JPH04183689A - Filter hole cover of oil tank - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To take precautions against tampering with an oil tank without provid ing a special locking mechanism at an filler hole cover by constituting it so that opening of the filler hole cover which covers a filler hole of the oil tank is made impossible when a seat is locked. CONSTITUTION:In a scooter type vehicle V, an oil tank T is arranged at the rear of an article storing container b, and with an opening 11 formed at the center of a tray 1 integrally provided at the rear of the storing container b, a filter hole 2 of the oil tank T is engaged from below, and the filter hole 2 is blocked with a cap 3. Also, a filler hole cover 6 divided into two parts of a front cover 4 and a rear cover 5 is provided at an upper opening of the tray 1, and a rear end of the front cover 4 is made to overlap a front end of the rear cover 5 when both the covers 4 and 5 are closed. And when a seat S is fluctuated to a closed position from this state, a pressing member 9 made of rubber and provided at the lower surface of the seat is brought into contact with the upper surface of the front cover 4, which regulates opening of both the covers 4 and 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention A9 Object of the Invention (1) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an upper opening of an article storage container provided on the body of a motorcycle and an oil tank disposed at the rear of the article storage container. an inlet cover that freely closes the inlet of the rjR;
An oil tank filler cover, which is covered by a seat provided on a vehicle body so as to be freely swingable up and down, and which is fixed by a locking mechanism in a closed position covering the upper opening of the article storage container and the filler cover. .

(2) Prior Art Conventionally, as an inlet cover for such an oil tank, one described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 184190/1983 is known. According to this oil tank inlet cover, the upper part of the inlet cover is covered with a sheet fixed with a locking mechanism, so that it is impossible to close or close the inlet cover indiscriminately, thereby preventing tampering with the oil tank. This can be prevented.

(3) Problems to be Solved by the Invention By the way, in the conventional type described above, the inlet cover is composed of a single member whose rear end is pivoted to the vehicle body. There is an inconvenience that it is impossible to secure the oil, which hinders the oil injection work. If the size of the injection port cover is increased in order to avoid such inconveniences, the opened injection port cover will become an obstacle, making it difficult to inject oil.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an oil tank filler cover that allows easy oil injection work.

B0 Structure of the Invention (1) Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an article storage container provided at the upper opening of the article storage container provided on the body of a motorcycle, and a device provided at the rear of the article storage container. A filler cover that covers the filler port of the oil tank that can be opened and closed is covered by a sheet that is swingable up and down on the vehicle body, and the sheet is used as a cover that covers the upper opening of the article storage container and the filler port cover. In an oil tank filler cover that is fixed in position with a locking mechanism, the filler cover is divided into a front cover and a rear cover, and the front end of the front cover and the rear end of the rear cover are attached to the vehicle body. It is characterized by being centrally supported.

(2) Function According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the seat is locked with the front cover and the rear cover closed, it becomes impossible to open the double force bar, preventing tampering with the oil tank. Prevented. When the unlocked seat is swung upward and the double force bar is released, the oil tank injection port is exposed and oil can be poured into the oil tank. At this time, by dividing the filler cover into two parts, the front cover and the rear cover, the area of the opening is sufficiently secured, making it easy to fill the oil, and the dimensions of each cover can be reduced. This prevents the open cover from interfering with oil injection work.

(3) Examples Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

Figures 1 to 7 show one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is an overall side view of a scooter-type vehicle equipped with an oil tank filler cover, Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the rear part of the vehicle body in the direction of ■ direction in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is an II [-] of Figure 2. FIG. 4 is a partial view of FIG. 3 showing a locked state of the seat, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the ■-V line of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the seat locking action. , FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the seat unlocking action.

As shown in Fig. 1, the scooter type vehicle V is equipped with a frame F made of welded steel pipes, and the front part thereof is provided with a front fork f that supports a steering wheel H and a front wheel Wf at the upper and lower ends, respectively. Engine E in the section
A swing-type power unit (P) equipped with a rear wheel W driven by is pivotally supported to be vertically swingable. A body B made of synthetic resin that covers the frame F is connected to a leg shield B1 arranged in front of the driver, a step floor B2 connected to the lower end of this leg shield B1, and the rear of this step floor B. It consists of rear body B3. The leg shield B is formed with an inner rack R for storing small items, while the rear body B is provided with an article storage container for storing helmets, etc., and its upper opening is connected to the front end with a pivot point. It is covered in a freely openable and closable manner by a seat S that is supported and swings up and down. Furthermore, an oil tank T, which is also covered by the rear end of the seat S, is disposed at the rear of the article storage container.

