JPH0692232B2 - Scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a scooter type vehicle, and more particularly to a scooter type vehicle provided with a space portion for accommodating an article such as a helmet in a lower portion of a seat. Is.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, in a motorcycle such as a scooter type vehicle, the inside of the helmet is prevented from getting wet or dirty due to rain or dust during parking, and the helmet does not protrude outward so that it is occupied when parked. It is desired to reduce the area.

Therefore, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 45-27779, it is conceivable to provide a frame for supporting the seat in the lower part of the seat and to arrange a storage chamber that opens upward in this frame.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The present invention is intended to solve the following problems in the above-mentioned conventional techniques.

That is, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the storage box is arranged in the vehicle body frame for supporting the seat, and the seat that opens and closes the opening of the storage chamber is attached to the vehicle body frame side. Therefore, the opening area of the storage chamber is restricted by the vehicle body frame for seat support, and the work becomes complicated when inserting an article such as a helmet having a large outer shape.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention is intended to provide a scooter type vehicle capable of effectively solving the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. The scooter type vehicle extends from a front portion of a vehicle body to a rear portion thereof and has front wheels and rear wheels. A vehicle body frame that supports the front frame and a power unit attached thereto and rear wheels driven by the power unit are erected upward from the front frame and then bent in a substantially horizontal direction. And a rear frame extending so as to surround the upper part of the front frame are integrally formed, the upper surface of the front frame is covered with a plate-like floor cover, and the raised part of the rear frame is covered with a center cover. Further, the upper part of the substantially horizontal portion of the rear frame is opened upward, and the upper end of the rear frame extends from the upper end of the center cover in the vehicle outer peripheral direction. In extending state, the rear frame bottomed storage box is provided to cover from above, the extended portion of the storage box, a seat, openably and in the closed state,
The storage box and the center cover are attached so as to cover the opening surrounded by the center cover.

[Work]

In the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention, a rear frame of a vehicle body frame in which a front frame and a rear frame are integrated surrounds an upper portion of a power unit and rear wheels, and the rear frame is covered by a bottomed storage box. Therefore, the occupant sitting on the seat is protected from heat of the power unit and muddy water from the rear wheels without providing a separate member such as a cover member separate from the storage box.

In addition, since the storage box can be closed together with the seat, the storability of the articles in the storage box is excellent, and muddy water can be prevented from entering the storage box.

Further, since the seat attached to the storage box covers the opening of the storage box and the opening formed between the storage box and the center cover in the closed state, the opening is particularly tightly closed by the seal member. Without the seat, rainwater or the like is prevented from entering the vehicle body through the opening, and conversely, the muddy water or the like from below the vehicle body is effectively blocked by the seat.

Further, the seat and the storage box can be unitized, and the assemblability in a factory or the like is improved.

〔Example〕

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

1 and 2 show the rear portion of the scooter type vehicle according to the present embodiment, where reference numeral 1 is a scooter type vehicle,
Reference numeral 2 is a vehicle body frame, 3 is a power unit swingably attached to a lower rear portion of the vehicle body frame 2, and 4 is a cushion assembly interposed between a swinging end portion of the power unit 3 and the vehicle body frame 2, Reference numerals 5 respectively denote rear wheels attached to the swinging end of the power unit 3.

The body frame 2 includes a front frame 2a that is substantially horizontal in front of the rear wheel 5, and the front frame 2a.
The power unit 3 and the rear wheel 5 from one end thereof.
And a rear frame 2b extending so as to surround the upper part of the.

The front frame 2a is covered at its upper surface with a plate-shaped floor cover 6, and the rear frame 2b is also covered.
Is formed into a shape that is horizontally bent after being raised from the front frame 2a, and the raised portion and the horizontally bent portion are
Each is covered by a center cover 7.

Further, a bottomed storage box 8 is integrally attached to the upper part of the horizontally bent portion of the rear frame 2b with the opening 8a thereof facing upward, and a space A for storing articles is provided. The storage box 8 is formed so that its upper end is slightly exposed above the vehicle body from the upper end of the center cover 7, and the seat 9 is attached to the exposed upper end of the storage box 8. Has been.

The seat 9 is rotatably attached to the front end of the storage box 8 (the front side of the vehicle) via a hinge 10 so that the opening 8a is opened and closed by the storage box 8. The formed space A is opened and closed.

Further, the other end of the seat 9 is locked by the engagement / disengagement mechanism 11 provided at the rear of the upper end of the storage box 8 in a state where the seat 9 is rotated to the closed position. It is designed to be fixed in the closed position.

The engagement / disengagement mechanism 11 is, for example, a hook 12 rotatably attached to the storage box 8 and engaged / disengaged with the seat 9, and a hook 9 that reciprocally rotates the hook 12 within a predetermined angle range. And a lock 13 that is fixed at the engaging position.

In the state where the seat 9 is held in the closed state by the engaging / disengaging mechanism 11, the seat 9 not only closes the space portion A of the storage box 8 as described above, but also the space between the storage box 8 and the center cover 7. The small opening (shown by reference numeral B in FIGS. 1 and 2) formed in the above is covered and closed from above.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the shape of the space A and the opening 8a
However, on the assumption that the helmet H is stored, it is formed larger than the outer shape of the helmet H, and the bottom of the storage box 8 has an outer shape slightly smaller than the inner shape of the helmet H. A fuel tank 14 is attached.

Therefore, in the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment having such a configuration, the storage box 8 is provided above the rear frame 2b.
And a seat 9 is attached to the storage box 8 to form a space A for storing articles in the upper part of the rear frame 2b. 8 is formed almost freely with respect to the rear frame 2b, and the internal shape of the space A and the size of the opening 8a are sufficiently and easily secured without being influenced by the shape of the rear frame 2b. .

