JPH06247366A - Body cover mounting structure of scooter vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a body cover mounting structure of a scooter vehicle which permits cover elements to be easily and securely mounted on a body frame at good operability. CONSTITUTION:In a scooter vehicle, wherein a vehicle main body is covered with a body cover which comprises a plurality of cover elements 9, 12 combined together, a body frame 2 constituting the vehicle main body is provided with a cover mounting bracket 28 and a cover fixture 29 to install the cover elements 9, 12, and the cover elements 9, 12 are mounted to the cover mounting bracket 28 and to the cover fixture 29.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle, and more particularly to a vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle which is surely mounted and has good workability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a scooter type vehicle, a vehicle body is covered with a vehicle body cover, and the vehicle body cover constitutes the appearance of the scooter type vehicle. The vehicle body cover is divided into a plurality of cover elements.

In the vehicle body cover, each cover element is often attached to the vehicle body frame by a plurality of bolts or the like.

[0004]

However, since each cover element of the vehicle body cover is cast-molded from a plastic soft resin material such as ABS, the cover element is distorted after releasing from the body frame. At the time of mounting, if the mounting operator pulls the mounting portion of the cover element to the mounting position of the vehicle body frame and does not hold it, the mounting position of the cover element shifts, so that the operator cannot release his hand, which is inconvenient.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for one person to simultaneously attach a plurality of cover elements to the vehicle body frame, for example, with a single bolt.

For example, conventionally, in order to attach two cover elements A and B to a vehicle body frame, first, A and B were previously connected with a bolt or the like, and this was attached to the vehicle body frame with a bolt or the like. .

In the above-mentioned conventional method, it is necessary to equip each cover element with a plurality of mounting portions such as bolts, which complicates the formation of the cover element, but requires many steps for mounting each cover element, which requires work. It was not good, and the cost was high.

On the other hand, there is also a mounting method in which the mounting parts such as bolts are reduced and each cover element is engaged and connected by, for example, a pin or the like. If they are attached together, there is a risk that a gap will occur between the cover elements or the cover elements will come off.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle in which the cover element can be easily and efficiently mounted on the vehicle body frame. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle in which the cover element can be securely mounted to the vehicle body frame.

[0011]

A vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention is configured by combining a plurality of cover elements as described in claim 1 in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. In a scooter type vehicle in which a vehicle body is covered with a vehicle body cover, a vehicle body frame constituting the vehicle body is provided with a cover mounting bracket, and the cover element is attached to the cover mounting bracket.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the vehicle body frame has a cover mounting bracket, and the cover mounting bracket for mounting the cover element is provided on the cover mounting bracket. It is a thing.

[0013]

In the present invention having the above structure, the vehicle body is covered with the vehicle body cover formed by combining a plurality of cover elements, and the vehicle body frame constituting the vehicle body is provided with the cover mounting bracket. Since the cover element is attached to the cover mounting bracket, the cover element can be easily attached to the body frame.
Moreover, it can be installed with good workability.

Since the vehicle body frame has a cover mounting bracket and the cover mounting bracket for mounting the cover element is provided on the cover mounting bracket, the cover element can be securely mounted on the vehicle body frame.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing an example of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, the scooter type vehicle 1 has a vehicle body frame 2 which constitutes a vehicle body. The vehicle body frame 2 has a down tube 4 extending obliquely downward from a head pipe 3 and a rear side of the down tube 4. It is composed of, for example, a pair of left and right rear frames 5 extending rearward and upward from the end side. This rear frame 5 is bent near its middle,
After standing up once, it extends upward and rearward.

The vehicle body cover 6 is constructed by assembling a plurality of cover elements. Specifically, the cover element includes a rear leg shield 7, a leg shield cover 8, a lower leg shield 9, a front leg shield 10, an upper frame cover 11 and a lower side cover 12.

A rear leg shield 7 is provided above the connecting portion between the down tube 4 and the rear frame 5, and a leg shield cover 8 is formed so as to stand upright from the front end of the rear leg shield 7.

A lower leg shield 9 is provided below the leg shield cover 8, and a front leg shield 10 is provided in front of the lower leg shield 9.

On the other hand, around the rear frame 5, an upper frame cover 11 is integrally formed on the left and right sides or separately.
Is provided so as to surround the upper part of the rear frame 5,
A lower side cover 12 is provided on the lower part of the upper frame cover 11 so as to be divided into right and left.

A rear combination lamp 13 is provided at the rear end of the connecting surface between the upper frame cover 11 and the lower side cover 12, and the upper frame cover 1
An operation seat 14 is provided on the upper part of 1.

The head pipe 3 is located in the front leg shield 10, a front fork 15 is held by the head pipe 3, and a front wheel 16 is rotatably held at the lower end thereof. Reference numeral 17 is a traveling handle.

