KR100455352B1 - Scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

In a scooter type vehicle, it is possible to secure another space and then to arrange other parts in the vicinity of the air cleaner disposed in front of the leg shield, and to increase the intake capacity of the air cleaner. In addition, the storage capacity of the storage box is greatly increased.

The scooter type vehicle has an internal combustion engine 12 having a leg shield 29, a storage box 15, and an air cleaner 42, and the engaging space 36 is disposed between the leg shield 29 and the seat S. FIG. Is formed. The air cleaner 42 disposed in front of the leg shield 29 is composed of a first case 42a and a second case 42b, and the first case 42a is formed of a side shield portion of the leg shield 29. It is arranged in the space 33 formed by using the lower portion 30b of the 30. A fuel tank 14 positioned above the second case 42b and the second case 42b is disposed in the space 34 formed using the center shield portion 31 of the leg shield 29.

Description

Scooter type vehicle {SCOOTER TYPE VEHICLE}

The present invention relates to a scooter-type vehicle having a leg shield, a storage box disposed below the seat, and an internal combustion engine having an air cleaner in the intake apparatus.

Conventionally, there are some scooter vehicles shown in FIG. 5, for example. In this scooter type motorcycle (a), a storage box (b) for storing articles such as a helmet and a fuel tank (c) are disposed directly under the seat (d), and are provided in an air intake apparatus of an internal combustion engine. (e) in front of the leg shield (f), the head pipe (g) almost in front of the head pipe (g) in the space formed in the center portion in the left and right direction using the leg shield (f) It is arrange | positioned at the same height position, and the space | interval space h for letting a foot pass when a driver gets on and off is formed between the leg shield f and the seat d.

In addition, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-12074 discloses that a shield cover, which is not a scooter type vehicle, is provided so as to cover a main pipe from above, and an air cleaner is disposed in the left and right directions inside the shield cover. Disclosed is a motorcycle that is disposed in a dead space formed below the main pipe at a central portion in Esau.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-20776, a storage box is disposed directly under the seat, and the fuel tank is located in front of the leg shield, and in front of the head pipe in the space formed by using the leg shield. A scooter-type vehicle is disclosed which is disposed almost at the same height position as this head pipe, and in which an air cleaner is disposed directly under the footrest. Then, the latching space is formed between the leg shield and the sheet.

By the way, in a scooter type vehicle in which the air cleaner is disposed in front of the leg shield, in the case where the air cleaner is arranged in a space formed using only the center portion in the left and right direction of the leg shield, another part is disposed in this space. In this case, or when the intake capacity of the air cleaner is increased by mounting an internal combustion engine with a large displacement, it becomes difficult to secure the space to be interposed.

Moreover, in the conventional scooter type vehicle shown in FIG. 5, since a storage box and a fuel tank are arrange | positioned directly under a seat | seat, the width of the front-back direction of a storage box is limited by a fuel tank, and the storage capacity of a storage box is changed. Could not increase significantly.

This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, The invention of Claim 1 thru | or Claim 3 utilizes the space formed using a leg shield much more effectively, after securing the space | interval and then front of the leg shield. It is an object of the present invention to provide a scooter-type vehicle capable of arranging other parts in the vicinity of an air cleaner disposed in the air cleaner and increasing the intake capacity of the air cleaner. And the invention of Claim 2 further aims at significantly increasing the storage capacity of the storage box arrange | positioned under a seat, The invention of Claim 3 further makes it possible to increase the capacity of a fuel tank. At the same time, it is an object to facilitate replacement of the cleaner element of the air cleaner.

Invention of Claim 1 comprises the floor panel which comprises a vehicle body cover and supports a driver's foot, the leg shield which covers the driver's leg part from the front, the storage box arrange | positioned under the seat, and the intake apparatus An air cleaner includes an internal combustion engine having a scooter, wherein the air cleaner is disposed in front of the leg shield, and a space between the leg shield and the seat is provided between the leg shield and the seat so as to allow a driver to pass through the leg during getting on and off. In the vehicular vehicle, the leg shields have left and right side shields respectively connected to the floor panel and positioned in front of the left and right leg portions of the driver, and the air cleaner has a first case and a second intake air forming a first intake chamber. And a second case forming a seal, wherein the first case is formed using a lower portion of at least one side shield portion. It is a scooter type vehicle arrange | positioned in a 1st space.

