JPS6148465B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a body cover for a small scooter type vehicle such as a motorcycle or a tricycle.

Conventionally, a vehicle body cover that covers the rear body of a small scooter-type vehicle such as a motorcycle has been divided into two parts, a front part and a rear part, or three or four parts, which are divided into a front part, both sides, and a rear part.

In this type of car body cover, each part must be processed and manufactured separately, requiring a large number of processing steps, and requires high processing precision to connect and assemble each part, and requires a large number of screws and other mounting tools. It was needed.

The present invention addresses these problems, and its purpose is to provide an integrally molded vehicle body cover that reduces the number of manufacturing steps and eliminates the need for coupling fittings.

An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 will be described below.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a body frame of a scooter type motorcycle, and the body frame 1 includes a head pipe 2 that pivotally supports a front fork 6, and a head pipe 2.
It consists of a main pipe 3 whose front end is fixed integrally by welding or the like, and a rear body frame 4 whose front end is fixed integrally by welding or the like to the rear end of the main pipe 3 via a gusset 5. 2, a front fork 6 is rotatably supported, a front wheel 8 is supported at the lower end of the front fork 6 via a shock absorber 7, and a handle 9 is integrally attached to the upper end of the front fork 6.

Further, a bottom plate 10 is integrally fixed to the front end of the rear body frame 4 so as to face rearward, and a unit swing type power unit 11 supporting a rear wheel 12 is supported on the bottom plate 10.

Furthermore, in the lower half of the main pipe 3, there is a
Two arm bars 13 extending to the right are integrally attached,
Two footrest plate support members 14 are integrally attached to each outer end of the arm bar 13 so as to be oriented in the front-rear direction, which is the direction of the center line of the vehicle body.

Furthermore, in the upper half of the rear body frame 4,
Two arm pieces 15, 16 extending left and right in the vehicle width direction
are attached in parallel at intervals, and arm pieces 15, 16
Reaction support rod 17 is parallel to this in the middle of
is integrally attached thereto, and a rear cover attachment stay 18 is integrally attached to the rear end of the rear body frame 4.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a central body cover integrally formed of plastic or the like, and the central body cover 20 includes a low-floor footrest plate 21 and a main pipe erected at the center of the front of the low-floor footrest plate 21. Cover attachment part 22
, an upright wall 23 erected at the rear of the low-floor footrest 21 , an edge 24 on both left and right sides of the low-floor footrest 21 , and a wall 23 extending downward from the edge 24 . It is connected to the mounting piece 25.

Furthermore, the center vehicle cover 20 is disposed in a continuous manner with the lower side and the rear side of the seat 80.
Vehicle body cover 5 connected to the upper end of the standing wall 23 of
0 has a front wall 51, a side wall 52, and a rear wall 53, which are integrally molded from plastic or the like.

Thus, a connecting piece 51a that engages with the connecting hole 23a of the upright wall 23 is provided at the lower end of the front wall 51, and an opening 52a for fixing the vehicle body cover in the side wall 52,
52b, fuel control remote control dial opening 52
A pair of left and right body cover fixing pieces 53a are formed on the inner wall surface of the rear wall 53, and a pair of left and right body cover fixing pieces 53a (not shown) are formed on the rear edge of the rear wall 53. A protruding piece (not shown) is provided.
Moreover, the vehicle body cover 50 has the openings 52a, 5
2b, the outer end receiving pieces 15 of the arm pieces 15, 16 are held together by a pair of pins 54a via the gripping member 54.
a, 16a.

Further, a tail light mounting member 55 for mounting a tail light assembly 56 for a tail light and direction indicator light is connected to the rear end open portion of the rear wall 53, and the tail light mounting member 55 includes fixing boss portions 55a, 55b, 55
At c, it is screwed onto the rear cover attachment stay 18, and screwed into a protrusion protruding from the upper rear edge of the rear wall 53 at a screwing portion 55d.

Further, on the upper wall of the fuel tank 60, which is fixed to the protruding piece 4a and the arm piece 15, a seat attaching protruding piece 6 is attached.
1. An oil injection opening (cap) 62, an oil level gauge mounting opening 63, a heating material injection opening (cap) 64, and a fuel gauge mounting portion 65 are formed;
A fixing protrusion 66 and a pair of left and right fixing pieces 69 are protruded from the bottom wall of the fuel tank 60, and an oil pipe 67 and a fuel pipe 68 are provided.

