JPH0783783B2 - Four-wheeled golf cart - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a four-wheel standing golf cart for carrying a caddy bag on a golf course.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a golf cart for carrying golf equipment used by players on a golf course, a so-called three-wheel standing riding type golf cart has been proposed in which the player can get on and off the vehicle in an upright posture. ing.

This type of golf cart is provided with a riding space in the rear of the vehicle body for the driver to stand in an upright posture. The caddy bag is vertically erected on the left and right sides of the vehicle body. They are placed side by side.

[0004]

However, in this conventional golf cart, it is necessary to provide a dedicated support member for mounting the caddy bag on each of the left and right sides of the vehicle body, which complicates the vehicle body structure. There is a defect.

The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and it is not necessary to separately arrange the members for mounting the caddy bag on the left and right, and it is possible to simplify the vehicle body structure. The purpose is to provide a standing golf cart.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention, a lower frame extending in the front-rear direction supported by the left and right front wheels and rear wheels is provided, and the lower portion of the caddy bag is supported on the front portion of the lower frame. In addition, a bag lower part support member extending in the vehicle width direction is provided, and a standing space for the driver to ride in an upright posture is formed in the rear part of the lower frame, and a left and right front space is provided in front of the standing space. An upper frame which is provided with a steering handle which is supported by a steering shaft tube extending rearward from between the front wheels and which extends forwardly upward from the rear part of the lower frame and supports an upper portion of the steering shaft pipe. Is extended to the front of the steering shaft tube, and a bag upper support member for supporting the upper portion of the caddy bag in a state in which the upper portion of the caddy bag is inclined forward and downward is provided at the extended end portion of the upper frame. It is set to.

[0007]

According to this structure, even if a standing space is formed in the rear portion of the vehicle body for the driver to stand upright, it is necessary to distribute the members for carrying the caddy back to the left and right sides of the vehicle body. There is no. Moreover, a member for supporting the caddy bag can be provided by using the upper and lower frames that form the vehicle body, and the supporting portion of the caddy bag is concentrated on the front portion of the vehicle body, and the vehicle body structure is simplified. You can

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. A golf cart indicated by reference numeral 1 in the drawing has a body frame 2, a pair of left and right front wheels 3a and 3b located on both sides of a front portion of the body frame 2, and front and rear wheels 3a and 3b located on both sides of a rear portion of the body frame 2. A pair of left and right rear wheels 4a, 4b having a larger outer diameter are provided, and these body frame 2, front wheels 3a, 3b and rear wheels 4a, 4b are provided.
Is covered with a vehicle body cover (not shown) from above.

The body frame 2 includes a lower frame 5 composed of a pair of left and right pipes 2a, 2b extending in the front-rear direction and a lateral member 2c connecting the pipes 2a, 2b.
And an upper frame 6 extending upward from the rear portion 5b of the lower frame 5. The front portion 5a of the lower frame 5 has a narrow gap between the pipes 2a and 2b, and the front portion 5a extends above the front wheel shaft 7 that supports the front wheels 3a and 3b. Rear part 5b of the lower frame 5
The pipes 2a and 2b are arranged at a wide spacing, and the rear portion 5b extends below the rear wheel shaft 8 that supports the rear wheels 4a and 4b.

The front portion 5a of the lower frame 5 includes front wheels 3a,
It is extended to the front of 3b, and a bumper 10 is provided at this extended end. And this bumper 1
Between the 0 and the front wheels 3a, 3b, there is provided a lower bag supporting member 12 which fits and supports the bottom of the caddy bag 11. The lower bag supporting member 12 is formed in the shape of a cage that is opened upward by a pipe material. The lower bag supporting member 12 extends in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. It slightly protrudes to the side of the front wheels 3a and 3b.

The rear portion 5b of the lower frame 5 includes rear wheels 4a,
It is extended to the rear of 4b.
Positioned between the rear wheels 4a and 4b is a standing space S in which the caddy or the player stands up as a driver. In the present embodiment, the rear portion 5b of the lower frame 5 is extended to the rear of the rear wheels 4a and 4b, so that a wide standing space S can be secured.

On the lower frame 5, the rear wheels 4a,
A drive device (not shown) for driving 4b is installed,
As a drive source of this drive device, a conventionally known electric motor or internal combustion engine can be used.

