JP7214683B2 - saddle-riding vehicle - Google Patents

Description

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

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is a saddle-ride type vehicle that includes a seat arranged to block an upper opening of a storage box. In this type of saddle-ride type vehicle, the front end of the seat is supported by parts on the vehicle body via a hinge mechanism so that the upper opening of the storage box can be opened and closed. For example, a saddle-ride type vehicle described in Patent Document 1 below includes a seat having a seat cushion portion that forms a seat surface and a seat bottom plate portion that is provided on the lower surface of the seat cushion portion and supports the seat cushion portion. , a hinge mechanism is attached to the front end of the seat bottom plate.

WO2018/180033

By the way, when the hinge mechanism contacts the passenger seated on the seat directly or via the flexible cushion portion, the passenger feels a foreign object. For this reason, it is desirable to arrange the hinge mechanism so that it does not come into contact with the occupant in order to suppress deterioration of seating comfort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a saddle-ride type vehicle in which a seat can be rotatably provided without impairing the seating comfort.

The straddle-type vehicle of the present invention comprises a seat bottom plate (60) having a peripheral edge (61) overlapping an opening edge of a storage box (8) and a main portion (71) located inside the peripheral edge (61). a resin cover (80) covering the seat bottom plate (60) from the front; a cushion portion (85) arranged behind the resin cover (80); ) and the front portion (72) of the main portion (71), and a hinge member (92) disposed between the seat bottom plate (60) and the resin cover (80); The hinge member (92) is attached to the upper surface of the peripheral edge (61) .

According to the present invention, the hinge member can be covered from the outside with the resin cover. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occupant from contacting the hinge member directly or via the flexible cushion portion. Therefore, the seat can be rotatably provided without impairing the seating comfort.

In the straddle-type vehicle, the storage box (8) is arranged below the seat bottom plate (60), and the hinge member (92) is arranged outside the storage box (8). good too.

According to the present invention, since the rotation axis of the hinge member is provided outside the storage box, the capacity of the storage box can be secured.

In the saddle type vehicle described above, the cushion portion (85) includes a cushion material (86) supported by the seat bottom plate (60) and arranged behind the resin cover (80) ; The seat bottom plate (60) has a protrusion (76) that protrudes upward and extends between the resin cover (80) and the cushion material ( 86 ). may have.

According to the present invention, the protrusion can divide the seat bottom plate into a portion where the resin cover is arranged and a portion where the cushion material is arranged, without dividing the seat bottom plate. Therefore, the number of parts of the seat bottom plate can be reduced.

In the straddle-type vehicle described above, the seat bottom plate (60) may be formed of a single member and fastened to the hinge member (92) at its front end.

According to the present invention, since the attachment portion to the hinge member is provided at the front end portion of the seat bottom plate, which is a single member, a wide effective area of the seat bottom plate can be ensured.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a saddle-ride type vehicle in which the seat can be rotatably provided without impairing the seating comfort.

1 is a left side view of a motorcycle according to an embodiment; FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along the vehicle width center of the storage box and the seat according to the embodiment; 1 is a perspective view showing a storage box and a seat according to an embodiment; FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the hinge mechanism periphery which concerns on embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that directions such as front, rear, up, down, left, and right in the following description are the same as the directions of the vehicle described below. That is, the vertical direction corresponds to the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction corresponds to the vehicle width direction. In the drawings used for the following description, an arrow UP indicates upward, an arrow FR indicates forward, and an arrow LH indicates leftward.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of the motorcycle according to the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the motorcycle 1 of the present embodiment is a scooter-type saddle-riding vehicle having a step floor 12 on which a rider seated on a seat 7 puts his/her feet. A motorcycle 1 is supported by a body frame 2, a front wheel 3 steerably supported by the body frame 2, a swing-type power unit 4 supported by the body frame 2 so as to be vertically swingable, and the power unit 4. The vehicle includes a rear wheel 5, a vehicle body cover 6 forming the outer shell of the vehicle, a seat 7 on which an occupant sits, and a storage box 8 arranged below the seat 7. - 特許庁

The body frame 2 includes a head pipe 21 , a down frame 22 , a pair of left and right lower frames 23 , a pair of left and right sub-frames 24 , and a pair of left and right rear frames 25 . The head pipe 21 is provided at the front end of the vehicle body frame 2 . The down frame 22 extends downward and rearward from the head pipe 21 . A pair of lower frames 23 extend rearward from the lower end of the down frame 22 . A pair of sub-frames 24 extends in the front-rear direction above the lower frame 23 . A pair of sub-frames 24 connects the down frame 22 and a pair of lower frames 23 . However, the pair of subframes may be connected to the head pipe at the front ends. A stay 26 to which a hinge mechanism 90 (see FIG. 2) is coupled, which will be described later, extends upward from each sub-frame 24 . The pair of rear frames 25 extends rearward and upward from the pair of sub-frames 24 and is supported by the rear end portions of the pair of lower frames 23 .

