JPH0741892Y2 - Kick lever device for motorcycles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Purpose of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a kick lever device of a kick starter for starting an engine of a motorcycle, and particularly to a kick shaft in front of a footrest and a brake pedal. The present invention relates to a kick lever device for a motorcycle arranged above.

(Prior Art) Generally, a motorcycle is equipped with a kick starter together with a cell starter as an engine starting device or independently, but this kick starter operates the engine by kicking (kicking) the kick lever device. It is what is started.

For example, in a motorcycle 1 shown in FIG. 9, an engine 3 and a mission case 4 are suspended from a vehicle body 2, and a footrest 5 is arranged slightly behind the mission case 4 as shown in a partially enlarged view of FIG. The brake pedal 6 is provided slightly below the footrest 5.

A kick lever device 7 is provided in the mission case 4 slightly above the brake pedal 6 and slightly forward of the footrest 5.

In this conventional kick lever device 7, one end of a kick shaft 8 is slightly projected from the mission case 4 to the outside, a kick joint 9 is fixed to the protruding outer end, and the free end of the kick joint 9 is bent at its original position. A base end portion (lower end portion in the drawing) 10a of a joint type kick lever 10 is connected by a pin 11 so as to be rotatable around the axis of the pin 11.

Therefore, when performing a kick operation of the kick lever device 7, as shown in FIG.
This kick bar 10 is moved to the kick operation position by rotating it outwardly around the pin 11 from the stored position of the kick lever which is substantially parallel to the side surface of the kick lever 10, and the kick lever 10 from the interference of the footrest 5 and the brake pedal 6. Do after missing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, such a conventional kick lever device 7 is located in front of the footrest 5 and above the brake pedal 6, and the kick lever 10 is constructed in the original bent joint system as described above. Therefore, when the kick lever 10 is moved to the kick operation position, the offset for bending to escape from the footrest 5 and the brake pedal 6 becomes large.

For this reason, the appearance of the kick lever 10 when stored in the storage position is significantly impaired.

Therefore, in order to simply improve the appearance of the kick lever 10 when it is stored, for example, a method of linearly forming a portion other than the original bent base end portion 10a of the original bent joint type kick lever 10 can be considered. .

However, this causes the kick lever 10 to interfere with the footrest 5 or the brake pedal 6 during kick operation,
I can't kick.

Therefore, a method of further increasing the outward projection amount of the outer end portion of the kick shaft 8 and discharging the kick lever 10 to the outside of the outer end of the footrest 5 at the time of a kick operation may be considered.

According to this, the bending of the kick lever 10 can be reduced, the appearance can be improved, and the kick lever 10 and the footrest 5 can be prevented from interfering with each other during a kick operation.

However, in this case, the outer end portion of the kick shaft 8 largely projects outward, and the kick joint 9 is attached to the outer end portion.
Since it is connected to the base end 10a of the kick lever 10,
There is a problem that the kick lever 10 interferes with the rider's foot when the kick lever 10 is stored.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent the kick lever from interfering with the footrest and the brake pedal during a kick operation, and further enhance the aesthetic appearance when the kick lever is stored. It is to provide a lever device.

[Constitution of device]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is configured as follows.

That is, according to the present invention, the kick joint is fixed to the outer end portion of the kick shaft disposed in front of the footrest and above the brake pedal in the direction perpendicular to the axis thereof, and the kick lever is attached to the free end portion of the kick joint. The kick lever is rotatably connected around the stowage position where the kick lever is stowed substantially parallel to the side surface of the vehicle body, and the kick operation position is where the kick lever is extended to the outside of the footrest for kick operation. In a kick lever device for a motorcycle configured to reversibly rotate a lever, a free end portion of the kick joint is extended below the footrest and outward of the brake pedal, and the kick lever is provided there. It is characterized by arranging a connecting portion with.

(Operation) Since the kick joint is also provided with an offset for escaping from the footrest and the brake pedal, the offset that the kick lever bears can be reduced accordingly.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the straight portion can be increased by the amount by which the offset of the kick lever can be reduced, it is possible to enhance the aesthetic appearance when it is stored.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In addition, in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, common portions are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of an essential part of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the motorcycle 1 shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and this embodiment is in front of a footrest 5 of the motorcycle 1 (running). This is an improvement of the kick lever device 21 which is located in the front direction) and above the brake pedal 6. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, parts common to FIG. 9 and FIG. There is.

That is, the kick lever device 21 starts the engine (not shown) by the kick operation (foot kick), and the kick shaft 22 connected to the crank shaft of the engine (not shown) via the required kick starter gear (not shown). The outer end portion of is slightly projected outward from the right outer side surface of the mission case 4.

One end of a kick joint 23 is fixed to the outer end of the kick shaft 22 in the direction perpendicular to the axis thereof.

The kick joint 23 is bent at a required offset so as to allow the tip portion 23a to escape to the outside from the footrest 5 behind it and the brake pedal 6 below it. The kick joint 23 is located below the footrest 5 and in the longitudinal middle portion of the brake pedal 6. Of the kick lever 24, and the lower end portion 24a of the kick lever 24 in the drawing is rotatably coupled thereto.

That is, the lower end portion 24a of the kick lever 24 is rotatably coupled to the distal end portion 23a of the kick joint 23 so as to be rotatable about its axis, and the kick lever 24 is rotated between the storage position and the kick operation position. It is possible to move.

