WO2006040450A1 - Removable cover for a motorcycle fuel tank - Google Patents

Removable cover for a motorcycle fuel tank Download PDF

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WO2006040450A1
WO2006040450A1 PCT/FR2005/002473 FR2005002473W WO2006040450A1 WO 2006040450 A1 WO2006040450 A1 WO 2006040450A1 FR 2005002473 W FR2005002473 W FR 2005002473W WO 2006040450 A1 WO2006040450 A1 WO 2006040450A1
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Ludovic Cruzio
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J35/00—Fuel tanks specially adapted for motorcycles or engine-assisted cycles; Arrangements thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J23/00—Other protectors specially adapted for cycles

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  • the invention relates to the field of accessories for motorcycles and, more particularly, accessories for reservoirs, real or artificial, of motorcycles.
  • the fuel tank of a motorcycle is usually located between the saddle and the handlebars, above the engine. In some cases, for technical reasons of space, the tank is not located in this place, but is located under the saddle.
  • the motorcycle then has, for aesthetic reasons, between the saddle and the handlebar adapted on its frame above the engine, a housing or dummy tank. Given its position between the saddle and the handlebars, a dummy tank or real is likely to undergo, on the side of the saddle, damage caused by metal parts adapted to the clothing of a user of the motorcycle or rider.
  • a carpet of the preceding type generally provides its reservoir protection function, it nevertheless has the drawbacks inherent in its nature. Indeed, its structure, obtained by the assembly sewn many elements, makes the manufacture expensive. In addition, given the material generally used, a tank mat has a flexibility such that it is not able to fit perfectly on the tank.
  • the prior art has also proposed to implement a removable covering for motorcycle tanks consisting of a rigid shell which is preformed to enclose, at least partially, the tank and which is provided at least, at its ends, fixing means to ensure a rigid immobilization of the hull on the motorcycle.
  • Such a type of removable cover has the double advantage of being perfectly immobilized on the motorcycle tank and to ensure optimum protection of the latter.
  • it has the disadvantage of imposing the use of a model of removable cover by reservoir model to equip, so that for the dealer, it is necessary to have a large storage volume, so to be able to answer the request.
  • it has emerged the need to have a new type of removable cover that can be used for different motorcycle models and that can present, before marketing, a reduced storage volume, while offering holding and protection characteristics close to those of a rigid covering and, in all cases, greater than those of other skins according to the prior art.
  • the invention relates to a removable covering for a motorcycle tank, covering comprising a body intended to cover, in part at least, the upper face of the tank and means for fixing the body to the tank and / or the motorcycle, characterized in that the body is, in part at least, plastically deformable to be able to be shaped, at least in part, to the shape of the part of the tank on which the cladding is mounted and to retain, in part to less, this form after disassembly of the dressing.
  • the plastically deformable nature of the body of the cladding according to the invention allows a flat storage of the latter, so that it is possible to stack on each other, different removable linings according to the in order to store them in a relatively small space.
  • the body is plastically deformable with shape memory, that is to say that the body is malleable so that it can be given from an initial form a new form that he will keep with regard to at least some of its parts until the application of a new constraint higher than their weight.
  • This plastically deformable shape memory character corresponds to the fact that the body has a certain rigidity while being plastic as opposed to the flexibility of a fabric that will deform under the effect of its own weight. It will therefore be possible to give certain parts of the body of the clothing, according to the invention, different shapes that they will retain after the shaping operation without being deformed under the effort of their own weight.
  • the casing body is plastically deformable at ambient temperature and the shaping can then be performed simply by hand, without any particular tool.
  • the plastically deformable nature of the body of the casing allows it to fit perfectly the part of the tank on which it is mounted so that the dressing is is immobilized on the tank by the complementarity of the shapes of the shaped body of the covering and the tank.
  • the body is plastically deformable at a temperature above 50 0 C and rigid at a temperature below the latter.
  • the implementation of the removable covering according to the invention will involve a preheating phase or steaming before adaptation of the body on the tank of the motorcycle to equip.
  • the body is reversibly plastically deformable.
  • the same removable covering according to the invention can be used or adapted to different motorcycles, so that the user of the dressing will not be forced to change the model of removable dressing when changing motorcycle model.
  • the body has an elongated shape, for enveloping a median region of the reservoir substantially symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal median plane, and at least two opposite end portions, one of which is intended to be directed towards the front of the bike and the other towards the back.
  • this is a preferred but not strictly necessary embodiment of the body of the removable covering according to the invention, insofar as the latter could be made to extend between two opposite side edges. of the tank.
  • the body of the covering comprises at least two sections, connected by a folding region having a width measured transversely to the longitudinal axis of the body, less than that of the sections it connects.
  • the folding region then defines an articulation between the sections.
  • the body of the removable covering can be made in different ways and, for example, constituted by a plastically deformable or malleable material blank, such as, for example, a metal blank or a plastic blank .
  • the body of the covering comprises a flexible envelope of flattened shape which comprises a bottom wall, intended to be placed in contact with the upper face of the reservoir and a top wall whose upper face is accessible when the covering is mounted on the tank.
  • the body then comprises, inside the casing, at least one plastically deformable reinforcement conferring on the body its plastically deformable character, as mentioned above.
  • the body comprises at least one separate plastically deformable reinforcement for each section.
  • the plastically deformable reinforcement may be made of any suitable material, such as, for example, metal such as aluminum or synthetic thermoplastic material.
  • the lower face of the body is covered or constituted, at least in part, of a non-slip material.
  • the body in order to allow filling of the tank without disassembling the removable covering, the body comprises a window for access to a filling orifice of the tank.
  • the body comprises means for fixing various equipment on its upper face. These fixing means can be made in any appropriate manner depending on the equipment to be adapted to the removable covering.
  • the equipment attachment means are adapted to ensure the attachment of at least one removable bag, such as a bag or a tank bag.
  • the casing body comprises at least two lateral wings intended to be folded against the sides of the tank, in order to ensure lateral stability of the casing.
  • the invention also relates to a method of adapting a removable cladding on a motorcycle tank comprising a step of implementing a removable cladding according to the invention and a shaping or shaping step of the cladding body. to the shape of the tank, when mounting the trim on the tank.
  • the shaping is performed by applying, by hand, a force on the upper face of the body of the cladding, so as to shape it to the shape of the motorcycle tank.
  • the method provides for implementing a removable covering whose body is thermoplastic and the method then comprises a step of heating the body before its conformation on the motorcycle tank.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective of a removable covering, according to the invention, adapted to a motorcycle tank.
  • Fig. 2 is a section on plane II-II of FIG. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a flat view of the removable covering illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • Figs. 4 to 6 illustrate, in plan view, various other embodiments of a removable covering according to the invention.
  • Fig. 7 is a side view of the removable cover illustrated in FIG. 6, in a flat state.
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective, similar to FIG. 1, showing the cladding, as illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, fitted on a motorcycle tank.
  • a removable covering according to the invention is intended to be fitted on a motorcycle tank 2, not shown, so as to cover, in part at least, the upper face, as shown more particularly in FIG. . 1.
  • the removable covering 1 comprises a body 3 which, according to the illustrated example, has an elongate shape and is more particularly adapted to envelop a median region of the reservoir 2 substantially symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal median plane P.
  • the body 3 then has two opposite end portions, the first 4 is intended to be directed towards the front of the motorcycle, while the second 5 is intended to be directed towards the rear of the same motorcycle.
  • Each end portion 4, 5 is then equipped with means 6 for fixing the body 3 on the tank 2 of the motorcycle.
  • the fastening means 6, fitted to the first end portion 4, comprise a system of straps 7 intended to come fit on the chassis 8 of the bike. Furthermore, the fastening means 6, equipping the end portion 5, comprise an orifice 10 for receiving a fixing screw 11 of the reservoir 2 as shown more particularly in FIG. 2.
  • the fastening means 6 of one or the other of the end portions 4, 5 could be made in any other suitable manner.
  • the securing means of the second end portion 5 could also include a strap for securing the body 3 on the frame of the motorcycle.
  • the body 3 in addition to having a generally elongate shape, comprises five sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 which follow each other being each separated from the following by a folding region 17 having a width,, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis ⁇ of the body 3 less than the length L of the sections they connect measured also transversely to the axis ⁇ .
