TW201429767A - Straddle type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of this invention is to provide a straddle type vehicle, which seeks for compactness of vehicle rear portion by compact configuration of lamps, while ensuring the legibility of tail lamp and rear direction lamp. According to the straddle type vehicle of this invention, when viewed from behind, at least a portion of lampshade RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI is located between the left-side vertical extension line VL1 passing through the left end of lampshade TL20 of the tail lamp TL and the right-side vertical extension line VL2 passing through the right end of lampshade TL20 of the tail lamp TL. The lampshade TL20 of the tail lamp TL is formed with a lampshade extension part TL20E by extending the central portion TL20a1 of the lower edge TL20a more downwardly and forwardly than the left- and right-side portions TL20a2.

Description

Straddle type vehicle

The present invention relates to a straddle type vehicle, and particularly relates to a configuration in which the rear portion of the vehicle can be made compact by the compact arrangement of the lamps while ensuring the visibility of the tail lamps and the rear directional lamps.

Conventionally, in a straddle type vehicle such as a Scooter type vehicle, it is known to install a tail light at a rear portion of the vehicle body and a left and right rear direction light provided separately from the tail light. In the following Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 4, the left and right rear direction lamps 84 (the same as the symbols used in the publication, the same applies hereinafter) are supported by the license plate bracket 8 which is located further below the tail light 10. Left and right side portions 81. According to this configuration, when viewed from the rear of the vehicle, the left and right rear direction lights 84 are located outside the left and right end portions of the tail light 10, and the distance between the tail light 10 and the left and right rear direction lights 84 can be sufficiently ensured, so that it is easy to distinguish clearly. The lighting of the directional light 84 and the lighting of the tail light 10 fully enhance the visibility of the rear directional light 84.

Patent Document 1: Chinese Patent No. I330158

However, in the configuration as described above, when viewed from the rear of the vehicle, the left and right rear direction lights 84 are located further outside than the left and right end portions of the tail light 10 to sufficiently ensure the distance between the tail light 10 and the left and right rear direction lights 84. Therefore, the rear part of the vehicle is not easily compacted in such a way that the vehicle does not look large due to the configuration of the lamps.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and its object is to provide an At the same time as the visibility of the rear light and the rear directional light, the straddle type vehicle of the rear of the vehicle is compacted by the compact arrangement of the luminaires.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following features.

Specifically, the main purpose of the straddle type vehicle of the present invention is to include: a power unit that generates a driving force; a rear wheel that is driven by a driving force of the power unit; and a seat that is located above the rear wheel; The side cover on the left side and the side cover on the right side are disposed on the left side and the right side of the space width direction of the space below the seat, and a receiving space is formed therebetween; the tail light is disposed at the rear end of the left side cover and the above a light source and a lamp cover between the rear side cover of the right side cover; a license plate mounting plate which is located below the tail lamp; and a rear direction lamp mounted on the left and right sides of the license plate mounting plate, and including a light source and a lampshade; and in a rear view, at least a portion of the lamp cover of the rear directional light is located between an upper and lower extension line passing through a left end of the lamp cover of the tail lamp and an upper and lower extension line passing through a right end of the lamp cover of the tail lamp, the lamp cover of the tail lamp The lamp cover extension portion is formed by extending the center portion of the lower edge further downward and forward than the left and right side portions.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tail light has a substantially U-shape at the center in a plan view, and the body of the tail light includes a body extension portion corresponding to the lamp cover extension portion, and the body extension portion The setting is useful to mount the above taillight to the mounting portion of the vehicle body.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tail light has a plurality of light sources, and the light source of the tail light is also disposed in the body extension portion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the license plate mounting plate includes: a license plate mounting plate lower portion provided with a license plate mounting portion; and a license plate mounting upper portion located above the lower portion of the license plate mounting plate, and the upper edge is The lower edge of the lamp cover of the tail lamp is connected; in a side view, the plate mounting plate portion is inclined rearward and upward, the lower portion of the license plate mounting plate is inclined rearward and downward, and the rear side cover of the left side cover and the rear end portion of the side cover of the right side even Connected to the above taillights and the above-mentioned license plate mounting upper part.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the rear direction lamp is disposed on an upper portion of the lower portion of the license plate mounting plate, and overlaps the tail lamp in a plan view.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the rear view, the lamp cover extension portion has a V shape, and the lamp cover extension portion is longer than a horizontal extension line connecting the upper ends of the lamp cover of the lamp on the left and right sides. Located above and between the upper and lower extension lines of the end portion of the vehicle center side in the width direction of each of the direction lights after the left and right sides.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lamp cover of the rear direction lamp extends obliquely toward the rear upper side in a side view.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a straddle type vehicle that can achieve a compact rear portion of the vehicle by a compact arrangement of the lamps while ensuring the visibility of the tail lamps and the rear directional lamps.

