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- the present invention relates to a vehicle that is a lean vehicle or a saddle-mounted vehicle.
- Patent Document 1 shows a vehicle having a lighting device using a laser beam.
- the vehicle of Patent Document 1 is a saddle-mounted vehicle. Further, the saddle-mounted vehicle of Patent Document 1 leans to the left and right.
- the lighting device includes a laser light source, a light guide unit that guides light from the laser light source to a desired position, and a plurality of light emitting units that are provided at the tip of the light guide unit and irradiate the surroundings of the vehicle with light from the light guide unit. To prepare for.
- the plurality of light emitting units include light emitting units having different light emitting modes.
- the vehicle of one embodiment has a light emitting unit provided on the front cover so as to function as a high beam light source, and a light emitting unit provided on the rearview mirror so as to function as an auxiliary high beam light source.
- a laser light source is provided under the seat.
- the light guide portion includes a common portion extending forward from the laser light source, a single portion extending from the common portion to each light emitting portion, and a branch portion provided near the handle so as to branch vertically from the common portion to each independent portion.
- the vehicle of another embodiment has a pair of left and right light emitting units provided on the front cover so as to function as a high beam light source and a pair of left and right light emitting units provided on the front cover so as to function as a low beam light source. It is equipped with a light emitting unit.
- Two laser light sources are provided under the seat. One laser light source is for high beams. The other laser source is for low beams.
- Each of the light guides for the high beam and the low beam has a handle so as to branch in the left-right direction from the common part extending forward from the laser light source, the single part extending from the common part to each light emitting part, and the common part to each single part. It has a branch portion provided in the vicinity.
- An object of the present invention is to adopt a laser light source in a lean vehicle or a vehicle which is a saddle-mounted vehicle so as to increase the degree of freedom in arrangement of the laser light source, to realize a compact arrangement and efficient use of space. It is to be.
- the present inventors conducted the following studies in order to achieve the above-mentioned object.
- Lean vehicles require the weight of the occupants to move when performing movements such as turning.
- the saddle-mounted vehicle travels with the occupant straddling the seat. Therefore, a vehicle that is a lean vehicle or a saddle-mounted vehicle is configured to have a smaller vehicle width than a general four-wheeled vehicle having a cabin.
- a vehicle that is a lean vehicle or a saddle-mounted vehicle is required to have mobility, lightness, and convenience. Therefore, there is a very high demand for miniaturization and weight reduction for vehicles that are lean vehicles or saddle-type vehicles.
- the configurations within the body are closely arranged.
- a laser light source is provided under the seat.
- the intersection of the light guide extends from the laser light source to the branch near the handle.
- the common part branches up and down or left and right at the branch part, and reaches each light emitting part as a single part.
- the layout of Patent Document 1 when the arrangement of the laser light source is changed, the length of the common portion changes significantly. Also, the intersection is relatively long. Therefore, compact arrangement is difficult. In addition, it is necessary to secure and / or change the arrangement position.
- the configurations are relatively densely arranged as described above.
- the present inventors have studied the above-mentioned matters and completed the present invention.
- the present invention adopts the following configuration.
- a vehicle that is a lean vehicle or a saddle-mounted vehicle.
- the vehicle is It is equipped with a vehicle lateral single seat that allows only one occupant to sit laterally in the vehicle, and a footrest that allows an occupant seated in the vehicle lateral single seat to rest his / her feet while driving the vehicle.
- a car body that supports multiple wheels, and Laser light output from one or more laser light source elements, which is arranged on the vehicle body and has one or more laser light source elements and an output unit common to one or more laser light source elements.
- a front light emitting unit that is arranged in front of the laser light source unit and emits light by the laser light supplied from the laser light source unit in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.
- a rear light emitting unit that is arranged behind the laser light source unit and emits light by the laser light supplied from the laser light source unit in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.
- the laser light source unit extends from the front and rear branching portions to both the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion, and the laser light emitted from the laser light source unit is branched at the front and rear branching portions and supplied to both the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion.
- the optical fiber cable provided so that the length from the laser light source unit to the front / rear branch portion is shorter than the total length from the front / rear branch portion to each of the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion.
- the laser light source unit further has an end in the first direction and an end in the second direction opposite to the first direction, and is provided so as to be located in the first direction with respect to the end in the second direction.
- the laser beam emitted from the output unit is supplied to each of the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit via the front and rear branching portions provided so as to be located in the first direction from the end in the first direction.
- the first direction and the second direction are the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, or the up-down direction of the vehicle.
- At least a part of the laser light source unit is located above the footrest in the side view of the vehicle and is located between the left and right ends of the vehicle lateral single seat in the plan view of the vehicle. Vehicle.
- one laser light source unit is shared by the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit, the size of the entire laser light source unit can be reduced as compared with the case where a plurality of laser light source units are used. As a result, the degree of freedom in arranging the laser light source unit is high. Since one laser light source unit is arranged between the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, even if the position of the branch portion is changed, the change in the length of the entire optical fiber cable is suppressed or changed. Can be prevented.
- the length of the optical fiber cable (common portion) from the laser light source unit to the front / rear branch portion is larger than the total length of the optical fiber cable (single portion) from the front / rear branch portion to each of the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion. short. Therefore, the degree of freedom in arranging the laser light source unit in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is high. It becomes easier to adjust the layout of the equipment. Efficient use of equipment installation space becomes possible. Further, since the common part is short, it is possible to prevent or suppress the increase in the size of the arrangement space, and a compact arrangement becomes possible.
