JPH0683733B2 - Four wheel standing golf car - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a four-wheel standing golf car provided with a pedestal between rear wheels of a vehicle body.

[Prior Art] Some four-wheeled standing golf cars have a bar handle for steering steered wheels, and operate a prime mover by operating an accelerator lever to stop the operation. In such a four-wheel standing golf car, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-55974, a golf bag is placed in an upright state on the side of the vehicle body and is mounted between the rear wheels of the vehicle body rear portion. There is also a vehicle pedestal provided for passengers such as caddies and golfers to stand up to carry a golf bag containing a golf club and to select a predetermined golf club from the golf bag at the time of playing to take it out.

In this four-wheeled standing golf car, leave the power switch in the running state, operate the accelerator lever in this state, start the prime mover and drive it, and when you move to the predetermined destination, return the accelerator lever to the original position. It is designed to stop driving.

[PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION] By the way, a four-wheeled standing golf carrying a golf bag containing a golf club in which a rider of a caddy or a golfer stands up is provided with a rider between the rear wheels of the vehicle body as described above. In a car, a golf club may be put in and taken out from a golf bag while standing up, but since the golf bag is placed upright on the front side of the vehicle body, the club of the golf bag is standing upright. It is troublesome to put the golf club in and out because the storage opening is located on the front side.

In addition, in order to put in and take out the golf club, for example,
It is necessary to bring the golf bag and the bar handle closer to the occupant who has stood up, and it is necessary to make it easy to get in and out while standing up. Furthermore, because the golf bag requires a space for placement and is heavy, There is a demand for a structure that securely supports the vehicle body.

In addition, the steering shaft, the bar handle attached to this steering shaft, and the layout and installation of the accelerator lever are installed regardless of the running conditions such as climbing or descending slope and the physique of the occupant. It is desired to be able to drive without moving.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and a golf club can be easily put in and taken out from a golf bag in a standing state, and further, this golf bag is surely supported on a vehicle body and can be used for climbing or descending slopes. It is an object of the present invention to provide a four-wheel standing golf car that allows a standing occupant to drive regardless of running conditions, occupant's body shape, and the like, without moving the stance of the occupant back, forth, left, and right.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, a four-wheel standing golf car of the present invention includes front wheels on the front left and right sides of the vehicle body and rear wheels on the rear side left and right sides of the vehicle body. A pedestal is provided between the left and right rear wheels, and a steering shaft for manipulating the front wheels is provided rearward and upward from approximately the center in the vehicle width direction between the front wheels, and a bar handle is provided above the steering shaft. ,
The middle portion of the bar handle is configured to branch left and right from the upper portion of the steering shaft toward the outer side and obliquely upward of the vehicle body, and the left and right grip portions of the bar handle are arranged directly above the axles of the rear wheels. Then, the accelerator lever that starts and operates the prime mover by the lever operation and stops the operation is located in front of the grip part of the bar handle through the lever holder, and this accelerator lever has a manual attraction force toward the grip part. Is provided with a luggage carrier that supports the lower portion of the golf bag and extends in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the vehicle body that is on the front side of the front wheels, and the steering wheel that extends at the upper portion of the golf bag in the vehicle width direction. The golf bag is supported by a support bar located on the front side of the upper part of the shaft so that the golf bags can be placed side by side in the vehicle width direction substantially parallel to the steering shaft. Is supported by the vehicle body via stays, and the stays extend in a direction intersecting with the golf bag through both upper sides of the steering shaft, and an upper portion provided with a support bar at the tip, and the golf bag from the left and right sides of the vehicle body. It is characterized by having a lower portion extending in a direction intersecting with.

[Operation] According to the present invention, the golf bags can be placed side by side in the vehicle width direction substantially parallel to the steering shaft, and the golf bag is placed and arranged by effectively utilizing the upper part of the vehicle body in front of the steering shaft. It is easy to secure space. Also, the club storage opening of the golf bag faces the bar handle,
Since the club storage port is close to the position where you stand on the pedestal,
The golf club can be easily put in and taken out of the golf bag in a state where the player stands on the platform.

Also, the lower part of the golf bag is placed on the loading platform that extends in the vehicle width direction in the front part of the vehicle body in front of the front wheels, and the upper part of the golf bag is supported by the support bar that extends in the vehicle width direction on the upper front side of the steering shaft. The support bar is supported by the vehicle body via stays, and the upper part of the golf bag is located on the front side of the upper part of the steering shaft, so that the golf club can be easily taken in and out of the golf bag.

