JPH09254847A - Collapsible store type basket device for small vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent goods in a basket from jumping out of the basket by providing the upper frame part of a reinforcement frame body with a hanging part on which a rubber rope or a net can be hung in a collapsible store type basket device for a small vehicle. SOLUTION: A pair of right and left link mechanisms 33 are extended from a car body side link bracket 30 to be connected to a lid side link bracket 21. The lid side link 35 and the car body side link 37 are rotatably connected to each other by a link shaft 38, whereby the middle part of the link mechanism 33 is bent downward. The bent link mechanism 33 is stored substantially parallel to a lid 11 in a front cover. On the other hand, hanging parts 51 are provided on the upper frame part of a reinforcement frame body 13, that is, near both right and left ends of a reinforcement bridge 15. The hanging parts 51 are provided in such a manner as to be projected and recessed from the inside of a storing bag 47.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small-sized vehicle foldable which is configured to extend like a basket on the forehead of the vehicle body when in use and to be folded inside a front cover that covers the forehead of the vehicle body when not in use. The present invention relates to a retractable basket device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a small vehicle such as a scooter type vehicle,
There is a vehicle model in which a foldable storage type basket device is provided on the front head. This basket device can be used by expanding it in a basket shape on the front head of the vehicle body when in use, and can be folded into a front cover that covers the front head of the vehicle body when not in use.

This type of basket device is provided with a storage bag that serves as a basket container so that even small articles can be carried without dropping. The storage bag is made of a flexible material such as canvas or a vinyl sheet, and is compactly folded when the basket device is folded.

[0004]

By the way, in order to prevent the luggage accommodated in such a basket device from moving or popping out while the vehicle is traveling, a rubber rope or a net is stretched over the luggage. It is effective to hold it down.

However, in the case of the folding storage type basket device, since the storage bag serving as the basket container is made of the flexible material, there is no portion for locking the rubber rope or the net. For this reason, it is not possible to hold down the luggage stored in the basket.

The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and it is a foldable storage type basket for a small vehicle which can prevent a luggage stored in the basket from popping out by making it possible to hook a rubber rope, a net or the like. The purpose is to provide a device.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent the luggage contained in the basket from being damaged.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a folding stowable basket device for a small-sized vehicle according to the present invention has a front cover for covering a front head of a vehicle body as described in claim 1. An opening that is provided and opens forward, a lid that closes the opening, and a hinge mechanism that is provided at the lower edge of the lid and supports the lid so that the lid can be opened forward,
A reinforcing frame provided on the back side of the lid, a pair of foldable left and right link mechanisms extending from both upper sides in the opening and connected to both upper sides of the reinforcing frame, an opened lid and left and right links. A folding storage basket device for a small-sized vehicle, which is provided with a storage bag made of a flexible material, which is installed in a space surrounded by the mechanism and opens upward, and a rubber rope, a net, or the like is provided in the upper frame portion of the reinforcing frame body. A hooking part that can be hooked is provided.

By providing the hooking portion capable of hooking the rubber rope or net in this manner, the rubber rope or the like can be stretched over the load accommodated in the basket to press the load.

Further, in the folding storage type basket device for a small-sized vehicle according to the present invention, as described in claim 2, since the hooking portion is provided so as to be retractable from the inside of the storage bag, a rubber rope or a net is provided. It is possible to prevent the luggage from being damaged by immersing the hanging portion in the inside of the storage bag so that the hanging portion does not interfere with the luggage when not using the like.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a front half portion of a scooter type vehicle as a small vehicle according to the present invention. In this scooter type vehicle 1, a front fork 3 which supports a front head of a vehicle body frame and a front wheel 2 (not shown) is covered with a front cover 4 made of synthetic resin. A step floor 5 is formed so that the passengers' feet can be placed in a low bay. The handlebar 6 fixed to the upper end of the front fork 3 is covered with the handlebar cover 7.

