JPH05139354A - Front cover of scooter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manufacture a small-sized fixed fender at a low cost and facilitate assembly by forming a sunk part which sinks to an outer cover part on the back surface of the inner cover of a front cover, and superposing the vertical projection surface of the sunk part with the fixed fender. CONSTITUTION:A front cover 21 which covers the front part of a scooter is constituted of an outer cover 5 which covers the front part 3 of a car body frame from the front and rear parts, inner cover 22, and a fixed fender which closes the lower part of a space as an electrical part chamber 7 formed between the covers 5 and 22. The left and right parts on the back surface 22a of the inner cover 22 are sunk to the outer cover 5 side, securing the capacity of the electrical part chamber 7 to the necessary min. limit, and the plate shaped ribs 26 and 27 are integrally shaped on the outer peripheral surfaces of the sunk parts 24 and 25. The sunk parts 24 and 25 and ribs 26 and 27 are formed integrally so that the vertical projection surface is superposed with the outer peripheral part of the fixed fender, and the dimension of the fixed fender is reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scooter front cover for covering a front portion of a vehicle body frame.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general scooters, the entire body frame is covered with a frame cover made of synthetic resin to improve the appearance and protect the internal equipment. In particular, a frame cover that covers the front portion of the vehicle body is called a front cover and has a structure as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

The front cover 1 includes an outer cover 5 for covering the head pipe 3 and the down tube 4 which are front parts of the vehicle body frame 2 from the front, an inner cover 6 for covering the front part from the rear, and these covers 5, 6
It is composed of a fixed fender 8 that closes the lower part of the space that is formed between them and becomes the electrical component chamber 7. A front fork 11 supporting the front wheel 9 is pivotally supported on the head pipe 3 so as to be rotatable left and right.

The electrical component room 7 contains electrical components such as a horn 12, a regulator 13 and a winker 14 and the fixed fender 8 has water or muddy sand that the front wheel 9 rolls up while traveling. Prevents intrusion into the interior and protects electrical components.

A pocket type rack 15 is often installed on the back surface 6a of the inner cover 6, and a space between the inner cover 6 and the rack 15 is a space for storing articles.

[0006]

However, in the conventional front cover 1, since the back surface 6a of the inner cover 6 has a substantially flat shape and spreads to the left and right along the head pipe 3, the electrical component chamber 7 is formed. Has a large bottom area. Therefore, the fixed fender 8 becomes large in size, and the number of screws for fixing the fixed fender 8 to the vehicle body frame 2 or the outer cover 5 or the inner cover 6 is large, resulting in high manufacturing and assembling costs.

Further, the space between the back surface 6a of the inner cover 6 and the rack 15 is narrow, and the article storage capacity of the rack 15 is small.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a front cover for a scooter capable of reducing the size of the fixed fender and increasing the storage capacity of the rack. To do.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a front cover for a scooter according to the present invention comprises an outer cover for covering a front portion of a vehicle body frame from the front.
In a front cover of a scooter including an inner cover that covers the front portion from the rear and a fixed fender that closes a lower portion of a space formed between the outer cover and the inner cover, a rear cover of the inner cover is inserted into the outer cover side. The recessed portion is formed, a rib is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the recessed portion, and the vertical projection surfaces of the recessed portion and the rib are overlapped with the fixed fender.

[0010]

By configuring the front cover of the scooter in this manner, the recessed portion and the rib reduce the bottom area of the space formed between the outer cover and the inner cover, so that the area of the fixed fender can be reduced. It becomes possible, and the water and mud that wind up the front wheels are blocked by the fixed fender, the immersion part, or the rib.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a scooter to which the present invention is applied. This scooter has a general vehicle body structure, and the front portion of the vehicle body frame 2 is covered with a front cover 21 according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the front cover 1, FIG.
2 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front cover 21. The components other than the inner cover 22 and the fixed fender 23 shown in FIG.
Since it is common to the conventional one shown in FIG. 6, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted.

The left and right portions of the rear surface 22a of the inner cover 22 secure the volume of the electrical component chamber 7 to a necessary minimum,
As much as possible, the outer cover 5 is recessed, and these parts are recessed portions 24 and 25. This immersive part 24, 2
Plate-shaped ribs 26 and 27 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of 5 by integral molding or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the recesses 24 and 25 and the ribs 26 and 27 are fixed to the fixed fender 23.
And the front portion of the vehicle body frame 2 is arranged so as to sandwich it from the left and right, and the recesses 24, 25 and the ribs 26, 2 are arranged.
The vertical projection plane of 7 overlaps with the outer peripheral portion of the fixed fender 23. In the present embodiment, the ribs 26 and 27 are located above the fixed fender 23 and apart from the fixed fender 23.
You may make it adjoin so that 3 may be followed.

In this way, the water, mud, etc., which the front wheels 9 roll up while traveling, are fixed by the fixed fender 23 and the sinks 24, 25.
Or it hits either of the ribs 26, 27 and is blocked,
It does not enter the electrical component room 7.

The front cover 21 constructed in this way
Since the recesses 24, 25 and the ribs 26, 27 reduce the bottom area of the space (electrical component 7) formed between the outer cover 5 and the inner cover 22, the fixed fender 23
Can be downsized, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the fixed fender 23 can be attached to the vehicle body frame 2 only by the two screw holes 28 and 29 shown in FIG. 4, for example, which facilitates the assembly.

Moreover, since the space between the inner cover 22 and the rack 15 is significantly widened, the article storage capacity of the rack 15 is dramatically increased.

Since the fixed fender 23 can be sufficiently miniaturized, the fixed fender 23 can be made of metal and fixed to the vehicle body frame 2, and the assembling work can be omitted.

[0019]

As described above, the front cover of the scooter according to the present invention includes the outer cover that covers the front portion of the vehicle body frame from the front, the inner cover that covers the front portion from the rear, and between the outer cover and the inner cover. In a front cover of a scooter having a fixed fender for closing the lower part of the space formed,
A recess is formed on the rear surface of the inner cover so as to be recessed toward the outer cover, a rib is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the recess, and the vertical projection surfaces of the recess and the rib are overlapped with the fixed fender.

Therefore, since the recessed portion and the rib reduce the bottom area of the space formed between the outer cover and the inner cover, the fixed fender can be downsized, which contributes to the reduction of the manufacturing cost and the screw for mounting the fixed fender. It is easy to assemble because the number of is small. Water or muddy sand rolled up by the front wheels is effectively blocked by any of the fixed fenders, the immersion part, and the ribs.

Further, since the space between the inner cover and the rack is significantly widened, the storage capacity of the rack is dramatically increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a scooter to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a front cover.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2 showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a front cover.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a front cover showing a conventional technique.

6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Body frame 3,4 Head pipe and down tube which are the front part of the body frame 5 Outer cover 7 Electrical component room which is a space formed between the outer cover and the inner cover 9 Front wheels 15 Rack 21 Front cover 22 Inner cover 22a Inner cover Rear surface 23 Fixed fender 24,25 Immersion part 26,27 Rib

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An outer cover that covers a front portion of a vehicle body frame from the front, an inner cover that covers the front portion from the rear, and a fixed fender that closes a lower portion of a space formed between the outer cover and the inner cover. In the front cover of the scooter, a recessed portion that is recessed toward the outer cover side is formed on the back surface of the inner cover, a rib is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the recessed portion, and the vertical projection surface of the recessed portion and the rib overlaps with the fixed fender. The front cover of the scooter is characterized by