JPH0657542B2 - Storage structure for riding type vehicle having two rear wheels - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a riding type vehicle having two rear wheels such as a four-wheeled vehicle having a storage box between a pair of left and right rear wheels, and more particularly to a rear wheel. Regarding the storage structure between.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In this type of motorcycle, there is a relatively large space in the space surrounded by the pair of left and right rear wheels and the seats located above these rear wheels. It is considered to install a storage box for this.

By the way, when a storage box is installed in the above space, there is a request that the opening for loading and unloading baggage, etc. be installed in a location that can be easily loaded and unloaded without being disturbed by surrounding parts such as the seat and rear wheels, A preferable place for this location is the rear surface of the container box exposed to the rear of the vehicle body.

When the opening is provided on the rear surface of the container box in this way, the lid for opening and closing the opening is also exposed to the rear of the vehicle body.

However, since the above-described automobile has a tail lamp at the rear end of the vehicle body, when the tail lamp and the storage box are close to each other, when opening or closing the lid or when putting in or taking out baggage through the opening, Taillights can get in the way. As a result, there is a risk that the opening / closing operation of the lid and the work of taking in / out baggage may be hindered, or these lids and baggage may interfere with the tail lamp, resulting in undesired damage to the tail lamp.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made based on such a situation, and the tail lamp is an obstacle when opening and closing the lid,
Not only does this lid not interfere with the tail lamp, but the lid can be opened and closed even when the luggage is still loaded on the rear carrier, and the luggage loaded on this rear carrier interferes with the storage box. It is possible to prevent damage to this storage box without fitting, and to surely prevent mud splashing on the luggage mounted on the carrier, and also to secure the rigidity of the rear fender that covers the rear wheels sufficiently. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage structure for a mounted riding vehicle.

[Outline of Invention]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention installs, between a pair of left and right rear wheels, a container box projecting rearward of a seat positioned above these rear wheels, and on both left and right sides of the container box. It is premised on a riding type vehicle in which left and right rear fenders are arranged to cover the rear wheels from above.

A rear carrier, which is framed in a grid pattern, is arranged behind the seat and above the storage box and the rear fender, and an opening for loading and unloading stored items is opened and closed on the rear surface of the storage box. And a tail lamp attached to the lid, and the left and right rear fenders are integrally connected by a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is interposed between the upper surface of the storage box and the rear carrier. It is characterized by having done.

Example of Invention

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings applied to an automobile.

The vehicle body frame indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 5 includes a main pipe 2 extending in the front-rear direction. Left and right auxiliary pipes 3 and 3 (only one of which is shown) extending downward and forward are joined to the front end of the main pipe 2, and a cross pipe (not shown) that connects the lower end portions of these auxiliary pipes 3 and 3 is provided. The left and right lower pipes 4, 4 extending rearward are connected to each other.

Left and right front wheels 5, 5 are supported at the front ends of the lower pipes 4, 4. These front wheels 5 and 5 have a steering shaft 6
Further, the steering operation is performed via the bar handle 7.

The rear ends of the lower pipes 4 and 4 are raised and joined to the rear end of the main pipe 2. An engine 9 is mounted in a space portion surrounded by the lower pipes 4, 4, the main pipe 2, and a down tube 8 extending downward from a front end portion of the main pipe 2.

Left and right seat rails 10, 10 extending substantially horizontally toward the rear are joined to the rising upper ends of the lower pipes 4, 4. Between the rear ends of these seat rails 10, 10 and the rear ends of the lower pipes 4, 4, there is a back stay 1
1 and 11 are installed. On the lower surface of the front ends of the back stays 11, 11, the back member 1 curved in a substantially U shape is provided.
Two are joined. The back member 12 is arranged substantially horizontally below the seat pillar tubes 11 and 11, and brackets 13 and 13 are attached between the back member 12 and the seat pillar tubes 11 and 11.

