JP7357024B2 - Windshield device for saddle type vehicles - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a windshield device for a saddle type vehicle.

Patent Document 1 discloses a fixing member attached to a head pipe constituting a vehicle body, a rear cover part attached to the fixing member, a meter attached to the rear cover part, and a front cover part attached to the fixing member. A windshield device is disclosed that includes a windshield member and a windshield member attached to a front cover portion. Patent Document 2 discloses a windshield device including a meter stay attached to a vehicle body, a meter panel attached to the meter stay, a variable screen structure attached to the meter stay, and a windshield member supported by the variable screen structure. is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-045054 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2014-184787

In both Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a structure that supports a meter and a structure that supports a windshield member are attached to a vehicle body independently of each other. Therefore, there is a problem that the assembly work becomes complicated.

In view of the above background, an object of the present invention is to facilitate the assembly work of a windshield device 1 to a vehicle body 2.

In order to solve the above problems, an aspect of the present invention provides a windshield device (1) for a saddle-ride type vehicle (3), which includes a base (4) fixed to a vehicle body (2), and a base (4) fixed to a vehicle body (2). A meter bracket (6) that is attached to a mounting portion provided at the rear of the meter bracket (6) that supports a meter (5) that displays vehicle information, and a guide portion (15) provided on the base (4) so as to be movable. a holder (8) that supports the windshield member (7), a windshield member (7) attached to the holder (8), a base-side fastening portion (10) of the mounting portion, and the meter bracket ( 6) and a bracket side fastening part (13) which is fastened to the base side fastening part (10) by a fastening member.

According to this aspect, since the meter bracket and holder can be attached in advance to the mounting part and guide part provided on the base, all that is needed is to attach the base, making assembly to the vehicle body easy. become.

In the above aspect, the mounting portion further includes a locking hole (9), and the meter bracket (6) further includes a protrusion (11) inserted into the locking hole (9). Also good.

According to this aspect, the meter bracket can be easily attached to the base by inserting the protrusion into the locking hole and fastening the base-side fastening part and the bracket-side fastening part. In addition, since the fastening work is performed after locking, the meter bracket does not wobble and the fastening work can be performed stably.

In the above aspect, the base-side fastening part (10) may have a fastening hole (10A), and the axis of the fastening hole (10A) may be arranged perpendicular to the axis of the locking hole (9).

According to this aspect, since the axis of the fastening hole and the axis of the locking hole are arranged perpendicularly, the rigidity of the attachment portion of the base and the meter bracket can be increased.

In the above aspect, the axis of the locking hole (9) may extend vertically, and the axis of the fastening hole (10A) may extend horizontally.

According to this aspect, since the axis of the locking hole extends vertically, the connection between the locking hole and the protrusion is stably maintained. Moreover, the meter bracket is stably supported on the base by locking from the top and bottom and fastening from the left and right. Furthermore, since fastening members such as bolts are not visible from the meter side, the appearance is not impaired.

In the above aspect, the meter bracket (6) has a plate-shaped main body (21) facing front and back, the protrusion (11) is provided at a lower part of the main body (21), and the bracket side The section (13) may be provided at the upper part of the main body section (21).

According to this aspect, the upper and lower parts of the meter bracket are supported by the base, so that the meter bracket can be stably fastened to the base. Moreover, since the upper part can be fastened after locking the lower part, the meter bracket does not wobble and the locking work can be performed stably.

In the above aspect, the bracket-side fastening part (13) may be provided on a plate part (23) that projects forward from the upper part of the main body part (21).

According to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the bracket-side fastening portion from interfering with the meter.

In the above aspect, the bracket-side fastening portion (13) is preferably exposed when viewed from the left and right directions.

According to this aspect, the base and the meter bracket can be easily fastened from the left and right directions.

In the above aspect, the base (4) extends back and forth, and includes left and right base members (14) attached to the vehicle body (2), and extends rearward and upwardly from the front end of the base member (14). , a left and right guide part (15) that slidably supports the holder (8), a front member (16) that extends left and right and is coupled to the front end of each of the guide parts (15), and a front member (16) that extends left and right, a rear member (17) connected to each rear end of the base member (14); and a rear member (17) extending left and right, connected to each rear end of the guide part (15), and arranged above the rear member (17) The locking hole (9) may be provided in the rear member (17), and the base side fastening portion (10) may be provided in the upper member (18).

According to this aspect, since the meter bracket is supported at the upper and lower rear portions of the base, fastening of the base to the meter bracket is stably maintained.

