JPH1067359A - Light vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate taking-in/out a material to a trunk and simplify a lock structure by providing supports for supporting a roof in the front part of the opening of the rear trunk, connecting the lid of the rear trunk to the rear end of the opening part by a hinge, and providing a lock member detachable with the supports in the front end of the lid. SOLUTION: A bottom member 22 is stored in the rear half part of a rear cowl 18 as the bottom half of a container T and supports 24, 24 are fixed to the left/right rear parts 113a, 13a of a rear frame. A lid 28 which covers the bottom face 20a of the rear cowl rear half part 20 is provided as the top half part, of the container. The tip part 28a of the lid 28 is brought in contact with the circumferential edge part in the rear face of a backrest part 21b of a seat 21 and the rear end part 28d is fitted to the rear end part in the top face of the rear cowl rear half part 20 by a hinge metal 29. Lock members 31, 31 are provided in the front end 28a of the lid 28 and, when the lid 28 is closed, its tongue piece is elastically latched. The roof 32 is extended backward and the rear bottom face is supported to the vehicle body side by supports 24, 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a light vehicle such as a three-wheeled vehicle and, more particularly, to a light vehicle having a roof, the roof being supported by a support standing upright from the vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A light vehicle having a roof is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-25 / 1990.
No. 090. This mini vehicle has one front wheel and two rear wheels, and has a rear trunk at the rear of the vehicle body. The rear trunk is box-shaped, and a member for supporting the roof is provided on the front part of the rear trunk in the width direction of the vehicle, and on this front Attach and support the base horizontal rod part of the column of the concave type and support the roof by raising two columns separated in the vehicle width direction upward.

[0003]

In the above prior art, the lid for opening and closing the trunk provided at the rear of the vehicle body is fixed to the box-shaped trunk body by a hinge provided at the upper part, and is opened and closed with the upper end as a hinge. The front end of the lid is connected to the front end of the trunk body by a lock fitting such as a normal buckle.

Therefore, when the lid is opened with the rear end facing the upper surface of the trunk as a fulcrum, the lid comes into contact with a support standing upright in front of the lid, and it is difficult to fully open the lid. There are inconveniences in terms of functions, such as inconvenience in taking in and out the luggage to be stored, and inferior usability.

[0005] In addition, the lid needs to be provided with a lock fitting such as a buckle at the rear end in addition to the front end hinge fitting, which complicates the lock structure of the lid and requires a rear lock member. However, there is a problem that there is room for improvement as a simple light vehicle lid lock mechanism because the number of components increases, the structure is complicated, and a lock member composed of many parts is required.

The present invention has been made mainly to solve the above problems. The object of the present invention is to provide a rear trunk behind a roof support column in a light vehicle having a roof, and to provide a lid for opening and closing the rear trunk without interfering with the column when the lid is opened. The lid can be fully opened, and the lid is locked when the trunk is closed using the strut as a locking member.
The lock structure of the trunk lid is simplified, the number of parts is reduced, the locking is ensured, and the partition plate for partitioning between the trunk and the seat provided in front of the trunk is also simplified. An object of the present invention is to provide a light vehicle as described above.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a column for supporting a roof is provided at a front portion of a rear trunk opening, and the lid of the rear trunk is connected to the rear trunk lid. A hinge member is coupled to a rear end of the opening, and a lock member detachable from the support is provided at a front end of the lid.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rear end of the lid is opened and closed as a hinge, and the front end of the lid is detachably fixed to the support by a lock member. , Which makes it easy to put things in and out of the trunk, and makes it possible to use the inside of the trunk from corner to corner, improving the usability of the trunk of the light vehicle. Further, since the roof column is part of the lid locking member, the lid locking structure is simplified.

