JPH07112680A - Storage device for motor scooter type motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid a lock releasing action from the outside with a simple structure. CONSTITUTION:A pair of the right and left side pipes 5, 5 are connected to the rear end section of a main pipe 4 extended downward from a head pipe 3 to form low-floor footrest sections 31, a storage box 18 is arranged between both side pipes 5, 5, and a seat 20 capable of opening or closing the upper opening of the storage box 18 is arranged to form a storage device for a motor scooter type motorcycle. A locking mechanism 21 locking the seat 20 at the closed state is provided near the seat 20, a lock releasing switch (main switch) 25 releasing the lock by the locking mechanism 21 is arranged near a steering handle 10, and the rear half section of a remote control cable 26 connecting the lock releasing switch 25 and the locking mechanism 21 is wired in the right side pipe 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device for a scooter type motorcycle in which an upper opening of a storage box is opened and closed by a seat, and particularly, when the locked state of the seat can be released by remote control, Regarding anti-theft measures.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a scooter type motorcycle, a storage box is provided below the seat, and a storage device is provided so that the upper opening of the box can be opened and closed by the seat. This storage device is generally provided with a lock mechanism that can automatically lock the seat in the closed state when the seat is closed. The lock mechanism is designed to be unlocked by inserting an ignition key into a key hole provided in the lock mechanism itself.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional storage device, the ignition key is inserted into the key hole of the lock mechanism itself arranged below the seat to release the lock. However, this lock is operated. It is considered that the operability will be further improved if it can be released from the steering wheel side by remote control.

In order to realize the above remote operation, it is conceivable that a lock release switch is provided on the steering handle side and the switch and the lock mechanism on the seat side are connected by a cable for remote operation. However, depending on the cable routing structure, the lock may be released by pulling the cable from the outside. In order to prevent the above-mentioned external operation, it is conceivable to arrange the cable in a dedicated protective cover, but this causes problems such as complicated structure and increased weight.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a storage device for a scooter type motorcycle which can avoid an unlocking operation from the outside with a simple structure.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a pair of left and right side pipes are connected to a rear end of a main pipe extending downward from a head pipe to form a foot rest having a low floor. In a storage device for a scooter type motorcycle in which a storage box is arranged between pipes and a seat is arranged so that an upper opening of the storage box can be opened and closed, a lock mechanism for locking the seat in a closed state is provided near the seat. A lock release switch for releasing the lock by the lock mechanism is provided in the vicinity of the steering handle, and at least the latter half of the remote operation cable connecting the release switch and the lock mechanism is provided in any of the side pipes. It is characterized by being installed in.

[0007]

According to the storage device for a scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention, since the lock release switch is provided near the steering handle, the seat can be unlocked near the steering handle. Further, in the present invention, at least the latter half of the remote operation cable is routed in the side pipe, so that an operation such as pulling the operation cable from the outside can be avoided. By the way, in a scooter type motorcycle, it is possible to insert a hand inside the vehicle from the outside with respect to the rear part from the footrest part, and it is possible to pull it from the outside when the cable is routed as it is, Although a protective cover is required, in the present invention, since the cable is routed in the side pipe located rearward from the vicinity of the footrest portion, it is possible to avoid external operation without providing a special protective cover or the like. On the other hand, since the front half of the remote control cable is routed inside the vehicle body cover that is arranged so as to surround the head pipe, the main pipe, the foot rest, etc., there is almost no risk of external operation. .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 are views for explaining a storage device for a scooter type motorcycle according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view of the motorcycle of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a state in which a vehicle body cover is removed. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the lock mechanism and the lock release switch, FIG. 4 is a front view of the main switch portion, FIG. 5 is a sectional front view of the main switch portion, and FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the lock mechanism portion. It is a figure.

In the figure, 1 is a scooter type motorcycle,
Reference numeral 2 denotes a so-called underbone type body frame of the motorcycle 1, in which a head pipe 3 is connected to an upper end of a main pipe 4 having a substantially L-shape in a side view, and a rear end of the main pipe 4 is provided with a pair of left and right. It has a structure in which the front ends of the side pipes 5 and 5 are connected and both side pipes 5 are extended obliquely upward.