  • Each folding region 17 thus forms, as will appear later, joints that allow rotation of the sections along axes perpendicular to the axis ⁇ .
  • sections 12 to 16 have lengths and widths different from one to another. However, according to the invention, it could also be adopted an identical length and / or width for each of the sections 12 to 16.
  • the body 3 has five sections however it could include more or less depending, for example but not exclusively, the size of the tank on which the covering 1 is intended to be adapted.
  • the body 3 is partly at least one plastically deformable so that it can be partially shaped at least in the shape of the part of the reservoir 2 on which the removable covering 1 is mounted, and to keep at least partly this form after disassembly of the dressing.
  • this plastically deformable nature corresponds to the fact that the body 3 may have, before any use, a substantially flat shape, as illustrated in FIG. 3 and will be likely to be shaped at the time of its introduction on the tank in the shape of the latter so as to marry better.
  • This formatting will then have a permanent character with respect to at least part of the body 3 so that the shaped portion or portions of the body 3 will retain the shape that will have been conferred even in case of disassembly of the dressing.
  • this formatting can whether or not to have a reversible nature according to the nature of the means used to give the body 3 malleability namely its ability to permanently retain a deformation imposed on it. According to the invention, it may be malleability cold or hot. It is possible to confer this plastically deformable shape memory character or malleability to the body 3 of different ways. According to the illustrated example, this is achieved by incorporating a malleable or plastically deformable shape memory reinforcement 20 in each of the sections 12 to 16.
  • the body 3 is made in the form of a flexible envelope of flattened shape. which comprises a lower wall 21 intended to be placed in contact with the upper face of the tank 2, as shown more particularly in FIG. 2.
  • the wall 21 will be made, preferably but not strictly necessary, in a material having non-slip properties or at least a high coefficient of adhesion with respect to a smooth surface such as that of a motorcycle tank.
  • the body 3 has, in addition, an upper wall 22 whose upper face 23 is accessible or visible when the casing 1 is mounted on the reservoir 2.
  • Each armature 20 is then disposed within the casing constituting the body 3 being each placed according to the illustrated example in relation to one of the sections of said body 3. In FIG. 3, the frames 20 are symbolized in dotted or discontinuous lines.
  • Each armature 20 is then made of a material having the appropriate plastic shape deformability characteristics or malleability which may be, for example but not exclusively, a metal, a metal alloy, or a suitable synthetic material.
  • each armature 20 will be, according to the illustrated example, made of a blank of thin aluminum sheet whose dimensions and shape will be adapted to fit within the corresponding section of the body 3.
  • a removable covering 1 according to the invention is implemented in the following manner. First of all, it must be considered that before any use the dressing will occur, preferably but not necessarily, in a flat state as illustrated in Figure 3.
  • a user When a user then wants to mount it on a motorcycle tank, it will start, for example, by fixing the rear end portion 5 at the screw 2. Then, it will place the body 3 against the tank to hook the straps 7 forward on the frame 8 of the motorcycle. This operation is then particularly easy given the relative flexibility imparted to the body 3 by the hinge areas 17, which flexibility is further accentuated by the lack of reinforcement at these areas.
  • the user can then proceed to the conformation of each of the sections 12 to 16 so as to make them perfectly fit the region of the tank 2 at which they are located as shown more particularly in FIG. . 1.
  • this operation can be done directly by hand without the need to resort to specific equipment.
  • a hand tool such as for example a bodybuilder mallet to make the best fit each section of the shape of the tank 2.
  • the bodybuilder's mallet will then be used in a moderate way to avoid any damage to the surface of the tank 2 as well as that of the body 3.
  • the body 3 is then in a state in which it perfectly fits the tank 2 so that the casing 1 is there perfectly immobilized.
  • the casing 1 for the maintenance of equipment such as for example a tank bag 24 symbolized in phantom lines to the fîg. 2.
  • the upper face of the body 3 will be equipped with fastening means 25 of the bag 24.
  • These fastening means 25 will be constituted for example by hooking loops or hooks.
  • the body 3 in view of the mechanical characteristics of the reinforcements 20 in the event of removal or disassembly of the covering 1, the body 3 will retain the shape conferred on it at least as regards the sections 12 to 16.
  • the armatures 20 are made of a material that is capable of experiencing permanent but reversible plastic deformations, as is for example the case for a blank of a thin aluminum sheet, it will be possible to change the shape conferred to each of the sections so as to successively adapt the same skin according to the invention on different shape motorcycle tanks.
  • the cladding according to the invention described above and in relation with FIGS. 1 to 3 it is implemented a separate plastically deformable reinforcement for each of the sections 12 to 16.
  • the fîg. 4 illustrates another embodiment of a covering 1 whose body 3 has a substantially identical shape to that of the dressing illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, however, comprising only four sections 12 to 15.
  • the body 3 encloses an armature 20 which concerns the entire body 3 and then has a shape homothetic to that of said body 3 so that the last will be able to retain the shape that has been conferred both longitudinally and transversally.
  • the body 3 is not necessarily made in the form of an envelope within which are disposed one or more reinforcements 20 conferring a malleable or plastically deformable character with shape memory.
  • the fîg. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of a removable covering according to the invention for which the body 3 is made directly in a plastic-deformable material blank of shape memory to represent a general shape similar to that of the casing 1 illustrated in FIG. fig. 4.
  • the fîg. 6 and 7 illustrate, for their part, an alternative embodiment of a removable covering according to which the body 3 is also directly constituted by a pre-cut blank of plastically deformable material with shape memory.
  • the selected material is a thermoplastic material selected to be plastically deformable at a temperature above 50 0 C and be rigid at a temperature below 50 0 C.
  • the body 3 Before placing the cladding on the tank 2 of the motorcycle, the body 3 will be preheated by means of, for example, a device for blowing hot air or parboiled in an oven so as to bring the material that constitutes it in a state of plasticity to conform to the shape of the motorcycle tank 2. After cooling, the body 3 will be rigid and perfectly fit the tank 2 as shown in fig. 8. It will be noted that the body 3 comprises according to this embodiment, two side wings 30 disposed on either side of the axis ⁇ and intended to be folded over the blanks of the tank 2. The dressing 1 thus constituted will particularly effectively protect the tank 2 and will likely maintain equipment adapted to it being adapted by means for example loops 25.
  • the means 6 for attachment to the motorcycle equipping the front end 4 of the body 3 are here made in the form of hooks intended to engage the lower rim of the tank.
  • the body 3 of the covering 1 is made of thermoplastic material
  • this body 3 could equally well be made in a malleable metal blank, such as, for example, a blank of a thin sheet of aluminum cut flat and delivered in this state to a user who will only have to conform to the shape of its motorcycle tank during assembly of the dressing.
  • FIGS. 1 to 8 all include a window 32 to access a hole 33 for filling the tank 2.
  • a window 32 is not necessary for the realization of a removable covering according to the invention.

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The invention relates to a removable cover for a motorcycle fuel tank (2). This cover comprises a body serving to cover, in part, at least the upper surface of the fuel tank (2) and comprises means for attaching the body to the fuel tank (2) and/or to the motorcycle. The cover is characterized in that the body is, in part, at least plastically deformable in order to be able to be formed, in part, at least into the shape of the portion of the fuel tank on which said cover is mounted and to maintain, in part, at least this shape after the cover is removed.

