JPH0463734A - Auxiliary lamp for motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a driver look a map etc., as required at the time of night travel by providing an auxiliary lamp, illuminating a driver's side, on the upper part of a fuel tank and near to a seat front end part. CONSTITUTION:An auxiliary lamp 26 is provided on the upper part of a fuel tank 11 and near to a seat, allowing looking a map etc., as required at the time of night travel. The auxiliary lamp 26 is installed by forming a recessed part on the upper part of a fuel tank 11 and buriedly arranging an auxiliary lamp case 31 in the recessed part. The upper surface of the case 31 is covered with a lense 31a; a solar panel 32, a battery charger 33, the auxiliary lamp 26, a reflecting plate 35, a light emitting diode lamp 36, and a change-over switch 37 are provided; the battery charger 33 is charged with the solar panel 32 in the daytime ; and the change-over switch 37 is switched to a battery side as required in night traveling to light the auxiliary lamp 26.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application fields] The present invention relates to an auxiliary light device for a motorcycle.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, when driving a motorcycle at night, a driver uses a headlight or takes out a flashlight to view a map or the like when driving at night.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in order to use the headlights, the driver must get out of the car each time, and in the case of a flashlight, the driver must carry it with him at all times. There is a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary light device for a motorcycle that allows a driver to view a map or the like as necessary when driving at night.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To this end, the auxiliary light device for a motorcycle of the present invention is characterized in that an auxiliary light 26 is provided near the front end of the seat 12 and above the fuel tank 11 to illuminate the driver's side.

Note that the numbers added to the above configurations are for comparison with the drawings, and the configurations of the present invention are not limited thereby.

[Function] In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, the auxiliary light 26 is disposed close to the driver, so the driver can look at a map etc. as necessary when driving at night. can.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a side view showing one embodiment of the auxiliary light device for a motorcycle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are enlarged views of the auxiliary light section of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view.

In FIG. 1, a motorcycle 1 has a head/NI+Eve 2, a pair of left and right main frames 3, a rear arm bracket 5, and a head pipe 2 has a front fork 6.
is rotatably supported, and a front wheel 7 is provided at the bottom thereof. Further, a rear wheel 10 is supported on the rear arm bracket 5 via a rear arm 9, a fuel tank 11 is provided above the main frame 3, and a seat 12 is provided behind the fuel tank 11. Further, a cowling 13 is attached to the front part of the vehicle body, and a side cover 15 is attached to the rear part of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front part of the motorcycle 1 is provided with a headlight 16 and an acceleration lamp 17, and two
There are two flasher lamps 18 and 19, and two flasher lamps 20 (FIG. 1) on the left and right rear sides. Further, two cornering lamps 23 and 25 are provided on the left and right sides of the front fender 22.

The flasher lamps 18, 19 are turned on to notify a left turn or a right turn, and the cornering lamps 23, 25 are turned on in conjunction with the flasher lamps 18, 19 when turning left or right, and are turned on to notify the diagonal front of the vehicle. It is something that illuminates. In addition, cornering lamp 23.2
5 may be lit all the time.

An auxiliary light 26 of the present invention is provided above the fuel tank 11 and close to the seat 12. The auxiliary light 26 is
This allows the driver to view a map etc. as needed when driving at night. This auxiliary light 26 is arranged to illuminate the driver's abdomen, chest, etc., so it has the advantage of being easy to use.
It can also be used as a night light at a campsite.

Further, the outer circumferences of the balancer wheel 27 and the brake disc plate 29 of the front wheel 7 (or/and rear wheel 10) are coated with fluorescent paint.

Furthermore, a unique line 30 is formed on the front wheel 7 (or/and the rear wheel 10), which is inclined with respect to the rotation axis.

