JP6290774B2 - Saddle riding type electric vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a body pipe having at least a head pipe that supports a steering handle so as to be steerable, a down frame extending rearwardly downward from the head pipe, a down frame cover that covers at least a part of the down frame, and an occupant A vehicle body cover having at least leg shields connected to the left and right sides of the down frame cover so as to cover the legs of the occupants sitting on the seat from the front, and power for driving the driving wheels are supplied. From the battery supported by the vehicle body frame, the charger supported by the vehicle body frame so as to charge the battery with power supplied from an external power source, and the charger connected to the external power source The present invention relates to a saddle-ride type electric vehicle including a charging cord that is extended.

  An electric motorcycle is known from Patent Document 1 in which a plurality of hook portions on which a charging cord can be wound is provided on a body frame at a portion covered with a rear cover.

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  However, in the device disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the charging cord is wound around the hook portion and stored, it takes time to pull out and store the charging cord. In addition, it is necessary to secure a relatively wide space for winding and accommodating the charging cord, and there is a problem that it is difficult to secure the space in a small motorcycle or the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is a saddle-ride type electric vehicle that facilitates pulling out and storing a charging cord and easily securing a space for storing the charging cord. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle body frame having at least a head pipe that supports a steering handle so as to be steerable, a down frame that extends rearwardly downward from the head pipe, and at least a part of the down frame. A vehicle body cover having at least leg shields that are connected to the left and right sides of the down frame cover so as to cover the legs of the occupant sitting on the occupant's seat from the front, and driving wheels. A battery supported by the vehicle body frame so as to supply power for charging, a charger supported by the vehicle body frame so as to charge the battery with power supplied from an external power source, and connected to the external power source A straddle-type electric vehicle comprising a charging cord extending from the charger In, accommodating portion for accommodating the charging cable is provided on the down frame cover as along the down frame in a side view, the charging cable is in the receptacle, along the shape of the housing part as it is housed so as to form a U-shape to the vertical direction to the first, wherein Rukoto.

Further, according to the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first feature, the charging cord is inverted so as to be substantially U-shaped at a lower portion in the accommodating portion and is accommodated so as to extend upward in the accommodating portion. Is the second feature.

In addition to the configuration of the first or second feature, the third feature of the present invention is that the charging cord is covered with a cylindrical cover at a portion housed in the housing portion.

In the present invention, in addition to any one of the first to third features , the charger is disposed along the down frame while at least partially overlapping the housing portion in a side view. This is the fourth feature.

The present invention, in addition to any one of the first to fourth features of construction, a fifth characteristic in that the battery charger is disposed between the left and right of the leg shield.

The present invention, in addition to the configuration of any one of the first to fifth features, the receiving portion, wherein the down frame cover, that is formed by the housing case is attached to the down frame cover sixth Features.

According to the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the sixth feature, the down frame cover is provided with an opening that can be accessed in the housing portion, and a lid that closes the opening so as to be opened and closed is attached. A seventh aspect is characterized in that a plug holding means for detachably holding a plug provided at an end of the charging cord is attached to the housing case at a portion facing the lid.

In addition to the configuration of the sixth or seventh feature, the present invention further includes an insertion hole provided in the storage case at an upper portion of the storage portion, and the charging cord passes through the insertion hole and enters the storage portion. The eighth feature is that it extends downward from the insertion hole when it enters and is housed.

  According to the first feature of the present invention, since the accommodating portion is formed long so as to follow the down frame extending downward from the head pipe in a side view, a space for accommodating the charging cord is easily secured. However, the charging cord can be accommodated in the accommodation portion without being wound, and the charging cord can be easily pulled out and accommodated. In addition, since the housing portion is provided in the down frame cover that covers at least a part of the down frame from above, the housing portion can be easily partitioned.

