JP3140410B2 - Motorcycle handlebar cover - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handlebar cover for a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a motorcycle, a handle cover for covering a handle is divided into a front cover for covering a front portion around the handle, and a rear cover connected to the front cover and for covering a rear portion around the handle. The two covers are connected to each other by four screws at four positions in the upper, lower, left and right directions.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a front cover 102 constituting a handle cover 101 is provided.
Has a mounting boss portion 102a having female screw holes formed at four positions in the upper, lower, left and right directions, while the rear cover 103 has a mounting boss portion 103a having a through hole corresponding to the mounting boss portion 102a. Mounting boss 1
Apply the screw 104 through the through hole of 03a,
Both covers 102 and 103 are attached and fixed to the upper part of the steering shaft in a state of covering the periphery of a handle (not shown). The front cover 10
2 supports the headlamp unit 105, which is not specifically shown. In addition, the related technology is
No. 0-3022.

[0004]

However, the work efficiency is low because the front cover 102 and the rear cover 103 are connected using four screws 103 at four positions in the upper, lower, left and right directions.

[0005] In addition, two mounting portions on the left and right of the upper portion (portion where the screw 104 is inserted into the mounting portion 103a of the upper portion) are located close to the eyes of the driver and located above the rear cover 103. However, it is not preferable in terms of appearance, and it may be omitted.
Since the headlamp unit 105 and the like are fixed to 02, if the two mounting parts on the left and right of the upper part are omitted,
Problems such as opening of the joint between the two covers 102 and 103 occur, and the mounting part cannot be omitted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a handlebar cover for a motorcycle which eliminates the two mounting portions on the upper left and right and improves the working efficiency and also improves the appearance of the periphery of the handle.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle body frame comprising: a front cover which covers a front portion around a handle; and a rear cover which is connected to the front cover and covers a rear portion around the handle . At the top of the front part
In provided a handlebar cover of the motorcycle for supporting the head lamp unit in front of the front cover
A mounting bracket is attached to the upper part, and
The tool is mounted when an engaging member having an engaging shaft is attached.
Mainly engages with the upper part of the headlamp unit
And a support bracket on the upper part of the rear cover.
A bracket is attached, and an annular rubber is attached to the support bracket.
An engagement hole in which the grommet is fitted is provided.
The engagement shaft of the engagement member is configured to engage in a detachable manner.
And a female screw part is provided on the lower part of the front cover.
And the lower portion of the rear cover is attached to the female screw portion.
The attachment part is attached via a screw .

According to the first aspect of the invention, in the upper portion, the rear cover is engaged with the engagement shaft portion of the engagement member of the front cover and the engagement hole of the rear cover in which the annular rubber grommet is fitted. By coupling the front cover to the front cover, both covers are positioned. At the same time, even if the headlamp unit has been supported by the front cover, without that the front cover is combined unit opens them away from the rear cover, vertically and horizontally both cover 4
Exhibits the same function as the conventional case where the screws are fixed at several places. In the lower portion, a mounting portion of the lower portion of the rear cover is attached to the female screw portion of the lower portion of the front cover via a screw . Therefore, attachment with a screw is provided at two locations on the left and right sides of the lower portion, which is advantageous in improving work efficiency. The lower part where the screw is attached is located below the handle and is difficult to see because it is hidden by the handle, so that the attachment of the handle cover does not impair the appearance of the periphery of the handle. . Engagement
The engagement shaft portion of the member is elastically engaged with the engagement hole of the support bracket via the rubber grommet,
Even if there is some deviation, it will be engaged,
The front cover and the rear cover are easily connected.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the motorcycle handle cover of the first aspect, the front cover has an engaging protrusion or an engaged portion near a peripheral edge, and the rear cover has the engaging member. It has an engaged portion or an engaging projection that removably engages with the mating projection or the engaged portion.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, both covers are positioned by the engaging relationship between the engaging projection or engaged portion of the front cover and the engaged portion or engaging projection of the rear cover. The engagement by the engagement relationship between the engaging protrusions of the front cover and the engaging recesses of the rear cover as described above is assisted, and it is possible to prevent the front cover from being separated from the rear cover and the joints thereof being opened.

[0011]

[0012]

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic structure of a motorcycle, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a part of a vicinity of a handle cover of the motorcycle with a part thereof cut away.

As shown in FIG. 1, the motorcycle 1 has an engine 3 mounted on a body frame 2 and a rear wheel 4 is driven by its power. A handle cover 7 that supports the headlamp unit 5 at the front and covers a peripheral portion of the handle 6 is provided above the front portion of the body frame 2.