1‧‧‧Succe type vehicles (straddle-type vehicles)

2‧‧‧ frame

4‧‧‧Power unit

41‧‧‧ Engine

42‧‧‧Transmission unit

421‧‧‧Air duct

5‧‧‧ seats

5a‧‧‧ front seat

5b‧‧‧back seat

6‧‧‧ front wheel

7‧‧‧ steering handlebars

8‧‧‧ Rear wheel

9‧‧‧ front cover

9a‧‧‧Front upper cover

9b‧‧‧Front side cover

10‧‧‧ side cover

10L‧‧‧ side cover on the left side

10R‧‧‧Side side cover

11‧‧‧ pedals

112‧‧‧ Rear

12‧‧‧ center cover

13‧‧‧ storage box

14‧‧‧Leggings

15‧‧‧ headlights

16‧‧‧ pedal side cover

17‧‧‧ bottom cover

AC‧‧ Air Filter

FL‧‧‧ pedal department

H‧‧‧Hinged pin

LL‧‧‧License Light

LL1‧‧‧Shading Department

LP‧‧‧License Plate

LP10‧‧‧ License Plate Mounting Plate

LP10a‧‧‧Upper edge

LP20‧‧‧License plate lower plate

LP21‧‧‧ License Installation Department

LP23‧‧‧reflector

P‧‧‧Pivot Department

RC‧‧ ‧heat cover

RI‧‧‧ rear direction lights

RI10‧‧‧ Ontology

RI11‧‧‧shell

RI12‧‧‧ reflector

RI13‧‧‧ light source

RI14‧‧‧ wiring harness

RI20‧‧‧shade

RI20a‧‧‧ upper end

RI20b‧‧‧ end

S‧‧‧The footrest of the same passenger

TL‧‧‧ taillights

TL10‧‧‧ Ontology

TL10E‧‧‧ body extension

TL11‧‧‧shell

TL12‧‧‧ reflector

TL13‧‧‧ light source

TL14‧‧‧ wiring harness

TL15~TL18‧‧‧Installation Department

TL20‧‧‧shade

TL20E‧‧‧ lampshade extension

TL20a‧‧‧ lower edge

TL20a1‧‧‧ Central Department

TL20a2‧‧‧ left and right sides

HL‧‧‧ horizontal extension line

VL1~VL4‧‧‧Upper and lower extension lines

Figure 1 is a left side view of a scooter type vehicle showing a partially internal configuration.

Figure 2 is a right side view of the Scooter type vehicle.

Figure 3 is a front view of a Scooter type vehicle.

Figure 4 is a rear view of the Scooter type vehicle.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a Scooter type vehicle.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a Scooter type vehicle.

Figure 7 is a left side view of the Scooter type vehicle.

Fig. 8 is a view showing the shade side of the tail light TL.

Fig. 9 is a view showing the tail light TL in a state in which the lamp cover is removed.

Fig. 10 is a view showing a cross section taken along line A-A of Fig. 8.

Figure 11 is a diagram showing the surface above the tail light TL.

Fig. 12 is a view showing the body side of the tail light TL.

Figure 13 is a left side view of the rear direction light RI.

Figure 14 is a rear view of the rear direction lamp RI.

Figure 15 is a view showing a cross section taken along line A-A of Figure 13;

Fig. 16 is a partial rear elevational view showing the combination of the tail light TL, the license plate mounting plate LP, and the side cover 10.

Figure 17 is a diagram showing the inside of the combination of Figure 16.

