CN107867351B

CN107867351B - Storage box structure of saddle-type vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN107867351B
Application number: CN201710864416.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 中西孝文; 大石健一
Original assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Current assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-09-23
Filing date: 2017-09-22
Publication date: 2021-02-09
Anticipated expiration: 2037-09-22
Also published as: BR102017019641B1; CN107867351A; JP2018047837A; JP6487886B2; BR102017019641A2

Abstract

In a saddle-ride type vehicle in which an opening at the upper end of a storage box is openably and closably covered by a riding seat, the storage capacity of the storage box can be increased while suppressing the influence of water entering the storage box from the opening on the electronic equipment and the connection part of a connector arranged in the storage box. A bulging part (46) bulging outward in the vehicle width direction than an opening part (35) is formed on a side wall (34b) of a storage box (34) facing outward in the vehicle width direction, an insertion opening (47) arranged below an upper wall (46a) of the bulging part (46) is formed to point to the inside of the storage box (34) in the bulging part (46), and a connector (48) located outward of the periphery of the opening part (35) in a plan view and having a terminal part (48a) arranged in the insertion opening (47) is arranged in the bulging part (46) so as to be capable of being connected with an electronic device.

Description

Storage box structure of saddle-type vehicle

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a saddle-ride type vehicle in which a storage box having an opening at an upper end thereof is supported by a vehicle body frame, and the opening of the storage box is openably and closably covered with a riding seat, and particularly to an improvement in the structure of the storage box.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses a structure in which a waterproof bag is provided in a storage box that is openably and closably covered from above by a riding seat, and a receptacle is provided in the storage box, and a power supply port of the receptacle for supplying power to an electronic device such as a cellular phone adaptor in the storage box faces the bag.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese unexamined patent publication No. 2009-40087

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

According to the configuration disclosed in patent document 1, although the electronic device connected to the receptacle for charging in the storage box can be protected from water or dust entering the storage box through the opening of the storage box, the storage capacity of the storage box is reduced by the waterproof bag provided in the storage box.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a storage box structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, which can suppress the influence of water entering the storage box from an opening portion of the storage box on a connection portion between an electronic device and a connector in the storage box, and which can increase the storage capacity of the storage box.

Means for solving the problems

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a storage box structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle, the storage box having an opening at an upper end thereof, the opening of the storage box being supported by a vehicle body frame, the opening being openably and closably covered by a seat for riding, wherein a bulging portion bulging outward in a vehicle width direction than the opening is formed in a side wall of the storage box on an outer side in the vehicle width direction, an insertion opening disposed below an upper wall of the bulging portion is formed to be directed toward an inside of the storage box in the bulging portion, and a connector having a terminal portion disposed in the insertion opening and located outward of a peripheral edge of the opening in a plan view is provided so as to be connectable to an electronic device and disposed in the bulging portion.

In addition to the first characteristic, the present invention has a second characteristic in that the frame includes a head pipe that supports a front fork that supports a front wheel in a steerable manner, a main frame that extends rearward from the head pipe, and a pair of right and left rear frames that extend rearward from the main frame, and the bulging portion is formed to bulge outward in the vehicle width direction in plan view from the rear frame located below the bulging portion.

In the present invention, in addition to the second characteristic configuration, the connector is disposed further outward than the opening portion in a plan view, and is disposed on an outer side in the vehicle width direction of a specific one of the pair of left and right rear frames corresponding to the connector, and the wire harness is connected to the connector on an outer side of the storage box.

In the present invention, in addition to the third characteristic configuration, the wire harness extends from the connector so as to have a first extension portion extending downward from the connector and a second extension portion connected to a lower end of the first extension portion and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, and the second extension portion extends along an upper portion of the specific rear frame and is disposed between the bulging portion and the specific rear frame in a vertical direction.

In accordance with a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first to fourth aspects, the bulging portion is formed to have a front wall facing forward in a vehicle front-rear direction and a rear wall facing rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the connector is disposed on the rear wall in such a manner that: the length of the connector in the vehicle front-rear direction is larger than the length in the vehicle width direction in a plan view, and the terminal portion is directed so as to approach the center of the housing box in the vehicle width direction as it enters the inside of the housing box.