Between the brackets 13 and 13, as shown in FIG.
The final reduction gear case 14 is fixed. A rear axle 15 extending in the left-right direction is supported by the final reduction gear case 14, and the left and right rear wheels 16, 1 are provided at both ends of the rear axle 15.
6 are supported. Final reducer case 14 and engine 9
Protective tube 1 installed between the crankcase 9a
7 includes a transmission shaft 1 for transmitting engine power to the rear axle 15.
A rear wheel brake 19 is provided in the middle of the transmission shaft 18.

A fuel tank 20 and a seat 21 are installed on the main pipe 2 and the seat rails 10, 10. The seat 21 is located above the rear wheels 16 and 16, and a space 22 is formed between the rear wheels 16 and 16 and the seat 21 so as to open rearward. A box-shaped air cleaner 23 is installed at the front of the space 22. This air cleaner 23
Front engine 9 via intake pipe 24 and carburetor 25
It is connected to.

A storage box 26 made of, for example, a synthetic resin is installed at the rear of the space 22. The mounting structure of the storage box 26 is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

That is, the storage box 26 is arranged between the back stays 11, 11, and the left and right side surfaces 2 of the storage box 26 are arranged.
Brackets 28 and 28 in which 7a and 27a are welded to the joint between the seat rails 10 and 10 and the back stays 11 and 11.
And is fastened and fixed via bolts 29 and nuts 30. In addition, the upper surface 2 of the storage box 26
7b is pressed against the seat bracket 31 supporting the rear end portion of the seat 21 via rubber dampers 32, 32 at the two left and right front ends thereof, and the bottom surface 27c of the storage box 26 is provided with a back stay. It is placed on a cross tube 33 that connects between 11 and 11. Therefore, the storage box 26 is sandwiched by the seat bracket 31 and the cross tube 33 from above and below.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear surface 27d of the storage box 26 is provided with an opening 34 for loading and unloading stored items such as baggage. The lid 35 that opens and closes the opening 34 has its lower end pivotally supported on the bottom surface 27c of the container box 26 via screw numbers 36, 36, and is directed downward as shown by the arrow in FIG. It is supposed to open. A pair of left and right hook portions 3 are provided on both sides of the upper end of the lid 35.
7, 37 are provided. And these hook parts 3
When the rubber bands 38, 38 supported on the upper surface 27b of the container box 26 are hooked on 7, 37, the lid 35 is pressed against the peripheral edge of the opening 34, and the opening 34 is closed.

As shown in FIG. 2, a recess 39 is formed in the center of the lid 35. A tail lamp 40 is provided in the recess 39.
Is built in. The lead wire 41 connected to the tail lamp 40 is once introduced into the container box 26 through the lead-out hole 42 on the lower surface of the recess 39, and then pulled out to the outside through the through hole 43 of the bottom surface 27c of the container box 26. There is.

A rear bumper 45 is bolted to the bumper bracket 44 welded to the rear ends of the seat rails 10 and 10 and to the front thereof. The rear bumper 45 is formed by bending a round pipe into a substantially U shape.
Reference numeral 46 denotes the side surfaces 27a and 27a of the storage box 26 and the lid 35.
To the outside of the rear wheels 16, 16 through the space between the container box 26 and the rear wheels 16, 16.

Furthermore, in the space 22, a silencer 48 connected to the engine 9 and a battery 49 as a power source for various electric components are arranged. As shown in FIG. 4, the muffler 48 and the battery 49 are arranged so that the air cleaner 23 and the container box 26 are sandwiched between the muffler 48 and the battery 49, and the heat influence of the muffler 48 on the battery 49 is suppressed as much as possible. Various measures are taken.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the front wheels of the rear wheels 16, 16 are covered with left and right rear fenders 50, 50 made of synthetic resin. The upper surfaces of the rear fenders 50, 50 are integrally connected by a connecting portion 51. The connecting portion 51 is located just above the storage box 26, and covers the upper surface 27b of the storage box 26 and the rear portions of the seat rails 10, 10 from above.

