JP7406623B2 - saddle type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a saddle type vehicle.

Conventionally, scooter-type saddle vehicles have been known to have body covers that include a front side cover on the side at the front of the vehicle, a floor side cover on the side below the floor, and a rear side cover on the side below the seat. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
The above-described front side cover and floor side cover are matched near the front end of the floor, and the floor side cover and rear side cover are matched at the rear of the floor.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-145202

In Patent Document 1, since the number of parts of the vehicle body cover is large, the number of fastening points increases, which increases the number of assembly steps and costs. Further, since the cover has many divided parts, there is a problem in terms of appearance, and it is desired to improve the appearance. Furthermore, since the mating portions of the front side cover and the floor side cover are vertically aligned, there is a risk that the flow of wind during the vehicle will be obstructed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-ride type vehicle that can reduce the number of parts, improve the appearance, and further suppress the influence on the flow of wind when traveling.

This specification includes all contents of Japanese patent application/Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-60957 filed on March 30, 2020.
The saddle-ride type vehicle is a scooter-type saddle-ride type vehicle, and a body cover (46) that covers the body includes a front side cover part (52A) that covers the lower side of the handlebar (31), and a front side cover part (52A) that covers the lower side of the handlebar (31). The floor side cover part (62) includes a floor side cover part (62) that covers the lower side part of the floor step (56) on which the seat is placed, and a rear side cover part (59B) that covers the lower side part of the seat (16). ) is divided into two parts, consisting of a front side integral part (52B) integrally molded with the front side cover part (52A) and a rear side integral part (59A) integrally molded with the rear side cover part (59B). It is characterized by being

In the above configuration, the front side integral part (52B) is provided with a character line (91) that slopes rearwardly upward on the side surface, and the upper edge part (59r) of the rear side integral part (59A) is provided with the character line ( It may be formed so as to be continuous with the slope 90).

Further, in the above configuration, the front side integral part (52B) and the rear side integral part (59A) may partially overlap in the vehicle width direction.
Further, in the above configuration, a retractable side stand (64) is arranged below the floor step (56), and the front side integral part (52B) has an opening (52e) in which the side stand (64) is arranged. ), and the rear side integral part (59A) may overlap the front side integral part (52B) above the opening (52e).

In a saddle-ride type vehicle, the body cover that covers the vehicle body includes a front side cover section that covers the lower side of the steering wheel, a floor side cover section that covers the lower side of the floor step on which the driver rests his/her feet, and a seat cover section that covers the lower side of the steering wheel. The floor side cover part is divided into two parts: a front side integral part integrally molded with the front side cover part, and a rear side integral part integrally molded with the rear side cover part. Since the number of parts covering the side of the vehicle can be reduced, assembly man-hours and costs can be reduced. Furthermore, since the number of divided parts can be reduced, the appearance can be improved.

In the above configuration, the front side integral part is provided with a character line that slopes rearward upward on the side surface, and the upper edge of the rear side integral part is formed to be continuous with the slope of the character line, so that the front side integral part is The joining part between the part and the rear side integral part is not noticeable, giving a sense of unity and improving the appearance. Additionally, the character line makes it easier for wind to flow through the vehicle, reducing running resistance.

Furthermore, in the above configuration, since the front side integral part and the rear side integral part (59A) partially overlap in the vehicle width direction, the rigidity of the floor side cover part can be increased.
Further, in the above configuration, a retractable side stand is arranged below the floor step, the front side integrated part is provided with an opening in which the side stand is arranged, and the rear side integrated part is arranged above the opening. Since the front side integral part overlaps with the rear side integral part, the reduction in rigidity of the front side integral part due to the opening can be reinforced by the rear side integral part.

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a left side view showing a state with the second side cover removed. FIG. 3 is a left side view showing the front cover assembly. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main parts of the front cover assembly as seen obliquely from the rear. FIG. 5 is a left side view showing a state with the first side cover removed. FIG. 6 is a left side view showing the rear cover assembly. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the rear cover assembly. FIG. 8 is a left side view showing a state in which the first side cover and the second side cover are removed. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the description, directions such as front, rear, left, right, and top and bottom are the same as directions with respect to the vehicle body unless otherwise specified. Further, the symbol FR shown in each figure indicates the front of the vehicle body, the symbol UP indicates the upper part of the vehicle body, and the symbol LH indicates the left side of the vehicle body.
FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a motorcycle 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the motorcycle 10, a front wheel 13 is supported at the front end of a body frame 11 via a front fork 12, and a rear wheel 15 is supported at a lower portion of the body frame 11 via a power unit 14.
The motorcycle 10 is a saddle-ride type vehicle that is ridden astride a seat 16 disposed above a body frame 11 .