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HABILLAGE AMOVIBLE POUR RESERVOIR DE MOTO REMOVABLE CLOSURE FOR MOTORCYCLE TANK
L'invention concerne le domaine des accessoires pour motocyclettes et, plus particulièrement, des accessoires pour réservoirs, réels ou factices, de motos. Le réservoir à essence d'une moto est, généralement, situé entre la selle et le guidon, au- dessus du moteur. Dans certains cas, pour des raisons techniques d'encombrement, le réservoir n'est pas situé à cette place, mais se trouve disposé sous la selle. La moto possède alors, pour des raisons esthétiques, entre la selle et le guidon adapté sur son cadre au-dessus du moteur, un carter ou réservoir factice. Compte tenu de sa position entre la selle et le guidon, un réservoir factice ou réel est susceptible de subir, du côté de la selle, des dégradations occasionnées par des pièces métalliques adaptées sur les vêtements d'un utilisateur de la moto ou motard. En effet, de telles pièces métalliques provoquent des rayures et des chocs qui altèrent l'aspect du revêtement du réservoir et contribuent à la dépréciation de la moto. Afin de remédier à ces risques de dégradation, l'art antérieur a proposé, par exemple, d'adapter, sur la partie du réservoir située à proximité de la selle, des habillages ou protections adhésives. Toutefois, ces protections, de par leur mode de fixation au moyen de colles, ne peuvent être ôtées ou remplacées sans occasionner une dégradation importante du revêtement du réservoir, de sorte qu'elles conduisent à un effet inverse de celui recherché par leur utilisation. Il est également connu de mettre en oeuvre une protection ou un habillage constitué par un tapis enveloppant fixé au moyen de sangles passant sous le réservoir. Un tel tapis est généralement réalisé en matériau textile, en cuir naturel ou synthétique, par l'assemblage cousu de pièces de différentes formes pour s'adapter à la conformation particulière du réservoir. Si un tapis du type précédent assure globalement sa fonction de protection du réservoir, il présente, néanmoins, des inconvénients inhérents à sa nature. En effet, sa structure, obtenue par l'assemblage cousu de nombreux éléments, en rend la fabrication onéreuse. De plus, compte tenu du matériau généralement utilisé, un tapis de réservoir présente une souplesse telle qu'il n'est pas à même de tenir parfaitement sur le réservoir.The invention relates to the field of accessories for motorcycles and, more particularly, accessories for reservoirs, real or artificial, of motorcycles. The fuel tank of a motorcycle is usually located between the saddle and the handlebars, above the engine. In some cases, for technical reasons of space, the tank is not located in this place, but is located under the saddle. The motorcycle then has, for aesthetic reasons, between the saddle and the handlebar adapted on its frame above the engine, a housing or dummy tank. Given its position between the saddle and the handlebars, a dummy tank or real is likely to undergo, on the side of the saddle, damage caused by metal parts adapted to the clothing of a user of the motorcycle or rider. Indeed, such metal parts cause scratches and shocks that alter the appearance of the tank liner and contribute to the depreciation of the bike. To remedy these risks of degradation, the prior art has proposed, for example, to adapt, on the part of the tank located near the saddle, skins or adhesive protections. However, these protections, by their method of fixing by means of glues, can not be removed or replaced without causing a significant degradation of the coating of the tank, so that they lead to an opposite effect to that sought by their use. It is also known to implement a protection or a covering constituted by an enveloping carpet fixed by means of straps passing under the reservoir. Such a carpet is generally made of textile material, natural or synthetic leather, by the sewn assembly of pieces of different shapes to adapt to the particular conformation of the tank. If a carpet of the preceding type generally provides its reservoir protection function, it nevertheless has the drawbacks inherent in its nature. Indeed, its structure, obtained by the assembly sewn many elements, makes the manufacture expensive. In addition, given the material generally used, a tank mat has a flexibility such that it is not able to fit perfectly on the tank.
Dans le domaine des accessoires pour réservoirs de moto, il existe, également, le besoin de pouvoir fixer sur le réservoir différents équipements tels que, par exemple, une sacoche ou un bagage apte à recevoir des effets du motard. L'art antérieur a proposé d'apporter une solution à ce problème en équipant de telles sacoches, dites de réservoir, d'aimants destinés à adhérer sur les réservoirs métalliques. Toutefois, les sacoches de réservoirs à dispositif de fixation magnétique ne sont pas immobilisées de manière rigide sur le réservoir, de sorte qu'elles peuvent être décollées sous l'effet de la vitesse ou, encore, facilement arrachées par une personne mal intentionnée, notamment lors d'un arrêt de courte durée en cours de voyage. De plus, lors de la mise en place de la sacoche, le système d'aimantation est susceptible d'occasionner des chocs pouvant dégrader la face supérieure du réservoir.In the field of accessories for motorcycle tanks, there is also the need to be able to attach to the tank various equipment such as, for example, a bag or luggage suitable for receiving effects of the rider. The prior art has proposed to provide a solution to this problem by equipping such bags, said tank, magnets for adhering to the metal tanks. However, the magnetic attachment device tank bags are not immobilized rigidly on the tank, so that they can be peeled off under the effect of the speed or even easily torn off by a malicious person, in particular during a short stop during the trip. In addition, during the introduction of the bag, the magnetization system is likely to cause shocks can degrade the upper face of the tank.
L'art antérieur a également proposé d'adapter une sacoche sur un tapis de réservoir, tel que décrit précédemment. Toutefois, en plus des inconvénients déjà énoncés inhérents à un tel tapis, l'adaptation de la sacoche sur le réservoir, par l'intermédiaire du tapis, n'offre pas une bonne tenue de cette dernière. En effet, compte tenu de la nature du tapis, la sacoche peut être amenée à effectuer des déplacements latéraux lorsque la moto prend des virages ou, encore, des déplacements longitudinaux lorsque la moto accélère ou freine. De tels déplacements intempestifs nuisent au confort de pilotage de la moto et contribuent à la fatigue du pilote.The prior art has also proposed to adapt a bag on a tank mat, as described above. However, in addition to the disadvantages already stated inherent in such a carpet, adaptation of the bag on the tank, through the carpet, does not offer a good performance of the latter. Indeed, given the nature of the carpet, the bag can be made to perform lateral movements when the bike takes turns or longitudinal movements when the bike accelerates or brakes. Such untimely displacements affect the riding comfort of the motorcycle and contribute to the driver's fatigue.
Afin de remédier aux inconvénients des accessoires de réservoirs de moto évoqués ci-dessus, l'art antérieur a également proposé de mettre en oeuvre un habillage amovible pour réservoirs de moto constitué d'une coque rigide qui est préconformée pour envelopper, au moins partiellement, le réservoir et qui est pourvue au moins, au niveau de ses extrémités, de moyens de fixation pour assurer une immobilisation rigide de la coque sur la moto.In order to overcome the drawbacks of the motorcycle tank accessories mentioned above, the prior art has also proposed to implement a removable covering for motorcycle tanks consisting of a rigid shell which is preformed to enclose, at least partially, the tank and which is provided at least, at its ends, fixing means to ensure a rigid immobilization of the hull on the motorcycle.
Un tel type d'habillage amovible présente le double avantage d'être parfaitement immobilisé sur le réservoir de moto et d'assurer une protection optimale de ce dernier. Toutefois, il possède l'inconvénient d'imposer l'usage d'un modèle d'habillage amovible par modèle de réservoir à équiper, de sorte que, pour le revendeur, il est nécessaire de disposer d'un grand volume de stockage, afin de pouvoir répondre à la demande. Ainsi, il est apparu le besoin de disposer d'un nouveau type d'habillage amovible qui puisse être utilisé pour différents modèles de moto et qui puisse présenter, avant sa commercialisation, un volume de stockage réduit, tout en offrant des caractéristiques de tenue et de protection proches de celles d'un habillage rigide et, dans tous les cas, supérieures à celles des autres habillages selon l'art antérieur.Such a type of removable cover has the double advantage of being perfectly immobilized on the motorcycle tank and to ensure optimum protection of the latter. However, it has the disadvantage of imposing the use of a model of removable cover by reservoir model to equip, so that for the dealer, it is necessary to have a large storage volume, so to be able to answer the request. Thus, it has emerged the need to have a new type of removable cover that can be used for different motorcycle models and that can present, before marketing, a reduced storage volume, while offering holding and protection characteristics close to those of a rigid covering and, in all cases, greater than those of other skins according to the prior art.