A steering shaft 6a of a front fork 6 is supported by a head pipe 3 of the vehicle body frame 2 so as to be rotatable left and right. A front wheel 7 is pivotally supported on the lower end of the front fork 6, and a steering handle 8 is fixed on the upper end.

Further, a unit swing type engine 9 is pivotally supported by the center portions of the left and right side pipes 5 of the vehicle body frame 2 in the front-rear direction so as to be swingable up and down, and the rear of a transmission case 9a of the engine 9. The rear wheel 10 is pivotally supported by the end portion. A cushion unit 11 is interposed between the rear end of the transmission case 9a and the rear end of the left side pipe 5. Furthermore, the exhaust device 12 connected to the engine 9 is arranged on the right side of the rear wheel 10 and below the rearward extension 5a of the right side pipe 5.

The head pipe 3 and the main pipe 4 are also provided.
The periphery of is surrounded by a resin front folder 13 and a resin leg shield 14. Also, the main pipe 4,
The connection parts of the left and right side pipes 5 are surrounded by the foot board 15 located on the upper side and the under cover 16 located on the lower side, and the vicinity of the connection part is the foot rest 31 of the low floor. Furthermore, the peripheries of the left and right side pipes 5 near the rear extensions 5a are surrounded by side covers 17a.

A fuel tank 17 is mounted in the side cover 17a between the left and right rear extensions 5a, 5a, and a storage box 18 is mounted on the front side thereof. Further, a gate bracket 19 is installed between the rear extension portions 5a, 5a so as to straddle the front portion of the fuel tank 17, and the rear end flange portion 18a of the storage box 18 is provided on the upper surface of the gate bracket 19. It is fixed with bolts.

A seat 20 is disposed above the storage box 18 so as to cover the upper opening thereof, and a front end portion 20d of a bottom plate 20a of the seat 20 is hinged to a front end flange of the storage box 18. It is attached to the portion 18b. As a result, the seat 20 has the front end portion 20.
The upper end opening of the storage box 18 is opened and closed by rotating up and down around d.

A lock mechanism 21 for locking or unlocking the gate hook 20c protruding downward from the bottom plate 20a of the seat 20 is provided on the lower surface of the upper side of the gate bracket 19. This locking mechanism 21
A locking lever 22 having a locking slit 22a and constantly biased to an unlock position shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, and a stopper 23 for stopping the locking lever 22 at a lock position shown by a solid line in FIG. , And a release lever 24 for releasing the lock by moving the stopper 23 downward in the drawing by its tip portion 24a. The stopper 23 is constantly urged to the position shown in FIG. The release lever 24 is rotatably supported by a fulcrum 24b.

The head pipe 3 of the vehicle body frame 2
A main switch 25 is provided in the. The main switch 25 is an ON / O switch for turning on / off the main circuit.
LO that prevents the FF position and the rotation of the front fork 6
It has a CK position and an OPEN position that brings the lock mechanism 21 into the unlocked state. That is, the main switch 25 also functions as a lock release switch that releases the lock by the lock mechanism 21. Here, when the ignition key is rotated beyond the ON position to the OPEN position, the electric circuit keeps the ON state, and when the force is released at the ON position, the electric circuit automatically returns to the ON position. It is like this.

The lock release switch function includes a slider 27 to which the lock release cable 26 is connected, and a cam member 28 for sliding the slider 27 to the unlock position (shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 5). This cam member 28 moves to the unlock position when the ignition key is turned from the ON position to the OPEN position.

The unlocking cable 26 is
From the space surrounded by the front fender 13 and the leg shield 14, the footboard 15 and the under cover 1
It passes through the space surrounded by 6, and is further inserted into a hole 5c formed near the front end of the right side pipe 5 and extends upward from the rear end portion of the pipe 5 through the right side pipe 5. The rear end is the release lever 2 of the lock mechanism 21.
4 is connected to the upper end. The above cable 26
The front half of the above is fixed to the main pipe 4 together with another electric cable 27 by a band 29. A protective tube 30 is attached to the side pipe insertion portion of the unlocking cable 26.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. In the storage device of this embodiment, when the seat 20 is closed, the gate hook 20c fixed to the bottom plate 20a is locked by the lock mechanism 2.
The locking lever 22 of No. 1 is rotated from the state of the two-dot chain line in FIG. The locking lever 22 is prevented from rotating by coming into contact with the convex portion 22b of the seat 22, thereby locking the seat 20 in the closed state.

