JPH08127375A - Structure of cover for motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a function of a fender or the like from worsening due to infiltrating water and dust, by giving a very simple structure to a side cover to solve a problem, in order to impede infiltrating water, dust, etc., from an opening between a lower end edge of a seat in a motorcycle and an upper surface of the side cover. CONSTITUTION: Of upper end edges of a pair of side covers 1, 1 of surrounding a fender C from its both sides positioned in a lower part of a seat A, the upper end edge in a part of surrounding at least the fender C is provided with a bending part 4 almost 180 deg. reversed from a horizontal direction to be bent toward the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a motorcycle cover.

[0002] The relationship between motorcycles is a frame,
It is usually constituted by a seat, a fender, a side cover and the like, and the present invention relates to the structure of the side cover.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional side cover and its peripheral structure is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the seat A is located above the pair of left and right frames B, B, and the seat A
A fender C is provided in the lower center part of the. Fender c
Is a space surrounded by a box used as a storage case, and is usually used for a battery case or the like. Reference numerals 1 and 1 denote side covers, which are provided at related positions surrounding the fender C from both sides, and are horizontal portions 2 along the lower surface of the seat A at the upper portion.
And extends in the horizontal direction from the peripheral surface to form the upper edge 3. The fender C is protected by the side covers 1 and 1 against impacts from the surroundings or intrusion of rainwater, dust and the like.

As a prior art relating to the cover structure of a motorcycle, there is Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-14956.

[0005]

The conventional device shown in FIG. 4 and the prior art device described in the above publication include:
Both have the following disadvantages.

A) The upper edge 3 of the side cover 1 is a horizontal smooth surface, so long as it extends horizontally from the peripheral surface along the lower surface of the sheet A, and is a so-called horizontal smooth surface, and is resistant to rainwater or dust intrusion. On the other hand, no special protective measures have been taken.
Therefore, when rainwater or other water, dust, etc. flowing down along the surface of the seat A intrudes inward from the clearance between the lower edge of the seat and the upper surface of the side cover, the water will pass over the surface of the frame B and The inside of the fender C is reached along the arrow P shown by 4 and the function of the fender C as a storage case is impaired.

B) Even if an attempt is made to eliminate the gap between the sheet A and the side cover 1 in order to prevent the intrusion of water, dust, etc., both of them exist independently of each other, and the relationship between the two exists between them. Because there is no strong connection that regulates the position (for example, a hinge mechanism that connects the two),
It is extremely difficult to reduce the clearance between the two to a desired value and to keep the state in a constant state.

C) In addition, it is conceivable to insert a soft packing into the facing surface between the two, but it is difficult to increase the dimensional accuracy of the clearance between the two due to the existence of both independently. In addition, because of the existence of the independent state described above, there is a high possibility that a “distortion” will occur between the facing surfaces of the two, so that the attached packing is likely to be damaged or come off.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional state of the art, and is a means for preventing water, dust or the like from entering the inside through a gap between the lower edge of the seat and the upper surface of the side cover. As a result, this is solved by the extremely simple structure of the side cover itself, without depending on the dimensional precision unstable relationship position between the seat and the side cover, and as a result, the fender may be intruded by the intrusion of water or dust. It is an object of the present invention to provide a motorcycle cover structure that does not impair its function.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in a motorcycle cover according to the present invention, a fender located in the lower central part of the seat is provided at a relational position surrounding both sides, and an upper part of the seat is provided. In a pair of side covers that extend along the lower surface and are formed as horizontal portions up to the upper edge, at least the upper edge of a portion of the upper edge that surrounds the fender is inverted by approximately 180 ° from the horizontal direction. Is bent outwards.

According to claim 2, the above-mentioned approximately 180
The upper edge, which is inverted and bent outward, may be bent further upward at its extension.

[0012]

When the cover of the motorcycle is constructed as set forth in claim 1, rainwater or other water, dust, etc. flowing down along the surface of the seat has a clearance between the lower end edge of the seat and the upper surface of the side cover. When it invades inward from the inside, after reaching the bent portion provided at the upper edge of the side cover, the invasion is blocked at that location, and it is prevented from invading deeper than that. The bent portion is
Since the upper edge of the side cover is provided at least for the portion surrounding the fender, water, dust, etc. may enter the inside of the fender beyond the surface of the frame, or as a container for the fender due to the entry. It is possible to strictly prevent the function from being impaired.

When the cover of the motorcycle is constructed as described in claim 2, the amount of water or dust that has intruded inward from the clearance between the lower edge of the seat and the upper surface of the side cover is large. Then, when these intruders try to further invade beyond the bent portion according to claim 1, or are pushed by the wind blown from the clearance, these intruders may be sent further inward. In this case, the total height of the edge portions that are folded in two steps is effective in making it more difficult for intruders to enter as compared with the configuration according to claim 1.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the structure of a motorcycle cover according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, side covers 1 and 1 are provided below the seat A to protect the vehicle body from both side surfaces. As shown in FIG. 2, the shape is such that, in the upper portion, the horizontal portion 2 extends horizontally from the peripheral surface along the lower surface of the sheet A, and the upper edge 3 thereof is approximately 180 ° from the horizontal direction.
It has a shape in which the bent portion 4 is formed by being inverted and bent outward. Further, the mounting position is provided at a relational position surrounding the fender C located at the lower center of the seat A from both sides.

