KR100385261B1 - Vehicle having transparent or semitransparent body cover - Google Patents

Abstract

In a vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover, an object of the present invention is to prevent displacement of the seat lock mechanism, prevent displacement of internal parts of the vehicle body cover, and to improve the appearance of the vehicle. As the vehicle, the vehicle includes the left and right body covers 26L and 26R, which are the vehicle body cover C, the seat 32 capable of opening and closing the openings formed by the body covers 26L and 26R, and the body covers 26L and 26R. A seat lock mechanism L formed therein is provided. The body covers 26L and 26R are formed of a transparent or translucent material, and the seat lock mechanism L is provided in the left body cover 26L in the range including the recesses 26La for holding the grip portions 30c of the vehicle body. A covering opaque portion A is formed.

Description

Vehicle with transparent or translucent body cover {VEHICLE HAVING TRANSPARENT OR SEMITRANSPARENT BODY COVER}

The present invention relates to a vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover applicable to, for example, a scooter-type vehicle, and specifically, to a part of the transparent or translucent vehicle body cover covering a seat lock mechanism that prevents the opening of a seat. And a structure for covering the seat lock mechanism.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in a scooter type motorcycle, a structure in which a leg shield is made of a transparent material is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-50880. In other words, the motorcycle has a transparent leg shield, which relieves pressure on the driver, while a portion of the leg shield corresponding to the front side of the front plate is opaque, and is fixed to the stage or the stay fixed to the head pipe. The attached horns, electrical equipments, etc. are hidden so as not to know their existence, and they cope with the external problems caused by making the leg shields transparent.

By the way, in the prior art, an opaque portion is formed at a necessary part in terms of the appearance of the motorcycle, as the parts and the internal structure inside the leg shield can be viewed from the outside, but the body cover other than the leg shield is transparent. When it is formed of a material and wants to give a vehicle a unique appearance by a transparent material, it is necessary to prevent inconveniences or the like caused by the visibility of the internal structure of the vehicle body disposed inside the vehicle body cover.

For example, in a scooter type vehicle, a space in which an object such as a helmet is stored is formed in the vehicle body cover, and an opening forming an opening of the space is formed in the upper portion of the vehicle body cover. And since the said opening part is arrange | positioned above the said vehicle body cover, and is opened and closed by the sheet | seat which covers the said opening part, the seat lock mechanism which stops opening of the said sheet | seat is formed in the inside of the said vehicle body cover below the seat.

For this reason, when the vehicle body cover is formed of a transparent material, the seat lock mechanism becomes transparent, the seat lock mechanism is displaced, the lock state is released, and the seat may be opened. Consideration is necessary from the viewpoint of preventing misalignment and the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the invention described in claims 1 to 4 prevents misalignment of the seat lock mechanism in the vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover, and prevents misalignment of parts inside the vehicle body cover. The invention described in claim 2 further aims to improve the appearance of the vehicle, and the invention of claim 3 further improves the appearance of the vehicle without increasing the air resistance. An object of the invention of claim 4 is to further prevent the shift of the seat lock mechanism without increasing the number of parts and to improve the appearance of the vehicle.

1 is a left side view of a scooter type motorcycle, which is a vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover of the present invention;

2 is a plan view of main parts of the rear part of the motorcycle of FIG. 1;

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1;

4 is a perspective view of main parts of the seat lock mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a state when the lock of the seat lock mechanism is released;

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a state at the time of locking the seat lock mechanism;

7 is a left side view of the left body cover;

8 is a plan view of the left body cover.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: two-wheeled vehicle 2: head pipe