As is clear from FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the article storage container is a rear body B.

A shallow dish-shaped tray 1 is provided at the rear of the recess.
are connected together. Opening 9 formed in the center of tray 1
1. The inlet 2 of the oil tank T is fitted from below,
The injection port 2 is closed with a cap 3 inside the tray 1. An inlet cover 6 divided into two parts, a front cover 4 and a rear cover 5, is provided at the upper opening of the tray 1.
When the injection port cover 6 is closed, the upper part of the cap 3 of the injection port 2 is covered. The front cover 4 is a synthetic resin member having a rectangular shape in plan view, and has bins 4 protruding from the left and right sides of its front end. A pin hole 1. is formed in the side wall of the tray 1. 3, it is pivotably supported to be able to swing freely between the closed position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 and the open position shown by the chain line. The rear cover 5 is also a synthetic resin member having a rectangular shape in plan view,
It has a width in the left-right direction between the front cover 4 and the road and a slightly larger length in the front-rear direction, and is pivoted to the rear body B at the rear end. That is, a pair of left and right bent arms 5. extend rearward from the lower surface of the rear cover 5. A bottle 52 is provided at the tip of each bottle 52 to protrude inwardly, and as is clear from FIG. is fitted into a pin hole 8□ of a bracket 8 bolted to a pair of bosses 7 protruding from the inner surface of the rear body B. Thereby, the pivot portion of the rear cover 5 becomes invisible from the outside, and its appearance can be improved.

The rear cover 5 swings between the closed position shown in solid lines and the open position shown in chain lines in FIG. The rear ends of the front cover 4 are overlapped. When the seat S is swung from this state to the closed position, the rubber presser member 9 provided on the lower surface of the seat comes into contact with the upper surface of the front cover 4 (see FIG. 4).
This restricts the opening of the double force bar 4.5. Further, when the rear cover 5 is opened, the rear cover 5 is attached to the left and right vertical members 10 of the carrier 10 attached to the rear body B.
Fits in between.

Next, a locking mechanism 11 fixes the sheet S in a closed position covering the opening of the article storage container and the injection port cover 6.
The structure of is detailed. The locking mechanism 11 is operated by a cylinder lock 12 provided on the left side of the rear body B, and locks a lock pin 14 (see Fig. 4), which is roughly shaped like an opening and is integrally molded with the bottom plate 13 of the seat S. Or configured to release.

2nd I! As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and 6, a substrate 16 having a cross-shaped shape when viewed from the side is fixed to the upper surface of a bracket 15 welded to the rear part of the frame F. There is a lock groove 16 in the center of the board work 6. is formed, and this lock groove 16. A notch 17 is formed at the boundary between the article storage container and the tray 1 so that the lock pin 14 can fit therein.

As is clear from FIG. 6, a tenth pick plate 20 and a twentieth pick plate 21 are pivotally supported on the base plate 16 via pivots 18 and 19. The tenth lock plate 20 has a lock pin 1 protruding into the lock groove 161 of the board 16.
A locking portion 20 for locking 4. And this locking part 201
An engaging protrusion 204 is provided which is connected to the concave groove 20° via a suppressing portion 203. On the other hand, the 20th plate 21
is provided with an engaging protrusion 211 that can engage with the engaging protrusion 204 of the tenth hook plate 20, and an arcuate cam surface 21 connected to the upper part of the engaging protrusion 212. The spring receivers 20s, 21= protruding from the lower end of the double-ended hook plate 20゜210 pass through the arc-shaped opening IL, 16- opened in the base plate 16, and the spring 22 stretched between the ends thereof. As a result, the 10th pull plate 20 is biased clockwise, and the 20th pull plate 21 is biased counterclockwise.

The pivot 19 provided on the substrate 16 has a 20th pivot plate 2.
A lock release member 23 is provided so as to be able to swing freely while being superimposed on the front surface of the lock release member 1 . The upper end of the lock release member 23 is bent backward to form a release protrusion 231, and the release protrusion 231 abuts on the release protrusion 214 formed at the upper end of the 20th lock plate 21. Further, a cam member 24 is welded to the lower surface of the lock release member 23 that is bent backward.
The operating piece 25 of the cylinder lock 12 comes into contact with the lower surface of this cam member 24.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be explained.

