JPH0735155B2 - Instrumentation for riding type vehicles - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a riding type vehicle such as a four-wheeled vehicle in which a carrier is installed in front of a steering shaft.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In this type of automobile, there is a demand that the instrument panel incorporating a speedometer, odometer, various indicator lamps, etc. be installed at a position that is easy for the driver to see, that is, at a position where the driver's line of sight can be visually recognized without significantly shifting. There is a preferable position in front of the bar handle.

However, in the case of a four-wheeled vehicle with a carrier installed above the front wheels, since this carrier is located in front of the bar handle, if the above instrument panel is directly supported by the bar handle, when operating the bar handle, It is possible that luggage loaded on the carrier interferes with the instrument panel. Therefore, in order to avoid this interference, it is necessary to secure a space between the carrier and the instrument panel, which causes a problem such as a narrow space for loading the carrier.

Also, if the instrument panel is supported on the vehicle body frame side via a stay or the like instead of the bar handle, this time the instrument panel and the bar handle interfere with each other when the handle is operated, so it is necessary to shift the instrument panel forward. As a result, the minute instrument panel projects toward the object loading space side, which also causes a problem such that the object loading space is narrowed.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made based on such circumstances,
The instrument can be installed in a position that is easy to see during operation, and the loading space on the carrier can be secured sufficiently, and even if the carrier is loaded with luggage, it is difficult for this luggage to stick onto the instrument. An object of the present invention is to provide an instrument device for a riding type vehicle in which the visibility of the instrument is not impaired.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a pair of front wheels spaced apart from each other in the left and right and a steering shaft interlocking with the front wheels are arranged in the front portion of a vehicle body frame. It is pivotally attached to the front part of the vehicle body frame in a vertically oriented posture so as to be rotatable about its axis, and a bar handle for steering the front wheels is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft. It is premised on a riding type vehicle in which a carrier is arranged in front of the steering shaft so as to cover the front wheels and a portion extending between the front wheels from above.

Then, the carrier has a horizontal load-carrying portion, fixes the carrier to the vehicle body frame, and arranges an instrument between the carrier and the steering shaft,
This instrument is characterized in that it is arranged at a position lower than the bar handle above the steering shaft and higher than the load portion of the carrier, and is fixed to the body frame.

Example of Invention

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

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body frame, and a steering plate 2 at the front end thereof is connected with a main pipe 3 extending rearward. The connecting portion between the steering plate 2 and the main pipe 3 is reinforced by a gusset 2a. The connecting portion extends forward and downward, and the left and right auxiliary pipes 4, which widen in the left-right direction as they move to the lower end side,
Left and right members 5, 5 extending rearward are connected to a cross pipe (not shown) which is joined to the auxiliary pipes 4 and connects the lower ends of the auxiliary pipes 4, 4. Left and right front wheels 6, 6 are supported on the front ends of the members 5, 5 so as to be vertically swingable.The front wheels 6, 6 are suspended by a MacPherson strut suspension device 7, 7. There is. A steering shaft 8 is rotatably supported at the center of the front surface of the steering plate 2 along the vertical direction. A bar handle 9 is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft 8, and the steering shaft 8 is operated by operating the bar handle 9.
When is rotated, this rotating motion is converted into a swinging motion in the left-right direction by a tie rod and a front wheel shaft arm (not shown) and transmitted to the front wheels 6, 6.

A down tube 10 is joined to the front end of the main pipe 3, and the lower end of the down tube 10 is a member.
An engine 11 is mounted in a space portion which is connected between the five and five and is surrounded by the members 5, 5, the main pipe 3 and the down tube 10. The left and right rear wheels 12, 12 driven by the engine 11 are supported on the rear portion of the vehicle body frame 1. The rear wheels 12, 12 and the front wheels 6, 6 are formed of ultra-low pressure wide balloon tires. Equipped.

Note that the members 5 and 5 are fixed with footrests 13 and 13 that project to the left and right sides of the engine 11, and a fuel tank 14 and a seat 15 are installed above the engine 11.

By the way, in the cover 16 made of synthetic resin that covers the periphery of the fuel tank 14, front fenders 17, 17 are integrally formed to cover the front wheels 6, 6 from above to behind. The front fenders 17 and 17 have front end portions and upper surface portions rearward of the front ends which are connected to the fender stays 18 extending forward from the middle of the reinforcing pipes 4 and the support stays 19 extending upward via bolts 20. It is clamped and fixed. Also, from the lower end of the reinforcement pipes 4, 4, bump paste 2
1 is led out upward between the front wheels 6, 6, and a front bumper 22 is joined to the upper end of the bump stay 21. The front bumper 22 is formed of a circular pipe as a framework, and is located in front of the front wheels 6, 6 and the front fender 17.

An upper cover 23 made of synthetic resin that covers the periphery of the upper portion of the steering shaft 8 from the upper surface of the fuel tank 14 is fitted into the upper opening of the cover 16, and the upper cover 23 is
The upper surface of the bracket 24 is fixed to the bracket 24 joined to the gusset 2a by a bolt 25 and a nut 26. Then, the upper cover 23 extends around the front of the steering shaft 8, and a front carrier 28 is installed in front of the upper cover 23 and above the front fender 17. Like the front bumper 22, the front carrier 28 has a frame of a round pipe, and has a horizontal loading portion 28a for loading luggage. The loading portion 28a is connected to the front bumper 22 at two front left and right sides thereof via bolts 29, and at the rear two sides thereof support the front fenders 7, 7 via brackets 30. It is fastened together with the upper end of the pipe 19. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the loading portion 28a is arranged so as to cover the front fenders 7, 7 and the portion between the front fenders 7, 7 from above, It is located just in front of the lower end of the upper cover 23.

