JPS633911Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a tail box attached to the rear of the seat of a motorcycle for the purpose of storing small items.

Some motorcycles have a tail box at the rear of the vehicle to store small items. Conventionally, such a tail box has generally had a tail box main body and a lid integrated with each other by a hinge or the like. Such a tail box requires screws for attaching the hinge, which increases the number of parts and makes the hinge part prone to failure.

Furthermore, since the lid is always attached to the box body, it becomes an obstacle when putting small items in, and a space must also be secured in which the lid can rotate.

Furthermore, there are also cases where the main body and lid are separate pieces,
This is extremely inconvenient because the lid is fixed to the main body with screws, and the screws must be turned to remove the lid each time a small item is taken in or taken out.

The present invention was developed in view of the conventional problems as described above, and the purpose is to provide a motorcycle tail box that allows for easy insertion and removal of small items, excellent durability, and a reduction in the number of parts. shall be.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention consists of a tail box consisting of a box body and a lid that covers the opening of this body, and the lid can be attached to a protruding member provided on the rear grip. The gist is that the body is removable from the box body.

An example of the implementation of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle equipped with a tail box according to the present invention. The motorcycle 1 has bridges 3 and 4 installed above and below a head tube provided at the front end of a frame 2, and a front fork attached to these bridges 3 and 4. 5 is inserted, and a front wheel 6 is rotatably supported at the lower end of the front fork 5. A handle 7, meters 8, and a headlight 9 are mounted on the bridge 3.

In addition, a fuel tank 10 is installed over the main tube that forms the upper part of the frame 2, and a seat 11 is installed over the upper tube that follows the main tube.
Furthermore, a down tube 2a forming the front part of the frame 2
A radiator 12 is attached to the front, and a crankcase 13, an engine 14, etc. are mounted in the space surrounded by the down tube 2a, the down tube blower, and the center tube 2b.

Then, the rear end of the down tube blower and the lower end of the center tube 2b are tied to the gusset plate 15, and the lower end of the subtube 16 extending diagonally rearward and upward is tied to the gusset plate 15, and the upper end of the subtube 16 is tied to the gusset plate 15. It is connected to the attu perch tube. And center tube 2b
An air cleaner, a radiator reserve tank, a tool box, etc. are housed in the space between the subtube 16 and the outside thereof is covered by a cover 17 fitted therein.

Further, the front end of a rear fork 18 is pivotably attached to the gusset plate 15, and the rear end of the rear fork 18 rotatably supports a rear wheel 19.
A rear action unit 20 is interposed between the rear fork and the upper part, a step bracket 21 is installed between the front part of the rear fork 18 and the lower part of the center tube 2b, and a muffler 22 connected to the exhaust pipe from the water-cooled engine 14 is connected to the rear fork. 18 is arranged on the outside.

A rear fender 23 is attached to the upper part tube to which the upper end of the center tube 2b is connected, and the outside of the rear fender 23 is covered with a rear cowl 24, so that the passenger seat 11a of the seat 11 is positioned on the rear cowl 24. ing. And seat for passenger seat 1
At the rear of 1a, a rear grip 25 supported by the upper tube is installed through the rear cowl 24, and a tail box 26 according to the present invention is placed in the area surrounded by the rear grip 25 at approximately the same position in the longitudinal direction as the rear grip 25. It is set up.

Next, the structure of the attachment portion of the tail box 26 will be explained based on FIGS. 2 to 10.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, a rear grip 25 is fixed to an upper tube 2c disposed inside a rear cowl 24 with bolts 27. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, this rear grip 25 inserts the upper enlarged portion 29a of the intermediate body 29 formed by casting into the lower end opening of the pipe member 28 which is curved in an arch shape when viewed from the front. At the same time, bolts 27 are used to attach the attached part tube 2.
The support body 30 fixed to C has an opening 31 extending rearward and upwardly and inwardly as shown in FIG.
a fitting part 31 is formed, and the lower half part 29b of the intermediate part 29 is inserted into the fitting part 31 from above, and a screw or the like is inserted into the mounting hole 32 formed in the lower half part 29b. is fixed to the support body 30. Further, the pipe member 28 is provided with pins (locked portions) 33 that project inward.

Moreover, as shown in FIG.
At the upper part of the rear end of c, there is a protrusion 3 that protrudes forward and upward.
4 is screwed on. This protrusion 34 is provided on each of the left and right upper tubes 2c, which are arranged parallel to the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. A main body 35 of the tail box 26 is attached via this protrusion 34. That is, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the tail box main body 35 has a substantially flat box shape in which the width in the front-rear direction is shorter than the width in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the upper and upper surfaces of the rear surface 35a are Opening 36, seat for passenger seat 11
A locking member 3 is provided on the inside of the front surface 35b opposite to the rear surface of
Holes 38, 38 are formed in the lower part of the rear surface 35a, spaced apart in the left-right direction, and a grommet 39 is fitted into the hole 38, so that the tip of the protrusion 34 is inserted into the grommet 39. By press-fitting, the tail box main body 35 is fixed to the upper tube 2c. Furthermore, the tail box body 3
The upper pin 3 of the pins 33 welded to the rear grip 25 is attached to the upper end of the left and right side surfaces 35c of the rear grip 25.
A recess (locking part) 40 that fits into 3a from below,
Further, a lower pin 3 is attached to the rear edge of the upper part of the side surface 35c.
A recessed portion (locking portion) 41 that fits into each of the portions 3b from the front is formed.

