JPH0352396B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to light vehicles such as two-wheeled, three-wheeled, and four-wheeled vehicles.

Attempts have been made to disguise the passenger compartment of light vehicles such as two-wheeled, three-wheeled, and four-wheeled vehicles, but all of these have been integrated with the vehicle body frame, or have involved the attachment and detachment of cabin-forming members such as the roof. is not constituted as freely,
No consideration is given to workability for attaching and detaching the vehicle interior forming members, storage space, etc.

Therefore, even if the roof etc. could be attached and removed, there is no space in the vehicle to store the roof etc.
In the end, you have to drive with the roof etc. attached or removed, and there are inconveniences such as not being able to attach the roof etc. if it rains while you are out. This detracts from the advantages of light weight, small size, compactness, and ease of transportation and handling.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable vehicle interior forming members such as the roof to be attached and detached at any time and place, and to make these members compact. To provide a light vehicle that can be stored.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has two side parts whose base ends are pivotally mounted behind the left and right sides of the driver's seat and which are formed to straddle the driver's seat in the left and right direction, and a tip part which connects the tips of the both side parts. A targa bar is provided, and the targa bar is configured to freely stand up behind the driver's seat and fall down in front of the driver's seat, and when the targa bar stands up behind the driver's seat, the targa bar extends between the upper end of the windshield and the tip of the targa bar. A roof is provided with a rear panel removably provided between both sides of the targa bar, the roof and the rear panel have different contours in the left and right direction so that they can be freely overlapped when not attached, and furthermore, a roof that is overlapped with each other. The vehicle is characterized by a storage space formed between the front panel and the rear panel.

A case will be described in which an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a tricycle.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the vehicle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the operation of the targa bar, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the roof, rear panel, and rear subpanel when they are stored. shows.

The tricycle 1 includes a front body 2 and a rear body 3,
At the very front of the front body 2 is a front wheel 4 that serves as a single steering wheel.
However, rear wheels 5, 5 forming two driving wheels are provided at the rear of the rear vehicle body 3, and the rear wheels 5, 5 are driven by a power unit through a joint and a rear action that can freely roll and swing. The rear vehicle body 3 is suspended from the front vehicle body 2.

The front body 2 includes a front floor 11 located above the front wheels 4, an inclined floor 12 extending diagonally downward and rearward from the rear end of the front floor 11, and a low-floor flat floor extending from the lower end of the inclined floor 12. A footrest floor 13 extending rearward in the shape of a runner is formed, the lower edge of the front end of the front floor 11 is formed in the front fender 12, and the inclined floor 12
A handle 15 is installed diagonally rearward.

At the rear end of the footrest floor 13, a seatpost cover 16 having a width smaller than the horizontal width of the footrest floor 13 is provided, and above the seatpost cover 16, a seatback 17 is provided.
8 is attached, and the seat post cover 16
The rear end of the footrest floor 13 on both left and right sides extends obliquely upward and rearward to form the inclined surface portion 21.
A rear cover 23 is formed by the sloped surface portion 21 and a rear surface portion 22 extending rearward while being slightly inclined upward from the upper end of the sloped surface portion 21, and the upper end of the sloped surface portion 21 is located approximately at the lower end of the seat back 17. The rear body 3 is located below the rear bar 23.
The rear vehicle body 3 is provided with a cover 24 that covers the rear wheels 5, 5, etc.

From the front edge and left and right side edges of the front floor 11, a windshield 31 extends diagonally rearward.
The upper edge of the windshield 31 is covered with a wind top molding 32, and the upper edge of the windshield 31 is slightly higher than the head of the driver seated on the seat 18, as shown in FIG. It is formed to be located.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, screws 33 are installed at appropriate locations on the window top molding 32.
A lock piece 34 is attached through the lock piece 34, and locking grooves 35 and 36 are formed at the front lower end and the rear lower end of the lock piece 34, respectively.

Support pieces 41, 41 are provided on both left and right sides of the rear surface 22 of the rear cover 23.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, cam grooves 42 and 43 are cut out at the front and rear of the upper edge of the upper edge of the 41, respectively, and the base ends are attached to the support pieces 41 and 41 to allow for raising and lowering movements. A targa bar 44 is freely provided.

