JP6053477B2 - Motorcycle rear flap stay - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rear flap of a motorcycle and a rear flap stay that supports electrical components.

  Some motorcycles support a rear flap and electrical components via a stay at the rear of the vehicle body, and a harness for electrical components is wired inside the stay. Such a stay supports a rear flap, an electrical component, and the like, and needs to have sufficient strength. Accordingly, there are two support rod-shaped members extending from the rear of the vehicle body of the motorcycle to support the rear flap and the electrical component, and a harness of the electrical component is passed through the hollow portion of one wiring rod-shaped member (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-006500 A

  However, since the three rod-shaped members are exposed in the motorcycle of Patent Document 1, a complicated appearance is given.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a rear flap stay for a motorcycle having a sufficient strength and a simple exterior appearance of the rear part of the vehicle body.

  In order to achieve the above object, a rear flap stay of a motorcycle according to the present invention is a rear flap stay for supporting a rear flap and electrical components of a motorcycle, and has a bottom plate and both side plates and is opened upward. And a cover that covers the upper opening of the stay main body, and a protrusion projecting upward is formed on the bottom plate of the stay main body, and the upper surface of the protrusion and the inner surface of the cover The electrical equipment harness is wired. The electrical component is, for example, a direction indicator.

  According to this configuration, by providing the protrusion projecting upward on the bottom plate of the stay body, the support strength of the stay body is improved without increasing the size of the stay body. Wiring of electrical equipment harnesses is also possible while supporting the product. Moreover, since the upper portion of the stay main body is open, wiring of the harness is facilitated. Further, since the opening is covered with the cover, the harness is hidden and cannot be seen, and the protrusion protrudes upward from the bottom plate of the stay main body, and the protrusion is not visible in a side view, so the appearance is simplified.

  In the present invention, a side wall of the stay main body is formed with a hole, a leg portion extending downward on both sides of the cover and positioned on the inside of the stay main body is formed, and between the both leg portions of the cover The harness is preferably located. According to this configuration, by providing the lightening hole, it is possible to create a unique appearance while reducing the weight of the stay body. Further, the leg portion of the cover can prevent the harness from being seen from the outside through the lightening hole, and can prevent the appearance from being damaged.

  In this invention, it is preferable that the said protrusion is provided in the left-right direction center part of the said baseplate. According to this configuration, the strength of the stay body can be effectively improved.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a binding support member that bundles and supports the harness is attached to the protrusion. According to this configuration, since the binding support member is attached to the protrusion of the stay main body covered with the cover, the binding support member cannot be seen in a side view, so that the appearance is not impaired.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a loading hook supported on the bottom plate of the stay main body is further provided. According to this configuration, the position of the loading hook can be adjusted to the vicinity of the rear end portion of the rear seat, and the loading operation can be easily performed.

  According to the rear flap stay of the motorcycle of the present invention, by providing the protrusion protruding upward on the bottom plate of the stay main body, the support strength of the stay main body is improved without increasing the size of the stay main body. Wiring of electrical equipment harnesses can be performed while supporting the rear flap and electrical equipment with one stay body. Moreover, since the upper portion of the stay main body is open, wiring of the harness is facilitated. Further, since the opening is covered with the cover, the harness is hidden and cannot be seen, and the protrusion protrudes upward from the bottom plate of the stay main body, and the protrusion is not visible in a side view, so the appearance is simplified.