A headlamp assembly 8 is installed on the front head of the front cover 4, an opening 10 is formed above the head lamp assembly 8, and a lid 11 is provided to close the opening 10. Has been. The lid 11 is opened from a closed position A to a forward open position B.
The lid 11 is provided with a foldable and retractable basket device 12 at the same time. The folding storage type basket device 12 is configured as follows.

First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a reinforcement frame 13 is fixed to the back side of the lid 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the reinforcing frame body 13 has a substantially U-shaped frame body 14 made of a pipe material, and a reinforcing bridge 15 also made of a pipe material provided above the frame body 14. Frame body 14
Left and right sides, the middle portion of the reinforcing bridge 15, and the hinge plate 16 fixed to the lower portion of the frame body 14 are provided with a total of six fastening seats 17, and these fastening seats 17 are attached to the lid. It is fastened with a screw 19 to a fastening boss 18 molded on the back side of 11. A pair of left and right lid side link brackets 21 are fixed by screws 22 on both upper sides of the frame body 14.

Further, at the lower edge of the back side of the lid 11, the lid is
A hinge mechanism 23 that supports the 11 so as to be opened forward is provided. In this hinge mechanism 23, the hinge plate 16 is provided with a hinge shaft 27 at the tip of a substantially U-shaped hinge bracket 26 fixed to the back side of the bottom plate 24 in the opening 10 with four screws 25. It is configured to be pivotally attached.

On the other hand, a pair of left and right vehicle body side link brackets 30 are fixed to the upper both sides in the opening 10 with bolts 31. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the vehicle body side link bracket 30 is provided with a spring retaining arm 32 extending upward.

A pair of left and right link mechanisms 33 extending from the vehicle body side link bracket 30 and connected to the lid side link bracket 21 are provided. The link mechanism 33 includes a lid side link 35 that is rotatably connected to the lid side link bracket 21 by a link shaft 34, and a body side link bracket 30 that is rotatable by a link shaft 36 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). The vehicle body-side link 37 to be connected is provided, and the lid-side link 35 and the vehicle-body-side link 37 are rotatably connected by a link shaft 38, whereby the middle portion of the link mechanism 33 is bent downward. It is like this.

The link mechanism 33 extends when the lid 11 is in the open position B as shown in FIG. 2 and bends downward when the lid 11 is in the closed position A as shown in FIG. The bent link mechanism 33 is housed in the front cover 4 in a manner substantially parallel to the lid 11.

As shown in FIG. 7, left and right vehicle body side links
The base end portion of 37 is connected by a shaft-shaped connecting member 41 extending in the vehicle width direction, whereby the left and right vehicle body-side links 37 are pivotally held together. The connecting member 41 is formed into a crank shape so that the portions other than the both ends thereof are lowered rearward, so that the connecting member 41 does not interfere with the luggage stored in the folding storage basket device 12.

By the way, a projecting piece 42 extending laterally is formed at the base of the vehicle body side link 37, and a spring retaining hole 43 is formed near the rear end of the projecting piece 42. And
This spring retaining hole 43 and the body side link bracket 30
A spring 45 is hooked between the spring hooking arm 32 and a spring hooking hole 44 formed at the tip of the spring hooking arm 32. The springs 45 are provided as a left and right pair.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the positional relationship between the two spring retaining holes 43, 44 is such that the center line C of the spring 45 extends when the link mechanism 33 extends (the state shown in FIG. 5). It is positioned above the link shaft 36 of the bracket 30 and below the link shaft 36 when the link mechanism 33 is bent (state of FIG. 6), and the spring
The length L of 45 is set so as to be contracted when the link mechanism 33 is extended and bent, and to be extended midway. Therefore, the spring 45 functions as a holding unit that holds the link mechanism 33 in the extended state at the open position B of the lid 11 and holds the link mechanism 33 in the bent state at the closed position A of the lid 11.

