JPH1029585A - Bar handle mounting structure in motorcycle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To optionally regulate the mounting angle of a bar handle by constituting a holder for rotatably fixing the mounting part of the bar handle on the upper surface of a bar handle mounting member fixed to the upper end of a connecting pipe fitted and fixed to the upper end of a handle shaft. SOLUTION: A lateral pair of block-like under holders 43 are fixed to the upper surface of a bar handle mounting member 41 by bolts 42, and upper holders 44 are laterally fastened to the upper surfaces of the under holders 43 by two bolts 55 each. In the fixation of the under holders 43 to the bar handle mounting member 41, since the under holders 43 are locked by engagingly locking projections 432 on the lower surface of the under holders 43 by the holes 412 of the bar handle mounting member 41, the rotating position of mounting part 181 of a bar handle can be changed. Thus, the heights of grip parts on both lateral ends of the bar handle can be regulated to regulate the mounting angle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a motorcycle in which a handle shaft having a bar handle attached to an upper end thereof via a handle post is rotatably supported on a head pipe, and front and rear portions of the head pipe are covered with covers. The present invention relates to the bar handle mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a bar handle mounting structure is known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 60-24691. The lower end of the handle post projecting downward from the center of the bar handle is fitted to the upper end of the handle shaft rotatably supported by the head pipe so that the bar handle does not interfere with the cover that covers the front and rear of the head pipe. And joined by a band.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional device, since the handle post and the bar handle are formed integrally, when the handle post is connected to the handle shaft, the positional relationship between the bar handle and the handle shaft is also increased. It will be decided. For this reason, there is a problem that the bar handle cannot be commonly used for vehicle types having different heights of left and right grip portions of the bar handle, and a dedicated bar handle is required for each vehicle type.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to enable the mounting angle of a bar handle of a motorcycle to be arbitrarily adjusted.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a bar handle mounting structure for a motorcycle according to the present invention is characterized in that a handle shaft having a bar handle mounted on a top end via a handle post is connected to a head pipe. In a motorcycle in which the front and rear sides of the head pipe are covered with a cover, the handle post is fixed to the upper end of the connection pipe by connecting the handle post to the upper end of the handle shaft. The bar handle mounting member and a holder for rotatably fixing the mounting portion of the bar handle on the upper surface of the bar handle mounting member so as to adjust the height of the grip portions at both left and right ends of the bar handle. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect, a headlight is supported on the handle post.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect, the bar handle mounting structure for the motorcycle is provided at a position of the handle post close to the axis of the handle shaft, from the bar handle side to the vehicle body side. The extended striated body forms a striated body guide portion penetrating vertically.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a scooter type motorcycle, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG.
6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a steel pipe welded frame F constituting a skeleton of a scooter type motorcycle V is connected to a head pipe 1 via gussets 2 and 2 so as to extend downward from the rear of the vehicle body. It comprises a down tube 3 that extends, and left and right main frames 4 and 4 that branch right and left from near the lower end of the down tube 3 and extend rearward and upward in the vehicle body, and are curved in a U-shape at the rear end to be integrally connected. The front portions of the left and right main frames 4 and the lower ends of the down tubes 3 are connected by a pair of reinforcing pipes 5, 5, and the middle and rear portions of the left and right main frames 4, 4 in the front-rear direction extend in the vehicle left-right direction, respectively. They are connected by the first cross member 6 and the second cross member 7.

A synthetic resin body B supported by the frame F includes a leg shield front member 8 covering the front surface of the head pipe 1 and a leg coupled to the rear surface of the leg shield front member 8 and covering the rear surface of the head pipe 1. A shield rear member 9; a step floor 10 connected to the lower end of the leg shield rear member 9; an under cover 11 connected to the lower end of the leg shield front member 8 to cover the lower surface of the step floor 10;
And the step floor 10 from the left and right front portions of the rear cover 12.
And left and right side covers 13, 13 connected to the rear end of the under cover 11.

At the lower end of a front fork 14 rotatably supported by the head pipe 1, a front wheel Wf whose upper part is covered by a front fender 15 is pivotally supported. The left and right central portions of the bar handle 18 are joined to the upper surface of the handle post 17 extending upward from the upper panel 16 covering the upper end openings of the leg shield front member 8 and the leg shield rear member 9. The handle post 17 supports a headlight 19 and a speedometer 20, and a right side surface of the head pipe 1 supports a handle lock device 21 integrally having an ignition switch.

