WO2022107550A1

WO2022107550A1 - Saddle-ridden vehicle

Info

Publication number: WO2022107550A1
Application number: PCT/JP2021/039124
Authority: WO
Inventors: 俊宏池長; 孝文中西; 正行筒井
Original assignee: 本田技研工業株式会社
Priority date: 2020-11-20
Filing date: 2021-10-22
Publication date: 2022-05-27
Also published as: JP7394239B2; CN116601074A; JPWO2022107550A1

Abstract

Provided is a saddle-ridden vehicle that allows for mass to be centralized and for the longitudinal length of the vehicle to be shortened.　The present invention is a saddle-ridden vehicle (1) comprising a vehicle body frame (70) that forms a vehicle, a battery (SB) that is fixed to the vehicle body frame (70), an arm member (16) that supports a power unit (90) that supports a rear wheel (WR) in a rotatable manner, and a pivot (24) that supports the arm member (16) in a swingable manner with respect to the vehicle body frame (70), wherein the pivot (24) is disposed in a front-end section of the arm member (16), at a position near and below the battery (SB). The battery (SB) is disposed so as to incline rearward with respect to the vertical direction. A housing section (29) that houses members is provided below a seat (22), and the battery (SB) is disposed near the housing section (29).

Description

Saddle-type vehicle

The present invention relates to a saddle-mounted vehicle, and more particularly to a saddle-mounted vehicle that swingably supports a member that rotatably supports a rear wheel with respect to a vehicle body frame.

Conventionally, in a saddle-mounted tricycle with one front wheel and two rear wheels, a structure having a pivot for swinging the rear wheel suspended by a rear cushion in the vertical direction has been known.

In Patent Document 1, in a saddle-mounted tricycle including a front vehicle body that supports the front wheels and a rear vehicle body that supports the rear wheels, the front end portion of the power unit that rotatably supports the rear wheels is attached to the rear vehicle body. On the other hand, a configuration having a pivot for swingably supporting the shaft is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-020558

However, in the saddle-mounted tricycle of Patent Document 1, the battery arranged at the lower part of the loading platform and the pivot located at the front end of the power unit are separated from each other, and the mass of the entire vehicle is easily dispersed. Further, in order to improve the steering stability of the vehicle, it is required that the front-rear length of the vehicle does not become too long.

An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-type vehicle capable of solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, centralizing the mass, and shortening the front-rear length of the vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention rotatably supports a vehicle body frame (70) constituting the vehicle, a battery (SB) fixed to the vehicle body frame (70), and a rear wheel (WR). A saddle-mounted vehicle including an arm member (16) that supports the power unit (90) and a pivot (24) that swingably supports the arm member (16) with respect to the vehicle body frame (70). In (1), the first feature is that the pivot (24) is arranged at the front end portion of the arm member (16) and at a position near and below the battery (SB).

The second feature is that the battery (SB) is arranged so as to be tilted backward with respect to the vertical direction.

Further, the third feature is that a storage unit (29) for storing the member is provided below the seat (22), and the battery (SB) is arranged in the vicinity of the storage unit (29).

The battery (SB) is a sub-battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary equipment, and the saddle-mounted vehicle (1) is an electric vehicle that drives a motor (M) with the electric power of the main battery (B). There is a fourth feature in a certain point.

Further, a front vehicle body (BF) that supports the front wheels (WF) and a rear vehicle body (BR) that supports the rear wheels (WR) are provided, and the pivot (24) is attached to the rear vehicle body (BR). The rocking device (50) is provided and includes a rocking device (50) capable of swinging the rear vehicle body (BR) in the roll direction with respect to the front vehicle body (BF). The fifth feature is that it is provided with a Knighthard mechanism that generates an urging force that returns the swinging motion in the roll direction to the neutral position by the elasticity of the rubber member.

The sixth feature is that the front wheel (WF) is one wheel and the rear wheel (WR) is two wheels arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction.

Further, the seventh feature is that the main battery (B) and the battery (SB) are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction.