Afin d'atteindre ces objectifs, l'invention concerne un habillage amovible pour un réservoir de moto, habillage comprenant un corps destiné à recouvrir, en partie au moins, la face supérieure du réservoir et des moyens de fixation du corps sur le réservoir et/ou la moto, caractérisé en ce que le corps est, en partie au moins, plastiquement déformable pour pouvoir être conformé, en partie au moins, à la forme de la partie du réservoir sur laquelle l'habillage est monté et conserver, en partie au moins, cette forme après démontage de l'habillage. Ainsi, le caractère plastiquement déformable du corps de l'habillage selon l'invention permet de procéder à un stockage à plat de ce dernier, de sorte qu'il est possible d'empiler les uns sur les autres, différents habillages amovibles selon l'invention, afin de les stocker dans un espace relativement réduit. De plus, dans la mesure où l'habillage amovible ne présente aucune conformation particulière avant sa première utilisation, il est possible d'utiliser un même habillage amovible pour différents types de motos, l'utilisateur conformant alors le corps de l'habillage selon l'invention directement sur le réservoir de sa moto. Ainsi, au sens de l'invention le corps est plastiquement déformable à mémoire de forme c'est-à-dire que le corps est malléable de manière que l'on puisse lui conférer à partir d'une forme initiale une nouvelle forme qu'il conservera pour ce qui concerne certaines au moins de ses parties jusqu'à l'application d'une nouvelle contrainte supérieure à leurs poids. Ce caractère plastiquement déformable à mémoire de forme correspond au fait que le corps présente une certaine rigidité tout en étant plastique par opposition à la souplesse d'un tissu qui se déformera sous l'effet de son propre poids. Il sera donc possible de conférer à certaines parties au moins du corps de l'habillage, selon l'invention, différentes formes qu'elles conserveront après l'opération de conformation sans se déformer sous l'effort de leur poids propre.In order to achieve these objectives, the invention relates to a removable covering for a motorcycle tank, covering comprising a body intended to cover, in part at least, the upper face of the tank and means for fixing the body to the tank and / or the motorcycle, characterized in that the body is, in part at least, plastically deformable to be able to be shaped, at least in part, to the shape of the part of the tank on which the cladding is mounted and to retain, in part to less, this form after disassembly of the dressing. Thus, the plastically deformable nature of the body of the cladding according to the invention allows a flat storage of the latter, so that it is possible to stack on each other, different removable linings according to the in order to store them in a relatively small space. In addition, insofar as the removable covering has no particular conformation before its first use, it is possible to use the same removable covering for different types of motorcycles, the user then conforming the body of the dressing according to the invention directly on the tank of his motorcycle. Thus, within the meaning of the invention, the body is plastically deformable with shape memory, that is to say that the body is malleable so that it can be given from an initial form a new form that he will keep with regard to at least some of its parts until the application of a new constraint higher than their weight. This plastically deformable shape memory character corresponds to the fact that the body has a certain rigidity while being plastic as opposed to the flexibility of a fabric that will deform under the effect of its own weight. It will therefore be possible to give certain parts of the body of the clothing, according to the invention, different shapes that they will retain after the shaping operation without being deformed under the effort of their own weight.
Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, le corps de l'habillage est plastiquement déformable à température ambiante et la mise en forme pourra alors être effectuée simplement à la main, sans outil particulier. De plus, le caractère plastiquement déformable du corps de l'habillage permet à ce dernier d'emboîter parfaitement la partie du réservoir sur laquelle il est monté de sorte que l'habillage se trouve immobilisé sur le réservoir par la complémentarité des formes du corps conformé de l'habillage et du réservoir.According to one characteristic of the invention, the casing body is plastically deformable at ambient temperature and the shaping can then be performed simply by hand, without any particular tool. In addition, the plastically deformable nature of the body of the casing allows it to fit perfectly the part of the tank on which it is mounted so that the dressing is is immobilized on the tank by the complementarity of the shapes of the shaped body of the covering and the tank.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le corps est plastiquement déformable à une température supérieure à 50 0C et rigide à une température inférieure à cette dernière. Ainsi, dans ce cas, la mise en oeuvre de l'habillage amovible selon l'invention fera intervenir une phase de préchauffage ou d'étuvage avant adaptation du corps sur le réservoir de la moto à équiper.According to another characteristic of the invention, the body is plastically deformable at a temperature above 50 0 C and rigid at a temperature below the latter. Thus, in this case, the implementation of the removable covering according to the invention will involve a preheating phase or steaming before adaptation of the body on the tank of the motorcycle to equip.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le corps est plastiquement déformable de manière réversible. Ainsi, un même habillage amovible selon l'invention pourra être utilisé ou adapté sur différentes motos, de sorte que l'utilisateur de l'habillage ne sera pas obligé de changer de modèle d'habillage amovible lorsqu'il changera de modèle de moto.According to another characteristic of the invention, the body is reversibly plastically deformable. Thus, the same removable covering according to the invention can be used or adapted to different motorcycles, so that the user of the dressing will not be forced to change the model of removable dressing when changing motorcycle model.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le corps présente une forme allongée, pour envelopper une région médiane du réservoir sensiblement symétrique par rapport à un plan médian longitudinal, et au moins deux parties terminales opposées dont l'une est destinée à être dirigée vers l'avant de la moto et l'autre vers l'arrière. Bien entendu il s'agit ici d'une forme préférée mais non strictement nécessaire de réalisation du corps de l'habillage amovible selon l'invention, dans la mesure où ce dernier pourrait être réalisé de manière à s'étendre entre deux bords latéraux opposés du réservoir.According to another characteristic of the invention, the body has an elongated shape, for enveloping a median region of the reservoir substantially symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal median plane, and at least two opposite end portions, one of which is intended to be directed towards the front of the bike and the other towards the back. Of course this is a preferred but not strictly necessary embodiment of the body of the removable covering according to the invention, insofar as the latter could be made to extend between two opposite side edges. of the tank.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, particulièrement adaptée pour être combinée avec la caractéristique selon laquelle le corps de l'habillage amovible présente une forme allongée destinée à être orienté selon l'axe longitudinal de la moto, le corps de l'habillage comporte au moins deux tronçons, reliés par une région de pliage présentant une largeur mesurée transversalement à l'axe longitudinal du corps, inférieure à celle des tronçons qu'elle relie. La région de pliage définit alors une articulation entre les tronçons. Ainsi, cette caractéristique de l'invention permet de parfaitement adapter le corps de l'habillage amovible selon l'invention à un réservoir présentant une forte convexité selon son axe longitudinal. Selon l'invention, le corps de l'habillage amovible peut être réalisé de différentes manières et, par exemple, constitué par un flan de matière plastiquement déformable ou malléable, telle que, par exemple, un flan de métal ou un flan de matière plastique. Selon une autre forme de réalisation, plus particulièrement préférée mais non strictement nécessaire, le coips de l'habillage comprend une enveloppe souple de forme aplatie qui comprend une paroi inférieure, destinée à être placée au contact de la face supérieure du réservoir et une paroi supérieure dont la face supérieure est accessible lorsque l'habillage est monté sur le réservoir. Le corps comprend alors, à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe, au moins une armature plastiquement déformable conférant au corps son caractère plastiquement déformable, tel qu'évoqué précédemment.According to another characteristic of the invention, particularly adapted to be combined with the characteristic according to which the body of the removable covering has an elongated shape intended to be oriented along the longitudinal axis of the motorcycle, the body of the covering comprises at least two sections, connected by a folding region having a width measured transversely to the longitudinal axis of the body, less than that of the sections it connects. The folding region then defines an articulation between the sections. Thus, this characteristic of the invention makes it possible to perfectly adapt the body of the removable covering according to the invention to a reservoir having a high convexity along its longitudinal axis. According to the invention, the body of the removable covering can be made in different ways and, for example, constituted by a plastically deformable or malleable material blank, such as, for example, a metal blank or a plastic blank . According to another embodiment, more particularly preferred but not strictly necessary, the body of the covering comprises a flexible envelope of flattened shape which comprises a bottom wall, intended to be placed in contact with the upper face of the reservoir and a top wall whose upper face is accessible when the covering is mounted on the tank. The body then comprises, inside the casing, at least one plastically deformable reinforcement conferring on the body its plastically deformable character, as mentioned above.