The vehicle body frame 11 includes a head pipe 18, a pair of left and right down frames 19A, a pair of left and right lower frames 19B, a center frame 20, a pair of left and right rear frames 21, and a pair of left and right floor frames 22.
The head pipe 18 constitutes the front end of the vehicle body frame 11, and is inclined rearward when viewed from the side of the vehicle. The left and right down frames 19A extend diagonally downward and laterally from the left and right sides of the lower portion of the head pipe 18, respectively.

The left and right lower frames 19B integrally extend rearward from the rear ends of bent portions 19C provided at the lower ends of the left and right down frames 19A, respectively. The center frame 20 extends diagonally downward and rearward from the top of the head pipe 18 to the rear of the left and right down frames 19A. The left and right rear frames 21 extend rearward and obliquely upward from the respective rear portions of the left and right lower frames 19B. The left and right floor frames 22 are located above the left and right lower frames 19B when viewed from the side of the vehicle, and connect the left and right down frames 19A and the left and right rear frames 21 back and forth, and form a floor step which will be described in detail later. I support 56.

The front fork 12 is rotatably supported by a head pipe 18, has a handle 31 attached to its upper end, and has a front wheel 13 supported at its lower end via an axle 32.
The power unit 14 is attached to the rear ends of the left and right lower frames 19B via links so as to be able to swing up and down, and includes an engine 35 that constitutes the front part, and a continuously variable transmission 36 that is integrally provided at the rear of the engine 35. It consists of

The rear wheel 15 is attached to the output shaft 41 of the continuously variable transmission 36. A rear cushion unit 42 is provided between one rear frame 21 and the rear end of the continuously variable transmission 36.
A seat 16 is arranged above the rear frame 21.
The vehicle body cover 46 that covers the vehicle body frame 11 includes a front cover 51, a pair of left and right first side covers 52 (areas surrounded by thick lines), a front inner cover 53, a floor step 56, a center cover 58, and a second side. It includes a cover 59 (the part surrounded by thick lines), a handle cover 60, and an under cover 61.

The front cover 51 covers the head pipe 18 from the front. The left and right first side covers 52 cover the left and right down frames 19A from the sides, cover the driver's feet from the front, and extend downward from the left and right edges of the floor step 56 to be described below. Cover the lower part of. The front inner cover 53 covers the left and right down frames 19A from behind. The floor step 56 covers the left and right lower frames 19B and the left and right floor frames 22 from above between the front inner cover 53 and the center cover 58, and serves as a footrest for the driver.

The center cover 58 extends from the rear end of the floor step 56 to below the front end of the seat 16.
The second side cover 59 is configured separately from the left and right first side covers 52 and extends from below the floor step 56 and behind the center cover 58 to below the side edge of the seat 16 toward the rear of the vehicle body. The front end portion of the second side cover 59 overlaps the lower rear part of the left and right first side covers 52 from the outside in the vehicle width direction below the floor step 56.
The undercover 61 is arranged between the lower edges of the left and right first side covers 52 and covers the lower part of the vehicle body from below.

The left and right first side covers 52 described above each include a front side cover portion 52A that extends vertically, and a front side integrated portion 52B that extends rearward integrally from the lower end of the front side cover portion 52A.
The second side cover 59 described above includes a pair of left and right rear side integral parts 59A that overlap the left and right front side integral parts 52B from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of left and right rear side cover parts that extend rearward and diagonally upward from the left and right rear side integral parts 59A. 59B.

The above-mentioned front side integral part 52B and rear side integral part 59A constitute a floor side cover part 62. That is, the floor side cover section 62 is divided into two parts.
A side stand 64 is provided on one of the left and right lower frames 19B. The side stand 64 is arranged below the floor step 56, and when the vehicle is moved, it is flipped up and stored on the side of the floor side cover section 62.

FIG. 2 is a left side view showing a state with the second side cover 59 removed.
In the front side integral part 52B of the first side cover 52, an upper edge 52c extends back and forth along the left and right side edges of the floor step 56 except for the rear end side, and a lower edge 52d extends under the under cover. It extends back and forth along the side edge of 61. At the rear of the front side integral part 52B on one side (left side), there is a lower opening as an opening for attaching and arranging the side stand 64 to the vehicle body frame 11 (specifically, the lower frame 19B on one side (left side)). 52e is opened.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the front cover assembly 85, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main parts of the front cover assembly 85 as viewed diagonally from the rear.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front cover assembly 85 includes a pair of left and right first side covers 52, and a front cover 51 and a front louver 86 provided between the left and right first side covers 52.
Each front side integral part 52B of the left and right first side covers 52 is provided with a character line 90 on its front surface 52m.

