JPH0716549Y2 - Scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention comprises a helmet housing inside a rear body that covers the lower part of the seat at the rear of the vehicle body, and rear wheels are arranged below the helmet housing. The present invention relates to a scooter type vehicle.

[Conventional technology]

An example of a scooter type vehicle in which a helmet can be stored under the seat is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-26089. In this scooter type vehicle, a rear body surrounds a seat at a rear portion of a vehicle body and a vehicle body frame that is disposed above the rear wheel, and a helmet storage portion is disposed inside the rear body. This is a lid for the helmet compartment that can be opened and closed. The upper end of the rear suspension is supported by the body frame described above, and a space for swinging the rear wheel upward is secured between the body frame and the rear wheel. It has a structure.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

In such a configuration, if a helmet storage part with a large capacity is provided, the seat height becomes high, and the entire vehicle body becomes large. Therefore, even if the helmet storage part is made as small as possible, the seat height is It does not become too low, making it inconvenient to put in and take out the helmet.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a scooter type vehicle in which the seat height is low, the entire vehicle body can be made lightweight and small even if a large-capacity helmet storage section is provided, and the helmet can be easily put in and taken out. is there.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a step floor with a low floor between a bar handle at the front of the vehicle body and a seat at the rear of the vehicle body, and a helmet storage section is arranged inside the rear body below the seat, In a scooter type vehicle in which rear wheels are arranged below the helmet storage section, the helmet storage section is formed by a press frame formed by press molding a plate material, and both side walls and bottom wall of the helmet storage section are In addition to being a strength member of the frame, both side walls of the helmet storage section are formed as upper side plates of the rear body, and side covers are connected to the side wall of the helmet storage section and the side wall of the step floor below the both side walls of the helmet storage section. Are arranged flush with each other, and the upper end of the rear suspension is placed in the helmet compartment within the width of the helmet compartment. It is characterized in that the contact supporting.

[Action]

According to this structure, by forming the helmet storage portion with the press frame, the helmet storage portion can be used as a strength member for mounting the rear suspension, and a dedicated frame is unnecessary, and the weight of the vehicle body can be reduced. Also,
Since the helmet compartment has a monocoque structure, a large capacity helmet compartment can be obtained even if the seat height is lowered.

The volume of the helmet storage section can be ensured to be large inside the rear body even if the rear suspension is directly attached to the helmet storage section. Also, since this rear suspension is placed within the vehicle width of the helmet storage part, it is not necessary to project the rear suspension to the side surface of the rear body, and the side wall of the helmet storage part, the side wall of the step floor and the side cover are connected continuously. Combined with the fact that they are arranged so as to be flush with each other, both sides of the car body from the middle part of the car body on the step floor to the rear part of the rear body can be processed into a beautiful and slim shape with no unevenness, and it is excellent. Aerodynamic characteristics can be obtained.

Since both side walls of the helmet storage portion also serve as upper side plates of the rear body, a dedicated outer plate member is not required for the rear body, and the rear part of the vehicle body is lightweight and compact. Further, by covering the portion which does not contribute to the strength member with the side cover, the rear suspension and the rear wheels are covered without interfering with the legs of the occupant, which is effective in preventing mud splashing.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 shows a side view of a scooter-type vehicle 1 and a vehicle body 2
A front wheel 3 and a rear wheel 4 are provided at the front and rear portions of the vehicle, and a seat 5 is provided at the upper rear portion of the vehicle body so as to be opened and closed. A bar handle 6 for steering the front wheels 3 is arranged in front of the seat 5, and below the rear body 7 on which the seat 5 is placed, a power unit 8 including a power transmission mechanism for the engine and the rear wheels 4, It is arranged on the side of the rear wheel 4.

Below the front part of the rear body 7, a step floor 9 of a low floor type is provided, and at the front part of the floor 9, a leg shield 11 for covering the front and rear parts of the steering shaft in a bag shape is continuously provided. An inner trunk 10 is provided on the rear body 7 side so as to be openable and closable.

Inside the rear body 7, there is a large-capacity helmet compartment 12
Is provided below the seat 5. This helmet storage section 12 is formed by a press frame formed by press molding a plate material, and both side walls 12a of the helmet storage section 12 are
12a rises from the rear end of the step floor 9 to the lower end of the front portion of the seat 5, and is arranged from both lower sides of the seat 5 to the lower rear side of the seat 5, and the side walls 12a and 12a are provided. Side plates on both sides of the upper part of the rear body 7 are used. Between the lower parts of the side walls 12a, 12a, a bottom wall 12b is arranged by partitioning the upper and lower sides, and both side edges of the bottom wall 12b are joined to the lower edges of both side edges 12a, 12a, respectively, both side walls 12a, A space defined below the seat, which is defined by the space between the spaces 12a and the upper surface of the bottom wall 12b, serves as a helmet housing unit 12 for housing the helmet H.

