JP2000085662A - Body cover for small vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a body cover of a small vehicle in which the entire outer shape is conspicuous and the arrangement state of functional components can be easily confirmed visually. SOLUTION: A body cover of a small vehicle in which at least a front fender 41 and a leg shield 42 covering a front part of the vehicle body and a body cover 55 covering a rear part of the vehicle body are formed of a translucent resin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle body cover for a small vehicle such as a motorcycle or a motorcycle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a vehicle body cover of a vehicle is formed of a member having no light transmitting property. However, in the case of a small vehicle such as a motorcycle, a leg provided in front of both legs of a driver. There is an example in which at least the upper half of the leg shield is made of a transparent material, assuming that the shield gives an unnecessary feeling of pressure to the driver (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-50880).

[0003]

In this case, the driver may not feel any oppression. However, when viewed from the outside, even if only the leg shield has a light-transmitting property, a general light-transmitting property is obtained. It is not so noticeable as compared to motorcycles that do not have this.

In general, functional components are rarely arranged in the leg shield, and even if the leg seal has a light-transmitting property, it is not always possible to visually check the arrangement of the functional components.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a point,
An object of the present invention is to provide a body cover of a small vehicle in which the overall external shape is conspicuous and the arrangement state of the functional components can be easily visually confirmed.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides at least a front fender and a leg shield covering a front portion of a vehicle body and a body cover covering a rear portion of the vehicle body with a resin having translucency. The formed body cover of the small vehicle was used.

At least the front front fender, leg shield and rear body cover of the vehicle body cover are formed of a light-transmitting resin, and substantially the entire vehicle body is covered with the light-transmitting vehicle body cover. Stand out well.

Further, since the body cover which covers the rear part where the functional components are mainly disposed also has a light transmitting property, the arrangement state of the functional components can be easily confirmed visually.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle body cover for a small vehicle according to the first aspect, the translucent resin is colored and translucent. It is easy to confirm the arrangement state of the functional parts in the entire vehicle body, and it is expected that the coloring improves the product.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the scooter-type motorcycle 1 includes a front wheel 3 and a rear wheel 4 in front and behind a body frame 2. The body frame 2 hangs downward from the head pipe 5 and the head pipe 5. And a tubular rectangular down frame 6 extending substantially horizontally rearward below the floor cover 50, and a hollow rectangular cross-section (vehicle width direction dimension) which is integrally connected to the rear end 6a of the down frame 6 and rises upward and rearward. Is larger), and a lower front portion 7a of the rear frame 7 is curved downward and rearward.
It extends rearward so as to cover below the rear power unit 21.

The rear end portion 6a of the down frame 6 is slightly curved downward as shown in FIG. 2, and its upper surface is formed flat so as to be able to come into close contact with the curved lower surface of the rear frame 7. The both side edges of the contact portion between the down frame 6 and the rear frame 7 are integrally joined by welding.

Further, the down frame 6 and the rear frame 7
The upper surface of the horizontal rear portion 6b of the down frame 6 located forward of the contact portion of the lower frame 6 and the front surface of the rising portion 7b of the rear frame 7 located above the contact portion of the down frame 6 and the rear frame 7 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, a front gusset 8 is abutted and integrally joined by welding, and the front gusset 8 stiffens and reinforces a joint between the down frame 6 and the rear frame 7.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, rear gussets 9 are welded to the rear surface and both side surfaces of the curved portion 7c above the rising portion 7b of the rear frame 7, thereby stiffening the curved portion 7c of the rear frame. Reinforcement has been made. A main stand bracket 10 is fixed to the rear end of a lower rear extension 7 d extending rearward from a front lower part 7 a of the rear frame 7, and the main stand bracket 10 is attached to the main stand bracket 10.
11 is pivotally mounted, and swings up and down by an interposed tension coil spring 13.

A hanger sleeve 14 is welded through the left and right sides of the rising portion 7b of the rear frame 7 and the left and right sides of the front gusset 8, and a pair of left and right hanger pins 15 is fitted to the hanger sleeve 14. Hanger link 16
The front end of the power unit 21 is attached via a mounting pin 17 to the rear end of the hanger link 16 so that the power unit 21 can swing up and down.

A shock absorber support shaft 19 is welded to the upper rear end 7e of the upper portion 7c of the rear frame 7 via a bracket 18 welded to the left side thereof in a vehicle width direction. An ignition coil mounting stay 20 is welded to the right side surface of the portion 7e, and a contact portion between the base end of the shock absorber support shaft 19 and the ignition coil mounting stay 20 is also welded.

