JP3324603B2 - Scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scooter-type vehicle provided with a footboard near the lower front of a rider's seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general scooter-type vehicle is provided with a low-floor footboard between a handlebar and a rider's seat. A rider sits on a rider's seat and steers a handlebar with both hands. Drive with both feet on the footboard. Since such a foot board is provided, the rider can take a comfortable riding position with both feet aligned.

The width of a foot board in a conventional scooter type vehicle is set to be substantially equal to the entire width of the vehicle, and is set to be wider toward the rear. The reason is that the pillion rider sitting on the pillion seat at the rear of the rider's seat can place his or her feet on the rear of the footboard.

[0004] A side stand for parking the bicycle is provided below the footboard. The side stand can be flipped up horizontally during traveling, but the rider can easily pull down the side stand with his / her feet. So that the foot hook is protruded. The footrest hook is provided so that when the sidestand is flipped up, it slightly protrudes from the side edge of the footboard and is visible to the rider.

[0005]

In such a conventional scooter-type vehicle, the width of the footboard is set wide as described above, so that the rider sits on the rider's seat and wears both feet on the ground to mount the vehicle body. In the case of supporting, if the stance of both feet is not large, the shin tends to contact (interfere) with the side edge of the footboard, and this has been a cause of impairing the ability to foot.

Further, in running on rainy weather or the like, since mud or the like rolled up by the front wheels adheres to the side edge of the footboard, there is a concern that clothes such as slacks may be stained by the shin of the foot contacting the side edge of the footboard. there were. These problems become remarkable especially when a small rider gets on a large scooter type vehicle.

[0007] Furthermore, since the foot hooks of the side stand that are flipped up protrude from the side edges of the foot board, the foot hooks hinder the walking when pushing the vehicle body. If the amount of protrusion of the foot hook is reduced, it will not be in the way, but it will make it difficult for the rider to check the position of the foot hook, and the operability will deteriorate, and the side stand will not be able to be pulled down quickly when parking the bicycle.

A scooter-type vehicle according to the present invention has been invented in order to solve such a problem. A first object of the present invention is to improve the rider's legging ability and at the same time, improve the rider's footing. Prevents the rider's clothes from being stained by the dirt attached to the edges, and allows the rider to stably put his foot on the footboard, and also interferes with the rider's foot and the pillion rider's foot on the footboard Is to prevent.

A second object of the scooter-type vehicle according to the present invention is to improve the visibility of the foot-hook while preventing the foot-hook of the side stand from obstructing when the scooter-type vehicle pushes and walks. It is to improve the operability of the side stand.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a scooter-type vehicle, comprising: a handlebar; a rider seat;
A pillion seat installed behind the rider's seat,
A low-floor footboard for the rider located between the handlebar and the rider's seat and lower than the rider's seat, a pillion footboard for the pillion rider behind the footboard, and a lower oblique side A side stand for bicycle parking that is pivotally supported between a bicycle parking position pulled down toward the vehicle and a traveling position that is flipped horizontally rearward, and a power unit arranged below the rider's seat In the scooter-type vehicle provided, the side stand extends from below the rear of the footboard to below the pillion footboard at a running position that is flipped horizontally rearward, and near the tip of the side stand in the axial direction thereof. On the left and right side edges of the rear part of the footboard, there are A pair of right and left indents are provided to enter the vehicle body center line C so that at least the shin of the foot can be accommodated in a side view when the foot is on the ground while sitting on the rider's seat. The footboard is extended to the front end of the footboard, and the footboard is connected to the vehicle center line C
The front end of the pillion foot board which extends to the side portion and is formed one step higher than the foot board, and which forms the rear end of the indented portion, is formed on a slope inclined rearward and outward. The footrest hook of the side stand faces the inclined surface of the bay entrance.

[0011] The scooter type vehicle according to the present invention includes:
In order to solve the above-described problem, as set forth in claim 2, a bicycle parking position in which a side stand is pulled down obliquely in a plan view with respect to a bay portion provided at a rear side edge of the footboard. In this case, the longitudinal extension L of the indented portion is formed to be wider than the movement range of the foot hook, extending from the position of the foot hook in FIG.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention is located between the handlebar and the rider seat and has a height higher than the rider seat. Are arranged on the left and right sides of the center console with a lowered height, and at the left and right side edges of the foot board, at least a movement range of the foot hook is substantially parallel to the center console and substantially linear. It extends to the front end of the pillion footboard, and has a recess formed in the rear of the footboard so as to recess toward the vehicle center line.

In the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention, when the rider sits on the rider's seat and touches the ground, the shins of the feet are provided at the left and right side edges of the footboard. The shin does not easily come into contact with the side edges of the footboard even if the foot does not take a large stance, so that the foot can be easily attached. In addition, the bay entry part has a straight part that is almost parallel to the center console, so that the rider can slightly move the vehicle body in the front-rear direction with the foot on the ground, in which case the rider shifts the position of the foot back and forth Since there is no need to do so, footing is also good in this regard. In addition, there is no concern that dirt attached to the side edges of the footboard will stain the rider's clothing.

