JPH115578A - Foot board structure in scooter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure foot ground touching property at the time of stopping a scooter, eliminate an interference of a driver and a fellow passenger and make the appearance excellent by constituting a foot board by a series of foot rest surface of the driver to a foot rest surface of the fellow passage and forming a precessed part at the outer edge part of the foot board corresponding to the foot of the driver which is gotten down on the grounds at the time of stopping the scooter. SOLUTION: A difference in level part is provided by making a foot board 10 to have a bending constitution at the boundary part of a foot rest surface 10a of a driver and a foot rest surface 10b of a fellow passenger. The front end of the foot rest surface 10b of the fellow passenger is set to a higher location than the rear end of the foot rest surface 10a of the driver and the foot rest surface 10b of the fellow passenger is inclined downward in the rear direction. The inclined angle is properly set so that the fellow passenger may ride on the scooter, extremely naturally place the foot bent from the knee on the foot rest surface 10b and maintain his attitude without feeding any malaise on a car body. By providing a difference in level part at the boundary part of both the foot rest surfaces, the mutual interference of the foot of the fellow passenger and the foot of the driver is eliminated, foot ground touching property is secured, the attitude can be maintained without feeling any malaise on the car body and the scooter becomes excellent in appearance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a footboard structure for a scooter, and more particularly to a footboard structure provided on a footrest of a relatively large scooter that can be used by two people.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A scooter has a low-floor footrest between its front and rear wheels, and a footboard is provided on the footrest. When the scooter is running, the driver of the scooter should place both feet on the footboard in front of this seat, and when the scooter stops, lower the feet to the ground to support the stopped car body Driving is performed.

In a relatively large scooter capable of two-seaters, a passenger seat is provided behind the driver's seat, and a footboard dedicated to the passenger may be provided. When a passenger uses a board and rides together, the passenger takes a riding posture that sticks to the rear of the driver, and puts both feet back and forth on the same footboard. There are many.

[0004]

By the way, scooters that can be driven by two people generally have large engine displacements, and the size of the vehicle becomes large in view of the rideability and vehicle size required for the vehicle. It tends to be wide. In addition, it is difficult to set the seat height drastically low and narrow in view of the storage capacity under the seat.

Therefore, when the scooter is stopped, as shown in FIG. 5, the foot c of the driver A who is lowered from the footboard a to the ground b is opened according to the total width of the footboard a and the height of the seat d. The width e, that is, the footing property is affected.

When a passenger rides on a two-seater scooter, both feet are placed on the same footboard, and the footrest surface at the rear of the footboard on which the passenger places his feet is an engine part. The driver and the passenger's feet may interfere with each other because the driver wraps around the side of the cover and falls forward from the design surface.

An object of the present invention is to provide a relatively large scooter capable of two-seaters, improve the footboard of a footrest floor, and improve the comfort, convenience, and storage capacity under a seat as a scooter. After satisfying, when the scooter stops, the width of the driver's feet that are lowered to the ground is kept as small as possible to secure footing, and when a passenger rides on the same footboard, It is another object of the present invention to provide a footboard structure for a scooter that prevents a driver and a passenger's feet from interfering with each other, and is also excellent in appearance.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a footboard provided on a footrest floor of a scooter, wherein the footboard is connected to a driver's foot. The footrest surface is configured in a series from the footrest surface to the passenger's footrest surface, and a recess is formed in an outer edge portion of the footboard corresponding to a driver's foot lowered on the ground when the scooter is stopped.

Here, the footboard is formed by appropriately processing the surface thereof and attaching the footboard to the vehicle body on the floor portion by an appropriate method. The recess formed in the outer edge portion is the deepest portion. Is located on the rear side, and has a curved shape in which an inward curve and an outward curve are continuous, and the curve on the front side is an inward gentle curve and is continued to the deepest part. Then, when the scooter stops, the driver's foot, which is lowered from the footboard to the ground, naturally enters the recessed portion, narrowing the width of the open leg to secure footing. The footboard is
A material similar to a known footboard of this type is used as a material, and a suitable mounting method is also used as an assembling structure to a footrest floor portion of an applicable vehicle body.

[0010] Further, in a configuration in which both feet are placed on the same footboard, it is difficult for the passenger's foot placement surface to have a sufficient width from the vehicle body structure, or the front face is lowered from the design side. In some cases, when the passenger gets on the vehicle, the passenger's foot may enter the driver's footrest surface. Therefore, as in the second aspect of the present invention, a step portion is formed by folding the footboard at the boundary between the driver's footrest surface and the passenger's footrest surface, and the two footrest surfaces are separated. Is preferred. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the passenger's foot from going over the step and interfering with the driver's foot.

