CN1368450A - Bracket locking device for motorized two-wheeled vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

A stand locking device for a motor vehicle is provided, which can reduce the size of a locking mechanism in the vehicle width direction to achieve miniaturization and compactness. The locking mechanism 21 is composed of a freely slidable locking rod, a force applying mechanism that causes the locking rod to move in the unlocking direction, and a locking arm that rotates under the action of the rotational operating force of the locking lever so that the locking rod slides in the direction of overcoming the force applying mechanism; and these locking rods, the force applying mechanism, and the locking arm are arranged in the same plane in the vehicle width direction.

Description

Bracket locking device for motorized two-wheeled vehicles

The invention relates to a bracket locking device for a two-wheeled motor vehicle which locks a main bracket so that it cannot rotate.

In the past, as an anti-theft measure for a two-wheeled motor vehicle, there were known methods of locking the handlebar at a predetermined angle by operating the main switch, and directly setting a lock device on the main bracket to lock it so that it cannot be locked. way of turning etc.

However, as a method of locking the handlebars at a predetermined angle by operating the main switch, especially for a light-weight small two-wheeled motorcycle, it can be easily locked by lifting the front part of the vehicle body. Mobile, therefore, is not perfect as an anti-theft measure.

And as directly setting lock device on main support and locking it and making it can not rotate mode, because main support is close to the ground, so lockset is very cumbersome to operate.

For this reason, someone has proposed a kind of support locking device that the operating force of turning the locking lever is transmitted to the locking mechanism through the pull wire to make the locking mechanism act, thereby locking the main support so that it cannot rotate (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 5-32186).

However, in the bracket locking device according to the above solution, since a plurality of components of the locking mechanism are arranged in the width direction of the vehicle, it is necessary to rack one's brains to secure the required arrangement space for these components.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a stand lock device for a motorcycle that can reduce the size of the lock mechanism in the vehicle width direction to achieve downsizing.

In addition, the existing bracket locking device is directly exposed to the outside, therefore, its normal operation may be affected by splashing muddy water and the like.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a stand locking device for a two-wheeled motor vehicle capable of preventing splashes of muddy water and the like and having high operational stability.

In addition, the existing stand locking device does not have a means for confirming whether the main stand is in the locked state.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a stand locking device for a motorcycle capable of checking a locked state of a main stand.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in technical solution 1 is a bracket for a two-wheeled motor vehicle that transmits the operating force of rotating the locking lever to the locking mechanism through a pull wire to activate the locking mechanism, thereby locking the main bracket so that it cannot rotate. The locking device is characterized in that the aforementioned locking mechanism is composed of a freely slidable locking lever, a force applying mechanism that makes the locking lever tend to move toward the unlocking direction, and rotates under the action of the rotating operation force of the aforementioned locking lever to make the aforementioned locking The lever is configured with a lock arm that slides in a direction against the urging mechanism; and these lock levers, the urging means, and the lock arm are arranged on the same plane in the vehicle width direction.

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1 , the locking mechanism is covered by a cover.

The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1 or 2, an indicator light that is turned on when the main stand is locked is provided.

Therefore, according to the invention described in claim 1, the lock lever, the urging mechanism, and the lock arm constituting the lock mechanism are arranged on the same plane in the vehicle width direction, so that the size of the lock mechanism in the vehicle width direction can be reduced. To realize its miniaturization and compactness.

According to the invention described in claim 2, at least the outer surface of the lock mechanism is covered with a cover, so that splashing of muddy water and the like can be prevented, and high operational stability of the stand lock device can be ensured.

According to the invention described in claim 3 , since the indicator light that lights up when the main stand is locked is provided, the driver can confirm that the main stand is in the locked state through the indicator light.

As can be seen from the above description, according to the invention described in claim 1, the lock lever, the urging mechanism, and the lock arm constituting the lock mechanism are arranged on the same plane in the vehicle width direction. The size of the lock mechanism in the vehicle width direction is reduced to achieve miniaturization and compactness.

According to the invention described in claim 2, at least the outer surface of the locking mechanism is covered by the outer cover, therefore, it is possible to obtain such an effect that muddy water can be prevented from adhering to the locking mechanism, and the stand locking device can be guaranteed to have high operational stability. sex.