Dans la mesure où le corps est réalisé de manière à présenter plusieurs tronçons séparés par des zones de pliage, selon une caractéristique de l'invention le corps comprend au moins une armature plastiquement déformable distincte pour chaque tronçon. Selon l'invention l'armature plastiquement déformable peut être réalisée en tout matériau approprié, tel que, par exemple, du métal comme de l'aluminium ou, encore, en matière thermoplastique synthétique.Insofar as the body is made to have several sections separated by fold zones, according to a feature of the invention the body comprises at least one separate plastically deformable reinforcement for each section. According to the invention, the plastically deformable reinforcement may be made of any suitable material, such as, for example, metal such as aluminum or synthetic thermoplastic material.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, afin de favoriser la tenue de l'habillage sur le réservoir, la face inférieure du corps est recouverte ou constituée, en partie au moins, d'un matériau antidérapant.According to another characteristic of the invention, in order to promote the holding of the covering on the reservoir, the lower face of the body is covered or constituted, at least in part, of a non-slip material.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, afin de permettre un remplissage du réservoir sans démontage de l'habillage amovible, le corps comprend une fenêtre d'accès à un orifice de remplissage du réservoir. Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention le corps comprend des moyens de fixation d'équipements divers sur sa face supérieure. Ces moyens de fixation peuvent être réalisés de toutes façons appropriées en fonction des équipements à adapter sur l'habillage amovible. Dans une forme préférée de réalisation, les moyens de fixation d'équipements sont adaptés pour assurer la fixation d'au moins un bagage amovible, tel qu'un sac ou une sacoche de réservoir.According to another characteristic of the invention, in order to allow filling of the tank without disassembling the removable covering, the body comprises a window for access to a filling orifice of the tank. According to yet another characteristic of the invention the body comprises means for fixing various equipment on its upper face. These fixing means can be made in any appropriate manner depending on the equipment to be adapted to the removable covering. In a preferred embodiment, the equipment attachment means are adapted to ensure the attachment of at least one removable bag, such as a bag or a tank bag.
Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le corps de l'habillage comprend au moins deux ailes latérales, destinées à être rabattues contre les flancs du réservoir, afin d'assurer une stabilité latérale de l'habillage.According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the casing body comprises at least two lateral wings intended to be folded against the sides of the tank, in order to ensure lateral stability of the casing.
L'invention concerne également un procédé d'adaptation d'un habillage amovible sur un réservoir de moto comprenant une étape de mise en oeuvre d'un habillage amovible selon l'invention et une étape de conformation ou de conformage du corps de l'habillage à la forme du réservoir, lors du montage de l'habillage sur le réservoir. Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, le conformage est effectué en appliquant, à la main, un effort sur la face supérieure du corps de l'habillage, de manière à le modeler à la forme du réservoir de moto.The invention also relates to a method of adapting a removable cladding on a motorcycle tank comprising a step of implementing a removable cladding according to the invention and a shaping or shaping step of the cladding body. to the shape of the tank, when mounting the trim on the tank. According to one characteristic of the invention, the shaping is performed by applying, by hand, a force on the upper face of the body of the cladding, so as to shape it to the shape of the motorcycle tank.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, le procédé prévoit de mettre en œuvre un habillage amovible dont le corps est thermoplastique et le procédé comprend alors une étape de chauffage du corps avant son conformage sur le réservoir de moto.According to another characteristic of the invention, the method provides for implementing a removable covering whose body is thermoplastic and the method then comprises a step of heating the body before its conformation on the motorcycle tank.
Diverses autres caractéristiques de l'invention ressortent de la description ci- dessous effectuée en référence aux dessins annexés qui illustrent différentes formes non limitatives de réalisation d'habillages amovibles selon l'invention.Various other characteristics of the invention emerge from the description below made with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate various non-limiting forms of realization of removable linings according to the invention.
La fig. 1 est une perspective schématique d'un habillage amovible, selon l'invention, adapté sur un réservoir de moto.Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective of a removable covering, according to the invention, adapted to a motorcycle tank.
La fig. 2 est une coupe selon le plan II-II de la fig. 1.Fig. 2 is a section on plane II-II of FIG. 1.
La fig. 3 est une vue à plat de l'habillage amovible illustré à la fig. 1. Les fig. 4 à 6 illustrent, en vue à plat, différentes autres formes de réalisation d'un habillage amovible selon l'invention.Fig. 3 is a flat view of the removable covering illustrated in FIG. 1. Figs. 4 to 6 illustrate, in plan view, various other embodiments of a removable covering according to the invention.
La fig. 7 est une vue de côté de l'habillage amovible illustré à la fig. 6, dans un état à plat.Fig. 7 is a side view of the removable cover illustrated in FIG. 6, in a flat state.
La fig. 8 est une perspective, analogue à la fig. 1, montrant l'habillage, tel qu'illustré aux fig. 5, 6 et 7, adapté sur un réservoir de moto.Fig. 8 is a perspective, similar to FIG. 1, showing the cladding, as illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7, fitted on a motorcycle tank.
Un habillage amovible selon l'invention, tel qu'illustré aux fig. 1 à 3 et désigné dans son ensemble par la référence 1, est destiné à être adapté sur un réservoir 2 de moto, non représentée, de manière à en recouvrir, en partie au moins, la face supérieure, comme le montre plus particulièrement la fig. 1. À cet effet, l'habillage amovible 1 comprend un corps 3 qui, selon l'exemple illustré, présente une forme allongée et se trouve plus particulièrement adapté pour envelopper une région médiane du réservoir 2 sensiblement symétrique par rapport à un plan médian longitudinal P. Le corps 3 présente alors deux parties terminales opposées dont la première 4 est destinée à être dirigée vers l'avant de la moto, tandis que la seconde 5 est destinée à être dirigé vers l'arrière de cette même moto. Chaque partie terminale 4, 5 est alors équipée de moyens 6 de fixation du corps 3 sur le réservoir 2 de la moto. Selon l'exemple illustré, les moyens de fixation 6, équipant la première partie terminale 4, comprennent un système de sangles 7 destinées à venir s'adapter sur le châssis 8 de la moto. Par ailleurs, les moyens de fixation 6, équipant la partie terminale 5, comprennent un orifice 10 destiné à recevoir une vis de fixation 11 du réservoir 2 comme le montre plus particulièrement la fig. 2.A removable covering according to the invention, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 and designated as a whole by the reference 1, is intended to be fitted on a motorcycle tank 2, not shown, so as to cover, in part at least, the upper face, as shown more particularly in FIG. . 1. For this purpose, the removable covering 1 comprises a body 3 which, according to the illustrated example, has an elongate shape and is more particularly adapted to envelop a median region of the reservoir 2 substantially symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal median plane P. The body 3 then has two opposite end portions, the first 4 is intended to be directed towards the front of the motorcycle, while the second 5 is intended to be directed towards the rear of the same motorcycle. Each end portion 4, 5 is then equipped with means 6 for fixing the body 3 on the tank 2 of the motorcycle. According to the illustrated example, the fastening means 6, fitted to the first end portion 4, comprise a system of straps 7 intended to come fit on the chassis 8 of the bike. Furthermore, the fastening means 6, equipping the end portion 5, comprise an orifice 10 for receiving a fixing screw 11 of the reservoir 2 as shown more particularly in FIG. 2.
Bien entendu, les moyens de fixation 6 de l'une ou l'autre des parties terminales 4, 5 pourraient être réalisées d'une tout autre façon appropriée. Ainsi, les moyens de fixation de la seconde partie terminale 5 pourraient également comprendre une sangle permettant un arrimage du corps 3 sur le châssis de la moto.Of course, the fastening means 6 of one or the other of the end portions 4, 5 could be made in any other suitable manner. Thus, the securing means of the second end portion 5 could also include a strap for securing the body 3 on the frame of the motorcycle.
Selon l'exemple illustré le corps 3, en plus de présenter une forme générale allongée, comporte cinq tronçons 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 qui se suivent en étant chacun séparé du suivant par une région de pliage 17 présentant une largeur £, mesurée transversalement à l'axe longitudinal Δ du corps 3 inférieure à la longueur L des tronçons qu'elles relient mesurée également transversalement à l'axe Δ. Chaque région de pliage 17 forme ainsi, comme cela apparaîtra par la suite, des articulations qui autorisent une rotation des tronçons selon des axes perpendiculaire à l'axe Δ. Il sera remarqué que selon l'exemple illustré les tronçons 12 à 16 présentent des longueurs et des largeurs différentes de l'un à l'autre. Toutefois, selon l'invention, il pourrait également être adopté une longueur et/ou une largeur identique pour chacun des tronçons 12 à 16. De même, selon l'exemple illustré, le corps 3 présente cinq tronçons toutefois il pourrait en comprendre plus ou moins selon, par exemple mais non exclusivement, la taille du réservoir sur lequel l'habillage 1 est destiné à être adapté.According to the illustrated example, the body 3, in addition to having a generally elongate shape, comprises five sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 which follow each other being each separated from the following by a folding region 17 having a width,, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis Δ of the body 3 less than the length L of the sections they connect measured also transversely to the axis Δ. Each folding region 17 thus forms, as will appear later, joints that allow rotation of the sections along axes perpendicular to the axis Δ. It will be noted that according to the illustrated example sections 12 to 16 have lengths and widths different from one to another. However, according to the invention, it could also be adopted an identical length and / or width for each of the sections 12 to 16. Likewise, according to the illustrated example, the body 3 has five sections however it could include more or less depending, for example but not exclusively, the size of the tank on which the covering 1 is intended to be adapted.
