JPH07117755A - Motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a helmet from becoming an interference at the time of operating a key. CONSTITUTION:A lower edge at the sidepiece of a seat cowling 22 is tilted upwards band, and a helmet hanger 41 is set up in the vicinity of this lower edge. A hook 41b is so structured as to shift along the car width direction, and a key inserter 41a is directed the rear of a car body. In a state that a helmet is attached, one's hand is stretched out from a direction orthogonal with a direction to be projected out of the helmet hanger 41 and thus a key ovation can 1:e done. In this connection, a space for passing the hand through in time of this key operation is released wide enough. Accordingly, the hand is hard to hit on the seat cowling 22 aside from no hindrance of the helmet, so that setting the helmet and vice versa is very facilitated in consequence.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle equipped with a key lock type helmet hanger for holding a helmet on a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a key lock type helmet hanger for a motorcycle usually has a key insertion opening directed to the side of the vehicle body and is often arranged on the left rear portion of the vehicle body.
In this type of helmet hanger, with the key inserted, it is rotated around the longitudinal (vehicle width) axis line, and the engagement element (hook) is moved in the vehicle longitudinal direction to lock it.・ The structure was such that the unlocked state could be switched.

In other words, in this helmet hanger, the hook moves in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body when an occupant stands on the side of the vehicle body and inserts the key into the key insertion opening and rotates it. Then, in order to hang and lock the helmet, first, with the hook in the unlocked state, hang the D-ring of the chin strap of the helmet on this hook and operate the key or push the hook itself with the lock side. Move to.

In this type of conventional helmet hanger,
Direction when hanging the helmet on the hook (vehicle width direction)
And when inserting the key or reaching out to the inserted key, the direction was the same.

[0005]

However, when the helmet is hung on the hook, the helmet protrudes from the helmet hanger to the side of the vehicle body, and the side of the helmet hanger is easily covered by the helmet. With the structure where the key is inserted from the inside, the helmet becomes an obstacle when inserting the key or turning the inserted key. That is, when locking / unlocking, the helmet had to be slightly moved to the front side or the rear side of the vehicle body to perform the key operation, which was troublesome.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and prevents the helmet from getting in the way when the key is inserted or removed or when the inserted key is turned, so that the helmet can be easily attached and detached. The purpose is to be able to do it.

[0007]

In the motorcycle according to the present invention, a side lower edge of a vehicle body exterior cover above a rear wheel is inclined rearward and a key lock type helmet hanger is arranged in the vicinity of the lower edge. The helmet hanger has a structure in which an engaging element on which a helmet is hung and which is switched between a locked state and an unlocked state by a key operation is moved along the vehicle width direction, and a key insertion port is directed to the rear of the vehicle body.

[0008]

Since the helmet projects from the helmet hanger to the side of the vehicle body when it is hung on the hook, it is possible to perform key operation by extending the hand from the direction orthogonal to the projecting direction. Moreover, the space below the side portion of the vehicle body exterior cover through which a hand is pushed when a key is operated is widely opened by the structure of the exterior cover.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an enlarged main part, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the same. The cross section cut at the width center is also drawn. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing a lead wire penetrating portion for a flasher lamp of a rear fender.

In these figures, 1 is a motorcycle,
In this motorcycle 1, a front fork 5 having a front wheel 3 and a steering handle 4 is steerably supported on a front portion of a body frame 2, and a rear arm 7 having a rear wheel 6 is supported on a rear portion of the vehicle frame 2 so as to be vertically swingable. There is. The vehicle body frame 2 includes a head pipe 8 that supports the front fork 5, a tank rail 9 that extends rearward and downward from the head pipe 8, a down tube 10, and a seat tube 11 that is connected to the rear end of the tank rail 9. The tank rail 9 is formed of a seat rail 12 and the like extending upward from the middle of the tank rail 9. It should be noted that, except for the head pipe 8, among these frame constituent members, the frame members are formed by a tubular body having a quadrangular cross section, and are paired left and right. The body frame 2 is not provided with a pipe corresponding to a conventional backstay.

A rear arm bracket 13 is welded to the rear end of the tank rail 9 and the lower portion of the seat tube 11, and the rear arm 7 is supported by the rear arm bracket 13 via a pivot shaft 7a. Also,
A rear cushion unit 14 is interposed between the rear arm 7 and a cushion unit support bracket (not shown) of the seat rail 12.

15 is an engine, and this engine 15 has 2
It is of a cycle water-cooled single cylinder type, and its front portion is supported by the down tube 10 and its rear portion is supported by the rear arm bracket portion of the vehicle body frame 2. That is, the body frame 2 is a diamond frame.