A swing arm 1 for supporting the rear wheel 4
A front portion 1 is attached to the shaft 11a so as to be swingable and extends rearward, and a rear portion is connected to the vehicle body frame 2 via a cushion unit 12. The power transmission means to the rear wheel 4 includes a driving sprocket 13 connected to an output shaft of the engine 3, a driven sprocket 14 on the rear wheel 4, and a transmission roller chain wound therebetween. 15 is adopted.

The roller chain 15 is covered by a full-cover type chain case 16. The chain case 16 extends linearly in the front-rear direction, and covers not only the upper part but also the lower part of the roller chain 15 at the same time. That is, the chain case 16 is formed by attaching an upper case 17 having an inverted U-shaped cross section located on the upper side and a lower case 18 having a U-shaped cross section located on the lower side to the swing arm 11 so as to be integrated. Are the sprockets 13, 1 of the roller chain 15.
4 is covered by an upper case 17, and the lower part (lower wrapped portion) of the lower parts of the sprockets 13 and 14 is covered by a lower case 18. Since the drive side sprocket 13 is arranged inside the cover 3a provided on the engine 3 and the front end of the chain case 16 is inserted inside the cover 3a, the entire chain of the roller chain 15 is formed by the chain case 16 and the cover 3a. It covers the circumference.

The upper case 17 and the lower case 18
Are injection molded products of synthetic resin (for example, polypropylene), and are attached to the swing arm 11 to form a chain case 16 that covers the roller chain 15.

Immediately below the chain case 16 is provided a center stand 19 for standing up when the motorcycle 1 is stopped. An exhaust pipe 20 is provided outside the swing arm 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the handle cover 7 includes a front cover 31 (for example, ABS) which covers a front portion around the handle 6, and a rear portion around the handle 6 which is connected to the front cover 31. And a rear cover 32 (e.g., polypropylene) that covers the front cover in the front-rear direction. The front cover 31 has an upper mounting boss 3 projecting rearward to the left and right of the upper portion.
The upper mounting boss 31a is provided with a mounting bracket 33 having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section or a "
It is attached at.

As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the mounting bracket 33 includes a horizontal portion 33a locked on the upper portion of the headlamp unit 5, and a vertical portion 33b extending vertically above the rear edge of the horizontal portion 33a. An engagement member 35 is attached to the vertical portion 33b, and the engagement member 35
Is provided slightly above the position (see FIG. 2). That is, the horizontal portion 3 of the mounting bracket 33
Left and right rectangular holes 33c formed at regular intervals in 3a
Are detachably engaged with the upper protrusion 5a of the headlamp unit 5 via the damper member 36. on the other hand,
Two fulcrum members 5 at the lower left and right of the headlamp unit 5
2b is slidably mounted on a support bracket 5c having an inverted L-shaped cross section. The support bracket 5c is attached to the front cover 31 via a pair of screws 37 on the left and right (see FIG. 2). Reference).
Therefore, the headlamp unit 5 is pressed against and supported in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, a screw 5d for adjusting the optical axis is provided on the support bracket 5c, and the screw 5d for adjusting the optical axis is provided at the lower center of the headlamp unit 5 via a spring 5e. The screw 5d is rotatably screwed to the lower protruding portion 5f. The fulcrum member 5b slides on the upper surface of the support bracket 5c by rotating the screw 5d, thereby moving the optical axis of the head lamp up and down. It is configured so that it can be adjusted. The optical axis adjusting screw 5d
Is rotatably threadedly engaged with a nut 5g which is locked and fitted between the projecting pieces 5h, 5h (see FIG. 3) of the lower projecting portion 5f.

The engaging member 35 includes a flat mounting base 35a fixed to the mounting bracket 33, and a pair of engaging shafts projecting rearward from the mounting base 35a. Unit 35b (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 2, the front cover 31
The lower mounting boss portion 31b as a female screw portion having a screw hole is provided on the left and right lower portions below the position of the handle 6.
(Only one location is shown in FIG. 2) so as to protrude rearward.

On the other hand, the rear cover 32 is
Is attached near an upper portion of a steering shaft (not shown) to which the steering shaft is connected. And the rear cover 32
The upper mounting boss portion 32a is formed on the left and right of the upper portion corresponding to the engaging member 35, and the support bracket 41 is screwed to the upper mounting boss portion 32a.
It is attached and fixed at. This support bracket 41
An engaging hole 41a is formed in the engaging member 35 as an engaging concave portion with which the distal end portion of the engaging shaft 35b is detachably engaged (see FIG. 5). The rubber grommet 44 is fitted, and the engagement shaft 35b is elastically engaged with the engagement hole 41a of the support bracket 41 via the rubber grommet 44.