Further, the support bar that supports the upper portion of the golf bag is supported by the vehicle body through the stay, and the load of the upper portion of the golf bag can be received by the entire vehicle body through the stay that is separate from the member that supports the lower portion. . Moreover, the upper part of this stay extends in the direction intersecting the golf bag passing through both sides of the upper part of the steering shaft, and the lower part extends from the left and right sides of the vehicle body in the direction intersecting the golf bag. Can receive.

Further, a steering shaft for steering the front wheels is provided rearward and upward from approximately the center in the vehicle width direction between the front wheels, and an intermediate portion of a bar handle provided on the upper portion of the steering shaft is located above the steering shaft and obliquely upward and outward of the vehicle body. The bar handle diverges left and right, and the left and right grips of the bar handle are arranged directly above the axles of the rear wheels, and a pedestal is provided between the left and right rear wheels.

In this way, the grip portion can be arranged at an appropriate position for the occupant who has stood on the pedestal without extending the steering shaft upward, and the occupant can bend the bar handle in a bent state to some extent without extending the arm. It can be rotated
The occupant's body does not move significantly back and forth and left and right, and the riding posture can be kept constant.

Further, since the middle portion of the bar handle and the upper portion of the steering shaft can be provided at a low position, the occupant is not disturbed by the upper portion of the bar handle and the steering shaft while riding, or For occupants with a small body, it is easier to move the body into the lower position of the middle part of the bar handle more easily,
Golf clubs can be taken in and out.

In addition, since the middle part of the bar handle and the upper part of the steering shaft can be provided at a low position, the occupant does not interfere with the vehicle body during the uphill as well as the downhill of the golf car. The body can be kept in the vertical direction, and the body can be maintained in the vertical direction at all times, resulting in a natural riding posture.

Further, the accelerator lever is located in front of the grip portion of the bar handle via the lever holder, and this accelerator lever can be operated by a manual pulling force toward the grip portion, so that the grip portion of the bar handle approaches the occupant. Despite that, even if you operate the bar handle, the accelerator lever will not contact the occupant before the grip part,
The occupant can operate the steering wheel without worrying about contact with the accelerator lever.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a four-wheel standing golf car showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a plan view, FIG. 4 is a plan view of essential parts, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4.

A single-seater four-wheel standing golf car 1 used on a golf course has front wheels 2 as steering wheels and rear wheels 3 as driving wheels arranged at the front and rear of the vehicle body. A prime mover 4 for driving 3 is mounted.

A starter dynamo 5 is arranged in front of the prime mover 4, and its output is transmitted to the crankshaft of the prime mover 4 via a belt 6. The output of the electric motor 4 is transmitted to the transmission 8 housed in the case 7 via the V-belt 9 and further transmitted to the rear wheel 3 via the differential 10.

On the rear side of the vehicle body, a riding platform 11 is provided between the rear wheels 3 behind the bar handle 17, and on the front side is a loading platform 13 on which the golf bag 12 is placed in front of the bar handle 17.
The luggage carrier 13 supports the lower portion of the golf bag 12 on the front part of the vehicle body on the front side of the front wheels 2 and extends in the vehicle width direction.

A support bar 15 that supports the upper portion of the golf bag 12 is disposed on the front side of the cover 14 of the steering shaft 100 that steers the front wheels 2, and the support bar 15 is fixed to the stay 16. The steering shaft 100 is provided in front of the carriage 11 and behind the luggage carrier 13 between the front wheels 2 and in the rearward direction. Support bar 15
Supports the upper portion of the golf bag 12 on the front side of the steering shaft 100 and extends in the vehicle width direction.

The stay 16 is fixed to the vehicle body on the front side of the rear wheel 3 and extends from the rear side to the front side so as to surround the cover 14. The golf bag 12 is mounted so that its club storage opening 12a is inclined so as to face the bar handle 17, and the club storage opening 12a
To iron 33 and other golf clubs.

Thus, the lower portion of the golf bag 12 is placed on the loading platform 13 extending in the vehicle width direction supported on the front portion of the vehicle body on the front side of the front wheels 2, and the upper portion of the golf bag 12 is supported on the front side of the steering shaft 100. Supported by a support bar 15 extending in the vehicle width direction, they are placed side by side in the vehicle width direction substantially parallel to the steering shaft 100. Therefore, the club storage opening 12a of the golf bag 12
Since the club is facing the bar handle, the club storage opening 12a is closer to the position where you stand on the pedestal 11, so you can stand on the caddy or golfer's pedestal 11 and leave the golf bag
The golf club can be easily loaded and unloaded to and from 12.

