JPH11310174A - Bag hook device of scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably hang a handbag by use of an accessory rack located in front of a seat and provided with a bag hook for hanging a handbag, irrespective of the size of time longitudinal opening of the accessory rack or the length of a hanging cord. SOLUTION: This vehicle has a vehicle body whose portion between a seat and a steering handle is curved downward, and a rear wall member is mounted on a side face facing the seat of a leg shield provided under the steering handle. An upwardly open accessory rack 29 is provided between the leg shield 20 and the rear wall member 27, and a bag hook is provided on the rear wall member constituting the accessory rack 29, so that a handbag can be hung on the rear wall member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accessory rack provided at the front of a scooter-type vehicle.
The present invention relates to a device provided with a bag hook so that a shopping plastic bag can be hung.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Scooter-type vehicles are designed to be easily lifted and lowered.
A floor-plate is provided so that the space between the bar-shaped steering wheel and the seat is lowered, and two feet or three wheels are put on the floorboard. Scooter-type vehicles are lightweight and easy to handle, so they are often used for shopping, and there is a demand that the vehicle be small and carry a large amount of luggage. Furthermore, since it is necessary to store the helmet of the occupant, the storage space is limited, and it is not easy to increase the amount of small items that can be stored.

Conventionally, in order to solve such a problem,
It has been proposed to provide a small storage box, a so-called accessory storage rack, in front of the seat (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-1896).
No. 89). It has also been proposed to provide a bag hook for suspending shopping bags or other handbags in order to carry luggage that cannot be accommodated in the accessory rack (for example, JP-A-8-230738).

[0004]

However, the conventional bag hook is, as shown in FIG.
29 is attached to the leg shield 120 side which forms the front wall of the bag. Therefore, when the length of the lowering cord of the carrying bag is short or the dimension D in the front-rear direction of the opening of the accessory storage rack is large, the carrying bag is used. 135 is an accessory rack 129
The vehicle hangs sideways without being able to be hung to the outside, and the vibration when the vehicle travels causes a problem that the vehicle comes off the bag hook 130 or the contents overflow.

[0005]

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle having a vehicle body in which a space between a seat and a steering wheel is curved downward, and facing a seat of a leg shield provided below the steering handle. This problem can be solved by attaching a rear wall member to the side surface, providing a small storage rack that opens upward between the leg shield and the rear wall member, and providing a bag hook on the rear wall member that forms the small storage rack. . It is preferable that the bag hook is provided so as to protrude to the front side of the rear wall member constituting the accessory rack. It is preferable that the leg shield and the rear wall member forming the accessory rack are partially connected by a screw rod, and the bag hook is provided near the connection portion. Further, a center portion in the width direction of the leg shield is provided so as to be curved rearward, and a rear curved portion of the leg shield is connected to a rear wall member constituting a small accessory rack, and the bag hook is connected to the leg shield. It is preferable to be installed behind the device. The upper edge of the rear wall member constituting the accessory rack may be formed in a rib shape bent forward.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the bag hook is hung on a rear wall member which forms a rear surface of the accessory rack. [Claim 2] The hanging string of the carrying bag is hung on the lower surface of the bag hook, and is hung over the upper surface of the rear wall member and to the rear surface of the accessory storage rack. [Claim 3] The central portion of the leg shield is bulged rearward to avoid the steering head pipe, and is close to the rear wall member. The leg shield and the rear wall member are bonded to each other at the close portion. The portion where the bag hook is provided has increased rigidity. [Claim 4] A portion of the rear wall member connected to the leg shield and having increased rigidity supports the weight of the handbag. [Claim 5] The rib provided on the rear wall member extends substantially horizontally forward from the upper edge, and the load received by the bag hook is dispersed and supported throughout the rear wall member.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a scooter. The scooter 10 has a structure in which a space between a steering handle 14 and a seat 16 is made low and a seat can be seated with the knees aligned with the seat 16. In the figure, reference numeral 11 indicated by a broken line denotes a frame of the scooter 10. The frame 11 is formed by a down tube 11b extending downward from a steering head pipe 11a forming a front end, and a seat pipe 11c extending rearward from a lower end of the down tube 11b. The front of the seat 16 is configured low. Reference numeral 11d denotes a reinforcing pipe for reinforcing the sheet pipe 11c.

A front fork 12 is supported on the steering head pipe 11a so as to be steerable left and right. A front wheel 13 is attached to a lower end of the front fork 12,
A bar-shaped steering handle 14 is attached to the upper end. Reference numeral 15 denotes a headlight similarly attached to the upper end of the front fork 12. Reference numeral 16 is a seat-type seat on which the driver can sit with both knees aligned.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a leg shield provided in front of the driver. The leg shield 20 is the steering handle 14
As shown in FIG. 2, it extends in the width direction of the vehicle body, and blocks water and mud that jumps from the ground during traveling of the vehicle so as not to be exposed to the driver. The lower end of the leg shield 20 has a raised central portion, and serves as a cover 22 that covers the upper surface of the frame 11.
Reference numeral 25 denotes a front cover that covers the front surface of the leg shield 20, and is provided to reduce wind resistance during traveling or improve the appearance.

