JPH09309475A - Standing handle structure for motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease a number of part items and improve operability, by integrally forming with a rear fender an extension part covering a lower surface of a handle part also coming into contact therewith to smoothly continue to a side cover lower edge. SOLUTION: A pair of right/left pipe frames 12, a car body frame supporting a seat 10, fuel tank 40, etc., are provided under the seat 10 of a motorcycle. Between these right/left pipe frames 12, a resin-made rear fender 25 is mounted. In almost a central part of this rear fender 12, an extension part 44, extended to the outer sideward to cover a lower surface of a handle part of the pipe frame 12, is integrally formed. In this vehicle, a standing handle is constituted by this integrally formed extension part 44 and the handle part of the pipe frame 12. In this way, by constituting a cover of the handle part of the car body frame by the extension part 44 of resin of the rear fender 25, a feel is improved at operation time, necessity for a cover exclusive use part is eliminated, the number of part items can be decreased.

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 standing handle used to lift a vehicle body when a main stand is erected to hold a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle body frame for supporting a seat, a fuel tank and the like is arranged on both left and right sides below a seat of a motorcycle. This body frame (eg pipe frame)
Although part of the above functions as a standing handle, since it is made of metal, it feels bad to operate when lifting the vehicle body by directly touching it. Therefore, there is a vehicle body frame in which a handle portion that functions as a standing handle is covered with a synthetic resin cover to improve the feel.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional standing handle having a structure in which the handle portion of the vehicle body frame is covered with a synthetic resin cover has the disadvantage that the number of parts is increased because the synthetic resin cover is required. In addition, when the standing handle is operated by inserting a hand from under the side cover, there is a gap between the side cover and the standing handle, resulting in poor operability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a standing handle structure for a motorcycle having a small number of parts and good operability.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a handle portion for lifting a vehicle body is provided on one of a pair of vehicle body frames extending on both left and right sides of a rear fender preferably made of resin. A standing handle structure for a motorcycle, characterized in that, in the standing handle structure for the motorcycle, an extension part that covers the lower surface of the handle part and abuts on the handle part and smoothly connects to the lower edge of the side cover is integrally formed on the rear fender. I will provide a.

In the case of the above construction, the extension portion of the rear fender constitutes the cover of the handle portion of the vehicle body frame, so that a dedicated cover component is not required. In addition, since the extension of the rear fender is smoothly connected to the lower edge of the side cover, the surface of the side cover serves as a guide during operation, resulting in good operability.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In a preferred embodiment,
The rear fender is characterized in that a handle recess is formed between the tire house portion and the handle covering portion.

Also, in a preferred embodiment, the handle cover portion of the rear fender is configured to abut on the handle portion of the vehicle body frame via a rib.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle to which a standing handle according to the present invention is applied. The body frame of the motorcycle 1 has a head pipe 3 which penetrates the steering shaft 2, a down tube (main pipe) 4 which fixes the head pipe 3, and an engine 5 and a main stand 7 which are fixed to the down tube 4. Bracket frames 6 and 8, a seat hinge pipe 11 that rotatably supports a seat 10, a bracket frame (upper gusset) 9 that supports the seat hinge pipe, a pair of left and right rear upper pipe frames 12 that supports a fuel tank (not shown), the bracket The frame (lower gusset) 8 and the rear upper pipe frame 12 are connected by a pair of left and right rear lower pipe frames 13 and the like.

An angle-shaped vertical pipe 72 is welded and fixed to the rear end of the down tube 4 (almost the center of the vehicle body). For this vertical pipe 72, upper gusset (bracket frame) 9 and lower gusset (bracket frame)
8 is welded and fixed. A cushion 71 is mounted between the vertical pipe 72 and a bracket 74 fixed to the rear arm 22. Further, a footrest 73 for a tandem rider is attached to the rear lower pipe frame 13.

The rear end portions 12a of the left and right rear upper pipe frames 12 are bent upward, and the left and right rear end portions 12a thereof are bent.
The rear bracket 50 is fixed in between. A grab bar 41 for a tandem rider is attached to the rear bracket 50. 43 is a tail lamp. Sheet 10
Is attached rotatably around a shaft 11a at the upper end of a seat hinge pipe 11 welded and fixed to the upper surface of the upper gusset 9. The lower left and right sides of the seat 10 are covered with rear side covers 70. Upper pipe frame 12 on the left side of the vehicle
The handle part 1 for lifting the vehicle body is on the slightly rear side.
2b is formed.