In the second aspect, the locking member of the lid is a U-shaped elastic member provided at the front end of the lid, so that the locking member on the side of the lid can be easily pushed into the support by pushing the locking member on the lid side. You can lock the lid,
The locking operation of the lid is easy, the locking is reliably performed by the elastic action, and the locking structure is simple.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a seat is arranged at a lower front portion of the roof support column, and a partition member is provided below the column between the seat and the rear trunk. Since the support is provided at the lower part of the support, the partition member, which is a partition between the seat and the trunk, can be fixed to the lower part of the support, and the mounting and support of the partition member is reliable. In addition, the frame does not need to be extended to this portion to support the partition member, so that the frame structure can be simplified. Further, since the partition member is supported by the support, high rigidity and high mounting rigidity can be obtained. This makes it possible to make the partition member into a plate shape and make it thinner, which leads to facilitation of molding of the partition member and the like.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference numerals. 1 is an external perspective view of a three-wheeled vehicle as an example of a mini vehicle, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view thereof, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a rear trunk portion and a seat portion of a rear portion of the mini vehicle, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the roof is attached and supported, a partition wall member is attached, a rear trunk lid is attached, and the rear trunk lid is opened. FIG. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal view showing a relationship between the support pillar, the trunk lid, and a seat rear. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a longitudinal section of a portion where a support is removed, FIG. 7 is a vertical view showing a relationship between the seat and the support, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of a main part in a state where a lock member of the trunk lid and the support are separated. FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a main part in a state where a lock member and a support column of the trunk lid are in a locked state.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a three-wheeled vehicle as an example of a light vehicle, and the three-wheeled vehicle is an electric one in the illustrated example. Instead of an electric type, it can be applied to an engine using an internal combustion engine as a prime mover.In the illustrated example, it is a three-wheeled vehicle with two front wheels and one rear wheel, but it can also be applied to one front wheel and two rear wheels. Can be. Also, the present invention can be applied to a four-wheeled light vehicle having two front and rear wheels.

The outline of a three-wheeled vehicle, which is an example of a light vehicle, will be described. The three-wheeled vehicle includes two front wheels 2 and 2 and one rear wheel 3.
At the front of the main frame 4 in the front-rear direction provided at a low position, a front frame 5 extends so as to be inclined forward and upward,
The main frame 4 and the front frame 5 are composed of two pipe members arranged on the left and right.

At the front of the front frame 5, a gate-shaped front cowl support stay 6 is provided so as to stand up. The front frame 5 is provided with a stay 8 that supports a middle portion in the height direction of a steering column 7 provided to stand upright from the front end of the main frame 4 so as to extend rearward.

A bar-type handle 9 is fixedly provided at the upper end of a steering shaft vertically passing through the inside of the steering column 7, and the steering shaft is configured to steer the front wheels 2. The above frame components 4, 5, 6
Around the front cowl 10 and front cowl 1
A windshield 11 is provided on the upper part of the front frame 0 so as to extend rearward and upward, and a floor 12 is provided on front portions of the front frame 5 and the main frame 4.

On the rear end of the main frame 4, a lower end of a substantially inverted L-shaped rear frame 13 is fixedly mounted in a side view.
The left and right rear frames 13 are provided at two positions corresponding to the rear ends of the left and right main frames 4, respectively. Rear frame 13
The upper part is bent 90 ° to the rear and extends rearward to form the extension 1
3a and 13a are formed. On the other hand, the seat post 14 is set upright in front of the rear frame 13 of the main frame 4.

On the left and right sides of the seat post 14 on the main frame 4 described above, batteries 15 are mounted and supported since the illustrated example is an electric three-wheeled vehicle. A rear rear stay 16 is disposed behind the rear frame 13. A front end of a power unit 17 including a motor for driving one rear wheel 3 is connected to a rear end of the main frame 4. The end portion is fixed to the lower portion of the rear stay 16, and the rear stay 16 is of a portal type in which the upper portion forms a horizontal portion 16 a connecting the upper end portions of the left and right members.

The rear cowl 1
Cover with 8. The first half 19 of the rear cowl 18 is
The rear half 20 covers the side part of the rear wheel 3 and the like and the periphery of the rear part continuously from the periphery of the front half part. The rear cowl 18 has an elliptical shape that is long in the front-rear direction when viewed in plan. The upper surface of the front half 19 forms a seat seat surface 19a, and the rear portion of the seat seat surface 19a forms left and right inclined surfaces 19a that are inclined rearward and upward.

