JPH06219365A - Tank device for scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate assembly of a hose member simultaneously with shortening of a hose member attendant to a tank device, to improve assembly workability of a tank device, to reduce a cost, and to keep tank capacity at a high value. CONSTITUTION:In the tank device 17, where a fuel tank 18 and an oil tank 19 are installed adjacently to each other, of a scooter type vehicle, a hose member holding groove 31 is formed in the adjoining surface (30 or 32) of one tank of the fuel tank 18 and the oil tank 19. By bringing the adjoining surface of the other tank into contact with the hose member holding groove 31, a hose member, (for example, a drain hose 28) is capable of being held in the hose member holding groove 31.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tank device for a scooter type vehicle in which the arrangement structure of hose members around the tank is improved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general scooter type vehicle, an article storage room for storing a helmet or the like is provided under a seat. Therefore, due to space limitations, the fuel tank and the oil tank are often installed behind the article storage chamber.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a tank portion of such a scooter type vehicle. In general, the fuel tank 101 and the oil tank 102 are juxtaposed side by side, and are covered by the frame cover 103. A lid 104 is provided on the frame cover 103 so as to be openable and closable, and fuel filling ports 105 and 106 of the fuel tank 101 and the oil tank 102 are arranged immediately below the lid 104. Then, the replenishment of fuel and oil is performed by opening the lid 104.

The frame cover 103 includes a lid 104.
Since the tray portion 107 which is aligned with the tray portion 107 is provided and the fuel supply ports 105 and 106 are opened in the tray portion 107, the fuel and oil spilled at the time of replenishment will not be absorbed by the tray portion 10.
Captured within 7. Therefore, there is no concern that the spilled fuel or oil will contaminate the equipment inside the vehicle body.

A drain hole 10 is provided on the bottom surface of the tray 107.
8 is open, and a drain hose 109 extending downward is connected to the drain hole 108. For this reason,
Fuel and oil spilled into the tray portion 107 flows into the drain hole 108 and is discharged to the outside through the drain hose 109.

The drain hose 109 is the fuel tank 1
01 around the oil tank 102 and both tanks 1
It is arranged so as to pass through the clearance between 01 and 102 and the frame cover 103, and each part is fixed by a clamp member or the like not shown.

[0007]

However, when the drain hose 109 is arranged along the periphery of the fuel tank 101 and the oil tank 102 as described above, the length of the drain hose 109 becomes long and the positioning of the drain hose 109 is performed at the same time. Since it is difficult to perform, the drain hose 109 is an obstacle when the fuel tank 101 and the oil tank 102 are assembled to the vehicle body at the time of assembling the vehicle body. In addition, the number of clamp members for fixing the drain hose 109 and the like has increased, and for these reasons, the assembly workability is extremely poor and the manufacturing cost is increased.

Moreover, since the drain hose 107 has to be arranged in the clearance between the fuel tank 101 and the oil tank 102 and the frame cover 103, it is necessary to make the clearance large and, as a result, the fuel tank 101. The width of the oil tank 102 was narrowed and the capacity was sacrificed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and shortens the length of a hose member attached around a tank, and at the same time, facilitates the assembling of the hose member to perform an assembly work around the tank. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tank device for a scooter type vehicle capable of maintaining a large tank capacity while improving the property and reducing the cost.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a tank device for a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention is a tank device for a scooter type vehicle in which a fuel tank and an oil tank are installed adjacent to each other. A hose member holding groove is formed on the adjacent surface of one of the fuel tank and the oil tank, and the adjacent surface of the other tank is brought into contact with this hose member holding groove, so that the hose member is held in the hose member holding groove. Is capable of being held.

[0011]

According to the tank device for a scooter type vehicle having the above-mentioned structure, the hose member can be disposed between the fuel tank and the oil tank, so that the hose member can be significantly shortened. Further, the hose member can be easily positioned in the tank on the side having the hose member holding groove without using a fixture such as a clamp member.

Therefore, the hose member does not get in the way during the assembling work around the both tanks, and the attachment of the fixing tool becomes unnecessary, and the assembling workability is greatly improved. In addition, since the fixing tool is not required, the cost can be reduced.

Moreover, since it is not necessary to pass the hose member through the clearance between the tanks and the frame cover, it is not necessary to narrow the width of the tanks to expand the clearance as in the conventional case, and the tank capacity is increased. It becomes possible to keep.

[0014]

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

FIG. 2 is a left side view of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied. The scooter type vehicle 1 has a general vehicle body structure and includes an underbone type vehicle body frame 2.

A front wheel 3 is attached to the front head of the vehicle body frame 2.
A front fork 4 for supporting the is attached to a handlebar 5 so as to be rotatable left and right. On the other hand, a pivot shaft 6 extending in the vehicle width direction is installed in the center of the lower part of the body frame 2, and a power unit 8 is vertically swingably connected to the pivot shaft 6 via a link 7. This power unit 8 is generally used for a scooter type vehicle, and an engine 9 and a power transmission device 10 are integrally configured, and a rear wheel 11 is axially supported at a rear end portion of the power transmission device 10. ing.

A seating seat 13 is installed above the rear part of the vehicle body frame 2, and a large space exists between the seating seat 13 and the handlebar 5 downwardly, and a floor step on which a passenger's foot is placed. 14 is formed.

An article storage chamber 15 for accommodating a helmet or the like is provided below the seating seat 13, and the article storage chamber 1 can be opened and closed by opening and closing the seating seat 13.
It is possible to put items in and take them out of the container 5.