The front wheel 3 is pivotally supported by the lower ends of a pair of left and right front forks 31 . Upper ends of the pair of front forks 31 are connected by a bottom bridge 32 extending in the vehicle width direction. The front fork 31 is steerably supported by the head pipe 21 via a steering stem 33 fixed to the bottom bridge 32 . A handlebar 34 for steering is attached to the upper portion of the steering stem 33 .

Power unit 4 is supported by lower frame 23 . The power unit 4 drives rear wheels 5 which are drive wheels. The power unit 4 includes an engine 4 a that is an internal combustion engine, and a transmission device 4 b that transmits the driving force generated by the engine 4 a to the rear wheels 5 .

The vehicle body cover 6 is composed of a plurality of exterior panels. The vehicle body cover 6 includes a front cover portion 41 covering the head pipe 21 and the down frame 22 , a lower cover portion 42 covering the lower frame 23 and the sub-frame 24 , and a rear cover portion 43 covering the rear frame 25 . The front cover portion 41 includes leg shields that cover the legs of the rider from the front. The rear cover portion 43 covers the rear frame 25 from the outside in the vehicle width direction below the seat 7 . A storage box 8 is arranged inside the rear cover portion 43 . The lower cover portion 42 is arranged between the front cover portion 41 and the rear cover portion 43 . The lower cover portion 42 constitutes the step floor 12 . The lower cover portion 42 includes a center tunnel 44 projecting upward between the left and right step floors 12 . The center tunnel 44 covers the subframe 24 from the outside in the vehicle width direction and from above. The center tunnel 44 extends in the front-rear direction along the vehicle width center C (see FIG. 3 ) of the vehicle and continues to the front cover portion 41 and the rear cover portion 43 . A space above the center tunnel 44 between the front cover portion 41 and the rear cover portion 43 serves as a straddle space K when the driver straddles the vehicle body. It should be noted that the plurality of exterior panels that constitute the vehicle body cover 6 do not have to be divided for each cover portion described above, and may be arranged so as to straddle the boundaries of the cover portions.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the storage box and the seat along the vehicle width center according to the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the storage box 8 is formed so as to be able to store items such as helmets and tools. The storage box 8 is formed in a container shape having an upper opening 51 that opens upward. Storage box 8 is fixed to rear frame 25 . The storage box 8 has an upper opening 51 closed with an openable sheet 7 . In the illustrated example, an opening 52 independent of the upper opening 51 is formed in the front part of the storage box 8, but this opening 52 is closed by a member (not shown), and the space inside the storage box 8 is closed by the upper part. The surroundings except the opening 51 are surrounded. However, the storage box 8 may not have the front opening 52 .

The seat 7 closes the upper opening 51 of the storage box 8 so as to be openable. In this embodiment, the seat 7 is of a double-seat type and elongated in the front-rear direction. The seat 7 includes a bottom plate 60 (seat bottom plate) that openably closes the upper opening 51 of the storage box 8 , and a resin cover 80 and a cushion portion 85 that cover the bottom plate 60 .

The bottom plate 60 is made of hard resin material, for example. The entire bottom plate 60 is formed from a single member. The bottom plate 60 is formed in an elliptical shape elongated in the front-rear direction when viewed from above, corresponding to the overall shape of the seat 7 . The bottom plate 60 includes a peripheral edge portion 61 overlapping the opening edge of the upper opening 51 of the storage box 8 and a main portion 71 located inside the peripheral edge portion 61 . The peripheral edge portion 61 extends over the entire outer periphery of the bottom plate 60 . The peripheral edge portion 61 follows the shape of the opening edge of the upper opening 51 of the storage box 8 and has a forward-downward shape. A recess 62 (see FIG. 4) through which a part of the seat-side hinge portion 92 (described later) passes is formed in the front edge of the peripheral portion 61 . The concave portion 62 is recessed rearward above the vehicle width center C (see FIG. 3) in a plan view.