In the above aspect, the rear end of the holder (8) is provided with a shaft part (19) that is slidably and rotatably supported by each of the guide parts (15), and the front end of the holder (8) and the respective front ends of the guide portion (15) are connected by a link (20), one end of the link (20) is rotatably coupled to the front end of the holder (8) about an axis extending left and right, The other end of the link (20) may be rotatably coupled to each of the front ends of the guide portion (15) about an axis extending left and right.

According to this aspect, when the holder slides relative to the base, the angle of the holder relative to the base can be changed.

In the above embodiment, the main body portion (21) may include an eaves portion (22) extending rearward from the upper edge.

According to this aspect, by providing the eaves section on the upper part of the meter bracket, it is possible to prevent the meter from becoming difficult to see due to reflection of light.

In the above embodiment, the meter bracket (6) may have a plurality of fastening holes (35) for attaching the meter (5) to the main body (21).

Regardless of the shape of the base, the meter can be pre-attached to the meter bracket.

According to the above aspect, the windshield device (1) can be easily assembled to the vehicle body (2).

A side view showing a state in which the windshield device according to the present embodiment is applied to a saddle-ride type vehicle. Perspective view showing a windshield member Perspective view showing the attachment part of the meter bracket to the base Perspective view showing meter bracket Side view showing movement of the holder relative to the base Side view showing movement of the holder relative to the base Cross-sectional view showing the locked state and unlocked state of the locking mechanism

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the windshield device 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For convenience of explanation, front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom are defined as shown in the figure, with the saddle-ride type vehicle 3 to which the windshield device 1 is attached as a reference.

The windshield device 1 is provided at the front of a saddle-ride type vehicle 3 as shown in FIG. The body 2 of the saddle type vehicle 3 is provided with a body frame 24 and a body cover 25 that covers the body frame 24. A pair of left and right front forks 26 extending vertically and tilting upward and rearward are provided at the front of the vehicle body frame 24, and support a front wheel 27 at their lower ends. A handle 28 for steering the front wheel 27 is provided at the top of the front fork 26. The windshield device 1 is provided in front of the handle 28.

As shown in FIG. 2, the windshield device 1 includes a base 4 fixed to the vehicle body 2, a meter bracket 6 that is attached to the rear of the base 4 and supports a meter 5 that displays vehicle information, and is movable to the base 4. It has a holder 8 that is attached to and supports the windshield member 7, and a windshield member 7 that is attached to the holder 8. The base 4, holder 8, and meter bracket 6 are preferably made of resin, for example. The windshield member 7 is a member for reducing the wind blowing against the driver, and is preferably made of transparent resin or glass. The vehicle information is information regarding the saddle-ride type vehicle 3 including, for example, the speed of the saddle-ride type vehicle 3 and the rotational speed of the engine.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a stay 29 is provided at the upper part of the front fork 26. As shown in FIGS. The base 4 includes left and right base members 14 that extend back and forth and are fastened to the stay 29, and left and right guide portions 15 that extend backward and upwardly from the front end of the base member 14 and support the holder 8 in a slidable manner. , a front member 16 extending left and right and coupled to each front end of the guide part 15 , a rear member 17 extending left and right and coupled to each rear end of the base member 14 , and a rear member 17 extending left and right and coupled to each rear end of the guide part 15 It has an upper member 18 connected to the rear end and disposed above the rear member 17. Each base 4 is fastened to the stay 29 by a plurality of fastening parts provided at the lower part of the base member 14.

The guide portion 15 has a guide main body portion 30 that is symmetrically formed and formed in an arc shape that is convex upward and forward. The guide body portion 30 has a guide hole 31 formed along the guide body portion 30 and extending obliquely back and forth. The guide hole 31 penetrates the guide main body part 30 from side to side. Further, the guide hole 31 extends rearward and upward along the guide main body portion 30. A plurality of lock holes 32 are provided at appropriate positions in the guide hole 31 at intervals in the longitudinal direction. The width of the lock hole 32 is larger than the width of the guide hole 31.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear member 17 is provided with a locking hole 9. A plurality of locking holes 9 are provided in the rear member 17. The axis of the locking hole 9 extends vertically and opens upward. The upper member 18 is provided with a pair of left and right base side fastening parts 10. The base-side fastening portion 10 is provided on a protruding portion 33 that protrudes rearward from the lower portions of the left and right ends of the upper member 18. The protrusion 33 has a surface facing left and right. Specifically, the base-side fastening portion 10 has a fastening hole 10A, and the fastening hole 10A is a female threaded hole having an axis extending left and right.