Furthermore, a fixing piece 71 is protruded from the front part of the bottom wall of the battery box 70 which is fixed to the projecting piece 17a and the arm piece 16 and which also serves as an accessory case.
A right pair of screw openings 72 are formed.

Furthermore, an upper hinge member 8 constituting a hinge 82 is provided at the front part of the bottom plate 81 of the tilting opening/closing type seat 80 which is disposed to cover the open upper end portion of the vehicle body cover 50.
3 is screwed on, and a pair of left and right vibration absorbing rubbers 86 are attached to the rear part. However,
The hinge 82 includes upper and lower hinge members 83 and 84.
are connected by a connecting bolt 85, and the lower hinge member 84
is screwed onto the seat attachment protrusion 61.

Further, the front shield 30 disposed at the front part of the central vehicle body cover 20 has a leg shield part 3.
3. It has a footrest 34 and is integrally connected to the main pipe cover 40, and both members 30, 40 are formed so as to be connected to the central vehicle body cover 20.

Each member in the illustrated embodiment is constructed as described above, and the assembly of each member will be described below.

The central body cover 20 is fixed to the opening 14a of the footrest support member 14 with bolts and nuts at the mounting piece 25, and the front shield 30 is attached to the central body cover 20, and the main pipe cover 40 is attached to the red shield part. 33, and the main pipe 3 is surrounded by both members 30 and 40.

On the other hand, when attaching the fuel tank 60 to the rear body frame 4, the fixing protrusion 66 of the fuel tank 60 is screwed onto the protrusion 4a, and the pair of fixing pieces 69 located at the rear of the fuel tank 60 arm piece 15
to screw into.

At a rear position of the fuel tank 60, a battery box 70 which also serves as a storage for small items is attached. That is,
The fixing piece 71 of the battery box 70 that also serves as an accessory case is engaged with the protrusion 17a fixed to the rear body frame 4, and the left and right screw openings 72 are opened.
Screw it onto the arm piece 16 at the section.

Next, to attach the vehicle body cover 50,
The vehicle body cover 50 is arranged so as to surround the fuel tank 60 and the battery box 70 which also serves as an accessory case, and a connecting piece 51 protrudes from the front wall 51 of the vehicle body cover 50.
a and the connection hole 23a of the upright wall 23 are engaged and screwed to connect the vehicle body cover 50 and the central vehicle body cover 20, and the vehicle body cover fixing opening 52a of the side wall 52,
52b, and each receiving piece 16a, 1 of the arm piece 15, 16
5a, the openings 52a, 52
A spacing piece 54c is inserted in the b part, and a pair of pins 54a protruding from both ends of the gripping member 54 are inserted into the receiving piece 16.
a, 15a, and then pass through the fixing openings of the spacing piece 54c and the gripping member 54 to the screw holes of the receiving pieces 16a, 15a, and screw and tighten the screw 54b. , after tightening with the screws 54b, the cover 5 is attached to the threaded portion of the gripping member 54.
4d). Further, the fixing boss portion 55b of the taillight mounting member 55 is fixed to the vehicle body cover fixing piece 53a protruding from the left and right inner wall surfaces of the rear wall 53 and the protruding piece protruding from the upper part of the rear end edge. ,55c,
With the threaded portion 55d engaged, the boss portion 55a is directly fixed to the rear cover mounting stay 18, and the other portions are screwed and fixed with screws in the engaged state. In this case, what is fixed to the rear cover mounting stay 18 is the body cover fixing piece 53a and the boss part 55.
a, 55b, and 55c.

Furthermore, a lower hinge member 84 constituting a hinge 82 is screwed onto the seat attachment protrusion 61 attached to the fuel tank 60, and an upper hinge member 83 is screwed onto the seat 80. tank 60
mounted on.

The seat 80 assembled as described above can be opened and closed by the hinge 82, and can be opened as needed.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and the vehicle body cover 50 has a front wall 51, a side wall 5,
2. Since the rear wall 53 is integrally molded, the number of machining steps is reduced, and there is no need for coupling fittings such as screws that were required with conventional split-type car body covers (significantly reducing the number of parts), reducing costs. Down is achieved.

Furthermore, the above configuration improves the appearance of the vehicle body cover 50.

