in FIG. 16B, the screw 187 is loosened and removed. Thus, the headlight assembly 98 shown in FIG. 16A is not fastened to the cowl stay 161. Finally, in FIG. 16A, the cover member 63 is removed from the vehicle body side by pulling out the fender side locking portions 97p from the left and right locking portion insertion holes 61v, 61v (see FIG. 8) of the upper fender 61. be able to.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the headlight assembly 98 is disposed above the front portion of the upper fender 61 and in the space above and in front of the cowl stay 161. By moving it diagonally forward, it can be easily separated from the upper fender 61 and the cowl stay 161.
After the headlight assembly 98 is removed from the upper fender 61 and the cowl stay 161, the bulb 172 can be easily replaced in a small assembly state of the headlight 72 and the cover member 63.
As described above, in the cover member 63, by reducing the number of fastening points to the upper fender 61 and the cowl stay 161, the headlight assembly 98 can be easily removed, and the maintainability of the headlight 72 can be improved. it can.
As described above, in this embodiment, the overall shape and the mounting shape of the cowl stay 161 are simplified and made of resin, so that the weight of the headlight 72 can be reduced while reducing the weight (the cowl stay 161, the cover member). 63, the upper fender 61) can be easily attached.

FIG. 19 is an operation diagram showing a procedure for assembling the shroud 64. FIG. 19A is a perspective view showing a small set of the front shroud 74 and the rear shroud 75, and FIG. 19B is an operation view showing how to attach the shroud 64 to the upper fender 61 and the fuel tank 31.
As shown in FIG. 19A, the front shroud 74 and the rear shroud 75 are assembled in advance. As described above, by assembling the components of the shroud 64 in a small assembly, the assembly of the shroud 64 to the vehicle body in the vehicle body assembly line can be performed more smoothly.
As shown in FIG. 19B, the front shroud 74 is provided with a plurality of locking projections 74c protruding from the back surface at the upper end, the lower end, and the middle between the upper end and the lower end. Further, the rear shroud 75 is provided with a protrusion locking hole 75c into which the locking protrusion 74c is inserted and locked at a position corresponding to the locking protrusion 74c of the front shroud 74. Each locking protrusion 74c is inserted and locked in the protrusion locking hole 75c, thereby forming a shroud 64 in which a front shroud 74 and a rear shroud 75 are assembled.

Further, the front shroud 74 is provided with locking claw portions 74d on the back surfaces of the front end portion and the rear end portion of the upper extension portion 74a, and these locking claw portions 74d are provided in the upper fender 61 and the fuel tank 31, respectively. The front end portion and the rear end portion of the front shroud 74 are fixed by being locked by the locked portion.
The rear shroud 75 has a locking projection 75d formed so as to protrude from the back surface so as to be locked to the lower end of the fuel tank 31, and a fastening target that is bolted to the lower rear end of the fuel tank 31. Part 75e. The rear shroud 75 is fixed to the lower end portion of the fuel tank 31 by the locking projection 75d and the fastened portion 75e.

FIG. 20 is a front view showing a state where the upper fender 61 and the headlight assembly 98 are assembled to the cowl stay 161. FIG. 21 is a left side view showing an assembled state of the upper fender 61 and the headlight assembly 98 to the cowl stay 161. 20 and 21, the upper fender 61 (see FIG. 2) is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 20, the cowl stay supported portion 61 j of the upper fender 61 is fastened to the left and right side lower walls 161 r and 161 r of the cowl stay 161 by bolts 183. Further, the visor lower end portion 96 d of the front visor 96 in the headlight assembly 98 is fastened to the front connection wall 161 t of the cowl stay 161 with screws 187. Further, the lower end portion of the headlight 72 is fastened to the visor lower end portion 96 d of the front visor 96 by a bolt 176.