The power unit 21 includes an internal combustion engine 22, a V-belt continuously variable transmission 23, and a gear reducer 24.
The rear wheels 4 are integrally mounted on the 24 output shafts and the rear frame 7
Shock absorber support shaft 19 at the upper rear end 7e of the power unit
The upper and lower ends of the shock absorber 26 are pivotally attached to the 21 mounting shaft 25,
The rear half weight of the scooter type motorcycle 1 is supported by the rear wheel 4 via a shock absorber 26 and a power unit 21.

A carburetor 34 is disposed behind a cylinder which is set up slightly inclined to the rear of the internal combustion engine 22, and an air cleaner 33 is disposed behind the carburetor 34 and above the left V-belt continuously variable transmission 23. Has been established.

The proximal end fastening portion 35a of the exhaust pipe 35 is fastened to the exhaust pipe mounting portion 22a on the front surface of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine 22.
35 extends forward, the exhaust pipe 35 extends forward and then curves to the right of the vehicle body, further extends around the front surface of the internal combustion engine 22 and extends rearward on the right side of the vehicle body, and is connected to the muffler 36. ing.

On the other hand, at the front part of the vehicle body, a steering shaft 30 is fitted to the head pipe 5 so as to be pivotable left and right, and a steering handle 31 is attached to an upper end of the steering shaft 30.
And the steering shaft
A pair of left and right front forks 32 are integrally attached to the lower end of 30, and the front wheel 3 is rotatably supported at the lower end of the front fork 32.

Down frame 6 in body frame 2
A pair of floor pipes 27 oriented in the vehicle width direction are vertically penetrated at the center of the vertical width of the horizontal central portion 6c and the horizontal rear portion 6b extending rearward on the step floor portion, and are integrally fixed to the down frame 6 by welding. A floor bracket 28 is integrally fixed to both upper ends of the floor pipe 27 by welding (see FIGS. 2 and 3), and a floor cover 50 is stretched on the floor bracket 28.

At the upper rear end 7e of the rear frame 7, a rear sub-frame 29 made of aluminum is further extended rearward and integrally provided, and above the rear frame 7 and the rear sub-frame 29, there is provided a front. A fuel tank 37, an oil tank 38, and a battery 39 are sequentially arranged from the rear to the rear, and a seat 40 whose front end is pivotally supported by a front end bracket of the fuel tank 37 is disposed above the fuel tank 37, the oil tank
38 and the battery 39 are opened and closed freely.

Below the seat 40, a body cover is formed entirely around the rear frame 7 and the rear sub-frame 29.
The center cover 44 connected to the upper end of the front part of the body cover 55 covers the lower front part of the fuel tank 37, and the seat 40 covers and closes the upper parts of the fuel tank 37, the oil tank 38, the battery 39 and the like. Then, the lower peripheral edge of the seat 40 comes into contact with the upper edge of the center cover 44 and the upper edge of the body cover 55 to seal.

The rear part of the body cover 55 covers the upper part of the rear fender above the rear wheel 4, and the front lower end of the body cover 55 has a rising part 29 at the rear of the floor cover 50.
It is connected to the upper end of b.

On the other hand, a leg shield 42 is provided from the front of the floor cover 50 so as to cover the back of the down frame 6 and to extend upward along with the down frame 6 while expanding left and right. The leg shield 42 is provided from the center of the leg shield 42. A front fender 41 extending forward is located above the front wheel 3 and is integrally attached to the front fork 32.

A front cover 43 covers the front of the leg shield 42 so as to straddle the front fender 41 from above. Front cover 43 and leg shield 42
The upper part covers the head pipe 5 from the front and the rear, and the lower half part of the front cover 43 divided into the left and right parts is fitted to the lower left and right development part of the leg shield 42.

The front cover 43 and the leg shield 42, which cover the head pipe 5 from the front and rear, are attached to the steering shaft 30.
A steering cover 45 is put on the upper end of the steering shaft 30 from which the steering handle 31 extends left and right, and the steering cover 45 covers the upper end openings of the front cover 43 and the leg shield 42.

The cover for covering the vehicle body has substantially the above configuration. And the front cover 4
3, leg shield 42, steering cover 45 and front fender 41, body cover 55 at the rear of the vehicle
The center cover 44 is formed of a translucent colored translucent synthetic resin. That is, floor cover 50
The cover, which covers almost the entire body except for the above, is colored and translucent, is easily noticeable from the outside, and has excellent special appearance and commercial value.

Referring to the details of the floor cover 50 having no translucency, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the floor cover 50 includes a horizontal plate portion 51 on which a driver's foot is mounted and a rising portion 52 at the rear thereof.