In the present invention, in addition to the fifth characteristic, the rear wall of the bulging portion is disposed further forward than a box rear wall that faces rearward along the vehicle longitudinal direction and constitutes a part of the storage box.

A seventh aspect of the present invention is summarized as in the first to sixth aspects, wherein the storage box is constituted by left and right box half bodies that are arranged on both sides in the vehicle width direction and are coupled to each other.

In addition to the first to seventh features, the present invention has an eighth feature in that the connector is disposed on one of a pair of right and left bulging portions formed on both side walls of the storage box in the vehicle width direction, and a tool support portion to which the in-vehicle tool is detachably attached is provided on the other bulging portion configured to be capable of storing the in-vehicle tool.

In the present invention, in addition to the first to eighth features, a ninth feature is that the storage box is configured to be able to store a helmet, and the connector is disposed so as to have the terminal portion at a position shifted in the vehicle width direction from the helmet in a stored state on a projection view projected onto a vertical plane parallel to the vehicle width direction.

Furthermore, according to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first to ninth aspects, the connector is configured to be of a female type so as to be capable of supplying electric power to the electronic device housed in the housing box.

Effects of the invention

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the bulge portion is formed on the side wall of the storage box facing the outside in the vehicle width direction, the storage capacity of the storage box can be increased, and the insertion hole disposed below the upper wall of the bulge portion is formed in the bulge portion, and the terminal portion of the connector is disposed outside the peripheral edge of the opening portion and in the insertion hole in a plan view, it is possible to prevent water such as rain entering from the opening portion from affecting the electronic device and the connection portion of the connector to the maximum extent even in a state where the electronic device and the connector in the storage box are connected.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the bulging portion is formed so as to bulge outward in the vehicle width direction in plan view than the rear frame positioned below the bulging portion in the pair of right and left rear frames, the bulging portion is bulged outward in the vehicle width direction to a greater extent, so that the storage capacity of the storage box can be increased, and a space for making it difficult for water such as rain falling from the opening portion to contact the connection portion of the electronic device and the connector can be more easily secured.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the wire harness is connected to the connector disposed further outward than the opening portion in a plan view on the vehicle width direction outer side of the specific rear frame corresponding to the connector on the outer side of the storage box, the connector can be easily operated from the side of the vehicle at the time of assembly, and the connection of the wire harness to the connector can be made easier. Further, the connector is disposed further outside in the vehicle width direction, so that the terminal portion in the bulging portion and the connecting portion of the electronic device can be disposed further outside the opening portion in a plan view, and the influence of water such as rain on the connecting portion can be further reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the second extending portion that extends in the vehicle front-rear direction in continuous with the lower end of the first extending portion that extends downward from the connector in the wire harness connected to the connector is disposed between the bulging portion and the specific rear frame in the vertical direction and extends along the upper portion of the specific rear frame, and therefore, a part of the wire harness can be laid out effectively utilizing the space that is generated between the storage box and the frame in the vertical direction, and the wire harness can be prevented from protruding outward from the vehicle width direction outer end of the vehicle while avoiding interference with other members.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the length of the connector in the vehicle front-rear direction in a plan view in a state of being disposed on the rear wall of the bulging portion is larger than the length in the vehicle width direction, it is possible to suppress the protrusion of the connector from the bulging portion to the outside in the vehicle width direction and suppress the increase in the vehicle width of the vehicle, and further, since the terminal portion is directed so as to approach the center in the vehicle width direction of the housing box as it enters the inside of the housing box, it is possible to improve the contact property of the terminal portion into the housing box. That is, when the terminal portion is disposed so as to be directed along the vehicle front-rear direction, the hand holding the electronic device in the housing box interferes with the side wall of the bulging portion and is difficult to be connected to the terminal portion.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the rear wall of the bulging portion is located further forward than the rear wall of the storage box, which is a part of the storage box, the capacity of the storage box can be increased, and a space for disposing the connector on at least one side in the vehicle width direction of the box rear wall can be easily secured.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the left and right half casing bodies divided in the vehicle width direction are joined to each other to constitute the storage box, the mold for forming the bulging portion is difficult to be removed from the integrally molded storage box, the bulging portion can be easily formed, and the connector can be easily attached to the bulging portion.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the connector is disposed on one of the pair of protruding portions and the tool support portion is provided on the other protruding portion, the connector and the tool support portion are disposed on the left and right sides, and the tool support portion can be effectively used even in a state where the electronic device is connected to the connection portion, and the space in the storage box can be used to a large extent.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the terminal portion is provided at a position offset in the vehicle width direction from the helmet on the projection surface projected onto the vertical plane parallel to the vehicle width direction in the state where the helmet is stored in the storage box, the helmet can be stored in the storage box even in the state where the electronic device is connected to the connector.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the connector can supply power to the electronic device housed in the housing box, the electronic device can be housed in the housing box and supplied with power, and since the connector is configured to be of a female type, it is easy to form a structure in which an inner end portion of the connector facing the inside of the housing box is closed by the cover member when the connector is not used.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a right side view of a motorcycle of a first embodiment;

