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JP3844889B2
JP3844889B2 JP23512098A JP23512098A JP3844889B2 JP 3844889 B2 JP3844889 B2 JP 3844889B2 JP 23512098 A JP23512098 A JP 23512098A JP 23512098 A JP23512098 A JP 23512098A JP 3844889 B2 JP3844889 B2 JP 3844889B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、直進安定性を向上しうる自動二輪車に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術および発明が解決しようとする課題】
自動二輪車は、一般に後輪駆動方式であるため、後輪には大きな駆動力が作用する。したがって、後輪に装着されるタイヤの幅は、前輪に装着されるタイヤの幅よりも大となっていた。
【0003】
しかしながら、自動二輪車は四輪車に比べると安定性に欠けるため、さらなる安定性、とりわけ高速走行の機会が多い直進時の安定性が要求されている。発明者らの実験の結果、非駆動輪(前輪)に駆動輪(後輪)よりも幅の広いタイヤを装着した自動二輪車では、前輪の接地面積が増すことなどにより、直進時の安定性が高まることを見出した。
【0004】
本発明は、以上のような問題点に鑑み案出なされたもので、前輪のタイヤの幅を後輪のタイヤの幅よりも大とすることを基本として、直進走行時の安定性をさらに高めうる自動二輪車を提供することを目的としている。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明のうち請求項1記載の発明は、前輪のタイヤ、後輪のタイヤを、トレッド部からサイドウォール部をへてビード部に至るトロイド状のカーカスが架け渡され、かつカーカスは、タイヤ赤道Cに対して70〜90゜の角度でカーカスコードを配列したカーカスを具えるラジアルタイヤとし、
かつ各タイヤは、その前記トレッド部のトレッド面がタイヤ子午線断面において円弧状でかつ外に凸となって湾曲し、
しかもトレッド端縁E、Eがタイヤの軸方向最外側に位置するとともに、
前輪の前記タイヤの幅が後輪の前記タイヤの幅よりも mm 以上大きいことを特徴とする自動二輪車である。
【0006】
なお本明細書において、「自動二輪車」には原動機付き自転車が含まれる。また「タイヤの幅」とは、タイヤを規格で定まる正規リムにリム組みして正規内圧を充填するとともに無負荷の状態において、タイヤ軸方向の最外側位置間のタイヤ軸方向の距離として測定する。
【0007】
また「正規リム」とは、タイヤが基づいている規格を含む規格体系において、当該規格がタイヤ毎に定めるリムであり、例えばJATMAであれば標準リム、TRAであれば "Design Rim" 、或いはETRTOであれば "Measuring Rim"となる。
【0008】
さらに、「正規内圧」とは、タイヤが基づいている規格を含む規格体系において、各規格がタイヤ毎に定めている空気圧であり、JATMAであれば最高空気圧、TRAであれば表 "TIRE LOAD LIMITS AT VARIOUS COLD INFLATION PRESSURES" に記載の最大値、ETRTOであれば "INFLATION PRESSURE" である。
【0009】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下本発明の実施の一形態を図面に基づき説明する。
図1において自動二輪車1は、前輪Fおよび後輪Rを具え、原動機によって後輪Rが駆動される後輪駆動方式のものを示している。また前輪Fは、リムJ1と前輪のタイヤFTとから構成され、後輪Rは、リムJ2と後輪のタイヤRTとから構成される。
【0010】
前輪のタイヤFT、後輪のタイヤRTは、ともに図2に示すように、トレッド部2と、その両端からタイヤ半径方向内側に向けて延びる一対のサイドウォール部3と、各サイドウォール部3のタイヤ半径方向内側端に位置するビード部4とを有し、該ビード部4に設けるビードコア5間には前記トレッド部2からサイドウォール部3をへてビード部5に至るトロイド状のカーカス6が架け渡されるとともに、該カーカス6のタイヤ半径方向外側かつトレッド部2内方にはベルト層7がタイヤ周方向に巻装されたラジアルタイヤが用いられる。
【0011】
前記カーカス6は、例えばタイヤ赤道Cに対して70〜90゜の角度でカーカスコードを配列した少なくとも1枚以上、本例では2枚のカーカスプライ6A、6Bから構成され、その両端は前記ビードコア5の廻りをタイヤ軸方向の内側から外側に折返された折返し部6bを具えている。
【0012】
またカーカスプライのトロイド状部分である本体部6aと、前記折返し部6bとの間には、ビードコア5から半径方向外方に先細状にのびる硬質ゴムからなるビードエーペックス9が設けられ、ビード部5からサイドウォール部3に至り補強する。なおカーカスコードとしては、例えばポリエステル、ナイロン、レーヨンなどからなる有機繊維コードが好適に使用される。
【0013】
またベルト層7は、本実施形態ではカーカスコードよりも高弾性のベルトコード、例えばアラミド繊維コードをタイヤ赤道Cに対して0〜22゜の角度で傾けて配列した1枚以上のベルトプライからなり、例えば前記ベルトコードが互いに交差する向きに重ね合わせた2枚のベルトプライから構成するのが望ましい。
【0014】
そして前記トレッド部2は、そのトレッド面2Aがタイヤ子午線断面において円弧状でかつ外に凸となって湾曲し、トレッド端縁E、Eがタイヤの軸方向最外側に位置している。これにより、車両を傾けた旋回走行時においても広範囲に亘りトレッド2Aを接地させることができキャンバースラストを好適に発生しうる。
【0015】
また本実施形態ではこのトレッド縁E、E間のタイヤ軸方向の距離がタイヤの幅TWとなる。そして本発明では、図3に自動二輪車を上から見た概念図として示すように、前輪のタイヤFTの幅TWFが後輪のタイヤRTの幅TWRよりも大きいことを特徴としている。これにより、走行時の安定性、とりわけ直進走行時の安定性が向上する。また、ドライバーの運転時の安心感も増し、運転フィーリングが良好となる。
【0016】
なお前記前輪のタイヤFTの幅TWFと後輪のタイヤRTの幅TWRとの差(TWF−TWR)は、5mm以上としている。好ましくは10mm以上とするのが良い。これにより、さらに直進走行時の安定性が向上する点で望ましい。
【0017】
なおタイヤの幅(タイヤサイズ)が大きくなると、それに応じてリムも異なってくるため、本実施形態では、前輪FのリムJ1は、そのリム幅が後輪RのリムJ2のリム幅よりも大きいものが装着されている。
【0018】
なお、図1では、ロードレーサタイプの車両を例示するが、モトクロスタイプ、スクータタイプなど種々の車両にも採用しうる。
【0019】
【実施例】