The horizontal plate portion 51 has a concave portion in the center of the front portion through which the down frame 6 passes, and the left and right sides thereof are formed as front portions of the foot rest portions 51l and 51r. Boss portions 51b with bolt holes 51a extending downwards forward and backward, respectively
Through. In the horizontal plate portion 51, mounting pieces 51c are provided to protrude downward in the vicinity of the left and right side edges of the left and right front boss portions 51b obliquely rearward.

On the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 51, flat small columnar projections are formed on one surface, of which a front bolt hole 51a is formed.
The five protrusions 51d on the outside of the vehicle have high protruding heights, and are gradually higher on the front side and on the outside. The protrusions 51d directly apply the driver's foot to the leg shield and apply a load. Has been prevented. Also, ribs 51e are formed on the back surface of the horizontal plate portion 51 in a lattice shape.

The rising portion 52 at the rear of the horizontal plate portion 51
The right side of the horizontal plate portion 51 rises upward from the rear edge thereof, and the left and right sides greatly extend rearward to form a U-shaped opening when viewed from above (see FIG. 4).

The upper edge 52a of the rising portion 52 is also U-shaped.
Are slightly extended inward to form the same horizontal plane, and projecting pieces 52b projecting inward at two positions in front and rear at symmetrical positions.
The protruding piece 52b has a slit-shaped locking hole 52c.
Are drilled. A front central portion of the upper edge 52a is recessed rearward, and a vertical rectangular plate-shaped mounting portion 52d is formed with a screw hole at the center, and the vicinity of the mounting portion 52d of the upper edge 52 is cut out. I have.

On the other hand, the colored translucent body cover 55
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a cover front part 56 covering the front part and the left and right sides of the front part of the rear frame 7 and having a large opening at the upper part, and the oil Middle part of the cover where the tank 38 and the battery 39 are arranged
57, and a cover rear portion 58 extending continuously behind the cover middle portion 57 and covering the upper portion of the rear fender 46.

The cover middle portion 57 has left and right side walls 57a standing up and an upper portion covered by a substantially horizontal top wall 57b.
A circular opening 57c is formed in the center of the front half of the
An upper opening concave portion 57d is formed in the rear half portion of the upper portion 57b so as to protrude downward in a substantially rectangular shape.

A lower opening recess 57 surrounded by a front half of the top wall 57b, left and right side walls 57a and a front wall of the upper opening recess 57d.
e covers the oil tank 38 from above, and the oil tank
An oil filler port protruding above 38 is configured to penetrate through the circular opening 57c and protrude. The upper open concave portion 57d behind the oil tank 38 is a rectangular parallelepiped storage space, and the battery 39 is stored from above.

The front end 56a of the cover 56 has a lower edge 56a corresponding to the upper edge 52a of the rising portion 52 of the floor cover 50.
It is formed in a character shape, and two front and rear locking claws 56b are projected downward at symmetrical positions of the lower end edge 56a. The locking claw 56b is located slightly inside the cover side wall and protrudes, and its lower portion extends forward to form an L shape in side view. A mounting piece 56c is located slightly inside and protrudes downward from the front center of the lower edge 56a of the cover front 56.

The locking claw 56b of the body cover 55 is a protruding piece provided on the upper edge 52a of the rising portion 52 of the floor cover 50.
The mounting piece 56c of the body cover 55 corresponds to the mounting portion 52d of the floor cover 50. The rising portion 52 of the floor cover 50 can be fitted to the body cover 55 attached to the rear frame 7 and the rear subframe 29 by moving the rising portion 52 of the floor cover 50 from the front to the rear below the cover front portion 56. .

At this time, when the locking claws 56b of the body cover 55 are fitted into the locking holes 52c of the floor cover 50 by slightly tilting the floor cover 50, the L-shaped locking claws 56b are locked. The upper edge 52 of the rising portion 52 of the floor cover 50 is attached to the lower edge 56a of the front portion 56 of the body cover 55.
a is in contact with each other, and the floor cover is attached to the mounting piece 56c protruding from the front center of the cover front portion 56.
50 mounting portions 52d are in contact from the outside.

A screw 70 tightens the mounting portion 52d and the mounting piece 56c via a washer 71. When the screw 70 is removed, the mounting portion 52d of the floor cover 50 is located outside the mounting piece 56c of the body cover 55, so that only the floor cover 50 can be removed while the body cover 55 is mounted.