Further, according to the fourth feature of the present invention, since at least a part of the charger overlaps the accommodating portion in a side view, the accommodating portion and the charger can be disposed in a space-saving manner, and the length of the charging cord Can be shortened.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by arranging the charger between the left and right leg shields, it is possible to make a compact arrangement of the charger by effectively utilizing the space between the left and right leg shields.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the accommodating portion is formed by the down frame cover and the accommodating case attached to the down frame cover, the accommodating portion can be formed with a simple configuration.

Further, according to the seventh feature of the present invention, the opening that can be accessed in the accommodating portion is provided in the down frame cover so that it can be closed with a lid, and the plug at the end of the charging cord is detachably held. Since the plug holding means is attached to the housing case at a portion facing the lid in the closed state, the plug holding means can be easily disposed in the housing portion, and the plug is held at a position facing the opening when the lid is opened. Since the means is disposed, the plug can be easily attached to and detached from the plug holding means.

1 is a left side view of an electric motorcycle according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a view taken along line 2-2 in FIG. 1 with a front cover and a front fork omitted. FIG. 3 is a view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the cord for charge in a accommodating part was connected to the charger in the state which abbreviate | omitted the accommodating part. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part indicated by an arrow 5 in FIG. 1. It is an enlarged view of the plug holding means of FIG. It is the figure which looked at the plug holding means at the time of plug holding | maintenance (a) and plug attachment / detachment (b) from the 7-7 line arrow direction of FIG. FIG. 3 is a left side view of the front portion of the electric motorcycle in a state where the charging cord is pulled out from the accommodating portion. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by an arrow 9 in FIG. 1 in a state where a side cover is omitted. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 10-10 in FIG. 11, showing the plug holding means of the second embodiment in a state when the plug is attached and detached. It is a 11-11 line arrow directional view of FIG. FIG. 12 is a view corresponding to FIG. 11 in a plug holding state.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom refer to directions viewed from a passenger who rides on an electric motorcycle.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. First, in FIG. 1, a body frame F of an electric motorcycle that is a saddle-ride type electric vehicle is a front fork that pivotally supports a front wheel WF. 11 and a bar-shaped steering handle 12 that are steerably supported, a down frame 14 that extends rearwardly downward from the head pipe 13, and a battery case 15 that is coupled to the lower end of the down frame 14. A pair of left and right upper rear frames 16 coupled to the rear portion of the ceiling wall 15a of the battery case 15 and extending rearwardly, and a front end portion coupled to the upper portion of the rear side wall 15b of the battery case 15 and extending rearwardly. A pair of left and right lower rear frames 17 whose rear ends are coupled to the rear of the upper rear frame 16 are provided.

  A storage box 19 is supported at the front of the pair of left and right upper rear frames 16 so as to be covered from above by a passenger seat 18, and a load receiving table 20 disposed behind the storage box 19 is provided. It is provided on the rear part of the pair of left and right upper rear frames 16. A front fender 21 that covers the front wheel WF from above is supported by the front fork 11, and a rear fender 22 that covers the rear wheel WR that is a driving wheel from above is supported by the pair of left and right lower rear frames 17.

  A rearward side wall 15b of the battery case 15 that is a part of the vehicle body frame F is provided with a support protrusion 23 that protrudes rearward from a coupling portion of the lower rear frame 17, and the rear wheel The front end portion of the swing arm 24 that pivotally supports the WR at the rear end portion is supported by a pivot portion 25 provided on the support protrusion 23 so as to be swingable. A rear cushion unit 26 is provided between the rear portion of the upper rear frame 16 and the rear portion of the swing arm 24.

  An electric motor 27 having a rotation axis coaxial with the rear wheel WR is accommodated in the rear part of the swing arm 24, and a battery 28 for supplying electric power to the electric motor 27 is accommodated in the battery case 15. The operation of the electric motor 27 is controlled by a motor drive unit 30.

