JP7186585B2 - Mounting structure of storage box for straddle-type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a storage box attachment structure for attaching a storage box to a rear carrier behind a seat of a straddle-type vehicle.

BACKGROUND ART There is a straddle-type vehicle such as a motorcycle in which a storage box is attached to a rear carrier behind a seat (for example, Patent Document 1). In Patent Document 1, a storage box is attached to the lower surface of a rear carrier by a fastening member from below, and a rear cowl is arranged below the storage box. In other words, the storage box of Patent Document 1 can be attached to and detached from the rear carrier only when the rear carrier is removed from the vehicle body, thereby enhancing the anti-theft property of the storage box.

Japanese Patent No. 4734205

However, in Patent Document 1, access to the storage box is poor because the rear carrier must be removed from the vehicle body in order to access the storage box. Furthermore, since the frame member constituting the rear carrier is arranged directly above the storage box, it is difficult to access the storage box from above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for a storage box for a straddle-type vehicle that allows access to the storage box without removing a rear carrier.

In order to achieve the above object, the storage box mounting structure of the present invention is a storage box mounting structure for mounting a storage box on a rear carrier behind a seat of a straddle-type vehicle, wherein the storage box is mounted from the loading surface of the rear carrier. The storage box is arranged below the storage box, and the storage box is detachably supported by the rear carrier by a fastening member. An access space is formed in which the is detachable. Here, the storage box is, for example, a case for storing an ETC vehicle-mounted device, a tool box, a case for storing a U-shaped lock, an accessory case, or the like.

According to this configuration, the storage box can be attached and detached from above through the access space. In other words, the storage box can be accessed without removing the rear carrier from the vehicle body. Therefore, the accessibility to the storage box is good.

In the present invention, an in-vehicle device may be stored in the storage box, and the in-vehicle device may be accessible from the access space. The in-vehicle device is, for example, an ETC in-vehicle device, a tool, a U-shaped lock, or the like. According to this configuration, the vehicle-mounted device can be accessed from above through the access space without removing the rear carrier. Therefore, the in-vehicle device can be easily taken in and out.

When an in-vehicle device is stored in the storage box, the storage box has a case body for storing the in-vehicle device and a lid for opening and closing an upper opening of the case body. An insertion hole through which the fastening member is inserted may be formed inside, and the case body may be fastened to the rear carrier by the fastening member from above. According to this configuration, the fastening member is not exposed to the outside, so the appearance is good.

When the storage box has the case body and the lid, the lid may be configured to be lockable. According to this configuration, unless the storage box is unlocked, the in-vehicle device and the fastening member cannot be accessed, so the anti-theft property is high.

When the storage box has the case body and the lid, the lid may be attached to the case body via a hinge provided at the front end of the case body. According to this configuration, when the vehicle is running, a force acts in the direction in which the lid body closes due to the running wind. Therefore, even if the lid body is forgotten to be closed and locked, it is difficult to open the lid body.

When the vehicle-mounted device is an ETC vehicle-mounted device, an ETC antenna may be arranged on the front side of the vehicle, and a wiring outlet for the ETC vehicle-mounted device may be provided at the front end of the storage box. According to this configuration, the wiring between the ETC vehicle-mounted device and the antenna of the ETC can be shortened.

In the present invention, the storage box may be fastened to the rear carrier via a stay, and the storage box and a loading plate may be selectively fastened to the stay of the rear carrier. According to this configuration, the stay can be shared between the case where the storage box is attached to the rear carrier and the case where the loading plate is attached.

In the present invention, the rear carrier is composed of a plurality of pipe members, a first pipe member extending in the front-rear direction is arranged on both left and right sides of the storage box, and a first pipe member extending in the vehicle width direction is arranged behind the storage box. Two pipe members may be arranged. According to this configuration, the storage box is protected by the first and second pipe members.

According to the mounting structure of the storage box of the present invention, the storage box can be accessed without removing the rear carrier.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a side view showing a motorcycle which is a type of straddle-type vehicle provided with a storage box mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention; It is a top view which shows the rear part of the same two-wheeled motor vehicle. It is a perspective view showing a rear carrier and a storage box of the same motorcycle. It is the perspective view which looked at the same rear carrier and storage box from the back diagonally downward direction. It is a perspective view which shows the same storage box. It is a top view which shows the case main body of the storage box. It is a perspective view which shows the same rear carrier and the plate for loading. It is the perspective view which looked at the same rear carrier and plate from the back diagonally downward direction.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this specification, "right" and "left" refer to "right" and "left" as seen from the driver in the vehicle.

