WO2022074743A1

WO2022074743A1 - Saddled vehicle

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Publication number: WO2022074743A1
Application number: PCT/JP2020/037900
Authority: WO
Inventors: 恒治前川; 政樹渡辺
Original assignee: ヤマハ発動機株式会社
Priority date: 2020-10-06
Filing date: 2020-10-06
Publication date: 2022-04-14
Also published as: WO2022075286A1; DE112021004210T5

Abstract

A saddled vehicle having a travel setting operation input unit that makes settings for controlling the travel speed of the vehicle to a setting travel speed, wherein provided is a configuration that allows an improvement in the operability of the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit even if the circumferential position at which a driver grips an accelerator operation unit changes. A vehicle 1 is equipped with a right handlebar 56, a right grip unit 57, and a right switch case 40. A push-button speed control switch 41 for making settings for controlling the travel speed of the vehicle to a setting travel speed is provided to the right switch case 40. The speed control switch 41 has a determination operation surface 43 for an input operation for determining the setting travel speed of the vehicle 1. The determination operation surface 43 is located within the movable range α of the thumb of the driver's right hand on the right switch case 40 while the driver is rotating the right grip unit 57. The length of the determination operation surface 43 in the rotational direction is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotational range of the right grip unit 57.

Description

Saddle-type vehicle

The present invention relates to a saddle-type vehicle in which a switch case having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the vehicle to be controlled to the set travel speed is provided on the handlebar.

A saddle-type vehicle is known in which a switch case having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the vehicle to be controlled to the set travel speed is provided on the handlebar.

For example, in Patent Document 1 and

Non-Patent Documents

1 and 2, a saddle provided with a switch case having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of a vehicle to a set travel speed on the right handlebar. Riding vehicles are disclosed. The travel setting operation input unit disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 1 includes a plurality of switches arranged in the vertical direction. The travel setting control input unit disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 includes a single switch that can rotate in the vertical direction about a proximal end portion.

Non-Patent Document 3 also discloses a saddle-type vehicle provided with a switch case having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the vehicle to the set travel speed on the right side of the handlebar. ing. The travel setting operation input unit is composed of a switch in which two operation input units arranged in the vertical direction are integrated. Further, the travel setting operation input unit is a horizontally long switch extending in the left-right direction.

Non-Patent Document 4 also discloses a saddle-type vehicle provided with a switch case having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the vehicle to the set travel speed on the right side of the handlebar. ing. The travel setting operation input unit includes a plurality of switches arranged in the vertical direction.

Japanese Patent No. 3918977

As described above, the travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the saddle-mounted vehicle to the set travel speed is provided on the right side of the handlebar. Generally, in a saddle-mounted vehicle, an accelerator operation unit is arranged on the right side of the handlebar. Therefore, when the driver of the saddle-mounted vehicle performs an input operation for determining the set traveling speed while the saddle-mounted vehicle is running, he / she operates the accelerator operation unit with his / her right hand and uses the thumb of his / her right hand. In the travel setting operation input unit, the determination operation surface for performing an input operation for determining the set travel speed of the saddle-mounted vehicle is operated.

In this way, when performing an input operation for determining the set traveling speed while the saddle-mounted vehicle is traveling, the driver holds and rotates the accelerator operating portion with his / her right hand, and then uses the thumb of the right hand to perform the traveling. It is necessary to operate the decision operation surface of the setting operation input unit. Therefore, it is required to improve the operability of the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit in a state where the driver grips and rotates the accelerator operation unit with his right hand.

In particular, the circumferential position in which the driver grips the accelerator operation unit with his right hand changes depending on the speed of the vehicle and the method of gripping the accelerator operation unit by the driver. Therefore, even if the speed of the vehicle and the method of gripping the accelerator operation unit by the driver change, there is a demand for a configuration in which the operability of the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit is high.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is a saddle-type vehicle having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the vehicle to be controlled to the set travel speed, even when the circumferential position where the driver grips the accelerator operation unit changes. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a configuration capable of improving the operability of the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit.

The present inventors have changed the circumferential position in which the driver grips the accelerator operation unit in a saddle-type vehicle having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the vehicle to be controlled to the set travel speed. Even in this case, a configuration capable of improving the operability of the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit was examined.

As a result of diligent studies, the present inventors have come up with the following configuration.

