JPS6149687B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the improvement of a kick pedal for vehicles such as motorcycles, and its purpose is to provide a kick pedal that has no problems in terms of strength or appearance, has a simple structure, is lightweight, and is easy to manufacture. It is about providing.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Figs. 1 to 4 show a kick pedal as an example of the present invention. The foot operating arm 10, which forms the main part of the kick pedal, has a shaft support 20 that is pivotally supported on a kick shaft that is rotatably assembled to the engine mounted on the vehicle body, and a mounting portion 30 that attaches the foot pedal member 40. It is formed separately.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the foot operation arm 10 has a side surface 11 extending along the side of the vehicle body, and a side surface 11 extending from the upper edge of this side surface 11 toward the single body side. It has a substantially L-shaped cross section consisting of an extending upper surface portion 12, and the side surface portion 11 and the upper surface portion 12 are integrally formed by press molding a plate-shaped metal material.

On the other hand, a shaft support member 20a is welded to the base end of the foot operation arm 10 to form a shaft support 20 thereof. The shaft supporting member 20a is formed by cutting a drawn material formed by irregular drawing into a predetermined length, and is welded to the end surface of the proximal end of the foot operation arm 10. In addition,
The shaft support member 20a includes a mounting hole 21 that fits into one end of the shaft, a serration 22 carved on the periphery of the mounting hole 20a, and a slit-shaped notch hole 23 that communicates with the mounting hole 21. When the serrations 20a are fitted to the serrated shaft, the serrations mesh and are tightened at the bolt insertion hole 24, thereby connecting the shaft supporting member 20a and the serrated shaft, in other words, the foot operation arm. 10 and the screw shaft are firmly fixed. Further, a mounting pin 30a is welded to the free end of the foot operating arm 10 to form a mounting portion 30 for mounting the foot pedal member 40. This mounting pin 30a is formed by molding, and as clearly shown in FIG.
Its base end is welded to the inner surfaces of both surfaces 11 and 12 at the boundary between the side surface 11 and the top surface 12, and the attachment portion 31 that pivots the base end of the foot member 40 is attached to the foot. It protrudes from the pedal operation arm 10 along the side of the vehicle body. The foot pedal member 40 is rotatably attached to the outside of the vehicle body, and is integrally attached to the base end portion of the foot pedal member 40 at the free end side of the vehicle body side end surface 12a of the upper surface portion 12 of the foot pedal operating arm 10. A stopper is formed that comes into contact with the engagement protrusion 40a formed on the foot member 40, thereby regulating the rotation of the foot member 40 and positioning the foot member 40.

As described above, in this embodiment, the foot operation arm 10 is formed by the side surface portion 11 extending along the side of the vehicle body and the upper surface portion 12 extending from the upper edge toward the side portion of the vehicle body and integral with the side surface portion 11. Because of this configuration, the foot operation arm 10 itself has high rigidity, and since the side surface portion 11 of the foot operation arm 10 extends in the direction in which the foot operation force is applied, there is no problem in terms of strength. In addition, since the upper surface 12 of the foot operation arm 10 blocks the inward field of view, the appearance from diagonally above the side of the vehicle body, which is particularly noticeable in motorcycles and the like, is not impaired. Furthermore, since the mounting pin 30a is in contact with and welded to the inner surfaces of both surfaces 11 and 12 of the foot operation arm 10, positioning and welding of the mounting pin 30a is easy. Since the stopper that comes into contact with the engaging protrusion 12a of the foot pedal member 40 is formed, the structure is simple because the structural members are omitted, and the foot operation arm 10 is formed by press molding a plate-shaped metal material. Together with this, it is possible to provide a kick pedal that is simple in structure, lightweight, and easy to manufacture.

5 to 7 show a kick pedal as another example of the present invention. This kick pedal foot operating arm 100 has a side surface 1 extending along the side of the vehicle body, similar to the foot operating arm 10 in the first embodiment.
10 and an upper surface portion 120 extending from the upper edge of the side surface portion 110 toward the side of the vehicle body. An end surface 120a is formed that serves as a stopper that comes into contact with 40a. Furthermore, two openings 111 and 112 are provided in the side surface portion 110 in order to further reduce the weight and give an aesthetic appearance.

On the other hand, at the base end of the foot operation arm 100, a hole 113 is bored in the side surface 110, and the shaft supporting member 20a in the first embodiment is formed across the top surface 120 and the side surface 110. A shaft supporting member 200a having a similar function is welded so that its mounting hole 210 corresponds to the opening 113 of the side surface 110, and one end thereof protrudes toward the side of the vehicle body.
Further, at the free end of the foot operation arm 100, a mounting pin 30 similar to the mounting pin 30a in the first embodiment is provided.
0a is similarly welded and protrudes along the side of the vehicle body.

Note that the effects of the foot operation arm 100 of this embodiment are similar to those of the foot operation arm 100 of the first embodiment.
The effect is the same as that of , so it will be omitted.

As described in detail above, the kick pedal for a vehicle such as a motorcycle according to the present invention is rotatably attached to the engine mounted on the body of the vehicle such as a motorcycle by the shaft support provided at the base end of the foot operation arm. In the kick pedal in which a foot member is rotatably supported at the free end of the foot operating arm, the foot operating arm is connected to a side surface extending along the side of the vehicle body and an upper edge of this side surface to the vehicle body. It has at least two surface parts extending toward the side and an integral upper surface part, and the free end of the foot operation arm is provided with a base of a mounting pin that rotatably supports the foot pedal member. The end portions are brought into contact with and welded to the inner surfaces of the side surface portion and the top surface portion, and the end portions of the top surface portion on the vehicle body side are brought into contact with an engaging protrusion integrally formed with the foot pedal member, thereby A stopper is formed to restrict the rotation of the foot member and position it, and since the foot operation arm is constituted by at least two of the above-mentioned surfaces, high rigidity can be obtained compared to the weight, and the mounting pin is Since the welding contacts the inner surfaces of both sides, positioning and welding of the mounting pin is easy, and since a stopper for the foot pedal member is formed on the end surface of the upper surface on the vehicle body side, the structural members are simplified and the structure is simple. By combining the ratios, etc., it is possible to provide a kick pedal that has no problems in terms of strength or appearance, has a simple structure, is lightweight, and is easy to manufacture.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side view showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a plan view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a - line vertical sectional view of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a - line longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1,
FIG. 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a plan view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line -- of FIG. Explanation of symbols, 10,100...Foot operation arm, 1
1,110... Side part, 12,120... Top surface part, 12a, 120a... End face, 20... Pivotal support, 20a, 200a... Pivotal support material, 30... Mounting part, 30a, 300a... Mounting Pin, 40...
Foot member, 40a... engaging protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pivot member provided at the base end of the foot operation arm is rotatably attached to an engine mounted on the body of a vehicle such as a motorcycle, and a foot member is rotatably supported at the free end of the foot operation arm. In the kick pedal, the foot operation arm has at least two parts: a side surface extending along the side of the vehicle body; and an upper surface extending from an upper edge of the side surface toward the side of the vehicle body and integral with the side surface. The base end of a mounting pin for rotatably supporting the foot member is welded to the free end of the foot operation arm in contact with the inner surfaces of the side surface and the top surface. A stopper is formed on an end surface of the upper surface portion on the vehicle body side, which abuts an engaging protrusion formed integrally with the foot member, thereby regulating the rotation of the foot member and positioning the foot member. Features a kick pedal for motorcycles and other vehicles.