The vehicle body frame is made of a metal material such as steel or aluminum and is entirely covered with a vehicle body cover 14 made of a synthetic resin that can be divided into a plurality of parts in the front, rear, left and right directions. The upper and lower ends of the steering shaft 2 are fixed to the handle crown 15. The handle 16 is connected to the front fork pipe 17 via the handle crown 15. The front fork pipe 17 supports the front wheel 18 from both left and right sides, and changes the direction of the front wheel 18 in conjunction with the operation of the handle 16. The front of the handle 16 is covered with a cowling 19, and a headlight 20 is attached to the cowling 19. Below the rear lower pipe frame 13 of the vehicle body frame, a rear arm 22 that pivots up and down around a pivot shaft 75 provided in the lower gusset 8 and supports the rear wheel 21 at the rear end is connected. The rear wheel 21 is connected to the engine 5 via a chain (not shown) and is rotationally driven. The chain is covered with a chain cover 23.

An upper portion of the front wheel 18 is covered with a front fender 24 made of synthetic resin mounted inside the left and right front fork pipes 17, and an upper portion of the rear wheel 21 is covered with a rear fender 25 also made of synthetic resin. The engine 5 is laterally covered with an under cowl portion 27 that is integral with the front side cover 26 of the vehicle body cover 14. This resin front side cover 26
A rear side cover 70 made of resin is also attached to the rear side.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the outline of the rear portion of the vehicle including the rear fender according to the present invention. Further, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an outline of a vehicle rear portion including the rear fender, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a IV-IV portion of FIG. As described above, below the seat 10 of the motorcycle, the pair of left and right pipe frames 12 that are vehicle body frames that support the seat 10, the fuel tank 40, and the like are provided. A resin rear fender 2 is provided between the left and right pipe frames 12.
5 is mounted. An extension portion 44 is integrally formed at a substantially central portion of the rear fender 25 so as to extend outwardly and cover a lower surface of a handle portion (a portion on which a hand is raised when lifting the vehicle body) 12b of the pipe frame 12. In this vehicle, a standing handle is constituted by the integrally formed extension portion 44 and the handle portion 12b of the pipe frame 12.
Further, on the rear side of the seat 10, a handle seat (grab bar) 41 that can be gripped by a rear passenger (tandem rider) is provided, and a tail lamp 43 is mounted between the handle seat 41 and the rear fender 25. The upper side of the tail lamp 43 is covered with a tail cowl 42 that connects the left and right rear side covers 70.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fuel tank 40 and the like supported by the left and right pipe frames 12 have the entire upper surface covered with the seat 10 (FIG. 2) and the both side surfaces entirely with the vehicle body cover 14.
The left and right rear side covers 70 are covered. The rear fender 25 between the left and right pipe frames 12 is also covered by the seat 10 and the rear side cover 70 of the vehicle body cover 14 except for the rear end portion thereof.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2, showing the outline of the vehicle rear part including the rear fender according to the present invention. The left and right upper pipe frames 12 that support the fuel tank 40 and the like are covered with the rear side covers 70 that form the outer surfaces of the left and right upper pipe frames 12 together with the fuel tank 40 and the like. As described above, the substantially central portion in the front-rear direction of the rear fender 25 of this embodiment extends outward and covers the lower surface of the handle portion of the pipe frame 12 and extends smoothly to the lower edge of the rear side cover 70. Are integrally formed. This will be described in more detail. The extension portion 44 is composed of a hand-holding concave portion 44a continuous with the tire house portion 25a of the rear fender 25 and a handle covering portion 44b that covers the lower surface of the handle portion of the upper pipe frame 12. The extension portion 44 of the rear fender 25 is provided on the left side of the vehicle, and the handle covering portion 44b is formed in a substantially box shape that is opened upward, and one vertical rib 45a provided inside thereof that extends in the traveling direction. And two lateral ribs 45 in the vehicle width direction
It is reinforced by b. This handle cover 44b
Contacts the upper pipe frame 12 through the vertical ribs 45a and the horizontal ribs 45b. In addition, the hand-holding concave portion 4
4a is a recess that is opened downward and has a substantially box shape,
The four side walls including the partition wall 46 on the back side constitute a strong box body, and the standing handle portion together with the adjacent handle covering portion 44b constitutes a strong structure.

