JPH0811762A - Handle cover for motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a handle cover enabling the improvement of rigidity to the force from above and making a joint part between a front upper cover and a rear cover imperceptible so as to enable the improvement of external appearance. CONSTITUTION:A handle cover for a motorcycle is provided with a rear cover 50 for covering the rear part of a handle 40, a front lower cover 60 for covering the front part lower side of the handle 40, and a front upper cover 70 for covering the front part upper side of the handle 40. The front upper cover 70 and the rear cover 50 are connected to each other at the upper part of the handle 40. The front upper cover 70 is provided with a front face part 70 extended upward from a joint part to the front lower cover 60, and a back face part 70B formed integrally with the front face part 70A and extended downward from the upper edge part of the front face part 70A. The back face part 70B is connected at its lower edge part to the rear cover 50.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a motorcycle handlebar cover mounted on a handlebar of a scooter or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a handle cover is attached to a handle of a scooter. A conventional handle cover is configured to cover the entire handle and is generally divided into two parts at the front and rear parts of the handle.

[0003]

However, in the handle cover having the above-described structure, since the joint portion between the front portion and the rear portion thereof is present on the upper surface of the handle cover, the rigidity is particularly low with respect to the force on the upper surface. There was a problem that it was enough. Further, there is a problem that the appearance is not preferable because the presence of the bonding portion on the upper surface is conspicuous.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a handlebar cover for a motorcycle which can improve the rigidity against a force from above and can have an excellent appearance.

[0005]

A handle cover for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a rear cover for covering the rear part of the handle, a front lower cover for covering the lower side of the front part of the handle, and the front lower cover. A front upper cover that is connected to the handle and covers the upper side of the front of the handle, and connects the front upper cover and the rear cover to each other above the handle, and the front upper cover includes the front lower cover. A front surface portion that extends upward from a joint portion with the cover; and a rear surface portion that is configured integrally with the front surface portion and that extends downward from an upper edge portion of the front surface portion, The rear part is characterized in that its lower edge is connected to the rear cover.

A motorcycle handle cover according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the front surface portion and the rear surface portion have an inverted V-shaped cross section.

In the motorcycle handle cover according to a third aspect of the present invention, a hole is formed in substantially the center of the front surface of the front lower cover.
The feature is that motorcycle headlamps are arranged in this hole.

[0008]

In the handlebar cover for the motorcycle of the internal combustion engine according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the rear surface portion extending downward from the upper edge portion of the front upper cover to the joint portion with the rear cover is provided. The rear surface and the front surface form a rib that resists a bending moment from above. Therefore, the rigidity with respect to the force from above can be improved. Further, since the upper edge of the front upper cover is located at a position higher than the joint between the front upper cover and the rear cover, the joint is not conspicuous,
Therefore, the appearance can be improved. Furthermore, since the handle cover is composed of three members, each member can be easily injection-molded. In addition, since the front part of the handle cover is composed of two members, by appropriately combining the materials and colors of the two members,
You can get a design effect.

In the motorcycle handle cover of the second aspect, since the front surface portion and the rear surface portion have an inverted V-shaped cross section, it is easy to perform die cutting at the time of injection molding and at the same time, Since the secondary moment is high, the rigidity against bending from above is high. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a speedy appearance.

In the motorcycle handle cover according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the hole for disposing the headlamp is formed substantially in the center of the front surface of the front lower cover, the hole of the front lower cover is formed in the headlamp. Positioning is completed simply by aligning and fixing. Therefore, the handle cover can be easily positioned with respect to the headlamp.

[0011]

【Example】

(1) Configuration of Embodiment Hereinafter, a handlebar cover for a motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, abbreviated as "handler cover") will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 show a scooter to which a handle cover of the embodiment is attached. In the figure, reference numeral 10 is a cover that covers a frame (not shown) and constitutes an outer shell of the scooter, 20 is a drive wheel, and 21 is a front wheel. The front wheels 21 are attached to a steering shaft 41 (see FIG. 4), and a handle assembly (handle) 40 is attached to an upper end portion of the steering shaft 41.

The front surface 10a of the cover 10 is formed in a tapered shape while inclining downwardly toward the front of the scooter. Grooves 11 whose cross-section gradually decreases toward the tip side are formed on both sides of the front surface 10a.
A blinker 12 equipped with a flashlight is attached to.

Next, FIG. 4 is a side view showing the details of the handle assembly 40, and FIG. 5 is a side sectional view thereof. A handlebar 42 is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft 41. The handlebar 42 has its central portion curved downward in a substantially U shape, and is attached to the steering shaft 41 at the center of the curved portion. Further, both ends of the handlebar 42 project rearward in a substantially horizontal direction, and the grip 43A and the accelerator grip 4 are located there.
3B (see FIG. 6) are attached respectively. Further, the clutch lever 4 is provided on both ends of the handlebar 42.
4A and a brake lever 44B (see FIG. 6) are attached. The handlebar 42 has a bracket 45
A head lamp 46 is attached via. Reference numeral 47 in the figure denotes a lens of the headlamp 46.

