JPS6143237B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] In conventional motorcycles, the mechanism for locking upper parts of the vehicle body such as the seat or rear box and the mechanism for locking side parts of the vehicle body such as side bags are separate. In order to attach the side parts, it is necessary to additionally provide a mechanism for locking the side parts of the vehicle body, which not only complicates the structure but also makes the locking operation troublesome.

The present invention relates to an improvement of a locking device for a motorcycle that eliminates such drawbacks, and a lock lever that engages with a hook on an upper part of the vehicle body such as a seat or a rear box to hold the upper part of the vehicle body in a locked position is attached to the vehicle body frame. An operating lever is pivotably supported on a pivot member fixed to the side, and in a position where the lock lever is engaged with the hook, comes into contact with a rib extending from the side bag to maintain the side bag in the locked position. A locking means is provided which is integrally coupled to the lock lever and locks the operating lever at a locked position where the lock lever engages with the hook and the operating lever is in contact with the rib. And the purpose is,
The object of the present invention is to provide a locking device with a simple structure capable of simultaneously locking an upper part of a vehicle body and a side part of a vehicle body.

Since the present invention is configured as described above,
After the upper part of the vehicle body and the side part of the vehicle body are properly attached to the vehicle body side, the operation lever is operated to the lock position and the locking means is locked, thereby simultaneously fixing the upper part of the vehicle body and the side part of the vehicle body. be able to.

Further, in the present invention, the above-mentioned vehicle body upper part and vehicle body side part can be removed at the same time by performing an operation opposite to that described above.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to attach and detach the upper part of the vehicle body and the side parts of the vehicle body with great efficiency.

Further, in the present invention, since the upper part of the vehicle body and the side part of the vehicle body can be fixed by the same component, the structure of the locking device is extremely simple.

An embodiment of the present invention illustrated in the drawings will be described below. Reference numeral 1 denotes a pair of left and right side pipes of an upper frame, and the pair of left and right side pipes 1 are integrally connected to each other by cross members 2 and 3. There is.

Also, frame stay 4 is attached to the rear end of side pipe 1.
are fixed together by welding etc., and the same frame stay 4
A stay reinforcing material 5 is integrally fixed to the inside of the.

Furthermore, 6 is a rear fender, and the same rear fender 6
A seat cowl 7 that faces both sides of the lower part and extends upward is integrally molded of hard plastic or the like.
A hole 7a is provided in the seat cowl 7, and an engaging portion 6a, which is an engaging piece, is formed at the front end of the rear fender 6.

A taillight mounting wall 8 is integrally formed at the upper rear end of the rear fender 6. On the front surface of the taillight mounting wall 8, there are rear portions 9a of a pair of left and right taillight brackets 9, and on the rear surface of the mounting wall 8 there is a mound rubber. Taillights 11 are joined together via bolts 10 and fixed together with bolts 12.

Further, the front sleeve portion 9b of the tail light bracket 9 is fitted into the seat cowl hole 7a,
A frame stay 4 is welded to the inside of the taillight bracket 9, and a washer 13 is welded to the outside of the seat cowl 7, which is fitted into a sleeve bolt 14 as a connecting member.

Further, a side bumper 15 is fitted to the outside of the nut portion 14a of the sleeve bolt 14, and a nut 17 is screwed to the outside of the nut portion 14a through a washer 16.
5.

Furthermore, a pivot 19 integrally fixed to the base of the operating lever 18 by welding or the like is connected to the sleeve bolt 1.
A seat lock plate 21 having a seat lock lever 20 corresponding to an arm rotatably fitted into the center hole of the nut 2 from the outside and protruding inward from the stay reinforcing member 5 is fitted.
2, the seat lock plate 21 is integrally connected to the pivot shaft 19, that is, the operating lever 18.

Further, a coil spring 23 is fitted into the sleeve portion 20a of the seat lock lever 20, and one end of the coil spring 23 is engaged with the seat lock lever 20 and the other end is engaged with the stay reinforcing member 5.
0 is the first due to the spring force of the same coil spring 23.
In the figure, it is energized to swing clockwise.