The saddle-mounted vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a handlebar extending in the left-right direction and rotatably provided on the right side of the handlebar around the central axis of the handlebar, and is gripped by the driver with the right hand. A cylindrical accelerator operating unit that operates the accelerator by rotating around the central axis in this state, and a handlebar that is fixed to the handlebar at a position more central to the vehicle than the accelerator operating unit, and is the driver's right hand. A switch case having a plurality of operation input units operated by a finger is provided. The plurality of operation input units include a push button type travel setting operation input unit for setting the traveling speed of the vehicle to be controlled to the set traveling speed. The travel setting operation input unit has a determination operation surface for performing an input operation for determining the set travel speed of the vehicle. The determination operation surface is located within the movable range of the thumb of the driver's right hand in the switch case in a state where the driver is rotating the accelerator operation unit. The length of the accelerator operation unit in the rotation direction on the determination operation surface is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotation range of the accelerator operation unit in the rotation direction.

The determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit is located within the movable range of the thumb of the driver's right hand while the driver is rotating the accelerator operation unit. Therefore, the determination operation surface can be operated by the thumb of the right hand while the driver is rotating while grasping the accelerator operation portion by the right hand.

Moreover, since the length of the accelerator operation unit in the rotation direction on the determination operation surface is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotation range of the accelerator operation unit in the rotation direction, the driver can use his right hand. It is possible to improve the operability when operating the determination operation surface while the accelerator operation unit is being gripped and rotated.

From another point of view, it is preferable that the saddle-type vehicle of the present invention includes the following configurations. The length of the determination operating surface in the direction of rotation is longer than 1/2 inch.

This makes it possible to further improve the operability when operating the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit while the driver is rotating while grasping the accelerator operation unit with his right hand.

From another point of view, it is preferable that the saddle-type vehicle of the present invention includes the following configurations. The length of the determination operation surface in the direction of rotation is longer than 1 inch.

From another point of view, it is preferable that the saddle-type vehicle of the present invention includes the following configurations. The travel setting operation input unit has a plurality of operation surfaces including the determination operation surface. The length of the determination operation surface in the rotation direction is longer than the length of the other operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit in the rotation direction.

Since the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit is longer than the length of the other operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit in the rotation direction of the accelerator operation unit, the determination operation surface is easier than the other operation surface. Can be operated. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability when operating the determination operation surface while the driver is rotating while grasping the accelerator operation unit with his right hand.

From another point of view, it is preferable that the saddle-type vehicle of the present invention includes the following configurations. The plurality of operation surfaces are provided on one component constituting the travel setting operation input unit.

This makes it possible to realize multiple operation surfaces with a simple configuration and reduce the number of parts that make up the switch case.

From another point of view, it is preferable that the saddle-type vehicle of the present invention includes the following configurations. The travel setting operation input unit has a slope that constitutes at least a part of the plurality of operation surfaces and whose left end portion projects outward in the radial direction of the accelerator operation portion from the right end portion.

As a result, it is possible to easily operate at least a part of a plurality of operation surfaces in the travel setting operation input unit with the thumb of the right hand while the driver is rotating while grasping the accelerator operation unit with the right hand. can. Therefore, the operability of the travel setting operation input unit can be improved.

From another point of view, it is preferable that the saddle-type vehicle of the present invention includes the following configurations. The right end portion of the travel setting operation input unit is viewed from the driver who grips the accelerator operation unit with his right hand, so as to follow the rotation direction of the accelerator operation unit, or in a state where the accelerator operation unit is gripped. It is curved to follow the movement of the driver's right thumb.

Thereby, while the driver is rotating while grasping the accelerator operation unit with his right hand, the operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit can be easily operated with the thumb of the right hand. Therefore, the operability of the travel setting operation input unit can be improved.

From another point of view, it is preferable that the saddle-type vehicle of the present invention includes the following configurations. The end portion in the rotation direction of the travel setting operation input unit protrudes outward in the radial direction from the central portion in the rotation direction.

As a result, even when the driver is rotating while grasping the accelerator operation unit with his right hand, the driver can easily press the end portion in the rotation direction of the travel setting operation input unit by the feeling of the thumb of the right hand. Can be recognized. Therefore, the driver can easily operate the end portion in the rotation direction of the travel setting operation input unit with the thumb of the right hand while the accelerator operation unit is being rotated while being gripped by the right hand.

The terminology used herein is used for the purpose of defining only specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the invention by the terminology.

As used herein, "and / or" includes all combinations of one or more relatedly listed components.

As used herein, the use of "including, including," "comprising," or "having" and variations thereof are described features, processes, elements, components, and / or. , Identifying the existence of their equivalents, but may include one or more of steps, actions, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

In the present specification, "attached", "connected", "combined", and / or their equivalents are used in a broad sense and are "direct and indirect" attachments. Includes both connections and bonds. Further, "connected" and "bonded" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections or bonds, but can include direct or indirect connections or bonds.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention belongs.

Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be construed to have meaning consistent with the relevant technology and in the context of the present disclosure, unless expressly defined herein. , Is not interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense.

It is understood that a number of techniques and processes are disclosed in the description of the present invention. Each of these has its own interests and can be used with one or more of the other disclosed techniques, or in some cases all.

Therefore, for the sake of clarity, the description of the invention refrains from unnecessarily repeating all possible combinations of individual steps. However, the specification and claims should be read with the understanding that all such combinations are within the scope of the invention.

This specification describes an embodiment of a saddle-type vehicle according to the present invention.

In the following description, a number of specific examples will be given to provide a complete understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be practiced without these specific examples.

Therefore, the following disclosure should be considered as an example of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiments set forth in the drawings or description below.

[Saddle-mounted vehicle]
In the present specification, the saddle-mounted vehicle is a vehicle in which an occupant sits on the seat while straddling the seat. Therefore, the saddle-mounted vehicle includes not only a two-wheeled vehicle but also other vehicles such as a three-wheeled vehicle and a four-wheeled vehicle as long as the occupant sits on the seat while straddling the seat. The saddle-mounted vehicle also includes a scooter-type vehicle.

[Push button type operation input unit]
In the present specification, the push button type operation input unit means a switch structure that outputs a signal or stops signal output by pressing the operation input unit. Specifically, in the push button type operation input unit, when the operation input unit is pressed, the electric circuit in the electrically opened state is closed or the electric circuit in the electrically closed state is opened.

[Moveable range of thumb]
In the present specification, the movable range of the thumb means the range in which the thumb can move on the switch case while the driver grips the grip portion. The movable range of the thumb of the right hand that grips the accelerator operation unit is the first position where the thumb of the right hand is located in the foremost position when the accelerator operation amount (accelerator opening) is zero in the rotation direction of the accelerator operation unit. This is the range (for example, angle, distance, etc.) between the thumb of the right hand and the second position located at the rearmost position in the accelerator operation amount (accelerator opening degree) when the vehicle is traveling at high speed. If the position of the driver's hand holding the grip does not change, the range of motion of the thumb is the range in which the thumb can move along an arc around its base.

[Base of thumb]
As used herein, the base of the thumb means the position at the center of the arc when the thumb moves toward or far from the index finger along the arc.

[Rotation range of accelerator operation unit]
In the present specification, the rotation range of the accelerator operation unit means a range in which the accelerator operation unit can move in the rotation direction when the accelerator operation unit is rotated with respect to the handlebar. The rotation range is represented by, for example, a moving distance, a moving angle, and the like.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in a saddle-mounted vehicle having a travel setting operation input unit for setting the travel speed of the vehicle to be controlled to the set travel speed, the circumferential position in which the driver grips the throttle is set. Even if it changes, it is possible to obtain a configuration capable of improving the operability of the determination operation surface of the travel setting operation input unit.

FIG. 1 is a view in which the left side view of the vehicle according to the embodiment and the top view of the right switch case and the right handlebar are combined. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the right switch case and the right handlebar. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the right switch case and the right grip portion, showing the movable range of the thumb of the right hand while gripping the right grip portion. FIG. 4 is a right side view of the right switch case and the right grip portion, showing the movable range of the thumb of the right hand while gripping the right grip portion. FIG. 5 is a top view of the right switch case and the right handlebar of the vehicle according to the other embodiment. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the right switch case and the right handlebar of the vehicle according to the other embodiment. FIG. 7 is a view in which the left side view of the vehicle according to the embodiment and the top view and the right side view of the right switch case and the right handlebar are combined.

Hereinafter, each embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The dimensions of the constituent members in each drawing do not faithfully represent the actual dimensions of the constituent members and the dimensional ratio of each constituent member.

Hereinafter, the arrow F in the figure indicates the front direction of the vehicle 1. RR in the figure indicates the rear direction of the vehicle 1. The arrow U in the figure indicates the upward direction of the vehicle 1. The arrow R in the figure indicates the right direction of the vehicle 1. The arrow L in the figure indicates the left direction of the vehicle 1. Further, the front-rear, left-right directions mean the front-rear, left-right directions as seen from the driver who drives the vehicle 1, respectively.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 shows a left side view of the vehicle 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle 1 is, for example, a motorcycle. The vehicle 1 includes a vehicle body 2, a front wheel 3, a rear wheel 4, a handle 5, an engine unit 10, a control device 20, a left switch case 30, and a right switch case 40. The vehicle 1 of the present embodiment is a saddle-mounted vehicle.

