JPH10203449A - Light fitting structure of rear vehicle body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the weight of a vehicle body frame, and to reduce the oscillation transmitted to a light by extending a storage box rearward of the vehicle body frame, swelling it downwardly, and fitting the light to a rear external wall of the storage box. SOLUTION: A storage box 50 comprising an upper half part 51 and a lower half part 52 is fitted to an upper part rearward of a vehicle body frame 2, and a rear combination lamp 70 of a light is fitted to a rear wall of the upper half part 51. The upper half part 51 is provided with a forwardly inclined upper edge part 53 to load a seat 16, and a rear extension part 54 which is extended rearward of the vehicle body frame 2 and also extended downwardly. The lower half part 52 is provided with a swollen part 55 swollen downward of the vehicle body frame 2, and a plate part 56 to cover a lower end of the rear extension part 54 of the upper half part 51. The overall length of the vehicle body frame 2 and the weight is reduced by extending the storage box 2 rearward of the vehicle body frame 2, and swelling the storage box downwardly. The oscillation to be transmitted from the vehicle body frame 2 to the rear combination lamp 70 can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device mounting structure for a rear portion of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Regarding the lighting device mounting structure at the rear of a vehicle body,
For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-117279 discloses a motorcycle stop lamp arrangement. The above-mentioned technique is intended to provide a motorcycle stop lamp arrangement structure with improved visibility from behind, and FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a body frame 2, two frames 2a, 2a provided at a rear portion of the body frame 2, and support members 10, which extend upward from the rear ends of the frames 2a, 2a,
10, a bracket 12 extending over these support members 10, 10, an upper portion of the bracket 12, and a frame 2a,
A support plate 15 attached to the support plate 2a, a stop lamp 16 provided on the support plate 15, a support member 20 extending downward from the rear end of the frames 2a, 2a, a support plate 22 attached to the support member 20, The vehicle includes a tail lamp 26 provided on the support plate 22 and turn signal lamps 32, 32 disposed on the left and right of the tail lamp 26.

[0003]

According to the above technique, a stop lamp 1 is provided at the rear of the frames 2a, 2a of the body frame 2.
6 and the support plate 22 provided with the tail lamp 26 are mounted on the frame 2a, 2a.
However, there is an inconvenience that the length becomes long rearward and the weight increases.
Further, since the lower end of the support plate 15 is attached to the rear ends of the frames 2a, 2a, there is also an inconvenience that vibrations from the frames 2a, 2a are transmitted directly to the stop lamps 16. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting device mounting structure at the rear of a vehicle body in which the weight of a vehicle body frame is reduced and vibration transmitted to the lighting device is reduced.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a storage box extends rearward from a vehicle body frame and bulges downward, and a lamp is provided on a rear outer wall of the storage box. The vessel is attached. The overall length of the body frame can be reduced, the weight of the body frame can be reduced, and the vibration transmitted from the body frame can be reduced by attaching a lighting device to the body frame via a storage box. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the rear outer wall of the storage box has a curved surface that is convex rearward, and a lighting device is attached along the curved surface. The mounting area of the lighting device is increased, the mounting strength can be improved, and the visibility from behind can be improved.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the lighting device has a U-shape in rear view, and a locking portion for a vehicle body rear cover is provided inside the U-shape. The vehicle body rear cover can be easily attached to the lighting device, and the appearance of the lighting device and the vehicle body rear cover can be easily matched.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention. A scooter type vehicle 1 (hereinafter referred to as "scooter 1") includes a cradle type body frame 2, a front fork 4 attached to a head pipe 3 of the body frame 2, a front wheel 5 attached to the front fork 4, and A front fender 6, a handle 7 connected to the front fork 4, a fuel tank 8, a radiator reserve tank 9 and a radiator 10 arranged in a cradle space surrounded by each pipe of the body frame 2, and a rear of the cradle space Water cooling engine 11 in front
Power unit 12 having
A link mechanism 13 for attaching the front of the power unit 2 to the body frame 2 and a rear end of the power unit 12
A rear cushion 14 for suspending the vehicle body, a rear wheel 15 attached to a rear portion of the power unit 12, a seat 16 disposed on an upper rear portion of the body frame 2, and a body cover 17 covering the body frame 2.