Further, a coil spring 24 is fitted into the sleeve portion 21a of the seat lock plate 21,
One end thereof is engaged with a seat lock plate 21, and the other end is engaged with a seat lock lever 20, and the seat lock plate 21 is adapted to be swung counterclockwise in FIG. 1 by the spring force of the coil spring 24. Forced.

Next, a mechanism for fixing the vehicle body and the rear fender 6 will be explained.

As described above, the rear part 9a of the taillight bracket 9 is integrally connected to the taillight mounting wall 8 of the rear fender 6, and the sleeve portion 9b of the taillight bracket 9 is connected to the seat cowl 7 integral with the rear fender 6. Since the rear fender 6 is fitted into the hole 7a, the rear fender 6 can swing together with the tail light bracket 9 around the sleeve bolt 14.

A stay bracket 25 is integrally fixed to a frame stay 4 which is a component of the vehicle body, and the stay bracket 2 is attached to the tail light bracket 9.
A receiving metal fitting 26 is fixed integrally so as to be located above the stave bracket 25, and by screwing in a butterfly bolt 27 with the receiving metal fitting 26 in contact with the above-mentioned stay bracket 25, the receiving metal fitting 26 is attached to the stay bracket 25. This means that the rear fender 6 is integrally fixed to the vehicle body.

A key comp 28 is attached to the rear end of the side bumper 15. By inserting a key (not shown) from the rear end of the key comp 28 and turning it, a lock pin 29 is attached to the locking coil spring 3.
It is pulled inward against a spring force of 0, and the engaging piece 18a of the operating lever 18 is disengaged from the hole 18b.

Furthermore, a helmet holder 31 is provided protruding from the outer surface of the key comp 28, and the tip notch 18c of the operating lever 18 is engaged with the holder 31.

32 is the bottom wall of the seat or rear box, and a locking piece 32a is formed in the center of the front lower surface of the bottom wall 32 and protrudes forward into a forked shape to form a fitting groove. Both the left and right seats are located on the lower surface directly above the left and right pair of seat lock plates 21.
A pair of hooks 33 are provided to protrude downward.

Next, the device structure of the side box 50, which corresponds to one type of side bag, will be explained.

First, a bracket 35 for mounting a rear winch stay 34 is integrally attached to the rear end of the side bumper 15, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Further, a bracket 36 is integrally attached below the key comp 28 fixed to the rear end of the side bumper 15, a rear turn signal stay 34 is attached to both the brackets 35 and 36 with bolts and nuts, etc. 37 are fixed together.

Further, a mounting bracket 39 is integrally fixed to a lower frame 38 that is integrally branched out from the side pipe 1 toward the lower part of the slope, and a buckle set 60 and a pillion step 41 are integrally attached to the mounting bracket 39 and the muffler bracket 40. is installed on.

Therefore, the vehicle body wall portion 5 of the side box 50
A set bracket 52, which is one of the engaging members, is integrally mounted slightly above the center of the set bracket 1 with bolts and nuts, and a buffer rubber 53 is attached to the lower surface of the set bracket 52 (see FIG. 10).
The bracket 52 can be engaged with the side bumper 15 via a rubber 53.

Further, a rear bracket 54, which is the other engaging member, is located at the rear center of the side box body side wall portion 51.
A cushioning rubber 55 is attached to the lower surface of the rear bracket 54, and the rear bracket 54 can be engaged with the rear blinker stay 34 via the rubber 55.

Furthermore, two ribs 56 are integrally provided on the side wall portion 51 of the vehicle body and are located approximately in the middle of the brackets 52 and 54, and are provided with ribs 56 that are integrally provided with the ribs 56, which are located approximately in the middle of the brackets 52 and 54.
When the lever is swung downward, the rib 56 is engaged with the operating lever 18.

