JPH0622176U - Vehicle locking device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Make the wire lock a permanent item on the exterior and make it easy to install. [Structure] The wire portion 8 forms a closed loop via a lock portion 23 supported by a lock bracket 5 on the surface of the front cover 1, and the entire wire portion is an external member exposed from the front cover 1 along the surface of the step floor 10. . The rear portion of the wire portion 8 can be easily and quickly attached to the step floor 10 by using the fixing member of the step floor 10. When the vehicle is not parked, the entire wire portion 8 serves as a decoration member such as a mall, so that the wire portion 8 becomes a regular article that can be always seen, and the efficiency of parts utilization increases.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vehicle lock device of a wire lock type used for vehicles such as motorcycles and the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-75173, a wire portion constituting a wire lock is telescopically attached to a car attached to a front portion of a motorcycle, and a lock portion is provided on one end side of the wire portion. On the other end side, an engaging part that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock part is provided.When the parking part is parked, the wire part is extended and engaged with the front wheels, and the lock parts at both ends are engaged with the engaging part. Something that makes the car body immobile is shown. Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-120464 discloses that a wire portion of a wire lock which can be engaged with a rear wheel is housed in a hollow seat frame.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, all of these wire portions are housed as unnecessary objects so that they cannot be seen from the outside when the vehicle is not parked. However, as long as it is mounted on the vehicle body, from the viewpoint of efficient use of parts, it gives a positive role to improve some functions not only when parked but also when not parked, and it can always be used as an exterior part. It is desirable to improve the utilization efficiency by using the parts. In addition, it is also desirable that it can be easily attached to the vehicle body. The purpose of the present invention is to satisfy such a demand.

[0004]

[Means for solving the above problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the locking device according to the present invention is a wire lock type device used in a vehicle having a step floor, and the entire wire part is exposed from the surface of the front cover that also serves as a front wheel fender as an exterior material. It is characterized in that it is arranged over the step floor, and that the rear part of the wire portion is mounted on the step floor by using a fixing member for attaching the step floor to the vehicle body frame.

[0005]

[Action]

 The rear part of the wire part is attached to the step floor, and the entire wire part is exposed from the surface of the front cover, which also functions as the front wheel fender, to the step floor. Function. Therefore, the wire part is not stored when it is not parked, and is a regular part that can be used as an exterior part at all times. In addition, the step floor can be attached using a fixing member prepared in advance for attaching the step floor to the vehicle frame, which facilitates the attachment.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 4. The present embodiment is configured for a scooter type motorcycle. FIG. 1 shows a front portion of a vehicle body as seen obliquely from the front, and FIG. 2 shows an external side surface of the front portion of the vehicle body.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a front cover 1 provided at a front portion of a vehicle body covers an upper portion of a front fork 2, and a part of the front cover 2 is a fender portion for a front wheel 3 supported by a lower portion of the front fork 2. Also serves as 4.

A lock bracket 5 is provided on the front surface of the front cover 1 in the vicinity of the front end portion thereof, and a front end portion of a wire lock 7 is engaged with and supported by a holder 6 provided at the lower end portion thereof. The wire lock 7 includes a wire portion 8 having a loop shape as a whole.

The entire wire portion 8 is attached to the vehicle body surface in an exposed state. A substantially front half of the wire portion 8 surrounds the side surface to the front surface along the lower end portion of the front cover 1. Is fixed to the side surface of the step floor 10, and the substantially rear half portion is a floor side portion 11 along the left and right sides of the step floor 10 and a floor end portion 12 arranged in the vehicle width direction along the rear end portion of the step floor 10. .

The floor end portion 12 is curved along the base portion of the container 13 rising from the rear end portion of the step floor 10. The floor end portion 12 is an independent member that is separated from the floor side portion 11, and is connected to the rear end portion of the floor side portion 11 via a substantially L-shaped wire bracket 14 that is fixed to the step floor 10. . The front portion of the floor side portion 11 is also fixed to the step floor 10 by the wire bracket 15.