The vehicle body 2 has a frame (not shown). An engine unit 10 for supplying a rotational driving force to the rear wheels 4, which are driving wheels, is attached to the frame of the vehicle body 2. The engine unit 10 includes an engine as a drive source and a transmission for shifting a driving force output from the engine. Detailed description of the engine and transmission will be omitted.

The driving force output from the engine unit 10 to the rear wheels 4 is controlled by the control device 20 described later.

Handle 5 is a bar-shaped handle that extends in the left-right direction. That is, the handle 5 is a handlebar. The handle 5 has a left handlebar 51 located to the left of the center in the left-right direction with respect to the vehicle body 2, and a right handlebar 56 located to the right of the center in the left-right direction with respect to the vehicle body 2. That is, in the present embodiment, the handle 5 is a separate handle divided into a left handle bar 51 and a right handle bar 56.

The left handlebar 51 is provided with a left grip portion 52 that the driver grips with his left hand, a left switch case 30, and a left lever (not shown). A part of the left grip portion 52 is located at the left end portion of the left handlebar 51. In the present embodiment, the left grip portion 52 is provided so as not to rotate with respect to the left handlebar 51.

The right handlebar 56 is provided with a right grip portion 57 that the driver grips with his right hand, a right switch case 40, and a right lever 58.

The right grip portion 57 is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the right handlebar 56 about the central axis P of the right handlebar 56. The right grip portion 57 is an accelerator operation unit for the driver to operate the accelerator of the vehicle 1. That is, the accelerator operation of the vehicle 1 is performed by rotating the right grip portion 57 around the central axis P of the right handlebar 56 while the driver grips the right grip portion 57 with his right hand. A part of the right grip portion 57 is located at the left end portion of the right handlebar 56.

The right lever 58 extends in the left-right direction. The left end of the right lever 58 is rotatably supported by the right handlebar 56.

Although not particularly shown, the right end of the left handlebar 51 is connected to the steering shaft that steers the front wheels 3 in the vehicle body 2. As a result, the left handlebar 51 extends to the left from the steering shaft when the vehicle 1 is viewed from above. The right end of the left handlebar 51 is the base end of the left handlebar 51.

Further, the left end portion of the right handlebar 56 is connected to the steering shaft. As a result, the right handlebar 56 extends to the right from the steering shaft when the vehicle 1 is viewed from above. The left end of the right handlebar 56 is the base end of the right handlebar 56.

<Switch case>
The left switch case 30 is a cylindrical case in which a plurality of switches are provided on the outer peripheral surface. The left switch case 30 is located to the right of the left grip portion 52 on the left handlebar 51. That is, the left switch case 30 is located in the center of the vehicle with respect to the left grip portion 52 in the left handlebar 51.

The left switch case 30 is provided with, for example, a switch other than a switch for performing an operation related to the running of the vehicle 1. That is, the left switch case 30 is provided with, for example, a switch for performing an operation related to a direction instruction, an alarm, a headlight, information, and the like.

Each switch provided in the left switch case 30 has an operation input unit for the driver to perform an input operation. Each switch provided in the left switch case 30 is arranged in the left switch case 30 so that the driver can operate the switch even when the driver holds the left handlebar 51 with his / her left hand.

The right switch case 40 is a cylindrical case in which a plurality of switches are provided on the outer peripheral surface. The circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the right switch case 40 is the same as the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57. The right switch case 40 is located to the left of the right grip portion 57 on the right handlebar 56. That is, the right switch case 40 is located in the center of the vehicle with respect to the right grip portion 57 in the right handlebar 56. The right switch case 40 is fixed to the right handlebar 56.

The right switch case 40 is provided with, for example, a switch related to the running of the vehicle 1. That is, the right switch case 40 is provided with switches related to, for example, starting and stopping of the engine unit 10, speed control of the vehicle 1, traveling mode of the vehicle 1, and the like. A specific example of the switch provided in the right switch case 40 will be described later.

The switch provided in the right switch case 40 is arranged in the right switch case 40 so that the driver can operate the switch even when the driver holds the right handlebar 56 with his right hand. As described above, the right switch case 40 functions as a switch case having an operation input unit (switch) operated by the finger of the driver's right hand.

<Speed control switch>
Next, a configuration example of the speed control switch 41 provided in the right switch case 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and 7. 2 and 3 are rear views of the right switch case 40 as viewed from behind. FIG. 4 is a right side view of the right switch case 40 as viewed from the right. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a combination of a left side view of the vehicle 1, a top view of the right switch case 40, and a right side view.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 7, a speed control switch 41 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the right switch case 40.

