JPH05185954A - Small-sized vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a small-sized vehicle which makes it easy to load and unload baggages, makes it possible to give a free/open feeling to an occupant, facilitates securing the disposition space of an accommodation box, simplifies accommodation and take-out of small articles or baggages, and makes it easy to see the accommodations with the eyes from outside. CONSTITUTION:A seat 25 is covered by a roof 43 from above, a baggage base 69 is disposed at the back of the seat, the front side of a golf car 100 is covered by a front window 52 composed of a transparent plate, and a handle post 76a is erected at the back of the front window 52, thereby constructing the golf car 100. A rear pillar 30 is fixed to a vehicle-body frame 1 to support a roof 43 while a back-rest 56 is mounted to a midway position of the rear pillar 30. An accommodation box 77 the upper end of which is made open is disposed between the front window 52 and the handle post 76a, whereby a lower edge 52a of the front window 52 is located at a position lower than the position of an upper end opening 77d of the accommodation box 77.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small-sized vehicle, and more particularly, to a rear pillar for easily loading and unloading luggage at the rear of the vehicle and securing a space for accommodating a storage box at the front of the vehicle. Structure, location of storage box,
Regarding improvement of shape etc.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a small vehicle, there is a golf car used at a golf course, for example, and a golfer or the like carries a golf bag and runs the golf car. As this golf car, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-253524, a golf car is generally configured so that a golf bag can be loaded behind the seat.

[0003]

The roof of the above-mentioned golf car is supported by stanchions provided at four locations on the vehicle body so as to surround the seat, and a backrest is provided behind the seat. And the golf bag is designed to be loaded on the bed behind the seat. Therefore, the loading and unloading work of the golf bag must be always performed from the rear side because the above-mentioned strut interferes, and there is a limitation in handling. In addition, the periphery of the seat is surrounded by stanchions, which causes an occupant to have a feeling of pressure, especially in a small vehicle such as a golf car.

By the way, there is a case where, for example, during playing golf, there is a desire for cigarettes, canned juice, and the like. For convenience in these cases, in small vehicles such as the above golf car,
There is a demand for a storage device that can easily store and take out the small items such as the drinks described above and can visually check the stored items from the outside. However, in the case of this type of small-sized vehicle, there is a concern that it is difficult to secure a space for disposing the storage device depending on the disposition position and structure of the storage device, or that the storage and removal are not easy and the usability is poor. To be done.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances. It is easy to load and unload luggage, can give an occupant a feeling of openness, and can easily secure a space for arranging a storage box. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a small-sized vehicle in which small items can be stored and taken out easily, and can be easily visually inspected from the outside.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, an upper part of a seat is covered with a roof, a luggage carrier is arranged behind the seat, and a front part of the seat is covered with a front window made of a transparent plate. In a small vehicle in which a handle post is erected in the rear, a rear pillar is fixed to a vehicle body at a position behind the seat to support the roof, a backrest is attached in the middle of the rear pillar, and a portion above the backrest of the rear pillar is attached. It is located in the approximate center of the vehicle width direction, the cargo bed is provided behind the backrest, and a storage box having an open upper end is arranged between the front window and the handle post when viewed from the side of the vehicle. The lower edge of the storage box is located below the upper opening of the storage box.

[0007]

According to the storage device for a small vehicle according to the present invention, the backrest is attached in the middle of the rear pillar, and the upper portion of the backrest is positioned substantially in the center in the vehicle width direction. A space is created, and the rear pillars do not get in the way when loading and unloading luggage. Further, when the passenger is seated, the rear pillar is located substantially in the center in the vehicle width direction and is open to the outside, so that the occupant can be given an open feeling.

Further, since the storage box is arranged in the so-called dead space between the front window and the handle post, which has not been used so far, it is easy to secure the arrangement space. In addition, because the storage box is placed between the front window and the handle post, you can easily reach your hands even from the seated state or from outside the vehicle,
Easy to store and take out small items, and easy to use.

