JPH0292793A - Foot rest device for vehicle running on unsmooth ground - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely prevent a foot of a rider from slide falling by mounting a subfoot rest, which prevents the foot of the rider from slide falling from a foot rest, turnably in a vertical direction to the foot rest and enabling the subfoor rest to be stored out of the range of a kick lever in its movable locus. CONSTITUTION:This foot rest device 27 is provided in a paired quantity in right and left of a vehicle in the central bottom part of a car body frame, having a foot reset 34, foot rest bracket 35 and a subfoot rest 36. The foot rest 34 is welded in its base end part to the foot rest bracket 35. While the subfoot rest 36 is formed by linking a bridge 38 to a U-shaped subfoot rest main unit 37, securing pivot parts 39, 40 to the both end parts, and by inserting mounting bolts 42. 43 between these pivot parts 39, 40 and a bracket 41 secured to the foot rest 34, subfoot rest 36 is turnably provided in a vertical direction of the vehicle. And the subfoot rest 36 is set up out of the range of a kick lever 49 in its movable locus.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle having a structure in which a kick lever is disposed near the footrest.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, rough-terrain vehicles that travel on so-called rough terrain such as vast wastelands, sandy areas, or grasslands, have two front wheels and two rear wheels that are in contact with the front wheels, as shown in Fig. 4. , these front and rear wheels 1 and 2 are covered by a fender 3.4,
This prevents mud splashing when driving on rough terrain. Further, a rider seat 6 is attached to the upper center of the body frame 5 of the off-road vehicle, and a steering rod handle 7 is provided in front of the rider seat 6.

A footrest 9 is provided at the central lower part of the vehicle body frame 5 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle so as to protrude outward from the side of the vehicle, thereby ensuring the stability of the rider's posture astride the rider seat 6. This footrest 9 is fixed to the vehicle body frame 5 via a footrest bracket 10.

On the other hand, since the wheel base of vehicles traveling on rough terrain is generally small, the kick lever 1 is placed adjacent to the hoodless]-9.
1 is placed. The rider puts his foot on this kick lever 11 and depresses it to start the engine.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In this case, if the sub-footrest 1-12 as shown in FIG. 5 is fixed to the footrest 9 by welding or the like,
When kicking the kick lever 11, the kick lever 11
hits this sub-foot rest 12 and the kick lever 11
The stroke may become smaller and the kick operation may not be performed properly.

Therefore, in some other types of conventional all-terrain vehicles, the sub-footrest 12 is not attached to the footrest 9 when the kick lever 11 is of the rear depression type. However, in this case, there is a risk that the rider's feet placed on the footrest 9 may slip, for example, toward the rear of the vehicle for some reason while the vehicle is running.

This invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances,
To provide a footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle that can perform a kick operation of a kick lever well and can reliably prevent a rider's foot from slipping off the footrest.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle in which a hoodrest 1- is attached to the lower central portion of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction via a footrest bracket, in which a rider's foot may slip from the footrest. A sub-footrest for preventing falling is attached to the footrest so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and the sub-two-rest can be stored outside the range of a movable trajectory of a kick lever disposed near the footrest. It is characterized by being configured as follows.

(Function) Therefore, according to the footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle according to the present invention, the sub-footrest is placed in a horizontal position when the vehicle is running, and the sub-footrest ensures that the rider's feet do not slip off the footrest. . On the other hand, when the kick lever is operated, the sub-foot rest is rotated and stored outside the range of the kick lever movable trajectory, so that the kick lever can be operated satisfactorily.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a plan view and a front view, respectively, showing an embodiment of a footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view showing a vehicle traveling on rough terrain.

A front wheel 22 is attached to the front of the vehicle body frame 21,
This front wheel 22 is steered by a bar handle 23. Further, a rear wheel 24 is provided at the rear of the vehicle body frame 21,
This rear wheel 24 is rotationally driven by an engine 25 mounted in the center of the vehicle body. Further, a seat 26 is attached to the rear upper portion of the vehicle body frame 21, and a pair of footrest devices F127 are provided at the lower center of the vehicle body frame 21 on the left and right sides of the vehicle.

A pair of down tubes 29 are connected to the front portion of the main vibe 28 of the vehicle body frame 21 and extend diagonally downward to the front. Further, a pair of body tubes 30 extending downward are connected to the rear portion of the main pipe 28. This body tube 30 is curved below the vehicle body, becomes a lower tube 31, extends toward the front of the vehicle body, and is connected to the down tube 29. The engine is mounted in a portion surrounded by the body tube 30 and lower tube 31. In addition, the code|symbol 32 is a seat rail, and the code|symbol 33 is a seat pillar.