The front wheel 3 is attached to the front portion 5a of the lower frame 5.
A steering shaft tube 16 extending rearward and upward from the steering mechanism between a and 3b is provided. At the upper end of the steering shaft tube 16,
A steering handle 15 for steering the front wheels 3a, 3b is provided, and the steering handle 15 is arranged in front of the standing space S. The upper part of the operation shaft tube 16 is
It is supported by the upper frame 6.

That is, the upper frame 6 has a U-shaped first frame member 6a which is fixedly mounted across the rear portion 5b of the lower frame 5, and the first frame member 6a.
A pair of left and right second frame members 6c, 6d extending obliquely upward and forward from the upper part of the second frame member 6
It has a lateral member 6b having a rectangular cross section that extends in the vehicle width direction and is bridged between the upper portions of c and 6d. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal member 6b and the bracket 17 fixed to the steering shaft tube 16 are fastened with bolts 18, whereby the upper portion of the steering shaft tube 16 is supported by the horizontal member 6b. . When the bolt 18 is inserted into a fastening hole formed in the lateral member 6b and tightened, the bolt 18 is screwed into the nut 19 crimped and fixed to the lateral member 6b.

The upper portions of the second frame members 6c and 6d constituting the upper frame 6 are extended obliquely upward and forward from the steering shaft tube 16, and the upper end of the caddy bag 11 is placed rearward and downward at the extension end thereof. A bag-shaped bag upper support member 20 is provided which is supported so as to be held from the side. Here, the amount of extension of the second frame members 6c and 6d is set such that the golf club 2 reaches a position where the driver can reach it in the posture in which the driver remains in the vehicle.
It is set so that the caddy bag 11 can be supported in a posture inclined forward and downward so that the head 1 comes.

In the four-wheel standing type golf cart 1 thus constructed, the driver can stand in the standing space S formed in the rear portion of the vehicle body frame 2 while standing upright.

Further, the caddy bag 11 can be placed side by side in the vehicle width direction on the front portion of the vehicle body frame 2 by the bag lower portion supporting member 12 and the bag upper portion supporting member 20 extending in the vehicle width direction. Here, the bag lower support member 12 is provided on the front portion 5a of the lower frame 5, and the bag upper support member 2 is provided.
Since 0 is provided at the upper end of the upper frame 6, the vehicle body frame 2 can be used for disposing the lower bag supporting member 12 and the upper bag supporting member 20 for mounting the caddy bag 11.

Further, since the caddy bag 11 is tilted downward, the head of the golf club 21 can be brought closer to the driver so that the golf club 21 can be easily removed from the caddy bag 11.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the front and rear end portions of the lower frame 5 are extended forward and backward of the front wheels 3a, 3b and the rear wheels 4a, 4b has been described, but the lower frame 5 is not necessarily the front wheels 3a, 3b. Further, it is not necessary to extend in the front-rear direction than the rear wheels 4a and 4b. In short, the bag lower part support member 12 can be provided in the front part of the vehicle body frame 2 and the standing space S can be formed in the rear part. .

[0020]

According to the present invention described in detail above, the caddy bag can be placed side by side in the vehicle width direction on the front portion of the vehicle body by the lower bag supporting member and the upper bag supporting member. Therefore, even if a standing space is formed in the rear part of the vehicle body for the driver to stand in an upright posture, it is not necessary to distribute the members for carrying the caddy back to the left and right sides of the vehicle body, and yet to construct the vehicle body. Since the support member for the caddy bag can be provided by using the upper and lower frames, the vehicle body structure can be simplified as compared with the conventional structure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a four-wheel standing golf cart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a four-wheel standing golf cart.

3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

3a, 3b ... front wheels, 4a, 4b ... rear wheels, 5 ... lower frame, 6 ... upper frame, 7 ... front wheel shaft, 8 ... rear wheel shaft, 11
… Caddy bag, 12… Lower bag support, 16…
Steering shaft tube, 20 ... Bag upper support member, S ... Standing space.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lower part of a bag which is provided with a lower frame which is supported by left and right front wheels and rear wheels and which extends in the front-back direction. A supporting member is provided, and a standing space for the driver to ride in an upright posture is formed in the rear part of the lower frame, and a steering shaft extending rearward and upward from between the left and right front wheels in front of the standing space. A steering handle supported by a pipe is provided, and an upper frame that extends forward and upward from a rear portion of the lower frame and supports an upper portion of the steering shaft pipe is provided in front of the steering shaft pipe. A four-wheel standing golf cart, which is extended and provided with an upper bag supporting member for supporting the upper part of the caddy bag in a state in which the upper part of the caddy bag is inclined forward and downward.