JPH0613306B2 - Scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a scooter type vehicle, and more particularly to a scooter type vehicle in which a space inside a body panel under a driver's seat serves as an installation part of a storage compartment having the driver's seat as an opening / closing lid. .

(Background of the Technology) In a so-called scooter type vehicle having a low-floor plate-shaped footrest between the steering wheel and the driver's seat, the space inside the body panel under the driver's seat is a storage room (trunk).
Tends to be the installation section of. This is because the use of the space inside the body panel under the driving seat makes it possible to provide a large-capacity storage chamber and store a helmet. In general, a storage compartment installed in an inner space of a body panel under a driver's seat uses the driver's seat as an opening / closing lid.

Such a storage room is known, for example, from JP-A-60-154964.

(Prior art and problems) When the space inside the body panel under the driver's seat is used as an installation part of the storage room, particularly when the storage room is for storing a helmet, most of the space inside the body panel is stored in the storage room. It will be occupied exclusively. In such a situation, if the member forming the container compartment has only the function of the container compartment as in the conventional structure shown in the above publication, etc., it is arranged in the space inside the body panel under the driver's seat like the container compartment. Not only is it difficult to place other components (such as oil tanks and battery compartments) that are used, but also the total clearance for their installation is large.
There was a tendency to increase the weight of the vehicle.

(Object of the invention) Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and facilitates the arrangement of other components arranged in the space inside the body panel under the driver's seat like the storage compartment, Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a scooter type vehicle that can improve the utility space of the vehicle and promote weight reduction.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a scooter type vehicle in which a space inside a body panel under a driver's seat is used as an installation part of a helmet storage box having the driver's seat as an opening / closing lid. The storage box has a storage wall portion having a hemispherical shape so that the helmet is stored upside down, and the helmet storage box is on the front end upper surface thereof and the front end portion of the operation seat is the operation seat. A shape having a hinge component that is supported so as to rotate between an open position and a closed position, and a mounting portion that projects from an outer surface so as to form a recess in the inner surface of at least one location of the storage wall portion. The helmet storage box is integrally formed and is fixed to the vehicle body side by a mounting member that is disposed in the recess and penetrates the mounting portion.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a scooter type vehicle to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing the same invention portion, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing the same invention portion. .

In the figure, 1 is a frame pipe 2 and a body panel 3.
Car body consisting of 4, steering handle, 5 driving seat, 6
Is an engine, 7 is a front wheel, 8 is a rear wheel, 9 is a front fender, 10 is a rear fender, 11 is a carrier, and 12 is a stand.

The frame pipe 2 is composed of left and right pipes 2 ', 2 "arranged at a predetermined interval. The front parts of these left and right pipes 2', 2" are shaped along the handle column 13, and the central part is steered. A low floor type footrest 14 is formed between the steering wheel 4 and the driver's seat 5, and the rear part is shaped to approach the driver's seat 5.

The body panel 3 has a front cover 15 at the front.
, The footrest 14 is formed in the central portion, and the body cover 16 is formed in the rear portion.

The engine 6 has a front portion on a hanger 17a provided on the cross pipe 17 of the frame pipe 2 and left and right links 18, 1
8 and the rear portion is connected to the cross bracket 19 of the frame pipe 2 via left and right suspensions 20, 20.

The operation seat 5 has a front portion connected to an upper end of a container compartment forming member 22 described later by a hinge 26, and is mounted so that it can be opened in the arrow A direction with the hinge 26 as a rotation center, and in the arrow B direction. The key can be locked when it is rotated and closed.