The rear carrier 5 is provided behind the seat 21 and above the rear fenders 50, 50 including the connecting portion 51.
2 are installed. The rear carrier 52, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, is configured by arranging round pipes in a grid-like framework. The rear carrier 52 has a support pipe 53 extending downward from a horizontal pipe 52a immediately after the seat 21 bolted to the bumper bracket 44, and a clamp fitting 53 welded to the rearmost horizontal pipe 52b. It is fixed to the body frame 1 side by covering it on the rear portion 45 a of 45 and tightening it with bolts 54 and nuts 55.

Therefore, the connecting portion 51 of the rear fenders 50, 50 is
Is interposed between the rear carrier 52 and the upper surface 27b of the storage box 26, and completely partitions the rear wheels 16 and 16 and the rear carrier 52 without a gap.

The rear carrier 52 is welded with a plurality of support plates 56 for bolting the small portable generator (not shown) when carrying it, for example, in the positional relationship of the four corners of the quadrangle. Then, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, when the portable small-sized generator is not carried, the two support plates 56, 56 on the front side of the portable small generator are attached to the backrest 5.
It is used as a support part for 7.

The backrest 57 includes a backrest portion 58 and a support stay 59 that supports the backrest portion 58. Brackets 61 and 61 are welded to the lower end portions of the left and right leg portions 60 and 60 of the support stay 59. ing. Bracket 6
1, 61 are provided with bolt holes 63 through which bolts 62 pass, and the bolts 62 are passed through through holes 64 formed in the support plates 56, 56, and tightened with nuts 65 from the back side. It is positioned and fixed. In this case, the bolt hole 63 is formed in a long hole shape extending in the front-rear direction. Therefore, if the nut 65 is loosened, the backrest 57 can be moved back and forth, and the backrest 57 with respect to the seat 21 can be moved.
The position can be adjusted.

The leg portions 60, 60 of the backrest 57 are connected to the rear carrier 52 and pass over the rear end portion of the seat 21, so that when the luggage is loaded on the rear carrier 52, the rear carrier 52 is mounted. Of course, it also functions as a protector for preventing luggage from coming into contact with the seat 21.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, between the rear portion 12a of the back member 12 and the cross tube 66 connecting between the rear ends of the lower pipes 4 and 4, two tensions for reinforcing the rear portion 12a are provided. Rods 67, 67 are installed. A trailer hitch 68, 68 used for towing a trailer, for example, is attached to the joint between the rear portion 12a and the tension rod 67, 67, and the final deceleration is provided on the lower surface of the tension rod 67, 67. An under guard 69 that covers the machine case 14 and the brake 19 from below is attached.

According to such a configuration, since the opening 34 for taking in and out the stored items is provided on the rear surface of the container box 26 exposed to the rear of the vehicle body, and the tail lamp 40 is attached to the lid 35 for opening and closing the opening 34, the container box 26 and the tail lamp are attached. Despite being adjacent to 40, the tail lamp 4 is used when opening and closing the lid 35.
Zero will not get in the way.

Therefore, the opening and closing work of the lid 35 is not hindered, and the work of taking in and out of stored items such as baggage is not hindered, and usability is improved.

Further, since the lid 35 and the tail lamp 40 do not interfere with each other when the lid 35 is opened, damage to the tail lamp 40 can be prevented, and the lid 35 is exposed to the rear of the vehicle body. Can be secured enough.

Further, since the rear carrier 52 for loading luggage is arranged above the storage box 26, the rear carrier 5
The lid 35 can be opened and closed even when the luggage is placed on the 2, and this also contributes to the improvement of usability.

Further, since the rear carrier 52 covers the container box 26 from above, the container carrier 26 can be protected from above by utilizing the rear carrier 52 which is inherently strong.

In addition, according to the above configuration, the left and right rear fenders 50,
The connecting portion 51 connecting the upper surfaces of 50 to the upper surface 2 of the storage box 26
Since it is interposed between 7b and the rear carrier 52,
Even if the luggage placed on the rear carrier 52 projects downward from the lattice of the lattice, the projecting portion of this luggage is the connecting portion 5
It is received by 1 and does not directly contact the upper surface 27b of the storage box 26. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the luggage box 26 from being damaged by the luggage placed on the rear carrier 52.