As a result, the air cleaner is divided into first and second cases, and the first case is disposed in the first space formed in front of the lower portion of the leg shield side in front of the leg shield, so that the leg The space occupied by the second case in front of the shield becomes small, and it becomes easy to secure the intervening space formed between the leg shield and the seat.

As a result, according to the invention described in claim 1, the following effects are achieved. That is, in a scooter-type vehicle having a floor panel, a leg shield, a storage box disposed below the seat, and an interlocking space formed between the leg shield and the seat, the air cleaner of the internal combustion engine includes: The first case has a second case, and the first case is disposed in a first space formed by using a lower portion of the side shield portion positioned in front of the driver's left and right leg portions in front of the leg shield, whereby the first case which is a part of the air cleaner is provided. Since the space occupied by the second case in the front of the leg shield becomes smaller and the space provided between the leg shield and the seat becomes easier as it is disposed in front of the lower portion of the side shield, it is possible to secure the space to be secured. Next, by placing other components near the second case of the air cleaner or by increasing the volume of the second intake chamber, the intake capacity of the air cleaner is increased. It becomes possible.

In the scooter type vehicle according to claim 1, in the scooter type vehicle according to claim 1, the leg shield has a center shield portion between the side shield portions in a left and right direction, and the second case is formed by using the center shield portion. It is disposed in two spaces, a fuel tank is disposed above the second case in the second space, the latching space is located between the fuel tank and the seat.

As a result, as a result of the first case of the air cleaner being arranged in the first space, the fuel tank is arranged using the space created by the smaller space occupied by the second case of the air cleaner in the second space.

As a result, according to the invention of Claim 2, the following effects are achieved in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 1. That is, the second case is disposed in the second space formed by using the center shield portion of the leg shield, the fuel tank is disposed above the second case in the second space, and the latching space is positioned between the fuel tank and the seat. As a result, since the fuel tank is arranged using the space created by the small space occupied by the second case in the second space as a result of the first case being disposed in the first space, the space provided between the fuel tank and the seat Can be easily secured. In addition, unlike the prior art, since the fuel tank is not disposed directly under the seat, the capacity of the storage box is not limited by the fuel tank, and the capacity of the storage box can be greatly increased.

In the invention described in claim 3, in the scooter-type vehicle according to claim 2, the cleaner element of the air cleaner is disposed in the first case.

As a result, the cleaner element is disposed in the first case, whereby the second case disposed below the fuel tank can be made smaller, and the first case is disposed in the first space formed by using the lower portion of the side shield. Therefore, the cleaning element can be replaced by removing the vehicle body cover constituting the leg shield without removing the fuel tank.

As a result, according to the invention of Claim 3, the following effects are achieved in addition to the effect of invention of Claim 2. That is, since the cleaner element of the air cleaner is disposed in the first case, the second case disposed below the fuel tank can be made smaller, so that the capacity of the fuel tank can be increased by that amount. Moreover, since the 1st case is arrange | positioned in a 1st space, replacement | exchange of a cleaner element can be performed by removing a vehicle body cover, without removing a fuel tank, and replacement | exchange of a cleaner element becomes easy.

1 is a left side view of the outline of a scooter type motorcycle, which is a scooter type vehicle, showing a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a view seen from the direction of arrow II in FIG. 1 of the air cleaner of the internal combustion engine mounted on the scooter type motorcycle shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a view of the air cleaner of the internal combustion engine mounted on the scooter-type motorcycle of FIG. 1 seen in the direction of arrow III in FIG. 1;

Fig. 4 is a left side view of an outline of a scooter type motorcycle, which is a second embodiment of the present invention and is a scooter type vehicle;

5 is a left side view of an outline of a conventional scooter type motorcycle.

