JP2006199292A - Scooter type motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To divide in two a front cover covering the front side of a head pipe for achieving thinness and light weight of one cover, and cover a mounted part of one cover with the other cover for improving appearance, while keeping junction of the front cover with a headlight favorable. <P>SOLUTION: In this scooter type motorcycle, the front cover covering the front side of the head pipe 2 is two-parted to a headlight cover 11 and a front panel 12. The headlight 13 is installed on the headlight cover 11 to cover the circumference of the headlight 13 with the headlight cover 11. The headlight cover 11 also covers the mounted part of the front panel 12 to a leg shield 10 (on the car body frame side). Favorable junction of the headlight cover 11 with the headlight 13 can thus be secured. The front panel 12 that does not support the headlight 13 can be thin and light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a scooter type motorcycle in which a front cover that covers the front of a head pipe is disposed at the front center of a leg shield that covers the back of the head pipe.

  In a scooter type motorcycle in which a front cover that covers the front of the head pipe is arranged in the front center of the leg shield that covers the back of the head pipe, when the headlight is fixed to the head pipe, the headlight and the front cover are aligned. Getting worse. For this reason, there is a demand for disposing a headlight on the front cover.

  However, if the headlight is to be fixed to the front cover, the thickness of the front cover must be increased in order to increase the rigidity of the entire front cover that supports the headlight, which increases the weight of the front cover. There is also a problem that the appearance is impaired because a large number of attachment portions of the front cover to the vehicle body frame side are exposed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the process is to divide the front cover that covers the front of the head pipe into two parts while maintaining good alignment of the front cover and the headlight. An object of the present invention is to provide a scooter type motorcycle capable of reducing the thickness and weight of a cover and improving the appearance by covering the mounting portion of one cover with the other cover.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a scooter type motorcycle in which a front cover that covers the front of the head pipe is disposed in the center of the front surface of the leg shield that covers the rear of the head pipe. The headlight is attached to the upper cover, the periphery of the headlight is covered with the upper cover, and the attachment portion of the lower cover to the body frame side is covered with the upper cover. And

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the front cover is divided into two parts, and the headlight is attached to the upper cover, so that a good alignment between the upper cover and the headlight is ensured and the headlight is supported. It is possible to reduce the thickness and weight of the lower cover that is not, and to increase the degree of freedom of the shape of the front cover.

  Moreover, since the structure which covers the attachment part to the vehicle body frame side of a lower cover with the upper cover is employ | adopted, the external appearance property of a leg shield is improved.

  According to the present invention, in the scooter type motorcycle, in which a front cover that covers the front of the head pipe is disposed at the front center of the leg shield that covers the rear of the head pipe, the front cover is divided into two in the vertical direction, Since the headlight is attached to the upper cover and the periphery of the headlight is covered with the upper cover, and the attachment portion to the body frame side of the lower cover is covered with the upper cover, the front cover and the headlight While maintaining good alignment, the front cover that covers the front of the head pipe can be divided into two parts to reduce the thickness and weight of one of the covers, and the exterior of the cover is covered by the other cover. The effect that the property can be improved is obtained.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the overall configuration of the scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a scooter type motorcycle 1 according to the present invention. A head pipe 2 is located at the front upper part of the vehicle body of the scooter type motorcycle 1, and a steering shaft 3 is located in the head pipe 2. Is pivotably inserted. A steering wheel 4 is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft 3, and a front fork 5 is attached to the lower end of the steering shaft 3. A front wheel 6 is rotatable at the lower end of the front fork 5. It is pivotally supported. The upper half of the front wheel 6 is covered with a movable front fender 7.

  Further, after the down tube 8 extends obliquely downward toward the rear of the vehicle body from the head pipe 2, it is bent and extends substantially horizontally toward the rear of the vehicle body. A pair of seat rail frames 9 diverge and extend obliquely upward toward the rear of the vehicle body.

  By the way, the head pipe 2, the down tube 8 and the like at the front of the vehicle body are covered with a resin-made integrated leg shield 10 at the rear, and a headlight cover 11 and a front part which are divided into two vertically on the front surface of the leg shield 10. The front is covered by attaching the panel 12. A headlight 13 is housed in the headlight cover 11, and left and right flasher lamps 14 face the front surfaces of the left and right leg shields 10 of the headlight 13. A low floor footboard 16 is provided between the handle 4 and the seat 15.