In other words, it is not necessary to change the shape of the rear frame 2b even when the opening of the space A is sufficiently secured, and as a result, it is determined by the various covers attached to the rear frame 2b. The width of the vehicle can also be suppressed.

Further, the occupant sitting on the seat 9 is protected from the heat of the power unit 3 and the muddy water from the rear wheels 5 without providing a separate member such as a cover member separate from the storage box 8. Also,
Since the storage box 8 can be made into a closed space together with the seat 9, the storability of the articles in the storage box 8 is excellent, and in addition muddy water can be prevented from entering the storage box 8. Furthermore, seat 9 and storage box 8
And can be made into a unit, which improves the ease of assembly in factories.

Further, the seat 9 attached to the storage box 8 is in the closed state,
With the opening of the storage box 8, that is, above the space A,
The opening B formed between the storage box 8 and the center cover 7 is covered, so that rainwater or the like enters the vehicle body from the opening B by the seat 9 without particularly closing the opening B with a seal member. Is blocked. On the contrary,
Muddy water and the like from below the vehicle body is blocked by the seat 9, and the occupant is protected from muddy water and the like.

On the other hand, in the case of storing articles in the space A,
The helmet H will be described below as an example.

First, operate the lock 13 with the engine key to
After separating the seat 9 from the seat 9, the seat 9 is rotated about the hinge 10 to open the upper part of the space A as shown in FIG.

Next, the helmet H is inserted into the space A and the seat 9
By rotating the hook in the closing direction, the hook 12 is re-engaged with the seat 9, and the seat 9 is fixed to the storage box 8.
As shown in FIG. 2, the helmet H is stored.

In the storage operation of such a helmet H, as described above, since the opening of the space A is sufficiently secured, even the storage operation of the helmet H, which is a large article, can be easily performed, and After storage, the helmet H is covered with the seat 9, the storage box 8 and the rear frame 2b to be protected from rain and dust, and at the same time, the occurrence of scratches is prevented. Further, when the opening / closing operation of the space A is performed, the storage box 8 is fixed to the vehicle body side and is held in an immovable state, so that the stored helmet H is held in a constant posture and contact with the storage box 8 is prevented. To be prevented.

Moreover, in the present embodiment, since the helmet H is inserted so as to cover the fuel tank 14 mounted in the storage box 8, in the stored state, by the fuel tank 14,
The helmet H is positioned with respect to the seat 9 and the storage box 8, and contact between them is prevented, and also from this point, the helmet H is prevented from being damaged.

It should be noted that the shapes of the respective constituent members shown in the above embodiment are merely examples, and can be variously changed based on the types of articles to be stored, design requirements, and the like.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention is
A vehicle body frame that extends from the front portion to the rear portion of the vehicle body and supports the front wheels and the rear wheels is erected upward from the front frame and then bent upward in a substantially horizontal direction from the front frame. And a rear frame that extends so as to surround above the mounted power unit and the rear wheels that are driven by the power unit, and the upper surface of the front frame is covered with a plate-shaped floor cover. The raised portion is covered with a center cover, and further, an upper part of the substantially horizontal portion of the rear frame is opened upward, and an upper end portion of the rear frame extends from the upper end portion of the center cover in a vehicle outer peripheral direction. Is provided with a bottomed storage box that covers the rear frame from above, and a seat is openably and closably attached to the extended portion of the storage box. , In the closed state, the storage box, because, characterized in that it is mounted as to cover the opening portion surrounded by the center cover, the following effects.

The rear frame of the vehicle body frame, in which the front frame and the rear frame are integrated, surrounds the power unit and the rear wheels, and the rear frame is covered by a bottomed storage box. Without providing a separate member such as a separate cover member, the occupant sitting on the seat is protected from heat of the power unit, muddy water from the rear wheels.

Since the storage box can be made a closed space together with the seat, the storage of the articles in the storage box is excellent, and at the same time muddy water is prevented from entering the storage box.

In the closed state, the seat attached to the storage box covers the opening of the storage box and the opening formed between the storage box and the center cover, so that the opening is not particularly tightly closed by the sealing member. The seat prevents rainwater and the like from entering the vehicle body through the opening, and conversely, the muddy water and the like from below the vehicle body is effectively blocked by the seat.

The seat and storage box can be unitized, improving the ease of assembly in factories.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part showing a state in which a space is opened and a part of which is shown in section, and FIG. It is a figure similar to FIG. 1 which shows the closed state. 1 ... Scooter type vehicle, 2 ... Body frame, 2a ... Front frame, 2b ... Rear frame, 5 ... Rear wheel, 7 ...
Center cover, 8 ... Storage box, 9 ... Seat, 10 ... Hinge, 11 ... Engaging mechanism, 12 ... Hook, 13 ... Lock, 14 ...
Fuel tank, B ... opening, H ... helmet.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle body frame extending from a front portion to a rear portion of a vehicle body and supporting a front wheel and a rear wheel, a front frame and a substantially horizontal direction after being raised upward from the front frame. And a rear frame extending so as to surround the upper side of a rear wheel driven by the power unit, the upper frame of which is covered by a plate-shaped floor cover. In the rear frame, the raised portion is covered by a center cover, and the upper portion of the substantially horizontal portion of the rear frame opens upward, and the upper end portion of the rear frame is the upper end of the center cover. A bottomed storage box that covers the rear frame from above in a state of extending from the upper part to the outer circumferential direction of the vehicle body, and a seat is provided in the extending portion of the storage box. A scooter type vehicle, which is mounted so as to be openable / closable and in a closed state so as to cover an opening surrounded by the storage box and the center cover.