JPH02158467A - Tail lamp mounting device for scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform smooth discharge of hot air in a side cover to the outside by a method wherein the rear end of the side cover is opened toward the rear, and a gap is provided between the outer periphery of a terminal end plate, to which a tail lamp base plate and a license plate mounting part are integrally formed so as to close the opening, and the opening edge of the side cover. CONSTITUTION:A side cover 70 situated in a manner to cover a position below a driver's seat is formed such that the front part thereof is smoothly connected to a foot rest part and meanwhile the rear part thereof forms a flat part 72 approximately in a horizontal state below the front part of a load-carrying platform 68 and is widely opened. A terminal end plate 98A is formed such that a terminal end plate part 98B to close the opening, a tail lamp base plate 98B, and a license plate mounting part 98C are integrally molded is disposed so as to close the opening opened to the rear. In this case, the terminal end plate 98 is in a mounting state in which the terminal end plate part 98A and the tail lamp base end part 98B enters the inside of an opening edge 70A at the rear end of the side cover 70, and a gap pointing to the rear is formed between the peripheral edge of the terminal end plate 98 and the opening edge 70A of the side cover 70.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a taillight mounting device for a scooter type vehicle in which the lower part of the driver's seat is covered with a side cover.

(Background of the Invention) A scooter-type vehicle is known in which the lower part of the driver's seat is covered with a side cover, and the rear wheels and engine are located within or below the side cover. This type of vehicle has a problem in that hot air from the engine tends to get trapped inside the side cover.

In addition, it is necessary to provide a tail light and a license plate mounting part near the rear end of the side cover, but if these are separated and mounted separately, the mounting structure will be complicated and installation will be troublesome, as well as physically There were problems in that the strength decreased and the number of parts increased.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to improve ventilation inside the side cover to prevent hot air from accumulating inside the side cover, while also improving the installation of taillights, license plate attachment parts, etc. To provide a tail light mounting device for a scooter type vehicle which has a simple structure, simplifies installation work, increases strength, and reduces the number of parts.

(Structure of the Invention) According to the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide a scooter type vehicle in which a side cover covers the lower part of the driver's seat, in which the rear end of the side cover is opened rearward, and an end plate that closes this opening is provided. This is achieved by a taillight mounting device for a sukuk-type vehicle, characterized in that the taillight board and the license plate mounting portion are integrally molded, and a rearwardly directed gap is formed between the outer periphery of the end plate and the side cover. .

(Example) Fig. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view thereof, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the vicinity of the tail light, and Fig. 4 shows the fixing structure of the end plate. A sectional side view, FIG. 5 is a view showing a support bracket for the end plate, and FIG. 6 is a rear view of the end plate.

In FIG. 1, the reference numeral 10 denotes a vehicle body frame, which includes a main tube 14 extending obliquely downward and rearward from the steering shaft tube 12, and a pair of left and right guide tubes 16 (only one shown) whose front ends are fixed to the main tube 14. have The rear tube 16 is bent obliquely upward and rearward near the middle, and then extends rearward almost horizontally. A horizontal footrest 18 is provided in the vicinity of the connection between the lower part of the main tube 14 and the front part of the catcher tube 16. A leg shield 2o is formed upwardly from the front end of the footrest 18, and the steering shaft cylinder 12 is located within this leg shield 20. A front fork 22 is held on the steering shaft cylinder 12, and a front steering wheel 24 is held at the lower end thereof. 26 is a steering handle.

Reference numeral 30 designates a dynamic crab knit, which includes a forced air-cooled two-stroke single-cylinder engine 32 and a transmission case 34 extending rearward from one side of the engine 32, with a driving rear wheel 36 held at the rear end of the transmission case 34. It is. Transmission case 34
A belt continuously variable transmission is housed inside, and the output of the engine 32 is transmitted to the rear wheels 36 via this transmission. In the dynamic crab knit 30, the upper surface of the crankcase of the engine 32 is pivotally supported by the bracket 16a of the rear tube 16 via a link, while the rear end of the transmission case 34 is elastically supported by a cushion unit 38.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a storage box for luggage, which is made of a material made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene reinforced with glass fiber to have sufficient strength. This storage box 40 is made so that a helmet 42 can be stored from above with the top facing down, and a storage area 44 for tools and the like is integrally molded on the inside of the bottom, and a battery storage area 46 is integrally molded on the outside of the bottom. (Second
figure).

Further, the upper edges of the left and right walls are largely cut out to reduce the width of the side cover 70, which will be described later. This storage box 40 is rigidly fixed to the vehicle body frame 10 by its front bottom and rear opening edge. That is, the front part of the storage box 40 is connected to the cross member 4 which is stretched over the left and right rear tubes 16.
8 and is screwed from the inside of the storage box 40 at two places on the left and right. Further, a substantially horizontal seat load receiving section 50 is integrally molded at the rear of the storage box 40, and below this load receiving section 50, a substantially gate-shaped hoe 52 is connected to the rear tube 16.
The load receiving portion 50 is fixed to the tower 52 by two long bolts with the sheet lock 54 in between (see FIG. 4).

