JPS6310036B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a side cover locking mechanism for a motorcycle.

Generally, in motorcycles, electrical components, tools, etc. are attached to the lower side of the seat rail of the vehicle body.
It is covered with a side cover attached to the outside of the lower part. However, since this type of motorcycle usually does not have a locking mechanism for the side cover, the side cover can be easily removed, making it easy for the side cover, electrical parts, tools, etc. to be stolen. etc. were easily exploited by pranks.

As a result of studies to deal with this problem, the inventor of the present invention installed a seat on one of a pair of left and right seat rails that make up the vehicle body so that it can be opened and closed relative to the other seat rail, and installed a seat on the outside of the other seat rail. Focusing on a motorcycle in which a device is provided and a locking member provided on the other side of the seat is fitted into the locking device to lock the seat to the vehicle body, this existing locking device can be effectively utilized. It is an object of the present invention to provide a side cover locking mechanism that has a simple structure and is inexpensive without using any other special parts, thereby preventing theft, mischief, and the like.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a part of a motorcycle that employs a locking mechanism according to the present invention. The body 10 of this motorcycle is formed of a pipe frame, and a seat 20 is screwed to the right seat rail 11 of the pair of left and right seat rails that make up the vehicle body 10 so as to be openable and closable to the left seat rail 12. There is. Further, a bracket 15 to which a locking device 30 is attached is welded to the outside of the left seat rail 12 in the vicinity of the connecting portion with the rear seat pillar tube 13. This bracket 15
is a horizontal flat base 15a and a flat base 15.
A pair of protrusions 15b bent upward on both the front and rear sides of a.
An insertion opening 15c is provided approximately at the center of the flat base 15a, and a locking device 30 is attached to the lower surface of the flat base 15a. This locking device 30 has an insertion hole 31 into which the locking member 21 attached to the lower left end of the seat 20 is inserted into an insertion opening 15c of the flat base 15a.
The locking device 30 is screwed to the lower surface of the flat base 15a in accordance with the
A cylindrical boss portion 32 into which a key is inserted projects toward the left side of the vehicle body 10.

Electrical components, tools, etc. are arranged in the space below the seat 20 formed by the left and right seat rails 11, 12 and the front and rear seat pillar tubes 13, 14. The left side of etc. is covered with a side cover 40. This side cover 40 is configured in a box shape with an opening on the inside, and an insertion hole 4 opposite to the insertion hole 15c of the bracket 15 is provided on the upper surface 41 of the side cover 40.
1a is formed. Also, side cover 40
The front surface 42 of the seat pillar tube 14
A locking hole 42 that can be engaged with a locking piece 14a fixed to the
a is formed and the side surface 43 of the side cover 40
An opening 43a is formed in the opening 43a through which the boss portion 32 of the locking device 30 can be inserted. The side cover 40 is locked to the locking piece 14a of the seat pillar tube 14 through the locking hole 42a, and is inserted through the outer periphery of the boss portion 32 of the locking device 30 through the opening 43a, so that the side cover 40 is secured to the side of the vehicle body 10. The insertion hole 41a provided in the upper surface 41 of the bracket 1
5 is located opposite the insertion opening 15c of the bracket 15.

Therefore, in the motorcycle, the opened seat 20 (see FIG. 1) is placed on the left side seat rail 1.
2, the locking member 21 provided on the seat 20 fits into the insertion hole 31 of the lock device 30 through the insertion hole 41a of the side cover 40 and the insertion hole 15c of the bracket 15, and when inserted, A locking device 30 elastically biased toward the front of the vehicle body 10
The seat 20 is locked together with the side cover 40 by pressing the latch 33, which is instantly engaged with the latch 33 (see FIG. 2). Also side cover 4
When the key 34 is inserted into the key hole 32a of the boss portion 32 that slightly protrudes outward from the opening 43a of the locking device 30 and rotated clockwise, the latch 33 of the locking device 30 resiliently resists and locks the vehicle body. 10 and disengages from the locking member 21, and the seat 20
At the same time, the side cover 40 is unlocked from the vehicle body 10.

In this way, in this embodiment, the sheet 20
Since the side cover 40 is simultaneously locked and unlocked from the vehicle body 10, the side cover 40 cannot be removed unless the seat 20 is unlocked. That is, in this embodiment, it is impossible to easily remove the side cover 40, and the side cover 40,
Electrical components, tools, etc. will not be stolen or tampered with. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the locking mechanism is constructed without using any special parts other than the existing locking device 30, so the locking mechanism is simple in construction and can be provided at low cost.

The above description is based on one embodiment of the present invention, and the lock mechanism of the present invention includes attaching a seat to one of a pair of left and right seat rails constituting a vehicle body so that the seat can be opened and closed relative to the other; A locking device is provided on the outside of the other seat rail,
The present invention can be applied to various motorcycles in which the seat is locked to the vehicle body by fitting a locking member provided on the other side of the seat into the locking device.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides the above various motorcycles with an insertion hole through which the locking member can be inserted on the upper surface of the side cover attached to the lower outside of the other seat rail. , an opening is provided on a side surface of the side cover to expose a boss portion through which a key of the locking device is inserted; the locking member is inserted into the insertion hole and fitted into the locking device; and the side cover is inserted together with the seat. Its structural feature is that it is locked to the vehicle body. Therefore, according to the present invention, the side cover cannot be easily removed unless the seat is unlocked.
As a result, it is possible to provide a locking mechanism for the side cover that can prevent the side cover, electrical components, tools, etc. from being stolen or tampered with, and it is possible to effectively utilize the existing locking device. Therefore, it is possible to provide a side cover locking mechanism that is simple in construction and inexpensive.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the main parts of a motorcycle embodying the present invention with the side cover removed;
The figure is an enlarged, partially cutaway side view of the main part showing the side cover in a locked state. Explanation of symbols, 10... Vehicle body, 11, 12... Seat rail, 13, 14... Seat pillar tube, 1
5...Bracket, 15c...Insertion port, 20...Seat, 21...Locking member, 30...Lock device, 31...
Fitting hole, 32...key hole, 40...side cover,
41a...insertion port, 43a...opening.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A seat is attached to one of a pair of left and right seat rails constituting the vehicle body so that it can be opened and closed relative to the other, and a locking device is provided on the outside of the other seat rail, and a locking member is provided on the other side of the seat. In the motorcycle, the seat is fitted into the locking device to lock the seat to the vehicle body, and an insertion hole through which the locking member can be inserted into the upper surface of the side cover attached to the lower outside of the other seat rail. At the same time, an opening is provided on the side surface of the side cover to expose a boss portion into which a key of the locking device is inserted, and the locking member is inserted into the insertion hole and fitted into the locking device, and the side cover is closed. A locking mechanism for a side cover, characterized in that the side cover is locked to the vehicle body together with the seat.