The bending range of the bent portion 4 is at least the edge of the portion surrounding the fender C. This is because when water, dust or the like enters through the gap between the seat A and the side cover 1, at least for the fender C, at least for the fender C, the internal containment is caused by damage from these intruders. This is because it is necessary to protect things. The material and manufacturing method of the side cover 1 include injection molding using ABS resin,
Alternatively, stamping with a steel plate is generally performed. In the structure of the cover according to the present invention, the presence of the bent portion 4 provided at the end edge portion of the side cover 1 reduces the rigidity of the end edge portion during manufacturing of the side cover 1 or use after the attachment. In addition, it also has the effect of providing a reinforcing structure for the edge portion in order to prevent deformation of the entire cover. Reference numeral D in the drawing is a grip for opening and closing the seat A.

Next, a description will be given of a mode of operation for controlling water, dust and the like which may enter through the clearance between the seat A and the cover by the side cover of the motorcycle having the above-mentioned structure.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, water or other invading substances such as dust flowing along the surface of the sheet A are inside from a gap between the lower edge of the sheet A and the upper surface of the side cover 1. Try to break into.
Then, the invaders go deeper on the horizontal portion 2 on the upper surface of the side cover 1 and when they reach the bent portion 4 provided on the upper edge 3, further invasion is blocked, and along the curved surface of the bent portion 4. It advances in the direction of the arrow Q, and is prevented from being guided outward and invading deeper than that. Since the bent portion 4 is provided in the upper edge 3 of the side cover 1 in a portion surrounding the fender C or in an area beyond the portion, an intruding object exceeds the surface of the frame B and enters the inside of the fender C. It is prevented that the gas flows in or the function of the fender C as a container is impaired as a result of the inflow.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the structure of the cover according to the present invention, which has the structure described in claim 2. Reference numeral 5 in the drawing is a secondary bent portion, which is almost 1 in the embodiment of FIG. 2 with respect to the edge portion of the side cover 1.
A further extended portion of the bent portion 4 which is inverted and bent by 80 ° has a configuration of being bent upward. According to this structure, an intruder that has intruded inward from the clearance between the lower edge of the sheet A and the upper surface of the side cover 1 has a large intrusion amount and further exceeds the bent portion according to claim 1. When the intruder tries to invade into the back or is forced by the wind blown from the clearance to intrude into the back, the total height of the edge portions folded in two steps causes As compared with the configuration described above, the limit amount of preventing the intrusion of water, dust and the like can be further increased, and there is an effect that it becomes more difficult for the intruder to pass through.

In the above description, it is described that the bending area to be applied to the edge portion of the side cover 1 indicates the minimum range of at least the upper edge of the portion surrounding the fender. Of course, it does not matter that the bending process is performed over a wide range exceeding the limit. Further, performing the bending process on the edge portion has the effect of blocking the intrusion of water and dust into the fender portion, which is the problem to be solved by the present invention, and enhances the rigidity of the edge portion to prevent deformation of the side cover. It also has the effect of prevention.

[0021]

Since the structure of the motorcycle cover according to the present invention is constructed as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

1) According to the structure of claim 1, when water, dust, or the like enters inward from the clearance between the lower edge of the sheet and the upper surface of the side cover, the bending provided at the upper edge of the side cover. The invaders that have reached the part are prevented from invading at that location, and do not invade further. The bent portion is provided with respect to the upper edge of the side cover, at least in a portion surrounding the fender, so that an intruding object such as water or dust penetrates into the inside of the fender and functions as a storage case for the fender. Harm is prevented.

2) According to the second aspect,
When water, dust, or the like intrudes inward from the gap between the lower edge of the sheet and the upper surface of the side cover, the amount of invasion is large, and it is attempted to invade further beyond the bent portion according to claim 1. In such a case, or when the intruder tries to flow further into the interior due to the force of the air blown through the clearance, the total height of the two-stage bent edges further increases intrusion. It further blocks the entry of these intruders inside the fender as difficult.

3) According to the constitutions of claims 1 and 2, since the rigidity of the edge portion is increased by the bent portion provided at the edge portion of the side cover, there is an effect of preventing the side cover from being deformed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a mounted state of an embodiment of a structure of a motorcycle cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of another embodiment of the structure of the motorcycle cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a structure of a conventional general motorcycle cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Side Cover 2 Horizontal Part 3 Upper Edge 4 Bent Part 5 Secondary Bend Part A Seat B Frame C Fender

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A motorcycle is provided at a relative position surrounding a fender located at a lower center of a seat of a motorcycle from both sides, an upper portion extends along a lower surface of the seat, and a horizontal portion is formed between upper edges. In the pair of side covers that are present, at least an upper end edge of a portion that surrounds the fender among the upper end edges is inverted by approximately 180 ° from the horizontal direction and is bent outwardly. Construction. 2. The structure of the motorcycle cover according to claim 1, wherein the upper edge, which is inverted by approximately 180 ° and is bent outward, is further bent upward at its extension.