JPS6139672Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a trunk device suitable for small vehicles such as tricycles and motorcycles.

The present applicant previously applied for a trunk device suitable for small vehicles such as tricycles and motorcycles in patent application No. 56-135962.
(Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-36781).
This is done by providing an open recess in front of the leg shield provided at the front of the vehicle, covering this with a lid that can be opened and closed, and creating a storage space that is blocked by the lid. We aimed for a sense of unity and effective use of space.

By the way, when loading cargo that is longer in the longitudinal direction than the bottom of the recess that forms the trunk room, if it is difficult to change the posture of the cargo due to the nature of the cargo, it will be difficult to block the lid, and the size of the cargo in the longitudinal direction will be The size is limited by the size between the depth of the trunk and the lid to be closed.

The present invention was made to improve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to allow the trunk lid to swing forward using the upper end as a hinge so that it can be opened and closed freely, and to attach the trunk lid to the bottom of the recess that forms the trunk space that is blocked by the lid. A secondary plate that can be raised and lowered is provided, the secondary plate is raised to engage and hold the lower end of the lid in a half-open state, and the lid is moved and held forward by holding the secondary plate, thereby expanding the front and rear dimensions of the trunk room. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a trunk device for a small vehicle in which the half-open state of the lower part of the recess is closed with a secondary plate, thereby improving the effective use of the trunk and its practicality.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side view of a tricycle, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Although a tricycle was used in the example, a motorcycle,
It can also be applied to motorized four-wheeled vehicles.

To give an overview of a three-wheeled motor vehicle, a three-wheeled motor vehicle 1 comprises a front body 2 and a rear body 3. A front wheel 4, which serves as a single steering wheel, is provided at the very front of the front body 2, and a handlebar 5 is provided at the top. A low-floor type floor 6 is provided in the middle, and a seat post 7 having a seat 8 at the top is provided above the floor 6.
A joint 9 is connected to the rear lower part of the front body 2 so as to be able to swing up and down.
The vehicle body 3 swings left and right (rolling motion).
The rear body 3 is provided with two rear wheels 10, 10 which are freely connected and serve as driving wheels.

The leg shield 11 is installed at the front of the front body 2.
is provided.

The leg shield 11 is slightly larger in the left and right directions than the width of the passenger's body, and is provided from the bottom of the handlebar 5 to the top of the front wheel 4. In the embodiment, the lower part constitutes the front fender part 12, and the floor part 6 is behind this. It is formed to extend. A housing part 13 for a headlight and a turn signal lamp is formed in the upper part of the leg shield 11, and the left and right side walls 14, 14 of the leg shield are formed to hang downward from the left and right parts of the housing part 13. Below the storage section 13 of the leg shield 11, the left and right side walls 14,
14 and the part surrounded by the front fender part 12 is recessed to the back to form a storage recess 15, and the middle part of the base wall 15a at the back of the recess 15 is the frame 2a.
A bracket 16 faces in front of the head tube 2b provided at the front end of the head tube 2b, and a bracket 16 is used to attach and support the head tube 2b at an appropriate position, and both sides of the base wall 15a go around the sides of the head tube, and a recess that is opened and closed by a base plate 17a is formed behind the head tube 2b. 17 will be provided.

The recess 15 opens vertically in front of the middle part of the leg shield 11, and the base wall 15a has left and right side walls 15b,
The recess 15 is configured by being connected to the top wall 15c and the bottom wall 15d. A trunk lid 18 is provided so as to cover the front opening edge 15e of the recess 15.
The upper end portion is hinged to the upper part of the opening edge 15e with a hinge fitting 19, and the opening edge 15e is freely opened and closed using this as a fulcrum so as to open downward, thereby forming the front surface of the leg shield in the closed state. Bottom wall 15d of recess 15
The front half 15f of the front half 15f is flat, and a secondary plate 20 is disposed on the front half 15f. Pressure is applied in the standing direction at the attachment part. An L-shaped hook portion 22 is provided at the tip of the secondary plate 20,
The hook part 21 folds down the secondary plate 20, and the front half part 15f
When stacked on top of each other, the secondary plate 20 engages with a swinging pawl 23 provided at the middle part of the bottom wall 15d in the front-rear direction.
The bottom is parallel to the front half, which restrains the vertical movement of the bottom. On the other hand, a hook portion 24 that engages with the hook portion 22 of the secondary plate 20 is provided at the lower end of the back surface of the lid 18, and the secondary plate 20 is provided over the entire width of the bottom wall of the recess.

Next, to explain the operation and effect in detail, FIG. 3 shows the back side of the lid 18 and the base wall 1 with the lid 18 closed.
Only baggage A that fits within the front-to-back dimension between the front surfaces of 5a can be stored. By the way, in the case of the baggage B which is larger in the front-back direction, the claw piece 23 is removed and the secondary plate 20 stands up with the base end as the fulcrum 21, while the lid 18 is opened at the upper end so that it opens downward. is pivoted forward using the fulcrum 19 to open the door to a half-open state. In this state, the hook portion 22 at the tip of the secondary plate 20 is engaged with the hook portion 24 at the lower end of the rear surface of the lid to maintain the lid 18 in a half-open state. As a result, the lid 18 is held in a half-open state, and is held in a locked state by the biasing force of the secondary plate 20. Since the lid 18 is half-open, the distance between its back surface and the base wall 15a becomes larger. , it is possible to store luggage B with large dimensions in the front-back direction. Even under such storage conditions, the secondary plate 2
0, the front of the recess that forms the trunk room is closed to form a sealed trunk room, and the lid and secondary plate are locked, so luggage can be stored and retained reliably. This is shown in Figure 4.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the volume of the trunk room can be changed depending on the size of the luggage, so that it is possible to store luggage of a size other than the specified size, which increases the usefulness and practicality of this type of trunk device. In addition, it is easy to operate, as it is sufficient to raise the secondary plate that normally forms part of the bottom and lock the lid in a half-open state. It has many advantages, such as a simple structure because the secondary plate is simply supported at the bottom of the recess.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the tricycle, Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, and Figure 3 is a side view of the tricycle.
The figure is an enlarged vertical side view of the trunk section, and FIG. 4 is a similar view showing the trunk space expanded. In addition, in the drawing, 11 is a leg shield, 15 is a recess,
18 is a lid member, and 20 is a secondary member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In small vehicles such as motorcycles and tricycles that are equipped with leg shields in front and on the sides of the front steering support part, a storage recess is provided in front of the leg shield, and the storage recess has a lid whose upper end is a hinge. A trunk for a small vehicle, characterized in that the trunk is closed by a member so as to be openable and closable, and a secondary member is provided on the bottom of the recess, which is freely raised and lowered, and whose tip engages with the lid member when the lid member is in a half-open state. Device.