fig. 2 is a side view showing a main part of fig. 1 with a vehicle body cover omitted;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a perspective view as viewed from the direction of arrow 6 in fig. 1 in a state where the vehicle body cover is omitted;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the second embodiment corresponding to FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the third embodiment corresponding to FIG. 4;

fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 of fig. 8.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the up-down direction, the front-back direction, and the left-right direction refer to directions viewed from a rider seated on the motorcycle.

To describe the first embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 1 to 6, first, in fig. 1 and 2, a frame F of a motorcycle, which is a saddle type vehicle, includes: a head pipe 12 for supporting the front fork 11 in a steerable manner, a main frame 13 inclined rearward and downward and extending rearward from the head pipe 12, a pair of right and left rear frames 14 connected to the rear portion of the main frame 13 and extending rearward, and a rear connecting frame 15 for connecting the rear ends of the pair of right and left rear frames 14, wherein a front wheel WF is pivotally supported at the lower end of the front fork 11, a rod-shaped steering handle 16 connected to the upper portion of the front fork 11, and a front fender 17 for covering the upper portion of the front wheel WF is supported by the front fork 11.

The rear frame 14 is integrally formed with a rear frame front portion 14a and a rear frame rear portion 14b, the rear frame front portion 14a is curved and extends rearward so as to extend outward in the vehicle width direction with a front end portion thereof connected to an intermediate portion of the main frame 13, and the rear frame rear portion 14b extends rearward and upward from a rear end of the rear frame 14 a. The rear connecting frame 15, which is formed in a substantially U shape that opens forward in a plan view, has a front end portion that slightly protrudes forward from the upper end portion of the rear frame rear portion 14b of the rear frame 14, and is fixed to the upper end portion of the rear frame rear portion 14 b.

A first hanger plate 18 is fixed to a rear frame front portion 14a of the pair of right and left rear frames 14, and a second hanger plate 19 disposed rearward of the first hanger plate 18 is fixed to the main frame 13. A pivot plate 20 extending in the vertical direction is fixed to a rear end portion of the main frame 13.

An engine main body 21 of an internal combustion engine E for supplying power for driving a rear wheel WR is disposed below the main frame 13 in a position slightly above and in the cylinder axis direction, and the engine main body 21 is supported by the first and

second hanger plates

18 and 19 and the pivot plate 20 of the frame F. The exhaust system 51 that discharges exhaust gas from the engine main body 21 includes an exhaust pipe 53 and an exhaust muffler 54, the exhaust pipe 53 is connected to a lower side wall of a cylinder head 52 of the engine main body 21 and extends rearward below the engine main body 21, and the exhaust muffler 54 is disposed on the right side of the front wheel WR and connected to the exhaust pipe 53.

Further, a front end portion of a swing arm 22 is supported by the pivot plate 20 so as to be vertically swingable, a rear end portion of the swing arm 22 pivotally supports the rear wheel WR, and a rear cushion 23 is provided between a connection installation portion of the rear frame 14 and the rear connecting frame 15 and the swing arm 22.