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

1: head pipe 2: main pipe

3: down tube 4: top bridge

5: bottom bridge 6: front fork

7: bar handle 8: pivot plate

9: pivot axis 10: swing arm

11: rear cushion 12: internal combustion engine

13: Mission Case 14, 50: Fuel Tank

15: storage box 16: output shaft

17: chain 21: upper cover

22: lower cover 23: inner cover

24 floor panel 24a scaffolding

25: side cover 26: under cover

27: rear cover 28: front fender

29: leg shield 30: side shield

30b: lower part 31: center shield part

32: footrest 33, 34, 35: space

36: space 41, 51: air blowing pipe

42, 52: air cleaner 42a, 52a: first case

42b, 52b: second case 42d, 52d: cleaner element

43: intake pipe V1, V2: motorcycle

F: body frame W _F : front wheel

W _R : Rear wheel P: Power unit

C: body cover S: seat

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention, referring to FIG. 1, which is a schematic left side view of a scooter type motorcycle which is a scooter type vehicle, FIG. The body frame F is coupled to the main frame F1 and the main frame F1 mainly supporting the steering mechanism, the power unit P having the internal combustion engine 12 and the fuel tank 14, and a tandem seat. The storage box 15 and the left and right rear frames F2 which mainly support the storage box 15 and the rear cushion 11 which are arrange | positioned below (S) at least below preferably including the seat S are provided.

The main frame F1 includes a head pipe 1 constituting the front end portion thereof, a pair of left and right main pipes 2 extending downward from the front end portion coupled to the upper portion of the head pipe 1 and inclined downwardly, A pair of left and right down tubes 3 extending downward from the front end coupled to the lower part of the head pipe 1 and inclined downward from the rear of each main pipe 2 is provided.

In addition, in this specification, "front and rear right and left" means "front and rear left and right" based on a scooter type vehicle, and a "side part" is a side part in a left-right direction, ie, a "right side" or a "left side part." Means.

The top bridge 4 and the bottom bridge 5 coupled to the stem shaft (not shown) rotatably supported by the head pipe 1 have 1 for rotatably supporting the front wheels W _F at the lower end. A pair of front forks 6 are coupled, and a bar handle 7 is also coupled to the top bridge 4. And, it is these stem axis, both the bridge (4, 5), both the front fork 6 and the handle bar steering mechanism for steering a front wheel rotatably supported (W _F) by (7) configuration.

Each main pipe 2 is connected to the central portion 2b extending from the front end to the rear side inclined downward, the central portion 2b connected to the central portion 2a and extending almost horizontally to the rear portion, and the central portion 2b. It consists of a rear portion 2c to which the pivot plate 8 which extends almost downward is engaged. A pivot shaft 9 is fixed to both pivot plates 8, and a front end of a pair of left and right swing arms 10 rotatably supporting the rear wheel W _R at the rear end is pivoted on the pivot shaft 9. Possibly supported. Both swing arms 10 are supported by both rear frames F2 through the rear cushions 11 so as to be able to swing in the vertical direction about the pivot axis 9.

The power unit P disposed between the left and right main pipes 2 and the left and right down tubes 3 in the left and right directions and supported by the main frame F1 is a water-cooled internal combustion engine 12 having a V-type 2 cylinder. And a clutch and a transmission stored in the mission case 13. In addition, the fuel tank 14 in which the fuel supplied to the internal combustion engine 12 is stored is supported by the left and right main pipes 2 and disposed above both main pipes 2. In addition, the storage box 15 in which articles such as a helmet are stored is coupled to a cross member (not shown) that couples the left and right rear frames F2 to each other and is supported by the rear frames F2.

In the internal combustion engine 12, a piston reciprocating in each cylinder is driven at the combustion pressure generated by the combustion of the mixer supplied to the combustion chamber, and rotationally drives the crankshaft connected to the piston. The power of the fuel engine 12 taken out from this crankshaft is transmitted to the output shaft 16 of the transmission, and is further transmitted from the output shaft 16 to the rear wheel W _R via a speed reduction device having an endless tube 17. And the rear wheel WR is driven to rotate.

The body frame F, the power unit P, the fuel tank 14, and the storage box 15 are body covers composed of covers made of a plurality of synthetic resins which are detachably coupled to each other at their edges from the outside thereof. Covered by (C). The vehicle body cover C includes a front cover composed of an upper cover 21 and a pair of lower covers 22 of right and left, an inner cover 23, a floor panel 24, and a left and right 1. A pair of side cover 25, an under cover 26, and a rear cover 27 are provided.