58 is a fuel tank, and as shown in FIG.
It bulges out along the rear wall, which is arcuate in plan view, to increase its capacity. This tank 58 is made by joining a pair of front and rear halves made of sheet metal press, and its base 60 is slanted as shown in Figure 2 to maximize the capacity of the bulge at the front of the tank 58. Enables press die cutting in the same direction. The upper part of this base 60 is a mounting part 6 formed on the tower 52.
2 with two bolts, and the lower part of the base 60 is fixed with two left and right bolts to a cross member 64 connecting the rear ends of the left and right rear tubes 16 (see FIG. 4).

Reference numeral 66 denotes a bracket that stands upright while being fixed to the cross member 64, and a terminal plate 98, which will be described later, is fixed to this bracket 66. The bracket 66 for fixing the end plate has a substantially triangular shape as shown in FIG. 5, and has three points A, B, and
C is screwed to the cross member 64. As shown in FIG. 4, the center screw hole B is located further back than the other screw holes A and C. Also this bracket 6
At the upper end of the screw hole 6, a screw hole is formed, and below the screw hole, an upwardly facing engagement claw E and a lamp hole F are formed in order. A lower mounting portion 68a of the loading platform 68 is fixed to the screw hole. As shown in FIG. 4, the pair of left and right upper mounting portions 68b of the loading platform 68 are fastened to long bolts together with the load receiving portion 50 of the storage box 40.

70 is a side cover. This side cover 70 is integrally molded with synthetic resin so as to surround the storage box 40,
Its front part smoothly continues to the footrest 18, while its rear part forms a substantially horizontal flat part 72 below the front of the loading platform 68 and is wide open toward the rear. The fuel filler port 58a of the fuel tank 58 faces the lower front side of the loading portion of the loading platform 68 (that is, the rear of the grip portion 68c that stands up) from an opening provided in the flat portion 72 of the side cover 70. A one-button type fuel cap 74 is attached. A cylindrical oil-resistant sealing material 76 is attached around the fuel filler port 58a so as to be sandwiched between the flat portion 72 and the tank 58 (FIG. 2). This sealing material 76 protects the side cover 7 from spilled fuel during refueling.
Prevents the flow into the 0 range.

84 is a driver's seat, 86 is a seat bottom plate 86 of this driver's seat 84, and the lower surface of the front end of the seat bottom plate 86 is a storage box 4.
0 front end by a shaft 88. Seat bottom plate 86
At the rear of the storage box 40, there is a pair of left and right seating sections 90 (only one shown in FIG. 2) that abuts the seat load receiving section 50 of the storage box 40.
is integrally molded. Further, a U-shaped hook 92 hangs down from between the rain seating portions 90 of the seat bottom plate 86, and this hook 92 passes through a window provided in the load receiving portion 50 of the storage box 40 and engages with and disengages from the seat lock 54. ing. The seat bottom plate 86 is provided with ribs 94 that protrude downward, facing the left and right upper edges and the rear upper edge of the side cover 70, and a rubber band-shaped sealing material 96 attached to the ribs 94 is attached to the seat bottom plate 86. When the cover 84 is closed, it comes into contact with the upper edge of the side cover 70 to seal the storage box 40.

Next, the end plate 98 will be explained. This end plate 98 is formed by integrally molding an end plate part 98A that closes the opening at the rear end of the side cover 70, a tail light board part 98B, and a license plate attachment part 98C. The rear surface of the end plate 98 includes a downward engaging claw 98D that engages with the engaging claw E of the bracket 66, and a substantially protruding portion located below the engaging claw 98D to be screwed to the cross member 64. Bottom conical screw seat 98
E and 98E are formed.

This end plate 98 is attached by engaging the engaging claw 98D with the engaging claw E of the bracket 66 from above and screwing the screw seat 98E to the cross member 64. In this state, the end plate part 98A and the taillight board part 98B enter inside the opening edge 70A (see FIG. 4) at the rear end of the side cover 70, and are located between the peripheral edge of the end plate 98 and the opening edge 70A of the side cover 70. A gap δ is formed in the rear end of the side cover 70 (Figure 4.6).
It flows out smoothly rearward from the gap δ between 0A and the peripheral edge of the end plate 98. Therefore, heat does not accumulate inside the side cover 70.

In this embodiment, the end plate 98 is very easy to install because it only requires hooking the engaging claw 98D onto the engaging claw E of the bracket 66 and fixing it with two screws. It is not limited.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, a rearward gap is formed around the end plate that closes the opening at the rear end of the side cover, so that hot air inside the side cover is drained from this gap while driving. Drains smoothly. In particular, since negative pressure is generated by the running wind behind this end plate, hot air is sucked out from this gap, further increasing the ventilation effect within the side cover. In addition, since the tail light board and the license plate mounting portion are integrally formed on the end plate, the mounting structure is much simpler and the installation work is easier than when each is formed from separate members. . The number of parts is also reduced.

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[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vicinity of the tail light, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the fixing structure of the end plate. FIG. 5 is a view showing a support bracket for the end plate, and FIG. 6 is a rear view of the end plate. 36...Rear wheel, 70...Side cover 84...Driving seat, 98...Terminal plate, 98A...Terminal plate section, 98B...Tail light board section, 98C...License plate installation part, δ...gap. Patent applicant Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a scooter type vehicle in which the lower part of the driver's seat is covered with a side cover, the rear end of the side cover is opened rearward, and a tail light board and a license plate mounting part are attached to an end plate that closes this opening. A tail light attachment device for a scooter type vehicle, characterized in that the end plate is integrally molded, and a rearwardly directed gap is formed between the outer periphery of the end plate and the opening edge of the side cover.