The upper surface 20a of the rear half portion 20 is formed substantially horizontally in the shape of a surrounding frame rearward from the upper end of the inclined surface 19b of the seat seat surface 19a, and the rear wheel 3 and the like are disposed directly below the upper surface 20a. An approximately L-shaped seat 21 is placed and supported on the seat seating surface 19a in a side view. The seat 21 includes a seat portion 21a and a backrest portion 21.
b is formed integrally with resin or the like.

The cross section of the seat 21 is substantially inverted concave, the rear end surface of the backrest 21b has an inverted U shape, and the lower end of the backrest 21b corresponds to the inclined surface 19b of the seat seat 19a. The inclined surface 21c is provided as described above. On the left and right portions of the lower surface 21d of the seat 21, projections 21e are suspended from the front and rear, and are provided so as to protrude. On the other hand, the seat surface 19 is provided with corresponding holes 19c.

The seat 21 is placed on the seating surface 19a, and the projections 21e on the lower surface 21d are fitted into the holes 19c on the seating surface 19a to position the seat 21, and the seating surface 19a and the seat lower surface 19a are positioned. Upper inclined surface 21c, 19b
They come into contact with each other, receive the rearward load acting on the seat 21 on the inclined surface, and as a downward force, the seat 21 and the seating surface 19a
Are frictionally engaged with each other to securely and stably support the seat 21 on the seat surface 19a. The lower surface of the seat 21a of the seat 21 is supported by a receiving plate 14a provided at the upper end of the seat post 14, as shown in FIG.

In the rear half of the rear cowl 18, a bottom member 22 constituting the lower half of the concave storage T is accommodated.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a connection in which the curl portion 22a at the rear end is hooked to the horizontal portion 16a at the rear end of the rear stay, and the left and right front portions are connected between the rear portions 13a of the rear frame 13 facing the front portion of the rear cowl rear half portion 20. Fasten to the plate 30 or the like. The bottom member 22 is configured to dive downward from the upper surface 20a of the rear cowl rear half portion 20, is opened upward, and stores the luggage thereon.

The left and right rear portions 1 of the rear frame 13 described above.
3a and 13a are the bottom members 2 as apparent from FIGS.
2 also have notches 22c, 22 provided on the left and right of the upper edge of the front wall 22b.
The rear end protrudes slightly backward from c. Prop support stays 23 are provided on the left and right rear portions 13a of the rear frame 13 so as to rise upward, and the base portions 24a of the left and right supports 24, 24 are fixed to the support stays 23, 23 with screws or the like. .

As described above, the pillar 2 is provided at the rear of the three-wheeled vehicle 1.
4 and 24 are erected and installed, and on the back of the backrest 21b of the seat 21 facing the front of the posts 24, 24,
Concave portions 21f, 21f into which the front half of 24 is immersed are provided, and the front half of the columns 24, 24 are accommodated in the concave portions 21f, 21f. This state is shown in FIGS. In addition, a sealing material 25 such as rubber was adhered to the back of the back portion 21 b of the sheet 21.

As shown in FIG. 8, the cross section of each of the columns 24, 24 has an elongated oval shape (an oval shape) in the front-rear direction, and the front half in the front-rear direction is the backrest 21 of the seat 21 as described above.
8b, and the rear half protrudes toward the bottom member 22 as shown in FIG.

A plate-like partition member 26 following the back shape of the seat back portion 21b is prepared.
Is formed in a curved mountain shape, and ridges 26a, 26a are provided in the middle part in the left-right direction, and are protruded rearward apart from each other in the left-right direction. ,
26b. The above partition member 26 faces the back side of the backrest 21 b of the seat 21 and is attached to the columns 24, 24.