At the same time, due to the presence of the connecting portion 51, the rear wheel 1
Since the parts 6, 6 and the rear carrier 52 are completely partitioned, foreign matter such as mud splashed up by the rear wheels 16, 16 is scattered toward the rear carrier 52 while the automobile is running. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent mud splashing on the luggage on the rear carrier 52.

Moreover, since the left and right rear fenders 50, 50 are connected to each other via the connecting portion 51, these rear fenders 5
The rigidity of 0,50 can be sufficiently secured. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the vibration of the rear fenders 50, 50 during traveling and the generation of noise due to this vibration, and even if the rear fenders 50, 50 are hit by mud, pebbles, or the like from which the rear wheels 16, 16 jump up. There is an advantage that the deformation of 50 and 50 can be prevented.

Although the lid is opened downward in the above embodiment, it may be opened laterally or upward, for example, and it is not limited to the openable type and may be the detachable type.

Further, the riding type vehicle according to the present invention is not limited to the four-wheeled motor vehicle, but can be similarly implemented even if the front wheel is a one-wheeled three-wheeled vehicle.

[Effect of the Invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, the tail lamp does not obstruct the opening and closing of the lid despite the close proximity of the container box and the tail lamp, and the opening / closing operation of the lid is prevented. It is possible to improve the usability because it does not interfere with the operation of taking in and out of stored items such as baggage. Also, since the lid and the tail lamp do not interfere with each other, damage to the tail lamp can be prevented and the lid is exposed to the rear of the vehicle body,
The visibility of the tail lamp can be sufficiently secured.

Further, since the rear carrier is located above the storage box, the lid can be opened and closed even with a load placed on the rear carrier, which also contributes to the improvement of usability. Moreover, it is possible to protect the storage box from above by utilizing the rear carrier which is inherently strong, and it is possible to prevent the storage box from being deformed.

Moreover, according to the above configuration, even if the luggage placed on the rear carrier projects downward from the lattice, the projecting portion of this luggage is received by the connecting portion of the rear fender, so that the luggage is directly attached to the upper surface of the storage box. There is no contact, and it is possible to prevent damage to the storage box due to luggage placed on the rear carrier.

At the same time, the existence of the above-mentioned connecting portion completely separates the rear wheel and the rear carrier, so that foreign matter such as mud splashed up by the rear wheel during traveling is prevented from scattering toward the rear carrier. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent mud splashing on luggage on the rear carrier.

In addition, since the left and right rear fenders are connected to each other via the connecting portion, the rigidity of these rear fenders can be sufficiently secured, vibration of the rear fenders during traveling and noise due to these vibrations can be prevented, and at the same time, the rear wheels can be attached to the rear fenders. The rear fender can be prevented from being deformed even if the mud or pebbles bounced up by is collided.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view showing a part of a periphery of a container box in a sectional view, FIG. 1, a partial cross-sectional view seen from the direction of the line III in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a plan view under the seat, FIG. 5 is a side view of the automobile, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the wheeled vehicle, and FIG. 7 is a view seen from the direction of the line VII in FIG. 16 ... rear wheel, 21 ... seat, 26 ... storage box, 27a ... top, 34 ... opening, 35 ... lid, 40 ... tail lamp, 50 ... rear fender, 51 ... connecting part, 52 ... ... rear carrier.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage box is provided between a pair of left and right rear wheels so as to project rearward from a seat positioned above the rear wheels, and the rear wheels are mounted on the left and right sides of the storage box from above. In a riding type vehicle in which left and right rear fenders to be covered are arranged, a rear carrier, which is framed in a lattice pattern, is arranged behind the seat and above the storage box and the rear fender, and the rear surface of the storage box is provided with storage items. An opening for taking in and out and a lid for opening and closing the opening are respectively provided, a tail lamp is attached to the lid, and the left and right rear fenders are integrally connected by a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is connected to the container box. The storage structure for a riding type vehicle having two rear wheels, characterized in that it is interposed between the upper surface of the vehicle and the rear carrier.