JPH069993B2 - Foot positioning device for straddle type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a foot positioning device on a footrest in a straddle-type vehicle such as a motorcycle.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, the foot positioning device has been disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-1254.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 96.

According to this, a bracket is attached to a side portion of the vehicle body frame, and a footrest is pivotally supported on the bracket through a pivot shaft so as to be vertically rotatable, and is attached to an upper surface of the footrest which is pivoted downward to be substantially horizontal. Feet can be placed.

A brake pedal is provided in front of the footrest,
The brake pedal can be operated on the toe side of the foot on the footrest.

Further, the positioning member is projected from the bracket, and the inner surface of the foot on the footrest is brought into contact with the outer surface of the projecting end so that the foot on the footrest can be positioned in the vehicle width direction. .

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, according to the above-described conventional configuration, the positioning member is integrated with the bracket and the number of parts is reduced, but the positioning member extends greatly in the vertical and longitudinal directions. Therefore, there is a problem that the structure of the positioning member becomes complicated and the weight becomes heavy.

Further, in the above configuration, since the foot on the footrest may be caught on the pivot shaft, the mud or the like attached to the bottom of the foot is likely to adhere to the pivot shaft, which results in smooth movement of the footrest. This may impede the proper rotation.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above circumstances, and simplifies the configuration of the foot positioning member, reduces the weight thereof, and further facilitates smooth rotation of the footrest. The purpose is to be kept.

(Structure of the Invention) A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that a footrest is pivotally supported by a bracket attached to a vehicle body frame via a pivot shaft, and the brake pedal is provided on the footrest side of the footrest. The positioning member is projected from the bracket, and the inner surface of the foot on the footrest is brought into contact with the outer surface of the protruding end so that the foot on the footrest can be positioned in the vehicle width direction. In this case, the projecting end of the positioning member is provided only near the footrest and only between the footrest and the brake pedal, and the outer surface of the projecting end of the positioning member is the axial center of the pivot shaft in plan view. It is located on the outside of the point.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 is a motorcycle, and a front wheel 4 is supported on a front portion of a vehicle body frame 2 via a front fork 3. On the other hand, a rear arm 6 is pivotally supported on the rear portion of the vehicle body frame 2 so as to be vertically swingable, and a rear wheel 7 is supported on a swing end of the rear arm 6. Reference numeral 8 is a shock absorber.

An engine 9 is supported in the frame of the body frame 2,
The engine 9 drives the rear wheels 7.

A seat 11 is attached to the upper portion of the body frame 2. A footrest 13 is provided on the seat 11 for the driver to put his / her foot 12 on. The bracket 14 is screwed to the side portion of the vehicle body frame 2,
The footrest 13 is pivotally supported by a protruding end of the bracket 14 via a pivot shaft 16 so as to be rotatable in an inclined vertical direction.

The foot 12 can be placed on the upper surface of the footrest 13 which is rotated downward until it is substantially horizontal. On the other hand, when the footrest 13 is not used, it is housed by rotating it upward.

A brake pedal lever 19 is rotatably supported by the bracket 14 via another pivot shaft 18. A brake pedal 20 is formed at the front pivot end of the brake pedal lever 19, and the brake pedal 20 is located in front of the footrest 13. On the other hand, the rear rotating end of the brake pedal lever 19 is the same as the brake rod 21.
It is connected to the brake 22 for the rear wheel 7 via.

The brake pedal 20 is biased upward by a spring (not shown).
The braking operation of No. 2 is released. The brake pedal 20 can be operated by the toe side of the foot 12 on the footrest 13. When the brake pedal 20 is depressed, the brake pedal lever 19 rotates to brake the brake pedal 21. 22 operates and the rear wheels 7 are braked.

A positioning member 24 for the foot 12 is provided on the bracket 14 so as to project therefrom. The positioning member 24 has a plate shape and projects from the upper surface of the bracket 14 toward the upper front. The protruding end 24a of the positioning member 24 is provided near the footrest 13 and only between the footrest 13 and the brake pedal 20.

Further, the protruding end 24a side is once bent outward of the vehicle body, and is further bent forward and upward. In plan view (FIG. 3), the outer surface of the positioning member 24 is the pivot shaft. It is located outside of the axis of 16.

Then, the footrest 13 is provided on the outer surface of the protruding end 24a.
The inner surface of the upper foot 12 can be brought into contact with the foot 12, and by this contact, the foot 12 is positioned at predetermined positions on the footrest 13 and the brake pedal 20 in the vehicle width direction.

The crankcase 9a of the engine 9 projects toward the outside of the vehicle body, and the projecting end 24 of the positioning member 24.
The a is provided so as to be located between the outer surface of the crankcase 9a and the foot 12 on the footrest 13 in the front-rear direction.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, the footrest is pivotally supported by the bracket attached to the vehicle body frame via the pivot shaft so that the foot pedal of the footrest on the footrest can be operated, In the case where the positioning member is projected from the bracket, and the inner surface of the foot on the footrest is brought into contact with the outer surface of the protruding end to allow the foot on the footrest to be positioned in the vehicle width direction, The protruding end is provided near the footrest.

By the way, when operating the brake pedal on the toe side of the foot on the footrest, the width of vertical movement of the foot is small in the vicinity of the footrest.Therefore, the protruding end of the positioning member is provided in the vicinity of the footrest as described above. When the inner surface of the foot is brought into contact with the outer surface of the end to position the foot, the vertical dimension of the protruding end of the positioning member is sufficient.

Therefore, the positioning member can be formed in a vertically small shape,
And it can be made lighter by that amount.

Further, since the protruding end of the positioning member is provided only between the footrest and the brake pedal, when the toe side of the foot on the footrest pivots inward in the vehicle width direction about the footrest as a center, it is pivoted more than a predetermined amount. Is blocked by the inner side surface of the foot contacting the outer side surface of the protruding end of the positioning member, and is positioned there.

Therefore, the toe side of the foot is also positioned at a predetermined position of the brake pedal, and an appropriate stepping operation can be performed on the brake pedal.

That is, even if the protruding end of the positioning member is provided only between the footrest and the brake pedal as described above, the positioning of the foot can be performed properly, so that the positioning member can be made compact and lighter accordingly.

Furthermore, since the outer side surface of the protruding end of the positioning member is located outside the axis of the pivot shaft, when the foot is placed on the footrest, the foot is less likely to hit the pivot shaft.

Therefore, since the mud or the like attached to the bottom of the foot is prevented from attaching to the pivot shaft, the footrest can be smoothly rotated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a partially simplified side view of a motorcycle, FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 1 ... Motorcycle (vehicle), 2 ... Body frame, 12
... foot, 13 ... footrest, 14 ... bracket,
16 ... Pivot shaft, 20 ... Brake pedal, 24 ... Positioning member, 24a.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bracket is attached to a side portion of a vehicle body frame, and a footrest is pivotally supported on the bracket via a pivot shaft so as to be vertically rotatable, and a foot is attached to an upper surface of the footrest which is pivoted downward to be substantially horizontal. And a brake pedal is provided in front of the footrest so that the foot pedal of the footrest on the footrest can be operated by pushing the positioning member out of the bracket. In the foot positioning device of a saddle-ride type vehicle in which the inner surface of the foot on the footrest is brought into contact with the side surface, and the foot on the footrest can be positioned in the vehicle width direction, the protruding end of the positioning member is located near the footrest. Provided only between this footrest and the brake pedal, and
A foot positioning device for a saddle-ride type vehicle in which the outer surface of the protruding end of the positioning member is located outward of the axis of the pivot shaft in plan view.