The footrest device 27 includes a footrest 34, a footrest bracket 35, and a sub-footrest 36.

The note rest 34 is shown in FIGS. 1(A), (B) and 3.
As shown in the figure, it is formed into a circular shape, and its base end is welded to the footrest bracket 35. This footrest bracket 35 is formed into a substantially triangular shape. The footrest bracket 35 is attached to a footrest attachment boss (not shown) of the lower tube 31 via a tightening bolt (not shown), so that the footrest 34 is provided so as to protrude outward in the left-right direction of the vehicle.

Now, the sub-footrests 1 to 36 are configured such that a bridge 38 is attached to a U-shaped sub-footrest main body 37, and pivot parts 39 and 40 are fixed to both ends of the sub-footrest 36. These pivot parts 39 and 40 are set coaxially.

Further, the sub-footrest main body 37 is formed into an abbreviated shape as shown in FIG. 1(B).

As shown in FIG. 3, sub-footrest mounting bolts 42 and 43 are inserted between the pivot parts 39 and 40 and the sub-footrest bracket 41 fixed to the footrest 34.
By inserting the sub-footrest 36, the sub-footrest 36 is provided so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction of the vehicle with respect to the footrest 34. The sub-footrest attachment bolt 42 attaches the pivot portion 39 to the footrest 34 by threading a nut 44 onto its tip. Further, the tips of the sub-toe 1 to rest attachment bolts 43 are screwed into screw holes 45 formed in the note rest bracket 35 to attach the pivot portion 40 to the footrest 34. In addition, the sub-footrest bracket 41 is shown in FIG. 1(B).
As shown in FIG. 3, the footrest 34 is set lower than the upper surface of the footrest 34 by about h, so that it does not get in the way when the rider places one foot on the footrest 3/l.

As shown in FIG.
．． 47 are fixed respectively.

Then, on these locking parts 46 and 47, as shown in FIG.
A>, a spring 48 is interposed, not shown in (B). As shown in FIG. 1(B), this spring 48 holds the sub-foot rest 36 in this position when the sub-foot rest 36 is in the horizontal position, and when the sub-foot rest 36 is in the storage position where the sub-foot rest 36 is rotated approximately 90 degrees, the sub-foot rest 36 is held in this position. 7-1
- It is held in contact with the upper surface of the rest 34. At this time, the upper surface of the footrest 34 functions as a stopper for the sub-footrest 36.

By the way, the kick lever 4 that starts the engine 25
First, as shown in FIG. 1 (A>), the footrest device 2
It is placed near 7. - Boohoo J ~ Rest 36
In the stored state, the sub-footrest 36 is arranged outside the movable locus of the kick lever 49. Here, the kick lever 49 in FIG. 1(B) indicates the lowest position of the kick lever 49, which is pulled down during a kick operation.

Next, the effect will be explained.

While the vehicle is traveling on rough terrain, the sub-footrest 36 is set to the horizontal position shown by the solid line in FIG. Even if the rider slides from the footrest 34 to both sides, the sub-footrest 36 receives the foot, so the rider's foot does not slip off the footrest 34.

Further, when the kick lever 49 is operated for kicking, the sub-foot rest 36 is rotated and retracted to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Thereby, the kick lever 49 can be moved to the lowest position, so that the optimal stroke of the kick lever 49 can be ensured, and the kick operation can be performed satisfactorily.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle according to the present invention, the sub-footrest that prevents the rider's feet from slipping off the note rest is attached to the footrest so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction of the vehicle, Since the sub-footrest is configured so that it can be stored outside the movable trajectory of the kick lever located near the footrest, when the vehicle is running, the sub-to-rests ensure that the rider's feet do not slip off the footrest. Since the kick lever can be moved to the lowest position during a kick operation, the kick operation can be performed satisfactorily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1(A) and (B) are a plan view and a front view, respectively, showing an embodiment of a footrest device for a vehicle traveling on rough terrain according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an uneven terrain to which the footrest according to this embodiment is applied. A side view showing the running vehicle; FIG. 3 is an assembled perspective view showing the 7-Trace i-device of this embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of an all-terrain vehicle to which a conventional footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle is applied, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the footrest device of FIG. 4. 27...Footrest iEt, 34...Footrest, 35...Footrest bracket, 36...Sub note rest, 48...Spring, 49...Kick lever

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle in which a footrest is attached to the central lower part of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction via a footrest bracket, a sub-footrest that prevents the rider's feet from slipping off the footrest is attached to the footrest to rotate the vehicle in the vertical direction. A footrest device for an all-terrain vehicle, characterized in that the sub-footrest is configured such that the sub-footrest can be housed outside the range of a movable locus of a kick lever disposed near the footrest.