[0011] Further, when the passenger rides on the vehicle, in order to maintain a natural posture without discomfort with the vehicle body, the passenger's footrest surface may be provided by the driver. Preferably, the front end of the passenger's foot rest surface is set higher than the rear end of the foot rest surface, and the passenger's foot rest surface is inclined backward and downward. With this configuration, the passenger can sit on the passenger's seat and place the foot bent from the knee on the footrest surface in a very natural manner.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter to which the footboard of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a footboard according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the same.

The scooter 1 has a front wheel 2 and a rear wheel 3 having relatively small diameters. The body frame is entirely covered by a cover 4, and the rear cover 5 covers the engine from above the rear wheel 3. A two-seater seat 6 in which a driver seat 6a and a passenger seat 6b are formed in series is mounted thereon.

The handle shaft 7 supporting the front wheel 2 at the lower end is covered with a wide leg shield 8, and the leg shield 8 and the rear cover 5 are connected to each other so that the foot 9 is placed on a low floor. A pair of left and right foot boards 10 are provided on both sides of the foot rest floor 9.

The present invention relates to this footboard 10. The footboard 10 of the present invention is constituted in a series from the footrest surface 10a of the driver A to the footrest surface 10b of the passenger B, and when the scooter stops, the footboard 10 stops. A recess 11 is formed in the outer edge of the footboard so as to correspond to the foot of the driver A who is lowered from the board 10 to the ground, and the surface is appropriately processed. The concave portion 11 is of a curved shape in which an inward curve and an outward curve are continuous, and the curve on the front side is formed as a gentle inward curve 11a and is connected to the deepest portion. 11 is located near the rear.

The footboard 10 is bent at the boundary between the footrest surface 10a of the driver A and the footrest surface 10b of the fellow passenger B (near the rear part of the deepest part 11b).
From the rear end of the driver A's footrest surface 10a.
The front end of the foot rest surface 10b is set at a high position, and the foot rest surface 10b of the fellow passenger B is inclined backward and downward. In addition, the inclination angle of the passenger B's foot resting surface 10b to be lowered backward is such that the foot bent by the passenger B from the knee and bent from the knee is placed on the foot resting surface 10b in a very natural manner, so that the passenger B does not feel uncomfortable with the vehicle body. Appropriately set so that the posture can be maintained.

[0018]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above. According to the present invention, a recess is formed in the outer edge of the footboard, and when the scooter stops, it is lowered from the footboard to the ground. Since the driver's foot naturally enters this recess, the width of the open leg is narrowed and footing is secured,
It is particularly effective when applied to large scooters. Also,
It is necessary to increase the number of parts by constructing a series of steps from the driver's footrest surface to the passenger's footrest surface, folding the footboard itself at the boundary between both footrest surfaces and providing a step, and so on. Without mutual interference between the passenger's foot and the driver's foot can be eliminated. In addition, by tilting the passenger's footrest surface downward and downward, the passenger can place the foot bent from his knees on the footrest surface in a very natural way, ensuring the ability to get on foot, and maintaining a posture that is comfortable with the vehicle body You can do it.
Furthermore, the presence of a concave portion formed on the outer edge of the footboard in the form of a curved edge in which an inward curve and an outward curve are continuous, the presence of a step, and the like are easy for the observer to see and are excellent in appearance. It will be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter to which a footboard of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a scooter to which the footboard of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a footboard according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a footboard according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a riding posture of a conventional scooter viewed from the rear.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Scooter 2 ... Front wheel 3 ... Rear wheel 4 ... Cover 5 ... Rear cover 6 ... Seat 6a ... Driver seat 6b ... Passenger seat 7 ... Steering wheel rotation shaft 8 ... Leg shield 9 ... Foot rest floor 10 ... Foot board 10a … The driver's footrest surface 10b… the passenger's footrest surface 11… the notch-shaped recess 11a… the front curve 12… the stepped portion A… the driver B… the passenger

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A footboard provided on a footrest floor portion of a scooter, wherein the footboard is constituted in a series from a footrest surface of a driver to a footrest surface of a passenger, and the driver is lowered to the ground when the scooter stops. A footboard structure for a scooter, wherein a concave portion is formed in an outer edge portion of the footboard corresponding to the foot of the player. 2. A step portion having a bent footboard provided at a boundary between a driver's footrest surface and a passenger's footrest surface, and both footrest surfaces are divided. Item 2. A footboard structure for the scooter according to Item 1. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the front end of the passenger's foot rest surface is set higher than the rear end of the driver's foot rest surface, and the passenger's foot rest surface is inclined backward and downward. 2. The footboard structure of the scooter according to 2.