- the laser light source unit positions the laser beam emitted from the output unit provided so as to be located in the first direction from the end in the second direction in the first direction from the end in the first direction. It is configured to supply to each of the front light emitting part and the rear light emitting part through the front and rear branching parts provided as described above, and at least a part of the laser light source unit is mounted on the side view of the vehicle. It is located above the portion and is located between the left and right ends of the vehicle lateral single seat in the plan view of the vehicle.
- the length of the optical fiber cable (common part) from the laser light source unit to the front / rear branch portion the length of the optical fiber cable (single part) from the front / rear branch portion to each of the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion. It can also be shortened. More details are as follows. Since the front-rear branch portion can be brought closer to the output portion, the length of the optical fiber cable (common portion) from the laser light source unit to the front-rear branch portion can be shortened. Further, the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion are often provided on the upper part of the vehicle from the viewpoint of visibility and / or visibility.
- the laser light source unit is located above the footrest portion in the side view of the vehicle, so that the laser light source unit can be moved to the front light emitting portion and the front light emitting portion in the height direction of the vehicle. It can be placed near the rear light emitting part.
- the length of the optical fiber cable (single portion) from the front-rear branch portion to each of the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion can be shortened.
- the following configuration can be adopted.
- the front light emitting portion is provided in front of the front end of the vehicle lateral single seat so as to be visible in the front view of the vehicle and / or to be visible to the occupant seated in the vehicle lateral single seat.
- the rear light emitting unit is provided behind the front end of the vehicle lateral single seat so as to be visible in the rear view of the vehicle. Since the distance between the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is secured to be long and the laser light source unit is arranged between them, the degree of freedom in arranging the laser light source unit is improved. Achieving both a compact layout and efficient use of space can be achieved at a higher level.
- the length from the laser light source unit to the front / rear branch portion of the optical fiber cable is larger than the length of at least one of the lengths from the front / rear branch portion to each of the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion. It is provided so as to be short. The common part can be further shortened. Achieving both a compact layout and efficient use of space can be achieved at a higher level.
- Each of the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit may function as a flasher.
- the vehicle further comprises a power source that generates power transmitted to at least one of the plurality of wheels, and each of the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit may be constantly lit at least during the operation of the power source.
- the "operating power source” may be, for example, a situation in which the vehicle travels if the occupant operates the accelerator controller or the like. That is, when the power source is an engine, the idling state is included. When the power source is a motor, it includes a state in which the motor can be driven at any time (standby state).
- the front light emitting unit may function as at least one lamp of the position lamp and the meter lamp, and the rear light emitting unit may function as at least one lamp of the position lamp and the license lamp.
- the first part of the optical fiber cable from the laser light source unit to the front / rear branch From the side view of the vehicle, the first part of the optical fiber cable from the laser light source unit to the front / rear branch, the second part from the front / rear branch to the front light emitting part, and the first part from the front / rear branch to the rear light emitting part.
- Each of the three portions has an upper end and a lower end in the height direction of the vehicle, and the length from the upper end to the lower end of the first portion in the height direction of the vehicle is from the upper end to the lower end of the second portion. It may be shorter than the length of the third portion and shorter than the length from the upper end to the lower end of the third portion.
- the common part can be further shortened. Achieving both a compact layout and efficient use of space can be achieved at a higher level.
- a vehicle that is a lean vehicle or a saddle-riding vehicle is, for example, a small vehicle with a seating capacity of one or two.
- the vehicle comprises, for example, one or two vehicle lateral single seats that allow only one occupant to be seated laterally to the vehicle.
- the two vehicle lateral single seats are arranged side by side, for example, in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
- the two vehicle lateral single seats may be formed separately, for example, or may be integrally formed as a single seat member.
- the vehicle lateral single seat may be any seat as long as it allows only one occupant to be seated in the lateral direction of the vehicle, that is, in the left-right direction.
- the seat on which the occupant straddles is a vehicle lateral single seat.
- a seat having only one seating surface in the lateral direction of the vehicle is a single seat in the lateral direction of the vehicle.
- the seating surface is, for example, a surface that the occupant's buttocks come into contact with when driving a vehicle, or a surface that supports the occupant's buttocks.
- the maximum length in the left-right direction in the vehicle lateral single seat is, for example, larger than 1/2 of the maximum length in the left-right direction in the vehicle.
- the maximum left-right length of the vehicle lateral single seat is, for example, larger than 1 ⁇ 2 of the left-right maximum length of the vehicle body frame.
- the maximum length in the left-right direction in the vehicle lateral single seat is, for example, larger than 1 ⁇ 2 of the maximum length in the left-right direction in the footrest portion.
- the maximum length of the footrest portion in the left-right direction is the length from the left end to the right end of the footrest portion in the left-right direction of the vehicle, that is, in the lateral direction of the vehicle. be.
- An example of a scooter footboard on which the footrest portion rests both the left and right feet can be mentioned.
- the maximum length of the footrest in the left-right direction is the left end of the left foot rest to the right foot rest in the left-right direction of the vehicle. It is the length to the right end.
- the foot mounting portion including the left foot mounting portion on which the left foot is placed and the right foot mounting portion on which the right foot is placed include the step of a motorcycle.
- the vehicle lateral single seat is located in the center of the vehicle in the left-right direction.
- the vehicle lateral single seat passes through the center of the vehicle in the left-right direction and extends in the front-rear direction in the vehicle in a plan view. Includes aspects that overlap with.