  The vehicle body frame F includes a down frame cover 31 that covers at least a part of the down frame 14 from above, and both left and right sides of the down frame cover 31 so as to cover the legs of the passenger sitting on the passenger seat 18 from the front. The vehicle body cover 33 is covered with at least a leg shield 32 that is connected to the vehicle body. In this embodiment, the vehicle body cover 33 includes a front cover 34 that covers the head pipe 13 from the front, and the head pipe 13. A down frame cover 31 having a substantially U-shaped cross section opened downward so as to cover the down frame 14 and the front part of the battery case 15 from above, and from the back of the down frame cover 31 A pair of leg shields 32 provided on both the left and right sides; A pair of left and right side covers 35 connected to the rear end of the down frame cover 31 covering the upper rear frame 16 and the lower rear frame 17 from the side, and the storage box 19. And a center cover 36 that is formed so as to cover from the side and that is connected to the upper part of the middle part in the front-rear direction of the pair of left and right side covers 35.

  The occupant seat 18 is disposed on the center cover 36 so that the storage box 19 can be opened and closed. The center cover 36 is a recessed portion 37 that is recessed rearward below the front portion of the occupant seat 18. Is formed.

  The battery case 15 constitutes a part of the vehicle body frame F, and the battery 28 accommodated in the battery case 15 is supported by the vehicle body frame F. The electric motorcycle includes a charger 38 for charging the battery 28. The charger 38 is supported by the vehicle body frame F so as to charge the battery 28 with electric power supplied from an external power source (not shown). Is done.

  With reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 together, a charging cord 39 for connecting to an external power source is extended from the charger 38, and an accommodating portion 40 for accommodating the charging cord 39 includes: It is provided on the left side wall of the down frame cover 31 along the down frame 14 in a side view.

  The housing portion 40 is formed by the down frame cover 31 and a housing case 41 attached to the down frame cover 31, and the housing case 41 is disposed in front of the down frame 14 in a side view. In this manner, the down frame cover 31 is attached to the left inner surface with a plurality of screw members 42.

  Referring also to FIG. 4, the charger 38 is located between the left and right leg shields 32 and on the right side of the housing portion 40 along the down frame 14, and at least one of the housing portions 40 in a side view. The charger is mounted on a support frame 45 having mounting arm portions 45a and 45b that are fastened by bolts 43 and 44 at upper and lower portions of the down frame 14 of the vehicle body frame F, respectively. 38 is received and supported.

The charging cord 39 having one end connected to the upper right side of the charger 38 passes through the insertion hole 46 provided in the front portion of the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the storage case 41 in a liquid-tight manner, and stores the storage portion. Enter 40. The charging cord 39 extends downward from the insertion hole 46 in the housing portion 40, and has a substantially U-shape at the lower portion in the housing portion 40 along the shape of the housing portion 40. It arrange | positions so that it may invert and may extend in the inside of this accommodating part 40. Moreover, the charging cord 39 is covered with a cylindrical cover 47 made of synthetic resin in a portion accommodated in the accommodating portion 40.

  Referring also to FIG. 5, an upper opening 49 is provided in the upper portion of the left side wall of the down frame cover 31. The lid 50 closes the opening 49 so that the opening 49 can be opened and closed. A plug holding means 52 for detachably holding the plug 51 provided at the other end of the charging cord 39 is attached to the housing case 41 at a portion facing the lid 50 in the closed state.

  Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 together, the plug 51 is connected to the other end of the charging cord 39 and is formed to extend long in the longitudinal direction of the charging cord 39; A cover portion 54 integrally connected to the plug main body 53 so as to surround a part of the charging cord 39, and a pair of connection terminals 55 protruding from the plug main body 53 on the opposite side to the charging cord 39. Have.

  The plug body 53 is formed of synthetic resin together with the cover portion 54, and has first to fourth inclined surfaces 53a, 53b, 53c, 53d sequentially numbered in the circumferential direction at four corner portions. The plug body 53 is formed so as to have a substantially rectangular outer shape. The plug body 53 is recessed in an arc shape in order to make it easy to grip the plug body 53 from both sides. A pair of knob recesses 56 is formed.