The speed control switch 41 is provided on the upper part of the right switch case 40. The speed control switch 41 is a push button type switch for outputting a command signal for driving the vehicle 1 at a set speed to the control device 20. The control device 20 controls the speed of the vehicle 1 by controlling the drive of the engine unit 10 of the vehicle 1, the drive of a brake (not shown), and the like based on the command signal output from the speed control switch 41. Functions as a department.

As described above, the speed control switch 41 is a travel setting operation input unit that sets the travel speed of the vehicle 1 to be controlled to the set travel speed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the speed control switch 41 has a substantially pentagonal shape that is long in the front-rear direction along the outer peripheral surface of the right switch case 40 when viewed from the rear.

The speed control switch 41 has a speed control operation input unit 41a, a first speed setting operation input unit 41b, and a second speed setting operation input unit 41c. The first speed setting operation input unit 41b is located in front of the speed control switch 41. The second speed setting operation input unit 41c is located behind the speed control switch 41. The speed control operation input unit 41a is located between the first speed setting operation input unit 41b and the second speed setting operation input unit 41c in the front-rear direction, and the first speed setting operation input unit 41b and the first speed setting operation input unit 41b in the left-right direction. It is located to the left of the second speed setting operation input unit 41c.

The speed control operation input unit 41a is an operation input unit for setting speed control. The first speed setting operation input unit 41b is, for example, an operation input unit for increasing the speed set by the speed control or canceling the speed control. The second speed setting operation input unit 41c is, for example, an operation input unit for reducing the speed set by the speed control or setting the speed in the speed control. That is, the speed control operation input unit 41a corresponds to the speed control operation input unit. The first speed setting operation input unit 41b and the second speed setting operation input unit 41c form a target speed operation input unit.

The speed control operation input unit 41a and the speed setting

operation input units

41b and 41c are frequently used when the vehicle 1 is traveling. Therefore, the speed control operation input unit 41a and the speed setting

operation input units

41b and 41c are provided in the right switch case 40 in an area where the driver can easily operate with the thumb of the right hand while holding the right handlebar 56 with the right hand. ing. Thereby, the driver can easily operate the speed control operation input unit 41a and the speed setting

operation input units

41b and 41c with the thumb of the right hand while the driver holds the right handlebar 56 with his right hand.

In the present embodiment, the speed control switch 41 has a protrusion 42 at the end of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction, which protrudes outward in the radial direction of the right switch case 40 from the central portion in the rotation direction. Even in a state where the driver is rotating while gripping the right grip portion 57 with the right hand by the protrusion 42, the driver feels the thumb of the right hand and the end portion of the speed control switch 41 in the rotation direction. Can be easily recognized. Therefore, the driver can easily operate the end portion of the speed control switch 41 in the rotation direction with the thumb of the right hand while the driver is rotating while gripping the right grip portion 57 with his right hand.

In the present embodiment, the speed control switch 41 has a determination operation surface 43 composed of a first speed setting operation input unit 41b and a second speed setting operation input unit 41c. The determination operation surface 43 has an arcuate curved surface that follows the right switch case 40.

The determination operation surface 43 is located within the movable range α of the thumb of the driver's right hand when the driver rotates while gripping the right grip portion 57 with the right hand in the right switch case 40. That is, the length of the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57 is shorter than the length of the movable range α in the rotation direction.

The movable range α of the thumb of the right hand is the accelerator operation amount (accelerator) in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the right switch case 40 (rotation direction of the right grip portion 57) with the driver holding the right grip portion 57 with the right hand. When the opening) is zero, the thumb of the right hand is located in the foremost position (indicated by the broken line in FIG. 4), and the thumb of the right hand is in the accelerator operation amount (accelerator opening) when the vehicle 1 is traveling at high speed. It is the range (for example, angle, distance, etc.) between the second position (shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4) located at the rearmost position. The first position is located in front of the second position in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the right switch case 40.

The thumb of the driver's right hand moves along an arc centered on the base. Therefore, when the position of the right grip portion 57 gripped by the driver with the right hand in the rotation direction changes, the thumb of the right hand can move within the movable range at each position of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction. The base of the thumb is the center of the arc when the thumb moves toward or far from the index finger along the arc.

By configuring the determination operation surface 43 as described above, the driver can easily operate the speed control switch 41 with the thumb of the right hand while rotating the right grip portion 57 while grasping it with the right hand. can.

Further, the length of the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57 is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotation range β of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction. The rotation range β is the amount of movement of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction from the state where the accelerator operation amount (accelerator opening) is zero to the state where the accelerator operation amount (accelerator opening) is maximum (movement angle in this embodiment). Is. The rotation range β may be the moving distance of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction.