- a part or all of the laser light source unit is located above the footrest.
- a part or all of the laser light source unit may or may not be located directly above the footrest portion.
- a part or all of the laser light source unit is located above the footrest in the height direction of the vehicle.
- all of the laser light source units are located above the footrest in the height direction of the vehicle.
- part or all of the laser light source unit is located between the left and right ends of the vehicle lateral single seat.
- a part or all of the laser light source unit passes through the left end of the vehicle lateral single seat and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the vehicle lateral single seat. It is located between the right end reference line that passes through the right end of the vehicle and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
- a part or all of the laser light source unit is located to the right of the left end of the vehicle lateral single seat and to the left of the right end of the vehicle lateral single seat. Located in. In the plan view of the vehicle, a part or all of the laser light source unit may or may not overlap the vehicle lateral single seat. Both ends in the left-right direction of the vehicle lateral single seat are supported by the vehicle body frame, respectively.
- the vehicle body frame is arranged, for example, below the vehicle lateral single seat.
- the vehicle body frame includes, for example, a left frame portion that supports the left end portion of the vehicle lateral single seat and a right frame portion that supports the right end portion of the vehicle lateral single seat.
- a part or all of the laser light source unit is located, for example, to the right of the right end of the left frame portion and to the left of the left end of the right frame portion.
- the vehicle comprises, for example, at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel.
- the vehicle comprises, for example, a drive source that generates power transmitted to the wheels.
- the drive source may be, for example, an engine, an electric motor, or an engine and an electric motor.
- the vehicle is equipped with, for example, a power source that stores electric power used for the output of laser light.
- the vehicle is equipped with, for example, a steering wheel.
- the steering wheel has a lateral length that is greater than 1/2 of the maximum lateral length of the vehicle in the plan view of the vehicle, for example, when the steering wheel is located at the steering wheel neutral position, which is the steering wheel position when the vehicle goes straight.
- a handle is, for example, a bar handle.
- the bar handle may be, for example, a single bar handle that extends continuously in the left-right direction of the vehicle, or may include a left bar handle and a right bar handle that are arranged apart from each other in the left-right direction of the vehicle. ..
- the vehicle lateral single seat is located, for example, between the left and right ends of the steering wheel in plan view of the vehicle.
- the maximum left-right length of the vehicle lateral single seat is, for example, greater than 1 ⁇ 2 of the left-right maximum length of the steering wheel.
- the saddle-riding vehicle is, for example, a vehicle equipped with a vehicle lateral single seat in which the driver sits so as to straddle the saddle.
- the saddle-mounted vehicle is, for example, a vehicle in which the driver rides on the saddle.
- the saddle-mounted vehicle is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a motorcycle.
- the saddle-type vehicle is not limited to a motorcycle, and is, for example, a motorcycle having three wheels, an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) having four wheels, or a ROV (Recreational Off-highway Vehicle). You may.
- a lean vehicle is a vehicle that turns in a lean posture.
- the lean vehicle is configured to lean inward of the curve when turning.
- Lean vehicles include a vehicle body that inclines inward on a curve when turning.
- the lean vehicle may also serve as a saddle-mounted vehicle.
- the lean vehicle may be, for example, a saddle-mounted vehicle configured to lean inward of a curve when turning. Examples of such vehicles include motorcycles, motorcycles, and the like.
- the tricycle may be a front two-wheel type or a rear two-wheel type.
- the lean vehicle may be equipped with, for example, a sit-in type seat.
- the vehicle body is equipped with a vehicle lateral single seat that allows only one occupant to sit laterally to the vehicle.
- the vehicle lateral single seat is supported, for example, by a vehicle body frame constituting the vehicle body.
- the vehicle body frame includes, for example, a left frame portion and a right frame portion.
- the left frame portion and the right frame portion are arranged below the vehicle lateral single seat, for example, and support the vehicle lateral single seat.
- the vehicle body rotatably supports a plurality of wheels.
- the plurality of wheels include, for example, at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel.
- the plurality of wheels are arranged apart from each other in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, for example.
- the plurality of wheels include, for example, at least one steering wheel and at least one driving wheel.
- the steering wheel is steered, for example, by the driver of the vehicle operating the steering wheel.
- the driver may operate, for example, a joystick or the like instead of the steering wheel.
- the drive wheels rotate, for example, by transmitting power from a power source provided in the vehicle. The rotation of the drive wheels causes the vehicle to travel.
- the laser light source unit is a unit that outputs laser light to the outside.
- the laser light source unit has one laser light source element.
- the laser light source unit is not particularly limited, and may have, for example, a plurality of laser light source elements.
- the laser light source element is a power-light conversion element.
- the laser light source element receives power from the outside and outputs laser light to the outside.
- the electric power supplied to the laser light source element is stored in, for example, a battery provided in the vehicle. That is, the laser light source element receives electric power from a battery provided in the vehicle and outputs laser light.
- the laser light source unit further includes, for example, a laser driver substrate.
- the laser driver substrate has, for example, a driver circuit that controls one or a plurality of laser light source elements.
- the laser light source unit further includes, for example, a housing that houses one or more laser light source elements and a laser driver substrate.
- the output unit is provided in the housing, for example.
- the laser light source unit may have another output unit that outputs laser light in addition to the output unit connected to the front-rear branching unit.
- the other output section is not connected to the front / rear branch section.
- the laser light source unit has, for example, front, rear, top, bottom, left, and right sides. In this case, the output unit may be provided on any side surface. That is, the direction in which the laser beam is output in the laser light source unit is not particularly limited.
