KR20020071749A - Step holder system of motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To contribute to the improvement of the external appearance of a vehicle body by multi-functioning a step holder. CONSTITUTION: A main body part 34 in which the step holder 15 is formed into a substantially triangular shape and a rider step 16a and a pillion step 16b are provided in front and rear directions and a front enlarged part 33 to cover the side of a pivot part 30 at the front side are integrally formed. The front enlarged part 33 covers a center frame 21 and is extended to the front of a pivot plate 32, is formed into a longitudinally long and substantially truncated shape continuous to front end edge part 12a and the rear side lower end edge part 12c of a side cover 12 and is made to look as if a cast pivot plate.

Description

Step holder device for motorcycles {STEP HOLDER SYSTEM OF MOTORCYCLE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a step holder for a motorcycle, and more particularly to an improvement in appearance by a step holder.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 4-32826 discloses that the step holder is provided in the front and rear direction at the rear of the engine of the motorcycle, and the rider step and the pilion step are provided there.

However, the step holder is merely provided with a rider step and a flier step, and does not actively pursue multifunctionality. On the other hand, many functional parts and auxiliary apparatuses are arrange | positioned around it, It is calculated | required to improve these external appearances and to improve commercial property. Therefore, an object of this invention is to improve external appearance using a step holder, and to aim at multifunctionalization.

In order to solve the above problems, the step holder device for a two-wheeled vehicle according to the present invention supports the front end portion of the rear swing arm supporting the rear wheel at the rear end so as to be able to swing from the pivot to the vehicle frame, In a two-wheeled vehicle provided with a step holder for supporting a step, the step holder has a front portion covering the side of the pivot portion to direct the front portion of the pivot portion, and the vehicle body between the step holder and the seat disposed thereon. The side cover which covers the side is provided, and the front end part of this side cover and the front end part of a step holder were comprised by continuous shape, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

At this time, the part which overlaps with the center frame in which the pivot part was provided among the said step holder can also be formed in flat plate shape of width larger than this center frame. Moreover, an elastic member can also be attached inward of the said step holder. Moreover, the cable connected to a side stand switch can also be wired inside the said step holder.

1 is a side view of a motorcycle to which the embodiment is applied,

2 is a plan view of the main part thereof;

3 is a side view of an essential part of a vehicle body in which a shroud vicinity is enlarged;

4 is a side view of the step holder for the left side,

5 is a plan view of the step holder;

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 4;

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3;

8 is a schematic plan view of a vehicle body main part for showing a part of an intake system;

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

6: fuel tank 7: sheet

11: engine 12: side cover

13: rear cover 14: side stand

15: step holder 21: center frame

23: lower frame 30: pivot

32: pivot plate 33: front enlargement

34: main body 38: elastic member

44: side stand switch 45: cable

60: carburetor 62: air cleaner

64: battery

Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a side view of a motorcycle to which the embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part thereof. In addition, in the following description, each direction of up, down, left, right, and front is based on the running state of a motorcycle.

First, the outline of this motorcycle is demonstrated in these drawings. In the drawing, 1 is the front wheel, 2 is the front fork installed in a pair of left and right, 3 is the handle, 4 is the head pipe, 5 is the body frame, 6 is the fuel tank, 7 is the seat for two passengers, 7a is the front for the rider The seat, 7b, is the rear seat for passengers. 8 is grip, 9 is oil cooler, 10 is shroud, 11 is 4 cycle engine, 12 is side cover, 13 is rear cover, 14 is side stand, 15 is step holder, 16a is rider step, 16b is philion Step 17 is a rear swing arm, 18 is a rear wheel, 19 is a rear cushion unit for rear wheel suspension.

The body frame is a main frame 20 extending from the head pipe 4 to the rear in a substantially straight shape along the center of the body, and a pair of left and right extending downward through the rear of the engine 11 at the rear left and right, respectively. The center frame 21, the down frame 22 extending obliquely downward from the head pipe 4, and the front of the four-cycle engine, and from the lower left and right sides of the center frame 21 through the bottom of the engine 11 A pair of left and right lower frames 23 continuous to the lower end, a pair of left and right seat rails 24 extending upwardly and obliquely upward from the top of each of the left and right center frames 21, and the center frame 21 The rear frame 25 is provided with a pair of left and right rear frames 25 which extend obliquely from the lower portion of the bottom to extend to the rear of the seat rail 24. The members constituting these vehicle body frames consist of round pipes or respective pipes of appropriate metal. The seat 7 is detachably attached on the left and right pair of seat rails 24, and is fixed to the seat rails 24 by the seat lock.

The engine 11 is mounted and supported in the middle of a loop structure surrounded by the main frame 20, the center frame 21, the down frame 22, and the lower frame 23. In Fig. 1, reference numeral 26 denotes an exhaust pipe, 27 denotes a muffler, reference numeral 28 in Fig. 2 denotes a brake pedal, and 29 denotes a shift pedal.