The meter bracket 6 has a plate-shaped meter bracket main body 21 facing front and rear, and an eaves part 22 extending rearward from the upper edge of the meter bracket main body 21. A meter 5 is attached to the meter bracket 6. A plurality of fastening holes 35 into which bolts can be inserted are formed in the meter bracket main body 21. A bolt is inserted into the fastening hole 35, and the meter 5 is attached to the meter bracket 6 by using the bolt and nut in combination. The eaves part 22 is arranged above the meter 5, and prevents the meter 5 from becoming difficult to see due to reflection of external light on the meter 5.

As shown in FIG. 4, the meter bracket 6 has a protrusion 11 that is inserted into the locking hole 9. A plurality of protrusions 11 are provided at the lower part of the meter bracket main body part 21. The protrusion 11 is formed to protrude downward from the lower part of the meter bracket main body 21. The meter bracket 6 has a pair of left and right bracket-side fastening parts 13 fastened to the base-side fastening part 10 by fastening members 12 . The bracket-side fastening portion 13 is provided on a plate portion 23 having surfaces facing left and right that protrude forward from the upper portions of the left and right side surfaces of the meter bracket main body portion 21 . Specifically, the bracket-side fastening portion 13 is a fastening hole that has an axis extending left and right and that penetrates the plate piece portion 23 . The pair of left and right bracket-side fastening portions 13 are provided on the outer side of the base 4 than the pair of left and right base-side fastening portions 10 . The fastening member 12 is, for example, a bolt that fastens the base side fastening part 10 and the bracket side fastening part 13.

The holder 8 has a holder main body 38 extending rearward and upward, and a pair of left and right arm parts 39 extending rearward and downward from the rear of the holder main body 38 . A support shaft 19 extending left and right is supported by the pair of left and right arm portions 39 . The left end of the support shaft 19 projects leftward from the left arm portion 39, passes through the guide hole 31 of the left guide portion 15, and extends leftward. The right end of the support shaft 19 protrudes rightward from the right arm portion 39, passes through the guide hole 31 of the right guide portion 15, and extends rightward. The left and right arm portions 39 are slidably supported in the guide hole 31 via the support shaft 19.

The front end of the holder main body 38 and each front end of the guide main body 30 are connected by a link 20. One end of the link 20 is rotatably coupled to the front end of the holder main body 38 about an axis extending left and right. The other end of the link 20 is rotatably coupled to each of the front ends of the guide body 30 about an axis extending left and right.

An operating section 45 is provided at each of the left and right ends of the support shaft 19. Each operating section 45 is supported so as to be movable in the axial direction within a predetermined range relative to the support shaft 19. Each operating portion 45 is formed into a cylindrical shape and receives an end portion of the support shaft 19 . A spring 43 is provided between each operating portion 45 and the support shaft 19, and each operating portion 45 is biased inward in the left-right direction with respect to the supporting shaft 19. Each operating portion 45 has a lock convex portion 42 provided at the inner end in the left-right direction, and a grip portion 44 provided at the outer end in the left-right direction. The lock protrusion 42 has a shape that can be fitted into the lock hole 32. As shown in FIG. 7(A), a state in which each lock convex portion 42 is fitted into one of the corresponding lock holes 32 is referred to as a locked state. In the locked state, sliding movement of the support shaft 19 relative to the guide hole 31 is restricted, and the positions of the holder 8 and the windshield member 7 relative to the base 4 are determined. As shown in FIG. 7(B), a state in which each lock convex portion 42 is removed from the lock hole 32 is referred to as an unlocked state. In the unlocked state, the support shaft 19 can be slid relative to the guide hole 31, and the holder 8 and the windshield member 7 can be moved relative to the base 4.

As shown in FIG. 7(A), when the lock protrusion 42 is fitted into the lock hole 32, the support shaft 19 cannot move along the guide hole 31, and the movement of the support shaft 19 is restricted. It will be in a locked state.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7(B), when the lock protrusion 42 separates from the lock hole 32, the support shaft 19 enters an unlocked state in which it can move up and down along the guide hole 31.