- the laser light source unit is arranged below the seating surface of the vehicle lateral single seat, for example, in the side view of the vehicle.
- the laser light source unit is arranged, for example, in the height direction of the vehicle, closer to the vehicle lateral single seat than the footrest portion.
- the laser light source unit is arranged, for example, closer to the front light emitting portion or the rear light emitting portion than the footrest portion in the height direction of the vehicle.
- the laser light source unit further has an end in the first direction and an end in the second direction.
- the second direction is the opposite direction to the first direction.
- the first direction and the second direction are the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, or the up-down direction of the vehicle.
- the first direction and the second direction are the front-rear direction of the vehicle
- the first direction may be the front direction of the vehicle and the second direction may be the rear direction of the vehicle
- the first direction may be the rear direction of the vehicle. It may be the rear direction of the vehicle and the second direction may be the front direction of the vehicle.
- the first direction and the second direction are the left-right direction of the vehicle
- the first direction and the second direction are the vertical direction of the vehicle.
- the laser light source unit is provided so as to be located in front of the rear end of the vehicle.
- the laser beam emitted from the output unit is configured to be supplied to each of the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit via a front-rear branch portion provided so as to be located in the front direction from the front end. There is.
- the laser light source unit may or may not overlap the front-rear branch portion in the first direction or the second direction.
- the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit are configured to receive laser light and emit light, or to transmit the laser light, respectively.
- the light emitting unit is not particularly limited, and includes, for example, at least one of a lens that refracts the laser light, a reflector that reflects the laser light, and a side-emitting fiber that emits the laser light from the side surface.
- the light emitting mode of the front light emitting unit and the rear light emitting unit may be controlled by controlling the laser light source element by the laser light source unit, and the laser light emitting mode conversion member may be controlled in a situation where the laser light source element outputs laser light. May be controlled by.
- the laser light emitting mode conversion member is a member for changing the light emitting mode of the light emitting unit.
- the laser emission mode conversion member examples include an optical switch, a filter, a phosphor and the like.
- the front light emitting unit is, for example, a position lamp, a meter lamp, a flasher, a headlight, or the like.
- Meter lamps include, for example, meter indicator lamps.
- the meter lamps and headlights are, for example, constantly lit during the operation of a power source that generates power to drive the vehicle.
- the rear light emitting unit includes, for example, a position lamp, a license lamp, a flasher, and the like.
- the position lamp is, for example, a tail lamp.
- the position lamp and the license lamp are always lit, for example, during the operation of a power source that generates power for driving a vehicle.
- the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion are arranged above the footrest portion, for example.
- at least one of the front light emitting portion and the rear light emitting portion is arranged above, for example, the laser light source unit.
- the optical fiber cable is connected to, for example, an output unit.
- the optical fiber cable transmits, for example, the laser light output from the output unit to each of the plurality of light emitting units.
- the first part from the laser light source unit to the front / rear branch is a common part
- the second part from the front / rear branch to the front light emitting part and the second part from the front / rear branch to the rear light emitting part.
- Each of the three parts is a single part.
- at least a part of the second or third portion of the optical fiber cable overlaps (or is lined up) with, for example, the laser light source unit in the height direction of the vehicle.
- the second or third portion of the optical fiber cable overlaps (or is aligned with) the laser light source unit in the lateral direction of the vehicle, for example.
- the second or third portion of the optical fiber cable overlaps the laser light source unit, for example, in the output direction of the laser beam.
- the second or third portion of the optical fiber cable overlaps the laser light source unit, for example, in a direction orthogonal to the output direction of the laser beam.
- the output direction of the laser beam is, for example, a direction in which a portion of the output unit that guides the laser beam to the outside of the laser light source unit extends.
- the present invention it is possible to efficiently utilize the equipment installation space in a vehicle that is a lean vehicle or a saddle-mounted vehicle, and to adopt a laser light source while preventing or suppressing the increase in size of the vehicle.
- the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 includes a vehicle body 20, a plurality of wheels 30, a plurality of light emitting units 40, a laser light source unit 50, and an optical fiber cable 60.
- the vehicle body 20 has a bar handle 22.
- the vehicle body 20 rotatably supports the bar handle 22.
- the vehicle body 20 has a vehicle lateral single seat 24.
- the vehicle lateral single seat 24 allows only one occupant to be seated in the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 laterally (perpendicular to the paper) of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10.
- the driver of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 sits on the vehicle lateral single seat 24 and drives the saddle-mounted vehicle 10.
- the vehicle body 20 has a footrest portion 26.
- the footrest portion 26 is a portion on which an occupant seated on the vehicle lateral single seat 24 rests his / her foot while driving the saddle-mounted vehicle 10.
- the footrest portion 26 includes a left step 26L on which the occupant rests his left foot and a right step (not shown) on which the occupant rests his right foot.
- the vehicle body 20 tilts to the left L when the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 turns to the left L, and tilts to the right R when the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 turns to the right R.
- the various directions in the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 are based on the driver seated on the vehicle lateral single seat 24.
- the vehicle body 20 supports a plurality of wheels 30.
- the plurality of wheels 30 are inclined to the left L together with the vehicle body 20 when the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 turns to the left L, and are inclined to the right R together with the vehicle body 20 when the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 turns to the right R. do.
- the plurality of wheels 30 include a front wheel 30F as a steering wheel and a rear wheel 30R as a driving wheel. That is, the front wheel 30F as the steering wheel is supported by the vehicle body 20.