As described above, since the length of the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57 is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotation range β of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction, the driver. The determination operation surface 43 can be operated while the right hand is holding the right grip portion 57 and rotating the right grip portion 57.

The length of the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction may be longer than 1/2 inch. The length of the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction may be longer than 1 inch. As a result, the speed control switch 41 is determined by the driver's right thumb within a wider range of the rotation range of the right grip portion 57 while the driver is rotating while gripping the right grip portion 57 with the right hand. The operation surface 43 can be operated. Therefore, the operability of the determination operation surface 43 of the speed control switch 41 can be improved.

The speed control switch 41 has an operation surface other than the determination operation surface 43. Specifically, the speed control switch 41 also has an operation surface 44 of the speed control operation input unit 41a. As described above, the speed control switch 41 has a plurality of operation surfaces 43 and 44. The length of the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57 (circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the right switch case 40) is longer than the length of the operation surface 44 of the speed control operation input unit 41a.

As a result, the determination operation surface 43 of the speed control switch 41 is longer than the length of the other operation surface 44 of the speed control switch 41 in the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57, so that the determination operation surface 43 becomes the other operation surface 44. It is easier to operate than. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability when operating the determination operation surface 43 while the driver is rotating while gripping the right grip portion 57 with his right hand.

Moreover, in the present embodiment, the plurality of operation surfaces 43, 44 of the speed control switch 41 are provided in one component constituting the speed control switch 41. As a result, a plurality of operation surfaces 43 and 44 can be realized by a simple configuration, and the number of parts constituting the right switch case 40 can be reduced.

The operation surface 44 is located outside the right switch case 40 in the radial direction with respect to the determination operation surface 43. Thereby, the driver can easily distinguish between the operation surface 44 and the determination operation surface 43 by the thumb of the right hand. Therefore, the operation surface 44 and the determination operation surface 43 can be easily operated by the thumb of the right hand while the driver is holding the right grip portion 57 with the right hand.

The determination operation surface 43 has a slope 43a located on the right side of the determination operation surface 43 and whose left end portion projects radially outward from the right end portion. The slope 43a is a surface extending in an arc shape along the right switch case 40. That is, the slope 43a is the right end portion of the determination operation surface 43, and is viewed from the driver who grips the right grip portion 57 by the right hand, along the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57, or grips the right grip portion 57. It is curved so as to follow the movement of the driver's right thumb in the closed state.

As a result, at least a part of the operation surface of the speed control switch 41 can be easily operated by the thumb of the right hand while the driver is rotating while grasping the right grip portion 57 by the right hand. Therefore, the operability of the speed control switch 41 can be improved.

The speed control switch 41 is, for example, a rocker switch constituting the first speed setting operation input unit 41b and the second speed setting operation input unit 41c, and a push button type switch constituting the speed control operation input unit 41a. And may be configured by covering with a cover having a substantially pentagonal shape in a plan view. Further, in the speed control switch 41, at least a part of the speed control operation input unit 41a, the first speed setting operation input unit 41b, and the second speed setting operation input unit 41c may be configured by another switch. good. The speed control operation input unit 41a, the first speed setting operation input unit 41b, and the second speed setting operation input unit 41c may be configured by different switches, respectively.

The vehicle 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a right handlebar 56 extending in the left-right direction and a right portion of the right handlebar 56 rotatably around the central axis P of the right handlebar 56, and is gripped by the driver with the right hand. In this state, the cylindrical right grip portion 57 that operates the accelerator by rotating around the central axis P and the right handlebar 56 are fixed to the right handlebar 56 at a position in the center of the vehicle rather than the right grip portion 57. A right switch case 40 having a plurality of operation input units operated by the fingers of the right hand is provided. The plurality of operation input units include a push button type speed control switch 41 for setting the traveling speed of the vehicle to be controlled to the set traveling speed. The speed control switch 41 has a determination operation surface 43 that performs an input operation for determining the set traveling speed of the vehicle 1. The determination operation surface 43 is located within the movable range α of the thumb of the driver's right hand in the right switch case 40 in a state where the driver is rotating the right grip portion 57. The length of the right grip portion 57 in the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotation range of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction.

The determination operation surface 43 of the speed control switch 41 is located within the movable range α of the thumb of the driver's right hand while the driver is rotating the right grip portion 57. Therefore, the determination operation surface 43 can be operated by the thumb of the right hand while the driver is rotating while holding the right grip portion 57 by the right hand.