The kick lever 24, as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and (B),
By bending the lower portion 24a of the main body 24b inward (left side in the figure) at a required offset angle, the body 24b is bent to a shape that protrudes outward and escapes from the protruding outer end of the footrest 5, and its lower end portion Pin-shaped journal part 2 on 24a
4c is upright as one.

Further, a pedal portion 24d, which slightly projects straight to the outside in the direction perpendicular to the axis (to the right side in the figure), is integrally provided at the upper end portion of the body 24b of the kick lever 24, and the outer periphery of the pedal portion 24d is provided. The cylindrical kick lever 24e shown in FIG. 3 is tightly fitted and fixed to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 1, the journal portion 24c of the kick lever 24 is rotatably inserted from the front end side in the drawing into a mounting hole (not shown) of the tip end portion 23a of the kick joint 23 so as to be removed. Are combined to prevent

Journal portion 24c is bored blind holes 24c ₁ that is open in the radial direction at its axially intermediate portion as shown in FIG. 3, this blind hole 24c in the _first and steel balls 24c ₂ of this It contains a spring 24c ₃ that constantly biases outward.

On the other hand, on the inner peripheral surface of the joint portion of the tip portion 23a of the kick joint 23, recesses 23a ₁ that fit the ball portion of the steel ball 24c ₂ are provided at the storage position of the kick lever 24 and the kick operation position, respectively. The kick lever 24 is rotatably held in the storage position and the kick operation position.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

When the kick lever 24 is held in the retracted position, the kick lever 24 and the pedal portion 24d are shown as shown in the left side view of the main part of FIG. 1, the rear view of the main part of FIG. 4 and the plan view of the main part of FIG. 5, respectively. Are close to each other along the outer side surface of the vehicle body 2 and prevent the kick lever 24 from interfering with the rider's foot or the like during traveling.

Then, the kick lever 24 is the base end portion 2 of the lever body 24b.
As shown in FIG. 1, 4a is curved in a forward arc shape and is slightly curved so as to project to the outside of the vehicle body 2 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the offset is Since the number of the kick levers 24 is reduced to approximately two, the straight portion of the kick lever 24 is increased, and as a result, the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle body 2 when the kick lever 24 is stored is enhanced.

On the other hand, when the kick lever 24 is operated for kicking, the upper end of the kick lever 24 in the figure is pulled out to the outside of the vehicle body 2 to rotate the kick lever 24 around the axis thereof to the outside of the vehicle body 2. The kick lever 24 is moved to the kick operation position, as shown in the left side view of the main part of FIG. 6 and the rear view of the main part of FIG.

For this purpose, the steel ball 24c ₂ shown in FIG.
Falls into the recess 23a ₁ of 23, the kick lever 24 is held in this kick operating position, the pedal portion 24d protrudes to the substantially perpendicular direction outward with respect to the vehicle body 2.

Therefore, as shown in the left side view of the main part of FIG. 8, by kicking the kick lever 24 strongly backward, the kick lever 24 rotates around the kick shaft 22 to the rear of the vehicle body 2 and the kick joint 23 The front end portion 23a of the shaft rotates forward.

Therefore, the kick shaft 22 rotates to start an engine (not shown).

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the kick joint 23 also bears the offset for the kick lever 24 to escape from the footrest 5 and the brake pedal 6 during the kick operation, so that the offset of the kick lever 24 is reduced accordingly. However, the straight portion can be increased to enhance the appearance of the vehicle body 2 when the kick lever 24 is stored.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, the offset for the kick lever to escape from the footrest and the brake pedal during the kick operation is also burdened to the kick joint. The contoured portion can be increased.

Therefore, the appearance of the vehicle body when the kick lever is stored can be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of an essential part of an embodiment of a kick lever device for a motorcycle according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B) are first views.
Each of the perspective views of the kick lever shown in the figure, FIG. 3 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing the state in which the kick lever shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is connected to the kick joint, and FIG. 4 is shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the essential parts of the kick lever when it is viewed from the rear of the vehicle body. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the essential parts of the kick lever which is also accommodated. FIG. 6 shows the kick lever set to the kick operation position. FIG. 7 is a left side view of the main part of FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a rear view of the main part when the kick lever is set to the operating position, FIG. 8 is a left side view of the main part when the kick lever is stepped on, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a left side view showing the overall configuration of a motorcycle equipped with a lever device, and FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1 ... Motorcycle, 2 ... Body, 4 ... Mission case, 5 ... Footrest, 6 ... Brake pedal, 21 ...
… Kick kill lever device, 22 …… Kick shaft, 23 ……
Kick joint, 23a …… (kick joint) tip, 24 …… kick lever, 24a …… (kick lever) bottom.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A kick joint is fixed to an outer end portion of a kick shaft disposed in front of a footrest and above a brake pedal in a direction perpendicular to its axis, and a kick lever is attached to a free end portion of the kick joint. The kick lever is rotatably connected around the stowage position where the kick lever is stowed substantially parallel to the side surface of the vehicle body, and the kick operation position is where the kick lever is extended to the outside of the footrest for kick operation. In a kick lever device for a motorcycle configured to reversibly rotate a lever, a free end portion of the kick joint is extended below the footrest and outward of the brake pedal, and the kick lever is provided there. A kick lever device for a motorcycle, characterized in that a connecting portion with is arranged.