The upper cover 21 covers the entirety of the head pipe 1, and the left and right lower covers 22 coupled to the lower edge of the upper cover 21 have both sides of the head pipe 1 and a pair of front forks. Both sides of (6) and both sides of the front fender 28 are covered. The inner cover 23 coupled to the rear edge portion of the upper cover 21 and the rear edge portion of both lower covers 22 on the rear side of the front cover has a rear portion of the head pipe 1 and a main pipe 2. The top and both sides of the whole (2a) of, and the top and both sides of the down tube (3). This inner cover 23 constitutes the leg shield 29 from covering the driver's leg in front of it.

The floor panel 24 coupled to the lower edge portion of the inner cover 23 supports the driver's foot and at the same time the upper and both sides of the central portion 2b of the main pipe 2, and the engine body 12a and the mission. The upper part of the case 13 is covered. Both side covers 25, which are respectively coupled to the rear edge portion of the lower cover 22 and the left and right side edge portions of the floor panel 24, have both sides of the rear portion 2c of the pair of main pipes 2, 1. Both sides of the pair of rear frames F2 and both sides of the power unit P are covered. The under cover 26 coupled to the lower edge of the lower cover 22 and the lower edge of both side covers 25 covers the lower surface of the floor panel 24 and the lower portion of the power unit P. The rear cover 27 joined to the front edge of the floor panel 24 and the rear edge of both side covers 25 covers both sides of the pair of rear frames F2 and the storage box 15.

Moreover, the floor panel 24 is formed in the left and right sides, the footrest part 24a in which the foot of the driver who sits in the front seat S _F and the passenger who sits in the rear seat S _R is placed, and the internal combustion engine 12 It has a center part 24b which protrudes upward from both the footrest parts 24a, and extends in the front-back direction so that the both sides and the upper part of () may be covered.

In this embodiment, the leg shield 29 constituted by the inner cover 23 includes a pair of left and right side shields 30 connected to the front end of the footrest part 24a, and both side shield parts ( It has the center shield part 31 located between in the left-right direction of 30. The central shield portion 31 is raised upward and backward from both side shield portions 30 so as to cover both sides and the upper portion of the second case 42b and the fuel tank 14, which are part of the air cleaner 42, which will be described later. have.

Each side shield portion 30 positioned in front of the driver's left and right leg portions, preferably at least including the front of each leg portion, is placed at the bottom of the head pipe 1 in the vertical direction. It consists of an upper part 30a located above (1a) and a lower part 30b located below this lower end part 1a. The lower portion 30b has an inclined portion 30b1 extending upwardly inclined from the front end of the footrest portion 24a, and is connected to the footrest portion 24a of the floor panel 24 to the inclined portion 30b1. The footrest part 32 which a driver can put a foot is formed.

On the other hand, the intake apparatus of the internal combustion engine 12 includes a pair of left and right air intake pipes 41 having an air intake port 41a opened toward the front, and an air cleaner connected to both air intake pipes 41 ( 42 and a pair of intake pipes 43 whose upstream ends are connected to the air cleaner 42 and whose downstream ends are connected to the engine main body 12a having the combustion chamber, and each of the intake pipes 43 A throttle valve is provided upstream.

And the air cleaner 42 and the fuel tank 14 are located in front of the leg shield 29 at the front side of the leg shield 29, and this front cover and the leg between the front cover and the leg shield 29 It is arranged in the space formed using the shield 29.

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 together, the air cleaner 42 has a pair of left and right first cases 42a in which downstream ends of both air intake pipes 41 are connected to form a first intake chamber, respectively. ) And a single second case 42b for forming a second intake chamber located on the intake downstream side with respect to both second intake chambers, and both first case 42a and second case 42b, respectively. And a pair of connecting passage pipes 42c which form a connecting passage through which the first intake chamber and the second intake chamber are connected to each other, and a cleaner element 42d disposed in the second case 42b. . The replacement of the cleaner element 42d is performed by removing the inner cover 23 and then the fuel tank 14, and then closing the opening 42e that closes the opening provided in the upper part of the second case 42b (see Fig. 2). ) Is removed and through this opening.