Further, since the lower edge of the front window made of a transparent plate such as glass is located below the upper end opening of the storage box, the stored items in the storage box can be easily seen from the outside of the vehicle. You can get what you need right away.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 10 are views for explaining a golf car according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are side views, plan views, rear views, FIGS. 6 is a side view, a plan view, and a front view of the vehicle body frame, FIGS. 7 and 8 are side views and rear views showing the mounting state of the roof and the backrest, respectively, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

In the figure, 100 is a golf car,
Front wheels 2 and 2 are on the front left and right of the body frame 1 of this,
Rear wheels 3 and 3 are arranged on the left and right sides of the rear part, respectively, and a floor 4 is arranged on the center part. Further, the side sill 5 and the rear cowl 6 are provided on the side and the rear of the body frame 1, respectively.
The front side is covered with a front cowl 7 and a front panel 8.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the vehicle body frame 1 includes a pair of left and right main frames 9, 9 arranged in the vehicle front-rear direction.
The cross pipes 10, 11, 12, and 13 and the cross frames 14 and 15 are bridged and welded to each other, and an auxiliary bracket 16 is provided between the cross frame 14 and the cross pipe 12 of each main frame 9 in the vehicle width. The structure is provided so as to project outward in the direction.

The floor 4 includes a central portion of the main frame 9, a cross frame 14, a cross pipe 12,
And the auxiliary bracket 16 so as to cover them, and are welded and fixed to these. A notch 17 having an open front is formed in the center of the floor 4.
Further, a rim portion 4a formed by bending the peripheral portion of the floor 4 downward is formed on the peripheral edge of the floor 4, and the reinforcing plate 1 is formed on the lower surface of the floor 4 so as to surround the cutout portion 17.
8 is welded and connected. As a result, the flat floor 4
Are reinforced.

A mat 19 is attached to the floor 4, and a side sill 5 is provided between the front wheel 2 and the rear wheel 3 of the vehicle body frame 1 as shown in FIGS. The auxiliary frame 20 welded below the frame 9 is fastened and fixed with screws 21. The side sill 5 is formed by extruding aluminum.

A main frame 9 is provided behind the floor 4.
Support frame 22 and support bracket 23 welded to the
Is located. A loop-shaped seat frame 24 is welded to the support frame 22 and the support bracket 23, and a seat 25 is placed on the seat frame 24. The seat 25 can be opened and closed forward with a hinge 26 as a fulcrum, and a fuel tank 27 is mounted and fixed to the vehicle body frame 1 so as to be located below the seat 25. The cap 28 of this fuel tank 27 is the seat 2
5, the seat 25 is tilted forward to inject fuel. The fuel gauge 29 is provided behind the seat 25 in the window portion of the rear cowl 6 and is visible from the outside.

Support bracket 2 for the main frame 9
3, a pair of left and right rear pillars 3 is provided as shown in FIG.
The lower end portion of 0 is fixed by tightening with a bolt 31. Further, lower ends of a pair of left and right roof pillars 32 are fastened and fixed to a bracket 34 of a support pipe 33 arranged above the front side of the main frame 9 with screws 35.
As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 and FIG. 10, the support pipe 33 extends in the vehicle width direction, and an intermediate portion thereof is fixed to the front side of the main frame 9 via a connecting pipe 36.

The roof pillar 32 is attached in the following procedure. First, the lower portion of the roof pillar 32 is inserted into the boot 37, and the portion protruding from the boot 37 is fixed to the bracket 34 of the connecting pipe 36 with a screw 35, and the fitting portion 7a of the front cowl 7 and the fitting portion of the front panel 8 are joined together. 8a is engaged with the groove portion 37a of the boot 37. As a result, the mating portion 7a of the front cowl 7 and
The mating portion 8a of the front panel 8 is formed by a notch, and the mating portions 8a engage with the boot 37 by abutting, so that the boot 37 can be easily attached.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the front side of the roof frame 38 is fixed to the upper portion of the roof pillar 32 by bolts 39. A bracket 40 is fixed to the upper portion of the rear pillar 30 with a bolt 41, and the roof frame 3 is fixed to the bracket 40.
The rear side of 8 is fastened and fixed by a bolt 42. A bracket 44 is fastened and fixed to the front side of the roof frame 38 with a bolt 45.
The roof 43 is fixed to the No. 4 with screws 46. The rear side of the roof 43 is applied to a bracket 47 fixed to the roof frame 38 with bolts 42, and the side portion of the roof 43 is fixed to the roof frame 38 with screws 48.

A hand-held 49 is fastened and fixed to the upper portion of the roof pillar 32 with bolts 50 and 51. The bolt 51 has the handheld 49 and the front window 52.
Are fastened together, and the lower portion of the front window 52 is fastened and fixed to the roof pillar 32 with bolts 53. The front window 52 is made of a transparent resin plate and is bridged between the left and right roof pillars 32.