  The plug holding means 52 includes a holding plate 58 attached to the receiving case 41 at a position facing the opening 49 while having a holding recess 57 on the surface side capable of receiving a part of the plug 51, and holding the holding plate 58 A pair of fixed holding claws 59 projecting from the plate 58, and a pair of movable holding claws 60 rotatably supported by a pair of brackets 58a projecting integrally on the back side of the holding plate 58 are provided. .

  The holding recess 57 is formed so as to be able to accommodate a part of the plug 51 and extend long in the longitudinal direction of the plug 51, and the knob of the plug main body 53 is formed on both side walls of the holding recess 57. A pair of insertion recesses 61 corresponding to the recesses 56 are formed.

  The plug body 53 is accommodated in the holding recess 57 so that the first and second inclined surfaces 53a and 53b of the first to fourth inclined surfaces 53a to 53d protrude from the holding recess 57. The pair of fixed holding claws 59 protrude from one side edge of the holding recess 57 at two positions sandwiching the second recess 37 so as to engage with the first inclined surface 53a. Projecting integrally.

  The pair of movable holding claws 60 can be detachably engaged with the second inclined surface 53 b of the plug main body 53 in the state of being accommodated in the holding recess 57, and are accommodated in the holding recess 57. Further, a pair of movable members disposed so as to pass through a pair of slits 62 provided in the holding plate 58 on the other side of the holding recess 57 while sandwiching the plug main body 53 between the pair of fixed holding claws 59. It is formed integrally with the tip of the arm 63.

  The base ends of the pair of movable arms 63 are integrally connected to each other on the back side of the holding plate 58. Moreover, the brackets 58a support the base end portions of the pair of movable arms 63 that are integrally connected to each other via a support shaft 64 that extends along the longitudinal direction of the holding recess 57. The movable arms 63 are engaged with the pair of movable holding claws 60 as shown in FIG. 7A on the second inclined surface 53b of the plug main body 53 accommodated in the holding recess 57. 7b and the disengagement position for releasing the engagement of the movable holding claw 60 with the second inclined surface 53b, as shown in FIG. 7B, the movable arm 63 and the Between the brackets 58a, a torsion spring 65 that urges the movable arm 63 toward the side where the movable holding claw 60 is set to the engagement position is provided so as to surround the support shaft 64.

  According to such plug holding means 52, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 7B, the plug 51 is simply inserted into and removed from the holding recess 57 so that the movable holding claw 60 is pushed away by the plug body 53. The plug 51 can be attached to and detached from the plug holding means 52.

  In addition, a switch 66 for detecting whether or not the plug 51 is held by the plug holding means 52 is fastened to a switch mounting plate 58b integrally projecting on the back surface of the holding plate 58. The switch 66 includes a switch case 67 fixed to the switch mounting plate 58b, a detector 68 protruding from the switch case 67 toward the holding plate 58 and biased in the protruding direction, and the detector A leaf spring 69 whose base end is fixed to the switch case 67 so as to exert a spring urging force on the side away from the detector 68 while allowing it to abut against the holding plate 58 side. Prepare.

  On the other hand, the holding plate 58 is provided with a pin 70 whose one end can be brought into contact with the plug body 53 so as to be pushed down by the plug body 53 when the plug 51 is held in the holding recess 57. The tip of the leaf spring 69 abuts against the other end of the pin 70 from the switch case 67 side. Therefore, the pin 70 is spring-biased so that one end of the pin 70 protrudes from the holding recess 57, and the detector 68 is moved by the leaf spring 69 in response to the pin 70 being pushed down by the plug body 53. By being pressed, it is detected that the plug 51 is held by the plug holding means 52.