A synthetic resin vehicle body cover 25 covering the vehicle body frame F and a part of the internal combustion engine E is attached to the vehicle body frame F, and the vehicle body cover 25 includes front side covers 26 disposed on both left and right sides of a front portion of the vehicle body frame F, leg shields 27 connected to front portions of the two front side covers 26 so as to cover feet of a passenger from a front side, a front cover 28 connected to the two leg shields 27 so as to cover the head pipe 12 from a front side, an upper cover 29 connected to the front cover 28 so as to cover the head pipe 12 from a rear side and cover the front portion of the vehicle body frame F from an upper side, and a rear side cover 30 covering a rear portion of the vehicle body frame F from both sides, a tandem type riding seat 31 is disposed above the rear side cover 30, and a rear fender 32 covering an upper portion of a rear portion of the rear wheel WR is connected to the rear side cover 30.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5 together, the storage box 34 and the fuel tank 36 are supported by the rear portion of the front frame F so as to be disposed between the pair of right and left rear side covers 30, the storage box 34 is formed by joining a left half box 38 and a right half box 39 disposed on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and has an opening 35 at an upper end, and the fuel tank 36 is disposed behind the storage box 34. A front portion of the riding seat 31 that can cover the storage box 34 and the fuel tank 36 from above is rotatably supported via a hinge portion 37 at an upper portion on the front side of the storage box 34, and the opening portion 35 of the storage box 34 is openably and closably covered by the riding seat 31.

The storage box 34 is supported by the rear connecting frame 15 and first and

second cross frames

40, 42 that are provided between the pair of right and left rear frames 14 at a distance in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the fuel tank 36 is supported by the rear connecting frame 15.

The left case half body 38 and the right case half body 39 that together constitute the storage case 34 are coupled to each other so as to be dividable by a vertical plane PL (see fig. 4) passing through the center in the width direction of the vehicle body. In a portion corresponding to a front portion of the storage box 34 in the vehicle longitudinal direction, a first cross frame 40 disposed below the storage box 34 is bridged between the frame front portions 14 of the pair of right and left rear frames 14 of the frame F, and lower portions of front sides of the left and right

box half bodies

38, 39 of the storage box 34 in the vehicle longitudinal direction are supported by the first cross frame 40 via a pair of first elastic members 41 disposed at intervals in the vehicle width direction. Further, a second cross frame 42 is provided between the connection portions of the frame front portion 14a and the frame rear portion 14b of the pair of right and left rear frames 14, and the lower intermediate portions of the left and

right case halves

38, 39 of the storage box 34 in the vehicle longitudinal direction are supported by the second cross frame 42 via a pair of second elastic members 43 disposed at intervals in the vehicle width direction. Further, in the rear connecting frame 15, rear end upper portions in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the left and

right case halves

38, 39 of the storage box 34 are supported via third elastic members 44, respectively, at a front end portion of the rear frame 14 that protrudes slightly forward from an upper end portion of the rear frame rear portion 14 b.

Bulging

portions

45 and 46 bulging outward in the vehicle width direction from the opening 35 are formed in a side wall 34a facing outward in the vehicle width direction and a side wall 34b facing outward in the vehicle width direction of the storage box 34, respectively. As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the bulging

portions

45 and 46 are formed to bulge outward in the vehicle width direction in plan view than the rear frame 14 located below the bulging

portions

45 and 46 in a manner corresponding to the bulging

portions

45 and 46 individually. In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the vehicle-width direction outer side of the riding seat 31 above the storage box 34 is formed to bulge outward in the vehicle-width direction.

The bulging

portions

45 and 46 are formed to have:

upper walls

45a, 46 a;

front walls

45b, 46b provided in a connected manner to the

upper walls

45a, 46a so as to face forward in the vehicle front-rear direction;

rear walls

45c, 46c provided in a manner connecting the

upper walls

45a, 46a rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction;

bottom walls

45d, 46 d. The storage box 34 is formed to have a lower protruding portion 34d protruding downward from a horizontal plane HL passing through outer surfaces of the

bottom walls

45d, 46d of the left and right bulging

portions

45, 46 at the center in the vehicle width direction, and in the left box half 38 and the right box half 39, a lower portion of a portion forming the lower protruding portion 34d on a front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction is supported by a first cross frame 40 via a first elastic member 41, and in the left box half 38 and the right box half 39, an intermediate lower portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the portion forming the lower protruding portion 34d is supported by a second cross frame 42 via a second elastic member 43.

As shown in fig. 5, the

rear walls

45c, 46c of the bulging

portions

45, 46 face rearward along the vehicle longitudinal direction and are disposed further forward than a box rear wall 34c constituting a part of the storage box 34.