In FIG. 1 showing the first embodiment of the present invention, a motorcycle body frame FR has a main frame 1 forming a front half and a rear frame 2 forming a rear half. The rear frame 2 is connected to the rear portion of the main frame 1 .

A front fork 6 is rotatably supported by a head pipe 4 at the front end of the main frame 1 via a steering shaft (not shown). A front wheel 8 is attached to the lower end of the front fork 6 . A handle 10 is attached to the upper end of the front fork 6 .

A swing arm bracket 12 is provided at the rear end of the main frame 1 . A front end of a swing arm 14 is supported by the swing arm bracket 12 so as to be vertically swingable. A rear wheel 16 is attached to the rear end of the swing arm 14 .

An engine E, which is a driving source, is mounted below the main frame 1 and in front of the swing arm bracket 12 . The engine E drives the rear wheels 16 via a power transmission member (not shown) such as a chain.

A fuel tank 18 is arranged on the upper part of the main frame 1, and a seat 20 on which an operator sits is attached to the rear frame 2. - 特許庁A rear cowl 21 is arranged behind the seat 20 at the rear end of the vehicle body. The rear cowl 21 covers the rear portion of the rear frame 2 from above. A rear flap 23 is connected to the lower surface of the rear cowl 21 .

A headlamp 22 and a meter unit 24 are attached to the front part of the vehicle body. The meter unit 24 is arranged in front of the steering wheel 10 and above the headlamp 22 . An ETC antenna (receiver) 26 is arranged in front of the steering wheel 10 and to the left of the meter unit 24 . The ETC antenna 26 is electrically connected to an ETC vehicle-mounted device 25, which will be described later.

The main frame 1 has a pair of left and right main frame pieces 1a, 1a extending from the top of the head block 4 toward the rear and obliquely downward. Each main frame piece 1a extends from above to the rear of the engine E, and the swing arm bracket 12 is provided at its rear end. The swing arm bracket 12 extends behind the engine E substantially vertically.

The main frame 1 further has a down frame member 1b extending downward from the lower portion of the head block 4. As shown in FIG. The down frame member 1b is a single frame piece that extends downward in front of the engine E and then branches into two pieces that extend rearward under the engine E to attach to the lower ends of the left and right swing arm brackets 12, 12, respectively. Concatenated.

The rear frame 2 has a pair of left and right rear frame pieces 2a, 2a and a pair of left and right reinforcing frame pieces 2b, 2b. Each rear frame piece 2a extends rearward and obliquely upward from the main frame piece 1a. Each reinforcing frame piece 2b extends rearward and obliquely upward from the swing arm bracket 12 and is connected to the rear frame piece 2a.

A rear carrier 28 is provided behind the seat 20 and above the rear cowl 21 . The rear carrier 28 of this embodiment is configured by joining a plurality of metal pipe members, and the upper end surface thereof constitutes a loading surface S1 on which cargo is placed. A load B is placed on the loading surface S1 of the rear carrier 28 and supported by, for example, a rubber band (not shown). The rear carrier 28 is detachably attached to the rear frame 2 by bolts 30 in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rear carrier 28 has a pair of left and right first pipe members 32, 32 extending in the longitudinal direction and a second pipe member 34 extending in the vehicle width direction. The rear ends 32a, 32a of the left and right first pipe members 32, 32 are joined to the second pipe member 34, and the first pipe members 32, 32 and the second pipe member 34 form an upward opening 35. ing.

Each first pipe member 32, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a front half portion that is greatly inclined upward toward the rear and a rear half portion that is horizontally or slightly rearward and upwardly inclined. The front half of the first pipe member 32 shown in FIG. 2 extends forward while curving outward in the vehicle width direction, and as shown in FIG. there is A bolt 30 is inserted through the first attachment portion 32b from the outside in the vehicle width direction and is fastened to a screw hole (not shown) provided in the rear frame 2 .

The rear carrier 28 further includes a first reinforcement pipe member 38 that connects the front-rear middle portions 32c of the left and right first pipe members 32; It has a pair of left and right outer pipe members 40 , 40 connecting both ends of the member 34 . The left and right outer pipe members 40, 40 are positioned outside the left and right first pipe members 32, 32 in the vehicle width direction. In the present embodiment, the first reinforcing pipe member 38 and the outer pipe member 40 are joined to the first pipe member 32 at positions close to each other (front-back direction middle portion 32c), but they may be separated.