- the front wheels 30F as steering wheels are steered according to the operation of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 by the driver of the bar handle 22 by mechanically transmitting the operation to the bar handle 22.
- the rear wheels 30R as the drive wheels rotate by transmitting the power of the drive source 28 supported by the vehicle body 20, thereby traveling the saddle-mounted vehicle 10.
- the plurality of light emitting units 40 are provided so as to be visible from the outside of the vehicle.
- the plurality of light emitting units 40 include a front light emitting unit 40F and a rear light emitting unit 40R.
- the front light emitting unit 40F is arranged in front of the laser light source unit 50 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 20, and emits light by the laser light supplied from the laser light source unit 50.
- the front light emitting unit 40F is provided in front of the front end of the vehicle lateral single seat 24 so that it can be visually recognized in the front view of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10.
- the front light emitting unit 40F may be provided in front of the front end of the vehicle lateral single seat 24 so as to be visible to the occupant seated on the vehicle lateral single seat 24.
- the rear light emitting unit 40R is arranged behind the laser light source unit 50 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 20, and emits light by the laser light supplied from the laser light source unit 50.
- the rear light emitting portion 40R is provided behind the front end of the vehicle lateral single seat 24 so as to be visible in the rear view of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10.
- Each of the front light emitting unit 40F and the rear light emitting unit 40R may function as a flasher, for example.
- Each of the front light emitting unit 40F and the rear light emitting unit 40R may be constantly lit, for example, at least during the operation of the drive source 28.
- the front light emitting unit 40F may function as, for example, at least one lamp of a position lamp and a meter lamp.
- the rear light emitting unit 40R may function as, for example, at least one lamp of a position lamp and a license lamp.
- the laser light source unit 50 generates laser light to be output to a plurality of light emitting units 40, and outputs the generated laser light to the plurality of light emitting units 40.
- the laser light source unit 50 is arranged on the vehicle body 20.
- the laser light source unit 50 includes a laser light source element 52 and an output unit 58.
- the laser light source unit 50 is configured to emit the laser light output from the laser light source element 52 from the output unit 58.
- the optical fiber cable 60 constitutes at least a part of a laser beam path that transmits the output laser beam to each of the plurality of light emitting units 40.
- the optical fiber cable 60 connects the laser light source unit 50 and the plurality of light emitting units 40.
- the optical fiber cable 60 is branched in the middle thereof.
- the optical fiber cable 60 extends from the laser light source unit 50 to both the front light emitting unit 40F and the rear light emitting unit 40R via the front and rear branch portions 62.
- the optical fiber cable 60 branches the laser light emitted from the laser light source unit 50 at the front-rear branch portion 62 and supplies the laser light to both the front light emitting unit 40F and the rear light emitting unit 40R.
- the length L1 from the laser light source unit 50 to the front / rear branch portion 62 extends from the front / rear branch portion 62 to each of the front light emitting portion 40F and the rear light emitting portion 40R. It is provided so as to be shorter than the total length (L2 + L3).
- the length L1 from the laser light source unit 50 to the front / rear branch portion 62 extends from the front / rear branch portion 62 to each of the front light emitting portion 40F and the rear light emitting portion 40R. It may be provided so as to be shorter than at least one of the lengths L2 and L3.
- the laser light source unit 50 further has an end 501 in the first direction and an end 502 in the second direction.
- the second direction is the opposite direction to the first direction.
- the first direction is the front direction of the saddle-type vehicle 10
- the second direction is the rear direction of the saddle-type vehicle.
- the laser light source unit 50 has a front-rear branching portion 62 provided so that the laser light emitted from the output portion 58 provided so as to be located in the front direction of the end 502 is located in the front direction of the end 501. It is configured to supply to each of the front light emitting unit 40F and the rear light emitting unit 40R via the front light emitting unit 40F. At least a part of the laser light source unit 50 is located above the footrest portion 26 in the side view of the saddle-type vehicle 10, and in the plan view of the saddle-type vehicle 10, the vehicle lateral single seat 24 It is located between the left and right edges.
- the third portion 603 from the front-rear branch portion 62 to the rear light emitting portion 40R has an upper end and a lower end in the height direction of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10, respectively.
- the length H1 from the upper end to the lower end of the first portion 601 is shorter than the length H2 from the upper end to the lower end of the second portion 602, and the length H1 of the third portion 603.
- the length from the upper end to the lower end may be shorter than H3.
- the second portion 602 or the third portion 603 of the optical fiber cable 60 overlaps (or is) in the height direction of the laser light source unit 50 and the saddle-type vehicle 10. ,line up).
- the third portion 603 overlaps (or is lined up) with the laser light source unit 50 in the height direction of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10.
- the front light emitting unit 40F and the rear light emitting unit 40R also serve as one laser light source unit 50, so that the laser light source unit 50 as a whole is downsized as compared with the case where a plurality of laser light source units are used. Can be planned. As a result, the degree of freedom in arranging the laser light source unit 50 is high. Since one laser light source unit 50 is arranged between the front light emitting unit 40F and the rear light emitting unit 40R in the front-rear direction of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10, the optical fiber cable 60 can be changed even if the position of the branch portion 62 is changed. The change in length as a whole can be suppressed or prevented.
- the length L1 of the optical fiber cable 60 (common portion) from the laser light source unit 50 to the branch portion 62 is the optical fiber cable 60 (single portion) from the branch portion 62 to each of the front light emitting portion 40F and the rear light emitting portion 40R. ) Is shorter than the total length (L2 + L3). Therefore, the degree of freedom in arranging the laser light source unit 50 in the front-rear direction of the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 is high.
