JPH02164679A - Foot-rest device for riding-on-saddle type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the stepping-on operation of a kick pedal without being interfered by an auxiliary foot-rest by supporting the auxiliary foot-rest pivotally on the car body side and rotating the auxiliary foot-rest so as to be separated from the rotational locus of the kick pedal. CONSTITUTION:A foot-rest 22 is fitted at the lower frame 4 of a body frame 2 by means of bolts 23. An auxiliary foot-rest 28 is disposed around behind the foot-rest 22. In addition, at an arm 36 pivotally supported at one side of a transmission case 34 continuous with an engine 18 by means of a lateral shaft 35, the main body of a kick pedal 33 is pivotally supported by means of a vertical shaft 37. In the foot-rest 28, a pair of connecting pipes 30 are laid in a main pipe 29 as well as each end part of the main pipe 29 is pivotally supported at the rear part of the foot-rest by means of pivots 31. The auxiliary foot-rest 28 is separated from the rotational locus of the kick pedal 33 by rotating (C) the auxiliary foot-rest 28 upward.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a footrest device for a saddle type vehicle.

(Prior Art) In a four-wheel saddle type vehicle, a footrest is usually provided on both sides of the lower part of the vehicle body, and a rider who straddles the seat operates the vehicle with his or her feet placed on the footrest. It is supposed to be done.

By the way, in this II vehicle, it has been proposed that an auxiliary footrest is placed adjacent to the rear of the footrest so that the feet on the footrest can be moved further rearward to increase the degree of freedom in the footrest position. (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 173295/1983).

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, the auxiliary footrest occupies a relatively large area due to its function of supporting the feet. For this reason, in a vehicle with the above configuration, if the engine starting device is a kick type, and the kick pedal is rotatably supported on the side of the vehicle body, the kick pedal or this kick pedal is rotated when the kick pedal is depressed. There is a risk that the stepping foot may come into contact with the auxiliary footrest, and in this case, there is a problem that the stepping operation is hindered.

(Object of the Invention) This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is directed to a vehicle body equipped with an auxiliary footrest.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the kick pedal to be easily depressed when the kick pedal is rotatably supported.

(Structure of the Invention) A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that the auxiliary footrest is rotatably supported on the vehicle body side, and this rotation allows the auxiliary footrest to move from the rotational trajectory of the kick pedal to the auxiliary footrest. The point is that the footrest can be separated.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First example) 1 to 4 show a first embodiment.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a four-wheeled vehicle that is an example of a straddle-type vehicle, and 2 is its body frame, which has sufficient strength. This vehicle body frame 2 includes a pair of left and right upper frames 3 and a pair of left and right lower frames 4. The front and rear ends of each upper frame 3 are bent downward, respectively, and the front and rear of the corresponding valley lower frame 4 are bent downward. connected at each end.

Further, the front and rear middle parts of the lower frame 4 are connected to each other by a cross member 6, and the front part of the upper frame 3 and this cross member 6 are firmly connected to each other by a pair of left and right connecting members 7.

On the other hand, a seat rail 8 projects rearward and upward from the rear portion of the lower frame 4, and this seat rail 8 is reinforced by a back stay 9.

A pair of left and right front wheels 11 are supported at the front of the vehicle body frame 2 via an axle (not shown) so as to be steerable. Further, a rear arm 13 is pivotably supported vertically by a pivot shaft 12 at the rear of the vehicle body frame 2, and a pair of left and right rear wheels 14 are connected to the swinging end of the rear arm 13 via an axle (not shown). is supported. Further, a shock absorber 15 is installed between the rear part of each upper frame 3 and the rear arm 13, and this shock absorber 15 absorbs the shock that is transmitted from the rear wheel 14 to the vehicle body frame 2 side.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a steering shaft, and this steering shaft 16 is supported by the front part of the vehicle body frame 2. A bar-type handle 17 is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft 16, and the lower end is interlocked with each front wheel 11. And handle 1
By rotating 7, the left and right front wheels 11 are steered.

An engine 18 is disposed inside the vehicle body frame 2. This engine 18 is rigidly attached to the vehicle body frame 2 and drives the rear wheels 14. The front part of each upper frame 3 supports a fuel tank 19, and the rear part of each upper frame 3 and the seat rail 8 support a seat 20. Further, a pair of left and right footrests 22, 22 are provided on which a rider straddling the seat 20 rests his or her feet. Each of the footrests 22 is made of sheet metal and has a rectangular frame shape in plan view that is long in the left-right direction. One end of the footrest 22 is screwed to the outside of the lower frame 4 with a bolt 23, and the other end projects outward. ing.

Front fenders 25 made of resin are provided to cover the upper and rear surfaces of each of the front wheels 11.
Resin-made glue fenders 26 are provided to cover the top and front surfaces of the four. These front fender 25 and rear fender 26 are provided at positions sandwiching the footrest 22 from the front and back.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, an auxiliary footrest 28 is provided near the rear of each of the footrests 22. As shown in FIGS.

This auxiliary footrest 28 is composed of a main vibe 29 bent into a U-shape in plan view, and a pair of connecting vibes 30 and 30 installed within this main vibe 29. Each end of the main vibe 29 is connected to the footrest. It is pivoted on the rear surface of 22 by a pivot shaft 31 so as to be vertically movable. The auxiliary footrest 28 shown by a solid line in each figure has been rotated downward to a horizontal position, and the auxiliary footrest 28 cannot be rotated downward any further. The auxiliary footrest 28 in this horizontal position is for normal driving, and the auxiliary footrest 28 in this position is the same as the footrest 22.
It functions to allow the upper foot to move further backward, that is, to increase the degree of freedom in the foot placement position. The lower front end of the rear fender 26 extends to the vicinity of the rear end of the auxiliary footrest 28 in the horizontal position.