The front half and rear half of the first pipe member 32 are connected by the second reinforcing pipe member 42 shown in FIG. The second reinforcing pipe member 42 extends rearward from the front half of the first pipe member 32 , curves upward, and is joined to the lower surface of the rear half of the first pipe member 32 . The front end of the second reinforcing pipe member 42 is joined to the front side of the first pipe member 32 relative to the front-rear intermediate portion 32c. A second mounting portion 42a is provided on the lower surface of the second reinforcing pipe member 42 shown in FIG. A bolt 30 is inserted through the second attachment portion 42 a from the outside in the vehicle width direction and is fastened to a screw hole (not shown) provided in the rear frame 2 .

The rear half of the first pipe member 32 and the outer pipe member 40 are connected by a third reinforcing pipe member 45 . The third reinforcing pipe 45 extends rearward from the rear half of the first pipe member 32 while being inclined outward.

The rear half of the first pipe member 32 and the upper surface of the second pipe member 34 constitute a loading surface S1. In this embodiment, the upper surface of the outer pipe member 40 also constitutes the loading surface S1. Thereby, the width of the stacking surface S1 can be increased. In this embodiment, the second pipe member 34 and the outer pipe member 40 are composed of a single pipe, but they may be formed separately and connected. Also, the outer pipe member 40 may be omitted. In this embodiment, the pipe members 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 45 are joined by welding. Each pipe member 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 45 is formed of a cylindrical pipe. The structure of the rear carrier 28 is not limited to that of this embodiment.

A storage box 46 is attached to the rear carrier 28 in FIG. The storage box 46 is arranged below the loading surface S<b>1 of the rear carrier 28 . That is, the upper surface 46a of the storage box 46 shown in FIG. 1 is located below the loading surface S1. The lower surface 46b of the storage box 46 and the upper surface of the rear cowl 21 are close to each other in the vertical direction.

The storage box 46 of this embodiment is a case for storing the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25, which is a type of vehicle-mounted device. However, the storage box 46 is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a tool box for storing tools (in-vehicle device), a case for storing a U-shaped lock (in-vehicle device), an accessory case, or the like.

The storage box 46 is detachably supported on the rear carrier 28 by fastening members 48 (FIG. 5) such as bolts. Specifically, the storage box 46 is fastened to the rear carrier 28 via stays 50 . As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, four stays 50 are provided and attached to the rear carrier 28 by welding. A weld nut 50 a is fixed to the lower surface of each stay 50 . A portion of the bottom surface of the storage box 46 to which the fastening member 48 (FIG. 5) is fastened is recessed upward. Thereby, interference between the fastening member 48 and the rear cowl 21 (FIG. 1) can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 5, the storage box 46 has a case body 52 in which the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 is stored, and a lid body 54 that opens and closes the upper opening of the case body 52 . The lid 54 is attached to the case body 52 via a hinge 56 provided at the front end of the case body 52 .

An insertion hole 55 through which the fastening member 48 is inserted is formed inside the case body 52 . In other words, the fastening member 48 is inserted through the insertion hole 55 of the case body 52 from above and is fastened to the weld nut 50 a of the stay 50 . The case body 52 is thereby fastened to the rear carrier 28 . However, the fastening member 48 may be arranged outside the case main body 52 instead of inside, and the storage box 46 may be fastened to the rear carrier 28 from the outside of the storage box 46 .

The ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 incorporates an ETC card (payment machine), and is attached to the inner surface of the case body 52 by adhesive means such as double-sided tape. As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 is completely waterproof, and drain holes 58 are provided at the four corners of the case body 52 of the storage box. If the vehicle-mounted device (the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 in this embodiment) is not completely waterproof, the storage box 46 may have a completely waterproof structure.

As can be seen from FIG. 2, the first pipe members 32, 32 extending in the front-rear direction are arranged on both left and right sides of the storage box 46, and the second pipe member 34 extending in the vehicle width direction is arranged on the rear side of the storage box 46. It is That is, the storage box 46 is exposed from the opening 35 in plan view. A first reinforcing pipe member 38 extending in the vehicle width direction is arranged on the front side of the storage box 46 . In this embodiment, the upper surface of the storage box 46 is located above the upper surface of the first reinforcing pipe member 38 .

In other words, an access space SP is formed above the storage box 46 so that the storage box 46 can be attached and detached by accessing the fastening member 48 from above the loading surface S1. In this embodiment, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 can also be accessed from the access space SP.

