JPH06219357A - Article containing device for motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The rear fender can be shared without the risk of the stored articles falling or being stolen in the article storage space. An article storage space 19 is provided between a rear fender 17 that covers an upper portion of a rear wheel 9 and a seat 14, and a peripheral wall 21 that surrounds the article storage space 19 in a frame shape is provided on the upper surface of the rear fender 17. In the article storage device 18 of the motorcycle 1, which is circumferentially provided and has the rear combination lamp 16 installed behind the article storage space 19,
A storage tray 22 is removably installed in the peripheral wall portion 21. The storage tray 22 has a bottom portion 22a that contacts the upper surface of the rear fender 17, a rear wall portion 22 that shields between the article storage space 19 and the rear combination lamp 16.
b and the side wall portions 22c, 2 having a height higher than that of the peripheral wall portion 21.
2d and.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article storage device for a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In some motorcycles, an article storage space is provided below a seat. in this case,
As shown in FIG. 6, the article storage space 101 includes a rear fender 102 that covers an upper portion of a rear wheel and the seating seat 10.
3 is formed between the seat 3 and the seat 3, so that the seat can be put in and taken out of the article storage space 101 by attaching or detaching the seat 103.

On the upper surface of the rear fender 102, there is provided a peripheral wall portion 104 surrounding the article storage space 101 in a frame shape. The peripheral wall portion 104 prevents the articles stored in the article storage space 101 from falling off and prevents others from inserting their hands into the article storage space 101 from the outside.

A rear combination lamp 105 is installed behind the article storage space 101. Each of the valves 106,
Each of 107 and 108 is replaceable from the article storage space 101 side.

Therefore, the rear wall portion 10 of the peripheral wall portion 104 is
Although the height of 4a is made low enough not to hinder the valve replacement work, if the height is too low, the rear fender 10
There is a possibility that an article may fall from between the rear combination lamp 105 and the rear combination lamp 105, or another person may insert his or her hand into the article storage space 101 and the stored article may be stolen. Therefore, the height of the rear wall portion 104a is designed in consideration of the balance with the position of the rear combination lamp 105.

[0006]

By the way, in recent years, in order to improve the productivity of motorcycles, many methods have been adopted in which the parts of the vehicle body are made common to different vehicle types, and the rear fender 102 is also made up of several vehicle types. The number of shared cases is increasing.

However, when the rear fender 102 is shared by different vehicle types, the distance between the rear wall portion 104a and the rear combination lamp 105 varies depending on the vehicle type. Therefore, the rear combination lamp 1 may be used in some cases.
There is a risk that it will be difficult to perform the valve replacement work of No. 05, or the stored articles in the article storage space 101 may fall off or be stolen.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such inconvenience, and is an article for a motorcycle in which the rear fender can be shared without the possibility of the articles contained in the article storage space falling or being stolen. It is an object to provide a storage device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an article storage device for a motorcycle which can improve the assembling property and reduce the manufacturing cost.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an article storage device for a motorcycle according to the present invention is provided with an article storage space between a rear fender that covers an upper portion of a rear wheel and a seat. A peripheral wall portion surrounding the article storage space in a frame shape is provided around the upper surface of the rear fender,
In an article storage device for a motorcycle in which a rear combination lamp is installed behind the article storage space, a storage tray is removably installed in the peripheral wall portion, and the storage tray has a bottom portion in contact with the upper surface of the rear fender, an article storage space, and It is characterized in that it has a rear wall portion that shields between the rear combination lamps and a side wall portion that is higher in height than the peripheral wall portion.

Further, at least two engaging hooks capable of engaging with a retaining member such as a rubber band are provided on the upper surface of the rear fender.
Each of them is provided so as to be spaced apart from each other, and a penetrating portion through which the engaging hook can penetrate is provided on the bottom portion of the storage tray.

[0012]

According to the article storage device for a motorcycle having the above structure, the articles stored in the article storage space are protected from being dropped or stolen by the storage tray regardless of the shape of the peripheral wall of the rear fender. Therefore, it is not necessary to design the shape of the peripheral wall portion specifically for each motorcycle, and the rear fender can be shared by different vehicle types.

