CN1750965A - Front vehicle body cover structure - Google Patents

Abstract

Front vehicle body cover structure of the present invention aims to dispense with a prevention structure against wind and rain water by eliminating a ventilation port provided on a windshield and to maintain a sporty sense by the ventilation port. To this end, a lower part of the windshield 10 is superposed and mounted to a flange part 20 provided on an upper part of a front cowl 7. A recessed part 25 used instead of the ventilation port is provided on a center at a lower part of the windshield 10 and a receiving recessed part 36 for storing this is also provided on the flange part 20. A claw 23 is provided at a central part of the flange part 20 and is engaged with a lower end of the windshield 10. A plate part 40 is integrally and inwardly formed from an upper part 7a of an opening and receives an upper part of a headlight 8.

Description

Front body cover structure

technical field

The present invention relates to a front body cover structure installed on vehicles such as motorcycles, and particularly relates to a device capable of achieving the same design effect as when installing a ventilator without providing a windshield.

Background technique

In order to cover the front part of the vehicle body of a large-scale motor vehicle, there is known a device in which a vent is provided on a front cover and a windshield mounted on the top thereof. This vent is provided as a countermeasure against negative pressure generated on the rear side of the windshield.

Patent Document 1: Patent No. 2688913

Contents of the invention

The vents of the above-mentioned conventional example have the design effect of realizing a sense of movement in addition to negative pressure countermeasures. However, if such a vent is provided, wind and rainwater will enter the rear side of the windshield through the vent during driving, so the structure of the front body cover is complicated to prevent the above-mentioned problems, and the manufacturing workload is increased. On the other hand, in small vehicles and the like, it may not always be necessary to provide vents. However, the above-mentioned sporty feeling cannot be obtained without providing vents. Therefore, the present invention aims at realizing the sense of movement obtained by conventional vents even without providing vents.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the front body cover structure of claim 1 is a body cover for covering the front part of the vehicle body, has a front cover, and a transparent windshield glass arranged on the upper part thereof, and is characterized in that the above-mentioned windshield The window glass is provided with a vent substituting concave portion which is open toward the front and protrudes toward the rear.

Claim 2 is the front body cover structure according to claim 1, wherein the vent substitute recess is provided in a portion of the windshield overlapping with a flange provided on the front cover. At the same time, the flange part is provided with a receiving recess for receiving the above-mentioned ventilation port substitute recess, and by receiving the above-mentioned vent substitute recess in the receiving recess, the above-mentioned windshield glass and the flange part are overlapped. .

Claim 3 is the front body cover structure according to claim 1, wherein a pattern portion such as a logo is formed around the vent substituting recess.

Claim 4 is the front body cover structure according to Claim 1, characterized in that an engaging structure is provided on the connecting portion between the windshield glass and the front cover.

Claim 5 is the front body cover structure according to Claim 1, wherein a plate portion is provided inside the front cover for receiving the upper surface of the headlight supported on the front cover. .

Claim 6 is the front body cover structure according to claim 5, wherein a rib is integrally provided between the flange portion and the plate portion.

According to the first aspect, since the windshield is provided with a vent substituting recess opening forward, it looks as if there is a vent on the outside, and a sense of movement can be realized by the recess. Therefore, even if the vent glass is not provided on the windshield, it is possible to achieve the same design effect as that provided. In addition, since the air vent replaces the recess and does not penetrate the windshield, wind and rain do not enter behind the windshield, and there is no need for a complicated structure for wind and rain when the air vent is installed and an increase in the workload associated with it. .

In addition, since the intrusion of wind and rain does not have to be considered, the degree of freedom in windshield design can be increased. Furthermore, since the vent substituting concave portion is formed integrally with the windshield, the strength can be increased compared to the case where the vent is provided.

According to the second aspect, since the windshield and the flange of the air vent are overlapped, the strength of the windshield can be increased. Furthermore, since the receiving recess for accommodating the vent substituting recess is provided on the flange, the windshield and the flange can be reliably overlapped. In addition, if the flange portion is used as a meter visor, the meter visor can be brought closer to the windshield to compact the front portion of the vehicle body, and it can appear compact.

According to the third aspect, since the pattern portion is provided close to the vent substituting recess, the pattern portion can make the vent substituting recess more conspicuous and increase the sense of movement.

In addition, if the flange part is colored, it becomes the background color of the pattern part and makes the pattern part stand out, so visibility can be improved.

According to the fourth aspect, since the connecting portion between the windshield and the front cover has an engaging structure, it is possible to connect only by engaging the windshield with the front cover. Therefore, assembly becomes easy and strength can be ensured.

According to the fifth aspect, since the plate portion is provided on the inner side of the front cover and receives the upper surface of the headlight there, strength for supporting the heavy headlight can be ensured.