Further, the pivot (24) has an eighth feature in that it is located above the rocking device (50).

Further, the pivot (24) has a ninth feature in that it is located at the front end of the rear vehicle body (BR).

According to the first feature, the vehicle body frame (70) constituting the vehicle, the battery (SB) fixed to the vehicle body frame (70), and the power unit (90) that rotatably supports the rear wheels (WR). In a saddle-mounted vehicle (1) provided with an arm member (16) that supports the arm member (16) and a pivot (24) that swingably supports the arm member (16) with respect to the vehicle body frame (70). Since the pivot (24) is arranged at the front end of the arm member (16) and at a position near and below the battery (SB), the pivot is arranged closer to the front of the arm member. As a result, the front-rear length of the vehicle can be shortened, and the mass can be centralized by arranging the pivot near and below the battery.

According to the second feature, since the battery (SB) is arranged so as to be tilted backward with respect to the vertical direction, the front-rear length of the vehicle can be further shortened and the mass can be centralized. It will be possible to promote.

According to the third feature, since the storage unit (29) for storing the member is provided below the seat (22) and the battery (SB) is arranged in the vicinity of the storage unit (29), further. It is possible to centralize the mass.

According to the fourth feature, the battery (SB) is a sub-battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary equipment, and the saddle-mounted vehicle (1) uses the electric power of the main battery (B) to drive a motor (M). Since it is an electric vehicle that drives the vehicle, it is possible to shorten the front-rear length of the vehicle and centralize the mass in the saddle-mounted electric vehicle.

According to the fifth feature, the front vehicle body (BF) that supports the front wheels (WF) and the rear vehicle body (BR) that supports the rear wheels (WR) are provided, and the pivot (24) is the rear. The rocking device (50) provided on the side vehicle body (BR) and enables the rear vehicle body (BR) to swing in the roll direction with respect to the front vehicle body (BF) is provided. Since the device (50) includes a Knighthard mechanism that generates an urging force that returns the swinging motion in the roll direction to the neutral position by the elasticity of the rubber member, the front-rear length of the vehicle is shortened in a saddle-mounted vehicle equipped with the Knighthard mechanism. It is possible to centralize the mass and mass.

According to the sixth feature, the front wheel (WF) is one wheel and the rear wheel (WR) is two wheels arranged in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, in a saddle-mounted tricycle equipped with a Knighthard mechanism. , It is possible to shorten the front-rear length of the vehicle and centralize the mass.

According to the seventh feature, since the main battery (B) and the battery (SB) are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction, the heavy main battery and the sub-battery are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction. Therefore, it is possible to centralize the mass of the entire vehicle.

According to the eighth feature, since the pivot (24) is located above the rocking device (50), the space above the rocking device (50) can be effectively utilized to centralize the mass and increase the front-rear length. It is possible to shorten the time.

According to the ninth feature, since the pivot (24) is located at the front end of the rear vehicle body (BR), the space above the rocking device can be effectively utilized.

It is a perspective view of the saddle-mounted electric tricycle which concerns on this embodiment. It is a left side view of a saddle-mounted electric tricycle. It is a left side view of a saddle-mounted electric tricycle with exterior parts removed. It is a perspective view of the car body frame which constitutes the front car body. It is a perspective view of a rocking device. It is a left side view of the rear vehicle body. It is a perspective view of a rear body. It is a partially enlarged left side view of a saddle-mounted electric tricycle with covers removed.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a saddle-mounted electric tricycle 1 as a saddle-mounted vehicle according to the present embodiment. 2 is a left side view of the saddle-mounted electric tricycle 1, and FIG. 3 is a left side view of the saddle-mounted electric tricycle 1 with exterior parts removed from the state of FIG. 2.