Since a gap 195 is provided between the headlight 72 and the front visor 96 that surrounds the entire circumference of the headlight 72, the headlight 72 can swing with respect to the front visor 96 during optical axis adjustment.
As shown in FIG. 21, the fender side locking portion 97 p of the visor garnish 97 is located on the side of the headlight 72. Reference numeral 196 in the figure denotes a rubber grommet fitted into the engaging portion insertion hole 61v (see FIG. 8) of the upper fender 61 (see FIG. 7A), and the fender side engagement with the hole formed in the grommet 196. Stop part 97p is inserted and positioned and supported. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the generation of sound and vibration due to vehicle body vibration at the tip of the bent portion lower portion 97e of the visor garnish 97.

FIG. 22 is a bottom view showing the upper fender 61 and its surroundings.
A pair of left and right bolts 183 and 183 for fixing the upper fender 61 to the cowl stay 161 (see FIG. 3), and screws provided on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the left and right bolts 183 and 183 for fixing the cover member 63 to the cowl stay 161. 187 is arranged on a straight line 198 extending in the vehicle width direction.
In the long hole 61w of the upper fender 61, a head 176a of a bolt 176 is disposed so as to be movable back and forth in order to adjust the optical axis of the headlight 72 (see FIG. 21).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 10, and 16, a cowl stay 161 is attached to the front end of the vehicle body frame 11, and a cover member 63 that covers the headlight 72 is provided around the headlight 72. In the headlight peripheral support structure of the motorcycle 10 as a saddle-ride type vehicle in which the cover member 63 is supported by the cowl stay 161, the cover member 63 is attached over the entire circumference of the headlight 72. It is supported only by the cover member 63.
According to this configuration, since the headlight 72 is attached not to the cowl stay 161 but to the cover member 63, when replacing the bulb 172 of the headlight 72, it can be exchanged simply by removing the cover member 63. Can be easily performed.

For example, when the headlight 72 is supported by the cowl stay 161, since the cowl stay 161 supports a plurality of covers constituting the vehicle body cover 60, the hand is put into a narrow space when the bulb 172 is replaced. Since it is necessary, it is not easy to replace the valve. Also, it is difficult to remove the headlight 72 itself.
In the present embodiment, the cover member 63 that is one of the components of the vehicle body cover 60 is attached to the cowl stay 161 so that it can be easily removed, and the headlight 72 is supported by the cover member 63, thereby The member 63 can be easily removed, and the bulb 172 can be easily detached and attached to the removed headlight 72 and the cover member 63 in the assembled state.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the cowl stay 161 attached to the front end portion of the head pipe 21 constituting a part of the vehicle body frame 11 includes an attachment portion 162 a attached to the head pipe 21, and an attachment portion 162 a. An upper side portion 161c as a plurality of fastening portions having a base portion 162b extending forward and an enlarged portion 161b extending forwardly so as to spread from the base portion 162b to the left and right and up and down, and fastening members provided around the enlarged portion 161b; An edge wall 161p as an edge formed on the side surface of the enlarged portion 161b so as to connect at least a part of the middle side portion 161e, the inclined wall 161g, the side lower wall 161r, and the front connection wall 161t extends in the vehicle front-rear direction. Therefore, the upper side portion 161c, the middle side portion 161e, the inclined wall 161g, and the side lower wall 161r are connected to the side surface of the enlarged portion 161b. Since the edge wall 161p is formed, the base portion of the cowl stay 161 can be attached to the head pipe 21 while ensuring the strength and rigidity of the cowl stay 161, and the attachment position and the number of attachment steps can be reduced. The freedom degree of the support position of the member supported by 161b can be increased.