Below the rear pillars 30, one end portions 54a and 55a of armrests 54 and 55 are fixed, and the other end portions 54b and 55b of the armrests are fixed to the seat frame 24 of the vehicle body frame 1. Thereby, the rear pillar 30 is reinforced and the mounting strength is improved. The armrest 55 on the side of the auxiliary seat is higher than the armrest 54 on the side of the driver's seat so that the passenger on the side of the auxiliary seat can easily hold it by hand.

Backrests 56 are attached to the upper portions of the armrests of the left and right rear pillars 30, respectively. Also, the backrest 5 of each of the rear pillars 30 described above.
A portion above 6 is bent inward so as to be located substantially at the center in the vehicle width direction, and central portions 30a located at the center are fixed by tightening with bolts 57.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the backrest 56 has a structure in which a cushion material 59 is attached to the front surface of a substrate 58 and covered with an outer cover 60. A mounting plate 61 is fastened and fixed to the substrate 58 with bolts 62, and a support plate 63 is welded and fixed to the mounting plate 61. A back plate 64 is fastened and fixed to the support plate 63 with screws 65, and the back plate 64 is attached to the backrest 56.
Covering the back side of.

An attachment plate 61 attached to the base plate 58 of the backrest 56 covers the bent portion 30b of the rear pillar 30, and the attachment plate 61 and the rear pillar 30 are fastened and fixed by bolts 66 and 67. This bolt 6
The mounting bracket 68 is fastened together with the rear pillar 30 at 7. The mounting bracket 68 covers the front side 70a of the support 70 of the loading platform 69 aligned with the rear pillar 30, and both are secured by bolts 71. These mounting portions are covered with the back plate 64 so as not to be seen from the outside to improve the appearance quality.

Rear side 70b of the support 70 of the loading platform 69
Is supported on the vehicle body frame 1 by the stay 72, and is attached in a floating state so as not to come into contact with the recess 6a formed in the rear cowl 6. Four golf bags 73 are placed on the luggage carrier 69 in parallel with each other in the vehicle width direction, and a putter case 74 is attached to the center of the lower surface of the luggage carrier 69. Further, the stay 72 is provided with a support member 75 for supporting a rod-shaped body 75a such as an umbrella.

The front side 70a of the support 70 of the loading platform 69
Is located below the backrest 56, so that the golf bag 73 can be loaded close to the seat 25. As a result, the length of the vehicle in the front-rear direction is shortened and the vehicle is downsized. ing.

The loading and unloading of the golf bag 73 on the loading platform 69 is performed from the left and right. However, since the upper position of the backrest 56 is located substantially at the center in the vehicle width direction, a space is formed above the backrest 56. Therefore, the rear pillar 30 does not get in the way when the golf bag 73 is loaded and unloaded, and it can be easily carried out.

Further, since the central portion 30a of the rear pillar 30 is located at the center in the vehicle width direction and the outside is open, when the passenger sits on the seat 25, it gives an occupant a feeling of openness and a comfortable ride.

An auxiliary plate 78 is welded between the support pipe 33 arranged on the front side of the vehicle body frame 1 and the floor 4. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, the auxiliary plate 7
A front panel 8 is attached to each of the seats 8 with screws 79. The panel 8 has an inclined surface facing the seat 25 side, and covers the left and right front wheels 2 and a space therebetween. A recess 8b is provided between the left and right front wheels 2, and the recess 8b is fixed with a screw 80. Mats 81 and 82 are arranged on the slope of the front panel 8 and are mats.

In the recess 8b of the front panel 8,
As shown in FIG. 10, the brake pedal 83, the parking pedal 84, and the accelerator pedal 85 are arranged so as to be located below the footrest in a side view of the vehicle.
The brake pedal 83 is supported by a bracket 86 fixed to the vehicle body frame 1 so as to be rotatable about a support shaft 87 as a fulcrum. When this brake pedal 83 is depressed,
The brake wire 88 is pulled and the brake operation is performed. A parking pedal 84 is rotatable with respect to the brake pedal 83 via a support shaft 89. The brake pedal 84 is connected to a pawl member 91 via a rod 90, and the pawl member 91 is supported by the brake pedal 83. Pin 9
It is rotatably provided via 2. When the parking pedal 84 is rotated forward while the brake pedal 83 is stepped on, the pawl member 91 is engaged and held by the stopper 93 fixed to the bracket 86, and the parking brake is applied.

The accelerator pedal 85 is the body frame 1
The bracket 94 is fixed to the bracket 94 so as to be rotatable around a support shaft 95 as a fulcrum, and the accelerator wire 97 supported by the support member 96 on the vehicle body frame 1 is operated by the rotation of the accelerator pedal 85. ..