According to the standing handle having the above-mentioned structure, when the rear side cover 70 and the handle covering portion 44b are slid and moved, their surfaces serve as guides and easily reach the holding recess 44a, and in that state. If the main stand 7 is raised by lifting up, the vehicle can be stopped and placed, and the operability becomes extremely good. After the hand reaches the hand-holding recess 44a, the recess 4
Since the inner wall 46 of 4a serves as a partition wall between the inner wall 4a and the tire house portion 25a, there is no further access to the interior. In addition, since the place where the hand is applied is a concave portion, the lifting operation is easy, and the rear wheel is less likely to be soiled by the splashing mud or the like as compared with the case where the shape is flat, and the hand is not soiled during the operation.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the standing handle in the same cross section as in FIG.
It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of the structure which the lower edge of 0 and the extension part of the rear fender 25 connect smoothly. In this example, the handle covering portion 44b of the extension portion is provided with a step 47, and the lower edge of the rear side cover 70 is overlapped with the step portion. Further, a cable holding piece for elastically sandwiching the cable is formed on the rear fender 25 on the right side of the vehicle body. Such a cable holding piece may be similarly provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. Other configurations and operational effects are similar to those of the example of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the outline of the rear part of the vehicle including the structure of the seat lock and the structure of the handle seat (grab bar). Below the seat 10 of the motorcycle, an oil tank 48, a battery 49, a fuel tank 40, etc. are provided between the pair of left and right pipe frames 12. The left and right pipe frames 12 are connected by a rear bracket 50 at their rear ends. The handle sheet 41 is attached to the rear bracket 50, and the lock cylinder 52 is attached.
A seat lock including is installed. The U-shaped hook bar 57 that engages with the hook of the seat lock is
No. 0 bottom plate 10a is attached to the lower rear surface. A rear fender 25 is mounted between the left and right pipe frames 12, and a tail lamp 43 is mounted between the rear fender 25 and the handle sheet 41. Further, the ends of the lower pipe frame 13 are welded to the left and right upper pipe frames 12, and the lower pipe frame is connected to the bracket frame (lower gusset) 8 in FIG. The rear fender 25 is fixed to the rear bracket 50 and the lower pipe frame 13.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the outline of the rear portion of the vehicle including the structure of the seat lock and the structure of the handle seat.
When the rear part of the vehicle is viewed from above, the oil cap 53 is on the upper surface.
The oil tank 48 having the above, the battery box 49, the fuel tank 40 having the fuel supply cap 54 on the upper surface, etc. are covered with the seat 10 (FIGS. 1 and 2) on the entire upper surface, and the entire both side surfaces are located on the left and right sides of the body cover 14. Rear side cover 7
Covered with 0. The rear fender 25 between the left and right pipe frames is also covered by the seat 10 and the rear side cover 70 of the vehicle body cover 14 except for the rear end portion thereof. Handle hole 55
A handle seat (grab bar) 41 having a front portion encloses a rear portion of the seat 10, and a rear bracket 50 that connects the left and right pipe frames is provided on the lower side thereof. The handle sheet 41 is fixed to the rear bracket 50 with screws 56 (described later). The rear bracket 50 further includes a seat lock lock cylinder 52.
And a hook support plate (described later) for supporting the hook and the screw 15
Fixed at 6. Further, the rear bracket 50 has a hook bar 57 (FIG. 6) that engages with a hook of a seat lock.
An elongated hole 58 for passing through and a through hole 59 are provided for weight reduction.