Reference numeral 18 denotes an engine unit as a power unit, which includes an engine (not shown) and a conductive case 19 extending rearward from one side of the engine, and a rear wheel 20 which is a drive wheel at a rear end of the conductive case 19. Is rotatably held. The conductive case 19 also serves as a swing arm, and is elastically supported by the rear frame 5 by the rear shock absorber 21.

FIG. 2 shows a connecting portion of the rear leg shield 7 forming a part of the vehicle body cover 6, the lower leg shield 9, the lower side cover 12, and the down tube 4 which is a part of the vehicle body frame 2. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lower leg shield 9
Bracket 22 is provided on the joint surface with the lower side cover 12 of
The bracket 22 is provided with a fitting hole 24 through which a bolt 23 as a fixing means and the like pass.

On the other hand, the fitting hole 2 of the bracket 22 provided on the lower leg shield 9 of the lower side cover 12
A fitting hole 25 is formed at a position corresponding to 4. Also,
A plurality of engagement pins 26 are provided on the joint surface of the lower side cover 12 with the lower leg shield 9.

Further, an engaging hole 27 is provided at a position of the lower leg shield 9 corresponding to the engaging pin 26 provided on the lower side cover 12.

A cover mounting bracket 28 is provided at a position corresponding to the fitting holes 24 and 25 of the lower leg shield 9 and the lower side cover 12 of the down tube 4 which is a part of the vehicle body frame 2. The cover mounting bracket 28 is provided with a nut 29, which is a cover mounting bracket, so as to project from the inside of the cover mounting bracket 28 to the outside. The nut 29 has a tubular shape into which the bolt 23 and the like can be screwed, and the nut 29 has an outer diameter of the fitting holes 24 and 25.
Shall have a diameter that allows fitting.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which the lower leg shield 9 and the lower side cover 12 are attached to the down tube 4.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower leg shield 9 and the lower side cover 12 are connected to the vehicle body frame 2.
In the case of attaching to the down tube 4 which is, the nut 29 which is the cover attaching bracket is first fixed to the cover attaching bracket 28 attached to the down tube 4 by welding, for example, so as to protrude from the inside of the cover attaching bracket 28 to the outside.

Next, the fitting hole 24 of the bracket 22 provided on the lower leg shield 9 is fitted into the nut 29. At this time, since the lower leg shield 9 is held at the mounting position, the mounting position of the lower leg shield 9 does not shift even if the assembly worker releases his hand.

Next, the fitting hole 25 of the lower side cover 12, which is assembled to the rear leg shield 7 in advance by the engaging pin 26 and the engaging hole 27, is fitted into the nut 29 from above the bracket 22 of the lower leg shield 9. Mating. At this time as well, since the lower side cover 12 is held at the mounting position, the mounting position of the lower side cover 12 does not shift even when the assembly worker releases his hand.

Finally, the bolts 23 as a fixing means are screwed into the nuts 29, so that the lower leg shield 9 and the lower side cover 12 are securely attached and fixed to the vehicle body frame 2.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably attach the cover element to the vehicle body frame by a single mounting worker, so that workability is improved. Also, for example, it becomes possible to attach a plurality of cover elements to the vehicle body frame with one bolt, and as a result, the number of attachment portions such as bolts of each cover element is reduced,
Manufacturing cost can be reduced due to advantages such as simplification of formation of the cover element.

In this embodiment, the lower leg shield and the lower side cover of the scooter type vehicle are attached to the down tube, but the present invention can be applied to the attachment of other elements of the vehicle body cover while the scooter type vehicle is also attached. It can also be applied to equipment other than those that attach the cover element to the frame material.

[0038]

As described above, according to the vehicle body cover mounting structure of the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention, the vehicle body is covered by the vehicle body cover formed by combining a plurality of cover elements. In a vehicle, a cover mounting bracket is provided on the vehicle body frame that constitutes the vehicle body, and the cover element is attached to the cover mounting bracket. Therefore, the cover element can be easily and easily attached to the vehicle body frame.

Since the vehicle body frame has a cover mounting bracket and the cover mounting bracket for mounting the cover element is provided on the cover mounting bracket, the cover element can be securely mounted on the vehicle body frame.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a scooter type vehicle showing an embodiment of a vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connecting portion of a rear leg shield, a lower leg shield, a lower side cover, and a down tube.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lower leg shield and a lower side cover are attached to a down tube.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Scooter type vehicle 2 Body frame 4 Down tube 6 Body cover 7 Rear leg shield 9 Lower leg shield 12 Lower side cover 22 Bracket 24, 25 Fitting hole 28 Cover mounting bracket 29 Nut (cover mounting bracket)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A scooter-type vehicle in which a vehicle body is covered with a vehicle body cover formed by combining a plurality of cover elements, the vehicle body frame constituting the vehicle body is provided with a cover mounting bracket, and the cover mounting bracket is provided. A vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle, characterized in that the cover element is mounted on. 2. The vehicle body cover mounting structure for a scooter type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body frame has a cover mounting bracket, and the cover mounting bracket for mounting the cover element is provided on the cover mounting bracket. .