As is apparent from FIG. 2, the wire brackets 14 and 15 are attached to stays 17 provided on the main frame 16 by bolts 18. The main frame 16 constitutes a vehicle body frame, passes under the step floor 10 in the front-rear direction to support the step floor 10, and the front portion 19 bends upward to enter the front cover 1 and extends vertically. Connected to 20.

The head pipe 20 is connected to the front fork 2 at the lower portion, and is connected to the handle 21 located above the front cover 1 at the upper portion. A car 22 is attached to the front part of the front cover 1, and a lock bracket 5 is provided below the car 22 at a position where it does not interfere with the engagement / disengagement operation of the lock part 23.

The front end portion of the wire portion 8 is divided at a portion locked by the hook portion 6, and a lock portion 23 is provided at one end portion thereof. Although not visible in the figure, the other end is an engaging portion that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock portion 23.

Therefore, when this engaging portion is connected to the lock portion 23, the wire portion 8 forms a closed loop as a whole. When a key (not shown) is inserted into the key hole 24 and unlocked, the engaging portion can be separated from the lock portion 23 to open the closed loop.

The lock portion 23 can be engaged with and disengaged from the hook portion 6 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and when the lock portion 23 is detached from the hook portion 6, the lock portion 23 and the engaging portion which have been separated in advance are attached to the front wheel 3. The spaces 25 between the spokes 24 can be inserted into the spaces 25 from both sides to be connected to each other.

Further, when the lock portion 23 is locked to the hook portion 6, the wire portion 8 has a loop-like shape in which a substantially front half portion extends laterally beyond the outer shape of the front cover 1, and the lock portion of the wire portion 8 When 23 is detached from the hook portion 6, it also serves as a length adjusting portion that can be extended further forward from the position of the hook portion 6.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the maximum length of the wire portion 8 when the lock portion 23 is disengaged from the hook portion 6 extends forward from the frontmost portion of the front wheel 3 even in the closed loop state, and is engaged with the front wheel 3. It has a length that allows it to fall to the ground without it.

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and the wire bracket 15 for fixing the floor side portion 11 uses a stay 17 provided for fixing the step floor 10. Then, the bolts 18 are fastened to the weld nuts 27 of the stay 17 so that they are superposed on the step floor 10 and fastened together.

FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional view showing the outer shape of the wire bracket 14 on the left side of the vehicle body (referenced to the traveling direction). The wire bracket 14 is fastened to the main frame 16 (FIG. 2) side by bolts 18 in the same manner as the wire bracket 15, but is generally L-shaped as a whole, and the connecting portions 28, 29 projecting laterally and rearward, respectively. Is provided.

Similar to the wire bracket 15, the rear end of the floorside portion 11 is gripped and fixed to the sideward connecting portion 28, and the rearward protruding portion 29 includes the rear end portion 12. One end is firmly fixed by caulking or the like. The wire bracket 14 on the right side of the vehicle body is formed symmetrically with the left side.

Therefore, the rear end portion of the floor side portion 11 and one end portion of the floor end portion 12 are connected by the wire bracket 14, and the wire portion 8 can form a loop as a whole. The connecting portions 28 and 29 are formed so that the floor end portion 12 connects to the floor side portion 11 at an acute angle.

The bolts 18 for mounting the wire brackets 14 and 15 can be arranged so that they cannot be easily removed after the screw threads are crushed by tightening a certain torque or more.

Further, since it is usual to burn a floor mat (not shown) on the step floor 10, at the time of installing the floor mat, at least the wire brackets 14 and 15 fixed by the bolts 18 are fixed. It can also be baked with it covered from above. At this time, if the wall thickness of the floor mat is adjusted to be thin on the wire brackets 14 and 15, the entire surface of the floor mat can be made flatter.

