JPH06255552A - Helmet holder fitting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To fit a helmet holder to a channel floor wall in a channel bracket in the fitting structure of the helmet to be fitted to a body through a bracket. CONSTITUTION:In the fitting structure 1 of a helmet holder 6 fitted to a body through a bracket, the helmet holder 6 is fitted to a channel floor wall 9a in a channel bracket 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a helmet holder mounting structure. More specifically, the present invention relates to a helmet holder mounting structure for fixing a helmet holder for mounting a helmet worn when riding a motorcycle or a motorcycle to the vehicle body to the vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a helmet holder a for mounting a helmet (not shown) on a vehicle body generally has a channel-shaped bracket c on a vehicle body component b such as a frame, a rear carrier or a rear grip. Attached through. As shown in FIG. 7, the bracket c has its upper portion j fixed to the vehicle body component b with the opening d thereof facing the vehicle body side.
Was attached to the opposite opening side portion e of the bracket c via a screwing means f.

[0003]

However, in the conventional mounting structure for mounting the helmet holder a on the bracket c, for example, when the motorcycle falls and receives an impact from the outside, the impact is generated as shown in FIG. The bracket c is deformed as shown in FIG.
There was a case in which a gap h was formed especially on the side of the boundary portion g between and. In this case, the bracket holder a can be removed from the bracket c by driving a chisel or a blade edge i of a screwdriver or the like into the gap h. Further, even if there is no gap h between the bracket c and the bracket holder a, if a chisel or the like is driven between the members c and a, the bracket holder a may be removed from the bracket c. . Therefore, further improvement is desired in order to prevent the helmet attached to the bracket holder a from being stolen.

Since the mounting position of the helmet holder a on the vehicle body component b is on the side of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal dimension l ₁ of the bracket c is set to the bracket l as shown in FIG. A length L, which is the sum of the lateral dimension l ₂ of the holder a, projects in the width direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, it has also been desired to reduce the protrusion amount.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to strike a blade such as a chisel or a screwdriver between the bracket and the bracket holder. (EN) A helmet holder mounting structure capable of enhancing the helmet antitheft effect and reducing the protrusion amount of the bracket and the bracket holder in the width direction of the vehicle body. Especially.

[0006]

The present invention is to solve the above problems and is as follows.
That is, the attachment structure of the helmet holder of the present invention relates to the attachment structure of the helmet holder attached to the vehicle body through the bracket, and the helmet holder is attached to the groove floor wall in the channel-shaped bracket.

[0007]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the helmet holder is mounted on the groove floor wall in the channel bracket, so that the helmet holder is arranged in the channel bracket. Further, a portion from the mounting surface of the helmet holder corresponding to the groove floor wall of the channel-shaped bracket to both side surfaces of the helmet holder is surrounded by the groove floor wall and both side walls of the bracket. Therefore, of the boundary portion between the helmet holder and the channel-shaped bracket, portions corresponding to both side walls of the bracket are also surrounded by both side walls of the bracket and / or the groove floor wall.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A helmet holder mounting structure 1 according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle in which a helmet holder mounting structure according to the present invention is adopted, FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of essential parts, FIG. 3 is a view as seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB, showing a state relationship between the two when the helmet holder and the bracket are impacted by the motorcycle overturning or the like, as viewed from the direction C of FIG.

The helmet holder mounting structure 1 according to the present invention is, in this embodiment, a rear fender 4 of a motorcycle 2.
It is used in the vicinity. Helmet holder mounting structure 1
Is a helmet holder 6 for attaching the helmet 5 to the vehicle body, a channel-shaped bracket 9 for attaching the helmet holder 6 to a vehicle body component 8 such as a frame, a rear carrier or a rear grip, and both 6 and 9 are integrated. Screwing means 10 for In this embodiment, the channel bracket 9 is attached to the rear grip 8.

The helmet holder 6 has a substantially rectangular shape as a whole, and comprises a key cylinder portion 11 occupying the left half thereof and a latch portion 14 occupying the right half thereof, as can be seen in FIG. The back surface 6a is a flat surface, and the back surface 6a functions as a mounting surface for the helmet holder 6.

The key cylinder portion 11 is a portion for inserting and operating a motorcycle key (not shown) therein in order to lock and unlock the latch portion 14 with a later-described latch. The helmet holder 6 has a built-in locking / unlocking means (not shown) that operates by operating the key cylinder portion 11, and the latches function by the locking / unlocking action of the locking / unlocking means.

The latch portion 14 comprises a recess 15 and a rod-shaped latch 16 bridging the opening 15a of the recess 15, and a through hole 15b through which the shaft 12a of the screw 12 of the screwing means 10 passes. The latch 16 is a portion for preventing the helmet 5 from being removed from the helmet holder 6 by passing the D ring 17a of the strap 17 as a chin strap of the helmet 5. Then, the latch 16 blocks and opens the opening 15a of the recess 15 by the locking / unlocking means which is operated by the operation of the key cylinder portion 11. That is, the locking means blocks the opening 15a by the latch 16 and prevents the D ring 17a from coming off the latch 16. Further, by the unlocking action, the latch 16 opens the opening 15a so that the D ring 17a can be removed from the latch 16.