18(a)-(d) are diagrams showing the positional relationship between the central portion of the lower edge of the shade of the taillight TL and the left and right side portions thereof when viewed from the rear of the vehicle.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. As shown in Fig. 1, the straddle type vehicle to which the present embodiment is applied is a scooter type vehicle 1. The straddle type vehicle of the present invention is not limited to a Scooter type vehicle, and may be other straddle type vehicles. Further, the straddle type vehicle of the present invention is not limited to an engine-driven vehicle, and may be a motor-driven electric vehicle. In the following description, the directions of the front, the rear, the left, and the right respectively refer to the directions before, after, and to the left and right of the passengers riding on the Scooter type vehicle 1 respectively. The symbol Fr in Fig. 1 indicates the front.

<vehicle overall>

First, the overall structure of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6 . Fig. 1 is a left side view of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment. Figure 2 is a right side view thereof. Figure 3 is a front view thereof. Figure 4 is a rear view thereof. Figure 5 is a plan view thereof. Figure 6 is a perspective view from above of the vehicle. 2 to 6 show the appearance of the vehicle, and the internal structure of the vehicle such as the frame 2 and the storage box 13 is shown by broken lines in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the front end portion of the frame 2 of the underframe can support the front fork 3 in a left-right direction, and the center portion of the frame 2 can swing up and down with the pivot portion P as a center. The support unit swings the power unit 4. Above the power unit 4, the two-person seating seat 5 including the front seat 5a and the rear seat 5b is disposed with respect to the hinge pin H of the front end portion thereof. The storage box 13 between the two frames is mounted to be openable and closable.

A pair of front forks 3 extend obliquely forward and downward, and a front wheel 6 is disposed at the lower end. The upper end of the front fork 3 is attached to a bracket (not shown) that is fixed to the lower end of the steering shaft (not shown). A steering handlebar 7 is provided at the upper end of the steering shaft. A rear wheel 8 rotatably supported at an end portion of the power unit 4 and driven by a driving force of the power unit 4 is disposed at an end portion of the power unit 4. The upper portion of the rear wheel 8 is covered by a large license plate mounting plate LP whose upper edge is connected to the tail light TL. On the left and right sides of the license plate mounting plate LP, the rear direction lamp RI is mounted via the license plate lamp LL (Fig. 4). The license plate mounting plate LP has the function of the fender of the rear wheel 8.

The upper portion of the front fork 3 and the steering shaft are covered by the front cover 9 and the leg shield 14 from the front and rear, and a headlight 15 is disposed at a central portion of the front surface of the front cover 9. The front cover 9 includes an upper cover 9a before the headlight 15, and a front side of the headlight 15 and a boomerang shape in a side view, specifically a shape in which the intermediate portion protrudes toward the front of the vehicle. Part cover 9b.

As shown in Figure 1, the seat 5 is located above the rear wheel 8. The space below the seat 5 is covered by the side cover 10 (including the side cover 10L on the left side and the side cover 10R on the right side, sometimes not distinguishing between the left and right sides, but only the side cover 10). In other words, the side cover 10, that is, the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R are respectively disposed on the left side in the vehicle width direction of the space below the seat 5 (more specifically, the space between the seat 5 and the power unit 4) Right. A housing space is formed between the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R. In the present embodiment, the storage space is used as the storage box 13, but the storage space is not limited thereto, and the storage space may be used for other purposes, for example, as an installation space of the fuel tank. Moreover, in the case of a motor-driven electric vehicle, the accommodating space can also be used as an installation space of a battery that supplies electric power to the drive motor.

In the present embodiment, the side cover 10 further includes a center cover 12 between the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R, that is, the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R. The front cover of the front side of the seat 5 is connected via the center cover 12, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the center cover 12 may be omitted, and the left side cover 10L and the right side cover may be omitted. The 10R is directly connected to each other below the front end of the seat 5.

A lower pedal portion FL is disposed between the side cover 10 and the leg shield 14. The pedal portion FL includes a footboard 11 that forms an upper surface of the pedal portion FL, and a footrest side cover 16 that hangs downward from the left and right side edges of the footrest 11 and forms an upper portion of the side surface of the pedal portion FL; And a bottom cover 17 which is located below the footrest side cover 16. In the footrest side cover 16, the upper edge of the front end portion is connected to the lower end portion of the front side cover 9b, the upper edge of the center portion is connected to the foot board 11, and the upper edge of the rear end portion is more than the footrest portion S of the same passenger. It is connected to the side cover 10 at the rear of the vehicle. The bottom cover 17 has a U-shaped cross section in the vehicle width direction, and forms a lower surface and a lower surface portion of the pedal portion FL. The body cover such as the front cover 9, the leg shield 14, the pedal portion FL, the center cover 12, and the side cover 10 is an appearance member, and may be formed of a suitable material such as plastic. Furthermore, the body cover as a whole appears to be bilaterally symmetrical. Further, the body cover such as the side cover 10 is not limited to the shape or configuration described in the embodiment. For example, the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R may be further divided into a plurality of (for example, two upper and lower).

