KR100539601B1 - Headlight support structure for motorcycles - Google Patents

Abstract

In a motorcycle in which a steering wheel cover is constituted by a front cover and a rear cover, a headlamp is provided in a form that makes it possible to simplify the shape of each cover while avoiding the use of a slide type when forming the front cover and the rear cover. In order to be able to oscillate from the front and rear with a pair of first bearing half 59 provided in the front cover 49 and a pair of second bearing half 60 provided in both direction indicators 47 from the front and rear. A pair of supporting shafts 51, which are inserted and supported in a swingable manner, are provided to protrude in the same axis on both left and right sides of the headlamp 46.

Description

HEADLIGHT SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR MOTORCYCLES}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a motorcycle, in which a headlamp is attached to a handle cover made of a synthetic resin covering a bar handle, and a pair of direction indicator lamps arranged on the left and right sides of the headlamp are provided. It is about improvement of support structure of headlight.

A headlamp is attached to the handle cover composed of a synthetic resin lower cover which covers the bar handle from the bottom and a synthetic resin upper cover which covers the bar handle from the upper side, and the headlamp is attached to the optical shaft to allow for adjustment of the optical axis. Japanese Patent No. 2767240 discloses a structure in which a direction indicator lamp is attached, in which an upper end of a plate-shaped support portion provided integrally with a lower cover supports a support shaft having left and right headlights from below. The bearing portion is formed in a substantially U-shape opened upwards, and a projection provided to protrude from the lower part of the headlamp is fastened to the lower cover by allowing the front and rear positions to be adjusted.

By the way, the handle cover comprises a front cover made of synthetic resin covering the bar handle from the front side, and a rear cover made of synthetic resin covering the bar handle from the rear side, and the headlight is attached to the front cover to enable the optical axis adjustment. In addition, a pair of left and right direction indicators may be attached. In this case, when the support structure of the headlamp is adopted as in the prior art, the direction of dividing the molds of the front and rear covers to be molded by synthetic resin, Since the moving direction of the mold for forming the bearing portion supporting the support shafts provided on the left and right sides of the headlamp is orthogonal to each other, the sliding mold cannot be used, which increases the manufacturing cost of the handle cover. Therefore, it is required to realize a structure that supports the headlamp without using the slide type, but it is desired to avoid such a complicated shape of the handle cover.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a motorcycle in which a handle cover is constituted by a front cover and a rear cover, the shape of each cover is avoided while avoiding the use of a slide type when forming the front cover and the rear cover. An object of the present invention is to provide a headlamp support structure capable of supporting the headlamp so as to be able to swing.

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention,

1 is a side view of a motorcycle;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the two arrows in FIG. 1; FIG.

3 is an enlarged plan view of a third embodiment of FIG. 1;

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3;

5 is a five-arrow direction of FIG. 4 in a state where the front cover is omitted;

6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 4;

7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 2;

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a front cover made of a synthetic resin covering the bar handle from the front side, and a rear cover made of synthetic resin covering the bar handle from the rear side, the front cover In a motorcycle in which a headlamp is attached to the cover to enable adjustment of the optical axis, and a pair of direction indicator lamps arranged to the left and right of the headlamp are mounted, a pair of first bearing halves provided on one side of the front and rear covers, and both A first feature is that a pair of support shafts, which are inserted from front and rear by a pair of second bearing halves provided in the direction indicators and is supported to swing, are projected on the left and right sides of the headlamp in the same axis.

According to this structure, a pair of support shafts which the headlamps have on the left and right sides on the same axis are supported so as to be swingably supported so as to be fitted from the front and rear as a pair of the first bearing half and the second bearing half respectively. And the first bearing half provided on one side of the rear cover may be molded in the same direction as the mold dividing direction at the time of mold shaping of the front cover and the rear cover. Since the manufacturing cost of a cover can be reduced and a 1st bearing half part should just be a simple shape which faces one side of the said mold | dividing direction, the shape of a front part and a back part cover can also be simplified.

In addition to the configuration of the first feature, the present invention further provides an attachment portion for attaching the direction indicator light to the front cover on the upper portion of each of the direction indicator lights, and the second bearing half portion adjacent to the attachment part. The second feature is to be installed to protrude in a row. According to such a configuration, the direction indicator is attached to the front cover in the vicinity of the second bearing half supporting the half of the head of the headlamp. The supporting rigidity of the support shaft by the second bearing half can be improved.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. First, in FIG. 1, the vehicle body frame F of the motorcycle is a head pipe that supports the front fork 11 so as to be steerable. 12, a single main frame 13 extending downward from the head pipe 12, and a pair of left and right rear frames extending continuously to be installed backward at the rear part of the main frame 13; (14 ...) is provided.