  In a state where the holding of the plug 51 by the plug holding means 52 is released, the charging cord 39 can be pulled out from the opening 49 as shown in FIG. 8, and the plug of the charging cord 39 thus drawn out can be pulled out. The battery 28 can be charged by connecting 51 to an external power source.

  Referring also to FIG. 9, the motor drive unit 30 is supported by the vehicle body frame F so as to be disposed on the outside of the swing arm 24 and immediately above the pivot portion 25.

  By the way, the rear fender 22 has a front inclined portion 22a that is inclined forward and covers the rear wheel WR from the front, and is formed so as to cover the rear wheel WR from above. The space between the storage box 19 and the front inclined portion 22a of the rear fender 22 is arranged along the front inclined portion 22a.

  Moreover, a part of the vehicle body frame F includes an upper rear frame 16 that supports the storage box 19 and a lower rear frame 17 that is disposed below the upper rear frame 16 so as to support the rear fender 22. The motor drive unit 30 is configured to be positioned between the upper rear frame 16 and the lower rear frame 17 in a side view.

  A first stay 71 and a second stay 72 disposed behind the first stay 71 are fixed to the lower rear frame 17 by welding, and the front portion of the motor drive unit 30 and A front portion of the rear fender 22 is supported in common on the first stay 71 by a bolt 73 and a nut 74, and a rear portion of the motor drive unit 30 is supported on the second stay 72 by a bolt 75.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the center cover 36 that covers the storage box 19 is provided with an air introduction port 76 that guides traveling air to the motor drive unit 30 side. The air guide port 76 is formed by the center cover 36. The center cover 36 is provided so as to be located at the rearmost end of the recess 37.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. The battery 28 is charged with the power supplied from the external power source and is extended from the charger 38 supported by the vehicle body frame F and connected to the external power source. An accommodating portion 40 that accommodates a possible charging cord 39 constitutes a part of the vehicle body frame F, and extends along the down frame 14 that extends rearwardly downward from the head pipe 13 so as to be in a side view. Since it is provided on the down frame cover 31 that covers the portion from above, the accommodating portion 40 is formed long, and the charging cord 39 is wound while easily securing a space for accommodating the charging cord 39. Therefore, the charging cord 39 can be easily pulled out and stored. And since the accommodating part 40 is provided in the down frame cover 31 which covers a part of down frame 14 from upper direction, the accommodating part 40 can be divided easily.

  Further, since the charger 38 is arranged along the down frame 14 while at least partially overlapping the accommodating portion 40 in a side view, the accommodating portion 40 and the charger 38 are arranged in a space-saving manner. The length of the charging cord 39 can be shortened.

  Moreover, since the charger 38 is disposed between the left and right leg shields 32, the space between the left and right leg shields 32 can be effectively utilized to allow the charger 38 to be compactly disposed.

  In addition, since the accommodating portion 40 is formed by the down frame cover 31 and the accommodating case 41 attached to the down frame cover 31, the accommodating portion 40 can be formed with a simple configuration.

  The down frame cover 31 is provided with an opening 49 that can be accessed in the housing portion 40, and a lid 50 that closes the opening 49 so as to be openable and closable is attached and faces the lid 50 in the closed state. Since the plug holding means 52 that removably holds the plug 51 provided at the end of the charging cord 39 is attached to the housing case 41 at a portion, the plug holding means 52 is disposed in the housing portion 40. Since the plug holding means 52 is disposed at a position facing the opening 49 when the lid 50 is opened, the plug 51 can be easily attached to and detached from the plug holding means 52.

  An electric motor 27 that exerts power to be applied to the rear wheel WR is disposed on a swing arm 24 that is swingably supported by a pivot portion 25 provided on the vehicle body frame F, and controls the operation of the electric motor 27. Since the motor drive unit 30 is supported by the vehicle body frame F so as to be disposed on the outside of the swing arm 24 and directly above the pivot portion 25, a space for accommodating the motor drive unit 30 is secured by the swing arm 24. This is not necessary, and not only the swing arm 24 can be downsized, but also it is easy to secure play of the wiring connecting the motor drive unit 30 and the electric motor 27.