Next, the handle assembly 40 includes a rear cover 50 made of a colored resin, a front lower cover 60 made of resin, a front upper cover 70 made of smoke gray resin, and a side cover 80. It has a handle cover C consisting of
It is almost completely covered except the part where the grip 43A and the like project. Here, in FIG. 4, L1 is a line showing a joint between the rear cover 50 and the front lower cover 60, and L2 is a line showing a joint between the rear cover 50 and the side cover 80. L3 is a lower front cover 60 and a side cover 80.
And a line L4 is a line showing a joint between the front lower cover 60 and the front upper cover 70.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear cover 50 has a substantially inverted triangular shape along the handlebar 42, and has a substantially semi-arcuate shape at its lower end so as to surround the steering shaft 41 and the wire harness 48. ing. The central portion of the lower end of the rear cover 50 is the steering shaft 4
It is attached to the bracket 52 attached to No. 1 with screws 53. Further, both sides of the rear cover 50 are attached to the bracket 52 with a nut 54 and a screw 54A. Further, the rear cover 50 is attached to the bracket 55 attached to the handlebar 42 with screws 56.

A hole 50A is formed on the upper surface of the rear cover 50.
And a speedometer 57 is attached to the hole 50A. In FIG. 5, a portion indicated by an arrow A indicates a line A cross section in FIG. 6, and a portion indicated by an arrow B indicates a line B cross section in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the speedometer 5
7 is attached to the rear cover 50 with a screw 58 penetrating a flange portion 57A formed at the edge thereof. 4 and 6, reference numeral 59 is a switch case. The switch case 59 is attached to the rear cover 50 with a screw 59A, and a side wall 59B thereof has a cutout 59 for avoiding the handlebar 42.

Next, the front lower cover 60 and the front lower cover 7
0 is assembled in advance by being assembled with each other, and is attached to the rear cover 50 in this state. That is,
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 12, at the upper edge of the front lower cover 60, a step 61 that is one step deeper than the surface 60A thereof is provided.
Is formed, and the back surface of the lower edge of the front upper cover 70 is brought into close contact with the step 61 (see FIG. 15). Further, a hole 62 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the step portion 61, and a locking tongue piece 71 formed at the lower edge portion of the front upper cover 70 is inserted into the hole 62. A recess 71A is formed in the locking tongue 71, and the front lower cover 6 is formed in this recess 71A.
The projection 62 formed on the back surface of 0 is fitted. And
By inserting the locking tongue 71 from above the hole 62,
The locking tongue 71 bends over the projection 62, and then the projection 62 is fitted into the recess 71A so that the front lower cover 60 and the front upper cover 70 are not easily separated.

As shown in FIG. 14, seats 63 projecting rearward are formed at both ends of the rear surface of the front lower cover 60. The seats 63 are formed at the lower edge of the front upper cover 70. The mounting tongue 72 is mounted by a screw 73. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, at the outermost ends on both sides of the front lower cover 60 and the front upper cover 70, the edge of the front lower cover 60 is formed in an edge shape, and the front upper cover 70 is formed.
By forming the end edge of V in the V-groove shape, the two are fitted to each other so as not to be displaced.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 15, the upper edge of the front upper cover 70 has an inverted V-shaped cross section. That is, the front upper cover 70 is the front lower cover 60.
And a front surface portion 70A extending obliquely rearward and upward from the joint portion L4 (see FIG. 4) and a rear surface portion 70B extending obliquely rearward and downward from the upper edge portion of the front surface portion 70A. ing. The depth of the inverted V-shaped section formed by the front surface portion 70A and the back surface portion 70B is the deepest in the central portion of the front upper cover 70, and becomes shallower toward both end portions.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 15, mounting tongues 74 projecting downward are formed at both ends of the lower edge of the back surface portion 70B, and the mounting tongues 74 are formed on the rear cover 50. It is attached to the seat 50B by screws 75. Note that, as shown in FIG. 15, the edge of the switch case 59 is abutted against the lower edge of the rear cover 50.

Next, the front lower cover 60 and the rear cover 50.
The mounting structure of and will be described. FIG. 11 (II of FIG. 4
As shown in a line cross section), a mounting tongue piece 64 projecting rearward from the inside is formed at the rear side edge portion of the lower end portion of the front lower cover 60, and the mounting tongue piece 64 is the bracket 52 described above. And the rear cover 50 are fixed by tightening. The rear side edge of the front lower cover 60 is butted against the front side edge of the rear cover 50. Also, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a columnar protrusion 65 protruding rearward is formed below both ends of the front lower cover 60, and a screw hole (not shown) is formed in the center of the protrusion 65.
The screw hole has a seat 50C formed on the rear cover 50.
, And a screw (not shown) inserted through the seat 50C is screwed into the screw hole.

The front lower cover 60 and the front upper cover 70 are
When combined with each other, the rear cover 50 and the rear cover 50 have a substantially similar shape in a front view. Further, the front lower cover 60 has a central portion protruding forward in order to cover the headlamp 46. A hole 60B is formed in the center of the front lower cover 60, and the lens 47 of the headlamp 46 is exposed in the hole 60B. The front surface of the front cover 60 is formed into a convex curved surface so as to be substantially continuous with the surface of the lens 47.