As described above, the engagement shaft 35 of the engagement member 35
b into the engagement hole 41a (rubber grommet 4) of the engaged member 35.
By engaging in 4), the upper portions of both covers 31, 32 are positioned and connected.

The rear cover 32 has a mounting concave portion 32b on the left and right sides of the lower portion thereof.
By screwing a screw 43 (only one is shown in FIG. 2) to the lower mounting boss portion 31b of the front cover 31 through the mounting concave portion 32b, the lower portions of the two covers 31, 32 are firmly connected. It has become so. In addition, the head of the screw 43 is located in the mounting recess 32b so as not to be directly exposed on the surface of the rear cover 32.

As shown schematically in FIG. 4, the front cover 31 has an engaging projection 31c at the center of the upper edge, which protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the contact surface of the overlapping portion of the two covers 31, 32. Comb-shaped receiving portions 31 formed on both sides thereof and opened in a direction parallel to the contact surface of the overlapping portion.
d, 31e are formed. On the other hand, the rear cover 3
2, an engaging portion 32c which is detachably engaged with the engaging protrusion 31c, and engaging protrusions 32d and 32e inserted into the receiving portions 31d and 31e are formed.

The upper cover 31 is positioned below the upper edge of the front cover 31 so that the upper and lower covers 31 and 32 are overlapped with each other.
1c and the engaged portion 32c, the two covers 31,
32 is prevented from being opened, and
d, 31e and the engagement protrusions 32d, 32e,
The displacement of the mounting position guide and the vertical position is prevented. Therefore, by this engagement relationship, both covers 31, 3
2, and assists in the above-described engagement by the engagement relationship between the engagement member 35 on the front cover 31 side and the support bracket 41 on the rear cover 32 side.

The upper and left sides of the upper edges of both covers 31, 32 are also connected in a similar engagement relationship. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the front cover 31 has comb-shaped receiving portions 31d and 31e formed on both sides of the engaging projection 31c at the center of the upper edge, and receiving portions 31f and 31g on both sides thereof. The receiving portions 31h and 31k and the engaging protrusions 31m and 31n are formed in this order. In addition, receiving portions 31p and 31q are formed on both left and right sides of the lower edge.
As described above, on the upper edge portion of the front cover 31, three engagement protrusions 31c, 31m, and 3n and six receiving portions 31d,
31e, 31f, 31g, 31h, and 31k are provided, and two receiving portions 31p and 31q are provided at the lower edge portion. The engaged portions as shown in FIG. And an engagement protrusion are formed on the rear cover 32.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, an engaging member 35 is attached to the rear portion of the front cover 31 above the handle 6 via the mounting bracket 33, and the front portion of the rear cover 32 is attached to the front portion of the rear cover 32. Since the support bracket 41 is attached above the handle 6 at a position corresponding to the engagement member 35, the engagement member 35
Of the engagement shaft portion 35b and the engagement hole 41a of the support bracket 41
And the upper portions of the two covers 31 and 32 can be joined so that their engagement relationship cannot be seen from the outside, and the appearance around the handle cover 7 can be improved. The two covers 31 and 32 are connected by screwing with screws 37 at two places on the left and right below the handle 6. Note that a meter mounting portion 51 is provided above the support bracket 41 of the rear cover 32.

With the above structure, in the upper part of the handle cover 7, the engagement shaft portion 32 b of the engagement member 35 on the front cover 31 and the engagement hole 41 a of the support bracket 41 on the rear cover 32 side. Since the rear cover 32 is coupled to the front cover 31 in the engagement relationship, the two covers 31, 32 are positioned and coupled in the engagement relationship. At this time, the engagement relationship between the engagement protrusion 31c and the engaged portion 32c,
The engagement between the engagement member 35 on the front cover 31 side and the support bracket 41 on the rear cover 32 side is assisted by the engagement relationship between the engagement protrusions 32d, 32e and the like, and the two covers 31, 32 are engaged. Is prevented from opening.

These engagement portions are provided on both covers 31, 32.
It is located inside and cannot be seen from outside,
There is no risk of damaging the appearance. That is, both covers 31,
The upper portion of the upper portion 32 cannot be seen from the outside, including the engagement relationship between the engagement protrusion 31c and the engaged portion 32c, how it is connected, which is advantageous in improving the appearance. Become.