The power unit 4 is, for example, a V-belt type stepless speed changer including an engine 41 and a transmission unit 42 that is disposed behind the vehicle from the side of the engine 41, and is a builder that integrates the engine 41 and the transmission unit 42. The engine 41 is mounted with the cylinder shaft oriented substantially horizontally forward. An air duct 421 is connected to the front portion of the transmission unit 42 and sucks in external air for dissipating heat generated by friction of a belt of the V-belt type stepless speed change machine or the like. An air cleaner AC that filters the outside air supplied to the engine 41 is disposed above the transmission unit 42.

In the present embodiment, the engine 41 is a water-cooled engine, and the cooling water which is heated by the heat generated by the engine is cooled by the radiator located inside the heat radiation cover RC shown in FIG. 2 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the power unit 4 in which the engine 41 and the transmission unit 42 are integrated is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the engine 41 and the transmission unit 42 may not be integrated, but may be separately structure. Moreover, in this embodiment, the engine 41 is mounted on the pedal portion. After the FL, the position of the engine is not limited thereto. For example, the engine may be mounted below the footboard 11. Further, in the present embodiment, the engine-driven power unit 4 is exemplified, but the power unit is not limited thereto, and the power unit may be a motor-driven type as long as it generates driving force for driving the vehicle.

<Configuration and composition of rear lamps>

As described above, the upper portion of the rear wheel 8 is covered by a large license plate mounting plate LP (Fig. 1). Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R are disposed at the rear end portion via the tail light TL. On the left and right sides of the license plate mounting plate LP, the rear direction lamp RI is mounted via the license plate lamp LL.

Next, the tail light TL will be described with reference to Figs. 8 to 12 . Fig. 8 is a view showing the shade side of the tail light TL. Fig. 9 is a view showing the tail light TL in a state in which the lamp cover is removed. Fig. 10 is a view showing a cross section taken along line A-A of Fig. 8. Figure 11 is a diagram showing the surface above the tail light TL. Fig. 12 is a view showing the body side of the tail light TL. 8 to 12 each show the tail light TL of the posture when mounted on the vehicle body.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the tail light TL includes a main body TL10 and a lamp cover TL20, and both the main body TL10 and the lamp cover TL20 are bilaterally symmetrical. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 11, the tail light TL is a substantially U shape in which the center is located behind the vehicle in plan view.

As shown in FIG. 10, the body TL10 of the tail light TL includes a housing TL11, a reflector TL12, and a light source TL13. The light source TL13 is supplied from the wire harness TL14 shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the light source TL13 includes a plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and one or more bulbs may be used to constitute the light source of the tail light TL. In addition, the shade TL20 is only required to transmit light from the light source TL13, and generally forms a sealed space with the casing TL11 of the main body TL10, and has a waterproof or dustproof effect.

As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, the shade TL20 of the tail light TL is such that the central portion TL20a1 of the lower edge TL20a is further downward and the vehicle is before the left and right side portions TL20a2 of the lower edge TL20a. The square extends to form a lamp cover extension TL20E.

As shown in FIG. 9, the main body TL10 of the tail light TL includes a main body extension portion TL10E corresponding to the lamp cover extension portion TL20E, and the main body extension portion TL10E is also provided with an LED of the light source TL13. Further, the body extension portion TL10E is provided with a mounting portion TL15 for attaching the tail light TL to the vehicle body.