The body cover 17 includes a front cover 21 that covers a front portion of the head pipe 3 and an upper portion of the front wheel 5, an inner cover 22 that covers a rear portion of the front cover 21,
Left and right step floors 23 (only the near side is shown in this figure; the same applies hereinafter) as low floor type footrests on which the driver's feet are placed, and left and right floor skirts extending downward from the outer edges of these step floors 23 24, an under cover 25 covering the lower edges of the floor skirts 24, a center cover 26 extending rearward from the inner cover 22 and covering the longitudinal center of the body frame 2,
6, a rear side cover 27 extending rearward from the outer side of the vehicle body frame 2, covering left and right side surfaces of the vehicle body frame 2, lower left and right side covers 28 extending downward from outer edges of the side covers 27, A rear center cover 29 covers the lower rear end, and a rear upper cover 30 covers the upper rear end of the body frame 2 above the rear center cover 29.

The handle 7 includes a handle cover 33 that covers the handle 7, and a handle 7 above the front cover 21.
And a screen garnish 35 as a cover member provided at a lower portion of the front surface of the wind screen 34. The inner cover 22 includes leg shields 22a on both sides to cover the front of the driver's legs. In the figure, 41 is a headlamp, 4
2 is a turn signal, 43 is a refueling lid, 44 is a spark plug inspection lid, 45 is a main stand, 46 is an air cleaner which is an air cleaner device, 47 is a rear grip,
49 is a rear fender and 70 is a rear combination lamp.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a structure for mounting a lighting device at a rear portion of the vehicle body according to the present invention. A storage box 50 including an upper half portion 51 and a lower half portion 52 is mounted on an upper portion of a rear portion of the vehicle body frame 2. A state in which a rear combination lamp 70 as a lighting device is attached to a rear wall of the half portion 51 is shown. Upper half 51
Has an upper edge portion 53 that is inclined forward on which the seat 16 is placed, and a rear extension portion 54 that extends rearward from the body frame 2 and also extends downward. The lower half portion 52 includes a bulging portion 55 bulging downward from the vehicle body frame 2 and a plate-like portion 56 for closing the lower end of the rear extension portion 54 of the upper half portion 51.

The bulge 55 of the upper half 51 and the lower half 52
Means that the main storage portion 57 of the storage box 50 is formed, and a large one such as a full-face type helmet is stored in the main storage portion 57. The rear extension 54 of the upper half 51 and the plate-like portion 56 of the lower half 52 are connected to the storage box 5.
0 extends rearward from the vehicle body frame 2 and forms a rear storage portion 58 that bulges downward. The rear storage portion 58 stores a relatively small helmet, small articles, and the like.

As described above, the storage box 50 extends rearward from the vehicle body frame 2 and bulges downward, and the rear combination lamp 70 is attached to the rear outer wall 54a of the storage box 50. The total length can be reduced, the weight of the body frame 2 can be reduced, and the vibration transmitted from the body frame 2 can be reduced by attaching the rear combination lamp 70 to the body frame 2 via the storage box 50. it can.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of a main portion of a rear portion of the vehicle body according to the present invention. Bolts B1.
Indicates a plurality. The same applies hereinafter. ), A portal stay 91 is attached, and a rear upper cover 30 as a rear rear cover is mounted on the upper portion of the portal stay 91 with bolts B2.
7 (see FIG. 1) and the rear grip 47, indicating that the lower portion of the rear upper cover 30 has been locked to the locking portion 70a (see FIG. 4) of the rear combination lamp 70.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vehicle body according to the present invention,
Only the cross section of the rear upper cover at the position where it is attached to the portal stay is shown. The rear combination lamp 70 has a U-shape when viewed from the rear, has a rear upper cover 30 (see FIG. 3) mounted inside the U-shape, and includes a locking portion 70a of the rear upper cover 30.
Rear turn signal lamps 71 and 72 are arranged at the upper left and right sides, and a tail lamp 73 serving as a horizontally long stop lamp is arranged at a lower part. Reference numerals 71a and 72a denote rear turn signal lamp bulbs, 73a and 73a denote tail lamp and stop lamp bulbs, and 74 and 74 denote mounting portions of a rear center cover 29 (see FIG. 1) provided below the rear combination lamp 30; A license lamp 75 illuminates the lower side.