図2に示すタイヤ構造をなしかつ表1の仕様に基づくタイヤを自動二輪車両に装着した自動二輪車を試作した。このとき、従来装着されていた後輪のタイヤはそのままとして、前輪部分を改造し前輪にタイヤの幅が大きいものを装着した。そして、JARI周回路コースにて実車走行させ、その時の直進安定性、旋回安定性をドラーバーのフィーリングによって評価した。なお指数が大なほど優れている。
【0020】
【表1】

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【0021】
テストの結果、実施例の自動二輪車は、従来例に比べて直進安定性や運転フィーリングに優れることが確認できた。
【0022】
【発明の効果】
上述したように、請求項1記載の発明では、前輪のタイヤの幅を後輪のタイヤの幅よりも大とすることを基本として、直進走行時の安定性を向上しうる自動二輪車を提供しうる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本実施形態の一例を示す斜視図である。
【図2】タイヤの断面図である。
【図3】図1の概略平面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 自動二輪車
F 前輪
R 後輪
FT 前輪のタイヤ
RT 後輪のタイヤ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a motorcycle capable of improving straight running stability.
[0002]
[Background Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
Since motorcycles are generally a rear wheel drive system, a large driving force acts on the rear wheels. Therefore, the width of the tire mounted on the rear wheel is larger than the width of the tire mounted on the front wheel.
[0003]
However, since motorcycles are less stable than four-wheeled vehicles, further stability, in particular, stability during straight travel where there are many opportunities for high-speed traveling is required. As a result of experiments by the inventors, in a motorcycle in which tires wider than the driving wheel (rear wheel) are attached to the non-driving wheel (front wheel), the stability of the vehicle traveling straight is increased due to the increased ground contact area of the front wheel. I found it to increase.
[0004]
The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and further improves the stability during straight running on the basis that the width of the front tire is larger than the width of the rear tire. The purpose is to provide a motorcycle that can be used.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front wheel tire and the rear wheel tire are provided with a toroidal carcass extending from the tread portion through the sidewall portion to the bead portion, and the carcass is a tire equator. A radial tire having a carcass in which carcass cords are arranged at an angle of 70 to 90 ° with respect to C,
And each tire, the tread surface of the tread portion is curved in an arc shape in the tire meridian cross section and convex outward,
Moreover, the tread edge E, E is located on the outermost side in the axial direction of the tire,
The motorcycle is characterized in that the width of the tire on the front wheel is 5 mm or more larger than the width of the tire on the rear wheel.
[0006]
In the present specification, “motorcycle” includes a motorbike. "Tire width" is measured as the distance in the tire axial direction between the outermost positions in the tire axial direction in a no-load state while the tire is assembled on a normal rim determined by the standard and filled with normal internal pressure. .
[0007]
The “regular rim” is a rim determined for each tire in the standard system including the standard on which the tire is based. For example, a standard rim for JATMA, “Design Rim” for TRA, or ETRTO Then it becomes "Measuring Rim".