Further, since the width of the indentation is set to be approximately half the width between the side edge of the footboard and the center console, there is room for feet to be placed between the indentation and the center console. Formed, at which point the rider can rest his foot on the footboard in a stable manner. In addition, since the rear end of the bay entrance is adjacent to the front end of the pillion footboard, the pillion rider's foot placed on the pillion footboard is less likely to shift further forward, and thus the rider's foot on the footboard And interference with the pillion rider's foot.

In a scooter-type vehicle, if the length of both ends of the handlebar is the maximum width of the scooter-type vehicle, the rider grasps the handlebar when the rider sits on the rider's seat and steps on the ground. Since the distance between both hands is wider than the distance between both feet on the ground, it becomes easier to support the scooter-type vehicle, and the legging property is improved.

Further, in the scooter type vehicle of the present invention,
If the pivot point of the side stand is arranged immediately inside the bay entry part on one side of the foot board, the leg hook hook of the side stand that has been flipped up faces the bay entry part of the foot board, so that the visibility of the foot hook is improved. Since the operability of the side stand is improved and the foot hook does not protrude from the side edge of the foot board, the foot hook does not become an obstacle even when the scooter-type vehicle pushes and walks.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a left side view showing an example of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the scooter type vehicle.

In this scooter type vehicle 1, a front fork 3 for supporting a front wheel 2 is rotatably supported on a front head of a vehicle body together with a handle bar 4 so as to be rotatable left and right, and a power unit 5 is provided at a lower rear portion of the vehicle body. I have. Power unit 5
Is widely known for a scooter-type vehicle. The engine unit 6, the power transmission unit 7 and various accessories are integrally formed, and the rear wheel 8 is directly supported at the rear of the power transmission unit 7. Things.

Above the power unit 5, a rider seat 10 and a pillion seat 11 are installed in front and back.
A low-floor footboard 12 is provided between the handlebar 4 and the rider's seat 10. Foot board 12
A center console 13 having a height lower than the rider seat 10 and extending in the front-rear direction is disposed in a central portion of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. Have been. Therefore, the footboards 12 are arranged on both sides of the center console 13 in a pair on the left and right.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rider R sits on the rider's seat 10 and steers the handlebar 4 with both hands.
The scooter type vehicle 1 is driven by placing both feet on the front part (step part 12a shown in FIG. 2) on the foot board 12 as shown in A.

As is apparent from FIG. 2, the left and right foot boards 12 are located below both ends of the handle bar 4 in a plan view of the vehicle. It protrudes to the outside of the vehicle from the side edge 12b. The length of both ends of the handlebar 4 is the maximum width of the vehicle.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right indents 15 penetrating into the vehicle center line C are provided at the left and right side edges 12b of the footboard 12 and at the front side of the rider seat 10. Is provided. The indented portion 15 is formed, for example, by cutting a side edge portion 12b of the footboard 12 into a substantially trapezoidal shape.
3 has a straight portion that is substantially parallel to 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rider R sits on the rider's seat 10 with his knees bent while his / her feet are at the end of the handlebar 4 as shown at B. When the vehicle arrives on the ground closer to the vehicle center line C than the lower part, the shin of the foot is set within the longitudinal range L of the indented portion 15 with a margin in the vehicle front-rear direction when viewed from the side of the vehicle. .

The width of each bay entrance 15 is determined by the side edge 12b of the foot board 12 and the center console 1.
3 is set to about half of the width between the two. 1 and 2, a pair of left and right pillion foot boards 16 on which the pillion rider sitting on the pillion seat 11 places both feet follow the foot board 12 one step higher. The pillion footboard 16 has a bay 1
The rear ends of 5 are adjacent.

As described above, the right and left side edges 12 of the foot board 12 are adjusted to the position of the shin of the foot B lowered on the ground of the rider R sitting on the rider's seat 10.
Since the indentation 15 is provided in each of the b, the shin naturally fits in the indentation 15 when the rider R steps on the ground. Therefore, the shin does not easily come into contact with the side edge portion 12b of the foot board 12 even if the stance of both feet is not large, and the legging ability at the time of stopping is greatly improved. In addition, there is no concern that dirt attached to the side edge portion 12b will stain clothes such as the slacks of the rider R.

In addition, since the bay portion 15 has a straight portion substantially parallel to the center console 13, the vehicle body can be slightly moved in the front-rear direction while the rider puts his foot on the ground. Since the rider does not need to shift the position of the foot back and forth, the footing is also good in this regard.

Furthermore, since the length of both ends of the handlebar 4 is the maximum width of the scooter type vehicle 1, the rider seated on the rider seat 10 grips the handlebar 4 when his / her foot is on the ground. The distance between your hands is wider than the distance between your feet on the ground. For this reason, it becomes easy to support the scooter type vehicle 1, and the legging property is improved.

The width of the bay portion 15 is equal to that of the foot board 1.
2 is set to approximately half the width between the side edge 12b and the center console 13, so that there is room for the foot to be placed between the bay entrance 15 and the center console 13, and at this point, the rider can The foot can be stably placed on the foot board 12.

