JPH0899662A - Scooter type vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] A storage box is arranged avoiding the space under the seat to reduce the size and slimness of the body under the seat to lower the seat height, while the cover of the storage box does not require a dedicated lid. age,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a scooter type vehicle in which a seat and a lid can be efficiently locked simultaneously by a locking device. In a scooter type vehicle, a step board 13 is laid so that the front of a driver seat 3 is deeply inserted downward. The scooter type vehicle is provided with a driver's seat 3 which can be opened and closed centering on a front part of a hinge and a rear part of the seat 3,
Storage box 24 having at least the front opening 18
A lid 4 that opens and closes the front opening 18 by a hinge 19 at the upper front of the storage box 24, and a locking device 20 that can lock both the lid 4 and the driver seat 3 at a closed position. And have.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scooter type vehicle in which a front part of a seat is deeply inserted downward and a step board is laid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As represented by so-called scooters,
In a scooter type vehicle in which the front of the driver's seat is inserted low and a step board is laid, and the engine and the upper rear wheels are covered with a body cover from below the seat, the fuel tank, oil tank, etc. In many cases, a storage box for storing equipment and a storage case is provided, and a sheet whose upper opening in the storage box can be opened and closed is used as a lid.

This storage box for storing items is required to have a relatively large storage capacity in order to always store a helmet worn by a rider (for example, JP-A-60-15).
4964 and JP-A-61-282178).

However, when the storage capacity of the storage box is made large, not only the body cover below the seat becomes large and the lateral width increases, but also the seat height becomes high and it cannot be used in a scooter that holds the seat low. is there.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional scooter type vehicle having a storage box under the seat,
Securing a storage box with a capacity to store a helmet or the like causes a problem that the body under the seat becomes large and the position of the seat becomes high.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and the storage box is arranged so as to avoid under the seat,
An object of the present invention is to provide a scooter type vehicle in which the seat underbody is downsized and slimmed down to reduce the seat height, and the storage box lid does not require a dedicated lid.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a scooter type vehicle in which both the lid and the driver's seat can be locked by one locking device, and the locking can be performed efficiently.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a scooter type vehicle in which the front part of the driver seat is deeply inserted downward and a step board is laid, and the front part is opened and closed centering on the hinge. A free driver's seat, a storage box provided at the rear of the seat and having at least a front opening, a lid for opening and closing the front opening by a hinge at an upper front portion of the storage box, the lid and the above And a locking device capable of locking both of the driver seats in the closed position.

[0009]

With this construction, since the storage box is not provided under the seat, the scooter type vehicle can be downsized, the seat height can be kept low, and the storage box capacity can be set large. . When the driver's seat is held low, the rider's posture becomes upright or warped, and the necessity of the back seat increases. This back sheet can be shared as a lid of the storage box, and a dedicated lid for covering the front opening of the storage box can be eliminated. Instead, it has multiple functions and the structure is simplified. At the same time, if a fuel tank etc. is placed under the seat and the seat can be freely opened and closed and used as a lid for this part, one lid can lock the lid that doubles as a driver seat and a back seat at the same time. It can be locked efficiently.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention.

This scooter type vehicle has a shape in which a space between the steering wheel 2 for the front wheels 1 and the driver's seat 3 is deeply inserted downward, and the driver's seat 3 is installed sufficiently lower than the steering wheel 2. At the rear end of the seat 3, a back seat 4 is erected as a back rest. The seating surface of the seat 3 is provided at a height level corresponding to the height of the substantially central portion of the head pipe 6.

The scooter type vehicle is provided with a main frame 5 as a down frame extending rearward and downward from a head pipe 6 as a vehicle body frame. The main frame 5 extends rearward and downward from the head pipe 6, then bends and is guided rearward. The main frame rear portion 5a is bent rearward and upward, and extends obliquely upward to the lower end of the rear end of the seat 3, for example. The front lower end of the auxiliary frame 7 is fixed to the rear end portion of the main frame from both left and right sides, and the intermediate portion of the auxiliary frame 7 extends obliquely upward and rearward along the outer side of the storage box 24.
A pair of left and right rear ends are connected to each other to form a loop.

As the engine 8, a unit swing type engine as a power unit integrally or integrally formed with the rear wheel 9 is adopted. The unit swing type engine 8 includes a substantially horizontal cylinder 8a that is tilted forward. The unit swing type engine 8 is pivotally supported by a bracket 10 extending from a central lower portion of the main frame 5 and swingably supported by the main frame 5, while a rear side thereof is buffer-suspended by a buffer unit 11.