A handle post 76a is erected on the front portion of the vehicle body frame 1 substantially in parallel with the front window 52 and with a space between the front window 52 and the upper end of the post 76a. Has a handle 76 attached.

A storage box 77 is disposed in the space a between the handle post 76a and the front window 52. The storage box 77 is formed by bending a wire into a cage, and has a length in the vehicle width direction substantially equal to that between the left and right roof pillars 32, 32. When viewed from the side, the storage box 77 has a trapezoidal shape including a front wall 77a that is substantially vertical, a rear wall 77b that is substantially parallel to the handle post 76a, and a bottom wall 77c that connects the bottoms of both walls. , Its upper end is open. The lower edge 52a of the front window 52 is located below the upper opening 77d.

A pair of left and right mounting brackets 77e are fixedly attached to the bottom wall 77c, and the mounting brackets 77e are fixed to the vehicle body side support bracket 33a by screws 33b. The support bracket 3
3a is welded and fixed to a portion of the support pipe 33 between the connecting pipe 36 and the auxiliary plate 78.

Auxiliary boxes 77f are fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the storage box 77. The auxiliary box 77f is formed by bending a wire having a diameter smaller than that of the storage box 77 into a basket-like shape having an opening at the upper end, and stores, for example, canned juice.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, a backrest 56 is attached in the middle of the rear pillar 30 that supports the roof 43 that covers the upper side of the seat 25.
Since the upper portion of the backrest 56 of the rear pillar 30 is located at the center in the vehicle width direction, the backrest 5 at the rear of the seat
A space is formed above 6 so that the rear pillar 30 does not get in the way when loading and unloading the luggage, and therefore the handling is easier.

When the passenger is seated on the seat 25, the rear pillar 30 is located at the center in the vehicle width direction, and therefore the outside is open accordingly, which gives the occupant a feeling of openness and a comfortable ride. Is.

Further, in this embodiment, the storage box 77 is arranged in the space a between the front window and the handle post 76a which has not been used so far, that is, in the dead space, so that the space can be easily secured.

Further, since the storage box 77 is arranged at a position between the front window 52 and the handle post 76a where the user can easily reach his / her hand from the outside even when seated, the storage box 77 can be stored and taken out easily, which is convenient for use. Is good.

Further, since the lower edge 52a of the front window 52 made of a transparent resin plate is located below the opening 77d of the storage box 77, even if the storage box is made of a plate-like member, it can be stored from outside the vehicle. Box 77
It is possible to easily visually check the stored items inside, and from this point as well, the necessary items can be immediately taken out.

Although a golf car has been described in the above embodiments, the present invention can of course be applied to a small vehicle other than a golf car.

[0041]

As described above, according to the storage device for a small-sized vehicle according to the present invention, since the backrest is provided in the middle of the rear pillar and the portion above the backrest is located substantially in the center in the vehicle width direction, the luggage There is an effect that the rear pillar can be prevented from getting in the way when loading and unloading and the handling can be improved, and at the same time, the occupant can feel a sense of openness and the riding comfort can be improved. In addition, the storage box is placed in the dead space between the front window and the handle post, which has the effect of making it easier to secure that space.The storage box can be easily reached from the seated position or outside the vehicle. Since it is arranged, it is easy to store and take out,
Further, since the lower edge of the front window is located below the upper opening of the storage box, the stored items can be easily viewed from the outside of the vehicle, and as a result, the usability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a golf car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a body frame of the golf car.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the vehicle body frame.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the vehicle body frame.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the roof mounted state of the golf car.

FIG. 8 is a rear view showing a mounted state of a backrest of the golf car.

9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.

10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Body Frame 25 Seats 30 Rear Pillars 43 Roof 52 Float Wind 52a Lower Edge 56 Backrest 69 Luggage Board 76a Handle Post 77 Storage Box 77d Top Opening 100 Golf Car (Small Vehicle)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A small vehicle in which a roof covers the upper part of a seat, a luggage carrier is arranged at the rear of the seat, the front part is covered by a front window made of a transparent plate, and a handle post is provided upright at the rear of the front window. , A rear pillar is fixed to the vehicle body at a rear position of the seat to support the roof, a backrest is attached in the middle of the rear pillar, and an upper portion of the rear pillar above the backrest is positioned substantially in the center in the vehicle width direction. The loading platform is provided behind the backrest, and a storage box with an open upper end is arranged between the front window and the handle post when viewed from the side of the vehicle, and the lower edge of the front window is located above the upper opening of the storage box. A small vehicle characterized by being located on the lower side.