Further, when the lid 11 is opened, the lid
A storage bag 47 is provided which is surrounded by 11 and the left and right link mechanisms 33 and which extends to fill the space and opens upward. The storage bag 47 is made of a flexible material such as canvas or vinyl sheet, and is folded into the front cover 4 together with the link mechanism 33 when the lid 11 is closed. As shown in FIG. 8, folding portions 48 are provided on the upper and left sides of the storage bag 47, and the folding portions 48 cover the link mechanism 33. The margin of this folded-back portion 48 is a hook-and-loop fastener 49.
It is removably joined using a joining means such as or a snap button. In addition, in FIG. 8, the folded portion 48 is a link mechanism.
Although it is configured to be folded back to the outside of 33, the folding part 48 may be configured to be folded back to the inside of the link mechanism 33.

When using the foldable storage type basket device 12 thus constructed, the lid 11 is opened.
If the lid 11 and the left and right link mechanisms 33 are opened in a basket shape, and the storage bag 47 is opened in this basket, luggage can be stored in the storage bag 47 without dropping even small items. Can be transported.

When the foldable storage type basket device 12 is not used, the link mechanism 33 and the storage bag 47 can be moved forward by bending the link mechanism 33 downward and rotating the lid 11 to the closed position A. Since it is folded into the cover 4 and is not exposed to the outside, the appearance of the scooter type vehicle 1 is kept good.

By the way, FIG. 9 (A) is a plan view of the folding storage type basket device 12 as seen from the direction of the arrow IXA in FIG.
(B) is a vertical sectional view taken along line IXB-IXB in (A). As shown in FIGS. 9 (A), 9 (B) and FIG. 4, the upper frame portion of the reinforcing frame body 13, that is, the left and right ends of the reinforcing bridge 15, is provided with a hooking portion capable of hooking a rubber rope or a net. 51 is provided.
The pair of hook portions 51 are formed by bending a steel wire, for example, and are formed into a substantially "U" shape in a front view and a substantially "J" shape in a side view.

The portion of the winding portion 51a on the open end side of the hooking portion 51 is fitted into the reinforcing bridge 15, whereby the hooking portion 51a.
Is rotatably provided with respect to the reinforcing bridge 15. The inner diameter of the winding portion 51a is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pipe of the reinforcing bridge 15, so that the hooking portion 51 does not rotate naturally when the winding portion 51a is fitted into the reinforcing bridge 15. The resultant pressure is coming.

Further, the hooking portion 51 is provided so as to be retractable with respect to the inside of the storage bag 47. That is, the storage bag 47 is provided with the opening 52, and when the hooking portion 51 is rotated rearward, the hooking portion 51 projects from the opening 52 and appears inside the storage bag 47, and the hooking portion 51. When is rotated downward, the hooking portion 51 sinks into the opening 52. An edging member (eyelet) 53 made of metal or synthetic resin is provided on the inner circumference of the opening 52.

As shown in FIG. 9 (A), since the reinforcing bridge 15 is shallowly curved so as to be convex forward in plan view,
When the hook portions 51 provided at both ends thereof are pivoted rearward and protruded inside the storage bag 47, the two hook portions 51 are respectively folded rearward and rearward along diagonal lines of the folding storage basket device 12. Extend to.

Then, a hook 55 such as a rubber rope 54 or a net is hooked between the left and right hooking portions 51 and the left and right bent portions 41a (see also FIG. 7) of the connecting member 41 for use. The storage bag 47 is formed so that the bent portion 41a of the connecting member 41 is exposed to the inside of the storage bag 47, so that a hook 55 such as a rubber rope 54 can be easily hooked. In the case of using the rubber rope 54, it is possible to effectively hold down the luggage by using an X-shaped cross as shown in FIG. 9 (A).

As described above, since the hooking portion 51 capable of hooking the rubber rope 54, the net or the like is provided in the folding storage basket device 12, the rubber rope 54 or the like is stretched over the luggage stored in the basket to load the luggage. It can be held down, and it is possible to effectively prevent the luggage from moving or jumping out while the scooter type vehicle 1 is traveling.