In order to suppress fluctuations in the intake air amount generated during operation of the internal combustion engine 12 or to reduce intake sound, the air cleaner 42 having the required intake capacity set in correspondence with the exhaust amount of the internal combustion engine 12 is described above. Since it is divided into the first and second cases 42a and 42b as described above, the first and second cases 42a and 42b are compared with the case where the air cleaner 42 is constituted by a single case as in the prior art. Each size of becomes smaller.

Each first case 42a is each side shield portion 30 in each space 33 as a first space formed by using the lower portion 30b of each side shield portion 30 and the lower cover 22. Lower portion 30b, more specifically, the front of the footrest portion 32, which is at substantially the same height position as the front fender 28 in the vertical direction, preferably the front including at least immediately in front of the footrest portion 32. Is placed on. On the other hand, the second case 42b is disposed behind the head pipe 1 and on the inclined upper side of the rear of the first case 42a, and at the same time, the whole of the left and right pairs of main pipes 2 ( It is arrange | positioned between 2a) and between the left and right pair of down tubes 3 further.

In the space 34 as the second space formed by using the center shield portion 31, the upper cover 21, and the lower cover 22, a fuel tank 14 disposed behind the head pipe 1 is provided. The upper part of the second case 42b is disposed close to the upper part of the second case 42b, and preferably, the upper part of the second case 42b is disposed close to the upper part of the upper part of the second case 42b. The fuel tank 14 is provided with an oil supply port facing outward from a through hole provided in the leg shield 29, and the cap 14a for closing the oil supply port is exposed to the outside from the rear side of the leg shield 29. .

Therefore, the air flowing in from each of the air intake openings 41a opening toward the front while driving the motorcycle V1 flows into the first intake chamber, the connecting passage and the second intake chamber, and the cleaner element 42d. ), The foreign matter such as dust and dust is removed, and the clean air is introduced into the intake pipe (43). At this time, at the high speed, since the air from each air intake opening 41a opened toward the front is compressed by ram pressure and flows into the said 1st intake chamber, charging efficiency improves, The output of the internal combustion engine 12 can be increased.

And the fuel of the fuel tank 14 is supplied to the fuel injection valve as a supply fuel supply apparatus through a fuel pump. The fuel injected from the fuel injection valves provided in the respective intake pipes 43 is mixed with the air flowing through each intake pipe 43 to form a mixer, and is also sucked into the combustion chamber and combusted. In addition, the combustion gas is discharged to the outside air through an exhaust device having an exhaust pipe and a muffler not shown.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the space 35 formed inside the rear cover 27, the storage box 15 disposed below the sheet S is opened upward in the upper portion of the rear cover 27. The article is stored and taken out through the opening formed by the upper edge portion 27a. And, all of the sheet (S _F) is a back sheet over the (S _R), i.e., over the almost entire length in the front-rear direction of the seat (S), the storage box 15 is disposed at the bottom of the sheet (S) from It has a length in the front-rear direction reaching from the front end part of the sheet | seat S or near the front end part of the rear cover 27 to the vicinity of the rear end part of the rear cover 27.

The sheet S disposed above the rear cover 27 is attached to the front end portion of the storage box 15 via a hinge at the front end portion thereof, and is attached to the upper edge portion 15a of the storage box 15. By covering the opening formed by this and the said opening of the rear cover 27, it can open and close those openings.

In addition, in order to facilitate the driver's getting on and off, the leg space 29 which is a space for the driver to cover the center portion 24b of the floor panel 24 through the foot at the time of getting on and off the leg shield 29 is used. And the floor panel 24 and the rear cover 27. And the whole of the space | interval space 36 is defined by the center shield part 31, the rear part is defined by the whole of the rear cover 27, and the bottom part is defined by the center part of the floor panel 24, respectively.

In addition, the latching space 36 is located between the fuel tank 14 and the second case 42b and the seat S in the front-rear direction, and the engine main body 12a and the mission case (in the vertical direction). 13) is located above.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment configured as described above will be described.