Next, the step holder will be described. 3 is an enlarged side view of a main body of a vehicle body including a step holder, FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a step holder provided on the left side of the vehicle body, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the step holder of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 4. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 of FIG. 3, and FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of the main part of the vehicle body for showing the intake system part.

In these drawings, the step holder 15 is provided to cover the pivot 30 of the center frame 21. The pivot portion 30 is installed on the pivot plate 32 attached to the portion 31 in which the lower portion of the center frame 21 is bent rearward as viewed from the side, and pivots the front end portion of the rear swing arm 17 so as to pivot. It is part to attach. The step holder 15 is integrally formed using a suitable metal such as a light alloy by casting or the like, by casting or the like, the front enlarged portion 33 overlapping with the pivot portion 30 seen from the side and the main body portion 34 provided at the rear to support the step. It is a member formed of.

As can be seen in Figures 4 and 5, the center portion of the front enlarged portion 33 is provided with a relatively large pivot hole 35 for viewing the pivot portion 30, the light weight and design effect on the top and bottom Excitation borings 36 and 37 are provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the elastic member 38 which consists of elastic-rich members, such as rubber | gum and foaming resin, is piled up in the inner surface of the front enlargement part 33, and it moves toward the inside of a vehicle body from the inner surface of the front enlargement part 33. As shown in FIG. It is integrated by penetrating and fixing the protrusion 39 formed by protruding with a grip 40 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, a flange 41 having one end lowered into the vehicle body is integrally formed at the upper edge of the front enlarged portion 33, and the lower edge portion 12b of the side cover 12 is formed on the upper portion thereof. ) Are to overlap. The front edge 42 is formed in a substantially straight line shape and is viewed to be substantially continuous with the front edge 12a (FIG. 3) of the side cover 12 when viewed from the side, so that the front edge of the front edge of the pivot plate 32 is forward. Located in

As shown in FIG. 7, the lower end 43 of the front enlargement part 33 overlaps with the outer upper part of the lower frame 23, and the cable 45 of the side stand switch 44 is wired inward. The side stand 14 sandwiches the stand attachment frame 47 protruding laterally from the lower frame 23 in the crotch-shaped attachment portion 46 provided at the upper end portion thereof, and is rotatably connected to the shaft 48. The side stand switch 44 is attached to the inside of the vehicle body of the stand mounting plate 47 in the vicinity of the shaft 48.

The side stand switch 44 is for detecting whether the side stand 14 is in the use position or the storage position. The side stand switch 44 is wired upward after turning the cable 45 to the inside of the front enlarged portion 33. Control device (not shown).

The front enlarged portion 33 is formed of a flat plate-shaped member having a substantially upper trapezoidal shape with a wide upper portion and a lower lower portion, so that the upper enlarged portion 33 is almost equal to the upper and lower widths of the rear end portion of the crankcase 11a (FIG. 3) of the engine 11. It is a vertical length member having an upper and lower width, and the upper and lower sides are slanted to the rear as a whole to form an inclined shape, and the boundary line 49 with the main body portion 34 on the rear side is also formed in a straight line, and the rear side of the side cover 12 is formed. The lower edge part 12c is seen continuously.

As a result, the front enlargement part 33 looks like the expensive pivot plate of the same shape formed by the conventional casting etc., and functions as a similar pivot plate.

The main body portion 34 has a substantially triangular shape in which the rear end portion is an acute apex with the portion along the boundary line 49 on the front side as the bottom side, and the attachment holes 50 are provided above and below the front portion. Here, the holder 51 is fastened to the stays 52 and 53 (FIG. 3) provided in the rear frame 25 and the center frame 21.

In addition, the boss 54 which passes through the rotational shaft of the seat pedal 29 is provided in the vicinity of the attachment hole 50 in the lower part of the front part of the main-body part 34, and the rider step 16a is attached in the vicinity. The stay 55 is formed integrally and attached to it so that the rider step 16a can rise and fall.

In addition, the rear end of the main body 34 is integrally formed with the attachment stay 56 of the filament step 16b, and the filament step 16b is provided so that the filament step 16b can rise and fall. Moreover, as shown by a virtual line, the muffler support boss 57 protrudes back and is integrally formed in the rear end of the step holder 15 for a vehicle body right side. The rider step 16a is disposed below the front end of the front seat 7a and below the rear end of the front seat 7a (near the front end of the rear seat 7b) of the frontier 7a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper part of the front edge 12a of the side cover 12 covers the vehicle body side surface of the upper part of the step holder 15, the lower part of the vehicle body frame 5, and the seat | seat 7 With the member, the upper end of the front end 12a reaches the lower part of the fuel tank 6 and is connected so that it can be seen continuously with the bottom line 6a of the fuel tank 6. In addition, this part covers a part side of the vaporizer | carburetor 60. As shown in FIG.