Furthermore, since the seat 80 can be opened in a tilting manner, it is possible to easily maintain the various components located below the seat.

Furthermore, by opening the seat 80,
Small items stored in the battery box 70 which also serves as an accessory case can be taken in and out.

As is clear from the description of the embodiments above, according to the present invention, the following actions and effects can be obtained.

The front wall, side wall, and rear wall of the vehicle body cover that covers the upper space of the swing-type power unit located behind the low-floor footrest are formed as a single piece, resulting in high strength, rigidity, and excellent durability. It is.

Since the vehicle body cover formed by the front wall, side wall, and rear wall is an integrally molded product, there is no need for coupling means such as screws to assemble the vehicle body cover itself, and it is possible to attach the vehicle body cover to the vehicle body frame side member. Coupled with the fact that fewer mounting tools such as screws are required, the number of parts can be significantly reduced, and vehicle manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Since the vehicle body cover is an integrally molded product, the number of man-hours required for molding it and the number of man-hours required for assembling it to the body frame side member are reduced, and in this respect as well, the manufacturing cost of the vehicle can be reduced.

When refueling the fuel tank located inside the vehicle body cover, the seat must be modified to do so.
Furthermore, when servicing accessories such as the fuel tank and battery, the vehicle body cover, which is an integrally molded product, can be removed by operating from the outside, improving the efficiency of vehicle maintenance work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter-type motorcycle equipped with a body cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of main parts showing how each member is attached to the rear upper part of the rear vehicle body of the motorcycle, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 5. 1...Vehicle frame, 2...Head pipe, 3
...Main pipe, 4...Rear body frame, 4a...
... protrusion, 5 ... gusset, 6 ... front fork, 7 ... shock absorber, 8 ... front wheel, 9 ... handle, 10 ... bottom plate, 11 ... power unit, 12 ... rear wheel, 13...arm bar, 14
...Footrest support member, 15...Arm piece, 15a...
...Receiver piece, 16...Arm piece, 16a...Receiver piece, 1
7...Reaction support rod, 17a...Protrusion piece,
18...Rear cover installation stay, 19...Front fender, 20...Central body cover, 21...
...Low floor footrest plate, 22...Main pipe cover attachment part, 23...Standing wall, 23a...Connection hole, 24
... Edge, 25 ... Mounting piece, 30 ... Front shield, 31 ... Headlight storage section, 32 ...
... Auxiliary fender part, 33 ... Leg shield part, 34 ... Footrest part, 40 ... Main pipe cover, 50 ... Body cover, 51 ... Front wall, 51a
... Connection piece, 52 ... Side wall, 52a, 52b ...
Vehicle body cover fixing opening, 52c...Opening for fuel control remote control dial, 53...Rear wall, 53a...
... Vehicle body cover fixing piece, 54 ... Gripping member, 5
4a... Pin, 54b... Screw, 54c... Spacing piece, 54d... Cover, 55... Tail light mounting member, 56... Tail light assembly, 60... Fuel tank,
61...Seat mounting protrusion, 62...Cap,
63...Oil level gauge installation opening, 64
...Cap, 65...Fuel gauge mounting part, 66...
...Fixing protrusion, 67...Oil pipe, 68...
Fuel pipe, 69...Fixing piece, 70...Battery box for storing small items, 71...Fixing piece, 72...Screw opening, 80...Seat, 81...
... Bottom plate, 82 ... Hinge, 83 ... Upper hinge member, 84 ... Lower hinge member, 85 ... Connection bolt, 86 ... Vibration absorbing rubber.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A swing-type power unit is provided behind the low-floor footrest located between the front and rear wheels, and equipment such as a fuel tank and battery are installed in the space above the power unit. In a small scooter-type vehicle, which is arranged and covered with a vehicle body cover, and a retractable seat is disposed on the top of the vehicle body cover, the vehicle body cover extends around the entire periphery of the seat and also covers the space above the rear wheels. The front wall is connected to the upper end of the standing wall that rises from the rear of the low-floor footrest, and the front wall is located on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, and can be attached to and detached from the outside of the vehicle frame side member. It is formed as an integrally molded product consisting of a side wall that is fixed to the seat, and a rear wall that is located above the rear wheel and extends to the rear side of the seat.
A vehicle body cover for a small vehicle characterized by an open top that connects to the seat.