At the center of the bottom wall 12b, a convex portion 12c having a size capable of entering the inside of the helmet H accommodated in the helmet accommodating portion 12 is formed so as to protrude upward. A support member 14 that supports the upper end of the rear suspension 13 is provided on the lower surface of the bottom wall 12b. Reinforcing members 15, 15 extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction are joined to the inner surfaces of the upper portions of the side walls 12a, 12a, respectively.

On both lower sides of the rear body 7, side covers 16,16
Are arranged flush with each other so as to be continuously connected to the side walls 12a, 12a of the helmet storage section 12 and the side wall of the step floor 9, and the upper edge of each side cover 16 is below the side walls 12a, 12a. It is joined to the edge by rivets 17.

The rear body 7 includes side walls 12a of the helmet storage section 12,
12a and bottom wall 12b and side covers 16 and 16, the helmet storage unit 12 is formed by a press frame formed by press molding a plate material, and both side walls 12a, 12a and the bottom wall 12b of the body frame. As a strength member, it has a monocoque structure.

The convex portion 12c protruding from the bottom wall 12b to the helmet storage portion 12
A lower surface concave portion 12d is provided inside the lower surface concave portion 12d, and a rear wheel 4 arranged below the helmet housing portion 12 is correspondingly provided below the lower surface concave portion 12d. A rear fender 18 is arranged in the swing space between the 12d and the rear wheel 4.

Since the convex portion 12c of the bottom wall 12b is formed to have a size capable of entering the inside of the helmet H accommodated in the helmet accommodating portion 12, even if the accommodating position of the helmet H is lowered, it is located above the rear wheel 4. Since the seat height can be lowered while ensuring the swinging space, the foot contact of the occupant can be improved and the weight of the vehicle can be lowered. In addition, the helmet H is projected 12c
Since it is stored in the helmet storage part 12 after being fitted to,
Since the position of the helmet H is held constant by the convex portion 12c and rattling due to traveling vibration or the like is prevented, it is possible to suppress the sound generated when the helmet H hits the inner wall of the helmet housing portion 12 during traveling.

The bottom plate 5a of the seat 5 is recessed upward at a portion corresponding to the opening of the helmet storage part 12, and the recess height of the bottom plate 5a when the seat 5 is closed is higher than the opening part of the helmet storage part 12. It is located in. As a result, even if the helmet H is stored in the helmet storage portion 12 with the spherical top portion facing upward, the top portion of the helmet H can be stored in the concave portion of the bottom portion 5a without any support, so that the seat height is further reduced. Further, when the seat 5 is opened, the top of the helmet H projects from the opening of the helmet housing portion 12, so that the helmet H can be easily taken in and out.

Under the step floor 9, both sides and lower part are covered.
A fuel tank 20 covered with 19 is provided. The fuel tank 20 is formed in a flat shape by itself, so that a sufficient storage volume of fuel can be secured while keeping the step floor 9 low. A connection hose 24 is connected to the rear portion of the fuel tank 20. The connection hose 24 rises inside the rear body 7 following the rear portion of the step floor 9, and the upper end fueling port 23 covered with the cap 22 is connected to the rear body 7. It faces the inner surface of a fuel lid 21 that is openably and closably provided at the lower front portion of the side wall 12a.

In this embodiment, the fuel tank 20 and the fuel filling port 23 thereof are separately arranged below the step floor 9 and inside the rear body 7 by the connection hose 24, so that the step floor 9 has a space in the vehicle front-rear direction. However, the space above the refueling section can be effectively utilized, and the adoption of the small-diameter connection hose 24 allows the power unit 8 to be mounted close to the step floor 9, which shortens the longitudinal length of the vehicle body and makes it compact. can do.

A battery case 25 is attached to the lower surface of the bottom wall 12b of the helmet storage unit 12 so as to be suspended, and a battery 26 is stored in the battery case 25.

The arrangement of each member centering on the rear wheel 4 below the rear body 7 is such that the air cleaner is located above the left side of the rear wheel 4 when viewed from the rear of the vehicle body.
27 is provided, and a conduction case 28 of the power unit 8 is suspended thereunder via a rear suspension 13 whose upper end is supported by a support member 14 on the left side of the bottom wall 12b. Rear wheel 4
On the right side of, a muffler 29 is disposed below the battery case 25 in a position substantially symmetrical to the conduction case 28.In this embodiment, by placing the battery case 25 on the right side, the bias applied to the left side of the vehicle body is canceled. , It is configured so that it can be balanced as a whole.

Further, in the present embodiment, the fuel tank 20 having a large occupied area is arranged below the step floor 9, and the power unit 8 and the air cleaner 27 are provided on the left side of the rear wheel 4 below the rear body 7.
Since the battery 26 and the muffler 29 are respectively arranged on the right side of the rear wheel 4, a heavy object is located at a low portion to achieve a low center of gravity, and the left and right positions of the vehicle body can be arranged in a well-balanced manner. Combined with the structure, even if the seat height is lowered, a large capacity helmet compartment
12 can be secured, and the rear wheel 4 can be effectively supported in the helmet storage section 12 via the rear suspension 13. Moreover, both side walls 12a, 12a of the helmet storage section 12 constitute an upper side plate of the rear body 7. Rear body 7
Since a dedicated side plate member is unnecessary, the rear part of the vehicle body can be made light and small.