3: down tube 4L, 4R: rear frame

5, 6, 7, 8: Cross member 9: Rear stay

10: steering shaft 11: steering wheel

12: front fork 13: front wheel

14: rear wheel 15: power unit

16: rear suspension 17: main stand

18: handle front cover 19: handle rear cover

20: front cover 21: leg shield

22: front fender 23: floor board

24L, 24R: Side cover 25: Under cover

26L, 26R: body cover 26a: opening

26La: recessed portion for grip 26Lb: recessed portion for key

27: rear fender 28: rear spoiler

29: tail lens 30: storage box

30c grip portion 31 support block

32: sheet 33: cover

34: support piece 40: base member

41: pivot axis 42: hook

43: pivot axis 44: locking lever

45: tension spring 46: operation wire

47: tube 48: key insert

49: operation lever

A: opaque C: body cover

F: Body frame L: Seat lock mechanism

The invention of claim 1 of the present application includes a vehicle body cover covering a vehicle body frame, a seat disposed above the vehicle body cover to open and close an opening formed by the vehicle body cover, and an interior of the vehicle body cover below the seat. A vehicle having a seat lock mechanism formed in a vehicle and capable of preventing opening of the seat, wherein the vehicle body cover is formed of a transparent or translucent material, and the vehicle body cover is formed with an opaque portion covering the seat lock mechanism. A vehicle having a transparent or translucent body cover.

According to the invention of claim 1, although the vehicle body cover is formed of a transparent or semitransparent material, the seat lock mechanism is covered by the opaque portion and cannot be viewed from the outside of the vehicle body cover. As a result, misalignment of the seat lock mechanism can be prevented, and the seat lock mechanism is misaligned, and the seat is opened, thereby preventing misalignment of the internal parts of the vehicle body cover, the stored object, and the like.

The invention of claim 2 is a vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover of claim 1, wherein the opaque portion is formed in a recess of the vehicle body cover.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the recess is an inconspicuous portion, the opaque portion can be made more inconspicuous. As a result, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the appearance can be improved without damaging the unique appearance of the vehicle by making the vehicle body cover transparent or translucent.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle having the transparent or translucent vehicle body cover of the second aspect, the recess is a recess for catching a grip portion of the vehicle body.

According to the invention of claim 3, in order to hold the grip portion, the recesses already formed in the vehicle body cover can be used, so it is necessary to form new recesses in the vehicle body cover to make the opaque portion covering the seat lock mechanism inconspicuous. none. As a result, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, it is possible to prevent the formation of the concave portion in the vehicle body cover from increasing, to avoid deterioration of the appearance of the vehicle, and to prevent increase in air resistance.

The invention of claim 4 is a vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a part of the seat lock mechanism is covered by the vehicle body frame.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the seat lock mechanism can be covered not only by the opaque portion but also by the vehicle body frame, there is no need to provide a new member for covering the seat lock mechanism, and as long as it is covered by the vehicle body frame, The formation range of an opaque part can be narrowed. As a result, in addition to the effect of the invention of claims 1 to 3, the seat lock mechanism can be covered without increasing the number of parts, and the deviation can be prevented, and the formation range of the opaque portion can be narrowed. Appearance can be improved further.

Embodiment of the Invention

Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to FIGS.

1 is a left side view of a scooter type motorcycle (1), which is a vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover of the present invention, and the vehicle body frame (F) is a head pipe (2) located at a front end portion, and a head pipe. Down tube 3 extending downward from the bottom of (2), a pair of left and right rear frames 4L and 4R extending from the left and right sides of the bottom of the down tube 3 to the rear of the vehicle body, respectively, and both rear frames ( Located between 4L and 4R, the front cross member 5, the first middle cross member 6, the second middle cross member 7, and the rear cross member sequentially extending from the front to the left and right, respectively (8) is provided. In addition, in this specification, "front, rear, left and right" shall mean the front, rear, left, and right of a vehicle.

Each rear frame 4L, 4R has a front portion 4La, 4Ra extending substantially horizontally rearward from the head pipe 2, and a central portion bent at the rear end of the front portion 4La, 4Ra and inclined upwardly. It consists of (4Lb, 4Rb) and the rear part 4Lc, 4Rc which bends in the rear end part of center part 4Lb, 4Rb, and extends to the rear side upward at a gentler slope than center part 4Lb, 4Rb. Further, the rear ends of both rear portions 4Lc and 4Rc are bent toward the center of the vehicle body so that these cross sections face each other at intervals therebetween, and are connected via a rear stay 9 fixedly mounted between these cross sections.