On the other hand, since the rear end of the bay portion 15 is adjacent to the front end of the pillion foot board 16, the pillion rider's foot placed on the pillion foot board 16 is less likely to shift further forward, so that Interference between the rider's foot on the board 12 and the pillion rider's foot can be prevented.

By the way, for example, the left foot board 12
A side stand 18 for parking a bicycle is installed below the vehicle. The side stand 18 is, for example, a foot board 1
2 is supported by a stand bracket 20 that is welded to a thick frame pipe 19 passing below the bicycle frame 2, and is pulled down diagonally to the lower side (in this example, to the left), and is horizontally flipped up rearward. Between the running position 18b
The two positions 18a, 1 are provided by a stopper mechanism (not shown).
At 8b, it is locked well.

The pivot point of the side stand 18 is located immediately inside the left side bay entrance 15 in the vehicle width direction.
Near the tip of the side stand 18, there is a side stand 1
A foot hook 21 is provided which projects outward at a substantially right angle to the axial direction of the hook 8. The side stand 18 is jumped up to the running position 18b during running, but is pulled down to the bicycle parking position 18b by the rider R operating the footrest hook 21 with his foot during parking.

The front and rear positions and the left and right positions of the side stand 18 (stand bracket 20) are such that when the side stand 18 is flipped up to the running position 18b, the foot hook 21 faces the bay portion 15 of the foot board 12 in plan view. (Projection), and the tip of the foot hook 21 is set so as to fit within the side edge portion 12b of the foot board 12 in the vehicle width direction.

By setting the position of the side stand 18 in this manner, even if the side stand 18 is jumped up to the running position 18b, the foot hook 21 can be connected to the foot board 1.
2 can be confirmed in the bay entrance 15, so that the operability of the side stand 18 is good and the foot hook 21 does not protrude from the side edge 12b of the foot board 12.
Even when the scooter-type vehicle 1 is pushed and walked, the foot hook 21 does not interfere.

[0034]

As described above, the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention has a straight line parallel to at least the center console at the left and right side edges of the footboard and the front side of the rider's seat in plan view of the vehicle. A pair of left and right indents is provided to enter the vehicle center line while holding the part, and the width of the indent is set to approximately half the width between the side edge of the footboard and the center console, and When the rider sits on the rider's seat with his knees bent, with his rear end adjacent to the front end of the pillion footboard, and his foot on the ground closer to the car body centerline than the end of the handlebar, According to this configuration, the shin of the foot fits into the indented portion when viewed from the side of the vehicle. Eliminates the risk of the rider's clothes being stained by the dirt, and allows the rider to place the foot on the footboard in a stable manner, while effectively interfering with the rider's foot and the pillion rider's foot on the footboard. Can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view showing an example of a scooter type vehicle to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a scooter type vehicle showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 scooter type vehicle 4 handlebar 5 power unit 10 rider seat 12 footboard 12b side edge of footboard 13 center console 15 bay entry 16 pillion footboard 18 side stand C body center line R rider

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A handlebar, a rider's seat, a pillion seat installed behind the rider's seat, and a low position for a rider located between the handlebar and the rider's seat, the height being lower than the rider's seat. A floor type foot board, a pillion foot board for pillion riders behind the foot board, and a position between a bicycle parking position pulled down diagonally downward and a traveling position flipped horizontally rearward. In a scooter type vehicle provided with a side stand for bicycle parking movably supported and a power unit disposed below a rider's seat, the side stand 18 has a foot at a traveling position 18b which is horizontally flipped up rearward. It extends from the rear lower part of the board 12 to the lower part of the pillion foot board. In addition, a foot hook 21 is provided which projects outward at a substantially right angle to the axial direction, and the rider R sits on the rider's seat 10 at the left and right side edge portions 12b at the rear of the foot board 12, and puts his feet on the ground. A pair of left and right indents 15 are provided to enter the vehicle body center line C so that at least the shin of the foot can be accommodated in a side view when the vehicle arrives, and the indents 15 extend to the front end of the pillion foot board 16. Then, the footboard 12 extends to the vehicle body center line C side portion of the indentation 15, and the pillion footboard 11 is formed one step higher than the footboard 12, and the pillion foot forming the rear end of the indentation 15 is formed. The front end of the board 16 is formed on an inclined surface inclined rearward and outward.
A scooter-type vehicle, characterized in that the footrest hooks (8) face. 2. The piercing portion 15 provided at the rear of the side edge portion 12b of the foot board 12 is moved from the position of the foot hook 21 at the bicycle parking position 18a where the side stand 18 is pulled down diagonally to the side in plan view. Extending to the front, bay entrance 15
The scooter-type vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a longitudinal range (L) of the scooter-type vehicle is formed wider than a moving range of the foot hook (21). 3. A center console 13 which is located between the handlebar and the rider's seat and has a lower height than the rider's seat is disposed on both left and right sides. At least a portion in which the movement range of the foot hook 21 is parallel to the center console 13 and is substantially straight; the foot board 12 extends to the front end of the pillion foot board 11; The scooter-type vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a bay-entrance portion (15) penetrating into the line side is formed.