1 is a left side view showing a motorcycle including a rear flap stay according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a left side view showing a rear portion of the motorcycle. It is a rear view of the rear flap stay. It is a cross-sectional view of the rear flap stay. It is a perspective view which shows the stay main body of the rear flap stay. It is a perspective view from the lower part which shows the cover of the rear flap stay. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a rear flap of the motorcycle. It is a perspective view from the top which shows the attachment state to the vehicle body of the rear flap stay. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the attachment state to the vehicle body of the rear flap stay.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present specification, “left side” and “right side” refer to the left and right sides as viewed from the driver who gets on the vehicle.
FIG. 1 shows a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied. This motorcycle includes a main frame 1 that forms the front half of the vehicle body frame FR, and a rear frame 2 that is connected to the rear of the main frame 1 and forms the rear half of the vehicle body frame FR. A head pipe 3 is attached to the front end of the main frame 1, and an upper bracket 4 and a lower bracket 5 are attached to a steering shaft (not shown) rotatably inserted into the head pipe 3. A front fork 8 is supported on the lower bracket 5. A front wheel 9 is supported at the lower end of the front fork 8, and a front fender 15 is attached above the front wheel 9. A handle 10 is attached to the upper bracket 4 at the upper end of the front fork 8.

  A swing arm bracket 11 is provided at the rear end of the main frame 1, and a swing arm 12 is supported on the swing arm bracket 11 via a pivot shaft 13 inserted through the front end so as to be swingable up and down. ing. A rear wheel 14 is supported at the rear end of the swing arm 12. An engine E is supported at the center lower portion of the main frame 1, and the engine E drives the rear wheel 14 via a power transmission mechanism 16 such as a chain.

  The rear frame 2 includes a seat rail 26 composed of a pair of left and right pipes and a reinforcing frame 27 that reinforces the seat rail 26, and a rider seat 22 and a passenger seat 24 are supported on the seat rail 26. The lower side of the rider seat 22 in the seat rail 26 is covered from the outside by the side cover 32, and the lower side of the passenger seat 24 is covered from the outside and the front by the rear seat cover 34. A part of the rear seat cover 34 is covered from the outside by a rear cowl 36.

  A rear fender 38 positioned above the rear wheel 14 is attached below the seat rail 26, and a rear flap 42 is attached to the rear part of the rear fender 38 via a rear flap stay 40. A reflector mounting portion 45 is formed on the rear flap 42, and a direction indicator 44 and a license plate illumination lamp 47 are mounted.

  A fuel tank 18 is attached between the handle 10 and the rider seat 22 at the upper part of the main frame 1, that is, at the upper part of the vehicle body. A resin cowling 30 that covers a portion from the front of the handle 10 to the side of the front portion of the vehicle body is attached to the front portion of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rear flap stay 40 includes a metal stay main body 50 having a bottom plate 54 and both side plates 56, 56 and opening upward, and covering the upper opening of the stay main body 50 in FIG. 3. And a resin cover 52. The stay main body 50 is made of, for example, aluminum, and a protrusion 58 that protrudes upward is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the bottom plate 54 of the stay main body 50.

  A harness 70 of the direction indicator 44 (FIG. 2) and a harness 80 of the license plate illumination lamp 47 (FIG. 2) are wired between the upper surface of the projection 58 and the inner surface 52a of the cover 52. As shown in FIG. 4, a through hole 58a is formed in the protrusion 58, and a bundling support member 60 that bundles and supports the harnesses 70 and 80 is attached to the through hole 58a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the number of through-holes 58a of the protrusion 58 is one, but two or more may be provided. A loading hook 62 is fixed to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 54 of the stay main body 50 by welding. As shown in FIG. 1, the loading hook 62 is located near the rear end of the passenger seat 24. A rear flap mounting bracket 64 is fixed to the rear end of the stay main body 50 shown in FIG. 5 by welding. The rear flap mounting bracket 64 is provided with two through holes 64a facing diagonally upward and rearward in the left-right direction.

  A triangular hole 66 is formed in the side plate 56 of the stay body 50. The lightening hole 66 is provided in order to reduce the weight of the stay main body 50 and improve the appearance of the rear flap stay 40. In this embodiment, one of the lightening holes 66 is provided slightly toward the front in the front-rear direction center. Yes. A direction indicator harness introduction port 68 for introducing the harness 70 (FIG. 3) of the direction indicator 44 into the stay main body 50 is provided at the rear portion of the side plate 56. Three oval engagement holes 72 arranged in the front-rear direction are provided in the upper portion of the side plate 56 near the front.