Referring also to fig. 6, at least one of the pair of right and left bulging

portions

45, 46, i.e., the right bulging portion 46 in this embodiment, has an insertion opening 47 disposed below an upper wall 46a thereof and directed toward the inside of the storage box 34 (see fig. 5). A female connector 48 having a tubular terminal portion 48a to be inserted into the insertion port 47 and arranged outside the periphery of the opening 35 in a plan view is connectable to an electronic device such as a cellular phone adaptor in the storage box 34 to supply electric power, and a part of the connector 48 is arranged on the right bulging portion 46 so as to overlap the fuel tank 36 in a side view, as shown in fig. 2.

The insertion opening 47 is formed in the rear wall 46c such that an outer end thereof is opened at a flat attachment surface 49 formed on the rear wall 46c of the right bulging portion 46, and the connector 48 is disposed on the rear wall 46c as follows: the length L1A of the connector 48 in the vehicle longitudinal direction is made larger than the length L2A in the vehicle width direction in plan view, and the terminal portion 48a is directed so as to approach the center of the housing box 34 in the vehicle width direction as it enters the inside of the housing box 34. That is, the connector 48 is disposed on the rear wall 46C so as to be inclined such that the center axis C of the terminal portion 48a is directed forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction and approaches a vertical plane PL passing through the center in the vehicle width direction of the container box 34, that is, the center in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the connector 48 is disposed on the outer side of the opening 35 in plan view, and is disposed on the vehicle width direction outer side of the right rear frame 14, which is a specific rear frame on the side corresponding to the connector 48, of the pair of right and left rear frames 14.

However, the storage box 34 is configured to be able to store a helmet, and in this embodiment, a full-face helmet 55, and as shown in fig. 4, the connector 48 is disposed so as to have the terminal portion 48a at a position shifted in the vehicle width direction (right side in the vehicle width direction in this embodiment) from the full-face helmet 55 in a stored state, in a projection view onto a vertical plane parallel to the vehicle width direction.

However, a frame portion 56 surrounding an inner end portion of the terminal portion 48a is provided on an inner surface of the rear wall 46c of the right bulging portion 46, and a lid member 57 is openably and closably attached to the frame portion 56. In this embodiment, the lid member 57 is located on the vehicle width direction outer side of the terminal portion 48a when opened and is attached to the frame portion 56 via a pin 58 extending in the vertical direction, but the lid member 57 may be attached to the frame portion 56 so as to be located above the terminal portion 48a when opened.

The connector 48 is disposed on the right bulging portion 46 which is one of the pair of right and left bulging

portions

45, 46, but a tool support portion 60 capable of accommodating an in-vehicle tool, for example, detachably mounting a bag 59 accommodating an in-vehicle tool is provided on the left bulging portion 45 which is the other bulging portion 45.

In this embodiment, the tool support portion 60 includes:

belt support portions

61, 62 fixed to the inner surface of the left bulging portion 45 at intervals in the vehicle front-rear direction; a hook 63 fixed to an inner surface of the left bulging portion 45 above the

belt supporting portions

61 and 62; and an annular rubber belt 64 which is detachably engaged with the hook 63 and is fixed to the

belt support portions

61 and 62.

A harness 65 is connected to the connector 48 outside the storage box 34, the harness 65 extends from the connector 48 so as to include a first extending portion 65a extending downward from the connector 48 along the rear wall 46c of the right bulging portion 46 and a second extending portion 65b continuing to a lower end of the first extending portion 65a and extending forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the second extending portion 65b extends along an upper portion of the right rear frame 14, which is the specific rear frame, and is disposed between the right bulging portion 46 and the right rear frame 14.

A harness support 66 that holds the longitudinal intermediate portion of the first extending portion 65a and a harness support 67 that supports the longitudinal intermediate portion of the second extending portion 65b are attached to the right bulging portion 46.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described, and since the bulging

portions

45 and 46 bulging outward in the vehicle width direction from the opening portion 35 are formed in the

side walls

34a and 34b on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the container box 34, the storage capacity of the container box 34 can be increased. The right bulging portion 46 of the pair of right and left bulging

portions

45, 46 is formed such that an insertion opening 47 disposed below an upper wall 46a of the right bulging portion 46 is directed toward the inside of the housing box 34, a connector 48 having a terminal portion 48a inserted into the insertion opening 47 is disposed outside the periphery of the opening 35 in a plan view, and the connector can be connected to the electronic device in the housing box 34, and the right bulging portion 46 prevents water such as rain entering from the opening 35 from affecting the connection portion between the electronic device and the connector 48 to the maximum extent with a simple structure even in a state where the opening 35 is opened with the electronic device in the housing box 34 connected to the connector 48.