The connecting portion A between the floor cover 50 and the body cover 55, that is, the mating surface between the upper edge 52a of the floor cover 50 and the lower edge 56a of the body cover 55, as shown in FIG. Exhaust pipe mounting part 22b
Is located above the mounting portion B to which the proximal fastening portion 35a of the exhaust pipe 35 is fastened. Therefore, if the floor cover 50 is removed with the body cover 55 still attached, the exhaust pipe
The mounting portion B of 35 appears, and the exhaust pipe 35 can be attached and detached.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the colored translucent leg shield 42 has a bracket 42a horizontally extending rearward at the lower left and right ends.
A bolt hole 42b is formed at a predetermined position of a. Further, screw holes 42c are formed in lower end portions of the left and right side walls of the leg shield 42. Further, a ridge 42d is formed horizontally at a position slightly higher than the bracket 42a along the inner surface of the side wall.

The left and right floor brackets 28 provided integrally with the down frame 6 via the floor pipe 27 are provided with bolt holes 28a at the front and rear.
28b is welded (see FIG. 3), and the lower end bracket 42 of the leg shield 42 is attached to the front end of the floor bracket 28.
a is supported, and the floor cover 50 is placed on the bracket 42a.
The front portions of the left and right foot rests 51l, 51r are overlapped via the boss 51b. At this time, the front edges of the left and right foot rests 51l, 51r are supported by ridges 42d formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the leg shield 42. You.

In this manner, as shown in FIG. 11, the bracket 42a and the boss 51b are superimposed on the front end of the floor bracket 28 in this order. Screw into 28b and tighten.
Accordingly, the lower end bracket 42a of the leg shield 42 and the foot rests 51l, 51 of the floor cover 50 are mounted on the floor bracket 28.
The front part of r is fastened together by a bolt 72.

The foot rests 51l, 51r of the floor cover 50
The rear portion is supported on the rear end portion of the floor bracket 28 via the boss portion 51b, and the bolt 73 passes through the bolt hole 51a and the bolt hole 28b from above and is screwed to the nut 28b to be tightened. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, mounting pieces 51c protruding near the front left and right side edges of the floor cover 50 are attached to the leg shields 42.
Facing the screw holes 42c provided at the lower end portions of the left and right side walls,
It is tightened by a screw 74 via a washer 75.

Since the floor cover 50 is attached to the vehicle body as described above, while the body cover 55 and the leg shield 42 remain attached to the vehicle body,
Only 50 can be removed.

That is, the left and right foot rests 51 of the floor cover 50
Bolts 72 and 73 before and after l and 51r, screws 70 for attachment to the body cover 55, and screws for attachment to the leg shield 42
When the floor cover 50 is removed by removing the cover 74, the mounting portion B of the exhaust pipe 35 to the internal combustion engine 22 is exposed, so that the exhaust pipe 35 can be attached and detached, and the muffler 36 and the exhaust pipe can be removed. Maintenance of 35 mag can be performed.

On the contrary, when the floor cover 50 is attached,
The floor cover 50 is slightly inclined while placing the floor cover 50 between the leg shield 42 and the body cover 55 on the down frame 6 and the floor bracket 28 so that the rising portion 52 is
Fitting under the front part 56 of the
56b is fitted and engaged with the locking hole 52c of the floor cover 50. At this time, the leg shield 42 is bent forward to facilitate the assembly.

The left and right foot rests 51 of the floor cover 50
Bolts 72 and 73 before and after l and 51r, screws 70 for attachment to the body cover 55, and screws for attachment to the leg shield 42
If the screw 74 is screwed and tightened, the mounting of the floor cover 50 is completed, and the connection portion with the body cover 55 is formed by the locking claw 56b and the locking hole 52.
The connection is ensured by the engagement with c.

As described above, the floor cover 50 can be detached independently without removing the large body cover 55 and the leg shield 42, and maintenance of the muffler 36 and the like can be easily performed by removing the floor cover 50.

On the other hand, a rear sub-frame 29 extending rearward from the rear frame 7 has a rear end convex portion 29a as shown in FIG.
Hole 29b at the center of the cover rear portion 58 of the body cover 55
a, and further insert the bolt 82 with the rear mounting portion 80a of the carrier 80 sandwiching the cushioning rubber 81, and screw the nut 83 onto the tip of the bolt 82 to tighten the body cover 55 and the carrier on the rear subframe 29. 80 can be attached together.

In a hole 29c provided slightly forward of the rear end convex portion 29a of the rear subframe 29, a hole 46b of a contact portion 46a slightly bulging upward at the rear center of the rear fender 46 is fitted, and a bolt 85 is inserted. Then, the nut 86 is screwed and tightened to support the rear portion of the rear fender 46 (see FIG. 14).