The character line 90 is inclined rearward and upward, and is arranged above the lower opening 52e in the front side integral part 52B on one side (left side).
A recess 52h in which the side stand 64 (see FIG. 1) is flipped up and stored is formed behind and below the lower opening 52e of the left and right front side integral parts 52B.

FIG. 5 is a left side view showing a state with the first side cover 52 removed.
The rear side integrated portion 59A of the second side cover 59 extends obliquely upward from the front of the side stand 64 so as to gradually increase its vertical width, and has a pointed tip 59q. The rear side cover portion 59B extends rearward and obliquely upward from the rear portion of the rear side integrated portion 59A while convexly curving upward and integrally along the lower edge of the seat 16.

6 is a left side view showing the rear cover assembly 95, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the rear cover assembly 95.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the center cover 58 and the second side cover 59 constitute a rear cover assembly 95, and the assembled rear cover assembly 95 is assembled to the vehicle body frame 11 (see FIG. 1).
The center cover 58 is curved so as to be convex forward, and is disposed inside the left and right recesses 59c of the second side cover 59 in the vehicle width direction.

The rear side integral part 59A on one side (left side) of the second side cover 59 includes a lower edge 59d that slopes upward toward the rear, and a lower notch 59e as a notch is formed in the lower edge 59d. . The lower notch 59e is not formed in the rear side integral part 59A on the other side (right side). Further, the left and right rear side integrated portions 59A include upper edges 59r that are inclined rearwardly upward.

8 is a left side view showing a state with the first side cover 52 and second side cover 59 removed, FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 2, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 5. .
In addition, in FIGS. 9 and 10, the first side cover 52 and the second side cover 59 are shown by thick lines.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the side stand 64 is supported by one of the lower frames 19B via a stand support member 101 and a support shaft 105 so as to be swingable back and forth, and is in use when extended downward from the support shaft 105. , and can swing from the support shaft 105 to a retracted state in which it is extended rearward.
In FIG. 9, the side stand 64 is extended from the stand support member 101 disposed on the inside of the front side integral part 52B in the vehicle width direction through the lower opening 52e to the rear of the outside of the front side integral part 52B in the vehicle width direction, and extends to the rear of the front side integral part 52B in the vehicle width direction. Shows the storage status stored in .

The front end of the character line 90 is located at the front end of the lower edge 52d of the front side integral part 52B, and extends rearward and rearward and obliquely upward from the front end of the lower edge 52d. The rear end of the character line 90 is provided below the center cover 58 when viewed from the side of the vehicle at the upper edge 52c of the front side integral part 52B.

The character line 90 is formed, for example, in the shape of a step in which the upper part protrudes laterally than the lower part, or in the shape of a step in which the lower part protrudes laterally than the upper part, or in the shape of a groove. In this way, the character line 90 has the above-mentioned uneven shape formed on the front surface 52m and extends rearward and diagonally upward, so that the wind flowing on the front surface 52m can be rectified and flowed smoothly backward. .

As shown in FIG. 10, the lower notch 59e of the rear side integral part 59A overlaps with the upper part of the edge 52p of the lower opening 52e of the front side integral part 52B (see FIG. 9) when viewed from the side of the vehicle. It is formed. In this way, by arranging the lower notch 59e along the edge 52p of the lower opening 52e, a sense of unity can be obtained between the front side integral part 52B and the rear side integral part 59A.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the front part of the rear side integral part 59A overlaps the rear upper part of the front side integral part 52B from the side. The upper edge 59r of the rear side integral part 59A is arranged on the character line 90 of the front side integral part 52B and on the extension of the character line 90 when viewed from the side of the vehicle.

That is, by arranging the upper edge portions 59r of the rear side integrated portion 59A so as to overlap when viewed from the side of the vehicle along the character line 90, the joining portion between the front side integrated portion 52B and the rear side integrated portion 59A is not noticeable. Thereby, a sense of unity can be obtained between the front side integral part 52B and the rear side integral part 59A, and a new impression is given that the first side cover 52 and the second side cover 59 are composed of one panel. be able to. As a result, it is possible to improve the appearance and marketability. Further, by arranging the mating portion below the floor step 56 (see FIG. 1), the unevenness that occurs in the mating portion can be arranged diagonally, so that it does not impede the flow of air when traveling.