Further, when the storage tray is placed on the upper surface of the rear fender, the engaging hooks provided on the upper surface of the rear fender penetrate the penetrating portion provided on the bottom surface of the storage tray and project onto the bottom surface of the storage tray. If an article such as an on-vehicle tool is placed between the engaging hooks and a hooking member such as the rubber band is hooked between the engaging hooks, the article is fixed on the storage tray and at the same time the storage tray itself is fixed. It can be fixed on the upper surface of the rear fender. For this reason, the assembling property of the storage tray is improved, and a fixing member for fixing the storage tray to the rear fender is not required, resulting in cost reduction.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied. The motorcycle 1 includes a body frame 2 of, for example, a diamond type, and a front fork 4 supporting a front wheel 3 on the front head of the body frame 2.
Is pivotally mounted together with the front fender 5 and the handlebar 6 so as to be rotatable left and right.

On the other hand, a swing arm 8 extending rearward is rotatably supported by a pivot shaft 7 which is erected in the vehicle width direction at the lower center of the body frame 2 so as to be vertically rotatable. A rear wheel 9 is pivotally supported at the end.

The engine 1 is provided at the lower front of the vehicle body frame 2.
1 is mounted, and the power of the engine 11 rotatably drives the rear wheel 9 via the chain 12. A fuel tank 13 is provided above the engine 11.
Is installed, and a seat 14 is provided behind it.

The seat cowling seat 14 is covered with a tail cowl 15 from the bottom to the rear, and a rear combination lamp 16 is provided at the rear end of the tail cowl 15. In addition to the tail cowl 15, a rear fender 17 that covers the rear wheel 9 from above is installed.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the article storage device 18 showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is the article storage device 18 described above.
FIG.

The article storage device 18 includes the rear fender 1
7 and the seat 14 and a peripheral wall portion 21 provided around the upper surface of the rear fender 17 so as to surround the periphery of the article storage space 19 in a frame shape.
And a storage tray 22 which is detachably installed in the peripheral wall portion 21, and the articles can be taken in and out of the article storage space 19 by attaching or detaching the seat 14 or opening and closing the seat 14. ing.

The storage tray 22 includes the rear fender 17
Has a bottom portion 22a in contact with the upper surface of the. This bottom 22
At the rear end of a, there is a rear wall portion 22b that shields between the article storage space 19 and the rear combination lamp 16.
Are erected, and side walls 22c,
22d is erected.

The rear wall portion 22b and the side wall portions 22c, 2
The height of 2d is made higher than that of the peripheral wall portion 21 so that the articles stored in the article storage space 19 may fall out or another person cannot insert his / her hand into the article storage space 19 from the outside. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, at least two engaging hooks 24a and 24b capable of engaging with a retaining member 23 such as a rubber band are projected on the upper surface of the rear fender 17 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction. It is set up. On the other hand, the storage tray 22
The bottom 22a is provided with penetrating portions 25a and 25b through which the engaging hooks 24a and 24b can penetrate. The penetrating part 25a is formed in a cutout shape, for example.
b is provided in the shape of a hole, for example.

Further, on the rear portion of the upper surface of the rear fender 17,
Harness guides 27a, 27b are provided through which the wire harnesses 26a, 26b for the rear combination lamp 16 are inserted. A groove portion through which the wire harnesses 26a, 26b and the harness guides 27a, 27b are inserted is provided at the rear of the bottom 22a of the storage tray 22. 28a and 28b are provided.

When the storage tray 22 is placed on the upper surface of the rear fender 17, the engaging hooks 24a and 24b penetrate the penetrating portions 25a and 25b and the bottom surface 2 of the storage tray 22 is inserted.
2a. In addition, the wire harness 26
a, 26b and harness guides 27a, 27b are fitted in the groove portions 28a, 28b. Therefore, the storage tray 22 can be easily positioned.

An article 29 such as an on-vehicle tool is placed between the engaging hooks 24a and 24b protruding above the bottom portion 22a of the storage tray 22, and the engaging member 23 is engaged between the engaging hooks 24a and 24b. If the above-mentioned article 29 is the storage tray 2,
At the same time when the storage tray 22 is fixed onto the rear fender 17, the storage tray 22 is fixed onto the upper surface of the rear fender 17.

By the way, the rear combination lamp 1
The valves 31, 32, 33 in 6 can be easily replaced from the article storage space 19 side by removing the storage tray 22.

According to the article storage device 18 having the above-described configuration, the articles (including the article 29) stored in the article storage space 19 are provided on the peripheral wall portion 2 on the upper surface of the rear fender 17.
Regardless of the shape of 1, the rear wall portion 22b of the storage tray 22
Since the side walls 22c and 22d protect the motorcycle from falling or theft, the shape of the peripheral wall 21 does not need to be specially designed to match the motorcycle 1, and the rear fender 17 can be shared by different vehicle types. Therefore, the productivity of the motorcycle can be greatly improved.