  On the other hand, a unit swing type engine 17 as a power unit is provided below the seat 15. The unit swing type engine 17 is configured by integrating an engine 18 as a drive source and a transmission case 19 including a V-belt automatic transmission mechanism and a power transmission mechanism (not shown). The rear wheel 20 extends from one side (the left side of the vehicle body) to the rear of the vehicle body and is rotatably supported at the rear end thereof. Note that the exhaust pipe 21 led out from the exhaust system of the engine 18 extends on the right side of the vehicle body (the back surface side in FIG. 1) toward the rear of the vehicle body. An air cleaner 22 is disposed on the left side of the engine 18.

  Thus, the unit swing type engine 17 is supported by the engine suspension bracket 23 fixed to each intermediate portion of the left and right seat rail frames 9 via the link 24 so that the unit swing type engine 17 can swing freely. 25, and is supported by the seat rail frame 9.

  On the other hand, a portion of the vehicle body below the seat 15 is covered with a resin vehicle body cover 26. In the vehicle body cover 26, a storage box 27 and a fuel tank 28 having an open upper surface are stored in the front and rear. An oil tank (not shown) is disposed on the right side of these.

  By the way, the vehicle body cover 26 is composed of a center cover 26A located at the center in the width direction and side covers 26B attached to the left and right sides thereof, and tail lights 49 are attached to the rear surface of the center cover 26A. Flasher lamps 50 are respectively attached to the side covers 26B. A mud guard 45 that covers the upper half of the rear wheel 20 is attached to the rear portion of the vehicle body cover 26.

  Here, the configuration around the leg shield 10 at the front of the vehicle body will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a cutaway side view around the leg shield at the front of the vehicle body, FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a partial front view of the front panel, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a headlight support mounting structure.

  As shown in FIG. 2, three stays 29, 30, 31 are attached to the front surface of the head pipe 2 in the vertical direction, and one stay 32 is attached to the rear surface of the head pipe 2. The leg shield 10 is attached to the stays 29 and 32. That is, two left and right bosses 10a project from the upper front surface of the leg shield 10, and these two bosses 10a are attached to the stay 29 by screws 33, so that the left and right two locations on the upper front surface of the leg shield 10 are provided. It is attached to the stay 29. The intermediate portion of the rear surface of the leg shield 10 is attached to the stay 32 together with the hook 34 by a screw 35.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 5, a substantially rectangular recess 10b that is long in the vertical direction is formed in the front central portion of the leg shield 10, and the front panel 12 is fitted and attached to the recess 10b. .

  The front panel 12 is integrally formed of resin, and as shown in FIG. 4, an opening 12a is formed at the center thereof, and a substantially semi-elliptical recess 12b is formed at the periphery of the opening 12a. Has been. The headlight cover 11 is fitted and attached to the recess 12 b of the front panel 12.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper left and right sides of the front panel 12 are attached to the bosses 10c projecting on the left and right of the upper front surface of the leg shield 10 by screws 36 (see FIG. 4), and below the boss 10c. The part is attached to the leg shield 10 by a screw 37 that is screwed into a boss 12c projecting inward.

  On the other hand, the headlight cover 11 is also integrally formed of resin, and an upper portion of the headlight cover 11 constitutes a light storage portion 11a that opens circularly toward the front, and as shown in FIG. Openings 11b and 11c and a circular recess 11d are formed below 11a. As shown in FIG. 6, a horn 38 is attached to the tip of the stay 29, and the opening 11 c of the headlight cover 11 opens toward the horn 38.

  Thus, as shown in FIG. 3, the headlight cover 11 is supported by the leg shield 10 by attaching bosses 11 e projecting from the left and right of the upper end of the headlight cover 11 to the leg shield 10 with screws 39. 2 and 6, the lower part is fastened together with the front panel 12 by a screw 40 inserted from the outside into the recess 11 d and attached to the stay 30.

  When the front panel 12 is attached to the leg shield 10 as described above and the headlight cover 11 is fitted into the recess 12b (see FIG. 4) of the front panel 12 and attached, as shown in FIG. Since the attachment portion (head portion of the screw 36) of the front panel 12 to the leg shield 10 is covered with the headlight cover 11 and is not exposed to the outside, the appearance of the front surface of the leg shield 10 is improved. As shown in FIG. 6, an opening opening upward is formed between the headlight cover 11 and the leg shield 10, but a part of the opening 11 f is formed in the upper part of the front panel 12. Since it is covered with the cover portion 12d, the inside of the headlight cover 11 cannot be seen from above, and the appearance around the handle 4 is thereby improved.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the headlight 13 is housed in the light housing portion 11 a of the headlight cover 11 so as to be rotatable up and down (that is, capable of aiming adjustment). The headlight 13 is configured by covering the front surface of the reflector 13a with a lens 13b and attaching a bulb 13c to the center of the reflector 13a.