Next, the mounting structure of the side cover 80 will be described. 8 is a plan view of the side cover 80, and FIG. 9 is FIG.
It is an IX direction arrow. As shown, the side cover 80
Is a side wall portion 81 that faces the side in the attached state, and a front wall portion 82 that extends laterally from the front half of the edge portion of the side wall portion 81.
And the bottom wall portion 8 extending rearward from the front wall portion 82.
3 and 3. The side wall portion 81 is formed with a notch 84 for avoiding the handlebar 42.
The side wall 81 has a hole 85 through which the clutch lever 44A and the brake lever 44B are inserted, and the side cover 80.
Is formed with a mounting hole 86 for fixing. Also,
An engagement protrusion 87 is formed on the upper edge of the front wall portion 82.

As shown in FIG. 13 (cross section taken along the line III-III in FIG. 7), the engaging projection 87 of the front wall portion 82 is engaged with the hole 75 formed in the rear surface portion 70B of the front upper cover 70. ing. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (the line XX cross section in FIG. 7), the upper edge portion 82A of the front wall portion 82 is overlapped with the recessed portion 76 formed in the lower edge portion of the front upper cover 70, and the rear surface portion is formed. 7
0B and the back surface of the front wall portion 82 are smoothly continuous. Further, a screw 87 is inserted into the mounting hole 86 of the side wall portion 81 (see FIG. 4), and the tip end portion of the screw 87 is screwed into a bracket (not shown) attached to the handlebar 42, for example.

(2) Operation / Effect of Embodiment In the handle cover C having the above-described structure, it extends downward from the upper edge of the front surface 70A of the front upper cover 70 to the joint with the rear cover 50. Since the back surface portion 70B is formed, the back surface portion 70B and the front surface portion 70A form a rib that resists a bending moment from above. Therefore,
The rigidity against the force from above can be improved. Further, since the upper edge portion of the front upper cover 70 is located at a position higher than the joint portion between the front upper cover 70 and the rear cover 50, the joint portion is inconspicuous, so that the appearance can be improved. Further, the handle cover C is provided with three members 50,
Since it is composed of 60, 70, each member 50, 6
Injection molding of 0, 70 can be easily performed. In addition, since the front portion of the handle cover C is composed of the two members 50 and 60, the design effect can be obtained by appropriately combining the materials and colors of the two members 50 and 60.

In particular, in the above embodiment, since the front surface portion 70A and the back surface portion 70B are formed in an inverted V-shape in cross section, die-cutting at the time of injection molding is further facilitated and the second moment of area is high. Therefore, it has high rigidity against bending from above. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a speedy appearance. Further, in the handle cover having the above configuration,
Since the hole 60B for arranging the lens 47 of the headlamp 46 is formed in the center of the front surface of the front lower cover 60, the positioning is completed simply by aligning and fixing the hole 60B to the lens 47. Therefore, the handle cover C can be easily positioned with respect to the light 47.

(3) Modifications The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but various modifications are possible. For example, although the front surface portion 70A and the back surface portion 70B of the front upper cover 70 are formed to have a substantially V-shaped cross section, they may have an arc shape or a trapezoidal cross section. Further, although the side cover 80 is attached in the above embodiment, it is not always necessary to achieve the object of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to scooters and can be applied to various motorcycles.

[0027]

As described above, in the handle cover of the present invention, since the ribs against the bending moment from above are formed by the back surface and the front surface of the front upper cover, it is against the force from above. The rigidity can be improved. Further, since the joint between the front upper cover and the rear cover is present at a position where it is inconspicuous, it is possible to obtain effects such as improving the appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a scooter to which a handle cover of an embodiment of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the scooter.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a part of the scooter.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a handle assembly.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a handle assembly.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the handle assembly with the front cover removed.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a front lower cover and a front upper cover.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a side cover.

9 is a view taken in the direction of arrow IX in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 7;

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG.

12 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

13 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

14 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 7.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 7.

[Explanation of symbols]

 40 Handle (Handle Assembly) 46 Headlight 50 Rear Cover 60 Front Lower Cover 60B Hole 70 Front Upper Cover 70A Front Part 70B Back Part L4 Joint

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rear cover for covering the rear part of the handle, a front lower cover for covering the lower side of the front part of the handle, and a front upper cover connected to the front lower cover for covering the upper side of the front part of the handle. The front upper cover and the rear cover are connected to each other above the handle, the front upper cover is a front portion extending upward from a joint with the lower front cover, A front surface portion and a rear surface portion that extends downward from an upper edge portion of the front surface portion, the rear surface portion being connected to the rear cover at a lower edge portion thereof. A handlebar cover for motorcycles that is characterized by that. 2. The front surface portion and the back surface portion have an inverted cross section V.
The motorcycle handle cover according to claim 1, wherein the handle cover has a letter shape. 3. The handlebar cover for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a hole is formed substantially in the center of the front surface of the front lower cover, and a headlamp for the motorcycle is arranged in the hole.