A steering handle 11 is formed at the upper end of the steering shaft 10 rotatably supported by the head pipe 2, and a front fork 12 is formed at the lower end, respectively. The front wheel 13 is supported by the shaft at the lower end of the front fork 12. The rear end of the power unit 15 supports the rear wheels 14 axially, and is supported by the rear cross member 8 via the rear suspension 16, and the front end of the power unit 15 is the first intermediate cross member. It is pivotally supported by the support hanger at 6, and the power unit 15 is rocked | supported freely up and down with respect to the vehicle body frame F. As shown in FIG.

The main stand 17 supporting the vehicle body of the motorcycle 1 is pivotally supported on a pivot shaft extending in the lateral direction supported by the rear end of the bracket welded to the first intermediate cross member 6, as shown in FIG. It swings freely between the storage position to be set and the standing position which supports a vehicle body at the time of stopping of the motorcycle 1.

The outer side of the vehicle body frame F is covered by the vehicle body cover C composed of a plurality of synthetic resin covers. The body cover C includes a handle front cover 18 covering each of the upper part of the steering shaft 10 and each of the steering handles 11, and each of the rear parts of the upper and steering handles 11 of the steering shaft 10. The rear cover 19 of the head pipe 2 is joined to the covering handle rear cover 19, the front cover 20 covering the entirety of the head pipe 2 and the upper part of the front wheel 13, and the rear edge of the front cover 20. And a leg shield 21 covering the front of the leg portion of the driver, a front fender 22 joined to the left and right edges of the front cover 20 and the leg shield 21, and covering the rear portion of the front wheel 13, and a leg. The floor board 23 is joined to the rear edge of the shield 21 to support the driver's feet, and the rear edge of the front fender 22 and the left and right edges of the floor board 23 are joined to both rear frames 4L, A pair of left and right side covers covering all 4La and 4Ra of the 4R and the left and right sides of the center portions 4Lb and 4Rb ( 24L, 24R, an undercover 25 bonded to the lower edges of both side covers 24L, 24R and covering the lower surface of the floor board 23, and an upper edge and both side covers 24L of the floor board 23; And a pair of left and right body covers 26L and 26R are joined to the upper edge of 24R.

In addition, a rear fender 27 bolted to the rear cross member 8 extends from the lower edges of both body covers 26L and 26R to cover the upper part of the rear wheel 14 and is fixed to the rear stay 9. The spoiler 28 has covered the rear upper surface of both body covers 26L and 26R. In addition, a cutout portion having a lower open edge portion is formed at the rear ends of the left and right body covers 26L and 26R, and the tail lens 29 of the tail light is fitted into the cutout portion.

Of these covers, the handle front cover 18, front cover 20, front fender 22, both side covers 24L and 24R, both body covers 26L and 26R and rear spoiler 28 are all transparent or A synthetic resin which is a translucent material such as acrylonitrile ethylene propylene diene styrene resin (AES resin), polypropylene resin (PP resin), acrylic resin, and handle rear cover 19 and leg shield 21 ), The floor board 23, the rear fender 27, and the under cover 25 are all made of an opaque synthetic resin. Therefore, the internal parts of the vehicle body cover C of the motorcycle 1 are visible from the outside of their transparent or translucent cover.

Referring also to Fig. 2, the openings opened upward in the upper portions of both the body covers 26L and 26R in a state where the left and right body covers 26L and 26R are coupled to the floor board 23 and the vehicle body frame F side. A support (26a) is formed and a storage box (30) for storing a helmet or the like inserted through the opening (26a) is welded to the second intermediate cross member (7) and the rear cross member (8) and extends upward. It is bolted to the upper flange of the block 31 and is housed inside the body covers 26L and 26R. An upper opening 30a is formed at an upper portion of the storage box 30, and the main edge of the opening 30a is covered slightly outward from the main edge of the opening 26a of the body covers 26L and 26R. The lower surface of the main edge is in contact with the upper surface of the openings 26a of the body covers 26L and 26R. And the sheet | seat 32 arrange | positioned above the body covers 26L and 26R is attached to the front end of the storage box 30 via the hinge, and the opening part 30a of the storage box 30, therefore the body While covering the openings 26a of the covers 26L and 26R, these openings 26a and 30a can be opened and closed. In addition, the lid 33 is swingably supported by the body covers 26L and 26R at the rear end of the main edge forming the opening 26a. The cover 33 allows access to the parts mounted inside the body covers 26L and 26R. For example, when the oil is injected into the oil tank, the cover 33 can be opened to remove the cap of the oil tank. Can be.