Next, the auxiliary light 26 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

A recess is formed in the upper part of the fuel tank 11, and the auxiliary light case 31 is embedded in the recess. The upper surface of the case 31 is covered with a lens 31a, and a solar panel 32, a rechargeable battery 33, an auxiliary light 26, a reflector 35, a light emitting diode lamp 36, and a changeover switch 37 are provided. In this embodiment, the rechargeable battery 33 is charged by the solar panel 32 during the day, and when driving at night, the changeover switch 37 is switched to the battery side to turn on the auxiliary light 26. The changeover switch 37 is switched to the rechargeable battery 33 side to light the light emitting diode lamp 36, making it easy to confirm the position of one's own troops or the position of the main switch.

In addition, the capacity of the solar panel 32 is increased and the rechargeable battery 33 is
can also be omitted. In addition, the solar panel 32
Alternatively, the auxiliary light 26 may be simply connected to the battery via an on/off switch without providing the rechargeable battery 33, the light emitting diode lamp 36, and the changeover switch 37.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the acceleration ramp 17 in FIG. 2, and the acceleration ramp 17 includes five ramps 17a to
17e'', the lamps 17a and 117e at both ends are, for example, the same color, the lamps 17b and 117d on the inner side are a different color from the above color, and the central lamp 17c is a further different color. Then, the vehicle speed is detected by a vehicle speed sensor, acceleration is calculated from the vehicle speed, and five lamps 17a to 17e are selected and turned on in stages according to the magnitude of the acceleration.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a structure for attaching a reflector to the front fork 6.

The front fork 6 consists of an inner tube 6a and an outer tube 6b, and a bracket 51 is fixed to the inner tube 6a via an under bracket.
A bracket 52 is fixed to the outer tube 6b. These brackets 51.52 have bins 53.5
5 is provided, and the upper part of a reflector plate 56 is fixed to the bin 53. A wave-shaped hole 57 is formed in the upper part of this reflector plate 56, and a long hole 59 is formed in the lower part, and a pin 55 on the outer tube 6b side is fitted into the long hole 59. Further, the upper part of the reflector 60 is slidably supported within the corrugated hole 57 via a bottle 61,
A lower portion of the reflector 60 is rotatably supported by a pin 55.

Therefore, when the outer tube 6b slides following the suspension stroke of the front fork 6, the pin 55 at the bottom of the reflector 60 moves along the elongated hole 59, and the pin 61 at the top of the reflector 60 moves through the corrugated hole. 57
Since the reflector 60 moves along the inside, the reflector 60 rotates about the pin 55 as shown by the arrow.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method of forming the different color line 30 in FIG. 2, and shows a cross-sectional view of the front and rear tires.

The different color line 30 is formed so as to be inclined with respect to the rotation axis as shown in FIG. Figure (b) shows an example in which a different color paint or fluorescent paint 73 is applied to a part of the tread groove 72; in this case, the tread groove 72 to which the paint is applied is
The depth of the tread groove 73 is made shallower than the depth of the other tread grooves 73. Therefore, in any case, when the tire 70 wears out, the different color line 30 disappears along the line A in the figure, making it easy to check the wear limit of the tire.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, in the present invention, an auxiliary light that illuminates the abdomen and chest side of the driver is provided near the front end of the seat and above the fuel tank, which has the advantage of being easy to use. Users can view maps etc. as needed when driving at night. The auxiliary light can also be used as a night light.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view showing one embodiment of the auxiliary light device for a motorcycle according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 and 4 are enlargements of the auxiliary light section of Fig. 1. In the figures, Figure 3 is a plan view, Figure 4 is a sectional view, Figure 5 is a diagram to explain the acceleration ramp, Figure 6 is a side view showing the structure of attaching the reflector to the front fork, and Figure 7 is a unique one. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a tire for explaining a method of forming lines. 11...fuel tank, 12...seat, 26...
Auxiliary light. Figure 3 Figure 4 Applicant: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney
Hiroki Shirai (6 others) Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An auxiliary light device for a motorcycle, characterized in that an auxiliary light is provided above the fuel tank near the front end of the seat to illuminate the driver's side.