On the other hand, the starting device for the engine 18 is a kick type, and a kick lever 33 is provided for this purpose. This kick pedal 33 is connected to the engine 18 in a rotating case 3.
On the right side of the pedal 4, there is an arm 36 which is pivotally supported by a horizontal axis 35 so as to be able to move downwards -F, and at the protruding end of this arm 36, a pedal body 38 is pivotally supported by a vertical axis 37 so as to be freely rotatable left and right. ing.

The upper end of this pedal body 38 is bent forward, and this is used as a foot pedal part 38a.

When the kick pedal 33 is to be depressed and operated when the engine 18 is started, the foot pedal 38a should first protrude to the right as shown by the two-dot chain line and the arrow A in each figure. The pedal body 38 is rotated around the vertical coaxial shaft 37, and the foot 40 is placed on the foot section 38a.

Next, as shown by the dotted chain line and arrow B in each figure, the foot pedal 38a is strongly depressed to rotate the kick pedal 33 rearward and downward about the horizontal axis 35. Then, the engine 18 is started in conjunction with this.

Further, in this case, when the foot 40 is released from the fifth foot pedal 38a, the kick pedal 33 is returned to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in each figure by the biasing force of a spring (not shown).

While driving, the pedal body 38 is rotated forward until the foot 38a comes to the position shown by the solid line in each figure so that the foot 38a does not get in the way.

By the way, when the kick pedal 33 is depressed as described above, the foot 38a and the foot 40 that steps on it come into contact with the auxiliary footrest 28 in the horizontal position. In other words, if left as is, the auxiliary footrest 28 will hinder the above-mentioned depression operation.

Therefore, in this embodiment, by rotating the auxiliary footrest 28 upward as shown by the two-dot chain line and the arrow C in each figure, the auxiliary footrest 28 is rotated 33 to the kick position.
It is designed so that it can be separated from the rotation trajectory of. and,
By rotating the auxiliary footrest 28 upward in this manner, the operation of depressing the kick pedal 33 can be easily performed without being hindered by the auxiliary footrest 28.

Further, according to this embodiment, the above-mentioned kick to kick 33
If the auxiliary footrest 28 remains rotated upward after the operation, the next time the user tries to place a foot on the footrest 22, the auxiliary footrest 28 becomes an obstacle and the foot cannot be placed on the footrest 22. In other words, if the auxiliary footrest 28 remains rotated upward, the rider will definitely recognize this, and therefore the rider will avoid the inconvenience of riding with the auxiliary footrest 28 rotated upward. Occurrence is prevented.

(Second example) 5 to 7 show a second embodiment.

According to this, the footrest 22 is pivotally supported by the pivot shaft 41 so as to be vertically movable. The footrest 22 shown by a solid line in each figure has been rotated downward to be in a substantially water knife position, and the footrest 22 cannot be rotated downward any further. The axis of the pivot shaft 41 extends in the front-rear direction, and when the footrest 22 is rotated in the -L direction around the pivot shaft 41, the footrest 22 is moved along the outer surface of the rotating case 34. It has become. An auxiliary footrest 28 is welded to the rear surface of the footrest 22.

When the footrest 22 and the auxiliary footrest 28 are integrally rotated upward around the pivot shaft 41 as shown by the two-dot chain line and the arrow 1 in the convex figure, both 22 and 28 are rotated by the rotation of the kick pedal 33. The auxiliary footrest 28 is separated from the trajectory, and at this time, the auxiliary footrest 28 is arranged along the lower outer surface of the heavy body frame 2.

Other structures and functions are the same as those of the previous embodiment.

According to the above configuration, since the footrest 22 and the auxiliary footrest 28 are separated from the rotation locus of the kick pedal 33, the footrest 22 is also removed when the kick pedal 33 is depressed, so this depression operation is extremely easy. This can be done.

In addition, in this embodiment, the footrest 22 is a bracket! Fi 24, and the auxiliary footrest 28 is pivoted to the vehicle body frame 2 side by a pivot shaft having the same structure as the above-mentioned pivot shaft 41 so as to be vertically movable, and the upward rotation of the auxiliary footrest 28 causes the auxiliary footrest 28 to be activated by kick pedaling 330 times. You can also move it away from the moving trajectory.

(Effects of the Invention) According to this invention, the auxiliary footrest is rotatably supported on the vehicle body side, and this rotation makes it possible to separate the auxiliary footrest from the co-movement locus of the kick pedal. When operating the footrest, first rotate the auxiliary footrest to move it away from the rotational trajectory of the kick pedal, then the kick pedal can be depressed without touching the auxiliary footrest. This allows for easy operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show embodiments of the invention, and Figures 1 to 4 are
In the example, FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is an overall side view, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line III-111 in FIG.
Figure 4 is a view taken along the line IV-IV of Figure 1, Figures 5 to 7 are the second embodiment, Figure 5 is a diagram corresponding to Figure 1, and Figure 6 is Fig. 7 is a v+ -Vl 1jil arrow view of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a V[] -V[I 5lit arrow view of -F Fig. 5. l... Four-wheel vehicle (straddle type vehicle), 2... Body frame, 2
2...Footrest, 28...711111/J footrest, 33...Kick pedal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A saddle with a footrest protruding from the lower side of the vehicle body, an auxiliary footrest adjacent to the rear of the footrest, and a kick pedal for a kick starter rotatably supported on the side of the vehicle body. In a riding vehicle, the auxiliary footrest is rotatably supported on the vehicle body side,
A footrest device for a straddle-type vehicle in which the auxiliary footrest can be separated from the rotational trajectory of the kick pedal by this rotation.