- the saddle-mounted vehicle 10 makes it easy to adjust the layout of the equipment. Efficient use of equipment installation space becomes possible. Further, since the common part is short, it is possible to prevent or suppress the increase in the size of the arrangement space, and a compact arrangement becomes possible. Since lightness, maneuverability and convenience are important for the saddle-mounted vehicle 10, it is preferable to achieve both a compact arrangement and efficient use of space.
- the front-rear branch portion 62 is located in front of the laser light source unit 50.
- the positional relationship between the front-rear branch portion 62 and the laser light source unit 50 is not limited to this.
- the positional relationship may be as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the footrest portion 26 is a step has been described.
- the footrest portion 26 is not limited to the left and right steps.
- the footrest portion 26 may be a footboard 26A.
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Description
車両は、
車両において車両の横方向に1人の乗員のみが着座することを許容する車両横方向シングルシートと、車両横方向シングルシートに着座した乗員が車両の運転中に足を載せる足載部とを備え、複数の車輪を支持する車体と、
車体に配置され、1個又は複数個のレーザ光源素子と、1個又は複数個のレーザ光源素子に共通の出力部とを有し、1個又は複数個のレーザ光源素子から出力されたレーザ光を出力部から発するように構成された1つのレーザ光源ユニットと、
車体の前後方向において、レーザ光源ユニットよりも前に配置され、レーザ光源ユニットから供給されるレーザ光により発光する前方発光部と、
車体の前後方向において、レーザ光源ユニットよりも後に配置され、レーザ光源ユニットから供給されるレーザ光により発光する後方発光部と、
レーザ光源ユニットから前後分岐部を介して前方発光部及び後方発光部の双方へ延び、レーザ光源ユニットから発せられたレーザ光を前後分岐部において分岐して前方発光部及び後方発光部の双方へ供給し、車両の側面視において、レーザ光源ユニットから前後分岐部までの長さが、前後分岐部から前方発光部及び後方発光部の各々までの合計長さよりも短くなるように設けられた光ファイバケーブルと
を備え、
レーザ光源ユニットは、さらに、第1方向の端と、第1方向とは反対の方向である第2方向の端とを有し、第2方向の端よりも第1方向に位置するように設けられた出力部から発せられたレーザ光を、第1方向の端よりも第1方向に位置するように設けられた前後分岐部を介して、前方発光部及び後方発光部の各々に供給するように構成されており、第1方向及び第2方向は、車両の前後方向、左右方向、又は上下方向であり、
レーザ光源ユニットの少なくとも一部は、車両の側面視において、足載部よりも上に位置し、かつ、車両の平面視において、車両横方向シングルシートの左端と右端の間に位置する
ことを特徴とする車両。
上記車両では、レーザ光源ユニットが、第2方向の端よりも第1方向に位置するように設けられた出力部から発せられたレーザ光を、第1方向の端よりも第1方向に位置するように設けられた前後分岐部を介して、前方発光部及び後方発光部の各々に供給するように構成されており、かつ、レーザ光源ユニットの少なくとも一部は、車両の側面視において、足載部よりも上に位置し、かつ、車両の平面視において、車両横方向シングルシートの左端と右端の間に位置する。そのため、レーザ光源ユニットから前後分岐部までの光ファイバケーブル(共通部分)の長さを短くしつつ、前後分岐部から前方発光部及び後方発光部の各々までの光ファイバケーブル(単独部分)の長さも短くできる。より詳細には、以下のとおりである。
前後分岐部を出力部に近づけることができるので、レーザ光源ユニットから前後分岐部までの光ファイバケーブル(共通部分)の長さを短くできる。また、前方発光部及び後方発光部は、視認性及び/又は被視認性の観点から、車両の上部に設けられることが多い。そのため、上記のように、レーザ光源ユニットの少なくとも一部が、車両の側面視において、足載部よりも上に位置することにより、レーザ光源ユニットを、車両の高さ方向において、前方発光部及び後方発光部の近くに配置できる。その結果、前後分岐部から前方発光部及び後方発光部の各々までの光ファイバケーブル(単独部分)の長さも短くできる。
車両横方向シングルシートは、車両の横方向、すなわち、左右方向に1人の乗員のみが着座することを許容するものであればよい。例えば、乗員が跨るように着座するシートは、車両横方向シングルシートである。例えば、着座面が車両横方向に1人分しかないシートは、車両横方向シングルシートである。着座面は、例えば、車両を運転しているときに、乗員の臀部が接触する面、或いは、乗員の臀部を支持する面である。
車両横方向シングルシートにおける左右方向の最大長さは、例えば、車両における左右方向の最大長さの1/2よりも大きい。車両横方向シングルシートにおける左右方向の最大長さは、例えば、車体フレームにおける左右方向の最大長さの1/2よりも大きい。車両横方向シングルシートにおける左右方向の最大長さは、例えば、足載部における左右方向の最大長さの1/2よりも大きい。