According to the invention described in claim 3, since the indicator light that is turned on when the main stand is locked is provided, there is an effect that the driver can confirm that the main stand is in the locked state through the indicator light.

Fig. 1 is a side view of a light two-wheeled motor vehicle with a bracket locking device according to the present invention with its rear body cover removed.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the main frame portion at the rear of a light-duty two-wheeled motor vehicle provided with the frame locking device according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the bracket locking device of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side view of a light motorized two-wheeled vehicle with the bracket locking device involved in the present invention after removing the body cover at its rear part, Fig. 2 is a side view of the main bracket part of the motorized two-wheeled vehicle, Fig. 3 It is an exploded perspective view of the stand locking device according to the present invention.

In the light two-wheeled motor vehicle 1 shown in FIG. 1 , 2 is a combined swing type engine whose front end is supported on the vehicle body so that it can swing freely up and down. A freely rotatable rear wheel 3 is supported on an extended axle shaft (not shown). Furthermore, the combined swing type engine 2 and the rear wheels are suspended on the vehicle body through the shock absorber 5 provided between the rear end portion of the combined swing type engine 2 and the seat rail frame 4 . The combined swing type engine 2 is a combination of the engine and the transmission mechanism as a unit, and is arranged on the left side of the vehicle body, and an air cleaner 6 and a carburetor 7 are arranged on the top thereof.

In addition, a vehicle seat 8 is disposed above the combined swing engine 2 , a storage tank 9 is disposed below the vehicle seat, and a fuel tank 10 is disposed behind the storage tank 9 . The seat 8 can be opened and closed by turning up and down about a hinge shaft (not shown) provided at the front end thereof. In addition, a helmet (not shown) can be accommodated in the aforementioned storage box 9 .

As the aforementioned combined swinging engine 2, its front end is supported on the vehicle body freely up and down through a pair of left and right engine brackets 11 through a pivot 12, while the left and right engine brackets 11 are, as shown in Figure 3, supported by a tubular transverse The rods 13 are connected to each other, and the left and right upper ends of the main bracket 14 are rotatably attached to the left and right engine brackets 11 by bolts 15 . Furthermore, a return spring 18 is provided in a stretched state between the protruding pin 16 provided on the left side of the main bracket 14 and the protruding pin 17 provided on the left engine bracket 11 (see FIG. 1 ).

Next, the structure of the stand locking device according to the present invention will be described.

The bracket locking device involved in the present invention transmits the rotating operation force of the locking lever 19 provided in the storage box 9 to the locking mechanism 21 through the pull wire 20, so that the locking mechanism 21 is activated, thereby locking the main bracket 14 so that it cannot Rotation; locking mechanism 21, as shown in Figure 21, is made of locking lever 22, the spring 23 that makes this locking lever 22 tend to the unlocking direction action, and the locking arm 24 etc. that is engaged on one end of locking lever 22.

As shown in Figure 3, the aforementioned locking lever 19 is rotatably mounted on the bracket 25 fixed on the aforementioned vehicle seat rail frame 4 by a bolt 26, and an arm is installed at the end of the shaft 27 integrally rotating with the locking lever 19. 28. And this arm 28 is installed with an end of the aforementioned backguy 20 passing through the backguy sleeve 29 .

In addition, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, a switch 30 that can be turned on/off by the arm 28 is provided near the above-mentioned arm 28 of the aforementioned bracket 25, and the end of the lead wire 31 drawn from the switch 30 is An LED lamp 32 is connected thereto, and the LED lamp 32 is mounted, for example, on an unillustrated instrument panel provided near the handlebar.

In addition, on the outer surface of the engine bracket 11 on the left side, a supporting member 33 made of sheet metal is installed through two bolts 34, and the aforementioned locking mechanism 21 that constitutes the locking mechanism 21 is housed in the space enclosed by the supporting member 33 and the engine bracket 11. Lock lever 22 and spring 23 and lock arm 24 .