  Here, the support structure of the headlight 13 will be described with reference to FIG.

  That is, the left and right inner walls of the light storage portion 11a of the headlight cover 11 are integrally formed with semicircular bearing portions 11g that are open upward, and project from the left and right sides of the headlight 13 to the bearing portions 11g. The pin 41 is supported. Accordingly, the headlight 13 is covered by the headlight cover 11 and supported so as to be pivotable up and down around the pin 41.

  The headlight cover 11 has an opening 11b for aiming adjustment, and a notch 11i is formed in a cut-and-raised portion 11h formed inside the opening 11b. An adjustment bolt 42 is inserted into the notch 11i from below, a bracket 43 connected to the lower portion of the headlight 13 is inserted into the adjustment bolt 42, and a nut 44 is screwed. A spring 46 is interposed between the nut 44 and the bracket 43.

  Thus, when adjusting the aiming of the headlight 13, the adjustment bolt 42 may be loosened and moved back and forth along the notch 11i. Then, since the headlight 13 rotates up and down around the pin 41, the aiming adjustment of the headlight 13 is performed. When the headlight 13 rotates about the pin 41 during the aiming adjustment, the relative position and the relative angle between the adjustment bolt 42 and the bracket 43 change, and the change in the relative position of both is absorbed by the expansion and contraction of the spring 46. The change in the relative angle is absorbed by the play that exists between them.

  Incidentally, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the space between the cover portion 12 d of the front panel 12 and the leg shield 10 opens upward, but this upper opening portion is covered with a resin handle cover 47. ing.

  The handle cover 47 is formed in a cup shape having an opening at the bottom, and is attached to the upper end of the steering shaft 3 by a screw 48. A pilot lamp 51 is attached to the handle cover 47, and a speedometer 52 and the handle 4 are provided above the pilot lamp 51. A bracket 53 is attached to the upper end portion of the steering shaft 3. The handle 4 is attached to the bracket 53 via a handle holder 54, and the speedometer 52 is supported via a stay 55. .

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the front cover is divided into the headlight cover 11 and the front panel 12, and the headlight 13 is attached to the headlight cover 11, so that the headlight cover 11 and the headlight are attached. The front panel 12 that does not support the headlight 13 can be reduced in thickness and weight, and the degree of freedom of the shape of the headlight cover 11 and the front panel 12 can be increased. .

  Moreover, since the structure which covers the attachment part to the leg shield 10 side of the front panel 12 with the headlight cover 11 was employ | adopted, the external appearance property of the front surface of the leg shield 10 is improved.

1 is an overall side view of a scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention. 1 is a cutaway side view around a leg shield of a vehicle body front portion of a scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention. It is an AA line expanded sectional view of FIG. 1 is a partial front view of a front panel of a scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention. 1 is a partial front view of a vehicle body front portion of a scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 5. 1 is a side sectional view showing a mounting structure of a headlight of a scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Scooter type motorcycle 2 Head pipe 10 Leg shield 11 Headlight cover (upper cover)
12 Front panel (lower cover)
13 Headlight

Claims (7)

In a scooter type motorcycle including a headlight, a head pipe, and a front cover covering the front of the head pipe,
A support portion for rotatably supporting both ends of the headlight;
The scooter type motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is provided on an inner wall of the front cover. The support part is
Pins projecting from the left and right of the headlight;
The scooter type motorcycle according to claim 1, further comprising a bearing portion that supports the pin. Further comprising an aiming adjustment unit for adjusting the aiming of the headlight by rotating the headlight;
The scooter type motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein the aiming adjustment unit is provided inside the front cover. The aiming adjustment unit is configured by at least an adjustment bolt and a bracket through which the adjustment bolt is inserted,
One end of the bracket is bound to the lower part of the headlight,
The scooter type motorcycle according to claim 3, wherein the front cover is formed with a notch through which the adjustment bolt is inserted and the adjustment bolt can move back and forth.   The scooter type motorcycle according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the aiming adjustment unit is operable from the outside of the front cover.   The scooter type motorcycle according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein an opening is formed in the front cover at a position corresponding to the aiming adjustment portion. The front cover is provided with a light storage portion that covers the periphery of the headlight and stores the headlight and opens forward.
The scooter type motorcycle according to claim 6, wherein the opening is formed below the headlight.

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