Moreover, since the length of the right grip portion 57 on the determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotation range of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction, the driver can use his right hand. The operability when operating the determination operation surface 43 can be improved while the right grip portion 57 is being gripped and rotated.

(Other embodiments)
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the above-described embodiment is merely an example for carrying out the present invention. Therefore, the embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the above-described embodiment can be appropriately modified and implemented within a range that does not deviate from the gist thereof.

In the above embodiment, the speed control switch 41 has a speed control operation input unit 41a, a first speed setting operation input unit 41b, and a second speed setting operation input unit 41c. The first speed setting operation input unit 41b is located in front of the speed control switch 41. The second speed setting operation input unit 41c is located behind the speed control switch 41. The speed control operation input unit 41a is located between the first speed setting operation input unit 41b and the second speed setting operation input unit 41c in the front-rear direction, and the first speed setting operation input unit 41b and the first speed setting operation input unit 41b in the left-right direction. It is located to the left of the second speed setting operation input unit 41c.

However, the speed control switch may have any configuration as long as the speed control can be set and the set speed can be changed. At least one of the speed control operation input unit, the first speed setting operation input unit, and the second speed setting operation input unit may be configured by another switch in the speed control switch. The speed control operation input unit may be located before the first speed setting operation input unit and the second speed setting operation input unit. The speed control operation input unit may be located behind the first speed setting operation input unit and the second speed setting operation input unit. Like the information operation switch, the speed control switch may be a compound switch having a plurality of operation directions.

In the above embodiment, the first speed setting operation input unit 41b is an operation input unit for increasing the speed set by the speed control or canceling the speed control. The second speed setting operation input unit 41c is an operation input unit for reducing the speed set by the speed control or setting the speed. However, the first speed setting operation input unit may be an operation input unit that reduces the speed set by the speed control, or may be an operation input unit that sets the speed in the speed control. Further, the second speed setting operation input unit may be an operation input unit that increases the speed set by the speed control, or may be an operation input unit that cancels the speed control.

In the above embodiment, the speed control switch 41 has a determination operation surface 43 and an operation surface 44. However, the speed control switch may have only a determination operation surface or may have another operation surface. That is, the speed control switch may have only one operation surface, or may have three or more operation surfaces.

In the above embodiment, the speed control switch 41 has a slope 43a located on the right side of the determination operation surface 43 and whose left end portion projects radially outward from the right end portion. However, the speed control switch does not have to have a slope. Further, the speed control switch may have a plurality of slopes having different angles with respect to other surfaces of the determination operation surface. The slope may be located on a surface other than the right portion of the determination operation surface, or the right end portion may protrude radially outward from the left end portion.

In the above embodiment, the slope 43a is curved so as to follow the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57 or the movement of the driver's right thumb while gripping the right grip portion 57. However, the slope may be flat or curved in the left-right direction.

In the embodiment, the speed control switch 41 has a protrusion 42 at the end of the right grip portion 57 in the rotation direction, which protrudes outward in the radial direction of the right switch case 40 from the central portion in the rotation direction. However, the speed control switch may have a recess instead of the protrusion, or may have a plurality of protrusions. Further, the speed control switch does not have to have a protrusion at the end of the right grip portion in the rotation direction.

In the embodiment, the length of the speed control switch 41 determination operation surface 43 in the rotation direction of the right grip portion 57 is longer than the length of the operation surface 44 in the rotation direction. However, the length of the determination operation surface in the rotation direction may be the same as or shorter than the length of the operation surface in the rotation direction.

In the above embodiment, the right switch case 40 is provided with a speed control switch 41. However, the right switch case may be provided with a switch other than the speed control switch. For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the right switch case 140 may be provided with a start / stop control switch 142, an inter-vehicle distance setting switch 143, and a travel mode changeover switch 144 in addition to the speed control switch 41.

The start / stop control switch 142 is provided at the lower part of the rear part of the right switch case 140. The start / stop control switch 142 is a switch for outputting a command signal for controlling the start or stop of the engine unit 10 which is a drive source to the control device 20. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the start / stop control switch 142 is a switch that is long in one direction. The start / stop control switch 142 is arranged in the right switch case 140 so that the longitudinal direction is the left-right direction.

The inter-vehicle distance setting switch 143 is provided in the front part of the upper part of the right switch case 140. The inter-vehicle distance setting switch 143 is a switch for setting the distance (inter-vehicle distance) from the vehicle located in front when the speed is controlled by the input of the speed control switch 41.