A leg shield 12 forming a bay-shaped front portion is arranged at the front portion of the head pipe 6 and the main frame 5, and a step board 13 at the bottom portion of the main frame 5.
Is laid. The step board 13 and the leg shield 12 form a footrest space. The body cover 14 is covered from below the seat 3 and behind the back seat 4 to above the engine 8 and the rear wheels 9. The body cover 14 is formed by integral molding or by integrally joining several parts, and is fixed to the rear portion 5a of the main frame and the auxiliary frame 7. Reference numeral 15 indicates a rear fender.

An opening 16 is formed in the upper surface of the body cover front portion 14a located below the seat 3 and covering the fuel tank 21.
The sheet 16 covers the opening 16 and is covered. Sheet 3
The lower surface of the front end is pivotally supported by a hinge 17 so as to be openable and closable, and can be opened upward and forward.

On the other hand, a body cover rear portion 14b is formed so as to bulge upward at the rear of the back seat 4 as a back rest, and the body cover rear portion 14b forms an integral or integral continuous surface with the body cover front portion 14a. An opening 18 as a front opening is formed on the front side of the upper portion of the body cover rear portion 14b, and the opening 18 is covered with the back sheet 4 which also serves as a lid. The back seat 4 has a hinge 19 on the upper rear surface and a rear portion 14 of the body cover.
It is pivotally supported by b and can be opened upward and upward about the hinge 19 to a substantially upright position. When the back seat 4 is closed, the lower end of the back seat 4 overlaps the upper surface of the rear end of the seat 3 and is set to abut.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a locking device for locking the back seat 4 in the closed position.

On the other hand, the fuel tank 21 and the oil tank 22 are provided in the front portion 14a of the body cover, and the cap 21
It is arranged so that a and 22b are exposed from the opening 16 of the body cover rear portion 14a. Reference numeral 23 indicates a battery.

In the rear portion 14b of the body cover, as shown in FIG. 2, a storage box 24 having a common opening 18 as a front opening is provided. That is, the storage box 24 is inserted by being sandwiched by the auxiliary frame 7, and has a double structure with the body cover rear portion 14b. The storage box 24 includes the bracket 2 that is mounted on the auxiliary frame 7.
It is supported by 5. In this way, behind the driver's seat 3, the storage box 24 that is bulged upward and provided with the front opening is provided on the front surface.
Is covered by a backsitote 4 which also serves as a lid. Therefore, the back sheet 4 functions as a lid that covers the opening of the storage box 24, and can be shared with a backrest as a backrest. A rubber seal 26 is fitted in the opening 18.

In this scooter type vehicle, a storage box 24 is provided at the rear of the driver's seat 3 so as to bulge upward, and the storage box 24 can be set to a size large enough to store a helmet. Body cover front part 14a
Can be slimmed down because there is more space. Further, since it is not necessary to dispose the storage box below the driver seat 3, the seat height can be set low to a required height. The seat height can be lowered to, for example, the height level of the substantially central portion of the head pipe 6 as shown in FIG. The seat 3 and the back seat 4 have their leading end portions brought into contact with each other so as to be orthogonal to each other, thereby forming a single locking device 2
With 0, both the seat 3 and the back seat 4 can be locked by operating one key. The locking device 20 can be made more practical by providing the locking device 20 on the side with a high opening / closing frequency, that is, on the back seat 4 side in the above example.

[0022]

As described above, in the scooter type vehicle according to the present invention, a storage box having at least a front opening is provided at the rear of the driver's seat, and a front upper portion of the storage box is hinged. A lid that can open and close the opening is provided, and this lid and the driver's seat can be locked by a single locking device. It is not necessary to provide a storage box below the driver's seat, and the body under the seat is not required. Can be made smaller and slimmer, the seat height can be lowered, and the storage box can secure the capacity to store a helmet, etc., and can be locked and stored using the back seat without using a dedicated lid, and With the locking device, both the seat and the lid (back seat) can be locked at the same time, and there is an effect that the locking can be performed efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Front Wheel 2 Handle 3 Driver Seat 4 Back Seat (Lid) 5 Main Frame 6 Head Pipe 7 Auxiliary Frame 8 Unit Swing Engine (Power Unit) 9 Rear Wheel 11 Buffer Unit 12 Leg Shield 13 Step Board 14 Body Cover 14a Body Cover Front 14b Rear part of body cover 16 Opening 17, 19 Hinge 18 Opening (front opening) 20 Locking device 21 Fuel tank 22 Oil tank 23 Battery 24 Storage box 25 Bracket

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scooter type vehicle having a step board laid so that the front of the driver's seat is deeply inserted downwardly,
A driver's seat that can be opened and closed centering on the front part of the hinge, a storage box that is provided at the rear of this seat and has at least a front opening, and a lid that opens and closes the front opening by a hinge at the upper front part of this storage box. And a locking device capable of locking both the lid and the driver seat at a closed position.