足載部が左右両方の足を載せるものである場合、足載部における左右方向の最大長さは、車両の左右方向、つまり、車両横方向における足載部の左端から右端までの長さである。足載部が左右両方の足を載せるものとしては、例えば、スクーターのフートボードが挙げられる。
足載部が左足を載せる左足載部と右足を載せる右足載部とを含むものである場合、足載部における左右方向の最大長さは、車両の左右方向における左足載部の左端から右足載部の右端までの長さである。足載部が左足を載せる左足載部と右足を載せる右足載部とを含むものとしては、例えば、自動二輪車のステップが挙げられる。
車両横方向シングルシートは、車両における左右方向の中央部に位置する。車両横方向シングルシートが車両における左右方向の中央部に位置する態様には、例えば、車両横方向シングルシートが、平面視において、車両における左右方向の中心を通過しかつ車両における前後方向に延びる直線に重なる態様が含まれる。
車両の側面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、足載部よりも上に位置する。車両の側面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、足載部の真上に位置していてもよいし、足載部の真上に位置していなくてもよい。車両の側面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、車両の高さ方向で、足載部よりも上に位置する。例えば、車両の側面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの全部が、車両の高さ方向で、足載部よりも上に位置する。
車両の平面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、車両横方向シングルシートの左端と右端の間に位置する。別の表現をすれば、車両の平面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、車両横方向シングルシートの左端を通過しかつ車両の前後方向に延びる左端基準線と、車両横方向シングルシートの右端を通過しかつ車両の前後方向に延びる右端基準線との間に位置する。さらに別の表現をすれば、車両の平面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、車両横方向シングルシートの左端よりも右に位置し、かつ、車両横方向シングルシートの右端よりも左に位置する。車両の平面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、車両横方向シングルシートに重なっていてもよいし、重なっていなくてもよい。
車両横方向シングルシートにおける左右方向の両端部は、それぞれ、車体フレームに支持される。車体フレームは、例えば、車両横方向シングルシートの下方に配置される。車体フレームは、例えば、車両横方向シングルシートにおける左端部を支持する左フレーム部と、車両横方向シングルシートにおける右端部を支持する右フレーム部とを含む。車両の平面視において、レーザ光源ユニットの一部又は全部は、例えば、左フレーム部の右端よりも右に位置し、かつ、右フレーム部の左端よりも左に位置する。
車両は、例えば、少なくとも1つの前輪と、少なくとも1つの後輪とを備える。車両は、例えば、車輪に伝達される動力を発生させる駆動源を備える。駆動源は、例えば、エンジンであってもよいし、電気モータであってもよいし、エンジン及び電気モータであってもよい。
車両は、例えば、レーザ光の出力に用いられる電力を蓄える電源を備える。
車両は、例えば、ステアリングハンドルを備える。ステアリングハンドルは、例えば、車両が直進するときのハンドル位置であるハンドル中立位置に位置する場合に、車両の平面視において、車両における左右方向の最大長さの1/2よりも大きな左右方向の長さを有する。このようなステアリングハンドルは、例えば、バーハンドルである。バーハンドルは、例えば、車両の左右方向に連続して延びる単一のバーハンドルであってもよいし、車両の左右方向に離れて配置される左バーハンドル及び右バーハンドルを含んでいてもよい。
ステアリングハンドルがハンドル中立位置に位置する場合、車両横方向シングルシートは、例えば、車両の平面視において、ステアリングハンドルの左端と右端の間に位置する。車両横方向シングルシートにおける左右方向の最大長さは、例えば、ステアリングハンドルにおける左右方向の最大長さの1/2よりも大きい。
レーザ光源ユニットは、例えば、前後上下左右のそれぞれに側面を有する。この場合、出力部は、何れかの側面に設けられていればよい。つまり、レーザ光源ユニットにおいてレーザ光が出力される方向は、特に限定されない。
レーザ光源ユニットは、例えば、車両の側面視において、車両横方向シングルシートの着座面よりも下に配置される。レーザ光源ユニットは、例えば、車両の高さ方向において、足載部よりも車両横方向シングルシートの近くに配置される。レーザ光源ユニットは、例えば、車両の高さ方向において、足載部よりも前方発光部又は後方発光部の近くに配置される。
レーザ光源ユニットは、さらに、第1方向の端と、第2方向の端とを有する。第2方向は、第1方向とは反対の方向である。第1方向及び第2方向は、車両の前後方向、左右方向、又は上下方向である。例えば、第1方向及び第2方向が車両の前後方向である場合、第1方向が車両の前方向であり、かつ、第2方向が車両の後方向であってもよいし、第1方向が車両の後方向であり、かつ、第2方向が車両の前方向であってもよい。第1方向及び第2方向が車両の左右方向である場合や、第1方向及び第2方向が車両の上下方向である場合についても、同様である。例えば、第1方向が車両の前方向であり、かつ、第2方向が車両の後方向である場合、レーザ光源ユニットは、車両の後方向の端よりも前方向に位置するように設けられた出力部から発せられたレーザ光を、前方向の端よりも前方向に位置するように設けられた前後分岐部を介して、前方発光部及び後方発光部の各々に供給するように構成されている。レーザ光源ユニットは、第1方向又は第2方向において、前後分岐部と重なっていてもよいし、前後分岐部と重なっていなくてもよい。