By the way, the seat 32 is prevented from opening by the seat lock mechanism L, and the seat lock mechanism L is shown below the seat 32 as shown in Figs. It is formed inside the body covers 26L and 26R at the rear of the storage box 30. 4 to 6 together, the seat lock mechanism L consists of a catch portion and an operation portion, and the catch portion is bolted to the front surface of the support block 31 extending upward from the rear portion of the rear cross member 8. A plate-shaped base member 40 and a coupling groove 42a to which the hoop 32a fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the seat 32 is coupled to the base member 40 via a pivot shaft 41. A locking lever 44 having a hook 42 and a locking groove 44a which is free to swing through the pivot shaft 43 to the base member 40 and to which the arm portion 42b of the hook 42 is caught; 42 and a tension spring 45 spanning between the locking lever 44. In addition, the operation portion penetrates through a hole formed in the key recess 26Lb formed adjacent to the rear end of the seat 32 in the left body cover 26L, and is circumferentially inserted into the left body cover 26L. 48 and an operation wire 46 coupled to an oscillation shoulder 44b of the locking lever 44 and coupled to an operation lever 49 whose other end is linked to a key operation inserted into the key insertion portion 48. Between the support piece 40a of the base member 40 and the support piece 34 fixedly mounted to the left body cover 26L together with the key insertion portion 48 inside the left body cover 26L. A tube 47 is provided to cover the operation wire 46. Moreover, since the tube 47 which is a part of the operation part is located in the right side of the left rear frame 4L and is not pushed downward from the side in the left and right direction, the left rear frame (seeing the left side from the left side of the vehicle) The tube 47 is located behind 4L), and the tube 47 is covered by the left rear frame 4L.

By this structure of the seat lock mechanism L, when the sheet 32 which opened the cover 26 by opening the opening 26a is pushed down in the unlocked state shown in FIG. 5, the hoop 32a will receive the storage box 30. As shown in FIG. It enters into the slit 30b provided in the rear part of this, presses the arm part 42b of the hook 42, moving downward, and the hook 42 swings clockwise. For this reason, while the hoop 32a is engaged with the engaging groove 42a of the hook 42, the arm part 42b is caught by the locking groove 44a of the locking lever 44, and the lock shown in FIG. In this state, this state is maintained by the elastic force of the tension spring 45.

And when opening the seat 32, the operation wire 46 is pulled by the key operation inserted in the key insertion part 48, and the locking lever 44 swings anticlockwise in FIG. The engagement between the arm portion 42b and the locking groove 44a is released, and the hook 42 is in a state capable of swinging counterclockwise. When the seat 32 is pulled up, the hook 42 swings counterclockwise to disengage the coupling between the hoop 32a and the engaging groove 42a to open the opening 26a, and the hook 42 is opened. By the elastic force of the tension spring 45, the lock release state shown in FIG. 5 is maintained.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, the catch part of this seat lock mechanism L, the operation wire 46 which is a part of operation part, and the catch part vicinity of each tube 47 are the bottom plate 32b (FIG. 3), it is located directly under the seat 32, which is covered by the seat 32 in a plan view of the vehicle, and is not visible from above.