Further, a pivot piece 57 is located obliquely downward and forward of the set bracket 52 and is integrally fixed to the side wall portion 51 of the vehicle body with bolts and nuts, and a metal belt 59 is rotatably attached to the pivot piece 57 via a pin 58. A buckle set 6 is attached to the tip of the belt 59.
The buckle set 60 is formed in the same manner as a normal safety seat belt buckle set. When the buckle set 60 is moved, a locking part (not shown) of the buckle set 60 is engaged with a locking hole 62 of the receiving piece 61, so that both 60 and 61 are connected together. Note that an unlocking piece (not shown) is provided on the outer surface of the buckle set 60.
When the unlocking piece is pressed, the connection between the two 60 and 61 is released. Note that 63 is a protector of the buckle set 60.

Furthermore, when the belt 59 is unfolded so as to protrude forward, a holding piece 64 that holds the belt 59 is pivotally supported on the wall 51, and the elastic force of a coil spring 65 causes the holding piece 64 to hold the belt 59. It is designed so that it can be locked.

Furthermore, a set spring 66 is attached to the wall portion 51 to hold the belt 59 when it is folded backward.

Since the illustrated embodiment is constructed as described above, the rear fender 6 is arranged as shown in FIG.
is fixed to the vehicle body in the normal state,
By performing the following operation, the rear fender 6 can be swung counterclockwise in FIG. 1.

First, insert a key (not shown) from the rear end of the key comp 28, and turn the key to lock the lock pin 2.
9 is pulled inward, the engagement hole 18b of the operating lever 18 is released, and the operating lever 18 is moved through the seat lock plate and the pivot 19 by the spring force of the seat lock plate coil spring 24. The operating lever 18 is stopped when it is swung upward and the seat lock plate 21 collides with the seat lock lever 20 (see FIG. 4).

Next, when the operating lever 18 is further swung upward by hand, the seat lock plate 21 is also swung together, and the seat lock lever 20 is also swung in the same direction as the seat lock plate 21, thereby locking the seat lock lever. 20 is removed from a hook 33 that protrudes downward from the bottom wall 32 (see FIG. 5).

In this state, the bottom wall 32 and the forked locking piece 32a
Since the cross member 2 and the rear fender front end engaging portion 6a are only sandwiched between the
2 and the forked locking piece 32a are removed from the cross member 2 and rear fender front end engaging portion 6a, and the seat or rear box can be separated from the vehicle body.

Then, the butterfly bolt 27 will be exposed, so if you remove the butterfly bolt 27, it will connect to the integrated stay bracket 25 via the side pipe 1 and frame stay 4, which are one component of the vehicle body, and the rear fender 6 and tail light bracket 9. The connection with the integral receiving fitting 26 is severed, and the rear fender 6 can be swung counterclockwise as shown in FIG.

Therefore, in the above embodiment, the rear fender 6
Since the rear end can be swung upward, removal and installation of the rear tire can be carried out with great ease while keeping the rear tire slightly off the ground.

In addition, by performing the operations in the reverse order as described above, the rear end of the rear fender 6 can be returned to its normal state from the upwardly swinging state, the seat or rear box can be installed, and the rear fender 6 can be returned to its normal state. It can be firmly fixed in a stable state.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the side box 50 can be mounted on the motorcycle by performing the following operations.

First, unfold the belt 59 forward and hold the holding piece 6.
After holding the belt 59 in the unfolded state in step 4,
When the key comp 28 is unlocked and the operating lever 18 is swung upward, the buckle set 60
While inserting into the buckle set receiving piece 61, insert the side box 5 diagonally forward and downward along the extension line of the receiving piece 61.
When the set bracket 52 is engaged with the side bumper 15 and the rear bracket 54 is engaged with the rear winch stay 34, the buckle set 60 is moved to the buckle set receiving piece 6.
1 is integrally coupled.