Reference numeral 16 is a fuel tank supported by the tank rail 9 and the seat rail 12, 17 is a carburetor, 18 is an exhaust pipe, and 19 is a radiator. The carburetor 17 has an atmosphere side communicated with an air cleaner (not shown) below the fuel tank via an intake duct 17a.

Reference numeral 21 is a front cowling having a structure for covering the front portion of the vehicle body from the front, and 22 is a seat cowling as a vehicle body exterior cover according to the present invention. The front cowling 21 is supported and fixed to the front portion of the vehicle body frame 2 through brackets such as an upper cowl stay indicated by reference numeral 23 in FIG. 1, and the seat cowling 22 is disposed above the rear wheel 6 and attached to the seat rail 12. Supported and fixed. The front cowling 21 has a headlight 24 and a front flasher lamp 2
5 and the rearview mirror 26 and the like are attached.

The seat cowling 22 is provided with a seat 27. The seat cowling 22 includes left and right side covers 22a located below the seat 27 in a side view, and a rear cover 22b having a generally U-shaped cross section located behind the seat 24. It is formed by integral molding. Also, this seat cowling 2
2 is formed by inclining the lower edge of its side portion to the rear upward. In the structure for supporting the seat cowling 22, a seat cowling support bracket indicated by reference numeral 28 in the drawing is provided on the seat rail 12 so as to project upward, and an upper receiving surface 28 a of the seat cowling support bracket 28 is provided.
The side attachment seat 29 is brought into contact with (FIG. 3) and bolted.

The side mounting seat 29 is formed at the time of molding by partially recessing the side wall of the seat cowling 22 toward the center of the vehicle body. At the time of molding, the side mounting seat 29 is bolted by cutting off the male and female molds of resin molding. The through hole 29a is opened. Further, when the bolt through hole 29a is opened, the bolt through hole 29a is extended to the lowest portion of the concave portion forming the side attachment seat 29. That is, by extending the bolt through hole 29a to the lowest portion of the recess and opening it, it is possible to prevent rainwater and the like from collecting on the side mounting seat 29 formed of the recess.

As shown in FIG. 4, a rear fender 30 is supported and fixed to the rear portion of the seat cowling 22 by mounting bolts 31, and a tail lamp 32 and a rear flasher lamp 33 are mounted via the rear fender 30. Has been. Here, the structure of the rear fender 30 will be described in detail.

The rear fender 30 is bridged left and right through a lower opening of a rear cover 22b formed in a generally downwardly U-shaped cross section, and muddy water splashed up by the rear wheel 6 enters the seat cowling 22. A waterproof plate 34, a license plate support plate 35 which extends rearward and downward from the rear end of the waterproof plate 34 to which a license plate (not shown) is attached, and a tail lamp which extends upward from the upper end of the license plate support plate 35. A tail lamp support plate 36 to which 32 is attached, a series of right and left sides of the waterproof plate 34 and the license plate support plate 35, which extend downward along a plane substantially orthogonal to the vehicle width direction, and a rear flasher lamp. It has a flasher lamp support plate 37 and the like to which 33 is attached, and is integrally molded of synthetic resin.

A front extending portion 34a and a rear extending portion 34b provided on both right and left sides of the waterproof plate 34 are attached to the seat cowling 22 with attachment bolts 31. When the rear fender 30 is formed in this manner, most of the muddy water or the like that the rear wheel 6 jumps up hits the waterproof plate 34 and the license plate support plate 35, and does not scatter further. That is, it becomes difficult for muddy water or the like to enter inside the rear portion of the seat cowling.

As described above, the waterproofness of the rear portion of the seat cowling is enhanced by the connector (for connecting the lead wire 32a of the tail lamp 32 and the lead wire 33a of the rear flasher lamp 33 to the power supply side lead wire (not shown), respectively. This is because (not shown) is arranged just inside the rear portion of the seat cowling. That is, it is possible to reliably prevent the connector from getting wet with muddy water or the like.

Further, in the rear fender 30, the lead wire 33a of the rear flasher lamp 33 penetrates the flasher lamp support plate 37 from the outside of the vehicle body and the waterproof plate 34.
Since the lead wire 33a is extended to the upper side of the waterproof plate 34, some efforts have been made to guide the lead wire 33a to the upper side of the waterproof plate 34. This is because if the waterproof plate 34 is simply penetrated, muddy water or the like will rise onto the waterproof plate 34 from the lead wire penetration portion.

That is, in the present embodiment, the waterproof plate 34 in the license plate support plate 35 located below the waterproof plate 34 and the tail lamp support plate 36 located above.
A through hole 30a (FIG. 5) is opened at a portion corresponding to the rear edge of the rear fender 30 during molding of the rear fender 30,
A is guided through the through hole 30a from below to above the waterproof plate 34.