As described above, since the locking portion 70a of the rear upper cover 30 is provided inside the U-shape of the rear combination lamp 70, the rear upper cover 30 can be easily attached to the rear combination lamp 70. The appearance of the combination lamp 70 and the rear upper cover 30 can be easily adjusted.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the mounting relationship of the rear combination lamp to the rear part of the vehicle body according to the present invention. The upper half 51 of the storage box 50 is mounted on the rear outer wall 54a as the mounting position of the rear combination lamp 70. Central plane part 6
1, left plane part 62, right plane part 63, side wall 54b, 54
b (one side is omitted), a left overhang portion 64, a right overhang portion 65,
Support portions 66 and 66 are provided behind the rear outer wall 54. The center plane portion 61 has a center hole 61a, the left plane portion 62 has an upper left hole 62a and a lower left hole 62b, the right plane portion 63 has an upper right hole 63a and a lower right hole 63b, and the left overhang portion 64 has a left vertical hole. 64a, the right overhang portion 65 has a right vertical hole 65a.

Also, the rear combination lamp 70
The central projection 76, the upper left projection 77, the lower left projection 78, the upper right projection 81, the lower right projection 82, the left front projection 83, the right front projection 84, and the box-shaped (See FIG. 3; one side is omitted). The center projecting portion 76, the upper left projecting portion 77, the lower left projecting portion 78, the upper right projecting portion 81, the lower right projecting portion 82, the left front projecting portion 83, and the right front projecting portion 84 are respectively provided with mounting holes 76a, 7a.
7a, 78a, 81a, 82a, 83a and 84a.