Further, the front side integral part 52B and the rear side integral part 59A are provided with a plurality of fixing parts 46a and 46b, respectively, which are fastened by a fastening member or engaged by an engaging part. The rear side integrated portion 59A is fixed to the fixed portion 46a of the front side integrated portion 52B by a plurality of fixed portions 46b. In this way, the front side integral part 52B and the rear side integral part 59A are overlapped and fixed by the plurality of fixing parts 46a and 46b, so that the rigidity of the floor side cover part 62 (see FIG. 1) can be improved. In particular, the reduction in rigidity around the lower opening 52e of the front side integral part 52B due to the provision of the lower opening 52e can be reinforced by the rear side integral part 59A.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 9, and 10, in the motorcycle 10 as a scooter-type saddle-riding vehicle, the body cover 46 that covers the vehicle body is a front side cover that covers the lower side of the handlebar 31. 52A, a floor side cover section 62 that covers the lower side of the floor step 56 on which the driver rests his/her feet, and a rear side cover section 59B that covers the lower side of the seat 16.

The floor side cover part 62 is divided into two parts, and includes a front side integral part 52B integrally molded with the front side cover part 52A, and a rear side integral part 59A integrally molded with the rear side cover part 59B.
According to this configuration, the number of parts of the vehicle body cover 46 that covers the side portion of the vehicle can be reduced, so that assembly man-hours and costs can be reduced. Furthermore, since the number of divisions of the vehicle body cover 46 can be reduced, the appearance can be improved.

Further, the front side integral part 52B is provided with a character line 90 that slopes rearwardly upward on the side surface, and the upper edge 59r of the rear side integral part 59A is formed so as to be continuous with the slope of the character line 90.
According to this configuration, the joint between the front side integral part 52B and the rear side integral part 59A is inconspicuous, and a sense of unity can be obtained and the appearance can be improved. Furthermore, since the character line 90 makes it easier for the running wind to flow, running resistance can be reduced.

Further, the front side integral part 52B and the rear side integral part 59A partially overlap in the vehicle width direction.
According to this configuration, the rigidity of the floor side cover portion 62 can be increased.
Further, a retractable side stand 64 is disposed below the floor step 56, the front side integral part 52B is provided with a lower opening 52e in which the side stand 64 is disposed, and the rear side integral part 59A is provided with a lower opening 52e. It overlaps the front side integral part 52B in the upper part.
According to this configuration, the reduction in rigidity of the front side integral part 52B due to the lower opening 52e can be reinforced by the rear side integral part 59A.

The embodiment described above merely shows one aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in FIGS. 9 and 10, the upper edge portion 59r of the rear side integrated portion 59A is arranged on the character line 90 and on an extension of the character line 90 when viewed from the side of the vehicle, but the arrangement is not limited thereto.

The present invention is not limited to application to the motorcycle 10, but can also be applied to saddle-ride type vehicles including vehicles other than the motorcycle 10.

10 Motorcycles (saddle-type vehicles)
16 Seat 31 Handle 46 Body cover 52A Front side cover part 52B Front side integrated part 52e Lower opening (opening)
56 Floor step 59A Rear side integrated part 59B Rear side cover part 59r Upper edge of rear side integrated part 62 Floor side cover part 64 Side stand 90 Character line

Claims (3)

In scooter-type saddle-riding vehicles,
The vehicle body cover (46) that covers the vehicle body includes a front side cover portion (52A) that covers the lower side of the steering wheel (31), and a floor side cover that covers the lower side of the floor step (56) on which the driver rests his/her feet. including a cover part (62) and a rear side cover part (59B) that covers the lower side of the seat (16),
The floor side cover part (62) is divided into two parts: a front side integral part (52B) integrally molded with the front side cover part (52A), and a rear side integral part (52B) integrally molded with the rear side cover part (59B). (59A)
The front side integral part (52B) is a character formed in a step shape in which the upper part projects laterally than the lower part, a step part shape in which the lower part projects laterally more than the upper part, or a groove shape. The character line (90), which is a line (90) and slopes upward rearward, is provided on the side surface, and the upper edge (59r) of the rear side integral part (59A) is the character line ( 90) and on an extension of the character line (90) . In scooter-type saddle-riding vehicles,
The vehicle body cover (46) that covers the vehicle body includes a front side cover portion (52A) that covers the lower side of the steering wheel (31), and a floor side cover that covers the lower side of the floor step (56) on which the driver rests his/her feet. including a cover part (62) and a rear side cover part (59B) that covers the lower side of the seat (16),
The floor side cover part (62) is divided into two parts: a front side integral part (52B) integrally molded with the front side cover part (52A), and a rear side integral part (52B) integrally molded with the rear side cover part (59B). (59A)
A retractable side stand (64) is arranged below the floor step (56), the front side integrated part (52B) is provided with an opening (52e) in which the side stand (64) is arranged, A saddle-ride type vehicle characterized in that the rear side integral part (59A) overlaps the front side integral part (52B) above the opening (52e). The saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front side integral part (52B) and the rear side integral part (59A) partially overlap in the vehicle width direction.

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