Next, the manner in which the holder 8 moves relative to the base 4 will be described.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the holder 8 is at its lowest position with respect to the base 4. First, the operator grasps the left and right grips 44 with both hands, and simultaneously pulls the grips 44 outward. As a result of this operation, the lock convex portion 42, which had been urged inwardly on the base 4 by the spring 43, moves outward and is removed from the lock hole 32. In other words, the device is in an unlocked state.

Next, the operator slides the grip 44 upward along the guide hole 31 while keeping the grip 44 pulled outward. By this operation, as shown in FIG. 6, the holder 8 moves upward along the guide hole 31, and the height of the holder 8 relative to the base 4 changes upward. That is, the height of the windshield member 7 attached to the holder main body 38 relative to the base 4 also changes upward.

Finally, the operator may loosen the force of both hands pulling the grip portion 44 outward. With this operation, the grip part 44 moves inward due to the bias of the spring 43, and the lock convex part 42 fits into the lock hole 32. In other words, it becomes a locked state.

When the holder 8 slides relative to the base 4, the angle of the link 20 relative to the base 4 changes accordingly. As shown in FIG. 5, when the holder 8 is at the lowest position with respect to the base 4, the link 20 extends back and forth. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, when the holder 8 is moved upward with respect to the base 4, the link 20 extends vertically. As the angle of the link 20 changes in this way, the angle of the holder main body 38 coupled to the link 20 with respect to the base 4 changes. That is, the angle of the windshield member 7 attached to the holder main body 38 with respect to the vehicle body 2 changes.

Next, a method for attaching the meter bracket 6 to the base 4 will be explained. First, the operator places the meter bracket 6 to which the meter 5 is attached behind the base 4. Next, the operator inserts the protrusion 11 of the meter bracket 6 into the locking hole 9 of the base 4 from above. At this time, the operator must ensure that the left and right bracket-side fastening parts 13 sandwich the left and right base-side fastening parts 10, and that the fastening hole provided in the bracket-side fastening part 13 is a female screw hole provided in the base-side fastening part 10. It is best to adjust the position so that it overlaps with the Then, the operator fastens the bolt from left and right so that it passes through the fastening hole provided in the bracket side fastening part 13 and is inserted into the female screw hole provided in the base side fastening part 10. Thereby, the meter bracket 6 is attached to the base 4.

According to the windshield device 1 according to the above embodiment, the meter bracket 6 and the holder 8 can be attached to the base 4 in advance. Therefore, when assembling to the vehicle body 2, only the work of attaching the base 4 to the vehicle body 2 is sufficient. This facilitates the assembly work compared to the case where the meter bracket 6 and the holder 8 are individually assembled to the vehicle body 2.

When attaching the meter bracket 6 to the base 4, the protrusion 11 may be inserted into the locking hole 9, and the base-side fastening portion 10 and the bracket-side fastening portion 13 may be fastened. Therefore, the installation can be performed more easily than when the entire meter bracket 6 is fastened to the base 4. Moreover, since the upper part can be fastened while the lower part is locked, the meter bracket 6 does not wobble, and the fastening work can be performed stably.

Since the bracket-side fastening part 13 is exposed when viewed from the left and right directions, there is no need to insert a tool from the front and rear directions for fastening work, and the work of attaching the meter bracket 6 to the base 4 is easy. Further, since there is no need to insert a tool from the front and back directions to perform the fastening work, the fastening work can be easily performed even if the shapes of the base 4 and the holder 8 are changed.

The axes of the locking hole 9 and the fastening hole 10A for fastening the meter bracket 6 to the base 4 are arranged perpendicularly. Therefore, the rigidity of the joint between the meter bracket 6 and the base 4 can be increased compared to the case where the axes of the locking hole 9 and the fastening hole 10A extend in the same direction. Furthermore, since the axis of the locking hole 9 extends vertically, the connection between the locking hole 9 and the protrusion 11 inserted into the locking hole 9 is stably maintained. Furthermore, since the fastening members 12 such as bolts are not visible from the meter 5 side, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the area around the meter 5 from being damaged.

Since the locking hole 9 is provided at the lower part of the rear part of the base 4 and the base-side fastening part 10 on the base side is provided at the upper part of the base 4, the meter bracket 6 is supported from the upper and lower parts of the base 4. Thereby, the connection of the base 4 to the meter bracket 6 is maintained stably.

Since the protrusion 11 is provided at the lower part of the meter bracket main body 21 and the bracket side fastening part 13 on the bracket side is provided at the upper part of the meter bracket main body 21, the meter bracket 6 can be stably fastened to the base 4. maintained.