As shown in FIG. 14, holes in the rear sub-frame 29
A bolt 68 is inserted into a hole 29e of the bulging portion 29d, which is located forward of 29c, and a hole 67a of the regulator 67, and a nut 69 is screwed and fastened to the tip of the bolt 68.
As shown in the figure, a hole 90b of the mounting leg portion 90a of the register 90 is applied to a lower notch 29f on the rear right side of the hole 29e of the rear subframe 29, and a bolt 91 is inserted into the notch 29f and the hole 90b. A nut 92 is screwed to the tip of the bolt 91.

A seat lock 63 is fixed to the front and rear holes 29g, which are provided slightly to the left from the bulging portion 29d of the rear sub-frame 29 by bolts 64 and nuts 65.
That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the seat lock 63 is
Holes 63c are formed before and after 63b. Bolts 64 are made to penetrate upward from below by aligning holes 29g at the front and rear of the rear subframe 29, and a nut 65 is screwed and tightened at the tip.

A U-shaped engaging member downward from the rear of the seat 40
An engagement protrusion 63a of the seat lock 63 is engaged with the U-shaped engagement member 62 so as to be freely engageable. The base portion 63a of the seat lock 63 has a key insertion portion 63d extending leftward and fitted into a hole in the side wall of the body cover 55 to expose an end face.

The fuel tank 37, the oil tank 38, etc. of the functional parts covered by the above body cover 55 and the regulator
Since the body cover 55 is translucent, the arrangement state of the 67, the register 90, and the like can be easily confirmed visually and visually from the outside without detaching the body cover 55 one by one, thereby preventing forgetting the arrangement.

As described above, the front cover 43, the leg shield 42, the steering cover 45, the front fender 41, and the center cover 44 as well as the body cover 55
It is made of a translucent colored translucent synthetic resin, and the state of the inside of the cover can be visually checked, and the entire vehicle body has a special appearance, and the external shape of the entire vehicle is extremely conspicuous.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type motorcycle according to an embodiment having a floor structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a down frame and a rear frame in the floor structure of the scooter type motorcycle.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a floor cover.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the body cover.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the leg shield.

10 is a view as viewed in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a side view of the scooter type motorcycle with a floor portion partially cut away.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional side view partially cut away from FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged vertical sectional side view of the main part.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line XV-XV in FIG. 14;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Scooter type motorcycle, 2 ... Body frame, 3 ... Front wheel, 4 ... Rear wheel, 5 ... Head pipe, 6 ... Down frame, 7 ... Rear frame, 8 ... Front gusset, 9 ... Rear gusset, 10 ... Main stand Bracket, 11… Main stand, 12… Pivot shaft, 13… Tension coil spring,
14 ... hanger sleeve, 15 ... hanger pin, 16 ... hanger link, 17 ... mounting pin, 18 ... bracket, 19 ... shock absorber support shaft, 20 ... ignition coil mounting stay, 21 ... power unit, 22 ... internal combustion engine, 23 ... V Belt continuously variable transmission, 24 ...
Gear reducer, 25: mounting shaft, 26: shock absorber, 27: floor pipe, 28: floor bracket, 29: rear subframe,
30 steering wheel, 31 steering wheel, 32 front fork, 33 air cleaner, 34 carburetor, 35 exhaust pipe, 36 muffler, 37 fuel tank, 38 oil tank, 39 battery, 40 seat 41
... front fender, 42 ... leg shield, 43 ... front cover, 44 ... center cover, 45 ... steering cover, 46 ... rear fender, 50 ... floor cover, 51 ... horizontal plate, 52 ... rising part, 55 ... body cover, 56 ... Cover front, 57: Cover middle, 58: Cover rear, 62: U-shaped engagement member, 63: Seat lock, 64: Bolt, 65: Nut,
67 Regulator, 68 Bolt, 69 Nut, 70 Screw, 71 Washer, 72, 73 Bolt, 74 Screw, 75 Washer, 80 Carrier, 81 Rubber cushion, 82 Bolt, 83
... Nut, 85 ... Bolt, 86 ... Nut, 90 ... Register, 91
... bolts, 92 ... nuts.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Seichi Kudo 1-4-1 Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama Inside of Honda R & D Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor John Salamini Am Main Offenbach, Germany 30 63073 Honda R & D Europe (Deutschland) GA

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle body cover for a small vehicle, wherein at least a front fender and a leg shield covering a front portion of the vehicle body and a body cover covering a rear portion of the vehicle body are formed of a translucent resin. 2. The body cover according to claim 1, wherein the translucent resin is colored and translucent.