The main portion 71 includes a front portion 72 covered with a resin cover 80, a front cushion support portion 73 supporting a portion of the cushion portion 85 on which the rider sits from below, and a portion of the cushion portion 85 on which the passenger sits downward. and a rear cushion support portion 74 that supports from. The front portion 72 is arranged to face the straddle space K (see FIG. 1) through the resin cover 80 . The front portion 72 extends rearwardly upward from the inner peripheral edge of the peripheral edge portion 61 in a cross section orthogonal to the vehicle width direction. The front portion 72 is formed to bulge forward and upward from the peripheral edge portion 61 in a side view.

The front cushion support portion 73 is formed behind the front portion 72 . The front cushion support portion 73 extends rearward from the rear edge of the front portion 72 inside the peripheral edge portion 61 . In the illustrated example, the front half portion of the front cushion support portion 73 bulges above the peripheral edge portion 61 in side view, and the rear half portion of the front cushion support portion 73 is recessed below the peripheral edge portion 61 in side view. However, the shape of the front cushion support portion 73 is not limited to this.

The rear cushion support portion 74 is formed behind and above the front cushion support portion 73 . The rear cushion support portion 74 extends forward from the inner peripheral edge of the rear end portion of the peripheral edge portion 61 . The rear cushion support portion 74 bulges upward from the peripheral portion 61 in a side view.

The bottom plate 60 has a stepped portion 75 extending rearward and upward at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction. Note that the term "intermediate" includes not only the center between both ends of the target, but also the inner range between the two ends of the target. The stepped portion 75 is arranged between the front cushion support portion 73 and the rear cushion support portion 74 . The stepped portion 75 extends rearward and upward from the rear edge of the front cushion support portion 73 and connects to the front edge of the rear cushion support portion 74 . However, the stepped portion 75 may extend upward from the rear edge of the front cushion support portion 73 and connect to the front edge of the rear cushion support portion 74 .

In addition, the bottom plate 60 includes projecting ribs 76 (protrusions) projecting upward. The projecting rib 76 is arranged along the boundary between the front portion 72 of the main portion 71 of the bottom plate 60 and the front cushion support portion 73 . The projecting rib 76 extends between the resin cover 80 and a cushion member 86 of the cushion portion 85, which will be described later. The projecting rib 76 crosses the main portion 71 in the vehicle width direction so as to intersect the vehicle width center C (see also FIG. 4).

The resin cover 80 faces the straddle space K. The resin cover 80 is integrally formed of a hard resin material as a single member. The resin cover 80 covers the bottom plate 60 from the front. More specifically, the resin cover 80 covers the front portion 72 of the main portion 71 of the bottom plate 60 and the portion of the peripheral portion 61 of the bottom plate 60 projecting from the front portion 72 of the main portion 71 (see FIG. 4). there is The resin cover 80 overlaps a portion of the bottom plate 60 that is covered with the resin cover 80 from the front in plan view. The resin cover 80 is fastened to the bottom plate 60 on the lower surface side. However, the method of fixing the resin cover 80 and the bottom plate 60 is not limited to this.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a storage box and a seat according to the embodiment;
As shown in FIG. 3 , the resin cover 80 includes a front wall portion 81 extending along the vehicle width center C, and a pair of side wall portions 82 extending outward and rearward from the front wall portion 81 in the vehicle width direction. The front wall portion 81 extends rearward and upward. The front wall portion 81 is formed in a U shape that opens downward and rearward in a cross-sectional view. The front wall portion 81 protrudes forward and downward from the side wall portion 82 and protrudes rearward and upward from the side wall portion 82 . The pair of side wall portions 82 protrude outward and rearward in the vehicle width direction from side edges of the front wall portion 81 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the cushion portion 85 is arranged behind the resin cover 80 . The cushion portion 85 is formed of a cushion material 86 having cushioning properties and a skin material 87 covering the cushion material 86 . The cushion material 86 is made of soft urethane foam, for example. However, the material of the cushion material 86 is not particularly limited, and the cushion material 86 may be formed of a member having cushioning properties. The cushion material 86 is placed on the front cushion support portion 73 and the rear cushion support portion 74 of the bottom plate 60 . In the illustrated example, the cushion material 86 is arranged continuously over the front cushion support portion 73 , the step portion 75 , and the rear cushion support portion 74 . The cushion material 86 is positioned by bringing the front end portion into contact with the projecting rib 76 from behind. The skin material 87 is made of synthetic leather, for example. The front part of the peripheral edge of the upholstery material 87 is arranged so as to cover the entire protruding rib 76 from the front and is locked to the protruding rib 76 via a staple (not shown). However, attachment of the upholstery material 87 to the protruding ribs 76 is not limited to locking by staples, and may be, for example, adhesion or sewing. The cushion portion 85 forms a seating portion for the rider above the front cushion support portion 73 and forms a seating portion for the passenger above the rear cushion support portion 74 . The cushion portion 85 may be divided into a portion forming the rider's seat and a portion forming the passenger's seat.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the periphery of the hinge mechanism according to the embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 , the seat 7 is rotatably provided with respect to the vehicle body frame 2 by a hinge mechanism 90 . A hinge mechanism 90 is coupled to the front end of the seat 7 . The hinge mechanism 90 rotates the seat 7 between a closed position where the seat 7 closes the storage box 8 and an open position where the seat 7 opens the storage box 8 . The hinge mechanism 90 biases the seat 7 in the direction from the closed position to the open position. The hinge mechanism 90 includes a seat-side hinge portion 92 (hinge member) attached to the bottom plate 60 of the seat 7, a vehicle-side hinge portion 95 attached to the vehicle body frame 2, the seat-side hinge portion 92, and the vehicle-side hinge portion 95. and a biasing member 96 interposed between.

