JPH05254473A - Light vehicle with roof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitates rapid mounting of a roof so as to form a car room in a short time by a method wherein rods which have resiliency and are drawable from the right and left end of the rear of a seat and locked to the tip of a windshield and a hood slidable along the rods are contained in the rear of the seat. CONSTITUTION:Rods 10 and a hood 11 are contained in a containing part 12. In containing of the rods 10 and the hood 11, the rod 10 is formed such that pipes are telescoped in a large pipe, in order, from a small pipe and the hood 11 is folded in a bellows-form manner along the rods 10. In formation of a roof, the cover 12a of the containing part 12 is first opened to draw the rods 10 and the hood 11 is developed along the rods 11. Finally the rod 10 is defected in a fishing pole-form state and brought into a state to be curved upward from a rear and the rod 10 and the hood 11 are locked to the tip of the windshield 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a two-wheeled or three-wheeled light vehicle which can be covered with a roof according to weather conditions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed a light vehicle such as a motorcycle or a motorcycle which is provided with a roof in accordance with weather conditions so that a passenger compartment can be temporarily formed.

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-77988, a frame made of thin pipe material is pivotally supported behind a driver's seat so that the frame stands upright behind the driver's seat. In this state, a light vehicle has been proposed in which a roof extending from the frame tip and the windshield tip and panels extending from both sides of the frame behind the driver's seat can be attached to form a vehicle interior. According to the light vehicle, the frame can be laid down in the driver's seat, the roof and the panel can be detached, and can be stored and carried in the trunk space provided in the vehicle body. A passenger compartment can be formed accordingly.

However, since the roof and the panel are screwed to the frame by a decorative bolt and a decorative nut, it takes a lot of time to form the vehicle interior.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a light vehicle with a roof, which can form a passenger compartment promptly when necessary.

[0006]

In order to achieve such an object, a light vehicle with a roof of the present invention has a windshield obliquely extending from the front of a steering handle to the upper rear, and has a seat substantially in the center of the vehicle body. A light vehicle, a rod that is elastic and can be drawn out from the left and right ends of the rear of the seat and that can be locked to the tip of the windshield; and a hood that is slidably attached along the rod. It is characterized in that the rod and the hood can be housed behind the seat.

The light vehicle is a motorcycle or a motorcycle.

[0008]

According to such means, the rods are pulled out from the left and right ends of the rear of the seat respectively, and the elasticity of the rods is used to bend the rods upward from the rear of the driver's seat so that the rods are obliquely inclined from the front of the steering handle to the upper rear. The frame of the passenger compartment is formed by locking the extending windshield tip. Since a slidable hood is attached to the rod, the hood is unfolded along the rod forming the frame from the rear of the driver's seat to the overhead to form a roof so that the vehicle can be quickly moved. A chamber is formed.

The rod and the hood are normally housed in the rear of the seat, and are conveniently used for the above operation when necessary.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a motorcycle of the present invention is fitted with a roof, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a rod tip portion in this embodiment, and FIGS. 3a to 3d are explanatory perspective views related to how to attach a roof, FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the rod and the hood are locked to the tip of the windshield, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

The motorcycle of FIG. 1 is a motorcycle with a roof embodying the present invention. A main frame (not shown) is built in the floor seat 1, and the steering handle 2, the front wheel 3, and the power unit 4 are incorporated in the main frame. The rear wheel 5 is attached to the rear portion of the power unit 4. The front cowl 6 is located at the front of the floor seat 1.
A rear cowl 7 is provided at each of the rear portions, and a seat 8 is provided substantially in the center of the vehicle body sandwiched between the front cowl 6 and the rear cowl 7.

A windshield 9 is provided on the upper portion of the front cowl 6 and extends obliquely rearward and upward from the front of the steering handle 2, and the line on the upper surface of the front cowl 6 is connected to the windshield 9. The tip of the windshield 9 is set to be as high as the head of the driver. The rear cowl 7 behind the seat 8 is provided with a storage portion 12 for storing the rod 10 and the hood 11.

Since the rod 10 is made of carbon fiber and has elasticity, it can be bent like a fishing rod.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the rod 10 has a plurality of pipes 10a, 10b, 10c, ... Tapered so that the base portion is thick and the tip portion is thin. It is configured to be worn. Rod 1
By configuring 0 as described above, it is possible to normally draw a thin pipe into a thick pipe so that they can be stacked in order, and when used, can be pulled out to the state shown in FIG. One rod 10 is provided at each of the left and right ends in the storage portion 12 so as to be freely drawn out.

In the rod 10, the thinnest pipe 10
An umbrella-shaped locking member 10d for locking the rod 10 to the windshield 9 is provided integrally with the pipe 10a at the tip of a.

The hood 11 is made of canvas and has a rod 10
It is configured to be slidable along. The hood 11 is normally folded in a bellows shape and is stored in the storage portion 12 together with the rod 10.