When the seat 20 is opened, the ignition key is inserted into the main switch 25 and rotated beyond the ON position to the OPEN position. Then, the cam member 28 of the main switch 25 moves the slider 27 to the release position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 5, and this movement is transmitted to the release lever 24 of the lock mechanism 21 via the lock release cable 26 and released. The lever 24 rotates clockwise in FIG.
As a result, the tip end 24a of the release lever 24 is moved to the stopper 2
6 is slid downward in FIG. 6, the stopper 23 is disengaged from the convex portion 22b of the locking lever 22, and as a result, the biasing force of the open spring built in the locking lever 22 causes the stopper 23 to rotate to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. The seat 20 can be opened.

As described above, in this embodiment, the main switch 25 is provided with the OPEN position, and the rotation of the main switch 25 is controlled by the lock mechanism 2 via the cable 26.
Since it is transmitted to 1, the lock by the lock mechanism 21 can be released by remote operation.

In the present embodiment, the cable 26 for transmitting the above-mentioned rotation operation is surrounded by the foot board 15 and the under cover 16 from the space surrounded by the front fender 13 and the leg shield 14 in the front half thereof. Since the cable was routed so that it would pass through the inner space, and the rear half was routed in the side pipe 5 on the right side, this cable 26
Since it is located in a portion where the hand cannot be inserted from the outside, the operation from the outside can be prevented without providing a special protective cover, and theft can be prevented.

Further, in this embodiment, the main switch 25
Since the cable 26 can be pulled while maintaining the ON state, the lock can be released and the seat can be opened without stopping the engine. By the way, in the conventional device that was designed to release the lock by inserting the ignition key directly into the lock mechanism, it was necessary to temporarily stop the engine or unlock the ignition key in order to release the lock.
In this embodiment, there is no such inconvenience.

Further, in the present embodiment, the side pipe 5 located relatively far away from the engine 9 and the exhaust system 12 is located.
Since the cable 26 is installed inside, there is no problem due to heat.

In the above embodiment, the main switch 2
Although the function of the lock release switch is waited for in 5 as well, the lock release switch of the present invention does not necessarily have to serve as the main switch, and the lock release switch may be provided separately from the main switch.

In the above embodiment, only the rear half of the cable 26 is routed inside the body frame (side pipe), and the front half of the cable 26 is routed outside the body frame. May be installed in the body frame.

[0027]

As described above, according to the storage device for a scooter type motorcycle according to the present invention, since the lock release switch is connected to the lock mechanism by the cable, the lock can be released by remote control, and at least the cable described above can be released. Since the latter half is routed inside the side pipe, it is possible to prevent external operations without providing a special protective cover, etc.
It has the effect of preventing theft.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a scooter type motorcycle including a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the motorcycle.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a connected state of a lock mechanism and a main switch (lock release switch) of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the main switch of the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional front view of the main switch of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view around the lock mechanism of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Scooter type motorcycle 2 Body frame 3 Head pipe 4 Main pipe 5 Side pipe 10 Steering handle 18 Storage box 20 Seat 21 Lock mechanism 25 Main switch (lock release switch) 26 Remote control cable 31 Foot rest part

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 21, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be corrected] Drawing

[Name of item to be corrected] Figure 1

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Figure 1]

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of left and right side pipes are connected to a rear end portion of a main pipe extending downward from a head pipe to form a low floor footrest portion, and a storage box is arranged between the side pipes. In a storage device for a scooter type motorcycle in which a seat is provided so that the upper opening of the storage box can be opened and closed, a lock mechanism for locking the seat in the closed state is provided near the seat, and the lock mechanism locks the seat. A lock release switch for releasing is arranged in the vicinity of the steering handle, and at least the latter half of the remote control cable connecting the release switch and the lock mechanism is arranged in any of the side pipes. A storage device for a scooter type motorcycle.