The base portion 162b has an upper wall 162e, a lower wall 162f, a left wall 162g, and a right wall 162h, and the enlarged portion 161b is respectively formed on the upper wall 162e, the lower wall 162f, the left wall 162g, and the right wall 162h of the base portion 162b. Since the upper wall surface 161j, the lower wall surface 161k, the left wall surface 162j, and the right wall surface 162k are formed in series, the enlarged portion 161b is configured by a plurality of wall surfaces, thereby increasing the strength and rigidity of the cowl stay 161 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Can be increased.
Further, an upper side portion 161c, a middle side portion 161e, an inclined wall 161g, a side lower wall 161r, and a front connection wall 161t as fastening portions of the cowl stay 161 are a meter 166, a cover member 63 (see FIG. 14), and the front wheel 13. Since the upper fender 61 (see FIG. 14) that covers (see FIG. 1) from above is supported, the mounting of the meter 166, the cover member 63, and the upper fender 61 with the same member reduces the weight of the cowl stay 161 and the number of parts. Reduction can be achieved.
In addition, since the opening 161q as a through hole is formed in the enlarged portion 161b, the cowl stay 161 can be reduced in weight while reducing the air resistance by adopting a structure in which traveling wind from the front flows backward through the opening 161q. it can.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 16, since the upper fender 61 is disposed above the front wheel 13 and the cover member 63 is supported by the upper fender 61 from below, the entire relatively heavy headlight 72 is entirely provided. Can be firmly supported.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 15, since the upper fender 61 is attached to the cowl stay 161, the headlight 72 is supported by the cowl stay 161 via the upper fender 61. Can be supported.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 16, the cover member 63 is formed with a fender side locking portion 97p as a locking portion that can be attached to and detached from the upper fender 61. By providing it separately from the fastening part, it is possible to increase the support part while being detachable, and to easily and firmly support the vibration of the vehicle.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B and 8, the upper fender 61 is provided with a cover member locking portion 61q as a locked portion where the fender side locking portion 97p is locked. The cover member locking portion 61q is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section by an inner wall 168a facing the headlight 72, an outer wall 168b facing outward, and an upper wall 168d provided at the top. The rigidity of the cover member locking portion 61q can be increased, and the cover member 63 can be firmly supported by the upper fender 61.
Further, as shown in FIG. 15A, since the rear end portion of the upper fender 61 is fastened to the fuel tank 31, it becomes possible to support the upper fender 61 at a long interval in the front-rear direction. The fender 61 can be firmly supported.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 13A and 13B, the upper fender 61 is covered with a shroud 64 as an upper cover member from above the side portion, so that it is possible to improve wind power performance. Moreover, it becomes possible to couple | bond the upper fender 61 and the shroud 64, and the rigidity of the upper fender 61 and the shroud 64 can be improved by coupling | bonding. Thereby, the vibration of the upper fender 61 and the shroud 64 due to vehicle body vibration or traveling wind can be suppressed.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cowl stay 161 is made of resin, so that the relatively heavy headlight 72 and the cover member 63 can be supported while absorbing vibration by the elasticity of the cowl stay 161. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 9, 10 (A) and 12 (A), the cover member 63 includes a front visor 96 that surrounds the entire circumference of the headlight 72 and both sides of the front visor 96. Since the headlight 72 is supported only by the front visor 96, the visor garnish 97 as a garnish attached to the garnish is not easily affected by assembly variations and dimensional variations between the front visor 96 and the visor garnish 97. Thus, the headlight 72 can be supported, and the support accuracy of the headlight 72 can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10A, 10B and 11A, the front visor 96 is integrally provided with an upper visor portion 96b as a meter visor portion covering the front of the meter 166. Compared with providing a separate meter visor on the member 63, the number of parts and assembly man-hours can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 11A, 12A, and 12B, the front visor 96 and the visor garnish 97 are fastened in the vehicle width direction, so the front visor 96 and the visor garnish 97 Can be fastened from the same direction when assembled, and workability can be improved. Thereby, productivity can be improved.

The above-described embodiment is merely an aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, the cowl stay 161 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is made of resin, but the cowl stay may be made of a composite material in which fibers such as glass fiber and carbon fiber are mixed with resin. Further, the cowl stay may be made of a light metal such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium, or an alloy thereof.
The present invention is not limited to the case where the present invention is applied to the motorcycle 10, but can be applied to a saddle-ride type vehicle including other than the motorcycle 10.