The saddle-mounted electric tricycle 1 is a scooter in which a front vehicle body BF that supports one front wheel WF and a rear vehicle body BR that supports two rear wheel WRs are pivotally supported by a swing device 50 so as to be swingable in the roll direction. It is a type electric vehicle. Two high-voltage main batteries B that supply electric power to the motor M that drives the rear wheel WR are housed side by side in the vehicle width direction under the seat 22 provided on the front vehicle body BF. The two main batteries B can be removed from the vehicle body by pulling the openable seat 22 upward in an open state. A low floor 12 on which the driver can rest his / her foot is provided between the steering wheel 2 and the seat 22.

The vehicle body frame F constituting the front vehicle body BF includes a head pipe F2 that swingably supports the steering stem F1 to which the steering handle 2 is fixed, a down frame F3 extending rearward and downward from the head pipe F2, and the down. It includes a pair of left and right curved frames F6 connected to both side surfaces of the frame F3 and extending downward and bending backward, and a pair of left and right floor frames F4 connected to the curved frame F6 and extending backward.

A pair of left and right rearview mirrors 3 and a meter device 4 are attached to the steering handle 2. A bottom bridge F5 is fixed to the lower end of the steering stem F1 that supports the steering handle 2, and a pair of left and right front forks 9 that rotatably support the front wheel WF are fixed to the bottom bridge F5. ..

The rocking device 50 that swingably supports the front vehicle body BF and the rear vehicle body BR is fixed to the lower part of the floor frame F4 at a position below the battery B. The rear vehicle body BR having a large loading platform 19 is provided with a swing arm 16 as a pair of left and right arm members swingably supported by a pivot 24, and a rear wheel WR is provided at the rear of the swing arm 16. A supporting power unit 90 is attached.

The front of the head pipe F2 is covered with a center cowl 5 connected to a pair of left and right side cowls 10, and a leg shield 11 is arranged behind the head pipe F2. Front flasher lamps 6 are attached to the left and right of the extension portion that supports the headlight 7, and the front fender 8 that covers the upper part of the front wheel WF is supported by the front fork 9.
Under cowls 13 covering the sides and the bottom of the floor frame F4 are connected to the left and right ends of the low floor floor 12. Below the seat 22, a lower cowl 14 that covers the battery case 29 as a storage portion from the front and a rear cover 15 that is connected to the rear portion of the lower cowl 14 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 3, a junction box J, which is a wiring terminal, is arranged at a position inside the rear cover 15 behind the main battery B. The main battery B and the junction box J constitute a power supply device that supplies electric power to the motor M. On the other hand, a control device (PCU: power control unit) 64 for transmitting the electric power supplied from the main battery B and the junction box J to the motor M is arranged at the front end portion of the rear vehicle body BR. At the lower end of the main battery B, a battery lower cover 30 as a cover member for covering the terminals on the vehicle body side is arranged.

The cargo bed 19 of the rear vehicle body BR is provided with a thin pipe-shaped stopper 18 for preventing the cargo from slipping. The loading platform 19 made of a thin plate-shaped synthetic resin or the like is arranged on the upper part of the rear body frame 70, and the rear fender 17 covering the upper part of the rear wheel WR is fixed to the lower part of the rear body frame 70. .. The loading platform 19 is supported by a loading platform frame 32 made of a metal round pipe material fixed to the rear body frame 70. At the front end of the loading platform 19, a loading platform frame cover 20 is arranged above the loading platform frame 32 to cover a portion to be erected in an arch shape. On the front surface of the loading platform frame cover 20, a storage portion 23 suitable for storing a plate-shaped member 21 such as a notebook or a binder is provided. A left side electrical component cover 25 is attached to the front of the rear fender 17 on the left side of the vehicle body. Inside the left electrical component cover 25, a sub-battery SB that supplies electric power to auxiliary equipment such as the headlight 7 is arranged. A tail lamp 27, a pair of left and right rear flasher lamps 28, and a license plate holder 26 are fixed to the rear end of the rear body frame 70 mainly made of a metal square pipe material.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vehicle body frame F constituting the front vehicle body BF. The vehicle body frame F, which is mainly composed of a metal round pipe material, has a down frame F3 extending downward from the head pipe F2 and left and right connected to both side surfaces of the down frame F3 and extending downward and bending backward. It includes a pair of curved frames F6 and a pair of left and right floor frames F4 connected to the curved frame F6 and extended rearward. The down frame F3 at the center in the vehicle width direction is curved rearward at the lower end portion and is connected to a gusset F7 fixed to a pair of left and right floor frames F4.