Moreover, since the height of the peripheral wall portion 21 can be reduced, the mold for manufacturing the rear fender 17 can be downsized and the cost can be reduced. The rear fender 17 may not have the peripheral wall portion 21.

The engaging hooks 24a and 24b of the rear fender 17 described above are connected to the penetrating portions 25a of the storage tray 22.
Since the article 29 is fixed on the storage tray 22 by the structure penetrating the storage tray 22 and the storage tray 22 itself can be fixed on the upper surface of the rear fender 17, the assembling property of the storage tray 22 is improved and the storage tray 22 is fixed to the rear fender 17. Since a fixing member such as a screw for fixing to is unnecessary, the cost is reduced.

Since the storage tray 22 has a very simple shape, even if it is designed exclusively for each motorcycle, the cost does not increase significantly.

By the way, FIG. 5 shows the engaging hooks 24a,
It shows an example in which the storage tray 22 is fixed by a pin-shaped clip 34 without providing the 24b and the penetrating portions 25a and 25b.

[0033]

As described above, in the article storage device for a motorcycle according to the present invention, an article storage space is provided between the rear fender that covers the upper portion of the rear wheel and the seat.
In an article storage device for a motorcycle, in which a peripheral wall portion surrounding the article storage space in a frame shape is provided around the upper surface of the rear fender, and a rear combination lamp is installed behind the article storage space, a storage tray is provided in the peripheral wall portion. The storage tray has a bottom portion that contacts the upper surface of the rear fender, a rear wall portion that shields between the article storage space and the rear combination lamp, and a side wall portion that is higher than the peripheral wall portion. It is characterized by

In this case, regardless of the shape of the peripheral wall of the rear fender, the articles stored in the article storage space are protected from being dropped or stolen by the storage tray. Therefore, it is not necessary to design the shape of the peripheral wall portion exclusively for each motorcycle, the rear fender can be shared between different vehicle types, and it is possible to greatly contribute to the improvement of the productivity of the motorcycle.

Further, in the article storage device for a motorcycle according to the present invention, at least two engaging hooks capable of engaging with a retaining member such as a rubber band are provided on the upper surface of the rear fender so as to be spaced apart from each other. It is characterized in that a penetrating portion through which the engaging hook can penetrate is provided at the bottom of the storage tray.

In this case, when the storage tray is placed on the upper surface of the rear fender, the engaging hooks provided on the upper surface of the rear fender penetrate the penetrating portion provided on the bottom surface of the storage tray and project onto the bottom surface of the storage tray. If an article such as an on-vehicle tool is placed between the engaging hooks and a hooking member such as the rubber band is hooked between the engaging hooks, the article is fixed on the storage tray and at the same time the storage tray itself is fixed. It can be fixed on the upper surface of the rear fender. For this reason, the assembling property of the storage tray is improved, and a fixing member for fixing the storage tray to the rear fender is not required, resulting in cost reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the article storage device showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the article storage device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of an article storage device showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 motorcycle 9 rear wheel 14 seating seat 16 rear combination lamp 17 rear fender 18 article storage device 19 article storage space 21 peripheral wall 22 storage tray 22a storage tray bottom 22b storage tray rear wall 22c, 22d storage tray side wall 23 Hooking members 24a, 24b Engaging hooks 25a, 25b Penetration part 29 Articles such as in-vehicle tools

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An article storage space is provided between a rear fender that covers an upper portion of a rear wheel and a seat, and a peripheral wall portion surrounding the article storage space in a frame shape is provided around an upper surface of the rear fender. In an article storage device for a motorcycle in which a rear combination lamp is installed in the rear of the storage space, a storage tray is detachably installed in the peripheral wall portion, and the storage tray has a bottom portion in contact with the rear fender upper surface, the article storage space, and An article storage device for a motorcycle, comprising: a rear wall portion that shields between the rear combination lamps and a side wall portion that is higher than the peripheral wall portion. 2. At least two engaging hooks capable of hooking a hooking member such as a rubber band on the upper surface of the rear fender,
The article storage device for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a penetrating portion through which the engaging hook can penetrate is provided on a bottom portion of the storage tray while protruding from the storage tray.