The ribs 26a, 26 of the partition member 26 described above.
a to the bases 24a of the columns 24, 24,
a, 26a are provided in the concave grooves 26b, 26b on the back surface thereof,
Fit the latter half of. Mounting holes 26c are provided in advance on the side portions of the ridges 26a, 26a, and screws 27 are formed in the holes 26c.
Through the holes 24b provided in the support bases 24a, 24a, and the holes 23a provided in the stays 23, and screw the partition member 26 and the supports 24, 24 to the stays 23, 23.

The partition member 26 described above comprises the stays 23, 23.
The partition member between the storage case and the sheet can be securely and stably mounted because the partition member is fixed and attached to the columns 24, 24 via the support.

In particular, the partition member 26 is provided with left and right ridges 26a as reinforcing portions, and the ridges 26a are
Since the partition wall member 26 is attached and supported, the strength and rigidity of the partition wall member 26 can be borne by the stay 24 side. Rigidity can be obtained. Also, the partition member 26 can be easily attached, and the partition member 26 and the support
Can be used in common, and only one mounting is required.

The upper surface 20a of the rear cowl rear half 20 described above
A lid 28 that forms the upper half of the storage box so as to cover the top
Is provided. The lid 28 is configured such that the front end portion 28a abuts on the back edge portion of the back portion 21b of the seat 21;
The lid 28 is opened forward and downward, and the two side pieces 28 are opened.
b, a surface piece 28c that tilts rearward and downward is integrally provided, and a rear end portion 28c is provided.
d is attached to the rear end of the upper surface of the rear cowl rear half 20 with the hinge fitting 29.

As described above, the lid 28 is configured to be openable and closable by rotating upward and backward about the rear end portion as a fulcrum.
In the illustrated example, a tail light unit 36 is installed on the rear surface of the lid 28, and a tail light unit 30 is provided in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG.
Is a connecting plate that connects the rear portions 13a of the rear frame.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 8, and 9, the front end portion 28a of the lid 28 is provided with U-shaped, two-faced claw-shaped locking members 31, 31 as shown in FIGS.
Was superimposed on the upper surface of a U-shaped concave portion 28e provided on the left and right of the front end 28a, and the base 31a was fixed to the front end of the lid by screwing 31b. As shown in FIG. 8, each lock member 31 includes a pair of claw pieces 31d provided with mountain-shaped projections 31c, 31c having symmetrically protruding tips, and is formed of a member having spring properties. I do.

The lid 28 is rotated forward with the hinge 29 at the rear end as a fulcrum, and the bottom piece 22 is closed with the side piece 28c in contact with the upper surface 20a of the rear cowl rear half 20 to form a storage compartment T. . A state in which the lid 28 is closed is shown as a cross section in FIG.

When the lid 28 is to be closed from the open state, the lock member 31 moves to the left in the figure from the state of FIG.
The projections 31c, 31c of the d, 31d abut against the outer sides of the left and right swelling portions of the support post 24, and push the claw pieces 31d, 31d apart against the elastic force. Pinch it. Finally, the projections 31c of the claw pieces 31d abut on the small-diameter front outer periphery of the front half of the outer periphery of the support column 24 to elastically sandwich this portion, thereby performing a function of preventing the rear portion from falling off. Thus, the lock member 31 is elastically hooked to the support column 24. This state is shown in FIG.

As described above, the closed state of the lid 28 is locked in the closed state by the locking of the lock members 31, 31 to the columns 24, 24. The locked state is reliably and stably made by the locking member being elastically hooked to the support column 24, and the locking of the lid 28 is performed.
When the lid 28 is closed, the lock member 3 whose position matches
This is done by elastically pushing the rod 1 into the column in the direction of travel and locking it.

On the other hand, the lid 28 is opened by rotating the lid 28 upward and backward about the hinge 29 as a fulcrum. When the lid 28 is opened, the lock member 31 provided on the lid 28 Is pulled backward against the pinching elastic force of the lock, and the lock can be easily released only by such an operation without any need for a special unlocking operation.