[0024]

[Operation of the embodiment]

 Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. 1 and 2, the lock portion 23 is locked to the hook portion 6 when the vehicle is not parked. At this time, the entire wire portion 8 is exposed and extends from the lower end edge of the front cover 1 to the lateral rear end portion of the step floor 10, and has the appearance as if a mall was attached.

Therefore, the wire lock 7 at the time of non-parking functions as a whole as an appearance decoration part, can improve the appearance of the vehicle body, and can use the part positively and efficiently. Moreover, since the wire portion 8 of this embodiment has a relatively high rigidity, it serves as a kind of bumper and can also function as a protective member for the front cover 1.

Further, since the wire portion 8 is fastened together with the step floor 10 by the bolt 18 using the stay 17 provided for fixing the step floor 10 on the substantially rear half side, the wire portion 8 is specially attached to the vehicle body side. It is extremely convenient because it can be installed easily and quickly without the processing of, and it is easy to retrofit.

Further, since the floor end portion 12 is arranged along the base portion of the container 13 which is the rear end portion of the step floor 10, it is difficult to contact the heel of the occupant's foot, which is advantageous. Moreover, since the floor end portion 12 is separated from the floor side portion 11 and is connected to each other by the wire bracket 14, the connection portion between the floor end portion 12 and the floor side portion 11 can be bent neatly at an acute angle.

At the time of parking, the lock portion 23 is unlocked and the engaging portion is separated so that the loop of the wire portion 8 is released, and the lock portion 23 and the engaging portion are respectively inserted into the space 26 from the opposite side of the front wheel 3. When the two are engaged again and locked to lock the wire portion 8 into a closed loop, the front wheel 3 and the main frame 16 are connected by the wire portion 8 and the vehicle body becomes immovable.

At this time, the wire portion 8 can be engaged not only by winding the front wheel 3 but also by winding the wire portion 8 around an immovable fixing member such as a guardrail strut on the roadside.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various applications are possible. The wire portion 8 of the wire lock 7 is not necessarily in a loop shape, and one end is attached to each side of the vehicle body. A pair of members may be used, and the floor end portion 12 can be omitted.

Further, it may be a single member having one end fixed to the vehicle body and the other end free to be engaged with and disengaged from the vehicle body. In this case, the lock portion 23 can be provided on either the wire portion 8 side or the vehicle body side. Further, if it has the step floor 10, it can be applied to various types of motorcycles such as motorcycles and other vehicles.

[0032]

[Effect of device]

 The vehicle locking device according to the present invention is arranged from the surface of the front cover, which also serves as a front wheel fender, to the step floor as an external member exposing the entire wire portion. Therefore, the entire wire portion can be used as an external decoration member even when the vehicle is not parked, so that it can be externally used as a regular part and efficient use of parts can be achieved.

Moreover, since the rear portion of the wire portion can be attached to the step floor using the fixing member, no special post-processing is required, so that the wire portion can be attached easily and quickly, and retrofitting is possible. It will be easier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front portion of a vehicle body of a motorcycle to which an embodiment is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the front part of the vehicle body of the motorcycle to which the embodiment is applied.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the essential parts of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: front cover, 3: front wheel, 5: lock bracket, 6: hook part, 7: wire lock, 8: wire part,
10: Step floor, 14/15: Wire bracket, 16: Main frame, 23: Lock part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A locking device for use in a vehicle having a low floor step floor behind a front wheel, comprising a wire lock having a lock portion and a wire portion, the wire portion being engageable with the front wheel, Also, in the case of forming a closed loop through the lock part and unlocking the lock part to open a part of the loop to form the free end, from the surface of the front cover that also functions as a front wheel fender as an external member with the entire wire part exposed A locking device for a vehicle, wherein the locking device for a vehicle is arranged over a step floor, and a rear part of a wire portion is mounted on the step floor by using a fixing member for mounting the step floor to a vehicle body frame.