According to the sixth aspect, since the rib is provided between the flange portion and the plate portion, the strength of the plate portion can be further increased, and a heavy object such as a headlight can be supported.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is a side view of an automatic two-wheeled vehicle,

Figure 2 is a front view of the front body cover,

Figure 3 is its side view,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of line 4-4 of Fig. 2,

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the main part,

Figure 6 is a sectional view of line 6-6 of Figure 2,

Figure 7 is the front view of the windshield,

Fig. 8 is its side view,

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of line 9-9 of Fig. 7,

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of line 10-10 of Fig. 3 .

Detailed ways

First, the overall structure of the two-wheeled vehicle will be briefly described based on Figure 1. This two-wheeled vehicle is configured as a relatively small vehicle that does not require negative pressure adjustment through the air vent with respect to the windshield. The frame 4 and the lower bracket 5 are rotatably supported by the head pipe 3 and steered by the handlebar 6 .

A front cover 7 is disposed in front of the head pipe 3, and is attached to the front end of the upper bracket 4 via the side rear end. A headlight 8 is provided on the front surface of the front cover 7, and a turn indicator lamp 9 is provided on the center portion of the side surface.

In addition, a transparent windshield glass 10 is attached to the upper portion of the front cover 7 . A gauge 11 is arranged inside the front cover 7 and is supported by the upper bracket 4 and the front cover 7 .

Symbol 12 is a car body frame, 13 is an engine, 14 is a vehicle seat, 15 is a fuel tank, 16 is a rear swing pipe, 17 is a rear buffer, and 18 is a rear wheel.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , a large headlight opening 19 ( FIG. 4 ) is provided in the front central portion of the front cover 7 , and the headlight 8 is fitted therein. As can be seen from FIG. 2 , a flange portion 20 having a U-shape in front view is provided on the upper portion of the front cover 7 .

The lower edge portion 21 of the windshield glass 10 and the left and right side edge portions 22 are superimposed and integrated on the flange portion 20 , and the lower edge portion 21 engages with a claw 23 integrally formed in the center of the flange portion 20 . . The left and right side edge portions 22 are fixed to the flange portion 20 with screws 24 . The windshield glass 10 is made of a suitable transparent resin.

A vent substituting concave portion 25 is integrally formed at the lower central portion of the windshield glass 10 , and a pattern portion 26 including a logo or the like is formed thereon. The pattern portion 26 is composed of arbitrary characters such as logos, arbitrary patterns, etc., and is formed by appropriate means such as printing and pasting.

The pattern portion 26 is provided close to the vent substituting recess 25 to make the presence of the vent substituting recess 25 more conspicuous. The portion including the pattern portion 26 of the windshield glass 10 is superimposed on the instrument panel 11 and the instrument panel 27 located on the inner side close to the windshield glass 10 in the front view of FIG. Eye-catching background color. These background colors may be any color that can make the pattern portion 26 and the vent substituting recessed portion 25 stand out, such as a dark color such as black.

The gauge shutter 27 is a portion continuously protruding upward from the front of the housing of the gauge 11, and since it is made of resin, any of the above-mentioned colors may be used. In addition, the meter cover 27 may be formed separately from the case of the meter 11 . In addition, it is also possible to color the flange portion 20 in an appropriate color and add it to the background color portion.

The front cover 7 is formed of an appropriate resin, and vertical ribs 28 are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the flange portion 20 and on the inside to the upper portion of the adjacent front cover 7 . On the left and right sides of the front cover 7, a turn indicator light 9 is protrudingly installed sideways, and a mounting portion 29 ( FIG. 3 ) is provided on the rear end portion of the side of the front cover 7 for mounting on the upper bracket 4 here.

As shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 to Fig. 10 , the recessed portion 25 for the ventilation opening is open to the front and protrudes to the rear, and has a substantially inverted triangle shape in front view. As shown in FIG. 8 , in a side view, the vent substituting recess 25 appears to be formed by cutting out the lower portion of the windshield glass 10 .

As shown in the cross-sections of FIGS. 5 and 9 , on the lower end portion 21 a of the lower part of the vent substitute recess 25 , a branch extension portion 30 is integrally formed on the inside, and the lower end portion 21 a of the windshield glass 10 and the branch portion An engaging groove 31 is formed between the protruding parts 30 . In the portion where the vent substituting recess 25 is formed, an upper portion 32 protruding upward and rearward and a slope portion 33 protruding forward from the rear end toward the lower end of the windshield glass 10 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 5 , a receiving concave portion 36 for accommodating the vent substituting concave portion 25 is formed in the central portion of the flange portion 20 . This part forms the inclined portion 37 inclined rearward along the inclined portion 33 . A hole 38 for passing the claw 30 is formed in a lower portion of the slope portion 37 , and the claw 23 faces the lower portion of the hole 38 .