In such a scooter type vehicle, the body cover 1
A space 21 in the front cover 15 that connects the front portion of 6, the cross pipe 17, the upper surface of the engine 6, and the cross bracket 19 has a substantially semicircular shape. The space 21
At the upper end, a member-compartment chamber forming member 22 for a resin molded product to which the operation seat 5 is attached is installed. The storage compartment forming member 22 has a shape in which a lower portion forming a storage wall portion has a substantially hemispherical shape, and a helmet 24 is stable in an internal storage room (helmet storage box) 23 in an inverted state (a mounting opening is in an upward state). And can be stored. As clearly shown in FIG. 3, the bottom wall 22e of the storage wall of the article-entry chamber forming member 22 is provided with a mounting portion 22e protruding from the outer surface thereof so as to form a recess on the inner surface thereof, which will be described later. A bolt 35 as a mounting member has a head portion disposed in the recess and penetrates the mounting portion 22e '. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, at the lower portion of the step portion 22a formed on both sides of the storage wall portion of the article chamber forming member 22, a mounting portion 22a 'similar to the above is provided with a recess on the inner surface of the storage wall portion. A bolt 25, which is provided so as to protrude from the outer surface of the mounting portion 22a 'so as to be formed, has its head located in the recess and penetrates the mounting portion 22a'. As shown in FIG. 4, such a container compartment forming member 22 is connected to the frame pipe 2 by placing the step portion 22a on the left and right pipes 2 ', 2 "and fixing the joint portion. Joining plates 2'a and 2 "a are welded to the left and right pipes 2'and 2", and the container compartment forming member 22 is joined to the joining plates 2 '.
a, 2 ″ a are connected to each other by the bolts 25. Further, the storage chamber forming member 22 is connected so that the upper end edge 22b covers the upper end 16a of the body cover 16 at the time of installation. The peripheral edge 5b of the base plate 5a of the driving seat 5 is covered therewith.

The illustrated storage compartment forming member 22 has a storage compartment 23 inside thereof.
When the helmet 24 is stored in an inverted state, the shield portion 24a of the helmet 24 is placed on the front side. Therefore, the front wall 22c of the container compartment forming member 22
Has a rearwardly inclined shape, and the rear wall 22d has a vertical shape.

Further, the storage chamber forming member 22 has a constituent portion 26 'of the hinge 26 at the center of the upper surface of the front portion, a tank (oil tank) 27 of lubricating oil supplied to each portion of the engine 6 at the rear portion, and side portions at both side portions. The grips 28, 28 'are integrally formed. The upper part 2 of the hinge 26 is connected by a bendable connecting part 26'a as shown in FIG.
6'b and the lower side 26'c. Upper piece 26 '
b and the lower piece 26'c have semicircular pin hole forming grooves 26'd, 2
6'e and bolt holes 26'f and 26'g are formed respectively. Such a configuration part 26 'is connected to the connection part 26'a.
Is bent and the upper piece 26'b is joined to the lower piece 26'c, the pin hole forming grooves 26'd and 26'e are aligned to form the pin hole 26'h. Therefore, before joining the upper piece 26'b to the lower piece 26'c, the hinge pin 29 shown in FIG. 7 provided on the front portion of the lower surface of the driving seat 5 is attached to the lower piece 26'c.
6 is fitted in the pin hole forming groove 26'e, the upper piece 26'b is joined, and then the bolt 30 is mounted in the bolt hole 26'f, 26'g to form the hinge 36 as shown in FIG. It

The tank 27 is connected to the left and right parts 27a and 27b.
27c and the left tank 27a has an oil filler port 27
An oil level switch mounting hole 27e (not shown) is formed in the right tank 27b. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the left tank 27a is integrally formed with a plug 27f for closing the oil inlet 27d. The plug 27f is formed on the bendable band portion 27g and closes the oil inlet 27d as shown by the imaginary line.

The side grips 28, 28 'are formed on the left and right portions 27a, 27b of the tank 27 as shown in FIG.
As described above, in the container compartment forming member 22 that integrally has the component portion 26 'of the hinge 26, the tank 27, and the side grips 28, 28', the opening portion is reinforced by them and the deformation is suppressed to a small extent. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide reinforcing ribs for this purpose.

A fuel tank 32 is provided in a space 31 in the rear body panel 3.
Is provided. The cap 32a of the fuel tank 32 is covered by the operation seat 5 when the operation seat 5 serving as the opening / closing lid of the container compartment 23 is closed, and is exposed to the outside when the operation seat 5 is opened. When the driver's seat 5 is closed, the lock claw 33 operated by a key is hooked on the hook 34 to be key-locked.