The vehicle body frame 2 is entirely covered with a frame cover 16 made of synthetic resin or the like, so that the appearance of the scooter type vehicle 1 is adjusted and at the same time, reduction of air resistance during traveling, The internal equipment is protected.

A tank device 17 according to the present invention is installed behind the article storage chamber 15. This tank device 17
The fuel tank 18 and the oil tank 19 are installed adjacent to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, both tanks 18,
The oil supply ports 21 and 22 provided on the upper part of 19 are
The lids 23 are arranged side by side immediately below a lid 23 provided on the frame cover 16 so as to be openable and closable.
3 is opened to replenish fuel and oil.

FIG. 4 shows a tank device 17 as seen from the arrow IV in FIG.
5 is a plan view of the tank device 17, FIG. 5 is a left side view of the tank device 17, and FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fuel tank 18 is, for example, substantially L-shaped, and is installed so that the oil tank 19 is fitted into the notch. The fuel filler ports 21 and 22 are respectively connected to the fuel cap 2
4 and the oil cap 25 tightly plug.

The frame cover 16 includes the lid 23.
Is provided with the tray portion 26, and the above-mentioned oil supply ports 21 and 22 are opened in the tray portion 26. Further, a drain hole 27 is opened on the bottom surface of the tray portion 26, and a drain hose 28 extending downward is connected to the drain hole 27.

Therefore, at the time of refueling or refueling, spilled fuel or oil flows into the drain hole 27 after being trapped in the tray portion 26, is discharged to the outside through the drain hose 28, and is discharged to the outside of the internal equipment. Contamination is prevented.

Now, as shown in FIG. 1, the oil tank 1
A hose member holding groove 31 is formed on the adjacent surface 30 where 9 is adjacent to the fuel tank 18. The hose member holding groove 31 is formed, for example, so as to extend obliquely downward from the rear surface to the front surface of the adjacent surface 30 (see FIG. 5).

By contacting the adjacent surface 32 of the fuel tank 18 with the hose member holding groove 31, the hose member such as the drain hose 28 is held in the hose member holding groove 31. There is. The groove width of the hose member holding groove 31 is preferably such that the drain hose 28 is lightly sandwiched by the elasticity. In addition, the hose member holding groove 31 is provided on the adjacent surface 32 side, and the adjacent surface 30
May be brought into contact with each other.

The drain hose 28 passing through the hose member holding groove 31 extends downward as it is,
It is open to the outside through the sides of the.

When the tank device 17 is constructed as described above, the drain hose 28 can be disposed between the fuel tank 18 and the oil tank 19, so that the drain hose 28 can be significantly shortened. In addition, without using a fixture such as a clamp member, the oil tank 19
(Or the drain hose 28 can be easily positioned in the fuel tank 18).

Therefore, the drain hose 28 does not become an obstacle during the assembling work around the both tanks 18 and 19, and the fixing work such as a clamp member becomes unnecessary, and the assembling workability is improved. Greatly improved.
Further, since the fixing tool is not required, the cost can be reduced.

Moreover, since it is not necessary to pass the drain hose 28 through the clearance between the two tanks 18 and 19 and the frame cover 16, the width of the two tanks 18 and 19 can be narrowed and the clearance can be increased as in the conventional case. There is no need for it, and it is possible to maintain a large tank capacity.

Furthermore, since the passage of the drain hose 28 is surely formed by the hose member holding groove 31, there is no possibility that the function is hindered by bending the drain hose 28, for example.

By the way, since the hose member holding groove 31 is formed at the same time when the oil tank 19 is molded, the cost of forming the hose member holding groove 31 does not increase.

The present invention is not limited to the drain hose 28 and may be applied to the holding of other hose members around the tank device 17 (for example, the air vent hose of the fuel tank 18).

[0035]

As described above, the tank device for a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention is a tank device for a scooter type vehicle in which a fuel tank and an oil tank are adjacent to each other. A hose member holding groove is formed on one of the tanks adjacent to the tank, and the hose member holding groove is held in contact with the adjacent surface of the other tank so that the hose member can be held in the hose member holding groove. It is characterized by that.

Therefore, since the hose member can be arranged between the fuel tank and the oil tank, the hose member can be greatly shortened. Further, the hose member can be easily positioned in the tank on the side having the hose member holding groove without using a fixture such as a clamp member.

For this reason, the hose member does not get in the way during the assembling work around both tanks, and it is not necessary to attach a fixture such as a clamp member.
Assembly workability is greatly improved. In addition, since the fixing tool is not required, the cost can be reduced.

Moreover, since it is not necessary to pass the hose member through the clearance between the tanks and the frame cover, it is not necessary to narrow the width of the tanks to expand the clearance as in the conventional case, and the tank capacity is increased. It becomes possible to keep.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a view taken in the direction of arrow II in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a lid and an oil supply port.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the tank device taken along the line IV of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the tank device.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a tank device showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Scooter type vehicle 17 Tank device 18 Fuel tank 19 Oil tank 21,22 Filling port 23 Lid 26 Tray part 27 Drain hole 28 Drain hose which is a hose member 30,32 Adjacent surface 31 Hose member holding groove

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A tank device for a scooter type vehicle in which a fuel tank and an oil tank are installed adjacent to each other, wherein a hose member holding groove is formed on an adjacent surface of one of the fuel tank and the oil tank, A tank device for a scooter type vehicle, wherein a hose member can be held in the hose member holding groove by bringing an adjacent surface of the other tank into contact with the hose member holding groove.