Further, the golf bag 12 can be mounted side by side in the vehicle width direction substantially parallel to the steering shaft 100, and the upper part of the vehicle body in front of the steering shaft 100 can be effectively used to effectively mount the golf bag 1
2 is placed, and it is easy to secure a space for arrangement. In addition, the lower portion of the golf bag 12 is placed on the luggage carrier 13 that extends in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the vehicle body on the front side of the front wheel 2,
The upper part of the vehicle is supported by a support bar 15 extending in the vehicle width direction on the front side of the steering shaft 100. The support bar 15 extends from the rear part of the vehicle body above the left and right rear wheels 3 to surround the steering shaft 100. It is provided in 16. The stay 16 extends in a direction crossing the golf bag 12 through both sides of the upper portion of the steering shaft 100, and the upper portion 16 is provided with a support bar 15 at the tip.
and a lower portion 16b extending from the left and right of the vehicle body in a direction intersecting the golf bag 12.

In this way, the lower portion 12b of the golf bag 12 is placed on the loading platform 13 extending in the vehicle width direction in front of the front wheels 2 in the vehicle front direction, and the upper portion 12c of the golf bag 12 is in the vehicle width direction at the upper front side of the steering shaft 100. Is supported by a support bar 15 extending to the vehicle body.
Since the upper portion 12c of 12 is located on the front side of the upper portion of the steering shaft 100 and is close to the steering shaft 100, it is easy to put the golf bag 12 in and out of the golf bag 12.

In addition, the support bar 15 that supports the upper portion 12c of the golf bag 12
Is supported by the vehicle body via a stay 16, and the load of the golf bag 12 is different from that of the member supporting the lower portion 12b.
It can be received by the entire car body via 6. Moreover, the upper portion 16a of the stay 16 extends in the direction crossing the golf bag 12 through both upper portions of the steering shaft 100, and the lower portion 16a.
It extends from the left and right of the vehicle body of b in the direction intersecting with the golf bag 12, and the stay 16 can reliably receive the load of the golf bag 12.

The bar handle 17 is on the steering shaft 100 at the top of the cover 14.
The bar handle 17 is fixed to the upper portion of the steering wheel 100, and the middle portion of the bar handle 17 is branched and extended from the upper portion of the steering shaft 100 to the upper and outer sides of the vehicle body.
The left and right grips 17a and 17b of the 17 are arranged directly above the axle of the rear wheel 3. An accelerator lever 18 is provided on the right side of the bar handle 17 so as to project to the front side of the grip part 17a, and a brake lever 19 is similarly provided on the left side so as to project to the front side of the grip part 17b.

In this way, the grip portions 17a, 17b can be arranged at appropriate positions of the occupant standing on the pedestal 11 without extending the steering shaft 100 upwardly, and the occupant does not extend his or her arms and bends to some extent. Thus, the bar handle 17 can be rotated, and the occupant's body does not move greatly in the front, rear, left, and right, and the riding posture can be kept constant.

In addition, the intermediate portion of the bar handle 17 and the steering shaft 100
Since the upper part of the can be provided in a low position, the occupant does not have to be disturbed by the upper part of the bar handle 17 and the steering shaft 100 while the passenger is in the vehicle, or in the case of a small occupant, The golf club can be easily moved in and out by making the body more positively move into the lower position of the middle portion of the bar handle 17.

Further, similarly, since the upper portion of the bar handle 17 and the steering shaft 100 can be provided at a low position, the occupant does not interfere with the vehicle body at the time of going uphill as well as when going downhill of the golf car, and the left and right grip parts are not interfered with. A body can be inserted between 17a and 17b, and the body can always be maintained in the vertical direction, and a natural riding posture can be achieved.

Further, the grip portions 17a, 17b of the bar handle 17 are arranged directly above the axle of the rear wheel 3, and the accelerator lever 18 is provided with the grip portion 17 of the bar handle 17 via the lever holder 27.
Since it is located on the front side of a, even if the bar handle 17 is operated, the accelerator lever 18 does not come into contact with the occupant before the grip portion 17a. Therefore, the occupant can operate the steering wheel without worrying about contact with the accelerator lever 18, the operability is improved, and the steering wheel turning angle is sufficiently secured.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the accelerator lever 18 is composed of a mounting portion 20 and a lever portion 21, and the mounting portion 20 is formed in a bifurcated shape. An engaging portion 23 is formed inside the connecting portion 22 between the mounting portion 20 and the lever portion 21, and a groove portion 24 is formed in the engaging portion 23. The inner wire 26 of the accelerator wire 25 connected to the carburetor of the prime mover 4
Is inserted into the groove portion 24, and the tip end portion 26a thereof is engaged with the locking portion 23.