As shown in FIG. 5, an engaging portion 62 is provided at the rear end portion of the interior of the case main body 52 . The engaging portion 62 has an upright wall 62a rising from the bottom surface of the case body 52, a ceiling wall 62b connected to the upright wall 62a, and an opening 62c formed in the front. The standing wall 62a and the ceiling wall 62b form an entry space into which a locking piece 65, which will be described later, enters, and the locking piece 65 is inserted into and removed from the entry space through the opening 62c.

The lid body 54 is configured to be lockable. Locking of the lid body 54 is, for example, a key lock type. Specifically, a key lock device 60 is attached to the rear surface (inner surface) of the lid 54 . The key lock device 60 has a key insertion opening 60 a which is exposed on the upper surface of the lid 54 . In this embodiment, the insertion port 60a is covered with a rubber cover 64 that can be opened and closed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the insertion port 60a from being covered with mud. By inserting the key into the insertion port 60a and rotating it, it is possible to switch between the locked state and the unlocked state.

The key lock device 60 has the locking piece 65 that rotates in conjunction with the key rotation operation. The locking piece 65 enters the entering space of the engaging portion 62 in the locked state. In this state, the locking piece 65 contacts the ceiling wall 62b of the engaging portion 62, so that the lid 54 cannot be opened. In the released state, the locking piece 65 is withdrawn from the entry space of the engaging portion 62 . In this state, the lid 54 can be opened. FIG. 6 shows the locking piece 65 in the released state.

A wiring (cable) 66 is connected to the front surface of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 . The wiring 66 is connected to the front surface of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 via a connector 68 (FIG. 6). A wiring 66 connects the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 and the ETC antenna 26 (FIG. 1) on the front side of the vehicle body. A wiring outlet 69 is provided at the front end of the storage box 46 , more specifically, at the front wall of the case body 52 .

A sealing material 71 made of an elastic material such as rubber is detachably attached to the front wall of the case main body 52 at the wiring outlet 69 of the present embodiment. A through hole 69 a into which the wiring 66 is inserted is formed in the wiring outlet 69 . A slit may be provided so as to be connected to the through hole 69a so that the wiring 66 can be easily inserted.

Installation of the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 in the storage box 46 is performed in the following procedure. With the wiring 66 connected to the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 via a connector, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 is attached to the case body 52 , and the sealing material 71 is engaged with the wiring outlet 69 of the case body 52 . As a result, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 is installed in the storage box 46 . Alternatively, after attaching the ETC on-board device 25 to the case body 52 , the wiring 66 may be connector-connected to the ETC on-board device 25 and the sealing material 71 may be engaged with the wiring outlet 69 .

Next, the access procedure from the access space SP to the storage box 46, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25, etc. will be described. First, the rubber cover 64 in FIG. 2 is opened, a key (not shown) is inserted into the insertion opening 60 of the key lock device 60, and rotated in the direction of arrow AR1. As a result, as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, the locking piece 65 of the key lock device 60 is disengaged from the engaging portion 62 to release the lock.

This unlocking enables the lid 54 to be opened and closed, and the lid 54 is opened as shown in FIG. When the lid body 54 is completely opened, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 and the fastening member 48 are exposed upward from the opening 35 (FIG. 2) of the rear carrier 28, as shown in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to attach/detach the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 to/from the storage box 46 and to operate the fastening member 48 to attach/detach the storage box 46 to/from the vehicle body from the access space SP.

As shown in FIG. 7, a loading plate 70 on which cargo is loaded can be attached to the rear carrier 28 instead of the storage box 46 . That is, the storage box 46 and the loading plate 70 can be selectively fastened to the rear carrier 28 . The plate 70 is made of, for example, a plate material made of aluminum, and its upper surface is flush with the aforementioned loading surface S1. In this embodiment, the plate 70 is selectively fastened to the stay 50 shared with the storage box 46 as follows.

As shown in FIG. 8 , when fastening the plate 70 to the rear carrier 28 , a long bolt 74 is used through a cylindrical collar 72 . Specifically, a collar 72 is interposed between the lower surface of plate 70 and the upper surface of stay 50 . In this state, the bolt 74 is inserted through the hollow portion of the collar 72 from above and tightened to the weld nut 50 a of the stay 50 . Thereby, the plate 70 is detachably attached to the rear carrier 28 . The head of the bolt 74 is set so as not to protrude above the loading surface S1 in FIG.