Bracket 17b which is a constituent member of the hanger 17a
The bolt 3 is attached to the bottom wall 22e of the container compartment forming member 22.
It is fixed at 5.

In the figure, 36 is a carburetor, 37 is a muffler, 38 is wiring and piping such as an oil pump cable, a fuel hose and an oil hose.

In the scooter type vehicle having the above-described configuration, the hinge pin 29 arranged around the article storage chamber 23 in the article storage chamber forming member 22 of the article storage chamber 23 installed in the space inside the body panel 3 under the driving seat 5. 26 'and tank 27
Since the side grips 28 and 28 'are integrally formed, the man-hours required for mounting a separate body are reduced and the arrangement is facilitated, and the clearance for installing them is unnecessary, which The size and weight of vehicles can be promoted.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, as the constituent elements arranged around the storage chamber, the hinge constituent portion 26 ', the oil tank
Although 27 and the side grips 28 and 28 'are illustrated, other components include, for example, a storage unit (not shown) for storing a battery.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, according to the scooter type vehicle of the present invention, the helmet storage box has a hemispherical storage wall portion so that the helmet is stored upside down, and At least one of the storage wall portion, and a hinge structure portion for holding the helmet storage box on the upper surface of the front end thereof and supporting the front end portion of the operation seat so as to rotate the operation seat between an open position and a closed position. The helmet storage box is integrally formed in a shape having a mounting portion protruding from the outer surface so as to form a recess on the inner surface of the location, and the helmet storage box is mounted on the vehicle body side by a mounting member disposed in the recess and penetrating the mounting portion. Since it is characterized in that it is fixed to, it has the following unique effects.

(i) Since the helmet storage box is integrally molded into a shape having a hinge component and a mounting part, it is not necessary to assemble a separate hinge component or a bracket or other mounting member to the vehicle body side to the helmet storage box. As a result, the number of parts and the number of assembly steps can be reduced.

(ii) Further, since the helmet storage box is integrally formed in a shape having a hinge component, the front end of the driving seat is attached to the hinge component of the helmet storage box and the driving seat is assembled in the helmet storage box. As it is, the helmet storage box can be assembled to the vehicle body side, and the operation sheet and the helmet storage box can be easily assembled.

(iii) Further, since the mounting member is disposed in the recess of the mounting portion of the storage wall portion, the mounting portion is penetrated, and the helmet storage box is fixed to the vehicle body side by the mounting member, the helmet storage box is turned upside down. The helmet will not be damaged by the mounting part.

(iv) Also, since the helmet is stored upside down in the hemispherical storage wall, small items such as gloves can be stored in the helmet and dirt such as sweat adhering to the inner surface of the helmet dries quickly. easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a scooter type vehicle to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the main part of the same, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hinge forming part integrally formed with a container compartment forming member, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a hinge pin provided on the driver's seat, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an oil filling port and a plug formed in the tank, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the tank. It is sectional drawing which shows the formed side grip. 3 ... Body panel, 5 ... Operating seat, 21 ... Space, 22 ... Storage compartment forming member, 22a ', 22e' ...
……… Mounting part, 23 …… Storage room, 26 …… Hinges, 2
6 '... Hinge component, 27 ... Tank, 28, 28'
...... Side grip.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --- Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-62-83268 (JP, A) JP-A-62-20776 (JP, A) JP-A-62-20771 (JP, A) Actual development Sho-59- 26089 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scooter type vehicle in which a space inside a body panel under a driver's seat is used as an installation portion of a helmet storage box having the driver's seat as an opening / closing lid, and the helmet storage box stores the helmet upside down. As described above, the helmet storage box has a hemispherical storage wall portion,
A hinge component that is on the upper surface of the front end and supports the front end of the operation seat so as to rotate the operation seat between an open position and a closed position, and a recess in at least one inner surface of the storage wall. Is integrally formed into a shape having a mounting portion that projects from the outer surface so as to form the, and the helmet storage box is fixed to the vehicle body side by a mounting member that is disposed in the recess and penetrates the mounting portion. Characterize.