Further, the vehicle body frame F includes a pair of left and right rear vehicle frames 14 supporting the storage box 34 from below, and the pair of left and right bulging

portions

45, 46 are formed so as to bulge outward in the vehicle width direction in plan view than the rear vehicle frames 14 located below the bulging

portions

45, 46 in correspondence with the bulging

portions

45, 46 individually, so that the bulging

portions

45, 46 are bulged outward in the vehicle width direction to a greater extent, whereby the storage capacity of the storage box 34 can be increased, and a space for making it difficult for water such as rain falling from the opening 35 to contact the electronic devices and the connection portion of the connector 48 can be secured more easily.

Further, the connector 48 is disposed further outward than the opening 35 in a plan view, and is disposed on the vehicle width direction outer side of a specific rear frame 14 corresponding to the connector 48 among the pair of right and left rear frames 14, and the wire harness 65 is connected to the connector 48 on the outer side of the storage box 34, so that the connector 48 is easily operated from the side of the vehicle at the time of assembly, and the connection of the wire harness 65 to the connector 48 is also easier. Further, since the connector 48 is disposed further outward in the vehicle width direction, the terminal portion 48a in the bulging portion 46 and the connecting portion of the electronic device can be disposed further outward than the opening portion 35 in a plan view, and the influence of rain water or the like on the connecting portion can be further reduced.

Further, since the harness 65 extends from the connector 48 so as to have a first extending portion 65a extending downward from the connector 48 and a second extending portion 65b connected to a lower end of the first extending portion 65a and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the second extending portion 65b extends along an upper portion of the right-side rear frame 14 and is disposed between the right-side bulging portion 46 and the right-side rear frame 14 in the vertical direction, a part of the harness 65 can be laid out effectively utilizing a space generated between the storage box 34 and the frame F in the vertical direction, and the harness 65 can be prevented from protruding outward from the vehicle width direction outer end of the vehicle while avoiding interference with other members.

The bulging

portions

45, 46 are formed to have

front walls

45a, 46a facing forward in the vehicle front-rear direction and

rear walls

45c, 46c facing rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the connector 48 is disposed on the rear wall 46c of the right bulging portion 46 as follows: the length L1A of the connector 48 in the vehicle front-rear direction is greater than the length L2A in the vehicle width direction in plan view, and the terminal portion 48a is directed so as to approach the center of the housing box 34 in the vehicle width direction as it enters the inside of the housing box 34, so that the protrusion of the connector 48 from the bulging portion 46 to the outside in the vehicle width direction can be suppressed, the vehicle width increase of the vehicle can be suppressed, and the contact property to the terminal portion 48a in the housing box 34 can be improved. That is, when the terminal portion 48a is disposed so as to be directed along the vehicle front-rear direction, the hand holding the electronic device in the housing box 34 interferes with the side wall of the bulging portion 46 and is hard to be connected to the terminal portion 48a, but the above feature can prevent this.

Further, since the

rear walls

45c, 46c of the bulging

portions

45, 46 are positioned further forward than the box rear wall 34c, and the box rear wall 34c faces rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction and constitutes a part of the storage box 34, the storage capacity of the storage box 34 can be increased, and a space for disposing the connector 48 on at least one side in the vehicle width direction of the box rear wall 34c can be easily secured.

Further, since the storage box 34 is constituted by the left and right

box half bodies

38, 39 arranged on both sides in the vehicle width direction and joined to each other, it is difficult to remove a mold for forming the bulging portion from the case of the integrally molded storage box, the bulging

portions

45, 46 can be easily formed, and the connector 48 can be easily attached to the bulging portion 46.

Further, since the connector 48 is disposed in the right bulging portion 46 which is one of the pair of bulging

portions

45 and 46, and the tool support portion 60 to which the in-vehicle tool is detachably attached is provided in the left bulging portion 45 which is capable of accommodating the in-vehicle tool, the connector 48 and the tool support portion 60 are disposed in the left-right direction, and the tool support portion 60 can be effectively used even in a state where the electronic device is connected to the connection portion 48, and the space in the accommodation box 34 can be used to a large extent.