According to the above configuration, the storage box 46 can be attached and detached from above through the access space SP shown in FIG. That is, the storage box 46 can be accessed without removing the rear carrier 28 from the vehicle body. Therefore, accessibility to the storage box 46 is good.

Also, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 stored in the storage box 46 can be accessed from the access space SP. Therefore, the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 can be attached and detached without removing the rear carrier 28, and workability and maintainability are good.

A fastening member 48 shown in FIG. 5 is positioned inside the case body 52 of the storage box 46, and the storage box 46 is fastened to the rear carrier 28 by operating the fastening member 48 from above through the access space SP. . As a result, the fastening member 48 is not exposed to the outside, so the appearance is good.

Also, the lid body 54 is configured to be lockable. That is, unless the lid 54 is unlocked and opened, the ETC on-board unit 25 and the fastening member 48 cannot be accessed. Therefore, it is difficult to remove the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 from the case main body 52 and the storage box 46 from the vehicle body without a key. This improves anti-theft performance.

The lid 54 is attached to the case body 52 via a hinge 56 provided at the front end of the case body 52 . As a result, a force acts in the direction of closing the lid body 54 due to running wind, so that the lid body 54 is difficult to open even if the lid body 54 is forgotten to be closed and locked.

An ETC antenna 26 ( FIG. 1 ) is arranged on the front side of the vehicle, and a wiring outlet 69 for the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 is provided at the front end of the storage box 46 . As a result, the wiring 66 between the ETC vehicle-mounted device 25 and the antenna 26 can be shortened, and the wiring work is easy.

First pipe members 32, 32 extending in the front-rear direction are arranged on both left and right sides of the storage box 46 shown in FIG. . The storage box 46 is protected by these first and second pipe members 32 and 34 .

The storage box 46 and the loading plate 70 of FIG. 7 can be selectively fastened to the stay 50 of the rear carrier 28 . Specifically, the stay 50 for attaching the storage box 46 shown in FIG. 4 and the stay 50 for attaching the plate 70 shown in FIG. 8 are shared. As a result, it is possible to switch between a storage box mounting type and a loading plate mounting type without changing the vehicle body side (rear carrier 28).

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various additions, changes, or deletions are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, a motorcycle has been described, but the mounting structure of the storage box of the present invention can also be applied to straddle-type vehicles other than motorcycles, such as tricycles and four-wheel buggies. Accordingly, such are also included within the scope of this invention.

20 seat 25 ETC onboard device (onboard device)
26 ETC antenna 28 rear carrier 32 first pipe member 34 second pipe member 46 storage box 48 fastening member 50 stay 52 case main body 54 cover 55 insertion hole 56 hinge 69 wiring outlet 70 plate S1 loading surface SP access space

Claims (6)

A storage box attachment structure for attaching a storage box to a rear carrier behind a seat of a straddle-type vehicle,
The storage box is arranged below the loading surface of the rear carrier,
The storage box is detachably supported on the rear carrier by a fastening member,
An access space is formed above the storage box in which the fastening member can be accessed from above the loading surface and the storage box can be attached and detached,
An in-vehicle device is stored in the storage box,
The in-vehicle device is configured to be accessible from the access space,
The storage box has a case body for storing the in-vehicle device and a lid for opening and closing an upper opening of the case body,
An insertion hole through which the fastening member is inserted is formed inside the case body,
The case body is fastened to the rear carrier by the fastening member from above,
The mounting structure of the storage box, wherein the lid body is configured to be lockable. 2. The storage box attachment structure according to claim 1 , wherein said lid is attached to said case body via a hinge provided at the front end of said case body. 3. The mounting structure for a storage box according to claim 1 , wherein said vehicle-mounted device is an ETC vehicle-mounted device. In the storage box mounting structure according to claim 3 , the ETC antenna is arranged on the front side of the vehicle,
A mounting structure for a storage box, wherein a wiring outlet for the ETC vehicle-mounted device is provided at a front end of the storage box. The storage box mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the storage box is fastened to the rear carrier via a stay,
A mounting structure for a storage box, wherein the storage box and a plate for loading can be selectively fastened to the stay of the rear carrier. 6. The storage box mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the rear carrier is composed of a plurality of pipe members,
First pipe members extending in the front-rear direction are arranged on both left and right sides of the storage box,
A mounting structure for a storage box in which a second pipe member extending in the vehicle width direction is arranged on the rear side of the storage box.

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