When mounting the rear combination lamp 70 on the upper half 51 of the storage box 50, a clip nut N is fitted into a square hole 61b previously opened in the upper part of the central flat part 61, and the left flat part 62 and the right flat part The nut portion of the stay S with a nut is inserted from the rear surface side of each
And the lower left hole 62b, the upper right hole 63a and the lower right hole 63b, the mounting hole 76a in the central hole 61a, the mounting hole 77a in the upper left hole 62a, and the mounting hole 78 in the lower left hole 62b.
a, mounting hole 81a in upper right hole 63a, mounting hole 82a in lower right hole 63b, mounting hole 83a in left vertical hole 64a, right vertical hole 6
The mounting holes 84a are respectively aligned with 5a and fixed with screws. Supported portions 85, 85 (see FIG. 3; one side is omitted)
Are engaged with the support portions 66 of the storage box 50. The rear extension 54 of the storage box 50 has a sufficient rigidity because it is a kind of structure, and can mount a large and heavy rear combination lamp.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the upper half of the storage box according to the present invention.
Reference numeral 4a denotes a rearwardly convex curved surface, on which a rear combination lamp 70 (see FIG. 5) is attached along the curved surface. Here, 2a and 2b are stays for mounting the upper half portion 51 of the body frame 2 and 2c and 2c are the body frame 2
Of the stay 16 in the upper part 51 is the seat 16
A hinge 93 fixed to the body frame 2 with bolts B3 and B3 via the upper half 51 to openably and closably attach the seat 16 to the upper half 51 so that the seat 16 can be opened and closed. Seat catch fixed to 2,
B4 and B4 are bolts for fixing the upper half 51 to the body frame 2, and B5 is an upper half 51 on the seat catch 93.
It is a bolt for fixing. Thus, the upper half 5
By mounting the rear combination lamp 70 along the rear outer wall 54a, the mounting area of the rear combination lamp 70 is increased, the mounting strength can be improved, and the visibility from behind can be improved.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the rear combination lamp according to the present invention, in which a locking portion 70a for locking the rear upper cover 30 (see FIG. 3) includes standing walls 70b.
And a claw 70c, and an upright wall 70b and a claw 70c.
, And the rear part of the rear upper cover 30 is inserted. Since the rear turn signal lamps 71 and 72 of the rear combination lamp 70 are wrapped around from the rear to the side and are arranged at the upper part of the rear part of the vehicle body, visibility is good from the rear and side.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line 8-8 in FIG. 4, and shows the rear upper cover 3 between the upright wall 70b of the locking portion 70a formed on the rear combination lamp 70 and the claw portion 70c.
5 shows a state in which the upright portion 30a formed at 0 is inserted. As described above, the lower portion of the rear upper cover 30 can be easily fixed to the rear combination lamp 70 by inserting the upright portion 30a into the locking portion 70.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of the support portion of the storage box according to the present invention. The support portion 66 of the storage box 50 has an insertion groove 66a at the upper end, and the rear combination lamp 70 is inserted into the insertion groove 66a. The front wall 85a of the supported portion 85 is inserted. As described above, the front wall 85a is inserted into the insertion groove 66a, so that when the rear combination lamp 70 is mounted on the storage box 50, positioning can be performed by fitting the insertion groove 66a and the front wall 85a. Can,
The positions of the holes at the other mounting positions shown in FIG. 5 can be matched, and the screws can be easily fixed.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. In the lighting device mounting structure for the rear part of the vehicle body according to the first aspect, the storage box extends rearward from the vehicle body frame and bulges downward, and the lighting device is mounted on the rear outer wall of the storage box. The size can be reduced, the weight of the body frame can be reduced, and the vibration transmitted from the body frame can be reduced by attaching a lighting device to the body frame via a storage box.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting device mounting structure at a rear portion of a vehicle body.
The rear outer wall of the storage box has a curved surface that is convex backward, and the lighting device is attached along this curved surface, so the mounting area of the lighting device is expanded, the mounting strength is improved, and the visibility from behind is improved. Can be done.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lighting device mounting structure at a rear portion of a vehicle body.
The lamp has a U-shape in rear view, and the inside of the U-shape is provided with a locking portion for the rear cover of the vehicle body, so that the rear cover of the vehicle body can be easily attached to the lamp. Can be easily adjusted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a scooter type vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a lighting device mounting structure at the rear of the vehicle body according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of a main part of a rear portion of the vehicle body according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the vehicle body according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mounting relationship of a rear combination lamp to a rear portion of a vehicle body according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the upper half of the storage box according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a rear combination lamp according to the present invention.

8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged side view of a support portion of the storage box according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Motorcycle (scooter type vehicle), 2 ... Body frame, 16 ... Seat, 30 ... Car body rear cover, 50 ... Storage box, 54a ... Rear outer wall, 70 ... Lighting device (rear combination lamp), 70a ... Locking part .

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A motorcycle provided with a storage box at a rear portion of a vehicle body frame and having a seat at an upper portion of the storage box, wherein the storage box extends rearward from the vehicle body frame and bulges downward. A lighting device mounting structure at the rear of a vehicle body, wherein a lighting device is mounted on a rear outer wall of the vehicle. 2. The rear part of a vehicle body according to claim 1, wherein the storage box has a rear outer wall formed with a curved surface projecting rearward, and the lighting device is mounted along the curved surface. Light fixture mounting structure. 3. The lighting device is U-shaped in rear view,
3. The structure for mounting a lamp on a rear portion of a vehicle body according to claim 1, wherein a locking portion of a rear cover of the vehicle body is provided inside the U-shape.