  A mounting piece 74 is fixed to the upper part of the center part in the front-rear direction of the side plate 56 by welding. The attachment piece 74 is formed with an insertion hole 74a facing in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 3, a welding nut 76 is fixed to a position corresponding to the insertion hole 74 a (FIG. 5) on the bottom surface of the mounting piece 74.

  A rectangular backing plate 78 is attached to the front end of the stay main body 50 in FIG. 5 by welding. The contact plate 78 is a member for attaching the stay main body 50 to the vehicle body, and is made of a metal plate material. A harness introduction port 82 for introducing the harnesses 70 and 70 (FIG. 3) of the direction indicator 44 and the harness 80 (FIG. 3) of the license plate illumination lamp 47 into the vehicle body is provided at the center of the contact plate 78. Four bolt insertion holes 78 a are formed in the contact plate 78, and a welding nut 81 is fixed to a position corresponding to the bolt insertion hole 78 a in the contact plate 78.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cover 52 includes a cover body 83 that covers the upper portion of the stay body 50, and a pair of left and right legs 84 and 84 that extend downward from the lower surface of the cover body 83, that is, the inner surface 52 a of the cover 52. have. The leg portions 84 and 84 are located on the inner side of the both side ends of the stay main body 50, and overlap the position of the lightening hole 66 of the stay main body 50 in a side view as shown in FIG. The harnesses 70 and 80 are wired between both leg portions 84 and 84 of the cover 52 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, attachment pieces 86 extending in the left-right direction are formed on both side portions of the rear portion of the cover main body 83, and bolt insertion holes 86 a facing the up-down direction are formed in the attachment pieces 86. A pair of left and right guide portions 88, 88 extending downward are formed on both sides of the cover main body portion 83. The guide part 88 is formed outside the leg part 84, and has a vertically extending length smaller than that of the leg part 84. Specifically, the guide part 88 does not overlap the lightening hole 66 (FIG. 2) in a side view. Three engaging claws 90 arranged in the front-rear direction are provided at both end portions of the cover main body 83. The engagement claws 90 are engaged with the engagement holes 72 (FIG. 5) of the stay main body 50. Specifically, the engagement claws 90 are formed on the lower surfaces of both side end portions of the cover main body portion 83 on the guide portion 88 and the outer surface. It is formed to touch.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear flap 42 has a shape in which a front end portion is supported by a side plate 56 of the stay main body 50 by a bolt 92 and is curved and extends rearward and obliquely downward. As shown in FIG. 7, the rear flap 42 has a pair of left and right bolt insertion holes 94 through which the bolts 92 are inserted.

  A pair of left and right direction indicator mounting holes 96 facing left and right are formed in the front portion of the rear flap 42. An illumination lamp mounting portion 98 protruding rearward is provided at the center in the vertical direction of the rear flap 42, and a mounting surface 100 facing rearward is formed at the rear end of the illumination lamp mounting portion 98. A plurality of illumination lamp mounting holes 100 a are formed on the mounting surface 100. Two reflector mounting holes 45 a are formed in the reflector mounting portion 45 below the illumination lamp mounting portion 98.

  A license plate mounting portion 104 is provided below the reflector mounting portion 45 in the rear flap 42, specifically, at a lower end portion of the rear flap 42, and a license plate mounting surface 106 facing rearward is formed on the license plate mounting portion 104. ing. Two oval through holes 108 are formed on both sides of the license plate mounting surface 106.

  Next, attachment of the direction indicator 44 and the license plate illumination lamp 47 to the rear flap 42 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The direction indicator 44 is attached to the direction indicator attachment hole 96 of the rear flap 42, and the direction indicator 44 is fixed to the rear flap 42 using a fastening member (not shown) from the inside of the rear flap 42.