The storage box 34 is configured to be capable of storing the full-face helmet 55, and the connector 48 is disposed so as to have the terminal portion 48a at a position shifted in the vehicle width direction (in the embodiment, the right side in the vehicle width direction) from the full-face helmet 55 in the stored state on a projection view projected on a vertical plane parallel to the vehicle width direction, so that the full-face helmet 55 can be stored in the storage box 34 even in a state where the electronic device is connected to the connector 48.

Further, since the connector 48 is of a female type capable of supplying electric power to the electronic equipment housed in the housing box 34, the electronic equipment can be housed in the housing box 34 and supplied with electric power, and it is easy to form a structure in which an inner end portion of the connector 48 facing the inside of the housing box 34 is closed by the cover member 57 when the connector 48 is not used.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 7, but the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to those of the first embodiment, and only the drawings are shown, and detailed description is omitted.

In addition to the tool support portion 60 to which the bag 59 accommodating the vehicle-mounted tool is detachably attached to the left bulging portion 45 among the left and right bulging

portions

45, 46, for example, the right bulging portion 46 is provided with the device support portion 70, and the device support portion 70 includes, in the same manner as the

belt support portions

61, 62, the hook 63, and the rubber belt 64 provided in the tool support portion 60:

belt support portions

71, 72 fixed to the inner surface of the right bulging portion 46 at intervals in the vehicle front-rear direction; a hook 73 fixed to an inner surface of the right bulging portion 46 above the

belt support portions

71 and 72; and an annular rubber belt 74 which is detachably engaged with the hook 73 and fixed to the

belt support portions

71 and 72.

In the device support portion 70, the electronic device such as the antitheft device 75 which is always housed in the bulging portion 46 on the right side of the housing box 34 may be held so as to be always connected to the connector 48, so that the antitheft device 75 can be housed in the housing box 34 with less influence on the main housing area in the housing box 34, and the antitheft device 75 is less likely to be seen, thereby improving the antitheft performance.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 8 and 9, but the same reference numerals are given to portions corresponding to those of the first embodiment, and only the drawings are shown, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

A rear wall 46c of the right bulging portion 46 out of the pair of right and left bulging

portions

45, 46 provided in the housing box 34 is formed such that an insertion port 77 disposed below an upper wall 46a of the bulging portion 46 is directed toward the inside of the housing box 34, and a connector 78 having a terminal portion 78a inserted into the insertion port 77 is disposed so as to be disposed outside the peripheral edge of the opening 35 in a plan view.

The connector 78 is a female connector having a shape corresponding to an OBD2 (second generation On-board diagnostic system) and a pin arrangement, and is arranged On the rear wall 46c as follows: in a plan view, the length L1B of the connector 78 in the vehicle front-rear direction is made larger than the length L2B in the vehicle width direction, and the terminal portion 78a is directed so as to approach the center of the container box 34 in the vehicle width direction as it enters the inside of the container box 34.

A sensor for detecting the state of a power train that transmits driving force from the internal combustion engine E to the rear wheel WR, a sensor for detecting the state of the power train when an electric motor is used as a driving source instead of the internal combustion engine E, or a sensor for detecting the state of a catalyst provided in the exhaust system 51 of the internal combustion engine E are connected to the connector 78, and an ECU that is an electronic device capable of inspection is connected from inside the housing box 34 to the terminal portion 78a of the connector 78.

According to this third embodiment, the condition of the power train or the condition of the catalyst can be detected without performing an operation of removing an exterior package or the like at the time of inspection.

In order to selectively connect various electronic devices as described above, the

connectors

48 and 78 having shapes corresponding to the electronic devices to be connected can be selected and arranged in the bulging portion 46.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes may be made without departing from the present invention described in the claims.

For example, although the motor bicycle is described as a saddle-ride type vehicle in the above embodiment, the present invention can be applied to a motor tricycle. Further, the case where the bulging

portions

45 and 46 are provided on both the right and left sides of the storage box 34 has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to the case where the bulging portions are provided on either side of the storage box.

