JPS6221669B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for attaching and supporting a headlight unit, a meter unit, etc. of a motorcycle, tricycle, etc. to the front of the vehicle.

A headlight, a speedometer, a tachometer, and other meters are attached to the front of a motorcycle or the like. Previously, the headlight had a special stay,
Also, the speedometer etc. are attached and supported by special stays to the upper and lower bridges that pivot the front forks, and the headlight stays consist of left and right members.
The headlight unit is supported between the front ends of this, and since the left and right members are just protruding in parallel, it is necessary to increase the plate thickness to increase lateral rigidity, which increases the weight. However, there are disadvantages such as an increase in the number of parts and a large number of assembly man-hours, and a separate stay for meters is required, which increases the number of parts and the number of assembly man-hours.

The present invention has been made to improve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to install a member that supports a meter unit horizontally between the left and right members that support the headlight unit, and to install the member that supports the meter unit horizontally below the left and right members. An electrical component support base is provided that protrudes inward between the members, and the headlights, meters, and electrical components installed at the front of the vehicle body are mounted and supported by one bracket, reducing the number of components and assembly man-hours. It is an object of the present invention to provide a support device for a lamp body, etc., in which the strength of the bracket is increased, the torsional rigidity is increased, and the weight is reduced, and furthermore, it is possible to attach and support a headlight cover.

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

Fig. 1 shows a side view with a main part cut away and Fig. 2 shows a top view with the meter removed.A top bridge 3 and a bolt bridge 4 are arranged above and below a head tube 2 provided at the front end of the frame 1. These bridges 3 and 4 are pivoted to the head tube by a steering stem (not shown) so as to be freely steerable, and also support an upper member of a front fork (not shown), such as a fork pipe, and as is known, the front fork supports the front wheel. A handle (not shown) is attached on the top bridge.

Bracket 10 is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, with FIG. 4 showing a side view and FIG. 5 showing a top view.

The bracket 10 is a support piece 11 for a pair of left and right headlight units made of a press-formed steel plate.
11, the upper end portions of the support pieces 11 are symmetrically bent inward to increase rigidity at bent portions 11a, and each of the support pieces 11 has a planar shape with an intermediate portion 11b symmetrically concave outward to form a concave shape. None, the front end portion 11c is located inside the intermediate portion 11b and protrudes forward in parallel. rear 1
1d has a planar shape that is symmetrical and tilts inward from the rear end of the intermediate portion 11b, and a pair of vertical rod-shaped support stays 12, 12 are fixed to the rear ends of the left and right support pieces. , 12, a cross stay 13 is horizontally fixed, a horn stay 14 is erected on the cross stay 13, and a horn 31 is attached and supported.
A flange-shaped stopper 15 is fixed to the lower end of the support stays 12, 12, and electric component support base pieces 16, 16 made of steel plates are installed at the lower inner surfaces of the middle and rear parts of the left and right support pieces 11, 11. The base pieces 16, 16 have their ends bonded and fixed to the inner surface of the intermediate part 11b and the inner surface of the rear part 11d inclined inward, and the planar shape of the support pieces 11, 11, the bent part 11a of the upper end, and the base piece 16, 16 is the rigidity of the support piece,
Increase strength. For example, couplers, turn signal relays, and other electrical components 32 are mounted and supported on the base pieces 16, 16.

The bases of headlight cover stays 17, 17 are fixed to the outer surfaces of the intermediate parts of the support pieces 11, 11, and the stays 17 each have an L-shape with the upper part bent outward, and a mounting hole 17a is formed at the tip. A mounting stay 33b provided inside the side wall 33a of the headlight cover 33 is screwed to the mounting stay 33b. Left and right support stays 12,
At the upper end of 12 is a mounting piece 1 that protrudes forward.
Support stays 12, 18 are fixedly installed on the front left and right sides of the top bridge 3 via the mounting pieces 18a.
12 is fixed with a screw 34, and the support stay 1
The lower ends 12a of 2 and 12 are fitted into the support holes 4a provided on the left and right sides of the bottom bridge 4, and the stoppers 1
5 regulates the height direction, and brackets 10 are attached and supported to the upper and lower bridges. The headlight cover 33 is configured to be rotatable around a lower hinge 33c, and the interior of the headlight cover 33 can be maintained by removing the screws connecting the headlight cover stay 17 and the mounting stay 33b. It has a structure. In this case, the cross plate 19
The headlight cover 33 is latched and supported by a wire 33d connected between one end of the headlight and the mounting stay 33b.

A cross plate 19, which is a meter bracket, is installed horizontally between the upper parts of the left and right support pieces 11, 11,
The cross plate 19 has a mounting piece 19a formed by bending and hanging down the rear portions of both ends, and is joined to the upper outer surface of the intermediate portion 11b of the support piece, and the bracket has both ends 19b bent to form a front-inverted channel shape to improve strength and rigidity. The main body 19c between the supporting pieces 11, 11 is tilted forward and upward, and the meter unit 35 is mounted and supported on the main body 19c. The cross plate 19 is provided so that the upper part of the support base pieces 16, 16 is open, and by cutting the rear end 19d into a large U-shape, the support base piece 1
6 and 16 are enlarged upwardly.

The above stay 10 includes left and right support pieces 11, 11,
Stays 12, 12, cross member 13, base 1
The mounting stays 14, 17, 18 and the cross plate 19 are welded together and prepared as a unit.

The headlight unit 3 is placed between the front ends 11c, 11c of the left and right support pieces 11, 11 of the bracket 10.
6, and the stays 37 provided on both sides of the stays 37 are overlapped left and right so as to face the inside of the front end 11c, and the upper end of the stay 37 is aligned with the front end 1 as shown in FIG.
Fold 3 so as to correspond to the folded part 11a at the upper end of 1c.
7a, fasten with bolts and nuts 38, and bend the bent part 3.
7a and 11a prevent the headlight unit 36 from rotating, and increase the strength and rigidity of the stay 37.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, a headlight and a meter can be attached by simply attaching one unitized bracket to the vehicle body, thereby reducing the number of parts and the number of installation steps. The headlight cover is also mounted and supported in common, and the above effects can be further enhanced.The shape of the support piece, the electrical component mounting base and the cross plate increase torsional lateral rigidity, and the use of thin steel plates is advantageous in terms of strength. It is possible to obtain a simple bracket, which is advantageous in terms of weight reduction, couplers and other electrical components can be arranged and supported centrally on the electrical component support base piece, and the harness can be wired up and down, which is advantageous in terms of handling. Since the upper part of the support base is open, it is easy to insert hands and tools from above, and it is easy to assemble and maintain electrical components. It has many advantages such as

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a cutaway side view of the main part of the headlight section, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section of the main part taken along the line 3-3 in Fig. 1. 4 are side views of the bracket, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof. In the drawings, 10 is a support device, 11 is a side member, 16 is an electrical component support base piece, and 19 is a cross member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A side member whose front end supports both sides of a light body constituting a headlamp of a motorcycle, tricycle, etc., and a side member that protrudes inward into a space surrounded by the light body and the side members. It consists of an electrical component support base piece provided at the lower inside of the member, and a cross member that is horizontally connected between the side members and to which the meter unit is attached, and the cross member is provided above the side member and above the electrical component support base piece. 1. A support device for a lamp body, etc., characterized in that the side member portion is provided with an attachment portion to a vehicle body side.