  A license plate illumination lamp 47 is attached to the illumination lamp attachment portion 98 of the rear flap 42, and a fastening member (not shown) is used from the inside of the rear flap 42 through the illumination lamp attachment hole 100a (FIG. 7). The license plate illumination lamp 47 is fixed to the rear flap 42. As described above, the sub-assembly including the rear flap 42, the direction indicator 44, and the license plate illumination lamp 47 is configured.

  Subsequently, the sub-assembly is assembled to the stay main body 50 of the rear flap stay 40. Specifically, the harnesses 70 and 70 of the sub-assembly direction indicator 44 shown in FIG. 3 are introduced into the stay main body 50 from the direction indicator harness introduction port 68 (FIG. 5) of the stay main body 50 of the rear flap stay 40. To do. A grommet 114 is attached to the direction indicator harness introduction port 68 so that the harness is not damaged. The harnesses 70 and 80 introduced into the stay main body 50 are wired between the upper surface of the protrusion 58 and the inner surface 52a of the cover 52, and are led out from the harness inlet 82 of the stay main body 50 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the harnesses 70 and 80 are supported by the binding support member 60.

  After the wiring is supported, the stay 52 is covered with the cover 52 shown in FIG. Specifically, the engaging claw 90 of the cover 52 is engaged with the side plate 56 of the stay main body 50 in FIG. 5 while the guide portion 88 of the cover 52 is along the inner surface of the side plate 56 (FIG. 5) of the stay main body 50. Engage with the joint hole 72. Subsequently, the attachment piece 86 of the cover main body 83 is overlaid on the attachment piece 74 of the side plate 56 of the stay main body 50 shown in FIG. 3, and the front end of the rear flap 42 is further overlaid thereon. Is inserted in the order of the bolt insertion hole 94 (FIG. 7) of the rear flap 42, the bolt insertion hole 86a (FIG. 6) of the cover 52, and the insertion hole 74a (FIG. 5) of the stay body 50, and tightened to the welding nut 76. The cover 52 and the rear flap 42 are fastened to the stay body 50 together.

  Next, the tapping screw 112 of FIG. 3 is inserted into the through-hole 64a of the flap attachment bracket 64 at the rearmost part from the front obliquely downward, and tightened to a boss (not shown) provided on the inner surface of the rear flap 42 of FIG. Thus, the rear flap 42 is supported by the flap mounting bracket 64 (FIG. 3). As described above, the assembly comprising the rear flap stay 40 and the sub-assembly is configured.

  The assembly structure of the assembly body to the vehicle body will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the harnesses 70 and 80 led out from the harness introduction port 82 of the stay main body 50 in FIG. 5 are introduced into the vehicle body from the harness intake 116 provided in the rear fender 38 shown in FIG. A partition piece 118 that rises upward is integrally formed on the left edge of the harness inlet 116. The partition piece 118 serves to guide the harnesses 70 and 80 and the tail lamp harness 120 wired in the rear fender 38. The edge portion of the harness intake 116 is a thick wall portion 122 that rises smoothly upward. As a result, the harnesses 70 and 80 are prevented from being rubbed and damaged.

  A bracket 124 that supports the rear flap stay 40 is connected to the left and right rear frames 2 by welding and is spanned between the left and right rear frames 2 and 2. From the opening 125 of the bracket 124, the bracket 124 and the rear fender 38 overlap in the vertical direction in a state where the partition piece 118 and the thick portion 122 provided on the rear fender 38 are exposed to the inside of the rear fender 38.

  After the harnesses 70 and 80 are introduced inside the rear fender 38, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface of the contact plate 78 of the stay body 50 is overlapped with the lower surface of the rear fender 38, and the bolt 130 is inserted from above through the insertion hole 126 of the bracket 124. The rear flap stay 40 is supported by the rear frame 2 by being inserted through the insertion hole 128 of the rear fender 38 and the bolt insertion hole 78a of the contact plate 78 of the rear flap stay 40 in this order and tightening to the welding nut 81. Thereby, the said assembly body is attached to a vehicle body.

