JP7075432B2 - Saddle-type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a saddle-riding vehicle.

Conventionally, a motorcycle equipped with a smart key system is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-37182

In the smart key system as described above, when the battery provided in the smart key or the vehicle runs out, the smart key and the vehicle cannot communicate with each other, and depending on the vehicle, the seat lock cannot be released. For this reason, some vehicles are equipped with a seat lock release device that manually unlocks the seat, but in this case, it is necessary to take measures to prevent easy access to the seat lock release device and the seat lock cable connected to the seat lock release device. Is.
An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle-riding vehicle capable of preventing access to a seat lock release device and a seat lock cable while simplifying manufacturing and reducing costs.

In the saddle-riding vehicle, a wheel cover (175) that covers the front wheels (13), a front fork (12) that supports the front wheels, and the front fork (12) provided on the wheel cover (175) are passed through. A first opening (46a), a front inner cover (53) that covers the rear of the wheel cover, a storage portion (143) arranged on the front side of the vehicle of the front inner cover (53), and a seat for passengers. A seat lock device (161) for locking the seat (16), a seat lock release device (145) arranged on the front side of the vehicle for the front inner cover (53) and unlocking the seat (16), and one end thereof. In a scooter-type saddle-mounted vehicle including a seat lock cable (156) connected to the seat lock device (161) and the other end connected to the seat lock release device (145), the storage unit. (143) is provided between the first opening (46a) and the seat lock release device (145), and the front fork (12) is provided on the vehicle front side of the front inner cover (53). A vertical wall portion (143 m) arranged on one side of the steering stem (179) in the vehicle width direction is provided, and the seat lock cable (156) is provided between the steering stem (179) and the vertical wall portion (143 m). ) Is arranged.

In the above configuration, the front inner cover (53) is provided with a second opening (53d) corresponding to the storage portion (143) and a third opening corresponding to the seat lock release device (145). The second opening (53d) and the third opening (53e) may be provided with an opening (53e) and may be covered with an integral lid (147).

Further, in the above configuration, a lateral wall portion (143 g) extending from the storage portion (143) in the vehicle width direction is provided between the first opening portion (46a) and the seat lock release device (145). Is also good.

Further, in the above configuration, a vertical wall portion (143 m) arranged on one side of the steering stem (179) provided in the front fork (12) in the vehicle width direction is provided on the vehicle front side of the front inner cover (53). The seat lock cable (156) may be arranged between the steering stem (179) and the vertical wall portion (143 m).

In the saddle-riding vehicle, since the storage portion is provided between the first opening and the seat lock release device, the seat lock release device and the seat lock cable can be easily accessed from the wheel cover side through the first opening. You will not be able to. Since the storage unit also serves as a means for preventing access to the seat lock release device and the seat lock cable, it is possible to prevent the seat lock release while simplifying manufacturing and reducing costs.

In the above configuration, the front inner cover includes a second opening provided corresponding to the storage portion and a third opening provided corresponding to the seat lock release device, and the second opening and the third opening. Is covered with an integral lid, so the number of parts can be reduced, manufacturing can be simplified, and costs can be reduced.

Further, in the above configuration, since a side wall portion extending from the storage portion in the vehicle width direction is provided between the first opening and the seat lock release device, access to the seat lock release device and the seat lock cable can be improved. It can be surely prevented.

Further, in the above configuration, a vertical wall portion arranged on one side in the vehicle width direction of the steering stem provided on the front fork is provided on the vehicle front side of the front inner cover, and a seat lock cable is provided between the steering stem and the vertical wall portion. Is arranged, so access to the seat lock cable can be prevented more reliably.

It is a left side view which shows the motorcycle of the embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the front inner cover and its surroundings. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the vehicle body cover from the state shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the inside of the front inner cover. It is a front view which shows the storage part connection body. It is a perspective view which shows the front part of a vehicle body. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a part of the vehicle body cover is removed from the state of FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the explanation, the description of the directions such as front / rear / left / right and up / down is the same as the direction with respect to the vehicle body unless otherwise specified. Further, the reference numeral FR shown in each figure indicates the front of the vehicle body, the reference numeral UP indicates the upper portion of the vehicle body, the reference numeral LH indicates the left side of the vehicle body, and the parts mounted on the vehicle indicate the direction when the vehicle is mounted.
FIG. 1 is a left side view showing a motorcycle 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the motorcycle 10, the front wheels 13 are supported by the front end of the vehicle body frame 11 via the front fork 12, and the rear wheels 15 are supported by the power unit 14 behind the vehicle body frame 11.