Next, push down the operating lever 18 and press the pin 5.
8, the key compressor 28 is automatically activated, the operating lever 18 is locked, and the rib 56 integral with the side box 50 is engaged with the operating lever 18.

When the side box 50 is installed in this manner, substantially the entire weight of the side box 50 is supported by the side bumper 15 via the set bracket 52.

Further, the inertia force in the longitudinal direction due to the running of the motorcycle is supported by the engagement of the rear winch stay 34 and the rear bracket 54, and the connection of the buckle set 60 and the buckle set receiving piece 61.

Furthermore, the upward inertial force accompanying the running of the motorcycle is supported by the engagement of the operating lever 18 fixed by the key comp 28 and the rib 56 integral with the side box 50.

Therefore, no matter what inertial force or external force acts as the motorcycle travels, the side box 50 is firmly fixed to the vehicle body.

Moreover, regardless of whether the side box 50 is installed or removed, the buckle set receiving piece 61 can be removed from the vehicle body.
is only exposed and does not damage the appearance.

Furthermore, attachment and detachment of the side box 50 is extremely easy.

Also, cushioning rubber 5 is attached to the brackets 52 and 54.
3 and 55, it can reliably absorb small vibrations and shocks during driving.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially vertical side view showing an embodiment of a rear fender for a motorcycle according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a cut along the line - in Fig. 1. 4 is a side view showing the state in which the key comp is unlocked and the operation lever is swung upwards, FIG. 5 is a side view with the seat lock lever removed from the hook, and FIG. Figure 7 is a side view with the rear fender tilted; Figure 7 is a side view showing the side box installed;
The figure is the top view, Figure 9 is the back view, Figures 10 to 12 are the - line of Figure 7, the XI-XI line,
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view cut along line XII-XII. 1...Side pipe, 2...Cross member, 3...
Cross member, 4... Frame stay, 5... Stay reinforcing material, 6... Rear fender, 6a... Rear fender front end engagement part, 7... Seat cow 6, 7a... Hole, 8
...Tail light mounting wall, 9...Tail light bracket, 9a...Tail light bracket rear, 9b
...Tail light bracket sleeve part, 10...Mount rubber, 11...Tail light, 12...Bolt, 13...Washer, 14...Sleeve bolt, 1
5... Side bumper, 16... Washer, 17... Nut, 18... Operation lever, 18a... Engagement piece, 18
b...hole, 18c...notch, 19...pivot, 20...seat lock lever, 20a...sleeve portion, 21...
Seat lock plate, 21a...sleeve part, 2
2... Nut, 23... Coil spring, 24... Coil spring, 25... Stay bracket, 26
...Bracket fitting, 27 ... Butterfly bolt, 28 ... Key comp, 29 ... Lock pin, 30 ... Coil spring for locking, 31 ... Hell nut holder, 32 ... Bottom wall, 33 ... Locking piece, 33 ... Hook, 34 ... Rear turn signal Stay, 35, 36...Bracket, 37
...Blinker, 38...Lower frame, 39...Bracket, 40...Muffler bracket, 41...Pillion step, 50...Side box, 51...Vehicle body side wall, 52...Set bracket, 53...Rubber, 54...Rear bracket, 55...Rubber , 56
... Rib, 57... Pivot piece, 58... Pin, 59... Metal belt, 60... Buckle set, 61... Buckle set receiving piece, 62... Locking hole, 63... Protector, 64... Holding piece, 65... Coil spring, 6
6...Set spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lock lever that engages with a hook on an upper part of the car body such as a seat or rear box to hold the upper part of the car body in a locked position is swingably supported on a pivot member fixed to the car body frame, and the lock lever is At the position where the hook is engaged,
A control lever that contacts a rib extending from the side bag and maintains the side bag in a locked position is integrally connected to the lock lever, and a lock position where the lock lever engages with the hook and the control lever contacts the rib. 1. A locking device for an upper body part and a side body part of a motorcycle, characterized in that a locking means for locking the operating lever is provided.