The leg shield 20 extends in the width direction at a height slightly lower than the steering handle 14 as described above,
Only the central portion curves backward to avoid the steering head pipe 11a, forming a curved portion 23. Then, the back surface of the curved portion 23 is covered with a rear wall member 27, and an accessory storage rack 29 which is open upward is formed therebetween. The rear wall member 27 is formed in a plate shape extending in the width direction, and its lower edge portion is bent rearward to cover the front portion of the swelling portion at the center of the floor plate and to have feet on the left and right ends. A mounting plate 21 is provided. In addition, bolts are used to connect the leg shield 20 and the rear wall member 27, and are connected and integrated at both ends in the width direction of the rear wall member 27 and the central portion. The foot rest 21 is directly fastened to the frame 11.

As shown in FIG. 5, a boss 27a protrudes forward from the rear wall member 27 near the center of the rear wall member 27.
And the leg shield 20 are connected by bolts 28. At the upper edge of the rear wall member 27, a plate-like portion 27b extending in the vertical direction is bent substantially at right angles to the front side to form a rib 27c. The rib 27c is provided to increase rigidity so that the rear wall member 27 does not bend in the front-rear direction.

Numeral 30 is a bag hook provided at the upper edge just above the bolt 28. The bag hook 30 is formed integrally with the rear wall member 27 at the upper edge of the rear wall member 27. The bag hook 30 is composed of three longitudinal stays 27d, 27d, 27d (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that project further forward from the plate-like portion 27b and the rib 27c of the rear wall member 27. I have.

Since the bag hanging hook 30 is constructed as described above, the hanging string 35a of the shopping bag or other handbag 35 is hung on the hook, and is turned from the front side to the rear side over the upper surface of the rear wall member 27. As shown in FIG.
Can be hung to the rear outer surface, and the driver can hold down with his knees.

The rear wall member 27 forming the accessory storage rack 29
Receives the load of the handbag 35 with the hanging string 35a hooked rearward, but has a horizontal rib 27
c is provided and connected to the leg shield 20 in the vicinity of the bag hook 30, so that the rigidity is increased,
The rear wall member 27 is a bag 35 at the portion of the bag hook 30.
Deformation such as swelling backward is prevented even when pulled backward by the load.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if the hanging strap of the carrying bag is short, it can be suspended regardless of the thickness of the accessory storage rack in the front-rear direction. Even if it is lowered, the contents will not overflow. According to the invention of claim 2, the bag hook is provided on the front side of the accessory rack, and the handbag hung on the hook is hung in front of the driver. Also, it does not hinder the driver from getting up and down. According to the invention of claim 3,
Despite the rear wall member being made in a plate shape, the handbag is hung by the bag hook provided on the rigid part connected to the leg shield, so the hanging part is stable, Is also difficult to come off. According to the invention of claim 4, since the leg shield is partially connected to the rear wall member at the central portion in the width direction approaching the rear wall member, the boss provided at the joint portion is short and the structure is simplified. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the rear wall member 27 provided with the bag hook is reinforced by the rib provided on the upper edge even though it is made thin, so that a heavy handbag can be hung. Less deformation. And so on.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of a scooter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view including a cross section of a main part thereof.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the main part.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing a conventional example and corresponding to FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 scooter 11 frame 11a steering head pipe 11b down tube 11c seat pipe 11d reinforcing tube 12 front fork 13 front Wheel 14 Steering handle 15 Headlight 16 Seat 20 Leg shield 21 Foot plate 22 Cover 23 Curved portion 25 front cover 27 rear wall member 27a boss 27b plate-like portion 27c rib 27d stay 28 bolt 29 Putting rack 30 ... Bag hook 35 ... Carrying bag (shopping bag) 35a ... Hanging string

Claims (5)

[Claims] A rear wall member attached to a side of the leg shield provided below the steering handle facing the seat, the vehicle body having a downwardly curved body between the seat and the steering handle; A bag hook device for a scooter-type vehicle, comprising: an accessory rack that opens upward between a leg shield and a rear wall member; and a bag hook on a rear wall member that forms the accessory rack. 2. The bag hook according to claim 1,
A bag hooking device for a scooter-type vehicle provided to protrude forward from a rear wall member constituting a accessory rack. 3. A scooter type according to claim 1, wherein said leg shield is connected to a rear wall member constituting a accessory storage rack by a screw rod, and said bag hook is provided near the connection portion. Bag hook device for vehicles. 4. The leg shield according to claim 1, wherein a central portion in the width direction of the leg shield is provided rearwardly curved, and the rearwardly curved portion of the leg shield is connected to a rear wall member constituting an accessory storage rack. A bag hook device for a scooter-type vehicle, wherein the bag hook is located behind a leg shield. 5. A bag hooking device for a scooter-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an upper edge of a rear wall member constituting said accessory storage rack is formed in a rib shape bent forward.