Further, a helmet hanger 41 according to the present invention is arranged in front of the rear fender 30. The helmet hanger 41 is supported and fixed via a support bracket 43 to a standing handle 42 fixed to the rear end of the seat rail 12 on the left side of the vehicle body. The standing handles 42 are provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body so that the rear portion of the vehicle body can be held by both hands.

As shown in FIG. 2, this helmet hanger 41 has a key insertion opening 41a for inserting a key 44.
Is directed to the rear of the vehicle body, and by rotating the key 44 with the key 44 inserted into the key insertion opening 41a,
The hook 41b serving as an engaging element is configured to be projected and returned outward in the vehicle width direction so that the unlocked state and the locked state can be switched. The hook 41b is formed in a substantially J shape in a plan view as shown in FIG. 3, and in the locked state, the release end abuts the key cylinder 41c as shown by the solid line in the figure, and in the unlocked state by the two-dot chain line. As shown, the open end is separated from the key cylinder 41c.

In order to hold a helmet (not shown) on the vehicle body by using the helmet hanger 41 constructed as described above, first, in the locked state, the key 44 is inserted into the key insertion opening 41a of the helmet hanger 41 and the rear side of the vehicle body is held. Insert it from and turn it to unlock. By doing so, the hook 41b protrudes to the side of the vehicle body, and the open end thereof is separated from the key cylinder 41c.

In this state, the helmet is approached from the side of the vehicle body, and the D ring of the chin strap is inserted into the hook 41b from between the open end of the hook 41b and the key cylinder 41c. Then, the hook 41b is pushed in or the key 44 is turned in the direction opposite to the unlocked state to bring it into the locked state, and finally the key 44 is pulled out. When performing this key operation, the helmet is located between the occupant standing on the left side of the vehicle body and the vehicle body. Will not get in the way. In this way, the helmet can be hung on the left side of the vehicle body.

Further, when removing the helmet that has been hung, the key 44 is inserted into the key insertion opening 41a from the rear of the vehicle body to perform the lock release operation, and then the D ring is hooked to the hook 4
Remove from 1b. Even at this time, the helmet does not interfere with the key operation.

Therefore, the direction in which the hand is extended to insert, remove, or turn the key 44 is orthogonal to the direction in which the helmet hung on the hook 41b projects, so that the helmet is not disturbed. The key operation can be performed. Moreover, the space below the side portion of the seat cowling for passing the key operation is
Since the lower edge of the seat cowling is tilted upward and rearward, the seat cowling 2 can be widely released.
It's hard to hit 2.

Further, in this embodiment, the helmet hanger 4 is used.
Although the example in which the key insertion opening 41a of No. 1 is directed right behind the vehicle body has been shown, the present invention may be directed slightly downward without being restricted by such a limitation. Further, since the helmet hanger 41 is positioned inside the outer side surface of the seat cowling 22 in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. 3, the helmet hanger 41 becomes inconspicuous, and the appearance is not impaired.

[0030]

As described above, in the motorcycle according to the present invention, the side lower edge of the vehicle body exterior cover above the rear wheel is inclined rearward and the key lock type helmet hanger is arranged near the lower edge. , The helmet in this helmet hanger is hung and locked by key operation.
The structure is such that the engagement element that can switch the unlocked state moves along the vehicle width direction, and the key insertion port is directed toward the rear of the vehicle body, so that the helmet protrudes to the side of the vehicle body from the helmet hanger when hooked. From
A key operation can be performed by extending a hand from a direction orthogonal to the protruding direction. Moreover, the space below the side portion of the vehicle body exterior cover through which a hand is pushed when a key is operated is widely opened by the structure of the exterior cover.

Therefore, when the key operation is performed, the helmet does not get in the way and it is difficult for the hand to hit the body exterior cover, so that the helmet can be attached and detached very easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the motorcycle according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing a main part of the motorcycle according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an enlarged main part of the motorcycle according to the present invention, in which the rear fender portion is also cut along the center of the vehicle width.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing a lead wire penetrating portion for a flasher lamp of a rear fender.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Rear wheel 22 Seat cowling 41 Helmet hanger 41a Key slot 41b Hook

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle body exterior cover located above a rear wheel is formed by inclining a side lower edge of a vehicle body rearwardly upward, and a key lock type helmet hanger is arranged near the inclined lower edge of the vehicle body exterior cover. In this helmet hanger, the structure is such that the helmet can be hung on and that the lock state and the unlock state can be switched by the key operation to move the engaging element along the width direction of the vehicle, and the key insertion point is directed to the rear of the vehicle body. A motorcycle characterized by.