The targa bar 44 is formed from a thin pipe material, and has a pair of left and right base portions 51, 51 extending in a straight rod shape from the support pieces 41, 41, and a straight rod extending from the base portions 51, 51 through bent portions 52, 52, respectively. It is composed of intermediate portions 53, 53 extending in a shape, and a tip portion 54 connecting the tips of the intermediate portions 53, 53, and the base portion 51 and the intermediate portion 53 form a side portion 55 of the targa bar 44. .

And the left and right side portions 5 of the targa bar 44
5 and 55, the distance between the left and right base portions 51 and the intermediate portions 53 is adjusted so that the seat 18, the seat back 17, and the seat post cover 16 are straddled in the width direction.
7. It is formed to be slightly larger than the horizontal width of the seat post cover 16, and the tip portion 54 is formed to be slightly larger than the horizontal width of the front end of the seat post cover 16.

A plate-shaped mounting member 61 is welded to the end of the base 51, and the mounting member 61 and the support piece 41 are pivotally connected via pins 62, and rubber is baked into appropriate locations on the base 51. A grip 63 is formed by this, and the grip 63 provides convenience when getting on and off the vehicle and when moving the vehicle around.

A lock lever 65 having a locking pawl 64 is swingably attached to the mounting member 61, and the locking pawl 64 is inserted into a cam groove 6 not provided in the mounting member 61.
6 and cam grooves 42, 4 which are missing in the support piece 41.
3, and the lock lever 65 is always engaged with the lock pawl 6 by a spring 67.
4 is rockingly biased in the direction of locking into the cam groove 66.

When the locking pawl 64 is locked between the cam groove 66 and the cam groove 43 on the rear side of the support piece 41, the tip portion 54 is slightly rearward above the driver's head as shown in FIG. Then, the lock pawl 64 is released from the cam grooves 43 and 66, the targa bar 44 is lowered forward, and the lock pawl 64 is moved between the cam groove 66 and the support. When the piece 41 is engaged with the cam groove 42 near the front, the base 51 is locked as shown by the dotted line in FIG.
is located behind the seat back 17, the intermediate portion 53 is located on the side of the seat back 17, the seat 18, and the seat post cover 16, and the tip portion 54 is located in front of the lower end of the seat post cover 16. The dimensions of each part are set.

As shown in FIG. 9, bolt mounting holes 71 are penetrated through the base portions 51, 51 and intermediate portions 53, 53 of the targa bar 44, as shown in FIG.
4 is provided with a rear panel 72 and a rear sub-panel 73, which can be freely attached and detached through the attachment holes 71.

The rear panel 72 and the rear sub-panel 73 are as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
is a main body part 74 and a side part 7 having both sides of the main body part 74 bent so as to cover the targa bar intermediate part 53.
5, 75, and the main body part 74 is provided with mounting holes 76 which can freely match the mounting holes 71 of the intermediate part 53, and a cushion rubber 77 is interposed therebetween as shown in FIG. By inserting decorative bolts 78 into the mounting holes 71 and 76 and tightening decorative nuts 79, the rear panel 72 can be freely attached to and removed from the targa bar intermediate portion 53.

The rear sub-panel 73 consists of a main body part 81 and side parts 82, 82 which are bent on both left and right sides of the main body part 81 so as to cover the targa bar base 51, and the left and right contour of the main body part 81 is similar to the rear panel main body. It is formed larger than the contour of the portion 74 in the left and right direction, and the rear panel 73 and the rear sub-panel 72 can be freely overlapped.

The main body part 81 of the rear sub-panel 73 has mounting holes 83 extending through it, which can match the mounting holes 71 of the targa bar base 51, and like the rear panel 72, cushion rubber 77, decorative bolts 78, Targa bar base 51 via decorative nut 79
It can be attached and detached freely.

Further, when the targa bar 44 is in an upright state, a roof 91 is removably attached between the upper end of the windshield 31 and the tip 54 of the targa bar 44.
will be provided.

The left-right contour of the roof 91 is formed to be smaller than the left-right contour of the rear panel main body 74, so that the roof 91 and the rear panel 74 can be freely overlapped, so that the rear sub-panel 73 and the rear panel 72 The profile of the roof 91 in the left-right direction becomes gradually smaller from the rear sub-panel 73 to the roof 91, and when the rear sub-panel 73, rear panel 72, and roof 91 are overlapped, it can be made extremely compact.

A roof molding 92 is attached to the front side of the roof 91 so as to cover the window top molding 32, as shown in FIGS. 93 is attached.