光ファイバケーブルのうち、レーザ光源ユニットから前後分岐部までの第1部分は、共通部分であり、前後分岐部から前方発光部までの第2部分、及び、前後分岐部から後方発光部までの第3部分は、それぞれ、単独部分である。
車両の側面視において、光ファイバケーブルのうち、第2部分又は第3部分の少なくとも一部は、例えば、レーザ光源ユニットと車両の高さ方向に重なる(或いは、並ぶ)。車両の平面視において、光ファイバケーブルのうち、第2部分又は第3部分の少なくとも一部は、例えば、レーザ光源ユニットと車両の横方向に重なる(或いは、並ぶ)。
光ファイバケーブルのうち、第2部分又は第3部分は、例えば、レーザ光の出力方向において、レーザ光源ユニットに重なる。光ファイバケーブルのうち、第2部分又は第3部分は、例えば、レーザ光の出力方向に対する直交方向において、レーザ光源ユニットに重なる。なお、レーザ光の出力方向は、例えば、出力部内においてレーザ光をレーザ光源ユニットの外部に導く部分が延びる方向である。
レーザ光源ユニット50の少なくとも一部は、鞍乗型車両10の側面視において、足載部26よりも上に位置し、かつ、鞍乗型車両10の平面視において、車両横方向シングルシート24の左端と右端の間に位置する。
図1では、前後分岐部62はレーザ光源ユニット50の前に位置している。しかし、前後分岐部62とレーザ光源ユニット50の位置関係は、これに限定されない。例えば、図2や図3に示すような位置関係であってもよい。
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20 車体
22 バーハンドル
24 車両横方向シングルシート
26 足載部
30 車輪
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52 レーザ光源素子
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- リーン車両又は鞍乗型車両である車両であって、
前記車両は、
前記車両において前記車両の横方向に1人の乗員のみが着座することを許容する車両横方向シングルシートと、前記車両横方向シングルシートに着座した前記乗員が前記車両の運転中に足を載せる足載部とを備え、複数の車輪を支持する車体と、
前記車体に配置され、1個又は複数個のレーザ光源素子と、1個又は複数個のレーザ光源素子に共通の出力部とを有し、前記1個又は複数個のレーザ光源素子から出力されたレーザ光を前記出力部から発するように構成された1つのレーザ光源ユニットと、
前記車体の前後方向において、前記レーザ光源ユニットよりも前に配置され、前記レーザ光源ユニットから供給されるレーザ光により発光する前方発光部と、
前記車体の前後方向において、前記レーザ光源ユニットよりも後に配置され、前記レーザ光源ユニットから供給されるレーザ光により発光する後方発光部と、
前記レーザ光源ユニットから前後分岐部を介して前記前方発光部及び前記後方発光部の双方へ延び、前記レーザ光源ユニットから発せられたレーザ光を前記前後分岐部において分岐して前記前方発光部及び前記後方発光部の双方へ供給し、前記車両の側面視において、前記レーザ光源ユニットから前記前後分岐部までの長さが、前記前後分岐部から前記前方発光部及び前記後方発光部の各々までの合計長さよりも短くなるように設けられた光ファイバケーブルとを備え、
前記レーザ光源ユニットは、さらに、第1方向の端と、前記第1方向とは反対の方向である第2方向の端とを有し、前記第2方向の端よりも前記第1方向に位置するように設けられた前記出力部から発せられたレーザ光を、前記第1方向の端よりも前記第1方向に位置するように設けられた前記前後分岐部を介して、前記前方発光部及び前記後方発光部の各々に供給するように構成されており、前記第1方向及び前記第2方向は、前記車両の前後方向、左右方向、又は上下方向であり、
前記レーザ光源ユニットの少なくとも一部は、前記車両の側面視において、前記足載部よりも上に位置し、かつ、前記車両の平面視において、前記車両横方向シングルシートの左端と右端の間に位置する
ことを特徴とする車両。 - 請求項1に記載の車両であって、
前記前方発光部は、前記車両の正面視において被視認可能であるように、及び/又は前記車両横方向シングルシートに着座した前記乗員から視認可能であるように、前記車両横方向シングルシートの前端よりも前に設けられ、
前記後方発光部は、前記車両の背面視において被視認可能であるように前記車両横方向シングルシートの前記前端よりも後に設けられる
ことを特徴とする車両。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の車両であって、
前記光ファイバケーブルは、前記車両の側面視において、前記レーザ光源ユニットから前記前後分岐部までの長さが、前記前後分岐部から前記前方発光部及び前記後方発光部の各々までの長さのうち、少なくとも一方の長さよりも短くなるように設けられる
ことを特徴とする車両。 - 請求項1~3のいずれか1に記載の車両であって、
前記前方発光部及び前記後方発光部の各々は、フラッシャとして機能する
ことを特徴とする車両。 - 請求項1~4のいずれか1に記載の車両であって、
前記車両は、さらに、
前記複数の車輪の少なくとも1つに伝達される動力を発生する動力源を備え、
前記前方発光部及び前記後方発光部の各々は、少なくとも前記動力源の動作中に常時点灯する
ことを特徴とする車両。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか1に記載の車両であって、
前記前方発光部は、ポジションランプ及びメータランプの少なくとも一つのランプとして機能し、
前記後方発光部は、ポジションランプ及びライセンスランプの少なくとも一つのランプとして機能する
ことを特徴とする車両。 - 請求項1~6のいずれか1に記載の車両であって、
前記車両の側面視において、前記光ファイバケーブルのうち、前記レーザ光源ユニットから前記前後分岐部までの第1部分、前記前後分岐部から前記前方発光部までの第2部分、及び、前記前後分岐部から前記後方発光部までの第3部分は、それぞれ、前記車両の高さ方向における上端と下端とを有しており、
前記車両の高さ方向において、前記第1部分の上端から下端までの長さは、前記第2部分の上端から下端までの長さよりも短く、かつ、前記第3部分の上端から下端までの長さよりも短い
ことを特徴とする車両。
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