[0008]
Furthermore, “regular internal pressure” is the air pressure that each standard defines for each tire in the standard system including the standard on which the tire is based. The maximum air pressure is JATMA, and the table “TIRE LOAD LIMITS” is TRA. The maximum value described in “AT VARIOUS COLD INFLATION PRESSURES”, “INFLATION PRESSURE” in the case of ETRTO.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, a motorcycle 1 is a rear wheel drive type that includes a front wheel F and a rear wheel R, and the rear wheel R is driven by a prime mover. The front wheel F includes a rim J1 and a front tire FT, and the rear wheel R includes a rim J2 and a rear tire RT.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 2, the front wheel tire FT and the rear wheel tire RT are both a tread portion 2, a pair of sidewall portions 3 extending from both ends thereof inward in the tire radial direction, and each sidewall portion 3. A toroidal carcass 6 extending from the tread portion 2 through the sidewall portion 3 to the bead portion 5 between the bead cores 5 provided on the bead portion 4. A radial tire is used in which the belt layer 7 is wound in the tire circumferential direction on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and on the inner side of the tread portion 2 .
[0011]
The carcass 6 is composed of, for example, at least one carcass cord in which carcass cords are arranged at an angle of 70 to 90 ° with respect to the tire equator C, and in this example, two carcass plies 6A and 6B. Is provided with a folded portion 6b which is folded from the inner side to the outer side in the tire axial direction.
[0012]
A bead apex 9 made of hard rubber is provided between the main body portion 6a, which is a toroid-like portion of the carcass ply, and the folded portion 6b. The bead portion 5 is made of hard rubber that tapers radially outward from the bead core 5. Reinforces from the side wall 3 to the side wall 3. As the carcass cord, for example, an organic fiber cord made of polyester, nylon, rayon or the like is preferably used.
[0013]
In the present embodiment, the belt layer 7 is composed of one or more belt plies in which belt cords having higher elasticity than the carcass cord, for example, aramid fiber cords are arranged at an angle of 0 to 22 ° with respect to the tire equator C. For example, it is desirable that the belt cord is composed of two belt plies that are overlapped in a direction in which the belt cords cross each other.
[0014]
And said tread portion 2, the tread surface 2A is curved becomes convex outside and a circular arc shape in the tire meridian section, preparative red edges E, E is positioned axially outermost tire. As a result, the tread 2A can be grounded over a wide range even during turning while the vehicle is tilted, and a camber thrust can be suitably generated.
[0015]
In this embodiment, the distance in the tire axial direction between the tread edges E and E is the tire width TW. The present invention is characterized in that the width TWF of the front tire FT is larger than the width TWR of the rear tire RT, as shown in FIG. 3 as a conceptual diagram of the motorcycle as viewed from above. As a result, stability during traveling, particularly stability during straight traveling, is improved. In addition, the driver's feeling of security during driving increases, and the driving feeling is improved.
[0016]
Note the difference between the width TWR tire RT width TWF and rear wheels of the front wheel tires FT (TWF-TWR) is not less than 5 mm. Preferably it is 10 mm or more. This is desirable in that the stability during straight traveling is further improved.
[0017]
As the tire width (tire size) increases, the rim also varies accordingly. In this embodiment, the rim J1 of the front wheel F is larger than the rim width of the rim J2 of the rear wheel R. Things are attached.
[0018]
Although FIG. 1 illustrates a road racer type vehicle, it can also be used for various vehicles such as a motocross type and a scooter type.
[0019]
【Example】
A motorcycle having the tire structure shown in FIG. 2 and mounting a tire based on the specifications shown in Table 1 on a motorcycle was prototyped. At this time, the rear wheel tire that had been conventionally mounted was left as it was, and the front wheel portion was modified and a tire with a large tire width was mounted on the front wheel. Then, the vehicle was run on the JARI circuit course, and the straight running stability and turning stability at that time were evaluated by the feeling of the driver bar. The larger the index, the better.
[0020]
[Table 1]
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[0021]
As a result of the test, it was confirmed that the motorcycle according to the example was superior in straight running stability and driving feeling as compared with the conventional example.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the invention according to claim 1 provides a motorcycle capable of improving the stability during straight running on the basis that the width of the front tire is larger than the width of the rear tire. sell.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a tire.
FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Motorcycle F Front wheel R Rear wheel FT Front wheel tire RT Rear wheel tire

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前輪のタイヤ、後輪のタイヤを、トレッド部からサイドウォール部をへてビード部に至るトロイド状のカーカスが架け渡され、かつカーカスは、タイヤ赤道Cに対して70〜90゜の角度でカーカスコードを配列したカーカスを具えるラジアルタイヤとし、
かつ各タイヤは、その前記トレッド部のトレッド面がタイヤ子午線断面において円弧状でかつ外に凸となって湾曲し、
しかもトレッド端縁E、Eがタイヤの軸方向最外側に位置するとともに、
前輪の前記タイヤの幅が後輪の前記タイヤの幅よりも mm 以上大きいことを特徴とする自動二輪車。
A toroidal carcass that extends from the tread part to the bead part through the sidewall part is bridged over the front and rear tires, and the carcass is at an angle of 70 to 90 ° with respect to the tire equator C. A radial tire with a carcass with cords arranged,
And each tire, the tread surface of the tread portion is curved in an arc shape in the tire meridian cross section and convex outward,
Moreover, the tread edge E, E is located on the outermost side in the axial direction of the tire,
A motorcycle characterized in that the width of the tire on the front wheel is 5 mm or more larger than the width of the tire on the rear wheel.
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