Next, the rear direction lamp RI will be described with reference to Figs. 13 to 15 . 13 to 15 illustrate the left rear direction lamp RI. The right rear direction lamp RI appears to be bilaterally symmetrical with the left side cover 10L, and thus the description thereof is omitted. Figure 13 is a left side view of the rear direction light RI. Figure 14 is a rear view of the rear direction lamp RI. Figure 15 is a view showing a cross section taken along line A-A of Figure 13; 13 to 15 each show the direction lamp RI after the posture when mounted on the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 15, the rear direction lamp RI includes a body RI10 and a lamp cover RI20. The body RI10 of the rear direction lamp RI includes a housing RI11, a reflector RI12, and a light source RI13. The light source RI13 is powered from the wire harness RI14. Further, in the present embodiment, the light source RI13 includes a bulb, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the light source of the rear direction lamp RI may be constituted by a light emitting diode (LED). Further, the globe RI20 transmits the light from the light source RI13 and forms a sealed space with the casing RI11 of the main body RI10, and has a waterproof or dustproof effect.

As shown in FIG. 13, in the side view, the shade RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI extends obliquely toward the rear upper side. Further, the shade RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI has a shape that can be observed not only from the rear of the vehicle (Fig. 14) but also from the side of the vehicle (Fig. 13). Therefore, the blinking condition of the rear direction light RI can be confirmed from a wider range of angles. Further, as shown in Fig. 13, the shade RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI is extended long before and after, so that the area can be secured.

Next, the structure of the combination of the tail light TL, the license plate mounting plate LP, and the side cover 10 (the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R) will be described with reference to Figs. 16 and 17 . Figure 16 is a partial rear elevational view showing the combination. Figure 17 is a diagram showing the inside of the combination of Figure 16.

As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 17, in the present embodiment, the main body TL10 of the tail light TL is provided with seven places for attaching the tail light TL to the vehicle body. Specifically, the body is extended The lower portion of the portion TL10E is provided with one mounting portion TL15, and the mounting portions TL16, TL17, and TL18 are disposed symmetrically about the mounting portion TL15. The mounting portion TL15 and the mounting portion TL16 are fixed to the license plate mounting plate LP by screwing. The mounting portion TL17 and the mounting portion TL18 are fixed to the side cover 10 by screwing. The license plate mounting plate LP and the side cover 10 are indirectly coupled together via the tail light TL, and are also directly fixed by a screw locking portion (not shown).

As shown in Fig. 16, the license plate mounting plate LP includes a license plate mounting plate lower portion LP20 and a license plate mounting upper portion LP10 located above it. A license plate mounting portion LP21 is provided in the lower portion LP20 of the license plate mounting plate. Further, the upper edge LP10a of the license plate mounting upper portion LP10 is connected to the lower edge TL20a of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail light TL.

As shown in Fig. 7, in the side view, the license plate mounting upper portion LP10 is inclined rearward and upward, and the license plate mounting plate lower portion LP20 is inclined rearward and downward. Further, the rear end portion of the left side cover 10L and the rear end portion of the right side cover 10R (FIG. 16) are connected to both the tail light TL and the license plate mounting upper portion LP10. Further, the rear direction lamp RI is disposed above the lower portion LP20 of the license plate mounting plate. More specifically, the rear direction lamp RI is disposed in the vicinity of the boundary line between the license plate mounting plate lower portion LP20 which is inclined rearward and downward and the license plate mounting upper portion LP10 which is inclined rearward. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 16, the tail light TL is overlapped with each of the left and right rear direction lights RI in plan view.

As shown in FIG. 16, a license plate lamp LL for license plate illumination is provided above the license plate attachment portion LP21. The license plate lamp LL includes a shielding portion LL1 that protrudes from the license plate mounting plate LP toward the rear of the vehicle in such a manner as to cover the light source from above. A reflector plate LP23 is provided between the license plate lamp LL and the license plate mounting portion LP21.

As shown in FIG. 16, at the time of rear view, at least a part of the lamp cover RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI is located on the left upper and lower extension line VL1 passing through the left end of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail lamp TL and the right upper and lower extension line passing through the right end of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail lamp TL. Between VL2. In the present embodiment, the portions on the vehicle center side of each of the left and right rear direction lamps RI are located between the upper and lower extension lines VL1, VL2.

As shown in Fig. 16, in the rear view, the lamp cover extension portion TL20E is located above the horizontal extension line HL of the upper end RI20a of the lamp cover RI20 of the direction lamp RI after connecting the left and right sides. Further, the shade extension portion TL20E is located between the upper and lower extension lines VL3 and VL4 of the end portion RI20b on the vehicle center side in the width direction of each of the left and right side direction lights RI. In the present embodiment, the shade extension portion TL20E has a substantially V shape in a rear view. However, the extension portion TL20E is not limited to the V shape of the tip end, and may have a V shape with a curvature at the tip end. Further, the extension portion TL20E may be U-shaped.