Selon une caractéristique essentielle de l'invention, le corps 3 est en partie au moins un plastiquement déformable de manière à pouvoir être conformé en partie au moins à la forme de la partie du réservoir 2 sur laquelle l'habillage amovible 1 est monté, et à conserver en partie au moins cette forme après démontage de l'habillage. Au sens de l'invention, ce caractère plastiquement déformable correspond au fait que le corps 3 pourra présenter, avant toute utilisation, une forme sensiblement plane, telle qu'illustré à la fîg. 3 et sera susceptible d'être conformé au moment de sa mise en place sur le réservoir à la forme de ce dernier de manière à l'épouser au mieux. Cette mise en forme aura alors un caractère permanent pour ce qui concerne une partie au moins du corps 3 de sorte que la ou les parties conformées du corps 3 conserveront la forme qui leur aura été conférée même en cas de démontage de l'habillage. Il doit être noté que, selon l'invention, cette mise en forme pourra posséder ou non un caractère réversible selon la nature des moyens mis en oeuvre pour conférer au corps 3 sa malléabilité à savoir sa faculté à conserver de manière permanente une déformation lui ayant été imposée. Selon l'invention, il peut s'agir de malléabilité à froid ou à chaud. II est possible de conférer ce caractère plastiquement déformable à mémoire de forme ou cette malléabilité au corps 3 de différentes de manière. Selon l'exemple illustré, cela est réalisé en incorporant une armature 20 malléable ou plastiquement déformable à mémoire de forme dans chacun des tronçons 12 à 16. À cet effet, le corps 3 est réalisé sous la forme d'une enveloppe souple de forme aplatie qui comprend une paroi inférieure 21 destinée à être placée au contact de la face supérieure du réservoir 2, comme le montre plus particulièrement la fig. 2. Afin d'éviter un glissement relatif du corps 3 sur le réservoir 2 la paroi 21 sera réalisée, de manière préférée mais non strictement nécessaire, dans un matériau présentant des propriétés antidérapantes ou tout au moins un fort coefficient d'adhérence par rapport à une surface lisse telle que celle d'un réservoir de moto. Le corps 3 présente, en outre, une paroi supérieure 22 dont la face supérieure 23 est accessible ou visible lorsque que l'habillage 1 est monté sur le réservoir 2. Chaque armature 20 est alors disposée à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe constitutive du corps 3 en étant chacune placée selon l'exemple illustré en relation avec l'un des tronçons dudit corps 3. A la fig. 3, les armatures 20 sont symbolisées en traits pointillés ou discontinus.According to an essential characteristic of the invention, the body 3 is partly at least one plastically deformable so that it can be partially shaped at least in the shape of the part of the reservoir 2 on which the removable covering 1 is mounted, and to keep at least partly this form after disassembly of the dressing. For the purposes of the invention, this plastically deformable nature corresponds to the fact that the body 3 may have, before any use, a substantially flat shape, as illustrated in FIG. 3 and will be likely to be shaped at the time of its introduction on the tank in the shape of the latter so as to marry better. This formatting will then have a permanent character with respect to at least part of the body 3 so that the shaped portion or portions of the body 3 will retain the shape that will have been conferred even in case of disassembly of the dressing. It should be noted that, according to the invention, this formatting can whether or not to have a reversible nature according to the nature of the means used to give the body 3 malleability namely its ability to permanently retain a deformation imposed on it. According to the invention, it may be malleability cold or hot. It is possible to confer this plastically deformable shape memory character or malleability to the body 3 of different ways. According to the illustrated example, this is achieved by incorporating a malleable or plastically deformable shape memory reinforcement 20 in each of the sections 12 to 16. For this purpose, the body 3 is made in the form of a flexible envelope of flattened shape. which comprises a lower wall 21 intended to be placed in contact with the upper face of the tank 2, as shown more particularly in FIG. 2. In order to avoid a relative sliding of the body 3 on the tank 2, the wall 21 will be made, preferably but not strictly necessary, in a material having non-slip properties or at least a high coefficient of adhesion with respect to a smooth surface such as that of a motorcycle tank. The body 3 has, in addition, an upper wall 22 whose upper face 23 is accessible or visible when the casing 1 is mounted on the reservoir 2. Each armature 20 is then disposed within the casing constituting the body 3 being each placed according to the illustrated example in relation to one of the sections of said body 3. In FIG. 3, the frames 20 are symbolized in dotted or discontinuous lines.
Chaque armature 20 est alors réalisée dans un matériau présentant les caractéristiques de déformabilité plastique à mémoire de forme ou de malléabilité appropriées qui pourra être, par exemple mais non exclusivement, un métal, un alliage métallique, ou un matériau synthétique adapté. Ainsi, chaque armature 20 sera, selon l'exemple illustré, réalisée dans un flan de tôle d'aluminium de faible épaisseur dont les dimensions et la forme seront adaptées pour venir s'inscrire à l'intérieur du tronçon correspondant du corps 3.Each armature 20 is then made of a material having the appropriate plastic shape deformability characteristics or malleability which may be, for example but not exclusively, a metal, a metal alloy, or a suitable synthetic material. Thus, each armature 20 will be, according to the illustrated example, made of a blank of thin aluminum sheet whose dimensions and shape will be adapted to fit within the corresponding section of the body 3.
Un habillage amovible 1 selon l'invention, tel qu'ainsi constitué, est mis en oeuvre de la manière suivante. Tout d'abord, il doit être considéré qu'avant toute utilisation l'habillage se présentera, de préférence mais non nécessairement, dans un état à plat tel qu'illustré à la figure 3. Lorsqu'un utilisateur souhaitera alors le monter sur un réservoir de moto, il commencera, par exemple, par fixer la partie terminale arrière 5 au niveau de la vis de fixation du réservoir 2. Ensuite, il placera le corps 3 contre le réservoir pour venir accrocher les sangles 7 vers l'avant sur le châssis 8 de la moto. Cette opération se trouve alors particulièrement aisé compte tenu de la souplesse relative conférée au corps 3 par les zones d'articulation 17, souplesse qui se trouve encore accentuée par l'absence d'armature au niveau de ces zones. Une fois cette mise en place réalisée, l'utilisateur peut alors procéder à la conformation de chacun des tronçons 12 à 16 de manière à les faire parfaitement épouser la région du réservoir 2 au niveau de laquelle ils sont situés comme le montre plus particulièrement la fîg. 1. Compte tenu de la malléabilité des armatures 20, cette opération peut être faite directement à la main sans qu'il soit nécessaire de recourir à un appareillage spécifique. Bien entendu, il pourra toutefois être utilisé un outil à main tel que par exemple un maillet de carrossier afin de faire épouser au mieux chaque tronçon la forme du réservoir 2. Bien entendu, le maillet de carrossier sera alors utilisé de façon modérée pour éviter tout endommagement de la surface du réservoir 2 ainsi que celle du corps 3. Une fois la mise en forme effectuée, le corps 3 se trouve alors dans un état dans lequel il épouse parfaitement le réservoir 2 de sorte que l'habillage 1 s'y trouve parfaitement immobilisé.A removable covering 1 according to the invention, as thus constituted, is implemented in the following manner. First of all, it must be considered that before any use the dressing will occur, preferably but not necessarily, in a flat state as illustrated in Figure 3. When a user then wants to mount it on a motorcycle tank, it will start, for example, by fixing the rear end portion 5 at the screw 2. Then, it will place the body 3 against the tank to hook the straps 7 forward on the frame 8 of the motorcycle. This operation is then particularly easy given the relative flexibility imparted to the body 3 by the hinge areas 17, which flexibility is further accentuated by the lack of reinforcement at these areas. Once this implementation is completed, the user can then proceed to the conformation of each of the sections 12 to 16 so as to make them perfectly fit the region of the tank 2 at which they are located as shown more particularly in FIG. . 1. Given the malleability of the frames 20, this operation can be done directly by hand without the need to resort to specific equipment. Of course, it may however be used a hand tool such as for example a bodybuilder mallet to make the best fit each section of the shape of the tank 2. Of course, the bodybuilder's mallet will then be used in a moderate way to avoid any damage to the surface of the tank 2 as well as that of the body 3. Once the shaping is done, the body 3 is then in a state in which it perfectly fits the tank 2 so that the casing 1 is there perfectly immobilized.