1 and 3, in the left side of the base member 40 of the seat lock mechanism L, the upper edge of the left body cover 26L is reached from the rear upper part of the left body cover 26L. At the same time, a grip recess 26La is provided for engaging the grip portion 30c, which is hidden inside the main edge portion of the seat 32, in a range including just below the grip portion 30c of the vehicle body. The grip portion 30c is composed of a protrusion in which a portion of the upper edge of the storage box 30 forming the opening 30a extends to the left side than the opening 30a so that its left end is bent downward. When (17) is set as a standing position from a storage position, it is a part which is grasped by a hand to lift a vehicle body.

The grip recess 26La is in a position overlapping with the seat lock mechanism L as viewed from the left side. And the base member 40 of the seat lock mechanism L is made into the substantially center position from the said left side surface, and the back recessed part 26Lb of the rear key front in front of the edge part of the grip part 26La of the front side is shown. In order to hide the seat lock mechanism L from the outside of the left body cover 26L, which is the vehicle body cover C positioned close to the seat lock mechanism L, in the range of reaching the rear end portion, An opaque portion A (indicated by oblique lines in the drawing) is formed on the left body cover 26L. That is, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the forming range in the front-rear direction of the opaque portion A is in the vicinity of the grip recess 26La and the key recess 26Lb, and the grip recess ( 26La) and the whole of the recessed part 26Lb, and the position of the front-end | tip part of the grip recessed part 26La are made into the front end part A1 substantially, and between both recessed parts 26La and 26Lb. A line substantially coincident with the common tangent of the edge lower end of the grip recess 26La and the lower edge of the key recess 26Lb as the lower end A2, and the rear end of the edge of the key recess 26Lb. The position of the upper end portion A3 is approximately the rear end portion A3, and the upper edge portion A4 forms the opening 26a of the left body cover 26L.

The opaque portion A is formed on the inner surface of the left body cover 26L. For example, fine ruggedness is formed during molding of the left body cover 26L by using a mold having fine unevenness formed by shot peening or the like. The surface satin finish is formed by forming the left body cover 26L. The opaque portion A can also be formed by coating the inner surface by coating or vapor deposition.

For this reason, the said left surface of the left side body cover 26L contains the hook 42 and the latching lever 44 supported by the base member 40 and the said base member 40 by the opacity part A. FIG. Approximately the entire catch portion of the seat lock mechanism L to be covered is covered and cannot be viewed. In addition, from the left side, the upper part of the seat lock mechanism L and the hoop 32a are covered by the seat 32, and the middle part of the tube 47 is defined by the rear part 4Lc of the left rear frame 4L. It is hidden.

In the motorcycle 1 as a whole, the seat lock mechanism L is entirely covered by the opaque portion A and the seat 32 from the upper side, and the opaque portion A and the left rear frame in the left side. Approximately the whole is covered by (4L). In addition, the front side is covered by the seat 32 and the storage box 30, and the right side is covered by an accessory, for example, an oil tank, attached to the mounting portion formed on all of the rear fenders 27. In addition, it is hidden by the tail light and the accessory parts at the rear, and is blocked by the bent part and the accessory parts of the rear part 4Lc of the left rear frame 4L which is curved at the rear and upward.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. The seat lock mechanism L formed inside the left and right body covers 26L and 26R under the seat 32 is a seat lock mechanism even though the body covers 26L and 26R are formed of a transparent or translucent material. (L) is obscured by the opaque portion A and cannot be viewed from the outside of the left body cover 26L at a position close to the seat lock mechanism L. FIG. As a result, the shift | offset | difference of the seat lock mechanism L can be prevented, and also the seat lock mechanism L shifts, and the seat | seat 32 is opened, and the components inside the body covers 26L and 26R and the storage box 30 are carried out. It is possible to prevent the inside of the object from shifting.

In addition, the whole of the seat lock mechanism L is covered by the opaque part A and the sheet 32 from the upper side, and the whole is substantially covered by the opaque part A and the left rear frame 4L in the left side. Obscured In addition, it is obscured by the tail light at the rear and is obscured by the bent portion of the rear portion 4Lc of the left rear frame 4L which is curved at the rear and upward. In addition, since the front side is covered by the seat 32 and the storage box 30, and in the right side, it is covered by the accessory parts attached to all the rear fenders 27, the whole of the seat lock mechanism L is completely covered. Since it can cover in a direction, the shift | offset | difference prevention effect with respect to the seat lock mechanism L is large.