  A storage box 19 covered from above with a passenger seat 18 and a rear fender 22 having a front inclined portion 22a that is inclined forward and covers the rear wheel WR from the front and covers the rear wheel WR from above. Since the motor drive unit 30 is supported by the frame F and is disposed along the front inclined portion 22a in a space between the storage box 19 and the front inclined portion 22a of the rear fender 22, the storage box By arranging the motor drive unit 30 by effectively using the space between the front inclined portion 22a of the rear 19 and the rear fender 22, the space-efficient motor drive unit 30 can be arranged, and the vehicle body cover 33 caused by the arrangement of the motor drive unit 30 can be achieved. An increase in size can also be avoided.

  A part of the vehicle body frame F includes an upper rear frame 16 that supports the storage box 19, and a lower rear frame 17 that is disposed below the upper rear frame 16 so as to support the rear fender 22. Since the motor drive unit 30 is configured to be positioned between the upper rear frame 16 and the lower rear frame 17 in a side view, the motor drive unit 30 is disposed between the storage box 19 and the front inclined portion 22a of the rear fender 22. It becomes easy to secure a space for arranging 30.

  The vehicle body frame F accommodates the steering handle 12 so that the steering handle 12 can be steered, a down frame 14 that extends rearwardly downward from the head pipe 13, and the battery 28. A battery case 15 coupled to the rear portion, a pair of left and right upper rear frames 16 coupled to the rear portion of the ceiling wall 15a of the battery case 15 and extending rearward, and a rear side wall 15b of the battery case 15 The motor drive unit 30 is disposed between the storage box 19 and the front inclined portion 22 a of the rear fender 22 because the lower rear frame 17 extends rearward and has a rear end portion coupled to the rear portion of the upper rear frame 16. It becomes easier to secure space.

  A center cover 36 that covers the storage box 19 is formed to have a recessed portion 37 that is recessed rearward under the front portion of the occupant seat 18, and the air guide port 76 that guides the traveling wind toward the motor drive unit 30 is provided with the air guide port 76. Since it is provided on the center cover 36 so as to be positioned at the rearmost end of the concave portion 37, the motor drive unit 30 can be easily cooled by running air, and intrusion of rainwater from the air guide port 76 to the motor drive unit 30 side can be suppressed. it can.

  Furthermore, since the first stay 71 for attaching the front portions of the motor drive unit 30 and the rear fender 22 in common is fixed to the lower rear frame 17, the number of parts and the assembly man-hour can be reduced. it can.

  Next, the plug holding means of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. First, in FIGS. 10 and 11, the plug 81 provided at the end of the charging cord 39 is as follows. A plug main body 83 that is continuous with the end of the charging cord 39 and extends long in the longitudinal direction of the charging cord 39, and an end of the plug main body 83 opposite to the charging cord 39. A flange portion 84 provided integrally with the plug main body 83 so as to project outward, and a pair of connection terminals 85 protruding from the plug main body 83 on the side opposite to the charging cord 39; The plug body 83 and the flange 84 are formed to have a rectangular outer cross-sectional shape.

  A plug holding means 82 attached to the housing case 41 (see the first embodiment) so as to hold the plug 81 in a detachable manner so as to face the opening 49 (see the first embodiment). The housing case 41 has a bottomed housing tube portion 87a capable of housing the connection terminal and a pair of engaging portions 87b, 87c capable of detachably engaging the flange portion 84. It is provided integrally with a holding plate 87 to be attached.

  The accommodating cylinder part 87a is formed so as to protrude from the back surface of the holding plate 87 while having a circular cross-sectional shape, and the plug 81 has a flange part 84 around the open end of the accommodating cylinder part 87a. Thus, it is possible to make a sliding contact with the surface of the holding plate 87.