Further, since the helmet storage portion 12 can be a strength member for attaching the rear suspension 13 and a dedicated frame is not required, it is possible to reduce the weight. Moreover, since the rear suspension 13 is directly attached to the lower surface of the bottom wall 12b of the helmet storage section 12, a large volume of the helmet storage section 12 can be secured, and a storage section suitable for storing a large capacity object such as the helmet H is provided. It can be easily provided. And the part that does not contribute to the strength member is the side cover
By covering with 16,16, the rear suspension 13 and the rear wheels 4 can be covered without interfering with the legs of the occupant, and the splash of mud can be prevented.

Furthermore, since the rear suspension 13 is arranged so as to be housed within the width of the helmet housing portion 12, the rear suspension 13 does not project outside the rear body 7 and become an obstacle.
Coupled with the fact that the side wall 12a of the helmet storage section 12 and the side wall of the step floor 9 and the side cover 16 are flush with each other so as to be continuously connected to each other, the intermediate portion of the vehicle body of the step floor 9 to the rear portion of the vehicle body of the rear body 7 are connected. Both sides of the car body can be processed into a beautiful and slim shape without unevenness, and excellent aerodynamic characteristics are obtained.

Further, since the battery 26 is provided at the lower part of one side of the upper portion of the rear wheel 4, it is possible to arrange the auxiliary equipments in which the weight distribution of the vehicle body is distributed and the appearance of the vehicle body can be easily designed.
Further, since this position is relatively close to the power unit 8, the AC generator provided in the power unit 8 and the battery can be connected to each other in a relatively short distance.

[Effect of device]

In the scooter type vehicle of the present invention, the helmet storage portion disposed inside the rear body below the seat is formed by a press frame formed by press molding a plate material, and both side walls and the bottom wall of the helmet storage portion are formed on the vehicle body frame. And the side walls of the helmet storage section are upper side plates of the rear body, and the side covers are continuous with the side wall of the helmet storage section and the side wall of the step floor below the both side walls of the helmet storage section. Since the upper end of the rear suspension is directly supported by the helmet storage part within the vehicle body width of the helmet storage part, the helmet storage part can be a strength member for mounting the rear suspension. Since a dedicated frame is not required, the weight of the vehicle body can be reduced.

Further, since the upper end of the rear suspension is directly attached to the helmet storage portion, a large volume of the helmet storage portion can be secured, and a storage portion suitable for storing a large capacity object such as a helmet can be easily provided. Furthermore, since the helmet storage portion has a monocoque structure, a large-capacity helmet storage portion can be obtained even if the seat height is lowered. Further, since both side walls of the helmet storage portion constitute the upper side plate of the rear body, the rear body does not require a dedicated side plate member, and the rear portion of the vehicle body can be made light and small.

Further, since the rear suspension is arranged to be housed within the width of the helmet storage compartment, the rear suspension does not overhang the outside of the rear body and interfere with the side wall of the helmet storage compartment, the side wall of the step floor and the side cover. In tandem with the fact that it is arranged so that it is continuously connected to the same surface, both sides of the car body from the middle part of the car body on the step floor to the rear part of the rear body can be processed into a beautiful and slim shape without unevenness. Moreover, when traveling, excellent aerodynamic characteristics with less air resistance and wind noise are obtained.

In addition, by covering the portion that does not contribute to the strength member with the side cover, the rear suspension, the rear wheel, and the like can be covered without interfering with the legs of the occupant, so that mud splashing can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a partially sectional side view showing an embodiment of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a II-II sectional view of FIG. 1 ... Scooter type vehicle, 2 ... Body, 3 ... Front wheels, 4 ...
… Rear wheel, 5 …… Seat, 5a …… Seat 5 bottom plate, 7 ……
Rear body, 8 ... power unit, 9 ... step floor, 12 ... helmet compartment, 12a ... side wall, 12b ...
Bottom wall, 12c ... convex part, 12d ... bottom concave part, 13 ... rear suspension, 14 ... support member, 16 ... side cover, H
……Helmet

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A step floor having a low floor is provided between a bar handle on a front portion of a vehicle body and a seat on a rear portion of the vehicle body, and a helmet storage portion is disposed inside a rear body below the seat, and below the helmet storage portion. In a scooter type vehicle in which rear wheels are arranged on the rear side, the helmet storage section is formed by a press frame formed by press molding a plate material, and both side walls and the bottom wall of the helmet storage section serve as strength members of the vehicle body frame. In addition, both side walls of the helmet storage section are formed as upper side plates of the rear body, and a side cover is provided below the both side walls of the helmet storage section so as to be continuously connected to the side wall of the helmet storage section and the side wall of the step floor. One of them is characterized in that the upper end of the rear suspension is directly supported by the helmet storage part within the width of the body of the helmet storage part. Scooter-type vehicle.