The opaque portion A is formed in the grip concave portion 26La and the key concave portion 26Lb. In general, since the concave portion is inconspicuous, the opaque portion A can be made more inconspicuous. . As a result, the vehicle's unique appearance by making both body covers 26L and 26R transparent or translucent, handle front cover 18, front cover 20, front fender 22, both side covers 24L, By making 24R) and the rear spoiler 28 transparent or translucent, the external appearance can be improved, without damaging the external appearance of a vehicle.

Particularly, since the grip recess 26La is partially hidden by the seat 32 in the plan view and the left side, the opaque portion A is less noticeable. Less work damages appearance.

The grip recess 26La in which the opaque portion A is formed is a recess already formed in the left body cover 26L in order to hold the grip portion 30c formed in the storage box 30, and such a grip recess By using 26La, it is not necessary to form a new recess in the left body cover 26L for making the opaque portion A covering the seat lock mechanism L inconspicuous. As a result, the formation part of the recessed part can be prevented from increasing in the left body cover 26L, and the deterioration of the external appearance of a vehicle can be avoided, and the increase in air resistance by formation of a new recessed part can be prevented.

Since the tube 47 which is a part of the operation part of the seat lock mechanism L is covered by the left rear frame 4L which is the vehicle body frame F as viewed from the left side, not only the opaque portion A but also the left rear frame 4L ), The seat lock mechanism L can be covered. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a new member for covering the seat lock mechanism L, and the formation range of the opaque part A can be narrowed so that it may be covered by the left rear frame 4L. As a result, the seat lock mechanism L can be covered and the shift can be prevented without increasing the number of parts, and the formation range of the opaque portion A can be narrowed, so that the appearance of the vehicle can be further improved. .

Further, since the tube 47 covering the locking lever 44, which is a part of the seat lock mechanism L operating part, and the operation wire 46 connecting the key insertion part 48, is blocked by the left rear frame 4L. Even if the key insertion portion 48 is provided at a relatively distance from the locking lever 44, the tube 47 disposed therebetween is covered by the left rear frame 4L. For this reason, the freedom degree of arrangement | positioning of the key insertion part 48 can be increased, such as providing the key insertion part 48 in the position which is easy to key operation at a distance from the sheet | seat 32.

In the said embodiment, the opaque part A and the left rear frame 4L can also cover the whole seat lock mechanism L from the said left side. In the above embodiment, the opaque portion A is formed on the inner surface of the left body cover 26L, but may be formed on the outer surface of the left body cover 26L. The vehicle body cover on which the opaque portion A is formed may be any vehicle body cover as long as the vehicle body cover is in a position where the seat lock mechanism can be viewed, and is not limited to the left body cover 26L.

Although the opaque part A was formed in the whole grip recessed part 26La in the said embodiment, if the seat lock mechanism L can be covered, the opaque part A is formed in the whole grip recessed part 26La. Instead, a portion of the opaque portion A may be formed. Further, in the above embodiment, the vehicle was a scooter-type motorcycle (1), but the present invention can be applied to a scooter-type automatic tricycle and other vehicles equipped with a seat lock mechanism.

Claims (4)

A vehicle body cover covering the vehicle body frame, a seat disposed above the vehicle body cover to open and close an opening formed by the vehicle body cover, and formed in the vehicle body cover below the seat to prevent opening of the seat. In a vehicle having a seat lock mechanism, the vehicle body cover is formed of a transparent or semitransparent material, and the vehicle body cover is formed with an opaque portion covering the seat lock mechanism. Vehicle having a cover. The vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover according to claim 1, wherein the opaque portion is formed in a recess of the vehicle body cover. 3. A vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover according to claim 2, wherein said recess is a recess for holding a grip of the vehicle body. 4. A vehicle having a transparent or translucent vehicle body cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a part of the seat lock mechanism is covered by the vehicle body frame.