JP4102355B2 - Motorcycle case - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a motorcycle case.

  FIG. 4 is a side view showing a conventional scooter type motorcycle. Such a scooter type motorcycle includes, for example, a power unit in which an engine, a carburetor, and a power transmission device 101 (not shown) are integrally formed in a lower part of a storage space below a seating seat 108, and a rear wheel is provided following this power unit. 106 is arranged. An air cleaner 102 is attached to the upper part of the power transmission device 101 in order to remove dust from the intake air of the carburetor. The air cleaner 102 includes a cleaner case 103 in which a cleaner element 104 made of a filtering material such as sponge is accommodated, and a case lid 105 detachably attached so that the cleaner element 104 can be replaced. By attaching the case lid 105 to the cleaner case 103, the cleaner element 104 is pressed and fixed between the cleaner case 103 and the case lid 105 in the axial direction. Normally, the cleaner element 104 is provided so that the inside of the cleaner case 103 is divided into two left and right rooms, and an intake port is provided in one of the left and right rooms, and an exhaust port is provided in the other room. Air introduced around the element 104 from the intake port passes through the element 104 and is filtered, and is guided from the exhaust port to the carburetor. During use, the air cleaner 102 accumulates dust on the cleaner element 104 and causes an increase in intake resistance. For this reason, the element 104 needs to be periodically replaced or cleaned.

  Thus, since the air cleaner 102 is disposed at a position close to the road surface, not only dust but also water repelled from the wheel has a high probability of directly entering from the intake port, and the cleaner element 104 is easily contaminated. ing. Therefore, there is a problem that the cleaner element 104 must be frequently replaced.

  For this reason, a configuration has been proposed in which the air cleaner 202 is not exposed and is provided at a deep position away from the road surface, as in another example of the motorcycle shown in FIG. According to this example, the air cleaner 202 is provided with an inlet / outlet (not shown) for replacing the cleaner element in a cleaner case formed so as to be surrounded by the vehicle body cover 207 along with the container 206. In this way, the device has been devised to greatly suppress the direct entry of water and dirt from the outside and reduce the number of element replacements.

  However, in the example of FIG. 5 described above, although it is not necessary to replace the cleaner element of the air cleaner so frequently, the body cover and the like must be removed from the vehicle body during maintenance, which greatly reduces the maintenance effort. I can't say that.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is an automatic device that can easily perform maintenance of the air cleaner despite the structure that prevents the intrusion of water or the like into the air cleaner by the vehicle body cover. It is an object to provide a motorcycle and a container for the motorcycle.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
In a motorcycle in which a container is arranged in a space formed by covering the lower periphery of a seating seat with a vehicle body cover,
The container is formed with an opening in a side wall located on a side perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the motorcycle,
A removable cover is provided at the opening of the container,
An air cleaner containing a cleaner element in a cleaner case is disposed between the container case and the vehicle body cover, in a side space perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the motorcycle.
The cleaner case is
An inlet / outlet connected to an opening of the container, from which a cleaner element can be attached and detached from the interior space of the container;
An air inlet connected to one space across the cleaner element;
An exhaust port connected to the other space across the cleaner element;
Have
The cleaner case is provided with a case lid that can be attached to and detached from the entrance and exit of the cleaner case and is airtightly attached in the closed state.

  According to the above configuration, since the seat can be opened and the cleaner element can be replaced through the opening formed in the inner wall of the container, the cleaner element can be replaced without removing the vehicle body cover and the like from the vehicle body. Maintenance time can be reduced, and the maintainability of the cleaner element can be improved.

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

  FIG. 1 shows a scooter type motorcycle, and FIG. 2 and FIG. Such a scooter-type motorcycle 100 includes a power unit in which an engine, a carburetor, and a power transmission device (not shown) are integrally formed at the rear, and the rear wheel 4 is directly connected to the power unit and is surrounded by a vehicle body cover 5. A storage case 1 for holding a helmet or the like is disposed below a seating seat (not shown).

  The air cleaner 2 is disposed in the upper part of the power transmission device, and is attached to a space 50 between the container case 1 and the vehicle body cover 5. The air cleaner 2 includes a cleaner element 23 made of a porous filter material such as a sponge, a cleaner case 21 in which the air cleaner 23 is stored and an inlet / outlet 22 for replacing the cleaner element 23 is formed. The case lid 24 is attached to the air cleaner 1 to keep the air cleaner 1 airtight. The air cleaner 2 divides the inside of the cleaner case 21 into two chambers, an air suction chamber provided with an intake port 211 and an air discharge chamber provided with an exhaust port 212 by the cleaner element 23. The air introduced to the periphery passes through the element 23 and flows out from the exhaust port 212 to the carburetor.

  The inner wall 11 of the container 1 is provided with an opening 14 for taking out the cleaner element 23 corresponding to the inlet / outlet port 22 of the air cleaner 2. A removable cover 13 is attached to the opening 14 in order to improve the appearance.

  By providing an opening 14 for replacing the cleaner element 23 in the container 1 of the motorcycle 100 of the present embodiment, when the maintenance of the cleaner element 23 is replaced, the seating sheet is simply opened, and the cover 13 and the lid 24 are removed. Well, it is not necessary to remove the body cover etc. as in the past. As a result, maintainability becomes extremely high.

1 is a perspective view showing a motorcycle including an air cleaner according to the present invention. It is a schematic perspective view of a container. It is a schematic perspective view of a container. FIG. 11 is an exploded side view of a main part showing an example of a conventional motorcycle. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another example of a conventional motorcycle.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Motorcycle 1 ... Container 11 ... Inner wall 13 ... Cover 14 ... Opening 2 ... Air cleaner 21 ... Cleaner case 211 ... Inlet port 212 ... Exhaust port 22 ... Outlet 23 ... Cleaner element 24 ... Case lid 4 ... Rear wheel 5 ... Car body Cover 50 ... space

Claims (1)

In a motorcycle in which a container is arranged in a space formed by covering the lower periphery of a seating seat with a vehicle body cover,
The container is formed with an opening in a side wall located on a side perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the motorcycle,
A removable cover is provided at the opening of the container,
An air cleaner containing a cleaner element in a cleaner case is disposed between the container case and the vehicle body cover, in a side space perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the motorcycle.
The cleaner case is
An inlet / outlet connected to an opening of the container, from which a cleaner element can be attached and detached from the interior space of the container;
An air inlet connected to one space across the cleaner element;
An exhaust port connected to the other space across the cleaner element;
Have
A motorcycle comprising a case lid that can be attached to and detached from the entrance / exit of the cleaner case and that is airtightly attached in a closed state.

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