At a position behind the gusset F7, a long low-floor floor support stay 33 that supports the low-floor floor 12 is hung on the upper part of the floor frame F4. Behind the low floor support stay 33, a front battery case support stay 34 and a rear battery case support stay 37 that support the battery case 29 from below are attached in pairs on the left and right sides, respectively.

A cross frame F8 that connects the left and right floor frames F4 in the vehicle width direction is arranged at a position inside the rear battery case support stay 37, and a swing device is provided below the cross frame F8. A rear stay 38 is provided to support a position closer to the rear of the 50. On the other hand, at a position below the front battery case support stay 34, a pair of left and right front stays 35 that support a position closer to the front of the swing device 50 are provided.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rocking device 50. In this figure, the state seen from the right rear upper side is shown. The swing device 50 having a metal casing swingably supports the metal swing shaft 60 fixed to the rear vehicle body BR, and also provides an urging force to return the swing shaft 60 to the neutral position. It is a structure with a built-in urging mechanism. A Knighthardt mechanism utilizing the elasticity of a plurality of columnar rubber members is applied to the urging mechanism. The swing shaft 60 is fixed to the rear vehicle body BR by two bolts 61 and nuts 62 penetrating in the vehicle width direction.

The front end of the rocking device 50 is provided with front

side support portions

51L and 51R divided into left and right, and the rear side support standing upward in the center of the rocking device 50 in the vehicle width direction toward the rear. A portion 55 is provided. The

front support portions

51L and 51R are fixed to the front stay 35 (see FIG. 4) provided on the vehicle body frame F of the front vehicle body BF by using bolts 53, collar members 52 and nuts 54. Further, the rear support portion 55 is fixed to the rear stay 38 (see FIG. 4) provided on the vehicle body frame F by using bolts 56 and nuts 57. A flat side surface 58 is formed on the right side of the rocking device 50 in the vehicle width direction.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the rear vehicle body BR. This figure shows a state in which the front vehicle body BF is removed while the rocking device 50 is fixed to the rear vehicle body BR. Through holes 51a through which bolts 53 are passed are formed in the

front support portions

51L and 51R of the swing device 50. Further, a through hole 55a through which the bolt 56 is passed is formed in the rear support portion 55 of the swing device 50.

In the present embodiment, the electric power of the main battery B is once sent to the junction box J, which is a wiring terminal, and is sent to the rear vehicle body BR by the high-voltage harnesses H1 and H2 extending from the junction box J. The high-voltage harnesses H1 and H2 extending downward and forward from the junction box J are curved so as to make a U-turn at the curved portion C located in front of the

front support portions

51L and 51R, and then pass backward through the right side of the rocking device 50. It is routed toward. The junction box J as a power supply device may be eliminated, and power may be supplied directly from the main battery B to the rear vehicle body BR.

The loading platform 19 has a shape provided with an upright portion 19b standing upward at the front end of the flat plate portion 19a on which the load is placed. The loading platform frame cover 20 is configured to simultaneously cover the arch portion of the loading platform frame 32 and the upright portion 19b of the loading platform 19.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the rear vehicle body BR. As described above, the storage portion 23 is provided on the front surface portion of the loading platform frame cover 20. The control device 64 for controlling the electric power supplied to the motor M is arranged at a position below the accommodating portion 23 so that a plurality of cooling fins are exposed in front of the vehicle body. A left side electrical component cover 25 and a right side electrical component cover 63 are arranged on the left and right sides of the control device 64. The sub-battery SB as a battery disposed inside the left electrical component cover 25 is located between the left electrical component cover 25 and the control device 64, with the longitudinal direction facing up and down in the side view of the vehicle body and the lower end. It is fixed by tilting backward with respect to the vertical direction so that the upper end portion is located behind the portion.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged left side view of the saddle-mounted electric tricycle 1 with the covers removed. The sub-battery SB is arranged between the rear body frame 70 on the left side in the vehicle width direction and the control device 64. As described above, the swing arm 16 that supports the power unit 90 is pivotally supported by a pivot 24 with respect to the pair of left and right rear vehicle body frames 70. In the present embodiment, the pivot 24 is arranged at the front end of the swing arm 16 and at the lower end of the rear body frame 70. This makes it possible to keep the front-rear length of the vehicle short. Further, the pivot 24 is provided near and below the sub-battery SB, and the pivot 24 is located near and below the sub-battery SB, which is a heavy object, so that mass can be centralized. ..