The locking member 93 is a locking pin 9 that can be freely locked into the front side locking groove 35 of the lock piece 34.
4, and a locking link 96 that can be freely engaged and disengaged from the rear side locking groove 36 by the operation of the clamp lever 95, and the locking link 96 is configured to lock the locking pin 94 in and out of the front side locking groove 35. The front portion of the roof 91 is fixed to the windshield 31 by locking the locking link 96 into the rear locking groove 36, and at this time, the rear end of the roof 91 is formed to cover the tip portion 54 of the targa bar.

A trunk space 97 is formed at the rear of the seat bag 17, as shown in FIG.
The trunk space 97 has the rear panel 72,
The rear sub-panel 73 and roof 91 can be freely stored.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the roof 91 can be attached and detached above the driver's seat and the rear panel 72 can be attached and removed behind the driver's seat by the rising and falling movement of the targa bar 44.
The rear sub-panel 73 can be attached and detached freely, and the movement of raising and lowering the targa bar 44 and the attachment and detachment of the roof 91 can be done simply and quickly using the various levers 65 and 95, and the attachment and detachment of the rear panel 72 and the rear sub-panel 73 can also be done using the decorative bolts 78, This can be easily done using the nuts 79, and furthermore, the rear sub-panel 73, the rear panel 72, and the roof 91 have different contours in the left and right direction so that they can be stacked very compactly.
When the rear sub-panel 73 is not attached, these members do not take up any space.

Furthermore, since the vehicle has storage space for the roof 91, rear panel 72, and rear sub-panel 73,
Roof 91, rear panel 72, rear sub-panel 7
3 can be attached and detached anytime and anywhere.

Furthermore, when the targa bar 44 is in the reclined state, the side portion 55 of the targa bar 44 is located on the side of the seat 18 and the seat back 17, and the tip portion 54 is located at the lower end of the front end of the seat post cover 16, so that when getting on and off the vehicle, The targa bar 44 does not cause any trouble, and at this time the targa bar base 51 is located on the rear side of the seat back 17 and functions as a side guide for the trunk space 97.

In the embodiment, the roof 91, rear panel 72, and rear sub-panel 73 are stored behind the seat back 17, but these parts are stored in the windshield 31 as shown by imaginary lines in FIG. It may be on the front floor 11 at the rear and in front of the handle 15.

Furthermore, if a spring or the like is appropriately attached to the targa bar base 51 to provide downward sliding properties to the targa bar tip 54, the luggage 98 can be placed on the footrest floor 13 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. When placed, the targa bar 44 also functions as a holding member for the cargo 98, which is extremely convenient.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to freely attach and detach the roof above the driver's seat, and to attach and detach the rear panel and rear subpanel behind the driver's seat, and to store these members compactly. As a result, the roof, rear panel, and rear sub-panel can be installed and removed whenever and wherever necessary, and these parts can be installed and removed easily, and the structure is simple, lightweight, and compact. It has many excellent effects, such as further improving the handling of light vehicles.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same, and FIG.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the operation of the targa bar, Figure 4 is a perspective view when the roof is stowed, Figures 5 and 6 are a perspective view and a cross-sectional side view of essential parts, respectively, showing how the windshield and roof are connected. , FIG. 7 is a side view showing how the targa bar is attached to the support piece, FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to the line in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of how the rear panel and rear sub-panel are attached. In the drawings, 2 is a front vehicle body, 3 is a rear vehicle body, 4 is a front wheel, 5 is a rear wheel, 31 is a windshield, 44 is a targa bar, 72 is a rear panel, 73 is a rear subpanel, and 91 is a roof.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a light vehicle equipped with a windshield erected in front of the driver's seat, the base end is pivotally attached to the rear of the left and right sides of the driver's seat, respectively, and the both sides are formed to straddle the driver's seat in the left and right direction, and A targa bar is provided, and the targa bar is configured to freely stand up behind the driver's seat and fall down in front of the driver's seat, and when the targa bar stands up behind the driver's seat, the window A roof is removably provided between the upper end of the shield and the tip of the targa bar, and a rear panel is provided between both sides of the targa bar, and the roof and the rear panel have different contours in the left and right direction so that they can be overlapped when not attached. A light vehicle is characterized in that the vehicle has a storage space formed between the roof and the rear panel, which are overlapped with each other.