  The pair of engaging portions 87b, 87c are integrally projected on the surface of the holding plate 87 with a substantially L-shaped cross section. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, both the engaging portions 87b and 87c are brought into contact with the surface of the holding plate 87 between the engaging portions 87b and 87c, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the plug 81 is switched from the state engaged with the flange 84 as shown in FIG. It is arranged at equal intervals around the circumference.

  A switch 88 for detecting whether or not the plug 81 is held by the plug holding means 82 is attached to the back surface of the holding plate 87. Incidentally, in order to mold the holding plate 87 made of synthetic resin, openings 90 and 91 are formed in the holding plate 87 at portions corresponding to the engaging portions 87b and 87c. Is attached to the back surface of the holding plate 87 so that the detector 89 faces one of the openings 90 and 91, and the plug 81 is held by the plug holding means 82 as shown in FIG. It is possible to detect that the plug 81 is held by the plug holding means 82 by pressing the detector 89 by the collar portion 84 in the state.

  The same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained also by the second embodiment.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims. Is possible.

12 ... Steering handle 13 ... Head pipe 14 ... Down frame 18 ... Passenger seat 28 ... Battery 31 ... Down frame cover 32 ... Leg shield 33 ... Car body cover 38 ... Charger 39 ... Charging cord 40 ... Storage part 41 ... Storage case 49 ... Opening 50 ... Lid 51, 81 ... Plug 52, 82 ... Plug Holding means F ... body frame WR ... rear wheel as drive wheel

Claims (8)

A vehicle body frame (F) having at least a head pipe (13) that supports the steering handle (12) and a down frame (14) extending rearward and downward from the head pipe (13), and the down frame (14) ) And the left and right sides of the down frame cover (31) so as to cover the legs of the occupant sitting on the occupant seat (18) from the front. A vehicle body cover (33) having at least a leg shield (32), a battery (28) supported by the vehicle body frame (F) so as to supply electric power for driving the drive wheels (WR), and an external A charger (38) supported by the vehicle body frame (F) so as to charge the battery (28) with power supplied from a power source; In saddle type electric vehicle and a charging cable (39) extending from said charger (38) so as to be connected to Kigaibu power,
An accommodating portion (40) for accommodating the charging cord (39) is provided on the down frame cover (31) along the down frame (14) in a side view, and the charging cord (39) , said accommodating part (40), a saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to claim Rukoto housed in the vertical direction so as to follow the shape of the housing part (40) so as to form a U-shape. The charging cord (39) is inverted so as to be substantially U-shaped at the lower part in the accommodating part (40) and is accommodated so as to extend upward in the accommodating part (40). The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to claim 1. The saddle riding type electric motor according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the charging cord (39) is covered with a cylindrical cover (47) at a portion accommodated in the accommodating portion (40). vehicle. The said charger (38) is arrange | positioned along the said down flame | frame (14), making it at least partially overlap with the said accommodating part (40) by a side view . The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to any one of the above. The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the charger (38) is disposed between the left and right leg shields (32). The said accommodating part (40) is formed with the said down frame cover (31) and the accommodating case (41) attached to this down frame cover (31), The any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to item 1. The down frame cover (31) is provided with an opening (49) that can be accessed in the accommodating portion (40), and a lid (50) that closes the opening (49) so that the opening (49) can be opened and closed. Plug holding means for detachably holding plugs (51, 81) provided at the ends of the charging cord (39) in the housing case (41) at a portion facing the lid (50) in a state. 52, 82) is attached. The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to claim 6 , An insertion hole (46) for passing the charging cord (39) is provided in the housing case (41) at the upper part of the housing portion (40), and the charging cord (39) passes through the insertion hole (46). The saddle-ride type electric vehicle according to claim 6 or 7 , wherein the saddle-ride type electric vehicle enters the housing portion (40) and extends downward from the insertion hole (46) during housing.

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