Next, the operation of attaching the roof to the motorcycle of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3a to 3d.
Fig. 3a is a rear perspective view of the motorcycle of this embodiment in a normal state, and in the state of Fig. 3a, the rod 1 is shown.
0 and the hood 11 are stored in the storage portion 12, and the lid 12 a of the storage portion 12 is closed. Rod 10 and hood 1
As described above, the rods 10 are stacked in the thick pipe in order from the thin pipe when storing the hood 1.
1 is folded in a bellows shape along the rod 10 (not shown).

When a roof is formed by the rod 10 and the hood 11 depending on weather conditions such as rain, first, FIG.
Open the lid 12a of the storage unit 12 as shown in FIG.
And then deploy the hood 11 along the fully extended rod 10 as shown in Figure 3c. Finally, Figure 3
As shown in d, the rod 1 is bent in the shape of a fishing rod and bent upward from the rear of the seat 8
0 and the hood 11 are locked to the tip of the windshield 9 to complete roofing.

Next, a method of locking the rod 10 and the hood 11 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rod 10 has an umbrella-shaped locking member 10d provided at the tip of the rod 10 and a windshield 9a.
It is locked by inserting and engaging from the lower side of the windshield 9 into a keyhole-shaped hole 9a provided slightly below (on the left side in the drawing) from the tip of the side end of the windshield 9. Also, the hood 11 is on the back side (windshield 9
L-shaped locking member 11a provided on the side that abuts against)
Is inserted into and engaged with a keyhole-shaped hole 9b provided at the tip of the windshield 9 from the upper side of the windshield 9.

At this time, the locking members 10d and 11a are pulled back upward by the elasticity of the rod 10 and engaged with the narrowed neck portions of the keyhole-shaped hole portions 9a and 9b, respectively. Although not shown in FIG. 4, a keyhole-shaped hole 9a is also provided at a corresponding position on the opposite side of the windshield 9, and at a position corresponding to the L-shaped locking member 11a at the tip of the windshield 10. Each of them has a keyhole-shaped hole 9b.

The L-shaped locking member 11a may be made of, for example, a metal having a rivet at its head. As shown in FIG. 5, the hood 1 is made up of the rivet and a plastic lock plate 11b.
Holds 1 The locking members 11a are provided, for example, at three locations near the center and both left and right ends of the lock plate 11b.

The width of the lock plate 11b is set to match the width of the tip of the windshield 9. By setting the width of the lock plate 11b in this way, when the roof is formed, the lock plate 11b is in close contact with the windshield 9, and it is possible to prevent wind and rain from entering through the gap between the windshield 9 and the hood 11.

Since the width of the hood 11 is set to be slightly wider than the width of the tip portion of the windshield 9, as shown in FIG.
Can be wrapped around the side end of the rod 10
Can be located below the windshield 9.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the hood 11 has a side end portion in the length direction which is folded back and sewn on the back side to form a bag-shaped portion 11c, and the rod 10 is attached to the bag-shaped portion 11c. By being passed, it is slidable along the rod 10.

In the present embodiment, the rod 10 and the hood 11 are
Since it is only necessary to insert and engage the locking members 10d and 11a into the predetermined keyhole-shaped hole portions 9a and 9b as described above, it is possible to quickly lock even in an emergency. ..

In this embodiment, the rod 10 has a thick base portion,
A plurality of pipes 10a, 10b, 10c, ..., which are tapered so that the tip portion becomes thin, are inserted into a thick one in order from the thin one, and the thin one is pulled into the thick one and sequentially superposed. However, the structure of the rod is not limited to this, and the rod integrally formed of an elastic material such as carbon fiber is stored in a tape measure and pulled out at the time of use. Good.

Further, the material of the hood 11 may be a sheet-like material that is resistant to wind and rain, and a sheet made of synthetic resin or the like may be used in addition to canvas.

Further, although the above-mentioned embodiment has been described as applied to a motorcycle, it may be applied to a light vehicle such as a motorcycle.

[0029]

As is apparent from the above, according to the light vehicle with a roof of the present invention, elastic rods are pulled out from the left and right ends of the rear cowl, respectively, and the hood that slides along the rods is developed. Then, the roof can be formed by bending the rod upward from the rear of the driver's seat and locking it at the tip of the windshield.

Further, the rod and the hood are normally housed in the rear cowl, so that the rod and the hood can be easily used for the above-mentioned operation when necessary.

Therefore, according to the covered light vehicle of the present invention, the roof can be attached very easily in a short time, and the passenger compartment can be formed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a motorcycle according to the present invention has a roof.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a rod tip portion.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view of how to attach a roof.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the rod and the hood are locked to the tip of the windshield.

5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

[Explanation of Codes] 9 ... Windshield, 9a ... Keyhole-shaped hole, 9b ... Keyhole-shaped hole, 10
... rod, 10d ... locking member, 11 ... hood, 11a ... locking member, 11b ... lock plate, 12 ... storage section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A light vehicle having a windshield obliquely extending from the front of a steering handle to the rear upper side, and having a seat substantially in the center of a vehicle body, which is elastic and can be pulled out from both left and right ends behind the seat. A roof comprising a rod configured to be engageable with a tip and a hood that is slidably attached along the rod, and the rod and the hood can be stored behind a seat. Light vehicle with.