A seat 16 for an occupant is arranged above the power unit 14. The seat 16 is provided in a storage box 44 located below the seat 16 so as to be openable and closable. Further, the seat 16 can be locked to the vehicle body in the closed state by the seat lock device 161.
The motorcycle 10 is a saddle-riding vehicle that rides on the seat 16.

The vehicle body frame 11 includes a head pipe 18, a pair of left and right down frames 19A, a pair of left and right lower frames 19B, a center frame 20, a pair of left and right rear frames 21, and a pair of left and right floor frames 22.
The front fork 12 is rotatably supported by the head pipe 18, a handle 31 is attached to the upper portion, and the front wheel 13 is supported by the lower end portion via the axle 32. The front wheel 13 is covered with a front fender 33 attached to the front fork 12 from above.

The motorcycle 10 can be turned on by operating the main switch 151 (see FIG. 2) without key operation, and the engine 35 can be started / stopped and the seat 16 can be locked / unlocked (unlocked). ) Etc. are installed. Crew members can use the smart key system by carrying the smart keys that make up the smart key system.

The vehicle body cover 46 covering the vehicle body frame 11 includes a front cover 51, a pair of left and right front side covers 52, a front inner cover 53, a floor step 56, a pair of left and right floor side skirts 57, a center cover 58, and a pair of left and right body side covers 59. A handle cover 60 and an under cover 61 are provided.
The front inner cover 53 covers the front fork 12, the left and right down frames 19A, and the center frame 20 from behind.
A radiator 66 is arranged between the left and right down frames 19A.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the front inner cover 53 and its surroundings, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle body cover 46 is removed from the state shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, on one side (right side) of the front inner cover 53 in the vehicle width direction, a storage unit 143 for storing articles and a seat lock release device arranged diagonally above the inside of the storage unit 143 in the vehicle width direction. 145 and are provided.
The storage portion 143 and the seat lock release device 145 are arranged below the handle 31 (see FIG. 1) and on the front surface 53a (see FIG. 4) of the front inner cover 53.

The seat lock release device 145 unlocks the seat 16 (see FIG. 1) by the seat lock device 161 (see FIG. 1) provided at the rear of the vehicle body.
The front inner cover 53 has a lower opening 53d as a second opening leading to the inside of the container-shaped storage portion main body 143c constituting the storage portion 143, and a third for performing a seat lock release operation of the seat lock release device 145. An upper opening 53e as an opening and an inner opening 53f in which the seat lock release device 145 is arranged are opened.

The lower opening 53d and the upper opening 53e are covered with an integrally molded lid 147 attached to the front inner cover 53 so as to be openable and closable via a hinge 146.
The storage unit 143 is composed of a storage unit main body 143c and a main body side opening 143e (see FIG. 3) which is an opening of the storage unit main body 143c itself. The main body side opening 143e is aligned with the lower opening 53d of the front inner cover 53.

A main switch 151 and a seat lock release button 152 located on the side of the main switch 151 are provided on the front surface of the seat lock release device 145.
The main switch 151 is a switch for turning on the power of the vehicle. The seat lock release button 152 is a button for unlocking the seat 16 (see FIG. 1) at normal times.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage unit main body 143c constitutes a part of the storage unit connecting body 143A integrally formed. The storage unit connecting body 143A includes a storage unit main body 143c, a release device support portion 143d provided above the storage unit main body 143c, and a rear wall provided from the lower portion of the storage unit main body 143c to the opposite side in the vehicle width direction. A unit 143f is provided.

The seat lock release device 145 is attached to the inner surface of the release device support portion 143d in the vehicle width direction.
In the seat lock release device 145, the seat lock is released by the seat lock release button 152 when the seat is normally opened and closed, and the seat is released by the emergency key (not shown) in an emergency when the smart key system cannot be used due to the battery of the vehicle or the smart key running out. The lock is released.

On the side surface of one side (right side) of the seat lock release device 145, an engaging portion 145a as an operating portion with which the emergency key is engaged is provided.
The emergency key is inserted from the upper opening 53e (see FIG. 2) of the front inner cover 53 and engaged with the engaging portion 145a, and the seat lock is released by swinging the emergency key up and down.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the inside of the front inner cover 53.
Inside the front inner cover 53, the storage unit connecting body 143A is arranged on one side (right side) of the center in the vehicle width direction. The storage portion connecting body 143A is attached to the front surface 53a of the front inner cover 53 by a plurality of screws 154.
The storage unit main body 143c is formed in a box shape or a tubular shape that can store small items. A release device support portion 143d is provided above the storage portion main body 143c, which is the upper part of the storage portion connecting body 143A.