By the way, the windshield 11
In the upper part of the roof 3, as is apparent from the cross-sectional view of FIG.
2, the roof 32 is extended rearward, and the lower rear surface of the roof 32 is attached to the upper ends of the columns 24, 24.
The roof 32 is supported on the vehicle body side.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 33 denotes a headlight,
4 is a mirror, 35 in FIG. 3 is a brake, 36 is the above-mentioned tail light unit, equipped with a turn signal lamp and a brake lamp, and 36 in FIG.
4 is a horizontal girder member installed between the upper middle portions of the four.

[0039]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a column for supporting the roof is provided at a front portion of the rear trunk opening, and a lid of the rear trunk is hinged to a rear end of the opening, and the front end of the lid is detachably attached to the column. As a possible locking member is provided, the lid opens and closes as a hinge at the rear end, and the front end of the lid is detachably hooked to the support with a locking member, so that the lid is completely covered without interference with the support , Which makes it easy to put things in and out of the trunk, and makes it possible to use the inside of the trunk from corner to corner, improving the usability of the trunk of the light vehicle.

Further, since the supporting column for supporting the roof is a counterpart which is a part of the locking member of the lid, the locking device can be constituted only by providing the locking member for hanging the lid on the supporting column side. The locking structure of the lid is extremely simplified.

Furthermore, it is possible to adopt a structure in which a lock member is provided on the lid, and the lid is hung on a column. By opening and closing the lid, the lid can be locked and unlocked in the closed state and the open state. The operation including the lid closing lock of the lid is extremely easy, and a lid locking device excellent in operability can be obtained.

According to the second aspect, the locking member of the lid is a U-shaped elastic member provided at the front end of the lid, so that the locking member on the side of the lid can be easily pushed into the support by pushing the locking member on the lid side. Lock operation can be performed,
The lock operation of the lid is extremely easy, and the lock is reliably and stably performed by the elastic action.
Since only the character member and the support are used, the configuration can be made extremely simple.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a seat is disposed at a lower front portion of the roof support column, and a partition member is provided below the column between the seat and the rear trunk. , The partition member, which is a partition between the seat and the trunk, can be attached and supported by fixing it to the lower part of the column, and the attachment and support of the partition member is reliable.

Further, since the partition member is attached and supported below the column, the column also functions as a rigid member of the partition member, and the partition member can be made thinner. Can be kept high, and by reducing the wall thickness, there is also an effect that the molding of the partition member is facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a three-wheeled vehicle as an example of a mini vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the three-wheeled vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the three-wheeled vehicle.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a rear trunk portion and a seat portion at a rear portion of the light vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a state in which the roof of the light vehicle is mounted and supported, the partition wall member is mounted, the rear trunk lid is mounted, and the rear trunk lid is opened.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view showing a relationship between a support, a trunk lid, and a rear portion of a seat;

FIG. 7 is a view showing a relationship between a seat and a support in FIG. 6;
Enlarged vertical side view of different parts

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of a main part in a state where a lock member and a support column of the trunk lid are separated from each other.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a main part in a state where a lock member and a support column of the trunk lid are in a locked state.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Light vehicle, 21 ... Seat, 22 ... Upper surface of rear half of rear cowl constituting rear trunk opening, 24 ... Post, 26 ... Partition member, 28 ... Lid, 29 ... Hinge, 31 ... Lock member, 32 ... Roof, T: The storage compartment that is the rear trunk.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Teruaki Yoshida 1-10-1 Shinsayama, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Inside Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Higashi 1-10-1 Shinsayama, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Da Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A supporting column for supporting a roof is provided at a front portion of a rear trunk opening, a lid of the rear trunk is hinged to a rear end of the opening, and a supporting column is provided at a front end of the lid. And a lock member detachably provided. 2. The lock member of the lid is a U-shaped elastic member in a plan view provided at a front end of the lid.
The described light vehicle. 3. A seat is disposed at a lower front portion of the support column for roof support, and a partition member is provided at a lower portion of a column between the seat and the rear trunk, and the partition member is provided at a lower portion of the column. The light vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the light vehicle is supported.