A front end of a power unit P which supports a rear wheel Wr at a rear end thereof is supported by a first cross member 6 so as to be vertically swingable, and the power unit P and a second cross member 7 are supported.
Are connected by a rear cushion 22. A seat 23 on which a rider sits is provided on the upper surface of the rear cover 12.

Next, the mounting structure of the bar handle 18 will be described with reference to FIGS.

A handle shaft 31 for supporting the front fork 14 is inserted through the head pipe 1 at the lower end, and is rotatable and axially immovable by a ball bearing 32 interposed between the head pipe 1 and the upper end. Supported. Ball bearing 32 and the outer race 33 to be fitted to the inner surface of the upper end of the head pipe 1, an inner race 34 that is screwed to the male screw 31 ₁ was engraved on the outer periphery of the handle shaft 31, disposed between the outer race 33 and inner race 34 , And a plurality of balls 35.
_The nut 36 screwed into ₁ is pressed into contact with the handle shaft 31 via the washer 37, so that the nut 36 is fixed to the handle shaft 31.

Handle post 17 fixed to handle shaft 31 projecting upward from the upper end of head pipe 1
Are a connecting pipe 40 fitted to the outer periphery of the upper end of the handle shaft 31 and fastened with bolts 38 and nuts 39; a plate-shaped bar handle mounting member 41 welded to the upper end of the connecting pipe 40; A pair of left and right block-shaped under holders 43, 43 fixed to bolts 42, 42 on the upper surface of the under holder 41;
3 and an upper holder 44 fastened by two bolts 55 on the left and right sides. When the under holders 43, 43 are fixed to the bar handle attachment member 41, the projections 43 ₂ ,
43 hole 41 ₂ of ₂ bar handle mounting member 41, 41 ₂
, The under holders 43, 43 can be prevented from rotating (see FIG. 6).

As is apparent from FIGS. 5 and 7, the bolt
Lock member 4 is provided on the front surface of connecting pipe 40 through which
Through hole 40 into which 5 fits₁Is formed and the rear side has
Seat 40 against which the socket 39 abuts_TwoIs formed. Lock section
The material 45 has a bolt hole 45 through which the bolt 38 penetrates in the center.₁But
And the surface on which the head of the bolt 38 contacts
On the opposite side, a concave
Arc surface 45_TwoIs formed, and the arc surface 45 is further formed._TwoIn the center of
Is a split groove 45 extending in the axial direction of the connecting pipe 40. _ThreeIs engraved
Is done. And arc surface 45_TwoWedge-shaped edges
J part 45_Four, 45_FourIs formed.

[0018] In Thus, when tightening the bolts 38 and nuts 39 to couple the connecting pipe 40 to the handle shaft 31, the edge portion 4 by arcuate surface 45 ₂ of the locking member 45 is guided to the outer surface of the handle shaft 31
5 _4, 45 ₄ are expanded to the left and right about the split groove 45 _3, is pressed against the through-hole 40 ₁ of the inner surface of the outer surface connecting pipe 40 of the right and left of the locking member 45. Thereby, the connecting pipe 40 is firmly connected to the handle shaft 31, and it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of looseness and looseness.

As is apparent from FIG. 6, a semicircular recess 43 formed on the upper surface of the left and right under holders 43, 43.
_1, 43 ₁ and the bar handle between the recesses 44 _1, 44 ₁ semicircular formed on the lower surface of the upper holder 44 18
Mounting portion 18 ₁ is fixed by being held between the bolt 55 ... fastening force of the central. At this time, by changing the rotational position of the mounting portion 18 ₁ of the handlebar 18, a handlebar 1
It is possible to adjust the height of the grip portions 46, 46 at both left and right ends of the slider 8 in the direction of arrows AA 'in FIG. Also, by exchanging the under holders 43, 43, the upper holder 44, and the bar handle 18, the compatibility of the handle pipe size is increased, and the versatility for various models can be enhanced.

