JPH0811555B2 - 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 used as a storage compartment (trunk). It tends to be installed. 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.

(Prior Art and Problems) The above-mentioned storage chamber is known, for example, from Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-154964, but conventionally, the helmet is stored in an upright state (a state where it is worn on the head) or rolled over. When the helmet is stored, it is not possible to store small items such as walking gloves and windbreakers because the structure is such that the (mounting port is in the sideways state), and they are stored inside the helmet before storing. Although it can be done, there is a problem that it is inconvenient to take out and the storage is troublesome.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a scooter type vehicle having a storage compartment having a structure capable of surely and easily storing a helmet and small items and improving the operability of the vehicle.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the first invention, the body cover at the lower front part of the driving seat is recessed rearward in an inverted V-shape, and the body cover is formed along the shape thereof. The lower part of the container room to be installed is formed into a hemispherical shape, and the helmet is housed in the container room with its shield part facing forward and the helmet opening part facing upward, and the front part of the container room. The wall also serves as a support member for the driving seat, and is configured so that the shield portion of the helmet, the front wall of the storage compartment, and the body cover incline in the same direction and are close to each other when the helmet is stored. In the second aspect of the invention, the space inside the body cover under the driver's seat is an installation part of a container compartment with the driver's seat as an opening / closing lid, and the container compartment has a substantially hemispherical box at the bottom. It is characterized in that it is formed in a body, and a mounting portion of the storage compartment to the vehicle body is composed of a concave portion projecting from an inner surface of the substantially hemispherical box body to an outer surface thereof, and a connector mounted in the concave 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 vehicle body composed of a frame pipe 2 and a body panel 3, 4 is a steering wheel, 5 is a 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 part, and the body cover 16 is formed in the rear part.

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

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 the hinge 26 can be opened in the arrow A direction with the hinge 26 as a rotation center.
The key can be locked when it is closed by rotating in the direction of arrow B.

In such a scooter type vehicle, the body cover
A space 21 inside the body cover 16 that connects the front portion of the pipe 16, the cross pipe 17, the upper surface of the engine 6 and the cross bracket 19 has a substantially semicircular shape. The body cover 16 has a sectional shape in which the lower front portion of the driving seat 5 is recessed rearward in an inverted V shape. The operation seat 5 is mounted on the upper end of the space 21, and the body cover 16
A container case-shaped member 22 made of resin is installed along the inner shape. The container compartment-shaped member 22 is formed such that the lower part thereof forms a substantially hemispherical box body, and a helmet 24 is provided in the container compartment 23 inside.
Can be stably stored in the inverted position (with the mounting opening facing up). The front wall 22c of the storage compartment forming member 22 also serves as a support member for the operation seat 5, as is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2, for example. As shown in FIG. 4, such a container compartment forming member 22 has stepped portions 22a formed on both sides of a lower portion placed on the left and right pipes 2 ', 2 ", and the joint portions are fixed to the frame pipe 2 The left and right pipes 2 ', 2 "are connected to the connecting plates 2'a,
2 ″ a is welded, and the storage compartment forming member 22 is connected to the connecting plate 2′a, 2 ″ a thereof by a bolt 25. Further, when the storage compartment forming member 22 is installed, the U-shaped bent portion 22b at the upper end is connected so as to cover the upper end 15a of the front cover 15. The U-shaped bent portion 22b is covered with the peripheral edge 5b of the base plate 5a of the driving seat 5.

The illustrated container compartment forming member 22 is configured such that the shield part 24a of the helmet 24 is placed on the front side when the helmet 24 is housed in the container compartment 23 inside thereof in an inverted state. Therefore, the front wall 22c of the container compartment forming member 22 is inclined rearward, and the rear wall 22d is vertical.

A tank 25 for lubricating oil supplied to each part of the engine 6 is disposed between the rear wall 22d of the container compartment forming member 22 and the cross bracket 19. The tank 25
Is composed of separate left and right tanks 25a, 25b installed in the left and right rear parts of the container compartment forming member 22 of the space 21, and a portion 25c connecting the left and right tanks 25a, 25b for communication is connected to the rear wall 22d and the cross bracket. It is interposed between 19 and. The tank 25 is made of resin and integrally has a plug 25e that closes the supply port 25d.