The air cleaner 42 of the internal combustion engine 12 has the 1st, 2nd cases 42a and 42b, and each 1st case 42a is in front of the leg shield 29 (inner cover 23). The first case 42a that is a part of the air cleaner 42 is disposed in each space 33 formed by using the lower portion 30b of each side shield portion 30 positioned in front of the driver's left and right leg portions. Is disposed in front of the lower portion 30b of the side shield portion 30, the space occupied by the second case 42b becomes smaller in the space 34 formed by using the center shield portion 31, and thus the leg shield. Since securing of the space | interval 36 formed between 29 and the sheet | seat S becomes easy, after securing the space | interval 36, the vicinity of the 2nd case 42b of the air cleaner 42 is carried out. It is possible to increase the intake capacity of the air cleaner 42 by disposing other parts in the air chamber, increasing the volume of the second intake chamber, and increasing the second case 42b. It is good.

In addition, in the conventional scooter type vehicle shown in FIG. 5, since the air cleaner e is arrange | positioned from the front side of the head pipe g to the side, the component mounted on the head pipe g or the head pipe g Although the layout of components such as a light device disposed in the vicinity of) is limited, in this first embodiment, each of the first cases 42a is vertically lower than the lower end 1a of the head pipe 1. By being disposed in front of the scaffolding portion 32 at a position substantially flush with the front fender 28 in the direction, this first case 42a is avoided from restricting the layout of the components around the head pipe 1. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the layout of these parts can be increased.

In the space 34 in which the second case 42b is disposed, the fuel tank 14 is disposed above the second case 42b, and the hanging space 36 is the fuel tank 14 and the seat S. FIG. As a result, the first tank 42a is disposed in each space 33, and as a result, the space occupied by the smaller space occupied by the second case 42b in the space 34 becomes smaller. ), The securing of the space 36 located between the fuel tank 14 and the seat S becomes easy. In addition, unlike the prior art, since the fuel tank 14 is not disposed directly under the seat S, the capacity of the storage box 15 is not limited by the fuel tank 14, and the storage box ( The capacity of 15) can be greatly increased.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this second embodiment, the fuel tank 50 and the air cleaner 52 are mainly different from the first embodiment, and basically have the same configuration. Therefore, the description about the same part is abbreviate | omitted or simplified, and it demonstrates centering around a different point. In addition, the same code | symbol was used about the member same as the member of 1st Example, or a corresponding member.

In the two-wheeled vehicle V2 of this second embodiment, the air cleaner 52 has a pair of left and right pairs of which the downstream ends of both air intake pipes 51 having air intakes 51a are connected to form a first intake chamber, respectively. A single second case 52b forming a first case 52a, a second intake chamber located on an intake downstream side with respect to both first intake chambers, and both first cases 52 and a second case ( A pair of connecting passage pipes 52c which respectively connect 52b to each other to form a connecting passage through which the first intake chamber and the second intake chamber are connected to each other, and a cleaner element disposed in the first case 52b ( 52d).

The volume of each said 1st intake chamber is larger than the volume of the said 2nd intake chamber, The cleaner element 52d is respectively provided in the both space 33 formed by the both side shield part 30 and the both lower cover 22, respectively. It is arrange | positioned in both the 1st case 52a arrange | positioned. Therefore, the size of the second case 52b disposed in the space 34 is smaller than that of each of the first cases 52a reaching up to the front side of the front fork 6, whereby the capacity of the fuel tank 50 is increased. Can be increased. In addition, the replacement of the cleaner element 52d is performed by opening the first case 52a after removing the inner cover 23 or the lower cover 22.

According to this second embodiment, in addition to the same effects and effects as in the first embodiment, the following actions and effects are achieved. That is, the cleaner element 52d of the air cleaner 52 is disposed in both of the first cases 52a, so that the cleaner element 52d is disposed below the fuel tank 50, preferably at least below the fuel tank 50 at least. The second case 52b to be disposed is further miniaturized. For example, since the cleaner element 52d can be made smaller than the first case 52a in which the cleaner element 52d is housed, the capacity of the fuel tank 50 can be increased by that amount. Moreover, since each 1st case 52a is arrange | positioned in each space 33 formed using the lower part 30b of each side shield part 30, the replacement of the cleaner element 52d will replace the fuel tank 50, and Since it is possible to carry out by removing the vehicle body cover C without removing it, the replacement of the cleaner element 52d becomes easy.