FIG. 8 is a structural explanatory view showing a mounting structure of the handle sheet 41 to the rear bracket 50. The handle seat 41 is provided with a mounting seat 61 that extends downward through the tail cowl portion 42 located below the connecting portion in front of the grip portion 60 at the rear end and has a recessed upper surface. From the upper side of this mounting seat 61, the handle sheet 41 is
A screw 56 is passed through at a location and fastened and fixed to a rear bracket 50 having a two-plate structure for reinforcement. According to this, since the head of the screw 56 cannot be seen from the side surface,
Preferred for appearance. Further, since the mounting work of the handle sheet 41 can be performed only from above, the assembling property to the vehicle body becomes good. Further, in this example, a grommet 62 is provided on the outer periphery of the mounting seat 61, and the annular groove 6 on the outer periphery of the grommet 62 is provided.
The tail cowl 42 (FIG. 2) is inserted into 3 to support it.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing details of the seat lock. This seat lock is composed of a hook support plate 92 fixed to a rear bracket 50 forming a part of a vehicle body frame with a screw 156. The hook support plate 92 is cut into a predetermined shape by press working of a sheet metal, Bending ribs 92b are formed on. The hook 91 has its shaft 9
It is pivotally attached to the hook support plate 92, which is a pressed sheet metal product, so as to be rotatable about 6 times. Further, in the lock cylinder 52, the upper claw piece 52a is a hole 92a formed in a rib 92b of a hook support plate 92 which is a pressed sheet metal product.
Is inserted into the hook support plate 92.
Is fixed to the hook support plate 92 integrally with the hook support plate 92. A U-shaped hook bar 57 fixed to the seat 10 side is engaged with the tip hook portion 91 a of the hook 91. The hook 91 further has a tongue piece 91b facing the hook portion 91a, and the hook bar 57 is locked between the hook portion 91a and the tongue piece 91b.

The lock cylinder 52 has a pin 93 which is rotated when a key is inserted into the lock cylinder 52 and is rotated.
Engages with one end of a rotating member 95 that rotates about the shaft 94. The action portion 95 is provided at the other end of the rotating member 95.
a is formed so as to project. A stopper member 98 is also pivotally attached to the shaft 94. The stopper member 98 has an abutting piece 98a and a standing end portion 98b. Butting piece 9
8a contacts the stopper receiving portion 91c of the hook 91. Further, with respect to the rising end portion 98b of the stopper member 98,
The action portion 95a of the rotating member 95 contacts.

A tension spring 97 is mounted between the stopper receiving portion 91c of the hook 91 and the rising end portion 98b of the stopper member 98.

In the seat lock having such a structure,
When releasing the lock from the locked state (the state where the seat 10 is lowered and the hook portion 91a of the hook 91 is hooked on the U-shaped hook bar 57) shown by the solid line, the key is inserted into the lock cylinder 52 and turned. As a result, the pin 93 at the tip of the lock cylinder turns and moves upward, and accordingly, the turning member 95 turns clockwise about the shaft 94. At this time,
The acting portion 95 a of the rotating member 95 is the stopper member 98.
The stopper member 98 is rotated in the same direction by abutting against the rising end portion 98b of the above and pressing it. As a result, the abutting piece 98a of the stopper member 98 is disengaged from the stopper receiving portion 91c of the hook 91. In this state, tension spring 9
By the action of 7, the hook 91 is pulled and rotated clockwise around the shaft 96. As a result, the hook 91a of the hook 91 is disengaged from the hook bar 57, and the tongue 91
b pushes up the hook bar 57 from below. This allows
The rear end of the seat 10 (FIGS. 1 and 6) is slightly raised. After this, lift the seat and lift the shaft 11a at the front end.
The lower part of the seat is opened by rotating around (FIGS. 1 and 6).

When the seat is locked, the seat is pushed down to bring the hook bar 57 into contact with the tongue 91b of the hook 91 and rotate the seat 91 counterclockwise about the shaft 96. The hook bar 57 goes down and the hook 91
The hook portion 91a rotates to engage with the upper surface of the hook bar 57 and press the hook bar 57 from above to hold it in a locked state. At this time, the action of the tension spring 97 causes the stopper member 98 to rotate counterclockwise around the shaft 94,
The abutting piece 98a is the stopper receiving portion 9 of the hook 91.
The hook 91 is engaged with 1c to prevent the hook 91 from rotating in the clockwise direction (opening direction) and to be held in the locked state.

