JPH10287286A - Fender for bicycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fender for a bicycle without impairing lightness, which can be easily mounted in and removed from the bicycle. SOLUTION: A fender is formed of foaming urethane, and removably mounted in a bicycle by a mounting means 20. That is, in a front fork 15, in a part where the fender 20 must be mounted, a ring member 21 is respectively fixed, in the ring member 21, a connection member 22 is fixed so as to connect the fellow ring members 21. The connection member 22 is preferably made of aluminum in order to lighten weight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a mudguard for motorcycles such as bicycles and motorcycles, and more particularly to a mudguard for motorcycles which is lightweight and easily detachable from a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a motorcycle travels on a rough road such as a muddy road, mud is splashed up by wheels, which may stain clothes.
In order to prevent such a situation,
Usually mudguards are installed. However, unlike bicycles for general use, for example, bicycles and off-road mountain bikes often do not have mudguards because they emphasize lightness.

[0003]

However, in some cases, even cycling bicycles and mountain bikes, it is desired to wear mudguards. In particular, these types of bicycles often travel on bad roads and tend to stain their clothes, so that the effect of wearing mudguards is great. On the other hand, although a general bicycle is always equipped with a mudguard, there is a case where the necessity of the mudguard may be eliminated, such as when traveling on a good road on a sunny day.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mudguard for a motorcycle that can be easily attached to and detached from a motorcycle without impairing lightness.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The mudguard for motorcycles according to claim 1 of the present application is
It is formed of urethane foam and is detachably attached to the motorcycle by attaching means.

The mudguard for motorcycles according to claim 2 of the present application is
The mudguard for motorcycles according to claim 1, wherein the attaching means is a touch-close type fastener.

The mudguard for motorcycles according to claim 3 of the present application is
The mudguard for motorcycles according to claim 1, wherein the attaching means is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a bicycle 10 equipped with a bicycle mudguard of the present invention. The main part of the torso of the bicycle generally connects the four steel pipes of the upper pipe 11, the lower pipe 12, the upright pipe 13 and the front pipe 14 in a substantially triangular shape as shown in FIG. It is constituted by. A front fork 15 for supporting front wheels is attached to the front of the bicycle, and a rear fork 16 for supporting rear wheels is attached to the rear.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. A ring member 21 is fixed to the front fork 15 at a position where a mudguard indicated by reference numeral 20 is to be attached, and a connecting member 22 is fixed to the ring member 21 so as to connect the ring members 21 to each other. Have been. The connecting member 22 is preferably made of aluminum to reduce the weight.

At a predetermined position on the lower surface of the connecting member 22, a hook or loop portion 23a of a touch-close type fastener 23 such as a hook-and-loop fastener is attached. On the other hand, at the corresponding position on the upper surface of the mudguard 20,
The loop portion or hook portion 23b of the touch-close type fastener 23 is attached. Thereby, mudguard 20
Can be easily attached to the connecting member 22 (therefore, the bicycle 10) and the connecting member 22 (therefore, the bicycle 1).
0) can be easily removed. In addition, touch
The closed type fastener 23 may be of any type commercially available. Further, the mudguard member is made of urethane foam so that the weight can be reduced and the mudguard member can be rolled when not in use.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1 showing another embodiment of attaching a mudguard. In this embodiment, a connection member 22 is fixed to each ring member 21, and a hook portion or a loop portion 23 a of a touch / close type fastener 23 is attached to a side surface of the connection member 22. It is designed to adhere to the loop portion or hook portion 23b of the touch / close type fastener 23 attached to the place where the touch is made.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments of the invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims. It goes without saying that it is included in. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the touch-close type fastener 23 is used as a means for attaching the mudguard 20 to the bicycle 10, but a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is used instead of the touch-close type fastener 23. You may.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been given in relation to the attachment of the mudguard for the front wheel. However, the attachment of the mudguard for the rear wheel is the same as that of the front wheel.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been made in connection with a bicycle. However, the mudguard of the present invention can be applied to other two-wheeled vehicles such as a motorcycle.

[0015]

According to the present invention, since the material for preventing mud is urethane foam, lightness is not impaired even when attached to a cycling bicycle, a mountain bike, a motorcycle, or the like. Further, it is inexpensive and can be rolled up and stored when not in use. Furthermore, it is not easily scratched. Since a touch-close type fastener or the like is used, attachment to and removal from a motorcycle are extremely easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a bicycle equipped with a mudguard of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are views showing one embodiment of attachment of a mudguard, wherein FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1 and FIG.
FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2b-2b in FIG.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing another embodiment of attaching a mudguard, wherein FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1 and FIG.
FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3b-3b.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bicycle 20 Mudguard 21 Ring member 22 Connection member 23 Touch / close type fastener

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mudguard for a motorcycle, which is formed of urethane foam and is detachably attached to the motorcycle by attaching means. 2. The mudguard according to claim 1, wherein said attaching means is a touch-close type fastener. 3. The mudguard according to claim 1, wherein said attaching means is a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.