Further, since the hook portion 51 is provided so as to be retractable from the inside of the storage bag 47, the hook portion 51 is retracted into the storage bag 47 when the rubber rope 54 or the net is not used. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the hanging portion 51 from interfering with the luggage and prevent the luggage from being damaged.

This foldable storage type basket device
The vehicle body 12 is not limited to the scooter-type vehicle and can be provided to other small vehicles as long as the vehicle has a front cover that covers the front head of the vehicle body or a portion corresponding thereto.

[0032]

As described above, the folding stowage type basket device for a small vehicle according to the present invention is provided with a front cover that covers the front head of the vehicle body and has an opening that opens forward and this opening. A lid that closes the lid, a hinge mechanism that is provided at the lower edge of the lid to support the lid so that it can be opened forward, a reinforcing frame body that is provided on the back side of the lid, and a reinforcement that extends from both upper sides inside the opening. A pair of foldable left and right link mechanisms connected to both upper sides of the frame body, and a storage made of a flexible material that is installed in a space surrounded by an opened lid and left and right link mechanisms and opens upward A folding storage type basket device for a small-sized vehicle including a bag is characterized in that a hooking portion capable of hooking a rubber rope, a net or the like is provided on an upper frame portion of a reinforcing frame body.

By providing the hooking portion capable of hooking the rubber rope or net in this way, the rubber rope or the like can be stretched over the load accommodated in the basket to press the load.
It is possible to effectively prevent the luggage from moving or popping out while the small vehicle is traveling.

Further, in the folding storage type basket device for a small-sized vehicle according to the present invention, since the above-mentioned hooking portion is provided so as to be retractable from the inside of the storage bag, the hooking portion is used when the rubber rope, the net or the like is not used. It is possible to prevent the luggage from being damaged by immersing the bag into the inside of the storage bag so that the hook portion does not interfere with the luggage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a front half portion of a scooter type vehicle as a small vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the folding storage basket device with the lid placed in the open position.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the folding storage basket device in which the lid is in the closed position.

FIG. 4 is a development view showing a reinforcing frame, a hinge bracket, and a hinge mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the vicinity of the vehicle body side link bracket when the link mechanism is in an extended state.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the vicinity of the vehicle body side link bracket when the link mechanism is in a bent state.

7 is a plan view of the vicinity of a vehicle body side link bracket as viewed from the arrow VII of FIG.

8 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG.
IXA is a plan view of the foldable storage basket device as viewed from the arrow, and (B) is a vertical sectional view taken along line IXB-IXB of (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Scooter type vehicle as a small vehicle 4 Front cover 10 Opening 11 Lid 12 Folding storage type basket device 13 Reinforcing frame 23 Hinge mechanism 33 Link mechanism 47 Storage bag 48 Folding part 51 Hooking part 52 Opening 54 Rubber rope 55 Hooking Stop hook

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A front cover 4 that covers a front head of a vehicle body and is provided with an opening 10 that opens forward, a lid 11 that closes the opening 10, and a lower edge of the lid 11. Lid
The hinge mechanism 23 that supports 11 so that it can be opened forward, and the lid
Reinforcing frame body 13 provided on the back side of 11, a pair of foldable left and right link mechanisms 33 extending from both upper side sides in opening 10 and connected to both upper side sides of reinforcing frame body 13, In a folding storage type basket device for a small vehicle, which is provided with a storage bag 47 made of a flexible material, which is installed in a space surrounded by the lid 11 and the left and right link mechanisms 33 and opens upward, A folding storage type basket device 12 for a small-sized vehicle, characterized in that a latching portion 51 capable of latching a rubber rope 54, a net or the like is provided on the upper frame portion. 2. The folding storage type basket device for a small-sized vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the hooking portion is provided so as to be retractable from the inside of the storage bag 47.