FIG. 10 shows a lid 42 prepared separately from the tail box main body 35, and the lid 42 has an upper surface 42a that covers the opening 36 of the main body 35, and
The rear surface 42b overlaps with the outer side of the rear surface 35a of the main body 35, and the side surface 4 overlaps with the outer side of the left and right side surfaces 35c of the main body 35.
2c, a hole 43 is formed in the upper part of the rear surface 42b, and a tumbler 45 of the key 44 is inserted into this hole 43.
A hook member 46 is attached to the end of the tumbler 45 to be rotated by key operation, and this hook member 46 engages with the locking member 37 of the main body 35. Further, the side surface 42c includes a recess 47 into which the upper pin 33a provided on the rear grip 25 is press-fitted from the rear, and a lower pin 33b.
A recess 48 is formed in each of the recesses 48 to be press-fitted from above.

Next, a method for attaching and detaching the tail box configured as described above will be explained below.

First, the support body 30 is fixed to the upper tube 2c from the outside of the rear cowl 24 via the bolts 27, the pipe member 28 is attached to the fitting part 31 of the support body 30 via the intermediate body 29, and the rear grip 25 is fixed.
form. In this way, the rear grip 25 is composed of three members: the support body 30, the pipe member 28, and the intermediate body 29 that connects the support body 30 and the pipe member 28, and is extremely easy to assemble and has sufficient strength.

Next, the tail box body 35 is inserted between the rear grip 25 and the rear end surface of the passenger seat 11a, and the side surface 35c of the tail box body 35 is inserted.
The recess 40 formed in the rear grip 25 is press-fitted from below onto the upper pin 33a, and then the lower end of the tail box body 35 is rotated rearward about the recess 40, so that the recess 41 is connected to the lower pin 33a. 33b, and a grommet 39 is press-fitted into the protrusion 34 provided on the upper tube 2c to fix the tail box body 35. In this manner, the tail box main body is fixed to the vehicle body side by one-touch operation without using screws or the like, so the installation work is easy, the number of parts is small, and the structure can be simplified.

After that, the lid body 42 is placed diagonally above the tail box body 35 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
The recess 48 formed on the side surface of the lid 42 is press-fitted onto the lower pin 33b of the rear grip 25.
By rotating the upper part of 2 forward about the recess 48, the recess 47 of the lid 42 is press-fitted from the rear onto the upper pin 33a, thereby fixing the lid 42. Next, by operating a key, the locking member 37 locks the hook member 46 to the tail box body 35.
to prevent the lid 42 from coming off the main body 35.

When putting small items into or taking out the tail box 26, first release the engagement between the hook member 46 and the locking member 37 by key operation, and then move the lid 42 into the recess 48, that is, the lower part. pin 33b
2, and then pull the lid 42 diagonally upward to remove the lid 42 from the main body 35. In addition, when removing the entire tail box 26, after removing the lid 42 from the main body 35, rotate the lower part of the main body 35 forward and pull out the grommet 39 from the protrusion 34 and the recess 41 from the lower pin 33b. Next, the main body 35 may be lowered to pull out the recess 40 from the upper pin 33a.

As described above, according to the present invention, the box main body and the lid body constituting the ale box are separated,
Moreover, since the lid can be detached from the pin provided on the rear grip, the lid can be removed from the main body, eliminating the need for hinges as in the past, thereby reducing the number of parts. Moreover, since the hinge part is not required, the failure of the hinge part, which was a drawback of the conventional method, is eliminated, and the durability is greatly improved. In addition, the lid can be pulled out from the main body by tilting it slightly backwards.
The tail box can be disposed in a narrow space, and the lid can be completely separated from the main body, so small items can be taken in and out easily, and many other effects are achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an example of the implementation of the invention,
Fig. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle equipped with a tail box according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the tail box mounting part, Fig. 3 is a front view of a pipe member constituting the rear grip, and Fig. 4 is a side view of a motorcycle equipped with a tail box according to the present invention. A side view of the support that constitutes the rear grip, Fig. 5 is a plan view of the fitting part of the support, Fig. 6 is a side view showing the rear end of the upper tube, and Fig. 7 is a rear view of the tail box body. , FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 7, and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 7, and FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lid. In addition, in the drawing, 1 is a motorcycle, 11 is a seat, and 2
5 is the rear grip, 26 is the tail box, 3
3, 33a, and 33b are protruding members, 35 is a tail box body, and 42 is a lid body.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A box body located at the rear of the seat and with at least the rear surface open; a rear grip located on both sides of the box body and having a locked portion; and a locked portion of the rear grip. The box body has a locking part that can be engaged with and detached from the rear grip, and a lid body that covers the opening of the box body while the locking part is engaged with the locked part of the rear grip. Motorcycle tail box.