A front wheel WF is rotatably received at the lower end of the front fork 11, a bar handle 15 is connected to the top of the front fork 11, and covers an upper portion of the front wheel WF. The front fender 16 is supported by the front fork 11.

The hanger plate 17 is welded to both sides of the middle part of the main frame 13, and the pivot plate 18 is welded to both sides of the rear part of the main frame 13. Moreover, the engine unit E is arrange | positioned under the main frame 13, and this engine unit E is supported by the said hanger plate 17 and the pivot plate 18, and the vehicle body frame F is carried out. Hung on

The pivot plate 18 is provided with a cylindrical support shaft 19, and a pair of left and right front ends of the rear fork 20 ... are supported on both ends of the support shaft 19 so as to be able to swing up and down. The rear wheel WR is held between the rear ends of the rear forks 20... The upper part of the rear wheel WR is covered with a rear fender 21 attached to the rear frame 14. Moreover, the rear cushion unit 22 ... is provided between the rear frame 14 ... and the rear part of the rear fork 20 ..., respectively.

A fuel tank 23 supported by the rear frame 14... Is disposed above the rear wheel WR, and a storage box 24 supported by the rear frame 14 .. in front of the fuel tank 23. ) Is placed.

A cover 25 made of synthetic resin covering the vehicle body frame F is attached to the vehicle body frame F, and the cover 25 has a front side cover disposed on both left and right sides of the main frame 13 ( 26…) and the legs of the crew from the front to cover the leg shield 27… lined up in front of both front side covers 26… and the head pipe 12 from the front. The front top cover 28 and the head pipe 12 are lined up on both leg shields 27... And the main frame 13 is covered on the upper side so as to cover the front top cover 28. 28, the main frame top cover 29, the under cover 30, which is lined up under both front side covers 26, the rear frame 14, the fuel tank 23, And a rear side cover 31... Which covers the storage box 24 from both sides.

Between the upper portions of both rear side covers 31..., A tandem sheet 32 which covers the storage box 24 and the fuel tank 23 from the upper side of the article is stored in the storage box 24. It is arranged to be openable and closed to enable storing and taking out.

2 and 3, the lever 37 which can be operated by a hand holding the grip 35 at the right end of the bar handle 15 having grips 34 and 35 at both left and right ends thereof. Is provided, and the center portion of the bar handle 15 causes the grip 34 to protrude from the left side, and the grip 35 and the lever 37 to protrude from the right side, and the handle cover ( 38).

The handle cover 38 has a front cover 39 made of synthetic resin covering the bar handle 15 from the front side and a rear cover 40 made of synthetic resin covering the bar handle 15 from the rear side. The rear cover 40 is attached to the bar handle 15.

The meter unit 41 is attached to the upper center of the rear cover 40 in the handle cover 38. In addition, the support handles 42 and 42 which penetrate the left and right sides of the front cover 39 are attached to the bar handle 15, and the driver on the tandem seat 32 confirms the rear side. Back mirrors 43 and 43 are attached to the upper ends of the support arms 42 and 42.

The front cover 39 is provided with an opening 44 arranged in the front center portion thereof, and openings 45 and 45 disposed on both the left and right sides of the opening 44, and the headlamp disposed in the opening 44 ( 46 is disposed in the openings 45 and 45, respectively, and is controlled by the direction indicators 47 and 47 and the front cover 39 attached to the front cover 39 to adjust the irradiation direction in the vertical direction, That is, the optical axis can be adjusted and supported.

4 to 6, the headlamp 46 is formed of a synthetic resin back body 48 formed in an air shape in which the front surface is frozen with the inner surface of the mirror, and a central portion in the back body 48. It consists of a bulb 4 supported by the front lens 50 and a front lens 50 covering the front end of the back of the back of the body 48. In addition, the support shafts 51... Are provided on both left and right sides of the backbone 48 in the headlamp 46 so as to protrude from the same shaft.

The direction indicator light 47 includes a backbone 52 made of synthetic resin formed in an air shape whose front surface is opened as an inner mirror, a bulb 53 supported at the center portion of the backbone 52, and a backbone 52. And a front lens 54 covering the front end opening. In the back light body 52 in the direction indicator light 47, the attachment parts 55, 56, 57 are protruded in plural places, for example, three places spaced in the circumferential direction thereof, The attaching portions 55, 56, 57 are fastened to the front cover 39 by the screw members 58.