Hereinafter, the structure which changed about the Example which changed the structure of a part of 1st, 2nd Example mentioned above is demonstrated.

The leg shield 29 is constituted by the inner cover 23 in the above embodiments, but may be constituted by the vehicle body cover C other than the inner cover 23. For example, at least a part of each side shield part 30 including the footrest part 32 may be comprised by a part of the floor panel 24, and at least a part of the center shield part 31 may be a floor panel ( It may be comprised by a part of 24).

In addition, although the vehicle body cover C which defines the rear part of the space | interval space 36 was the rear cover 27 in the said each Example, you may be comprised by the part of the floor panel 24 extended upward. In addition, although the vehicle body cover C which forms each space 33 as the cavity of each side shield part 30 was the lower cover 22 in the said Example, it may be a part of the side cover 25 extended forward. Or another vehicle body cover (C).

Although the center shield portion 31 of the leg shield 29 is constituted by a member integrally formed with both side shield portions 30, the center shield portion 31 covering the upper and both sides of the fuel tanks 14 and 50 is formed. May be constituted by a cover separate from both side shield portions 30.

The first casings 42a and 52a may be disposed in either of the two spaces 33, and in that case, the space 33 in which the first casings 42a and 52a are not disposed is allowed to pass through the cooling water pipe or the electric wire. It can be used as a space for. In addition, although the 1st case 42a, 52a was comprised by the member separate from the lower cover 22 and the leg shield 29, the 1st case using at least one of the lower cover 22 and the leg shield 29 is used. You may comprise 42a and 52a. In that case, the replacement of the cleaner element 52d disposed in the first case 52a becomes easier.

The upper portions of the fuel tanks 14 and 50 are not entirely covered by the central shield portion 31 of the leg shield 29 except for the caps 14a and 50a, and a part of the fuel tanks 14 and 50 is moved outward. You may be exposed. In addition, the fuel tanks 14 and 50 may be arrange | positioned in spaces other than the space 34, and in that case, the space | interval space 36 can be enlarged further.

In each of the above embodiments, the footrest portion 32 is provided in the lower portion 30b of the side shield portion 30, but the footrest portion 32 may not be provided in the lower portion 30b. A part of 1st case 42a, 52a may be located just in front of the upper part 30a of the side shield part 30. As shown in FIG.

The scooter type vehicle was a two-wheeled vehicle in each of the above embodiments, but may be an automatic three-wheeled vehicle.

According to the scooter-type vehicle of the present invention, it is possible to arrange other parts in the vicinity of the air cleaner disposed in front of the leg shield and increase the intake capacity of the air cleaner after securing the space for the latching. In addition, the storage capacity of the storage box is greatly increased.

Claims (3)

An internal combustion engine comprising a floor panel constituting the body cover and supporting the driver's feet, a leg shield covering the driver's leg in front of the driver, a storage box disposed under the seat, and an air cleaner constituting the intake apparatus. In the scooter-type vehicle provided with, the air cleaner is disposed in front of the leg shield, and the space for allowing the driver to pass through the foot at the time of riding and getting off is formed between the leg shield and the seat, The leg shields have left and right side shield portions respectively connected to the floor panel and positioned in front of the left and right leg portions of the driver, and the air cleaner forms a first case and a second intake chamber forming a first intake chamber. The scooter type vehicle which has a 2nd case and the said 1st case is arrange | positioned in the 1st space formed using the lower part of the said side shield part. The method of claim 1, The leg shield has a center shield portion between the two side shield portions in the left and right directions, and the second case is disposed in a second space formed using the center shield portion, and a fuel tank is disposed in the second space. Scooter-type vehicle, characterized in that disposed above the case, the latching space is located between the fuel tank and the seat. The method of claim 2, Scooter type vehicle, characterized in that the cleaner element of the air cleaner is disposed in the first case.