The seat lock release device 145 is arranged diagonally inward and diagonally upward in the vehicle width direction of the storage unit main body 143c when viewed from the front, and the seat lock device 161 arranged at the rear part of the vehicle body is located at the front part of the seat lock release device 145 (FIG. 1). A seat lock cable 156 extending to (see) is connected.
Below the seat lock release device 145, a plate-shaped side wall portion 143 g that integrally protrudes laterally from the storage portion main body 143c is provided so as to extend back and forth.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the storage unit connecting body 143A, and is a view of the storage unit connecting body 143A as viewed from the front.
The rear wall portion 143f has a low wall portion 143h having a low height extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the storage portion main body 143c side, and an upper edge 143j gradually increasing from the end portion of the low wall portion 143h toward the inside in the vehicle width direction. It includes a high wall portion 143k and a vertical wall portion 143m that bends from the high wall portion 143k and extends forward.
The high wall portion 143k is arranged behind the head pipe 18 (see FIG. 4). The vertical wall portion 143m is arranged on the opposite side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the storage portion main body 143c and the horizontal wall portion 143g.

In FIG. 1, a seat lock device 161 for engaging and locking the seat 16 when the seat 16 is closed is provided at the rear portion of the vehicle body. A seat lock cable 156 is connected to the seat lock device 161, and the seat lock device 161 is unlocked by operating the seat lock release button 152 (see FIG. 2) of the seat lock release device 145 (see FIG. 2). It is possible.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the front part of the vehicle body, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a part of the vehicle body cover 46 is removed from the state of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, behind the front wheel 13, a wheel cover 175 curved so as to be convex rearward is arranged. The wheel cover 175 is arranged so that its left and right ends are connected to the front edges of the left and right front side covers 52, and includes a plurality of louvers 175a inside the vehicle body cover 46 to take in a running wind.
Above the wheel cover 175, an opening 46a is provided as a first opening through which the front fork 12 is passed. The opening 46a may be defined by the wheel cover 175 and the peripheral panel.

As shown in FIG. 7, the front fork 12 connects the fork tube 177, which is a pair of left and right shock absorbers supporting the front wheel 13 (see FIG. 6), and the upper ends of the left and right fork tubes 177 in the vehicle width direction. A bridge member 178 and a steering stem 179 extending upward from the central portion of the bridge member 178 are provided. The steering stem 179 is rotatably inserted and supported in the head pipe 18 (see FIG. 1), and a handle 31 (see FIG. 1) is attached to the upper end of the steering stem 179.

Above the opening 46a and on one side (right side) of the steering stem 179 in the vehicle width direction, the storage portion connecting body 143A and the seat lock release device 145 are arranged.
The wheel cover 175 includes an upper edge portion 175b that forms part of the opening 46a (see FIG. 7).

One end of the seat lock cable 156 is connected to the front portion of the seat lock release device 145. The seat lock cable 156 extends diagonally forward and downward from the seat lock release device 145, and further turns downward from one side (right side) in the vehicle width direction to the front side and the other side (left side) in the vehicle width direction around the head pipe 18. Facing and extending behind the wheel cover 175.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a storage portion main body 143c and a side wall portion 143g are arranged between the one side (right side) of the opening 46a in the vehicle width direction and the seat lock release device 145.
The seat lock cable 156 includes a cable upper portion 156a, a cable lower portion 156b, and a cable winding portion 156c as a winding portion.
The cable upper portion 156a extends from the seat lock release device 145 on one side (right side) of the head pipe 18 in the vehicle width direction diagonally forward and downward.

The cable winding portion 156c is arranged between the cable upper portion 156a and the cable lower portion 156b, and the head pipe 18 is provided between the vehicle width direction one side (right side) and the vehicle width direction other side (left side) of the head pipe 18. It is arranged so as to go around. In other words, the cable winding portion 156c is arranged along the outer peripheral surface of the head pipe 18.
The vertical wall portion 143m covers the cable winding portion 156c of the seat lock cable 156 from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and the cable winding portion 156c is arranged between the head pipe 18 and the steering stem 179 and the vertical wall portion 143m. ..

For example, even if a hand or a tool is inserted from the space between the front fork 12 and the wheel cover 175 to the seat lock release device 145 side through the upper opening 46a, the space between the opening 46a and the seat lock release device 145. Since the storage unit main body 143c and the side wall portion 143g are arranged in the seat lock release device 145, the hands and tools cannot reach the seat lock release device 145. Therefore, the cable upper portion 156a cannot be pulled.