The mounting portion 20 of the accelerator lever 18 is supported by a long hole 28 formed in a lever holder 27 via a support pin 29.
Are formed on the circumference with the support protrusion 22b as a fulcrum.
An accelerator switch 30 is built in the lever holder 27, and its contact point 30a is opened and closed by pushing the mounting portion 20 of the accelerator lever 18.

The end portion of the outer wire 31 of the accelerator wire 25 is inserted into and supported by the hole portion of the lever holder 27.
The end 32a of the clip 32 is engaged with the end of 31 and the other end 32b of the clip 32 is locked in the hole of the lever holder 27.

As described above, by providing the platform 11 between the rear wheels 3 on the rear side of the vehicle body, a standing space where the driver stands behind the bar handle 17 at the rear of the four-wheel standing golf car while the driver stands in the standing space. Is installed, the driver is standing,
The accelerator lever 18 provided on the bar handle 17 can be easily operated.

When driving the four-wheeled standing golf car 1,
Stand on the platform 11 and set the power switch to the running state,
In this state, pull the lever portion 21 of the accelerator lever 18 forward with your right hand. As a result, the accelerator lever 18 is supported by the support protrusion 22b.
The fulcrum rotates toward the grip 17a, the protrusion 22a moves away from the lever holder 27, and the support pin 29 moves in the long hole 28 of the lever holder 27 and one end of the long hole 28 (right side in FIG. 4). To move to the central part.

At this time, the contact 30a of the accelerator switch 30 is not pushed by the mounting portion 20 of the accelerator lever 18, so the starter dynamo 5 is not started.

Further, when the lever portion 21 of the accelerator lever 18 is pulled toward you, the support pin 29 of the mounting portion 20 of the accelerator lever 18 is moved into the slot 28.
The inside is moved to the other end side (left side in FIG. 4) and abuts against the end of the slot 28 to be locked. This allows the accelerator switch
The contact 30a of 30 is closed, the starter dynamo 5 is driven, and the prime mover 4 is started. In this way, play is provided in the operation of the accelerator lever 18 so that the prime mover 4 is started when the accelerator operation is surely performed, thereby preventing an erroneous operation.

Next, when the accelerator lever 18 is pulled toward you, the accelerator lever 18 rotates about the support pin 29 as a fulcrum in a direction closer to the grip portion 17a, the inner wire 26 of the accelerator wire 25 is pulled, and the fuel to the prime mover 4 is pulled. The supply is regulated.

When the four-wheel standing golf car 1 is driven to reach a predetermined destination, the driver releases the lever portion 21 of the accelerator lever 18. The accelerator lever 18 is returned to its original position by the tension of the inner wire 26 of the accelerator wire 25, whereby the contact 30a of the accelerator switch 30 is separated, the power supply to the ignition device is cut off, and the prime mover 4 is stopped.

In this way, the accelerator lever 18 is operated to start and stop the prime mover 4, and output control is performed by adjusting the fuel supply amount, but the accelerator lever 18 is manual. Moreover, hang your thumb on the grip 17a, and place your other finger on the lever 21.
It is operated by hanging it on the hand and holding the hand, and pulling it from the front side of the grip portion 17a toward the grip portion, and the operation is easy.

Further, even when the driver operates the accelerator lever 18 while driving, the driver can operate the accelerator lever 18 only with the index finger and / or the middle finger, and particularly the other fingers including the thumb can be used to grip the grip portion of the bar handle 17. Hold 17a. Therefore, even if the driver's body swings forward, backward, leftward or rightward while traveling, the grip portion 17a of the bar handle 17 can be reliably gripped.

Further, since the operation stroke S of the accelerator lever 18 is long and the lever ratio is set to be large, the attractive force of the inner wire 26 of the accelerator wire 25 becomes large. For example, even when a vehicle speed limiting device is provided, the accelerator operation is easily performed. be able to.

Further, the accelerator lever 18 is located on the front side of the grip portion 17a of the bar handle 17 via the lever holder 27, and the accelerator lever 18 can be operated by a manual attractive force in the grip portion direction. Despite the fact that 17a is approaching the occupant, even if the bar handle 17 is operated, the accelerator lever 18 does not come into contact with the occupant before the grip portion 17a, and the occupant cares about the contact with the accelerator lever 18. You can operate the steering wheel without doing.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the golf bags can be placed side by side in the vehicle width direction substantially parallel to the steering axis.
The golf bag is placed by effectively utilizing the upper part of the vehicle body in front of the steering shaft, and it is easy to secure the arrangement space. In addition, the club storage opening of the golf bag faces the bar handle, and the club storage opening is closer to the position where you stand on the board, so you can easily put the golf club in and out of the golf bag while standing on the board. be able to.