As shown by the chain line in Fig. 3, when the front cover 4 and the rear cover 5 are swung upward to open the upper surface of the tray L, the cap 3 of the oil tank T is exposed. can perform injection work.

At this time, by dividing the inlet cover 6 of the oil tank T into two parts, the front cover 4 and the rear cover 5, a sufficient opening area is ensured even if the double force bar 4.5 is downsized, and the oil injection work is completed. It becomes possible to do this easily.

When the oil injection work is finished, first close the rear cover 5, then close the front cover 4, and then turn the seat S to the closed position and move it backwards to cover the article storage container and the double-sided bars 4 and 5. Shake it.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the tenth lock plate 20 and the twentieth lock plate 21 of the locking mechanism 11 are urged to the positions shown by the elastic force of the spring 22, so they are lowered. When the lock pin 14 of the sheet S fits into the lock groove 161 of the board 16 from above, the suppressing portion 20 of the tenth lock plate 20. is pressed by the lock pin 14, and the tenth lock plate 20 swings counterclockwise against the spring 22, as shown in FIG. 6(b).

Then, the 20th lock plate 21, whose cam surface 212 is pressed by the engagement protrusion 20 of the 10th lock plate 20, swings clockwise against the spring 22. As a result, the 6th
As shown in Figure (c), the engaging protrusion 20 of the first lock brake 20. is the engagement protrusion 21. of the 20th hook plate 21. The double-ended hook plate 20.21 is fixed in the illustrated position by the elastic force of the spring 22. At this time,
As the tenth locking plate 20 swings counterclockwise, its locking portion 201 enters into the locking groove 16□ of the base plate 16, and the groove 20. The lock pin 14 of the seat S is held and locked inside. When the seat S is locked in the closed position, the opening of the article storage container and the upper surface of the filler port cover 6 are covered, thereby preventing theft of articles and tampering with the oil tank T.

To unlock the seat S, as shown in FIG. 7, insert the key into the cylinder lock 12, rotate the actuating member 25, and press the cam member 24 of the unlocking member 23 upward with the actuating member 25. . As a result, the lock release member 23 swings clockwise, and the release protrusion 23. presses the release protrusion 214 of the 20th lock plate 21 to the right, and the engagement protrusion 21 of the 20th lock plate 21. The engagement protrusion 204 of the tenth hook plate 20 is disengaged from the
This tenth hook plate 20 swings clockwise due to the elastic force of the spring 22. As a result, the locking portion 201 of the tenth locking plate 20 retreats from the locking groove 161, and the locking bin 14 of the seat S becomes able to be pulled out upward. When the lock mechanism 12 is unlocked, the seat S can be swung to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various small design changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims. It is possible to do so.

C1 Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when the seat is locked, it becomes impossible to open the filler cover that covers the filler port of the oil tank, so a special locking mechanism is provided for the filler cover. Therefore, tampering with the oil tank can be prevented. Moreover, since the filler cover is divided into two parts, the front cover and the rear cover, even if the dimensions of each cover are downsized so as not to interfere with the oil injection work, the opening size can still be kept large enough. Oil injection work can be performed easily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 7 show one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is an overall side view of a scooter-type vehicle equipped with an oil tank filler cover, Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the rear part of the vehicle body in the ■ direction of Figure 1, and Figure 3 is an enlarged view of Figure 2 between ■ and ■. 4 is a partial view of FIG. 3 showing a locked state of the seat, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-V of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the locking action of the seat. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the sheet unrotting action. 2... Inlet, 4... Front cover, 5... Rear cover, 6... Inlet cover, 11... Lock mechanism,
b...Goods storage container, S...Seat, T...Oil tank, ■...Vehicle (motorcycle) Patent applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney: Nobuaki Ochiai
Jinki - Ming Fig. 5 (C) Lu' direction

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An upper opening of an article storage container (b) provided on the body of a motorcycle (V) and an inlet (2) of an oil tank (T) provided at the rear of the article storage container (b). ) is covered with an injection port cover (6) that can be opened and closed freely, and is covered with a seat (S) that can be freely opened and closed, and is covered with a seat (S) that can be freely swung up and down on the vehicle body.
the upper opening of the article storage container (b) and the inlet cover (
In the oil tank inlet cover fixed by a locking mechanism (11) in the closed position covering 6), the inlet cover (6) is divided into a front cover (4) and a rear cover (5). The oil tank filler cover is characterized in that the front end of the front cover (4) and the rear end of the rear cover (5) are respectively pivotally supported on the vehicle body.