10 Motorcycles (saddle-ride type vehicles)
11 Body frame 13 Front wheel 21 Head pipe 31 Fuel tank 61 Upper fender 61q Cover member locking part (locked part)
61v Locking part insertion hole (locked part)
63 Cover member 64 Shroud (upper cover member)
72 Headlight 96 Front visor 97 Visor garnish (garnish)
97p Fender side locking part (locking part)
161 Cowl stay 161b Enlarged part 161c Upper side part (fastening part)
161e Middle side (fastening part)
161g Inclined wall (fastening part)
161j Upper wall surface of the enlarged portion 161k Lower wall surface of the enlarged portion 161p Edge wall (edge portion)
161q opening (through hole)
161r Side lower wall (fastening part)
162a Mounting portion 162b Base portion 162e Base upper wall 162f Base lower wall 162g Base left wall 162h Base right wall 162j Expanded portion left wall 162k Expanded portion right wall 166 Meter 168a Inner wall 168b Outer wall 168d

Claims (12)

A cowl stay (161) is attached to the front end of the vehicle body frame (11), a cover member (63) covering the headlight (72) is provided around the headlight (72), and the cover member (63) is In the headlight peripheral support structure of the saddle-ride type vehicle supported by the cowl stay (161),
The cover member (63) is attached over the entire circumference of the headlight (72), and the headlight (72) is supported only by the cover member (63) ,
The cowl stay (161) attached to the front end portion of the head pipe (21) constituting a part of the vehicle body frame (11) includes an attachment portion (162a) attached to the head pipe (21) and the attachment portion ( 162a) a base (162b) that extends forward, and an enlarged portion (161b) that extends forward from the base (162b) so as to expand left and right and up and down, and a member provided around the enlarged portion (161b). a plurality of fastening portions for fastening that extends (161c, 161e, 161g, 161r , 161t) at least in part connecting manner the enlarged portion edge is formed on the side surfaces of (161b) (161p) is the longitudinal direction of the vehicle A structure for supporting the periphery of a headlight of a saddle-ride type vehicle. The base (162b) has an upper wall (162e), a lower wall (162f), a left wall (162g), and a right wall (162h), and the enlarged portion (161b) is an upper wall of the base (162b). (162e), the lower wall (162f), the left wall (162g), the upper wall surface (161j), the lower wall surface (161k), the left wall surface (162j), and the right wall surface (162k) formed to be continuous with the right wall (162h). 2. The headlight peripheral support structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 . The fastening portions (161c, 161e, 161g, 161r, 161t) of the cowl stay (161) support the upper fender (61) that covers the meter (166), the cover member (63), and the front wheel (13) from above. The headlight peripheral part supporting structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that: The headlight peripheral part supporting structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the enlarged part (161b) is formed with a through hole (161q). Disposed upper fender (61) is above the front wheel (13), said cover member (63) is any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that supported the the upper fender (61) from below The headlight peripheral support structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to one item. The headlight peripheral part supporting structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 5 , wherein the upper fender (61) is attached to the cowl stay (161). The saddle riding type according to any one of claims 3 to 6 , wherein the cover member (63) is formed with an engaging portion (97p) detachably attached to the upper fender (61). Support structure around the vehicle headlight. The upper fender (61) is provided with a locked portion (61q) to which the locking portion (97p) is locked, and the locked portion (61q) is an inner side facing the headlight (72). The saddle riding according to claim 7 , wherein the saddle riding is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section by a wall (168a), an outer wall (168b) facing outward, and an upper wall (168d) provided at an upper part. Support structure around the headlight of a type vehicle. The rear end portion of the upper fender (61) is fastened to the fuel tank (31), and supports the headlight peripheral portion of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 8. Construction. The headlight peripheral portion of the saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 3 to 9 , wherein the upper fender (61) is covered with an upper cover member (64) from above the side portion thereof. Support structure. The headlight peripheral portion supporting structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the cowl stay (161) is made of resin. The cover member (63) is composed of a front visor (96) surrounding the entire circumference of the outline of the headlight (72), and garnishes (97) attached to both sides of the front visor (96), The headlight peripheral support structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the headlight (72) is supported only by the front visor (96).

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