The claws 23 protrude upward to fit into the engaging grooves 31 . When the claw 23 is engaged with the engaging groove 31, the lower edge portion 21 and the opening upper portion 7a are on the same plane. A plate portion 40 protruding inward is formed integrally protruding inward from the opening upper portion 7 a below the slope portion 37 . The opening upper portion 7 a is a portion formed between the flange portion 20 and the upper portion of the opening 19 .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 , the connecting plate portion 40 and the flange portion 20 form the vertical rib portion 28 to reinforce the plate portion 40 . A hole 41 is provided in the plate portion 40 , and a protrusion 42 provided on the upper portion of the headlight 8 is fitted therein.

In addition, the plate portion 40 is also used to support the meter 11 shown in FIG. 1 .

As can be seen from FIG. 9 , the upper edge portion 34 of the windshield glass 10 is bead-shaped, and as shown in FIG. 8 , a mounting hole 35 is provided on the side edge portion 22 . As shown in FIG. 10 , the side edge portion 22 is superimposed on the flange portion 20 of the lowered front cover 7 so as to be on the same plane.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, in order to install the windshield glass 10 on the front cover 7, as shown in FIG. part, and the side edge part 22 is overlapped with the flange part 20 and the side part is connected by the screw 24. Accordingly, the windshield glass 10 can be quickly attached to the front cover 7 . At this time, the connecting portion between the windshield glass 10 and the front cover 7 is on the same plane.

If traveling in this state, although wind and rainwater contact the front cover 7 and the windshield glass 10 from the front, the wind and rainwater will not pass through because the vent substitute concave portion 25 is a concave portion and does not penetrate the windshield glass 10. and invaded inwardly. There is no need for a complicated structure against wind and rainwater and an increase in the workload associated with the ventilation openings.

In addition, even if the air vent is omitted in the small motorcycle, the same design effect as when the air vent is provided, that is, a sense of movement can be obtained by substituting the air vent for the concave portion 25 .

Furthermore, since wind and rain can be ignored, the degree of freedom in designing the shape of the windshield increases. Furthermore, since the vent substituting recessed portion 25 is formed integrally with the windshield 10 , the strength can be increased compared to the case where the vent is provided.

In addition, since the vent replacement recessed portion 25 of the windshield 10 overlaps with the flange portion 20, the strength of the windshield can be increased. Furthermore, since the flange portion 20 is provided with the recessed portion 36 for accommodating the vent substituting recessed portion 25 , the windshield 10 and the flange portion 20 can be reliably overlapped.

In addition, since the pattern portion 26 is provided close to the vent substituting recess 25 , the pattern portion 26 can make the vent substituting recess 25 stand out and increase the sense of movement. In addition, the instrument visor 27 located inside the windshield glass 10 and the front of the housing of the instrument 11 overlap with the pattern part 26, and the colored surface becomes the background color of the pattern part 26 to make the pattern stand out, so the visibility can be improved. . In addition, by bringing the meter visor 27 close to the windshield 10 , the front portion of the vehicle body can be made compact and compact.

In addition, since the connecting portion between the windshield glass 10 and the front cover has an engaging structure, the connection can be made only by engaging the windshield glass with the front cover. Therefore, assembly becomes easy and strength can be ensured.

In addition, since the plate portion 40 is provided inside the front cover 7 to receive the upper surface of the headlight 8 , strength for supporting the heavy headlight 8 can be ensured. Furthermore, since the vertical rib 28 is provided between the flange portion 2C and the plate portion 40 , the strength of the plate portion 40 can be further increased, and heavy objects such as the headlight 8 can be supported.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, Various deformation|transformation and application are possible within the principle of this invention. For example, the vehicle to which the front body cover is applied is not limited to a two-wheeled motor, and a tricycle, a small truck, etc. may also be used.

Claims (6)

1. A front body cover structure, which is a body cover for covering the front part of a vehicle, has a front cover, and a transparent windshield glass arranged on the top thereof, characterized in that, The windshield is provided with a vent substituting recess that opens forward and protrudes rearward. 2. The front body cover structure according to claim 1, wherein the vent substituting recess is provided on a portion of the windshield overlapping with a flange provided on the front cover, At the same time, a receiving recess for accommodating the vent substituting recess is provided in the flange portion, and by accommodating the vent substituting recess in the receiving recess, the windshield and the flange are combined. 3. The front body cover structure according to claim 1, wherein a pattern portion such as a logo is formed around the vent substituting recess. 4. The front body cover structure according to claim 1, characterized in that an engaging structure is provided on the connecting portion of the windshield and the front cover. 5. The front body cover structure according to claim 1, wherein a plate portion for receiving an upper surface of a headlight supported by the front cover is provided inside the front cover. 6. The front body cover structure according to claim 5, wherein a rib is integrally provided between the flange portion and the plate portion.

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