Since the meter bracket 6 has a plurality of fastening holes 35 for attaching the meters 5 in the meter bracket main body 21, the meters 5 can be attached to the meter bracket 6 in advance. Further, since the base 4 has a mounting portion at the rear thereof, even if the shape of the base 4 is changed, the work of mounting the meter 5 to the meter bracket 6 will not be affected.

This concludes the description of the specific embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and modifications, and can be implemented in a wide range of modifications. For example, the locking hole 9 may have a tapered shape whose width becomes smaller toward the bottom, and the protrusion 11 may have a tapered shape whose width becomes smaller toward the bottom. Thereby, the protrusion 11 comes into sliding contact with the inner surface of the locking hole 9, making it easier to insert the protrusion 11 into the locking hole 9. Furthermore, a flexible sheet may be attached to the inner surface of the locking hole 9. Thereby, it is possible to prevent rattling in the engagement between the protrusion 11 and the engagement hole 9.

The lock hole 32 may have a tapered shape that gradually becomes narrower from the outer surface side to the inner surface side of the base 4, and the lock convex portion 42 is formed in a tapered shape that gradually becomes narrower from the outer surface side to the inner surface side of the base 4. may have been done. Thereby, the lock convex portion 42 comes into sliding contact with the lock hole 32, making it easier to shift from the unlocked state to the locked state.

The guide portion 15 may be expanded in the vertical direction or the front-back direction in order to widen the range of motion of the holder 8 relative to the base 4, and the shape of the base 4 may be changed accordingly. Further, the shape of the meter bracket 6 may be changed depending on the model of the saddle-ride type vehicle 3. Thereby, a windshield device 1 with higher versatility can be provided.

1: Windshield device 2: Vehicle body 3: Saddle type vehicle 4: Base 5: Meter 6: Meter bracket 7: Windshield member 8: Holder 9: Locking hole 10: Base side fastening part 10A: Fastening hole 11: Protrusion 12: Fastening member
13 : Bracket side fastening part 14 : Base member 15 : Guide part 16 : Front member 17 : Rear member 18 : Upper member 19 : Shaft part (support shaft)
20: Link

Claims (9)

A windshield device for a saddle type vehicle,
A base fixed to the vehicle body,
a meter bracket that is attached to a mounting portion provided at the rear of the base and supports a meter that displays vehicle information;
a holder movably attached to a guide portion provided on the base and supporting a windshield member;
a windshield member attached to the holder;
a base-side fastening portion of the mounting portion;
a bracket-side fastening part provided on the meter bracket and fastened to the base-side fastening part by a fastening member ;
The attachment part further has a locking hole,
The meter bracket further includes a protrusion that is inserted into the locking hole,
The base side fastening part has a fastening hole,
A windshield device , wherein the axis of the fastening hole is arranged perpendicular to the axis of the locking hole . The windshield device according to claim 1 , wherein the axis of the locking hole extends vertically, and the axis of the fastening hole extends horizontally. The meter bracket has a plate-shaped main body facing front and back,
The protrusion is provided at a lower part of the main body,
The windshield device according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket-side fastening portion is provided at an upper portion of the main body portion. The windshield device according to claim 3 , wherein the bracket-side fastening portion is provided on a plate portion that projects forward from an upper portion of the main body portion. The windshield device according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket-side fastening portion is exposed when viewed from the left and right directions. The base is
left and right base members extending front and rear and attached to the vehicle body;
the left and right guide portions extending rearward and upward from the front end of the base member and slidably supporting the holder;
a front member extending left and right and coupled to each front end of the guide portion;
a rear member extending left and right and coupled to each rear end of the base member;
an upper member extending left and right, coupled to each rear end of the guide portion, and disposed above the rear member;
The locking hole is provided in the rear member,
The windshield device according to claim 1 , wherein the base-side fastening portion is provided on the upper member. A shaft portion is provided at the rear end of the holder and is slidably and rotatably supported by each of the guide portions,
The front end of the holder and each front end of the guide part are connected by a link,
One end of the link is rotatably coupled to the front end of the holder about an axis extending left and right, and the other end of the link is coupled to each of the front ends of the guide part rotatably about an axis extending left and right. The windshield device according to claim 6 . The windshield device according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the meter bracket has an eaves portion extending rearward from an upper edge of the main body portion. The windshield device according to any one of claims 3 , 4 and 8 , wherein the meter bracket has a plurality of fastening holes for attaching the meter to the main body.

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