The lower edge TL20a of the shade TL20 of the tail light TL may be configured such that the central portion TL20a1 is located below the left and right side portions TL20a2 to form the shade extension portion TL20E. FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the central portion TL20a1 of the lower edge TL20a of the shade TL20 of the tail light TL and the left and right side portions TL20a2 when viewed from the rear of the vehicle. The positional relationship between the central portion TL20a1 of the lower edge TL20a of the shade TL20 of the tail light TL20 and the left and right side portions TL20a2 may be any of the aspects of FIGS. 18(a) to 18(d). In the aspect of Fig. 18(a), as shown in a partial rear view of Fig. 16, the left and right side portions TL20a2 are substantially horizontal, and the center portion TL20a1 is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. In the aspect of Fig. 18 (b), the left and right side portions TL20a2 and the center portion TL20a1 are inclined at substantially the same angle with respect to the horizontal direction. In the aspect of Fig. 18 (c), the left and right side portions TL20a2 and the center portion TL20a1 are inclined in opposite directions. In Fig. 18(d), the left and right side portions TL20a2 are gently inclined from the center portion TL20a1. Further, in the case of FIG. 18(c), it is preferable that the lowest position of the left and right side portions TL20a2 is located higher than the lowest position of the center portion TL20a1. Thereby, interference of light between the tail light TL and the rear direction lamp RI can be suppressed.

<effect of the implementation aspect>

As described above, the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment includes: a power unit 4 that generates a driving force; a rear wheel 8, which is driven by a driving force of the power unit 4; and a seat 5 that is larger than the rear wheel 8 is located above; the left side cover 10L and the right side cover 10R are disposed on the left side and the right side of the space width direction of the space below the seat 5, and form a receiving space therebetween. The tail lamp TL is disposed between the end portion of the left side cover 10L and the rear end portion of the right side cover 10R, and includes a light source TL13 and a lamp cover TL20; the license plate mounting plate LP is located below the tail light TL; The direction lamp RI is mounted on the left and right sides of the license plate mounting plate LP, and includes a light source RI13 and a lamp cover RI20. In the rear view, at least a part of the lamp cover RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI is located between the left upper and lower extension line VL1 passing through the left end of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail lamp TL and the right upper and lower extension line VL2 passing through the right end of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail lamp TL, and the tail light TL The shade TL20 is formed with the shade extension portion TL20E by extending the center portion TL20a1 of the lower edge TL20a further downward and forward than the left and right side portions TL20a2.

According to the present embodiment, since the storage space is formed between the left side cover and the right side cover disposed at the rear end portion via the tail light, the space inside the side cover 10 can be used as a storage box, a fuel tank, a battery, or the like. Set the space.

In the shade TL20 of the tail light TL, the center portion TL20a1 of the lower edge TL20a is formed to extend downward and forward from the left and right side portions TL20a2 to form the shade extension portion TL20E. Therefore, the distance between the tail light TL and the rear direction light RI can be ensured. At the same time, by moving the tail light TL upward, the area of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail light TL can be ensured without making the rear portion of the vehicle look small.

In the lamp cover TL20 of the tail light TL, the lamp cover extension portion TL20E is formed by extending the center portion TL20a1 of the lower edge TL20a further downward and forward than the left and right side portions TL20a2, so that the taillight TL and the rear direction lamp RI can be secured. At the same time, at least a part of the rear direction light RI is located between the upper left and right extension lines VL1 passing through the left end of the tail light TL and the right upper and lower extension line VL2 passing through the right end of the tail light TL (FIG. 16). The direction light RI leans against the center side of the vehicle. Thereby, the rear portion of the vehicle can be made compact by the compact arrangement of the lamps.

Therefore, while ensuring the visibility of the tail light TL and the rear direction light RI, the rear portion of the vehicle can be made compact by the compact arrangement of the lamps. Further, since the lamp cover extension portion TL20E extends downward and forward, the lamp cover extension portion TL20E extends only downward. The rear portion of the vehicle can be made compact by making the tail light TL compact in the vertical direction while ensuring the area of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail light TL.