The seat-side hinge portion 92 is arranged between the bottom plate 60 of the seat 7 and the resin cover 80 . Specifically, the seat-side hinge portion 92 has an upper portion positioned between the bottom plate 60 and the resin cover 80 in the front-rear direction, and a lower portion positioned between the storage box 8 and the resin cover 80 in the front-rear direction. are placed in The entire seat-side hinge portion 92 is covered from the front and above with a resin cover 80 . At least a portion of the seat-side hinge portion 92 located above the bottom plate 60 is covered with a resin cover 80 from the outside in the vehicle width direction.

The seat-side hinge portion 92 includes a connecting portion 93 connected to the front end portion of the bottom plate 60 and a connecting portion 94 connected to the vehicle body-side hinge portion 95 . The coupling portion 93 is arranged above the peripheral portion 61 of the bottom plate 60 . The coupling portion 93 is fastened to the upper surface of the peripheral portion 61 . The coupling portion 93 extends from the vehicle width center C along the boundary between the peripheral portion 61 and the front portion 72 of the main portion 71 and surrounds the front edge of the front portion 72 of the main portion 71 . The connecting portion 94 extends forward and downward from the connecting portion 93 inside the front wall portion 81 of the resin cover 80 . The connecting portion 94 extends along the vehicle width center C from the vehicle width direction central portion of the coupling portion 93 . The connecting portion 94 passes through the recess 62 of the peripheral portion 61 of the bottom plate 60 . The connecting portion 94 extends to a position below the bottom plate 60 and in front of the storage box 8 . The connecting portion 94 extends with a substantially constant width when viewed from the front. The connecting portion 94 is formed in a U shape opening downward and rearward in a cross-sectional view. The connecting portion 94 is connected to the vehicle body-side hinge portion 95 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis O. As shown in FIG. The rotation axis O is positioned in front of the storage box 8 and outside the bottom plate 60 in plan view.

The vehicle body side hinge portion 95 is arranged rearwardly and downwardly of the connecting portion 94 of the seat side hinge portion 92 . The vehicle body side hinge portion 95 is arranged in front of the storage box 8 . The vehicle body side hinge portion 95 is coupled to the stay 26 (see FIG. 1) of the vehicle body frame 2 . However, the vehicle body side hinge portion 95 may be fixedly arranged with respect to the vehicle body frame 2, and may be attached to the vehicle body frame 2 via at least one member, for example.

The biasing member 96 biases the seat side hinge portion 92 against the vehicle body side hinge portion 95 . The biasing member 96 is, for example, a torsion coil spring. The biasing member 96 biases the seat side hinge portion 92 counterclockwise about the rotation axis O with respect to the vehicle body side hinge portion 95 in a left side view.

As described above, the motorcycle 1 of this embodiment includes the resin cover 80 that covers the bottom plate 60 of the seat 7 from the front, and the seat that is attached to the bottom plate 60 and arranged between the bottom plate 60 and the resin cover 80. and a side hinge portion 92 . With this configuration, the seat-side hinge portion 92 can be covered with the resin cover 80 from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the passenger from contacting the seat-side hinge portion 92 directly or via the flexible cushion portion 85 during boarding. Therefore, the seat 7 can be rotatably provided without impairing the seating comfort. In addition, it is possible to prevent the passenger from contacting the seat-side hinge portion 92 directly or via the flexible cushion portion 85 not only during boarding but also when stepping over the vehicle body when getting on and off the vehicle.