As is apparent from FIGS. 4 and 5, the front end of a mounting bracket 48 fixed to the upper surface of the upper holder 44 by two bolts 47, 47 is connected to the speed through two rubber bushes 49, 49. The meter 20 is elastically supported. The headlight 19 is fixed to the front end of a stay 51 fixed to the front part of the bar handle mounting member 41 with two bolts 50, 50 so that the vertical angle can be adjusted by bolts 52 arranged in the left-right direction. . Since the headlight 19 is supported by the handle post 17 in this manner, the headlight ₁ can be adjusted even when the height of the left and right grip portions 46, 46 is adjusted by changing the rotational position of the mounting portion 181 of the bar handle 18.
9 does not change, and the convenience is improved.

[0021] In the vicinity of the axis of the handle shaft 31 and the bar handle mounting member 41 is vertically striatal guide portion 41 ₁ so as to penetrate the formation, from the headlight 19 to the striatum guide portion 41 ₁ An extended harness 53, a cable 54 extending from the speedometer 20, a cable 56 extending from a brake lever, a hydraulic hose extending from a brake cylinder, or a striated body such as a harness extending from a turn signal switch or a horn switch are collectively inserted vertically. You. These striated bodies further have openings 16 ₁ formed in the upper panel 16 (see FIG. 4).
To the inside of the leg shield front member 8.

As a result, the striated body around the bar handle 18 can be neatly arranged and the appearance can be improved, and the striated body guide portion 41 _{1 of the} bar handle mounting member 41 can be obtained.
Is formed in the vicinity of the axis of the handle shaft 31, it is possible to reduce the left-right deflection of the striated body when the bar handle 18 is operated left and right, thereby reducing the operation load.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, various design changes can be made in the present invention without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, in the embodiment, the handle shaft 31
The lock member 45 is used to fix the handle post 17 to the upper end of the handle post 17. However, the lock member 45 may not be used but may be fixed with only ordinary bolts. Although in the embodiment is fixed by sandwiching the mounting portion 18 ₁ of the bar handle 18 between the under holder 43 and upper holder 44, the bar handle 18 is rotated angle is adopted regulation possibly other fixing methods Can be.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the handle post is fixed to the upper end of the connecting pipe by fitting the handle post to the upper end of the handle shaft. A bar handle mounting member and a holder for rotatably fixing the bar handle mounting portion on the upper surface of the bar handle mounting member to adjust the height of the grip portions at the left and right ends of the bar handle. The mounting angle can be adjusted, so that versatility for various models can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Since the headlight is supported by the handle post, the headlight can be supported without providing a handle cover that covers the periphery of the bar handle, and the optical axis of the headlight changes even when the mounting angle of the bar handle is adjusted. Nothing.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
A guide portion is formed at the handle post near the axis of the handle shaft, and a guide extending vertically from the bar handle to the vehicle body is formed. This not only improves the appearance but also reduces the operating load on the bar handle caused by the resistance of the striatum.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a scooter type motorcycle.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view in the direction of arrows in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 2;

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

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 head pipe 8 leg shield front member (cover) 9 leg shield rear member (cover) 17 handle post 18 bar handle 18 ₁ mounting portion 19 headlight 31 handle shaft 40 connecting pipe 41 bar handle mounting member 41 ₁ linear body guide portion 43 Under Holder (Holder) 44 Upper Holder (Holder) 46 Grip Part 53 Harness (Striated Body) 54 Cable (Striated Body) 56 Cable (Striated Body)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A handle shaft (31) having a bar handle (18) attached to an upper end thereof via a handle post (17) is rotatably supported on a head pipe (1). In a motorcycle covered with covers (8, 9), the handle post (17) is connected to a handle shaft (3).
Connection pipe (40) fitted and fixed to the upper end of 1)
And a bar handle mounting member (41) fixed to the upper end of the connecting pipe (40), and a bar handle mounting member (41) for adjusting the height of the grip portions (46) at both left and right ends of the bar handle (18). ), The holder (4) for rotatably fixing the mounting portion (18 ₁ ) of the bar handle (18) on the upper surface of the bar handle (18).
3, 44), wherein a bar handle mounting structure for a motorcycle. 2. A bar handle mounting structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, wherein a headlight (19) is supported on the handle post (17). 3. A striated body (53, extending from the bar handle (18) side to the vehicle body side) at a position of the handle post (17) close to the axis of the handle shaft (31).
The bar handle mounting structure for a motorcycle according to claim 1, characterized in that (54) forms a striated body guide portion (41 ₁ ) penetrating vertically.