In a preferred embodiment of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment, the tail light TL has a substantially U-shape with the center at the rear in a plan view, and the body TL10 of the tail light TL includes a body extension corresponding to the lamp cover extension portion TL20E. In the outlet portion TL10E, the body extension portion TL10E is provided with a mounting portion TL15 for attaching the tail light TL to the vehicle body.

According to the present embodiment, the tail light TL has a substantially U-shape (curved shape) having a center at the rear in a plan view. Therefore, the tail light TL can be made compact in the left-right direction while securing the area of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail light TL. The rear part of the vehicle is compacted.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 17, the body extension portion TL10E of the tail light TL extends downward and forward, and the attachment portion TL15 provided in the body extension portion TL10E is located further in front of the vehicle. As a result, when the tail light TL is attached to the vehicle body or when the vehicle body is removed from the vehicle body, the operator's hand easily reaches the mounting portion TL15 provided in the main body extension portion TL10E, so that the mountability is improved.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of light sources TL13 of the tail light TL are provided, and a light source TL13 of the tail light TL is also provided in the body extension portion TL10E.

According to the present embodiment, the tail light TL can be made compact by utilizing the area of the tail light TL efficiently, thereby making the rear portion of the vehicle compact.

In a preferred embodiment of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the license plate mounting plate LP includes: a license plate mounting plate lower portion LP20 provided with a license plate mounting portion LP21; and a license plate mounting upper portion LP10, It is located above the lower plate LP20 of the license plate mounting plate, and the upper edge LP10a is connected to the lower edge of the lamp cover TL20 of the tail light TL. Further, as shown in Fig. 7, in the side view, the license plate mounting upper portion LP10 is inclined rearward and upward, and the license plate mounting plate lower portion LP20 is inclined rearward and downward, and the rear side cover 10L rear end portion and the right side side cover 10R rear end portion are connected to each other. Both the taillight TL and the license plate mounting upper portion LP10 (Fig. 16).

According to the present embodiment, since the rear end portion of the side cover 10 is connected to both the tail light TL and the license plate mounting upper portion LP10, the rear light TL can be made compact and visually identifiable by the compact arrangement of the lamps. The shape is improved, and the side cover 10 can be suppressed from becoming small, so that the space inside the side cover 10 can be effectively utilized. That is, since the rear end portion of the side cover 10 is connected to both the tail light TL and the license plate mounting upper portion LP10, the width of the side cover 10 in the upper and lower directions can be increased as compared with the case where the side cover 10 is only connected to the tail light TL. The space inside the side cover 10 can be increased to be effectively utilized.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 7, the rear direction lamp RI is disposed above the license plate mounting plate lower portion LP20. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear direction lamp RI overlaps with the tail light TL in plan view (FIG. 16).

According to the present embodiment, the tail light TL overlaps with the left and right side direction lights RI which are separated in the width direction to some extent, and therefore the tail light TL has a certain width in the width direction. The rear light TL is disposed between the rear side covers 10L, 10R and the rear end portions. Therefore, the width of the tail light TL in the width direction is larger, and the distance between the rear end portions of the left and right side covers 10L, 10R is larger. . Therefore, the compactness and visibility of the rear portion of the vehicle are achieved by the compact arrangement of the lamps, and the space inside the side cover 10 is large and can be effectively utilized.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 16, the lamp cover extension portion TL20E has a substantially V shape in a rear view. Further, the lamp cover extension portion TL20E is located above the horizontal extension line HL connecting the upper end RI20a of the lamp cover RI20 of the direction lamp RI after the left and right sides, and is located at the vehicle center side in the width direction of each of the direction lamps RI after the left and right sides. The upper and lower extension lines VL3 and VL4 of the end portion RI20b.

According to the present embodiment, the shade TL20 of the tail light TL is formed in a substantially V shape by the lamp cover extension portion TL20E, and the lamp cover extension portion TL20E is more horizontally extended than the horizontal extension line HL of the upper end RI20a of the direction lamp RI after connecting the left and right sides. The upper and lower ends of the end portion RI20b of the vehicle center side located above and located in the width direction of each of the direction lights RI after the left and right sides Between the lines VL3 and VL4, while ensuring the visibility of the tail light TL and the rear direction light RI, the rear portion of the vehicle can be made compact by compactly arranging the lamps.