The vaporizer | carburetor 60 is connected to the air cleaner 62 through the connection tube 61 which runs through the center frame 21 in the front-back direction. The air cleaner 62 is installed in a substantially triangular space when viewed from the side surrounded by the center frame 21, the seat rail 24, and the rear frame 25, and the duct 63 installed at the upper portion thereof is the seat rail 24. The rear side of the vehicle body extends substantially horizontally to the rear side and opens toward the rear side to intake outside air from the rear of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 8, the front part of the left side of the vehicle body of the air cleaner 62 draws in the vehicle body, forms a space on the left side, and the battery 64 is arrange | positioned here. Moreover, the ignition coil 65 is arrange | positioned also in the back side of the air cleaner 62, and is covered by the side cover 12. As shown in FIG. These air cleaners 62, the battery 64, and the ignition coil 65 correspond to auxiliary appliances. Reference numeral 68 denotes an intake duct of the air cleaner 62, and is provided in a pair of left and right with the body center line interposed therebetween, so as to suck air from the vehicle body rear side.

The side cover 12 covers the connecting tube 61, the air cleaner 62, the battery 64 and the center frame 21, and is provided with a mesh member 66 at the portion overlapping with the battery 64. The covered opening 67 is formed. Moreover, the duct 63 is covered with the side wall formed so that it may hang down on the side surface of the sheet | seat 7, and the front part of the rear cover 13 continuous with this. The upper part 12d of the side cover 12 is connected to the lower end of each of the fuel tank 6 and the seat 7 and the front end of the rear cover 13, and the rear part 12e is the front end of the rear cover 13. The lower side is overlapped.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. Since the main enlarged part 33 and the integral front enlarged part 33 were provided in the step holder 15, and the side part of the pivot part 30 was covered by this, the lower frame 23 which is a functional part, or a pivot frame ( 32). In addition, since the vaporizer 60, the connection tube 61, the air cleaner 62, the battery 64, and the ignition coil 65, which are auxiliary equipments, are covered together with the side cover 12, the appearance of the vehicle body side portion is improved. As a result, the step holder 15 has a cover function for improving the appearance and becomes multifunctional.

In addition, the appearance can be improved by forming the pivot plate 32 so that the side cover 12 can be seen continuously. Moreover, since the front enlargement part 33 is integrally formed with the main body part 34, it can make it look like a separate body, and this part can be seen as a pseudo pivot plate. Therefore, the center plate 21 is relatively thin and inexpensive pipe member. Even if it is comprised, it can make it look like the vehicle body frame using the expensive cast pivot plate which is a non-pipe member, and can raise a commodity price at low cost.

In addition, since the elastic member 38 is provided inside the front enlarged portion 33, the noise due to the contact between the front enlarged portion 33, the center frame 21 and the pivot plate 32 can be reduced. In addition, the elastic member 38 can be easily attached by the protrusion 39 integral with the front enlarged portion 33.

Moreover, since the cable 45 of the side stand switch 44 is wired inside the front enlarged part 33, the cable 45 can be covered and made invisible from the outside, and as a result, the appearance can be improved. At the same time, the cable 45 can be avoided.

In addition, this invention is not limited to each said Example, A various deformation | transformation and an application are possible within the principle of the invention. For example, it is not necessary to necessarily use the front enlargement part 33 as a pseudo pivot plate, and even in this case, external appearance and product property can be improved. Moreover, when using as a pseudo pivot plate, even if it uses comparatively inexpensive material, it can form by press molding etc., for example, and a metal gloss plating etc. can add value to it.

By expanding the front part of the step holder to the rear and covering the side of the pivot part, covering the functional parts around the pivot part and the like to improve the appearance, and by continuing the side cover and the shear arranged between the seat and the step holder above the step holder. Since it is possible to cover functional parts and auxiliary equipment on the side of the vehicle body with one continuous cover member, the appearance can be further improved, and the step holder can be multifunctional.

In addition, by forming the front portion of the step holder in a wider width than the center frame, it is possible to make it appear as if a non-pipe shaped pivot plate is provided, even though the center frame is formed of a pipe, thereby improving appearance. In addition, it can be made highly commercial at low cost.

Moreover, by attaching the elastic member inside the front part, it is possible to reduce noise generated by contact with the vehicle body side such as a center frame. In addition, when the side stand switch is wired using the inside of the step holder, the wire can be made invisible from the outside, thereby improving the appearance and preventing the hassle, thereby making the step holder more versatile.

Claims (4)

In a two-wheeled vehicle that supports the front end of the rear swing arm supporting the rear wheel at the rear end so as to be able to swing from the pivot to the body frame, and is provided with a step holder for supporting the passenger's step near the pivot. The step holder has a front cover covering the side of the pivot portion to direct the front of the pivot portion, and a side cover covering the side of the vehicle body between the step holder and the seat disposed thereon, and the front end portion of the side cover. And a front end portion of the step holder in a continuous shape. The method of claim 1, A step holder device for a motorcycle, characterized in that a portion overlapping with the center frame provided in the pivot portion of the step holder is formed in a flat shape having a wider width than the center frame. The method of claim 1, An elastic member is attached to an inner side of the step holder. The method of claim 1, A step holder device for a motorcycle, characterized in that a cable is connected to a side stand switch inside the step holder.