Further, the sub-battery SB is arranged so as to be tilted backward with respect to the vertical direction. The tilt angle of the sub-battery SB is along the tilt angle of the rear vehicle body frame 70 and the control device 64, so that the rear end surface of the front vehicle body BF and the front end surface of the rear vehicle body BR can be arranged close to each other. Therefore, the front-rear length of the vehicle can be further shortened, and the centralization of mass can be promoted. Further, by providing a storage unit 29 for storing members below the seat 22 and arranging the sub-battery SB in the vicinity of the storage unit 29, it is possible to further concentrate the mass. Further, since the main battery B and the sub-battery SB are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction, the mass can be centralized in the entire vehicle.

The form of the saddle-mounted vehicle, the form of the front body and the rear body, the shape and structure of the power unit and the swing arm, the shape and the arrangement position of the main battery and the sub-battery, etc. are not limited to the above embodiments and are various. It can be changed. The arrangement position of the pivot according to the present invention is not limited to the saddle-mounted electric tricycle, and can be applied to a saddle-mounted two-wheeled vehicle, a four-wheeled vehicle, or the like.

1 ... saddle-mounted electric tricycle (saddle-mounted vehicle), 16 ... swing arm (arm member), 22 ... seat, 24 ... pivot, 29 ... battery case (storage unit), 50 ... rocking device, 70 ... rear side Body frame (body frame), 90 ... power unit, B ... main battery, SB ... sub battery (battery), M ... motor, BF ... front body, BR ... rear body, WF ... front wheels, WR ... rear wheels

Claims

An arm member (16) that supports a vehicle body frame (70) constituting the vehicle, a battery (SB) fixed to the vehicle body frame (70), and a power unit (90) that rotatably supports the rear wheels (WR). ) And a saddle-mounted vehicle (1) provided with a pivot (24) that swingably supports the arm member (16) with respect to the vehicle body frame (70).
A saddle-mounted vehicle, wherein the pivot (24) is arranged at the front end of the arm member (16) and at a position near and below the battery (SB).
The saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the battery (SB) is arranged so as to be tilted backward with respect to the vertical direction.
A storage unit (29) for storing members is provided below the seat (22).
The saddle-type vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the battery (SB) is arranged in the vicinity of the storage portion (29).
The battery (SB) is a sub-battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary equipment.
The saddle-type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the saddle-type vehicle (1) is an electric vehicle in which a motor (M) is driven by electric power of a main battery (B).
A front vehicle body (BF) that supports the front wheels (WF) and a rear vehicle body (BR) that supports the rear wheels (WR) are provided.
The pivot (24) is provided on the rear vehicle body (BR).
A rocking device (50) that allows the rear vehicle body (BR) to swing in the roll direction with respect to the front vehicle body (BF) is provided.
The rocking device (50) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a Knighthard mechanism that generates an urging force for returning the swinging motion in the roll direction to a neutral position by the elasticity of the rubber member. Saddle-type vehicle.
The saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the front wheel (WF) is one wheel, and the rear wheel (WR) is two wheels arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction.
The saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the main battery (B) and the battery (SB) are arranged close to each other in the front-rear direction.
The saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the pivot (24) is located above the rocking device (50).
The saddle-mounted vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the pivot (24) is located at the front end of the rear vehicle body (BR).