JPH07299168A - Standing type golf car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the setting of a carrier for small items without securing a specialized space utilizing features of miniaturization intrinsic to a standing type golf car. CONSTITUTION:In this standing type golf car with a step on which an operator stands at the rear part of a body frame, the top surface of the body frame is covered with a body cover 2 and a front frame part 24b is provided being extended upward askew therebehind above the body cover 2 from the front part of the body frame while a rear side frame part 24a is linked to a front side frame part 24b being extended from the body frame to form a handle support frame 24. A carrier 29 is formed on the top surface of the body cover 2 in a space area surrounded below the handle support frame 24.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a standing-type golf car having a step for standing on the rear portion of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A golf car is a vehicle for transporting a golf bag on a golf course, and generally, a front steering wheel (front wheel) is operated while a steering wheel is operated through a steering shaft. This golf car has a seated type where the driver sits on the seat and operates the steering wheel,
There is a stand-up type that stands on a step provided at the rear part and operates a steering wheel. The latter standing type is advantageous in that it can be made smaller and simpler than the former sitting type.

However, when carrying out corfu play, in addition to carrying a golf bag, it is often the case that small items such as a golf club head body cover, spare balls, rain wing and towel are also carried. Therefore, the golf car needs a dedicated space for these small items. However, if a dedicated space for putting small items on the golf car is installed, the size of the vehicle will inevitably increase, and in the case of a standing-type golf car, which is characterized by its small size, there is a problem that its features are diminished. It was

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make use of the inherent miniaturization feature of a standing-type golf car, and to make it possible to install a small object loading platform without securing a dedicated space. To provide.

[0005]

According to the present invention to achieve the above object, a steering wheel is provided in a front portion of a body frame, and a pair of left and right driving wheels are provided in a rear portion of the vehicle body frame. In a standing-type golf car, the front surface of the vehicle body frame is covered with a vehicle body cover, and a front frame portion extending obliquely rearward and upward from the front portion of the vehicle body frame is provided. At the same time, a rear frame portion extending from the vehicle body frame is connected to the front frame portion to form a handle support frame, and a loading platform is formed on the upper surface of the vehicle body cover in a space surrounded by the handle support frame. In addition, a handle for steering the steering wheel is provided above the handle support frame.

Since the empty space formed below the handle support frame is used to form the object mount on the upper surface of the vehicle body cover in that space, a dedicated space for installing the object mount is provided. Never occupy. Therefore, it is possible to avoid increasing the size of the vehicle body. Moreover, since the loading platform is arranged below the steering wheel, the driver can put in and take out small items while standing on the step and does not need to walk around the golf car. In addition, when the steering wheel is operated, the loading table does not interfere with or obstruct the view.

Further, since the handle support frame is constructed such that the rear frame portion is connected and fixed to the front frame portion which is inclined obliquely rearward, a high bending rigidity can be exerted against a load in the front-rear direction. Therefore, even if the driver leans on or pulls the steering wheel while traveling on a slope or the like, the steering shaft can be stably supported by the steering wheel support frame for a long time so as not to rattle.

[0008]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. In the standing type golf car shown in FIGS.
Is a vehicle body frame, and 2 is a resinous vehicle body cover that covers the vehicle body frame 1. The vehicle body frame 1 supports a front fork 5 at the center of the front part so as to be rotatable left and right, and also supports one steering wheel 3 on the front fork 5.

A steering shaft 6 is connected to the center of the upper part of the front fork 5, the steering shaft 6 extends obliquely rearward, and a bar handle 7 is connected to the upper end thereof. Body frame 1
A flat plate-shaped step 15 is provided at the rear end portion.
A driver such as a caddy can operate the steering wheel 7 while standing on step 15 and steer the steered wheels 3 to the left or right through the steered wheels 6.