Description of the marks

11: front fork

12: head tube

13: main frame

14: rear frame

31: seat for passenger car

34: storage box

34a, 34 b: side wall

34 c: case back wall

35: opening part

38. 39: half box

45. 46: bulge part

45b, 46 b: front wall

45c, 46 c: rear wall

46 a: upper wall

47. 77: insertion opening

48. 78: connecting part

48a, 78 a: terminal section

55: whole face type helmet

60: tool support

65: wire harness

65 a: first extension part

65 b: second extension part

F: vehicle frame

L1A, L1B: length of the connecting member in the front-rear direction of the vehicle

L2A, L2B: length of connecting member in vehicle width direction

WF: front wheel

Claims

1. A storage box structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle, wherein a storage box (34) having an opening (35) at the upper end is supported by a vehicle frame (F), the opening (35) of the storage box (34) is openably and closably covered by a riding seat (31), the storage box structure of the saddle-ride type vehicle is characterized in that,

a bulging portion (46) bulging outward in the vehicle width direction than the opening portion (35) is formed in a side wall (34b) of the storage box (34) on the outside in the vehicle width direction, insertion ports (47, 77) arranged below an upper wall (46a) of the bulging portion (46) are formed so as to be directed toward the inside of the storage box (34), connectors (48, 78) located outward of the periphery of the opening portion (35) in plan view and having terminal portions (48a, 78a) arranged in the insertion ports (47, 77) are provided so as to be connectable to electronic equipment and arranged in the bulging portion (46), and a part of the connector (48) overlaps a fuel tank (36) arranged behind the riding seat (31) in side view.

2. The storage box structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 1,

the vehicle body frame (F) is provided with a head pipe (12) for supporting a front fork (11) for supporting a front Wheel (WF) in a steering manner, a main vehicle frame (13) extending backwards from the head pipe (12), and a pair of left and right rear vehicle frames (14) extending backwards from the main vehicle frame (13), wherein the bulging part (46) is formed to bulge outwards in the vehicle width direction than the rear vehicle frames (14) positioned below the bulging part (46) in a plan view.

3. The storage box structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 2,

the connectors (48, 78) are arranged further outward than the opening (35) in a plan view, and are arranged on the vehicle width direction outer side of a specific rear frame (14) on the side corresponding to the connectors (48, 78) in the pair of left and right rear frames (14), and the wire harness (65) is connected to the connectors (48, 78) on the outer side of the storage box (34).

4. The storage box structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 3,

the wire harness (65) extends from the connectors (48, 78) so as to have a first extension portion (65a) extending downward from the connectors (48, 78) and a second extension portion (65b) connected to the lower end of the first extension portion (65a) and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the second extension portion (65b) extends along the upper portion of the specific rear frame (14) and is disposed between the bulging portion (46) and the specific rear frame (14) in the vertical direction.

5. The storage box structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the bulging portion (46) is formed to have a front wall (46b) that faces forward in a vehicle front-rear direction, and a rear wall (46c) that faces rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the connectors (48, 78) are disposed on the rear wall (46c) in such a manner that: the length (L1A, L1B) of the connector (48) in the vehicle front-rear direction is greater than the length (L2A, L2B) in the vehicle width direction in plan view, and the terminal portions (48a, 78a) are directed so as to approach the center of the storage box (34) in the vehicle width direction as they enter the inside of the storage box (34).

6. The storage box structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle according to claim 5,

the rear wall (46c) of the bulging portion (46) is disposed further forward than a box rear wall (34c), and the box rear wall (34c) faces rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction and constitutes a part of the storage box (34).

7. The storage box structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the storage box (34) is composed of left and right box half bodies (38, 39) which are arranged on both sides in the vehicle width direction and are mutually combined.

8. The storage box structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the connectors (48, 78) are disposed on one (46) of a pair of right and left bulging portions (45, 46) formed on the side walls (34a, 34b) on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the storage box (34), and a tool support portion (60) to which the in-vehicle tool is detachably attached is provided on the other bulging portion (45) that is capable of storing the in-vehicle tool.

9. The storage box structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the storage box (34) is configured to be capable of storing a helmet (55), and the connectors (48, 78) are arranged so that the terminal portions (48a, 78a) are provided at positions offset in the vehicle width direction from the helmet (55) in a stored state on a projection view projected onto a vertical plane parallel to the vehicle width direction.

10. The storage box structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the connectors (48, 78) are configured to be of a female type so as to be able to supply power to the electronic devices housed in the housing box (34).