Further, since the vertical wall portion 143m covers the cable winding portion 156c from the outside in the vehicle width direction and is arranged between the head pipe 18 and the vertical wall portion 143m, the cable winding portion 156c is provided from the outside in the vehicle width direction. Access can be prevented.
As described above, since the cable upper portion 156a and the cable winding portion 156c cannot be pulled by the storage portion main body 143c, the horizontal wall portion 143g, the head pipe 18, and the vertical wall portion 143m, it is possible to prevent the seat lock from being released.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 7 above, the scooter type motorcycle 10 is provided on the wheel cover 175 that covers the front wheels 13, the front fork 12 that supports the front wheels 13, and the wheel cover 175. The opening 46a through which the front fork 12 is passed, the front inner cover 53 that covers the rear of the wheel cover 175, the storage portion 143 arranged on the front side of the vehicle of the front inner cover 53, and the seat 16 for the occupant are locked. The seat lock device 161 to be performed, the seat lock release device 145 arranged on the front side of the vehicle of the front inner cover 53 to unlock the seat 16, and one end connected to the seat lock device 161 and the other end to unlock the seat. A seat lock cable 156 connected to the device 145 is provided.

In the motorcycle 10, the storage unit 143 (specifically, the storage unit main body 143c) is provided between the opening 46a and the seat lock release device 145.
According to this configuration, the seat lock release device 145 and the seat lock cable 156 cannot be easily accessed from the wheel cover 175 side through the opening 46a. Since the storage unit 143 also serves as a means for preventing access to the seat lock release device 145 and the seat lock cable 156, it is possible to prevent the seat lock from being released while simplifying manufacturing and reducing costs.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front inner cover 53 includes a lower opening 53d provided corresponding to the storage portion 143 and an upper opening 53e provided corresponding to the seat lock release device 145. The lower opening 53d and the upper opening 53e are covered with an integral lid 147.
According to this configuration, the number of parts can be reduced, manufacturing can be simplified, and costs can be reduced.

Further, a side wall portion 143 g extending from the storage portion 143 in the vehicle width direction is provided between the opening portion 46a and the seat lock release device 145.
According to this configuration, access to the seat lock release device 145 and the seat lock cable 156 can be more reliably prevented.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the front inner cover 53 is provided with a steering stem 179 provided on the front fork 12 and a vertical wall portion 143 m arranged on one side in the vehicle width direction of the head pipe 18 on the front side of the vehicle. A seat lock cable 156 is arranged between the pipe 18 and the steering stem 179 and the vertical wall portion 143 m.
According to this configuration, access to the seat lock cable 156 can be more reliably prevented.

The above-described embodiment shows only one aspect of the present invention, and can be arbitrarily modified and applied without departing from the gist of the present invention.
The present invention is not limited to the case where it is applied to the motorcycle 10, but can be applied to a saddle-riding vehicle including other than the motorcycle 10.

10 Motorcycles (saddle-riding vehicles)
12 Front fork 13 Front wheel 16 Seat 46a Opening (first opening)
53 Front inner cover 53d Lower opening (second opening)
53e Upper opening (third opening)
143 Storage section 143g Horizontal wall section 143m Vertical wall section 145 Seat lock release device 147 Lid 156 Seat lock cable 161 Seat lock device 175 Wheel cover 179 Steering stem

Claims (3)

A wheel cover (175) that covers the front wheel (13), a front fork (12) that supports the front wheel, and a first opening (46a) provided in the wheel cover (175) through which the front fork (12) is passed. ), A front inner cover (53) that covers the rear of the wheel cover (175), a storage portion (143) arranged on the front side of the vehicle of the front inner cover (53), and a seat for passengers (16). A seat lock device (161) that locks the seat (161), a seat lock release device (145) that is arranged on the front side of the front inner cover (53) and unlocks the seat (16), and one end of the seat. In a scooter-type saddle-type vehicle including a seat lock cable (156) connected to the lock device (161) and the other end connected to the seat lock release device (145).
The storage portion (143) is provided between the first opening portion (46a) and the seat lock release device (145) .
A vertical wall portion (143 m) arranged on one side of the steering stem (179) provided in the front fork (12) in the vehicle width direction is provided on the vehicle front side of the front inner cover (53), and the steering stem (179) is provided. ) And the vertical wall portion (143 m), the seat lock cable (156) is arranged, and the saddle-riding vehicle is characterized. The front inner cover (53) has a second opening (53d) provided corresponding to the storage portion (143) and a third opening (53e) provided corresponding to the seat lock release device (145). The saddle-riding vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the second opening (53d) and the third opening (53e) are covered with an integral lid (147). .. A claim characterized in that a side wall portion (143 g) extending in the vehicle width direction from the storage portion (143) is provided between the first opening (46a) and the seat lock release device (145). The saddle-riding vehicle according to item 1 or 2.

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