Further, in a preferred embodiment of the scooter type vehicle 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 13, the shade RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI extends obliquely toward the rear upper side in a side view.

According to the present embodiment, since the shade RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI extends obliquely toward the rear side in the side view, the light from the lamp cover RI20 of the rear direction lamp RI is mainly emitted toward the rear and rear of the vehicle, so that the rear direction lamp RI can be suppressed. The light emission crosses and interferes with the light emission of the tail light TL located above the rear direction light RI, and as a result, the visibility is improved.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the invention described in the claims. For example, the present invention is also applicable to a straddle type vehicle other than a motor-driven electric vehicle, a sports bicycle, a light-duty bicycle, or an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle), such as a four-wheeled off-road vehicle. .

10‧‧‧ side cover

10L‧‧‧ side cover on the left side

10R‧‧‧Side side cover

LL‧‧‧License Light

LL1‧‧‧Shading Department

LP‧‧‧License Plate

LP10‧‧‧ License Plate Mounting Plate

LP10a‧‧‧Upper edge

LP20‧‧‧License plate lower plate

LP21‧‧‧ License Installation Department

LP23‧‧‧reflector

RI20‧‧‧shade

RI20a‧‧‧ upper end

RI20b‧‧‧ end

TL‧‧‧ taillights

TL20‧‧‧shade

TL20E‧‧‧ lampshade extension

TL20a‧‧‧ lower edge

TL20a1‧‧‧ Central Department

TL20a2‧‧‧ left and right sides

HL‧‧‧ horizontal extension line

VL1~VL4‧‧‧Upper and lower extension lines

Claims (7)

A straddle-type vehicle includes: a power unit that generates a driving force; a rear wheel that is driven by a driving force of the power unit; a seat that is located above the rear wheel; a side cover on the left side and a right side a side cover disposed on a left side and a right side of a space width direction of the space below the seat and forming a receiving space therebetween; and a tail light disposed at a rear end of the side cover of the left side and a rear end of the side cover of the right side And comprising a light source and a lamp cover; a license plate mounting plate which is located below the tail lamp; and a rear direction lamp mounted on the left and right sides of the license plate mounting plate and including the light source and the lamp cover; and in the rear view, the rear view At least a portion of the lamp cover of the directional light is located between the upper and lower extension lines of the left end of the lamp cover passing through the tail lamp and the upper and lower extension lines of the right end of the lamp cover passing through the tail lamp, wherein the lamp cover of the tail lamp is made by lowering the central portion of the lower edge The left and right side portions extend further downward and forward to form a lamp cover extension portion. The straddle-type vehicle of claim 1, wherein the tail light has a substantially U-shape at the center in a plan view, and the body of the tail light includes a body extension portion corresponding to the lamp cover extension portion, and the body extension portion The setting is useful to mount the above taillight to the mounting portion of the vehicle body. The straddle-type vehicle of claim 2, wherein the plurality of light sources of the tail light have a plurality of light sources, and the light source of the tail light is also disposed in the body extension portion. The straddle-type vehicle of claim 1, wherein the license plate mounting plate comprises: a license plate mounting plate lower portion provided with a license plate mounting portion; and a license plate mounting upper portion at the An upper edge of the license plate mounting plate, and an upper edge is connected to a lower edge of the lamp cover of the tail light; in a side view, the plate mounting plate portion is inclined rearward and upward, and the lower portion of the license plate mounting plate is inclined rearward and downward, and the left side side cover is behind The end portion and the rear side cover of the right side are connected to both the tail light and the license plate mounting upper portion. The straddle-type vehicle of claim 4, wherein the rear directional light is disposed on an upper portion of the lower portion of the license plate mounting plate and overlaps with the tail light in a plan view. The straddle-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lamp cover extension portion has a V-shape in a rear view, and the lamp cover extension portion is located above a horizontal extension line connecting the upper ends of the lamp cover of the left and right rear sides And located between the upper and lower extension lines of the end portion of the vehicle center side in the width direction of each of the direction lights after the left and right sides. The straddle-type vehicle of claim 1, wherein the lamp cover of the rear directional light extends obliquely toward the rear upper side when viewed from the side.