Both of the support shafts 51... Support the first half of the support shafts 51..., And the pair of first bearing half portions 59... It is integrally attached to the back body 52 and is supported by a pair of second bearing half parts 60... Which support the second half of the support shaft 51.

In addition, the second bearing half portion 60 has attachment portions 55, 56, 57 provided on the back body 52 of the indicator light 47 to attach the indicator light 47 to the front cover 39. At the position adjacent to the attachment part 55 provided in the upper part of the middle backbone 52, it is provided so that it may line up with this attachment part 55, and protrudes to the said backbone 52. As shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7, the bottom of the back body 48 in the headlamp 46 is in sliding contact with the flat surface 61 formed on the lower inner surface of the front cover 39 so as to face the bottom of the back body 48. The nut 62 is provided, and the screw member 64 inserted into the long hole 63 provided in the lower part of the front part cover 39 is extended to the front-back direction, and the nut 62 is screwed together. .

However, since the screw member 64 is loosened, the nut 62 can be moved to the arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the long hole 63, and the headlamp 46 is moved by the headlight 46 by the movement of this nut 62. 51... And swinging around the axis line, and tightening the screw member 64 can maintain the swing posture of the headlamp 46, that is, the optical axis of the headlamp 46. In addition, in order to enable the operation of the screw member 64, the lower outer surface of the front cover 39 is formed by opening the recess 65 facing the head of the screw member 64 forwardly and downwardly.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The pair of support shafts 51... Which the headlamps 46 have on both axes thereof support the first half of the support shafts 51. The second half of the support shaft 51... Is integrally provided with a pair of first bearing halves 59... And the back body 52 of the direction indicator lights 47 .. attached to the front cover 39. It is supported so that it can be rocked by the pair of 2nd bearing board part 60 which it supports.

That is, the support shafts 51... Are supported by the first bearing half portion 59... And the second bearing half portion 60. The bearing half portion 59... Has to be molded in the same direction as the direction of dividing the mold at the time of forming the front cover 39. Therefore, the sliding mold is unnecessary, and therefore, the handle cover 38 has no shape. The manufacturing cost can be reduced. Furthermore, since the 1st bearing half part 59 ... should just be a simple shape which faces one side of the said division | dividing direction, the shape of the front part and the back part covers 39 and 40 can also be simplified.

In addition, an upper portion of each of the turn indicators 47..., An attaching portion 55... For attaching the turn indicators 47 ... to the front cover 39, and a second bearing adjacent to the attaching portion 55. Since the half parts 60 are arranged so as to protrude from each other, the direction indicator light 46… is positioned in the vicinity of the second bearing half part 60… that supports the half part behind the support shaft 51… of the headlamp 46. It is attached to the cover 39, and the support rigidity of the support shaft 51 ... by the 2nd bearing half part 60 ... can be improved.

As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said Example, It is possible to perform various design changes, without deviating from this invention described in the claim.

For example, in the above embodiment, the first bearing half portion 59 supporting the first half of the support shaft 51 is provided in the front cover 39, but the first bearing half portion supporting the second half of the support shaft 51 is in the rear portion. The second bearing half portion for supporting the first half of the support shaft 51 may be provided in the direction indicator light attached to the cover and attached to the front cover.

Claims (2)

The handle cover 38 covering the bar handle 15 includes a front cover 39 made of synthetic resin covering the bar handle 15 from the front side and a rear cover made of synthetic resin covering the bar handle 15 from the rear side. 40, wherein the front cover 39, the headlamp 46 is attached to enable the optical axis adjustment, and a pair of direction indicator lights 47 arranged on the left and right of the headlamp 46 is attached to the motorcycle. In A pair of first bearing half portions 59 provided on one side of the front and rear portions 49 and 40 and a pair of second bearing half portions 60 provided on the two direction indicator lights 47 are fitted from the front and rear so as to be swingable. A pair of supporting shafts 51 are provided to protrude in the same axis on both the left and right sides of the headlamp 46, wherein the headlamp support structure for a motorcycle. 2. An attachment portion (55) for attaching said turn indicator light (47) to the front cover (39) on the upper part of each said turn indicator light (47), and said adjoining said attachment part (55). A headlamp support structure for a motorcycle, characterized in that the second bearing half (60) is provided so as to protrude from each other.