In the lower portion of the handle cover 7, a lower mounting boss 31b of the front cover 31 is provided.
Then, the rear cover 32 is attached to the front cover 31 by applying the screw 43 through the attachment concave portion 32b of the rear cover 32, so that the engagement between the engagement member 35 and the support bracket 41 is combined with the two covers. It is possible to secure the mounting strength of 31, 32.

Therefore, the attachment with the screw 43 is at two places on the lower side, which is advantageous in improving the working efficiency. Even if the head lamp unit 5 and the like are fixed to the front cover 31, both the covers 31, 32 is not opened, and the same function as in the conventional case in which all of the four positions (upper, lower, left, and right) are fixed by screws 37 is exhibited.

In addition, an annular rubber grommet 44 is fitted into the engagement hole 41a with which the engagement shaft portion 35b of the engagement member 35 is detachably engaged, and the engagement shaft portion 35b is connected to the rubber grommet 44. The support bracket 41 is resiliently engaged with the support bracket 41 through the support bracket 41. Therefore, even if there is a slight displacement between the engagement shaft portion 35b and the engagement hole 41a of the support bracket 41, The engagement between the engagement shaft portion 35b of the member 35 and the engagement hole 41a of the support bracket 41 is performed without difficulty.

[0037]

The invention of claim 1 according to the present invention, in the upper part, coupled to the rear cover to the front cover by engagement between the engaging hole of the engaging shaft portion and the rear cover of the engagement member of the front cover, the lower In the portion, the rear cover is attached to the front cover by attaching the mounting portion of the rear cover to the female screw portion of the front cover via a screw, so that the two covers are positioned in the engagement relationship. it is possible to bind Te, even the headlamp unit has been supported by the front cover,
It does not open the mating part of both covers, and performs the same function as when it is fixed with screws. Further, the attachment with the screw is provided at two places on the left and right sides of the lower part, which is advantageous in improving the working efficiency. Further, the engaging shaft portion of the engaging member, engaged with the rubber grommet, since such engagement even with some deviation, to perform the binding of the upper portion of the front cover and the rear cover reasonably Can be.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the engaging projection or the engaged portion of the front cover is engaged with the engaged portion or the engaging projection of the rear cover. , While positioning both covers,
It is possible to assist the coupling based on the above-described engagement relationship between the engaging protrusion of the front cover and the engaging recess of the rear cover.

[0039]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a motorcycle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the motorcycle according to the present invention, in which a portion near the handle cover 7 is cut away and shown.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between the head lamp unit 5 and a mounting bracket 33 including an engaging member 35.

4A and 4B show a connection relationship between upper portions of a front cover 31 and a rear cover 32, wherein FIG.
(B) is a sectional view taken along the line AA of (a), and (c) is a sectional view of B of (a).
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B.

5A is a view showing a state in which the front cover 31 is removed and the periphery of the handle portion is viewed from the front side, and FIG. 5B is a view showing the front cover 31 viewed from the rear.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Motorcycle 3 Rear wheel 5 Head lamp unit 6 Handle 7 Handle cover 31 Front cover 31a Upper mounting boss part 31b Lower mounting boss part 31c Engagement projection 32 Rear cover 32a Upper mounting boss part 32b Mounted part 32c Engaged part 35 Engagement member 41 Support bracket 41a Engagement hole 43 Screw 44 Rubber grommet

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-285184 (JP, A) JP-A-6-144324 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 1-6022 (Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-98087) (JP, U) (58) Field of investigation (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62J 23/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle body frame comprising: a front cover covering a front portion around a handle; and a rear cover coupled to the front cover and covering a rear portion around the handle.
The headlamp unit is located above the front part of the
A mounting bracket is attached to the upper part of the front cover in the handlebar cover of the motorcycle supporting the vehicle.
The mounting member is an engagement member having an engagement shaft portion.
And the headlamp unit
A support bracket is attached to the upper portion of the rear cover.
And an annular rubber grommet is fitted to the support bracket.
The engaging hole is provided, and the engaging member is engaged with the engaging hole.
The coaxial portion is configured to be detachably engaged, and a female screw portion is provided on a lower portion of the front cover,
An attached portion of a lower portion of the rear cover to the female screw portion
The handlebar cover of a motorcycle characterized in that is attached via a screw . 2. The front cover has an engagement protrusion or an engaged portion formed near a peripheral edge portion, and the rear cover has a cover that is detachably engaged with the engagement protrusion or the engaged portion. The handlebar cover for a motorcycle according to claim 1, further comprising an engagement portion or an engagement protrusion.