JPS61255270A - Recoil type starter device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of a recoil type starter without being interfered even with a large-sized starter handle, by attaching removably the starter handle of said starter. CONSTITUTION:A generally funnel-like stopper carrier 38 is fixed to a take-out port 36 opening to the upper portion of a starter case 34 and a starter rope 32 passes through said carrier 38 to be taken out upward. On the take-out end for the starter rope 32 is mounted a generally reversed conical stopper 40. Next, a generally D-shaped gripping starter handle member 46 is formed with a slit 48 and a conical recess 50. When a recoil type starter 30 is here used, the stopper 40 for the starter rope 32 is manually taken out and inserted from the side face into the slit 48 of said member 46 to be hooked in the recess 50. Also, when said starter 30 is not used, said member 46 is housed in a proper portion of a car body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a coil type starter device that allows a starter handle member of a recoil type starter to be detachably attached to a vehicle equipped with a manual glue coil type starter.

(Background of the Invention) Some vehicles, such as snowmobiles for traveling on rough terrain, are equipped with a manual glue coil starter. This type of coil starter has a large starter handle, but there is a problem in that the handle touches the driver's feet and gets in the way when the vehicle is running.

In particular, it is desirable to make this handle as large as possible so that it is easier to apply force during use, but if the handle is made large in this way, it becomes more likely to interfere with driving.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a recoil type starter device for a vehicle in which the starter handle of the recoil type starter does not interfere with driving. The purpose is to

(Structure of the Invention) According to the present invention, in a vehicle having a manual recoil type starter, the recoil type starter includes:
A vehicle characterized in that a stopper for regulating entanglement of the starter rope is provided at a pulled-out end of the starter rope, and a latching member for latching a starter handle member is provided at the end of the starter rope. This is achieved by a glue coil type starter device.

(Embodiment) Fig. 1 shows a four-wheel drive system for running on rough terrain to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the wheeled vehicle, with a portion of its main part cut away.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 is a vehicle body frame, 12 is a pair of left and right steering front wheels (only one shown), 14 is a pair of left and right driving rear wheels (only one is shown), 16 is an engine mounted in the center passage of the vehicle body, 18 is a steering bar handle, 20 is a fuel tank, and 22 is a straddle type driver seat. The front wheels 12 and the rear wheels 14 are equipped with wide ultra-low pressure tires (so-called balloon tires). 24 is a front fender, 26 is a rear fender, and 28 is a rear cargo bed.

'f+if' A manual glue coil starter 30 is mounted on the left side of the crankcase 16a of the engine 16. Further, the engine 16 may include an electric starter using an electric motor separately from the recoil type starter 30.

The recoil starter 30 includes a pulley (not shown) attached to a crankshaft or the like via a one-way clutch, a starter lobe 32 wound around this pulley, and a direction in which the crankshaft rotates. It is housed within the starter case 34. A pull-out port 36 for pulling out the starter rope 32 is opened in a portion of the starter case 34. A substantially funnel-shaped stopper receiver 38 whose diameter increases in one direction is fixed to this pull-out opening 36, and the starter rope 32 is drawn upward through this stopper receiver 38. A stopper 40 is attached to the pulled-out end of the starter rope 32. This stopper 40 includes a hard rubber portion 42 formed into a substantially inverted conical shape and a washer 44 formed into a cylindrical shape with a bottom. The starter rope 32 passes through these, and a stopper 40 is formed by locking a knot made at the end of the starter rope 32 with a washer 44.

Therefore, since the starter rope 32 is biased to be drawn into the starter case 34 by the coil spring, the stopper 40 comes into contact with the stopper receiver 38 of the drawer opening 36, and the conical surface of the stopper receiver 38 and the hard rubber portion 42 A seal is formed with the conical surface. As a result, water and mud are prevented from entering the starter case 34 from the drawer opening 36.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a starter handle member for gripping, and is formed in a substantially oval shape. The starter l bend member 46 has a slit 48 into which the starter rope 32 is inserted from the side, and a conical four part 5 connected to the end of the slit 48.
0 is formed.

Therefore, the stopper 40 of the starter rope 32 can be pulled out by hand, the starter rope 32 can be engaged in the slit 48 from the side, and the stopper 40 can be latched in the recess 50.

In this embodiment, when the recoil type starter 30 is not in use, the stopper 40 is brought into close contact with the stopper receiver 38 in a watertight manner by a coil spring built into the starter case 34, and the entanglement of the starter rope 32 into the starter case 34 is restricted. At the same time, the interior of the starter case 34 is made waterproof.

At this time, the starter handle member 46 is stored in an appropriate position in the vehicle body, for example, in a tool box. Therefore, even if the starter handle member 46 is large, it will not interfere with operation.

If the engine 16 is equipped with an electric starter, this electric starter is used when starting the engine, so there is no need to use the starter handle member 46, but if the electric starter breaks down or the engine does not have an electric starter, , the engine is started using the recoil starter 30. At this time, pull out the stopper 40 a little by hand,
This stopper 40 is inserted into the recess 5 of the starter handle member 46.
0 and pull the starter handle member 46.

That is, in this embodiment, the stopper 40 itself also serves as a latching member that is latched to the starter handle member 50.

In the conventional glue coil type starter, the starter handle is made integrally with the stopper 40 in this embodiment, so there is a problem that the starter handle vibrates during running and the waterproofness deteriorates. Accordingly, since only the stopper 40 is in close contact with the stopper receiver 38, the waterproofness during driving is also significantly improved.

In this embodiment, a dedicated starter handle member 46 is used for the coil starter 30, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is used for attaching and detaching a removable member attached to the vehicle body, for example, a spark plug. A tool such as a plug wrench may be used as the starter handle member. In this case, it goes without saying that it is necessary to configure the end of the starter rope so that it can be hooked onto the starter handle member to be repurposed, but various methods are possible. It is also possible to use a commonly available wooden stick as the starter handle member. In this case, a hook may be fixed to the end of the starter rope, and the starter rope may be wound around a rod and then hung.

In this embodiment, the y pulse 0 is connected to the stopper receiver 3.
8 to serve as both the stopper 40 of the starter rope 32 and a waterproof seal; however, the present invention is not limited to this, and also includes those in which the two are made separately or the seal is omitted. do.

For example, a stopper may be provided on the starter rope 32, and the pull-out opening 36 of the starter rope 32 may be made waterproof by using this stopper and a separate detachable waterproof seal cap. Furthermore, although the stopper 40 is used in the embodiment described above to latch the starter handle member and the starter rope, the present invention may use a latch member separate from the stopper.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the starter handle of the recoil starter is removable, so the starter handle does not interfere with the operation during operation, making it easier to drive, and the starter handle is made larger. This has the effect of improving operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a four-wheeled vehicle for traveling on rough terrain to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part thereof partially cut away. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16... Engine, 30... Recoil type starter, 32... Starter rope, 40... S-/B which also serves as a latching member, 46... Starter handle member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a vehicle having a manual glue coil type starter, the recoil type starter is provided with a stopper at the pull-out end of the starter rope to restrict the entanglement of the starter rope; A glue coil type starter device for a vehicle, characterized in that it is provided with a latch member that can latch a starter handle member.