A rear axle 8 is provided at the rear of the body frame 1.
Is horizontally installed, and the drive wheels 4 and 4 are attached to the left and right sides of the rear axle 8, respectively, and the step 15 is located between the left and right drive wheels 4 and 4. Two batteries 9, 9 and a drive motor 10 using the battery 9 as a power source are mounted in the center of the vehicle body frame 1. The drive motor 10 reduces its output by the speed reducer 11, and further transmits it to the rear axle 8 via the sprockets 12 and 14 and the chain 13 to drive the drive wheels 4 and 4.

As shown in detail in FIGS. 4 and 5, the vehicle body frame 1 is provided with a head pipe 16 at the center of the front end thereof, and the head pipe 16 pivotally supports the upper portion of the front fork 5. A pair of left and right main frames 17, 17 are connected on the left and right frames of the head pipe 16, and a pair of left and right down tubes 18, 18 are connected on the lower side.

The main frames 17 and 17 and the down tubes 18 and 18 respectively extend rearward and are integrally connected to the left and right back stays 19 to form a frame body. The main frame 17, the down tube 18, and the back stay 19, which form these frame bodies,
Both are made up of square pipes. A handle support frame 24 formed of a round pipe is provided on the upper portion of the frame body thus configured. The handle support frame 24 is composed of a rear frame portion 24a and a front frame portion 24b.

The rear frame portion 24a is fixed at both left and right ends to back stays 19 and 19 at the rear of the frame body,
Further, it extends above the vehicle body cover 2 so as to form a U-shape or a U-shape obliquely forward. Further, the left and right ends of the front frame portion 24b are fixed to the front portion of the frame body, and also extends above the vehicle body cover 2 in a diagonally rearward U-shape or U-shape. The rear frame portion 24a and the front frame portion 24b are integrally coupled and fixed above the vehicle body cover 2 so that the upper portions thereof have a mountain shape.

Further, on the upper portion of the rear frame portion 24a,
A bracket 32 is fixed at an intermediate position so as to straddle, and the upper portion of the steering shaft 6 is rotatably supported by the bracket 32. The handle support frame 24 configured as described above forms an empty space on the lower side as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Corresponding to this space, an object mounting table 29 is formed on the upper surface of the vehicle body cover 2 and has a concave shape for accommodating small items. Further, the vehicle body cover 2 forms fenders 27, 28, 28 that cover the steering wheel 3 and the drive wheels 4, 4, respectively. On the other hand, a handle 7 for steering the steered wheels 3 is provided above the handle support frame 24.

The object mounting table 29 is not provided to secure a special space, but is formed on the upper surface of the vehicle body cover 2 by utilizing an empty space formed below the handle support frame 24. There is. Therefore, the installation of the object mounting table 29 does not cause the vehicle to increase in size, and the original compact structure of the standing-type golf car can be maintained. Moreover, the handle support frame 2
No. 4 has the work platform 29 arranged below, while the handle 7 is arranged above, the driver can take in and out small articles to the work platform 29 while still standing on step 15. You can That is, the driver does not have to go down from step 15 and walk around the golf car.

A resin putter case 30 is attached to the front portion of the vehicle body cover 2 so that a plurality of putters 31 can be stored. This putter case 30
Since the opening 30a for insertion is provided in the upper portion and the opening 30a is provided along the steering shaft 6, the driver standing on the step 15 can easily put in and take out the putter 31 in that posture. .

The handle support frame 24 is
Inclined front frame portion 24a and rear frame portion 24b
Since and have a configuration in which they intersect each other in a chevron shape and are integrally connected and fixed, they exhibit extremely large bending rigidity against a load in the front-rear direction. Therefore, even if the driver leans forward on the steering wheel 7 or pulls the steering wheel rearward in order to maintain the posture while climbing or descending a slope, the steering shaft 6 is still supported by the steering wheel support frame 24. It is possible to support stably so as not to cause rattling over a long period.

Further, the horizontal frames 20, 20 are provided between the left and right down tubes 18, 18 constituting the frame body side.
The lateral frames 20 and 20 have both side portions extending to both outsides of the down tubes 18 and 18 to form projecting frame portions 20a and 20a. The protruding frame portions 20a, 20a are located at the outer center points FC, FC 'of the front steering wheel 3 and the outer center points R of the rear drive wheels 4, 4, respectively.
The line segments L and L'connecting C and RC 'on the same side of the vehicle body are formed so as to project outward from the line segments L and L'.

