JPS591888Y2 - motorcycle muffler cover - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a muffler cover for a motorcycle in which a protector serving as a muffler cover is not supported by the muffler but directly supported by the vehicle body.

Motorcycles are usually equipped with a protector that serves as a muffler cover to prevent the stopped driver's legs from touching the hot muffler and causing burns.

However, because the protector was conventionally attached directly to the muffler, there was a problem in that heat from the muffler was transferred to the protector, causing the protector to reach a high temperature, which could cause burns.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a muffler cover for O-1 that solves this problem.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a motorcycle body, 2 is a rear wheel, and 3 is a muffler extending along the side of the vehicle body 1 from the front to the rear.

A bracket 4 extending downward is provided in the middle part of this muffler 3.
is fixed.

This bracket 4 is attached to the lower part of the vehicle body 1 with bolts 5.

6 is a front step, and 7 in FIG. 2 is a rear step.

The support bracket 8 of the front step 6 is attached to the vehicle body 1 with bolts 9, and the support bracket 10 of the rear step 7 is attached to the vehicle body 1 with bolts 11.

12 is a protector as a muffler cover.

As shown in FIG. 3, this protector 12 includes front and rear curved portions 12a, 12b, this curved portion 12a,
It is formed into a frame shape from protective parts 12C and 12C integral with 12b and extending front and rear.

Attachment holes 13, 14, and 15 are formed at the ends of the curved portions 12a, 12b, as shown in FIG.

The bracket 4 is fastened to the vehicle body 1 using the bolt 5 inserted through the mounting hole 15, and the support bracket 10 is attached to the vehicle body 1 using the bolt 11 inserted through the mounting hole 14.
By attaching the support bracket 8 to the vehicle body 1 with bolts 9 inserted into the protector 12, the protector 12 is located outside the muffler 3 and is attached to the muffler 3 to the vehicle body 1, step 6.7.
It is attached to the mounting part of.

Protector 1 attached to car body 1 in this way
A gap is formed between 2 and the muffler 3.

Although not shown in the drawings, it is desirable to provide a heat insulating material in the contact portion between the bracket 4 and the curved portion 12a of the protector 12 and in the contact portion with the bolt 5.

Next, the operation of the muffler cover configured as described above will be explained.

Protective portion 12 of protector 12 as a muffler cover
C and 12C extend to the sides of the muffler 3, so that the driver's legs 16 hit the protective portions 12C and 12C of the protector while the vehicle is stopped, as shown in FIG.

This protector 12 is not directly attached to the muffler 3 and is not directly in contact with the muffler 3, so almost no heat from the muffler 3 is transferred to the protector 12.

Therefore, the protector 12 does not reach a high temperature due to the heat of the muffler 3, so the legs 16 in contact with the protector 12 will not get burned.

In the embodiment described above, an example was shown in which the frame-shaped protector 12 was used as the muffler cover, but the muffler cover is not necessarily limited to this. Protectors 12', 12'' having plate-shaped protective portions 12c', 12c'' as shown in FIG. 5 may be used as a muffler cover.

As explained above, in the present invention, the protector as a muffler cover is supported by the mounting part of the muffler or step on the vehicle body, so the heat of the muffler is not directly transmitted to the protector as in the conventional case. do not have.

As a result, the protector is not heated to a high temperature by the heat of the muffler, so even if the protector hits the leg, it is possible to prevent burns.

Furthermore, since the protector and protector are supported by the mounting portion of the muffler and step on the vehicle body, there is an advantage that there is no need to separately provide special parts for attaching the protector to the vehicle body.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a rear view showing the relationship between the attached state of the protector and the driver's legs, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a view of the vehicle body shown in Fig. 1 with the rear step raised. The right side view and FIG. 3 are perspective views of the protector shown in FIG.
4 and 5 are developed views of a protector showing other embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A muffler cover for a motorcycle, characterized in that a frame-shaped or plate-shaped protector serving as a muffler cover is positioned outside the muffler and attached to an attachment point to the vehicle body, such as the muffler or step.