The seat-side hinge portion 92 is arranged outside the storage box 8 . According to this configuration, since the rotation axis O of the seat-side hinge portion 92 is provided outside the storage box 8, the capacity of the storage box 8 can be secured.

The bottom plate 60 has a protruding rib 76 that protrudes upward and extends between the resin cover 80 and the cushion material 86 . According to this configuration, the projecting rib 76 can divide the bottom plate 60 into a portion where the resin cover 80 is arranged and a portion where the cushion material 86 is arranged without dividing the bottom plate 60 . Therefore, the number of parts of the bottom plate 60 can be reduced. In addition, since the cushioning material 86 can be positioned by bringing the cushioning material 86 into contact with the protruding ribs 76, the workability of attaching the skin material 87 covering the cushioning material 86 to the bottom plate 60 can be improved.

The bottom plate 60 is formed of a single member, and is fastened to the seat-side hinge portion 92 at its front end. Therefore, since the front end portion of the bottom plate 60, which is a single member, is provided with an attachment portion to the seat-side hinge portion 92, a wide effective area of the bottom plate 60 can be secured.

The bottom plate 60 has a step portion 75 extending rearward and upward at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction. The bottom plate 60 is entirely made of a single material, so that it is made of a single member from the front to the rear of the stepped portion 75 . According to this configuration, the rider's seat and the passenger's seat are provided on both sides of the stepped portion 75 , and the rider's seat and the passenger's seat can be formed by the single bottom plate 60 . Therefore, the weight of the bottom plate 60 can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which the bottom plate 60 is made of different members for the rider's seating portion and the passenger's seating portion.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments described with reference to the drawings, and various modifications are conceivable within its technical scope. For example, the present invention is applicable not only to motorcycles, but also to three-wheeled motor vehicles or four-wheeled motor vehicles such as buggies and ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles).

Further, in the above embodiment, the seat 7 is of a double-seat type, but the present invention may be applied to a motorcycle having a single-seat type seat. Also, the present invention may be applied to vehicles that do not have a center tunnel.

In the above-described embodiment, the bottom plate 60 of the seat 7 is provided to open and close the upper opening 51 of the storage box 8 formed in the shape of a container. is not limited to For example, the storage section may be formed so as to partition the article storage space by a frame member such as a seat frame.

In the above-described embodiment, only the upper portion of the seat-side hinge portion 92 is positioned between the bottom plate 60 and the resin cover 80 in the front-rear direction. It may be arranged so as to be positioned between the bottom plate 60 and the resin cover 80 .

Also, in the illustrated example, a plurality of ribs are provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 60 of the seat 7, but the presence or absence and arrangement of the ribs may be changed as appropriate.

In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the components in the above-described embodiments with well-known components without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Motorcycle (saddle type vehicle) 8... Storage box (storage part) 60... Bottom plate (seat bottom plate) 76... Projection rib (projection) 80... Resin cover 86... Cushion material 92... Seat side hinge part (hinge member )

Claims (4)

a seat bottom plate (60) comprising a peripheral edge (61) overlapping the opening edge of the storage box (8) and a main part (71) located inside the peripheral edge (61);
a resin cover (80) covering the seat bottom plate (60) from the front;
a cushion portion (85) arranged behind the resin cover (80);
extending from the vehicle width center (C) along the boundary between the peripheral edge (61) and the front portion (72) of the main portion (71) and between the seat bottom plate (60) and the resin cover (80) a hinge member (92) positioned at
with
The hinge member (92) is attached to the upper surface of the peripheral edge (61),
A straddle-type vehicle characterized by: The storage box (8) is arranged below the seat bottom plate (60) ,
The hinge member (92) is arranged outside the storage box (8),
The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cushion portion (85) is supported by the seat bottom plate (60) and includes a cushion material (86) arranged behind the resin cover (80) and a skin material (87) covering the cushion material (86). ) and
The seat bottom plate (60) has a protrusion (76) that protrudes upward and extends between the resin cover (80) and the cushion material (86),
The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The seat bottom plate (60) is formed of a single member and is fastened to the hinge member (92) at its front end,
The straddle-type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:

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