A cet égard il sera remarqué que chaque tronçon défini compte tenu de la différence de largeur entre ce dernier et les régions de pliage 17 le jouxtant des ailes latérales opposées disposées de part et d'autre de l'axe Δ. Ces ailes sont alors destinées à être rabattues contre les flans du réservoir 2 contribuant ainsi à la stabilité latérale de l'habillage 1 sur ledit réservoir.In this regard it will be noted that each section defined in view of the difference in width between the latter and the folding regions 17 adjacent to the opposite side wings disposed on either side of the axis Δ. These wings are then intended to be folded against the blanks of the tank 2 thus contributing to the lateral stability of the covering 1 on said tank.
Compte tenu du parfait emboîtement des tronçons 20 avec le réservoir 2, il peut alors être envisagé d'utiliser l'habillage 1 pour le maintien d'équipements tels que par exemple une sacoche de réservoir 24 symbolisée en traits mixtes à la fîg. 2. A cet effet, la face supérieure du corps 3 sera équipée de moyens de fixation 25 de la sacoche 24. Ces moyens de fixation 25 seront constitués par exemple par des boucles ou des crochets accrochage.Given the perfect interlocking of the sections 20 with the tank 2, it can then be envisaged to use the casing 1 for the maintenance of equipment such as for example a tank bag 24 symbolized in phantom lines to the fîg. 2. For this purpose, the upper face of the body 3 will be equipped with fastening means 25 of the bag 24. These fastening means 25 will be constituted for example by hooking loops or hooks.
Il doit être noté que compte tenu des caractéristiques mécaniques des armatures 20 en cas de retrait ou démontage de l'habillage 1, le corps 3 conservera la forme qui lui a été conférée au moins pour ce qui concerne les tronçons 12 à 16. Par ailleurs, dans le cas où les armatures 20 sont réalisées dans un matériau susceptible de connaître des déformations plastiques permanentes mais réversibles, comme cela est par exemple le cas pour un flan d'une fine tôle d'aluminium, il sera possible de modifier la forme conférée à chacun des tronçons de manière à adapter successivement un même habillage selon l'invention sur des réservoirs de moto de forme différente. Selon la forme de réalisation de l'habillage un conforme à l'invention décrit précédemment et en relation avec les fig. 1 à 3, il est mis en oeuvre une armature plastiquement déformable 20 distincte pour chacun des tronçons 12 à 16. Cependant, un tel mode de réalisation n'est pas strictement nécessaire à l'obtention d'un l'habillage amovible selon l'invention. Ainsi, la fîg. 4 illustre une autre forme de réalisation d'un habillage 1 dont le corps 3 présente une forme sensiblement identique à celle de l'habillage illustré aux fig. 1 à 3 en ne comprenant toutefois que quatre tronçons 12 à 15. Selon cette forme de réalisation, le corps 3 renferme une armature 20 qui intéresse l'ensemble du corps 3 et présente alors une forme homothétique à celle dudit corps 3 de sorte que ce dernier sera susceptible de conserver la forme qui lui aura été conférée tant dans le sens longitudinal que dans le sens transversal.It should be noted that, in view of the mechanical characteristics of the reinforcements 20 in the event of removal or disassembly of the covering 1, the body 3 will retain the shape conferred on it at least as regards the sections 12 to 16. Moreover, , in the case where the armatures 20 are made of a material that is capable of experiencing permanent but reversible plastic deformations, as is for example the case for a blank of a thin aluminum sheet, it will be possible to change the shape conferred to each of the sections so as to successively adapt the same skin according to the invention on different shape motorcycle tanks. According to the embodiment of the cladding according to the invention described above and in relation with FIGS. 1 to 3, it is implemented a separate plastically deformable reinforcement for each of the sections 12 to 16. However, such an embodiment is not strictly necessary to obtain a removable covering according to the invention. Thus, the fîg. 4 illustrates another embodiment of a covering 1 whose body 3 has a substantially identical shape to that of the dressing illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, however, comprising only four sections 12 to 15. According to this embodiment, the body 3 encloses an armature 20 which concerns the entire body 3 and then has a shape homothetic to that of said body 3 so that the last will be able to retain the shape that has been conferred both longitudinally and transversally.
Par ailleurs, il doit être noté que selon l'invention, le corps 3 n'est pas nécessairement réalisé sous la forme d'une enveloppe à l'intérieur de laquelle sont disposées une ou plusieurs armatures 20 lui conférant un caractère malléable ou plastiquement déformable à mémoire de forme.Furthermore, it should be noted that according to the invention, the body 3 is not necessarily made in the form of an envelope within which are disposed one or more reinforcements 20 conferring a malleable or plastically deformable character with shape memory.
Ainsi, la fîg. 5 montre une variante de réalisation d'un habillage amovible selon l'invention pour lequel le corps 3 est réalisé directement dans un flan de matériau plastiquement déformable à mémoire de forme pour représenter une forme générale analogue à celle de l'habillage 1 illustrée à la fîg. 4. Les fîg. 6 et 7 illustrent, quant à elles, une variante de réalisation d'un habillage amovible selon laquelle le corps 3 est également directement constitué par un flan prédécoupé de matière plastiquement déformable à mémoire de forme. Selon cette variante de réalisation le matériau retenu sera à une matière thermoplastique choisie pour être plastiquement déformable à une température supérieure à 500C et être rigide à une température inférieure à 50 0C. Ainsi, la mise en œuvre de l'habillage amovible 1 s'effectuera de la manière suivante.Thus, the fîg. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of a removable covering according to the invention for which the body 3 is made directly in a plastic-deformable material blank of shape memory to represent a general shape similar to that of the casing 1 illustrated in FIG. fig. 4. The fîg. 6 and 7 illustrate, for their part, an alternative embodiment of a removable covering according to which the body 3 is also directly constituted by a pre-cut blank of plastically deformable material with shape memory. According to this alternative embodiment the selected material is a thermoplastic material selected to be plastically deformable at a temperature above 50 0 C and be rigid at a temperature below 50 0 C. Thus, the implementation of the removable cladding 1 will be done in the following way.
Avant mise en place de l'habillage sur le réservoir 2 de la moto, le corps 3 sera préchauffé au moyen, par exemple, d'un dispositif de soufflage d'air chaud ou étuvé dans un four de manière à amener la matière qui le constitue dans un état de plasticité permettant de la conformer à la forme du réservoir de moto 2. Après refroidissement, le corps 3 sera rigide et épousera parfaitement le réservoir 2 comme le montre la fîg. 8. Il sera noté que le corps 3 comprend selon cette variante de réalisation, deux ailes latérales 30 disposées de part et d'autre de l'axe Δ et destinées à être rabattues sur les flans du réservoir 2. L'habillage 1 ainsi constitué protégera de manière particulièrement efficace le réservoir 2 et sera susceptible de bien maintenir un équipement susceptible de lui être adapté au moyen par exemple des boucles 25.Before placing the cladding on the tank 2 of the motorcycle, the body 3 will be preheated by means of, for example, a device for blowing hot air or parboiled in an oven so as to bring the material that constitutes it in a state of plasticity to conform to the shape of the motorcycle tank 2. After cooling, the body 3 will be rigid and perfectly fit the tank 2 as shown in fig. 8. It will be noted that the body 3 comprises according to this embodiment, two side wings 30 disposed on either side of the axis Δ and intended to be folded over the blanks of the tank 2. The dressing 1 thus constituted will particularly effectively protect the tank 2 and will likely maintain equipment adapted to it being adapted by means for example loops 25.