As shown in FIG. 4, the channel-shaped bracket 9 is an integral member formed by a groove floor wall 9a and both side walls 9b, 9b into a U shape. The groove floor wall 9a is flat so as to come into surface contact with the back surface 6a of the helmet holder 6, and the shaft portion 12a of the bolt 12 of the screwing means 10 for integrating the helmet holder 6 and the bracket 9 together. A processed hole 9d through which the hole is formed is formed. And the groove floor wall 9a
The inner dimension L ₁ is the dimension L ₂ of the back surface 6a of the helmet holder 6.
Is slightly larger than.

As can be seen in FIG. 3, both side walls 9b, 9b.
One (only one is shown) has a shape that gradually spreads in the vehicle width direction as it goes upward. The upper end 9b′9b ′ is curved according to the curvature of the rear grip 8, and the upper end 9b′9b ′ is welded to the rear grip 8 so that the bracket 9 hangs down on the rear grip 8. It is installed.

The helmet holder 6 is incorporated into the bracket 9 welded to the rear grip 8 from the opening 9c side, and the through hole 15 of the helmet holder 6 is inserted therein.
After b is aligned with the processed hole 9d of the groove floor wall 9a of the bracket 9, the bolt 12 of the screwing means 10 is inserted into the through hole 15b and the processed hole 9d and then fastened with the nut 13 to fix the helmet holder 6 to the bracket. Fix at 9. At this time, the helmet holder 6 has its back surface 6a and both side surfaces 6c.
6c is attached in a state of being surrounded by the groove floor wall 9a and both side walls 9b, 9b.

Therefore, according to the helmet holder mounting structure 1, since the helmet holder 6 is arranged in the channel-shaped bracket 9 on the groove floor wall 9a, the lateral dimension l ₁ of the bracket 9 to the thickness t of the bracket 9 is set. The amount of protrusion in the width direction of the vehicle body can be reduced as compared with the conventional technique by the amount subtracted (see FIG. 3).

Further, the groove floor wall 9 of the channel-shaped bracket 9
The portion from the back surface 6a of the helmet holder 6 corresponding to a to both side surfaces 6c and 6c is the groove floor wall 9 of the bracket 9.
It is surrounded by a and both side walls 9b and 9b. Therefore, among the boundary portions between the helmet holder 6 and the channel-shaped bracket 9, the boundary portions corresponding to the side walls 9b, 9b of the bracket 9 are also surrounded by the side walls 6c and 6c of the bracket 9 and / or the groove floor wall 9a. become. Therefore, even if the bracket is deformed due to a fall of the motorcycle or the like and a gap S as shown in FIG. 5 is formed between the bracket and the bracket holder, the gap S is defined by the side walls 9b and 9b of the bracket 9. Because it is covered
The gap S between the bracket 9 and the bracket holder 6 cannot be seen from the outside.

Furthermore, since the gap S is not seen from the outside, there is no need to drive a chisel or a cutting edge of a screwdriver or the like into the gap S. Therefore, the antitheft effect of the helmet 5 can be enhanced.

[0019]

According to the helmet holder mounting structure of the present invention, since the helmet holder is arranged on the groove floor wall in the channel-shaped bracket, the thickness of the bracket is subtracted from the lateral dimension of the bracket. The amount of protrusion in the width direction of the vehicle body can be reduced.

The portion from the back surface as the mounting surface of the helmet holder corresponding to the groove floor wall of the channel-shaped bracket to both side surfaces of the helmet holder is surrounded by the groove floor wall and both side walls of the bracket. Therefore, among the boundary portions between the helmet holder and the channel-shaped bracket, the boundary portions corresponding to the both side walls of the bracket are also surrounded by the both side walls of the bracket and / or the groove floor wall. Therefore, even if the bracket is deformed due to a fall of the motorcycle or the like and a gap is formed between the bracket and the bracket holder, since the gap is covered by the both side walls of the bracket, the gap between the bracket and the bracket holder is reduced. I can't see the gap between them from the outside.

Further, since this gap cannot be seen from the outside, there is no need to drive a blade of a chisel or a screwdriver into this gap. Therefore, the antitheft effect of the helmet can be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle in which a helmet holder mounting structure according to the present invention is adopted.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a view as seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state relationship between the helmet holder and the bracket when the motorcycle has fallen or the like and the helmet holder and the bracket are impacted, as viewed from the direction C in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a motorcycle that employs a conventional helmet holder mounting structure.

FIG. 7 is a diagram viewed from the direction of arrow D in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state relationship between a motorcycle adopting a conventional helmet holder mounting structure and a helmet holder and a bracket having an impact due to a fall or the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Helmet holder mounting structure 6 Helmet holder 9 Channel-shaped bracket 9a Groove floor wall

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The mounting structure for a helmet holder mounted on a vehicle body via a bracket, wherein the helmet holder is mounted on a groove floor wall in a channel-shaped bracket.