One steering wheel 3 as in the illustrated golf car
In the case of a three-wheeled vehicle provided with (front wheels) and two left and right drive wheels 4, 4 (rear wheels), the body frame 1 is apt to be unstable with respect to the left and right inclinations due to its structure. The projecting frame portions 20a, 20a are provided on both sides of the vehicle body frame 1, and the projecting frame portions 20a, 20a are attached to the steering wheel 3
Of the outer center points FC and FC ′ of the vehicle and outer center points RC and RC ′ of the drive wheels 4 and 4 on the same side of the vehicle body, respectively.
If L'is made to project to the outside, even if the vehicle body is greatly inclined to the left and right, one of the projecting frame portions 20a, 20a is grounded before reaching the overturning angle, and the vehicle body is Do not lay over.

The left and right protruding frame portions 20a, 20a are
Each of them is reinforced by a vertical frame 21, and a surrounding frame 22 is assembled to form a golf bag mount 23. The lower portions of the two golf bags can be supported on the mounting tables 23, 23 formed on both the left and right sides of the body frame. Above the mounts 23, 23, the rear frame portions 24a, 24a of the handle support frame 24 are extended, and the support frames 25, 25 and the belts 26, 26 are attached to the extended frame portions. The upper part of the golf bag is fixed. That is, the handle support frame 24 (rear frame portion 24a) is the support frame 2
It is used for supporting the upper part of the golf bag through the intermediary of 5.

Also, in this embodiment, the rear frame portion 2
Since the width between the left and right arms of 4a is arranged narrower than that of the frame body, and the width between the left and right arms of the front frame portion 24b is further narrowed, this makes it easier to secure a space for mounting the golf bag. ing. In the above embodiment, the bar handle is used as the handle, but a circular handle may of course be used.

[0022]

As described above, in the standing type golf car of the present invention, since the empty space formed below the handle support frame is utilized to form the object mount on the upper surface of the vehicle body cover in that space region, It is possible to install without occupying a dedicated space for the loading platform, and it is possible to avoid increasing the size of the vehicle body.

Moreover, since the article platform is arranged below the steering wheel, the driver can take in and out small articles while standing on the step. Therefore, it is not necessary to walk around the golf car. In addition, there is no obstruction of the loading platform or obstruction of the visibility when the handle is operated. Also, since the handle support frame is configured by connecting and fixing the rear frame part to the front frame part that is inclined obliquely rearward, the handle support frame exhibits a high bending rigidity with respect to the load in the front-rear direction, so that it runs on slopes. Even when the driver leans on or pulls the steering wheel to maintain the posture, the steering shaft can be stably supported by the steering wheel support frame for a long time so as not to rattle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a standing-type golf car according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the golf car shown in FIG.

3 is a side view of the golf car of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a body frame of the golf car shown in FIG.

5 is a side view showing a body frame of the golf car of FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Body Frame 2 Body Cover 3 Steering Wheel 4 Driving Wheel 6 Steering Axis 7 Steering Wheel 15 Step 24 Handle Support Frame 24a Rear Frame 24b Front Frame 29 29 Platform

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A steering wheel (3) is provided at a front portion of a body frame (1), while a pair of left and right drive wheels (4) is provided at a rear portion of the body frame (1) and a driver is provided between the left and right drive wheels (4). Step to stand up (15)
In a standing-type golf car provided with and, the upper surface of the body frame (1) is covered with a body cover (2),
A front frame part (24b) extending obliquely rearward and upward from the front part of the body frame (1) is provided above the body cover (2), and the front frame part (24b) extends from the body frame (1). The rear frame part (24a) is connected to form a handle support frame (24), and the vehicle body cover (2) in the space enclosed below the handle support frame (24).
A handle for forming a loading platform (29) on the upper surface and steering the steering wheel (3) above the handle support frame (24).
A standing-type golf car equipped with (7).