A fuel tank 27 is arranged in a space 26 in the rear body panel 3. The cap 27a of the fuel tank 27
Is covered with the operation seat 5 when the operation seat 5 serving as the opening / closing lid of the storage compartment 23 is closed, and is exposed to the outside when the operation seat 5 is opened. When the driving seat 5 is closed, the key is locked by hooking the lock claw 28 operated by the key on the hook 29.

The bracket 17b, which is a constituent member of the hanger 17a, is fixed to the bottom wall 22e of the container compartment forming member 22 with a bolt 30.

In the figure, 31 is a carburetor, 32 is a muffler, and 33 is wiring and piping such as an oil pump cable, a fuel hose and an oil hose.

In the scooter type vehicle configured as described above, the helmet 24 can be stably stored in an inverted state in the storage room 23 that opens when the driving seat 5 is opened, and at the same time, the mounting opening faces upward. Small items such as gloves and windbreakers can be stored inside the helmet 24 without spilling.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention, firstly, the body cover at the lower front part of the driving seat is recessed rearward in an inverted V-shape, and the scooter type vehicle is formed in the body cover. Forming the lower part of the storage room installed along the shape into a hemispherical shape, and storing the helmet in the storage room with its shield part facing forward, and the helmet opening part facing upward. The front wall of the storage compartment also serves as a support member for the driving seat, and the shield portion of the helmet, the front wall of the storage compartment, and the body cover incline in the same direction while the helmet is stored. Since it is characterized in that the helmets are arranged close to each other, (i) it is possible to stably store the helmet in an inverted state in the storage compartment, and gloves can be stored inside the helmet. It can be stored with no spilling small items such as wind breakers, therefore, can be effectively utilized in the cupboard compartment.

(Ii) Furthermore, the body cover is recessed in an inverted V shape to make it wider in the floor space in front of the driver's seat, and the driver's seat is brought closer to the front side to facilitate driving, and
With the shield portion of the helmet facing forward along the inclination of the body cover, the shield portion, the front wall of the storage compartment, and the body cover are inclined in the same direction so that they are close to each other. Since the helmet can be stored along the space, the space can be effectively used. Even in that case, since the bottom surface of the seat and the opening of the helmet are parallel to each other, the cushioning thickness of the seat is not uneven, and the riding comfort can be improved.

(Iii) Further, the storage room itself functions as a guide guide when the helmet is stored in the inverted state, and the storage can be performed easily and quickly.

(Iv) In addition, since the storage room has a high rigidity due to its structure, it is suitable for receiving the weight of stored items such as a helmet, and at the time of installation, the contact area between the storage room and the helmet can be made large, which causes resonance with vehicle body vibration. There is nothing to do.

(V) Furthermore, by eliminating the conventional front support member of the driving seat and bringing the front wall of the storage compartment closer to the body cover, the center of gravity of the vehicle body can be concentrated and the ease of driving can be further improved. it can.

And so on.

Secondly, in the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention, secondly, the space inside the body cover under the driver's seat is used as an installation portion of a container compartment having the driver's seat as an opening / closing lid, and the lower part of the container compartment is formed into a substantially hemispherical box. However, since the mounting portion of the storage compartment to the vehicle body is composed of the recess protruding from the inner surface of the substantially hemispherical box body to the outer surface and the connector mounted in the recess, the connector for mounting the storage compartment to the vehicle body, Not only can the helmet be stored without coming into contact with the helmet put in the storage compartment, but a connecting tool can be inserted into the recess from the large-capacity storage compartment side and connected, using a tool. Assembly work is also 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 relevant part, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3 ... Body panel, 5 ... Operating seat, 21 ... Space,
22 …… Storage room forming member, 23 …… Storage room.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A body cover at a lower front portion of an operating seat is recessed rearward in an inverted V-shape, and a lower portion of a storage chamber installed along the shape in the body cover is formed into a hemispherical shape. The helmet is housed in the storage compartment with the shield part facing forward and the helmet opening is directed upward, and the front wall of the storage compartment also serves as a support member for the driving seat, 2. The scooter type vehicle, wherein the shield part of the helmet, the wall of the storage compartment and the body cover are inclined in the same direction and are close to each other in the stored state. 2. An interior space of a body cover under a driver's seat serves as an installation portion of a container compartment having the driver's seat as an opening / closing lid, and the container compartment has a lower portion formed into a substantially hemispherical box, and the container compartment is connected to the vehicle body. The scooter type vehicle characterized in that the mounting portion is composed of a concave portion protruding from the inner surface to the outer surface of the substantially hemispherical box body, and a connector mounted in the concave portion.