JPH0788807B2 - Kick starter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a kick starter provided in a motorcycle or the like.

[Conventional technology]

The kick starting device is provided in a motorcycle, a motorcycle, or a small four-wheeled vehicle, and is configured to rotate the starting shaft of the engine by stepping on the kick lever. By the way, there are cases where the starting shaft and the footrest are arranged close to each other for reasons such as layout design and design. In this case, the toes of the foot on which the kick lever is stepped might hit the footrest or be pinched between the footrest and the kick lever. Therefore, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 54-140134, there is a structure in which the footrest can be raised and lowered. The kick lever can be depressed only when the footrest is standing, and the kick lever cannot be depressed when the footrest is lying sideways.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in such a structure, not only it is necessary to instruct the footrest to be raised and lowered, but also a shaft and a top arm that prevent the kick lever from being stepped on are interposed between the footrest and the kick lever. However, there was a problem that the structure was extremely complicated. Also, when driving,
There is also the annoyance that the footrest must be erected each time.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a kick starter capable of preventing the toes from hitting the footrest or being caught between the footrest and the kick lever with a simple structure. is there. In the kick starting device according to the present invention, the foot rest of the kick lever is provided with the restricting piece whose tip extends upward from the footrest when the kick lever is stepped down.

[Action]

In the present invention, when the kick lever is stepped down, the front side of the foot is pushed upward by the restricting piece, so that the toe becomes higher than the footrest.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the configuration and the like will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a kick starter according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a kick starter. The frame indicated by means a frame. The frame 1 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and has a pair of front wheels 3 steered by a bar handle 2 at the front and a pair of rear wheels 4 at the rear. .

Reference numeral 5 denotes a seat on which the driver rides while straddling the vehicle, and the seat 5 is arranged in the front-rear direction at the center of the vehicle body. The front part of the seat 5 is supported by a pair of left and right columns 1a arranged below the seat 5, and the rear part is supported by a seat rail 1b and a backstay 1c extending rearward from the column 1a.
Reference numeral 6 denotes an engine for driving the rear wheels 4, which is housed in a space formed below the fuel tank 7 and is supported by the frame 1.

Reference numeral 11 is a bracket attached to the lower portion of the frame 1 by a bolt, and 12 is a pair of left and right bar-shaped footrests fixed to the front portion of the bracket 11. The footrest 12 is located on the lower rear side of the engine 6 and protrudes from the bracket 11 in the vehicle width direction. Reference numeral 13 is a starting shaft for starting the engine 6. The starting shaft 13 is disposed above the footrest 12 on the right side of the engine 6 so as to be able to start with the right foot, and substantially right above in the embodiment. Further, although not shown, the starting shaft 13 is provided with a starting gear which is connected to the crank shaft only at the time of starting by a one-way clutch.

Reference numeral 15 is a kick lever for rotating the starting shaft 13. The kick lever 15 has a base end 15a mounted on the end of the starting shaft 13a.
And an arm portion 15b bent in an arc shape, and a footrest portion 15c formed by bending the tip end portion of the arm portion 15b at a substantially right angle, and the base end portion 15a and the arm portion 15b form a shaft 16. It is rotatably connected via the
Is projected to the side of the engine 6, and is otherwise accommodated along the side surface of the engine 6.

Reference numeral 21 is a restriction piece that is integrally provided on the footrest portion 15c of the kick lever 15. The restricting piece 21 extends so that the tip end of the restricting piece 21 is located above the footrest 12 when the kick lever 15 is depressed. More specifically, the restriction piece 21
Is extended so that a line L that connects the upper surface of the footrest portion 15c and the tip of the restriction piece 21 and extends the tip side toward the front of the vehicle passes above the footrest 12. Reference numeral 22 is a stopper integrally provided on the front end side of the arm portion 15b, which is used for the bracket 11
The kick lever 15 is prevented from rotating more than necessary by coming into contact with the rear end portion 11a. A muffler 25 is extended rearward so as to cover the kick lever 15 in the housed state.

In the kick starter configured as described above, since the leg rest 15c is provided with the restricting piece 21 extending upward from the footrest 12 when the kick lever 15 is stepped on, the kick lever 15 is started at the time of starting. When is depressed, the front side of the foot indicated by the chain double-dashed line in the figure is pushed upward by the restriction piece 21.

Therefore, the toe can be higher than the footrest 12, so that the restricting piece 21 is simply provided.
It is possible to prevent the toes from hitting the footrest 12 or being caught between the footrest 12 and the kick lever 15. In the embodiment, since the restricting piece 21 is provided integrally with the kick lever 15, the structure for protecting the toe can be further simplified, and the increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed as much as possible.

Further, when the kick lever 15 cannot be depressed, the restricting piece 21 extends downward from the lower side of the footrest portion 15c as shown in FIG. There is nothing to prevent lowering. Further, since the tip of the restriction piece 21 is less slippery than the outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped kick lever 15, there is also an advantage that the kick lever 15 can be easily pulled out by hooking a fingertip on the tip of the restriction piece 21 at the time of starting. is there. This is particularly convenient when the muffler 25 is close to the kick lever 15 as described in the embodiment.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the restriction piece 21 is integrally provided in the footrest portion 15c has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the restriction piece 21 is mounted as a separate body with a bolt or the like. It may be fixed to the portion 15c.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since the leg rest of the kick lever is provided with the restricting piece whose tip extends upward from the footrest when the kick lever is stepped down, When stepped on, the front side of the foot is pushed upward by the restriction piece.

Therefore, since the toe can be made higher than the footrest, it is possible to prevent the toe from hitting the footrest or being caught between the footrest and the kick lever with a simple structure in which the restricting piece is provided. Also,
Unlike the structure that raises and lowers the footrest, there is no need to bother with raising and lowering the footrest each time when driving.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view showing a kick starting device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with the kick starting device. is there. 12 …… Footrest, 13 …… Starting shaft, 15 …… Kick lever, 15c …… Foot rest, 21 …… Restricting piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A starting device including a starting shaft having a kick lever above a footrest, wherein a tip of the kick lever extends above the footrest in a state where the kick lever is stepped on a footrest portion of the kick lever. Kick starter equipped with the regulation piece