Il sera remarqué que selon ce dernier exemple de réalisation les moyens 6 de fixation sur la moto équipant l'extrémité avant 4 du corps 3 sont ici réalisés sous la forme de crochets destinés à venir engager le rebord inférieur du réservoir.It will be noticed that according to this last embodiment the means 6 for attachment to the motorcycle equipping the front end 4 of the body 3 are here made in the form of hooks intended to engage the lower rim of the tank.
Par ailleurs, si selon ce dernier exemple le corps 3 de l'habillage 1 est réalisé en matière thermoplastique, il doit être souligné que ce corps 3 pourrait tout aussi bien être réalisé dans un flan de métal malléable, tel que, par exemple, un flan d'une fine tôle d'aluminium découpée à plat et livrée dans cet état à un utilisateur qui n'aura alors qu'à la conformer à la forme de son réservoir de moto lors du montage de l'habillage.Moreover, if according to this last example the body 3 of the covering 1 is made of thermoplastic material, it must be emphasized that this body 3 could equally well be made in a malleable metal blank, such as, for example, a blank of a thin sheet of aluminum cut flat and delivered in this state to a user who will only have to conform to the shape of its motorcycle tank during assembly of the dressing.
Enfin, il sera remarqué que les différents habillages illustrés aux fig. 1 à 8 comprennent tous une fenêtre de 32 d'accès à un orifice 33 de remplissage du réservoir 2. Toutefois, la présence d'une telle fenêtre 32 n'est pas nécessaire à la réalisation d'un habillage amovible selon l'invention.Finally, it will be noticed that the various dressings illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 8 all include a window 32 to access a hole 33 for filling the tank 2. However, the presence of such a window 32 is not necessary for the realization of a removable covering according to the invention.
Bien entendu diverses modifications peuvent être apportées à l'invention sans sortir de son cadre. Of course various modifications can be made to the invention without departing from its scope.

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1 - Habillage amovible pour un réservoir (2) de moto, habillage comprenant un corps (3) destiné à recouvrir en partie au moins la face supérieure du réservoir (2) et des moyens de fixation (6) du corps (3) sur le réservoir (2) et/ou la moto caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) est en partie au moins plastiquement déformable pour pouvoir être conformé en partie au moins à la forme de la partie du réservoir sur laquelle habillage est monté et conserver en partie au moins cette forme après démontage de l'habillage.1 - Removable covering for a motorcycle tank (2), covering comprising a body (3) intended to partly cover at least the upper face of the tank (2) and means (6) for fixing the body (3) to the reservoir (2) and / or the motorcycle characterized in that the body (3) is at least partially plastically deformable to be shaped in part at least the shape of the part of the tank on which dressing is mounted and partially retain at least this form after disassembly of the dressing.
2 - Habillage amovible selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) est plastiquement déformable à température ambiante et ne nécessite aucun outillage pour lui appliquer un effort susceptible de le déformer.2 - Removable covering according to claim 1 characterized in that the body (3) is plastically deformable at room temperature and requires no tools to apply a force capable of deforming it.
3 - Habillage amovible selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en que le corps (3) est plastiquement déformable à une température supérieure à 500C et rigide à une température inférieure cette température. 4 - Habillage amovible selon Tune des revendications 1 à 3 caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) est plastiquement déformable de manière réversible.3 - Removable covering according to claim 1 characterized in that the body (3) is plastically deformable at a temperature above 50 0 C and rigid at a temperature below this temperature. 4 - Removable covering according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that the body (3) is reversibly plastically deformable.
5 - Habillage amovible selon l'une des revendications là 4 caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) présente une forme allongée, pour envelopper une région médiane du réservoir sensiblement symétrique par rapport à un plan médian longitudinal (P), et au moins deux parties terminales (4-5) opposées dont l'une (4) est destinée à être dirigée vers l'avant de la moto et l'autre (5) vers l'arrière.5 - Removable covering according to one of claims there 4 characterized in that the body (3) has an elongate shape for wrapping a median region of the reservoir substantially symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal median plane (P), and at least two end portions (4-5) opposite one of which (4) is intended to be directed towards the front of the motorcycle and the other (5) to the rear.
6 - Habillage amovible selon la revendication 5 caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) comporte au moins deux tronçons (12-13) reliés par une région de pliage (17) présentant une largeur (€) mesurée transversalement à l'axe longitudinal (Δ) du corps (3) inférieure à celle (L) des tronçons (12-13) qu'elle relie et définissant une articulation entre les tronçons (12-13) .6 - removable covering according to claim 5 characterized in that the body (3) comprises at least two sections (12-13) connected by a folding region (17) having a width ()) measured transversely to the longitudinal axis ( Δ) of the body (3) smaller than that (L) of the sections (12-13) that it connects and defining an articulation between the sections (12-13).
7 - Habillage amovible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6 caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) comprend une enveloppe souple de forme aplatie qui comprend une paroi inférieure (21) destinée à être placée au contact de la face supérieure du réservoir (2) et une paroi supérieure (22) dont la face supérieure (23) est accessible lorsque l'habillage (1) est monté sur le réservoir (2), et à l'intérieur de laquelle est disposé au moins une armature (20) plastiquement déformable conférant au corps (3) son caractère plastiquement déformable. 8 - Habillage amovible selon les revendications 6 et 7 caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) comprend au moins une armature (20) plastiquement déformable distincte pour chaque tronçon (12-13).7 - removable covering according to one of claims 1 to 6 characterized in that the body (3) comprises a flexible envelope of flattened shape which comprises a bottom wall (21) intended to be placed in contact with the upper face of the reservoir ( 2) and an upper wall (22) whose upper face (23) is accessible when the covering (1) is mounted on the reservoir (2), and inside which is disposed at least one armature (20) plastically deformable giving the body (3) its plastically deformable character. 8 - removable covering according to claims 6 and 7 characterized in that the body (3) comprises at least one reinforcement (20) plastically separate deformable for each section (12-13).
9 - Habillage amovible selon la revendication 7 ou 8 caractérisé en ce que l'armature plastiquement (20) déformable est réalisée en métal.9 - Removable covering according to claim 7 or 8 characterized in that the plastically (deformable) reinforcement is made of metal.
10 - Habillage amovible selon la revendication 7 ou 8 caractérisé en ce que l'armature plastiquement déformable (20) est réalisée en matière thermoplastique.10 - Removable covering according to claim 7 or 8 characterized in that the plastically deformable armature (20) is made of thermoplastic material.
11 - Habillage amovible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8 caractérisé en ce que la face inférieure du corps (3) est recouverte ou constituée en partie au moins d'un matériau antidérapant.11 - removable covering according to one of claims 1 to 8 characterized in that the underside of the body (3) is covered or consists at least partly of a non-slip material.
12 - Habillage amovible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9 caractérisé en que le corps (3) comprend une fenêtre (32) d'accès à un orifice (33) de remplissage du réservoir (2).12 - Removable cover according to one of claims 1 to 9 characterized in that the body (3) comprises a window (32) for access to a hole (33) for filling the tank (2).
13 - Habillage amovible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10 caractérisé en ce que le corps (3) comprend des moyens (25) de fixations d'équipements divers sur sa face supérieure (23).13 - Removable covering according to one of claims 1 to 10 characterized in that the body (3) comprises means (25) for attaching various equipment on its upper face (23).
14 - Habillage amovible selon la revendication 13 caractérisé en ce que les moyens (25) de fixation d'équipements sont adaptés pour assurer la fixation d'au moins un bagage (24) amovible. 15 - Habillage amovible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14 caractérisé en ce que le corps comprend au moins deux ailes latérales (30) destinées à être rabattues contre les flancs du réservoir.14 - Removable cover according to claim 13 characterized in that the means (25) for attaching equipment are adapted to ensure the attachment of at least one luggage (24) removable. 15 - Removable cover according to one of claims 1 to 14 characterized in that the body comprises at least two side wings (30) intended to be folded against the sides of the tank.
16 - Procédé d'adaptation d'un habillage amovible sur un réservoir de moto comprenant une étape de mise en oeuvre d'un habillage amovible selon l'une des revendications 1 à 15 et une étape de conformation du corps de l'habillage à la forme du réservoir, lors du montage de l'habillage sur le réservoir. 16 - A method of adapting a removable covering on a motorcycle tank comprising a step of implementing a removable covering according to one of claims 1 to 15 and a step of shaping the body of the dressing to the shape of the tank, when fitting the trim on the tank.
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