  In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, by providing a protrusion 58 protruding upward on the bottom plate 54 of the stay body 50, the support strength of the stay body 50 is improved without increasing the size of the stay body 50. Accordingly, the wiring of the harnesses 70 and 80 of the direction indicator 44 and the license plate illumination lamp 47 (FIG. 3) while supporting the direction indicator 44 and the license plate illumination lamp 47 with one stay main body 50 shown in FIG. Is also possible. Moreover, since the upper portion of the stay main body 50 is opened, wiring of the harnesses 70 and 80 is facilitated. Further, since the opening is covered with the cover 52, the harnesses 70 and 80 are hidden and cannot be seen, and the protrusion 58 in FIG. 3 protrudes upward from the bottom plate 54 of the stay main body 50 and is not visible in a side view. The appearance is concise.

  2 is formed in the side plate 56 of the stay body 50, a unique appearance can be created while reducing the weight of the stay body 50. Further, the leg portions 84 of the cover 52 shown in FIG. 3 can prevent the harnesses 70 and 80 from being seen from the outside through the lightening holes 66 and can suppress the appearance from being damaged.

Moreover, since the protrusion 58 is provided in the left-right direction center part of the baseplate 54, the intensity | strength of the stay main body 50 can be improved effectively. Further, the bundling support member 60 for bundling and supporting the harnesses 70 and 80 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the protrusion 58 of the stay main body 50 covered with the cover 52, so that the leg portion 84 of the cover 52 shown in FIG. Since the binding support member 60 is not visible from the outside, the appearance is not impaired.

  Since the loading hook 62 shown in FIG. 5 is supported on the bottom plate 54 of the stay main body 50, the position of the loading hook 62 can be adjusted to the vicinity of the rear end portion of the passenger seat 24 shown in FIG. Easy to load.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various additions, modifications, or deletions can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the side wall 50 of the stay main body 50 is provided with the lightening hole 66, but the lightening hole may not be provided, and in that case, the leg portion 84 of the cover 52 can be omitted. Further, the binding support member may be attached to a place other than the protrusion 58. Further, the loading hook 62 may be supported by other than the stay main body 50. Therefore, such a thing is also included in the scope of the present invention.

40 Rear flap stay 42 Rear flap 44 Direction indicator (electrical equipment)
47 Lighting lamp (electrical equipment)
50 stay main body 52 cover 52a the bottom plate 56 stays body side plate 58 projection 60 binding support member 62 loading hook 66 lightening holes 70 turning indicator harness 80 Harness 84 leg of the illumination lamp of the inner surface 54 stays body cover

Claims (6)

A rear flap stay for supporting a motorcycle rear flap and electrical components,
The rear flap stay is attached to a rear fender located above the rear wheel,
A stay main body having a bottom plate and both side plates and opening upward;
A cover that covers an opening above the stay body;
With
A rear flap stay for a motorcycle in which a protrusion projecting upward is formed on the bottom plate of the stay body, and a harness of the electrical component is wired between the upper surface of the protrusion and the inner surface of the cover. In the rear flap stay of the motorcycle according to claim 1, a side hole of the stay body is formed with a lightening hole,
Legs that extend downward on both sides of the cover and are located inside the stay body are formed,
A motorcycle rear flap stay in which the harness is positioned between both legs of the cover.   The rear flap stay of the motorcycle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protrusion is provided at a central portion in the left-right direction of the bottom plate.   The rear flap stay for a motorcycle according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a binding support member for bundling and supporting the harness is attached to the protrusion.   The rear flap stay for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a loading hook supported on a bottom plate of the stay main body.   The rear flap stay for a motorcycle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the electrical component includes a direction indicator.

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