The sheet lock having such a structure can be provided at a low cost by using a pressed sheet metal product. Further, since the lock cylinder 52 and the hook 91 are connected by the pin 93, the rotating member 95, the stopper member 98, etc., an interlocking wire is not required, and a simple, reliable, and highly reliable operation is achieved. Moreover, it can be provided at low cost. Further, this seat lock has a simple structure and a compact shape, is easy to mount on the vehicle body, and is advantageous in terms of space.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the resin-made rear fender extends outward to cover the lower surface of the handle portion of the vehicle body frame, and the extension portion smoothly connected to the lower edge of the rear side cover is integrally formed. Therefore, since the resin extension of the rear fender constitutes the cover of the handle portion of the vehicle body frame, the feel at the time of operation is improved, and the number of parts can be reduced by the amount that the cover exclusive parts are not required. Further, since the extended portion of the rear fender is smoothly connected to the lower edge of the rear side cover, the surface of the rear side cover serves as a guide during operation, resulting in good operability. In addition, if a hand-holding recess is formed between the tire house part of the rear fender and the handle cover part, the wall inside the recess becomes a partition wall between the tire house part and the hand can be reached further. And good operability. Also,
Since the place where you put your hand is a recess, it is easy to lift it, and dirt on the rear wheels is unlikely to get dirty, so your hands will not get dirty during operation and usability will be improved, making it comfortable to use. Obtainable.

The resin-made rear fender extension forming the standing handle is composed of two adjacent box bodies (hand-holding concave portion and handle-covering portion) whose opening directions are reversed vertically. Improves the operability and has a large rigidity and sufficient strength due to the side wall forming the box body including the partition wall, and is also reinforced by the ribs, which is also coupled with the handle covering portion having a large rigidity and sufficient strength. As a result, higher rigidity is secured. As a result, durability and operability are improved, and a stable and reliable operation feeling can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle to which a standing handle according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an outline of a vehicle rear portion including a rear fender according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an outline of a vehicle rear portion including a rear fender according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a vehicle rear portion including a rear fender according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of a configuration in which the lower edge of the side cover and the extended portion of the rear fender are smoothly connected.

FIG. 6 is a side view schematically showing a rear portion of the vehicle including a seat lock structure and a handle seat structure.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an outline of a vehicle rear portion including a seat lock structure and a handle seat structure.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a structure for attaching a handle sheet to a rear bracket.

FIG. 9 is a structural explanatory view showing details of a seat lock.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: motorcycle, 2: steering shaft, 3: head pipe, 4: down tube, 5: engine, 6: bracket frame, 7: main stand, 8: bracket frame (lower gusset), 9: bracket frame (upper gusset) ): 10: seat, 11: seat hinge pipe, 12: pipe frame, 13: lower pipe frame, 14: vehicle body cover, 15: handle crown, 1
6: Handle, 17: Front fork pipe, 18:
Front wheel, 19: cowling, 20: headlight, 21:
Rear wheel, 22: rear arm, 23: chain cover, 2
4: Front fender, 25: Rear fender, 25a:
Tire house part, 26: front side cover, 40: fuel tank, 41: handle sheet, 42: tail cowl,
43: tail lamp, 44: extension part, 44a: recess for holding, 44b: handle cover part, 45: rib, 46: partition wall, 47: step, 48: oil tank, 49: battery, 50: rear bracket, 52: Lock cylinder, 5
3: Oil cap, 54: Fuel supply cap, 55:
Handhold hole, 56: screw, 57: hook bar, 58: long hole, 59: through hole, 60: grip portion, 61: mounting seat, 62:
Grommet, 63: annular groove, 70: rear side cover,
91: hook, 91a: hook portion, 91b: tongue piece, 91c:
Stopper receiving portion, 92: Hook support plate, 92a: Hole, 9
2b: rib, 93: pin, 94: shaft, 95: rotating member,
95a: action part, 96: shaft, 97: tension spring,
98: stopper member, 98a: abutting piece, 98b: standing end portion, 99: screw, 156: screw

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A standing handle structure for a motorcycle, wherein a handle portion for lifting a vehicle body is provided on one of a pair of vehicle body frames extending on both left and right sides of a rear fender, and a lower surface of the handle portion is covered and the handle portion is contacted with the handle portion. A standing handle structure for a motorcycle, wherein an extension portion that is in contact with and smoothly connects to a lower edge of the side cover is integrally formed with the rear fender. 2. The standing handle structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a hand-holding concave portion is formed between the tire house portion of the rear fender and the handle covering portion. 3. The handle cover portion of the rear fender,
The standing handle structure for a motorcycle according to claim 2, wherein the structure is brought into contact with the handle portion of the vehicle body frame via a rib.