Also, the lower part of the golf bag is placed on the loading platform that extends in the vehicle width direction in the front part of the vehicle body in front of the front wheels, and the upper part of the golf bag is supported by the support bar that extends in the vehicle width direction on the upper front side of the steering shaft. The support bar is supported by the vehicle body via stays, and the upper part of the golf bag is located on the front side of the upper part of the steering shaft, so that the golf club can be easily taken in and out of the golf bag.

Further, the support bar that supports the upper portion of the golf bag is supported by the vehicle body through the stay, and the load of the upper portion of the golf bag can be received by the entire vehicle body through the stay that is separate from the member that supports the lower portion. . Moreover, the upper part of this stay extends in the direction intersecting the golf bag passing through both sides of the upper part of the steering shaft, and the lower part extends from the left and right sides of the vehicle body in the direction intersecting the golf bag. Can receive.

Further, a steering shaft for steering the front wheels is provided rearward and upward from approximately the center in the vehicle width direction between the front wheels, and an intermediate portion of a bar handle provided on the upper portion of the steering shaft is located above the steering shaft and obliquely upward and outward of the vehicle body. The grips on the left and right of this bar handle are located directly above the axles of the rear wheels, so the grips stand on the platform without extending the steering shaft upwards. It can be placed at an appropriate position for the occupant, the occupant can rotate the bar handle without bending his or her arms to some extent, and the occupant's body does not move significantly back and forth and left and right, and the riding posture is constant. Can be kept at

In addition, the middle part of the bar handle and the upper part of the steering shaft can be provided at a low position, so that the occupant will not be disturbed by the upper part of the bar handle and the steering shaft while he / she is in the car, In the case of a small passenger, the golf club can be easily moved in and out by more aggressively allowing the body to enter the lower position of the middle portion of the bar handle.

In addition, since the middle part of the bar handle and the upper part of the steering shaft are provided at a low position, the occupant does not interfere with the vehicle body when climbing uphill, not to mention when going downhill, and between the left and right grips. The body can always be maintained in the vertical direction by letting in, and it is possible to take a natural riding posture.

Further, since the accelerator lever is located in front of the grip portion of the bar handle via the lever holder and the accelerator lever can be operated by a manual pulling force toward the grip portion, the grip portion of the bar handle approaches the occupant. However, even if the bar handle is operated, the accelerator lever does not come into contact with the occupant before the grip part, and the occupant can operate the handle without worrying about contact with the accelerator lever. As a result, the operability is improved and the steering wheel turning angle is sufficiently secured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a four-wheel standing golf car showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a plan view, FIG. 4 is a plan view of essential parts, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4. 11 …… Bedroom 12 …… Golf bag 17 …… Bar handle 17a, 17b …… Grip part 18 …… Accelerator lever 20 …… Mounting part 21 …… Lever part

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Front wheels are provided on the left and right of the front side of the vehicle body,
Rear wheels are provided on the left and right of the rear side of the vehicle body, a pedestal is provided between the left and right rear wheels, and a steering shaft for steering the front wheels is provided rearwardly from approximately the center in the vehicle width direction between the front wheels. , Equipped with a bar handle on the top of this steering shaft,
The middle portion of the bar handle is configured to branch left and right from the upper portion of the steering shaft toward the outer side and obliquely upward of the vehicle body, and the left and right grip portions of the bar handle are arranged directly above the axles of the rear wheels. Then, the accelerator lever that starts and operates the prime mover by the lever operation and stops the operation is located in front of the grip part of the bar handle through the lever holder, and this accelerator lever has a manual attraction force toward the grip part. Is provided with a luggage carrier that supports the lower portion of the golf bag and extends in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the vehicle body that is on the front side of the front wheels, and the steering wheel that extends at the upper portion of the golf bag in the vehicle width direction. The golf bag is supported by a support bar located on the front side of the upper part of the shaft so that the golf bags can be placed side by side in the vehicle width direction substantially parallel to the steering shaft. Is supported by the vehicle body via stays, and the stays extend in a direction intersecting with the golf bag through both upper sides of the steering shaft, and an upper portion provided with a support bar at the tip, and the golf bag from the left and right sides of the vehicle body. A four-wheeled standing golf car having a lower portion extending in a direction intersecting with.