The traveling mode changeover switch 144 is provided at the front of the right switch case 140. The travel mode changeover switch 144 is a switch for changing the travel mode of the vehicle 1. The traveling mode changeover switch 144 is a switch that is long in one direction. One end of the traveling mode changeover switch 144 in the longitudinal direction is rotatably supported in the front-rear direction by the front portion of the right switch case 140. By rotating the travel mode changeover switch 144 in the forward direction or the backward direction, a command signal corresponding to the movement is output from the travel mode changeover switch 144 to the control device 20.

With the above configuration, switches that are frequently used when the vehicle is running can be arranged at a position close to the right grip portion 57, and the operability of those switches can be maintained.

Moreover, the right switch case 140 is provided with a switch for performing operations related to the running of the vehicle. This makes it possible to maintain the operability of the switch that performs operations related to the running of the vehicle.

The traveling-related switch is a switch related to the normal traveling of the vehicle or a switch related to the control of the driving force output from the engine unit. The normal running of the vehicle means the running of the vehicle excluding the driving mode for parking.

In each of the above embodiments, the vehicle 1 includes an engine as a drive source. However, the drive source of the vehicle may be a motor. Further, the drive source may be a hybrid system in which an engine and a motor are combined.

In each of the above embodiments, the vehicle 1 has a left handlebar 51 and a right handlebar 56. That is, the vehicle 1 has a separate type handlebar. However, the vehicle may have an integral handlebar extending from the center in the left-right direction to the left and right.

In each of the above embodiments, a motorcycle is described as an example of a vehicle, but the vehicle may be a vehicle other than the two-wheeled vehicle as long as it has a switch case provided on the handlebar.

1 Vehicle 2 Body 3 Front wheels 4 Rear wheels 5 Steering wheel 10 Engine unit 20 Control device 30

Left switch case

40, 140 Right switch case (switch case)
41 Speed control switch (running setting operation input unit)
41a Speed control operation input unit 41b First speed setting operation input unit 41c Second speed setting operation input unit 42 Projection unit 43 Determination operation surface 43a Slope 44 Operation surface 51 Left handlebar 52 Left handlebar 56 Right handlebar 57 Right Grip 58 Right lever 142 Start / stop control switch 143 Inter-vehicle distance measurement switch 144 Travel mode changeover switch α Movable range of right thumb thumb β Rotation range of right grip P Central axis of right handlebar

Claims

With a handlebar that extends in the left-right direction,
A cylindrical accelerator provided on the right side of the handlebar so as to be rotatable around the central axis of the handlebar, and the accelerator is operated by rotating the handlebar around the central axis while being held by the driver with his right hand. The operation unit and
A switch case fixed to the handlebar at a position closer to the center of the vehicle than the accelerator operation unit and having a plurality of operation input units operated by the fingers of the driver's right hand.
Equipped with
The plurality of operation input units include a push button type travel setting operation input unit that sets a setting for controlling the travel speed of the vehicle to the set travel speed.
The travel setting operation input unit has a determination operation surface for performing an input operation for determining the set travel speed of the vehicle.
The determination operation surface is located within the movable range of the thumb of the driver's right hand in the switch case in a state where the driver is rotating the accelerator operation unit.
The length of the determination operation surface in the rotation direction of the accelerator operation unit is longer than 1/3 inch and shorter than the length of the rotation range of the accelerator operation unit in the rotation direction.
Saddle-type vehicle.
In the saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 1,
A saddle-mounted vehicle in which the length of the determination operation surface in the rotation direction is longer than 1/2 inch.
In the saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.
A saddle-type vehicle in which the length of the determination operation surface in the rotation direction is longer than 1 inch.
In the saddle-mounted vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The travel setting operation input unit has a plurality of operation surfaces including the determination operation surface.
A saddle-type vehicle in which the length of the determination operation surface in the rotation direction is longer than the length of other operation surfaces of the travel setting operation input unit in the rotation direction.
In the saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 4,
The plurality of operation surfaces are saddle-mounted vehicles provided in one component constituting the travel setting operation input unit.
In the saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 4 or 5.
The travel setting operation input unit is a saddle-mounted vehicle having a slope that constitutes at least a part of the plurality of operation surfaces and has a left end portion protruding outward in the radial direction of the accelerator operation portion from the right end portion.
In the saddle-mounted vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The right end portion of the travel setting operation input unit is viewed from the driver who grips the accelerator operation unit with his right hand, so as to follow the rotation direction of the accelerator operation unit, or in a state where the accelerator operation unit is gripped. A saddle-mounted vehicle that is curved to follow the movement of the driver's right thumb.
In the saddle-mounted vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
A saddle-mounted vehicle in which the end portion in the rotation direction of the travel setting operation input unit protrudes outward in the radial direction of the accelerator operation unit from the central portion in the rotation direction.