Both sides of the rear end of the loading portion 28a of the front carrier 28 are extended to the left and right sides of the upper cover 23 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, a meter unit 31 is installed between the upper portion of the steering shaft 8 and the carrier 28. The meter unit 31 is integrally incorporated in the upper cover 23,
Details of the meter unit 31 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 2. That is, the front side of the steering plate 2 is welded with a support plate 32 that extends forward while avoiding the upper portion of the steering shaft 8. At the front end of the support plate 32, a meter bracket 33 is attached with bolts 34 and nuts 35. It is fixed by tightening. Then, on the meter bracket 33, as an instrument, for example, an odometer and a trip meter are integrated to form an integrating meter.
36 is fixed via anti-vibration rubbers 37, 37. Further, a panel mounting hole 37 that opens to the front of the bar handle 9 is formed on the upper surface of the upper cover 23, and a synthetic resin meter panel 38 is arranged inside the panel mounting hole 37. The meter panel 38 has three bosses 39 on its back surface.
Are held integrally by superimposing the tip surfaces of these bosses 39 on the meter bracket 33 and tightening them with screws 40 from below. The display surface 36a of the totalizer 36 is mounted on the meter panel 38. Is exposed through the seal 44. Therefore, the integrator 36 is supported on the vehicle body frame 1 side in front of the upper portion of the steering shaft 8 and is located at a position lower than the bar handle 9 and above the loading portion 28a of the front carrier 28. ing.

In addition to the totalizer 36, the choke lever 41 and other neutral indicators are displayed on the meter panel 38.
The 42 and the reverse indicator 43 are integrated respectively.

According to such a configuration, the meter unit 31 is installed in front of the bar handle 9 and on the upper part of the steering shaft 8 near the bar handle 9, so that the meter unit 31 is located in the visual field of the driver during traveling, For this reason, it is possible to visually recognize the eyes without greatly shifting the line of sight, and thus the visibility is improved.

Moreover, since the meter unit 31 and the front carrier 28 are fixed to the vehicle body frame 1, the meter unit 31 and the front carrier 28 do not rotate together with the front wheels 6 and 6 when the steering wheel is operated. Therefore, even when traveling with the luggage loaded on the front carrier 28, the luggage and the meter unit 31 do not interfere each time the steering wheel is operated, and the front carrier 28 is placed immediately before the meter unit 31, that is, the upper cover 23. You can get up to. In addition, although the meter unit 31 is located in front of the bar handle 9 but below the bar handle 9, the meter unit 31 does not interfere with the har handle 9 when the handle is operated, and the meter unit 31 itself. Can be brought close to the steering plate 2.

Therefore, the loading section 28 of the front carrier 28 is accordingly
Since “a” can be extended to just before the steering shaft 8, the visibility of the meter unit 31 can be improved and at the same time, a sufficient space for loading the object on the front carrier 28 can be secured.

Further, since the meter unit 31 and the heavy and large front carrier 28 do not move integrally when the steering wheel is operated, the inertial mass around the steering wheel is suppressed to a small amount, and the steering wheel operation can be easily performed with a small force.

Further, according to the above configuration, since the meter unit 31 is installed at a position higher than the loading portion 28a of the front carrier 28, even if the loading portion 28a is fully loaded with a portion of this luggage, It does not overhang the meter unit 31. Therefore, there is an advantage that the visibility of the meter unit 31 is not impaired.

In the above embodiment, the instrument is integrally incorporated in the upper cover, but it may be directly exposed to the outside,
Further, the measuring instrument itself is not limited to the integrating meter, but may be a tachometer, a speedometer or the like.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention described in detail above, the instrument is installed in the front upper part of the steering shaft close to the bar handle, so that the instrument is located in the visual field of the driver during traveling, and the visibility is good. Moreover, the instruments and carriers are fixed to the body frame, and the positional relationship between the two is always constant, so even when traveling with the luggage loaded on the carrier, the luggage and the instruments interfere each time the bar handle is operated. There is no conflict. At the same time, since the instrument is located below the bar handle, interference between the instrument and the bar handle is also avoided, and the instrument itself can be brought closer to the front side of the body frame. Therefore, the carrier can be extended to just before the steering shaft, and the visibility of the instrument can be improved, and at the same time, a sufficient space for loading the object on the carrier can be secured.

Further, since the instrument and the heavy and large carrier do not move together when the steering wheel is operated, the inertial mass around the steering wheel can be kept small, and the steering wheel can be easily operated with a small force.

Furthermore, since the instrument is installed at a higher position than the carrier's loading section, even if the luggage section is full of luggage, it is difficult for some of this luggage to overhang the instrument, making it difficult to see this instrument. There is an advantage that the sex is not impaired.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a sectional view and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the automobile, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the automobile as seen from the direction of the line III. 1 ... Body frame, 6 ... Front wheel, 8 ... Steering shaft, 9 ... Bar handle, 28 ... Carrier (front carrier), 28a ... Loading section, 36 ... Meter (totalizer).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front portion of a body frame is provided with a pair of left and right front wheels, and a steering shaft that is interlocked with these front wheels. The steering shaft extends vertically in the front portion of the body frame. The steering wheel is pivotally mounted in a standing posture so as to be rotatable about its axis, and a bar handle for steering the front wheels is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft, and the front wheels and these front wheels are provided in front of the steering shaft. In a riding type vehicle in which a carrier is arranged so as to cover a portion extending from above, the carrier has a horizontal loading portion, and the carrier is fixed to the vehicle body frame, and the carrier and the steering shaft are Between the bar handle and the upper front part of the steering shaft and below the bar handle. While located higher than the rest portion, the meter device of straddle-type vehicle, characterized in that fixed to the body frame.