That is, as shown in Figure 2, the aforementioned locking lever 22 is supported so as to be able to freely slide along the front and rear direction of the vehicle body, and the locking lever 22 is always tending to the unlocking direction (left side in Figure 2) under the action of the aforementioned spring 23. ) is attached, and one end surface thereof is engaged with the aforementioned locking arm 24 .

The above-mentioned lock arm 24 is supported by the protruding shaft 35 provided on the inner surface of the aforementioned supporting member 33 at its middle part so as to be able to rotate freely. The other end of the aforementioned pull wire 20 is connected. The wire bushing 29 and the wire 20 pass through a bushing guide 36 held on the engine mount 11 and are guided by the bushing guide 36 .

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the lock lever 22, the spring 22, and the lock arm 24 constituting the lock mechanism 21 are arranged on the same plane in the vehicle width direction, and they do not protrude too much to the side of the vehicle body. Furthermore, the entire lock mechanism 21 is covered by a cover 38 mounted on the support member 33 via two bolts 37 .

Next, the working principle of the bracket locking device configured as above will be described.

When the light motor two-wheeled vehicle 1 is running, the main bracket 14 is in the state shown in Figure 1 and the locking mechanism 21 is in a non-working state. The rod 22 is also in the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2 under the action of the spring 23 . In addition, in this state, the lock lever 19 is in the state shown in FIG. 1 , and the switch 30 arranged near it is in an off state, so the aforementioned LED lamp 32 arranged on the instrument panel is extinguished, whereby the driver can recognize The main bracket 14 is in an unlocked state.

And when the light motor two-wheeled vehicle 1 stops running and the driver places the main support 14 in the upright state as shown in Figure 2, as long as the driver opens the vehicle seat 8 and the locking lever 19 is rotated counterclockwise in Figure 3, the arm 28 The pull wire 20 is pulled by rotating in the opposite direction, and at the same time, the switch 30 is turned on so that the above-mentioned LED lights provided on the instrument panel are turned on.

When the pull wire 20 is pulled as described above, the locking arm 24 of the locking device 21 will rotate in the direction of the arrow in FIG. As a result, the wedge-shaped engaging claw portion 14a formed at the upper end of the main bracket 14 is engaged with the end portion of the lock lever 22 as shown in the figure. In this state, the rotation of the main bracket 14 is locked, and it cannot be accommodated as shown in FIG. 1 . Therefore, the light two-wheeled motor vehicle 1 cannot be moved, and the two-wheeled motor vehicle 1 can be prevented from being stolen. And, when the main stand 14 is in the locked state, the LED lamp 32 provided on the instrument panel is turned on as described above, so the driver can visually confirm that the main stand 14 is in the locked state.

As described above, in this embodiment, the lock lever 22, the spring 23, and the lock arm 24 constituting the lock mechanism 21 are arranged on the same plane in the vehicle width direction, so that the lock mechanism 21 can be reduced in size. The size, realize its miniaturization and compactness, make its layout design easy.

In addition, since the outer cover 38 covers the locking mechanism 21 from the outside, it is possible to prevent muddy water from adhering to the locking mechanism 21 and ensure high operational stability of the stand locking device.

In the above, the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a small light two-wheeled motor vehicle has been described, but it is obvious that the present invention is also applicable to any other type of bracket locking device for a two-wheeled motor vehicle.

Claims (3)

1. the rack locking device of a motor bike operating effort of twist-lock lever is made this lockout mechanism action by backguy to lockout mechanism transmission, thereby the locking main support makes it and can not rotate, and it is characterized in that,

Thereby aforementioned lockout mechanism by the securing rod that can be free to slide, make this securing rod be tending towards under the force application mechanism of unlocking direction action and effect, rotating the lock arm that aforementioned securing rod is slided to the direction that overcomes force application mechanism to constitute in the rotating operation power of aforementioned locking lever; And these securing rods and force application mechanism and lock arm are configured in the same plane on the overall width direction.

2. the rack locking device of the motor bike of putting down in writing as claim 1 is characterized in that aforementioned lockout mechanism is covered by outer cover.

3. as the rack locking device of claim 1 or 2 motor bikes of being put down in writing, it is characterized in that, be provided with the indicator lamp of when aforementioned main support is locked, lighting.

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